CN101143517A - Ink supplying container suitable for continuous ink-supplying system - Google Patents
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The intention relates to an ink supply vessel connected with the fill-up ink box of the printer, which is applicable to a continuous ink supply system. The ink supply vessel comprises the ink tank with a low ink level area in the main body used for the storage of ink; a board piece arranged in the ink tank and connected with the side of the main body, which formed a vertical displacement area with the main body; a floating device with a conductive layer, which increases and decreases in the vertical displacement area with the ink level; a plurality of contact bodies in the low ink level adjacent respectively with the main body in the vertical displacement area and the board piece. The contact bodies have a height degree of difference among themselves. When the ink drops to a low ink level area, the floating device will decrease comparatively in the vertical displacement area and send a signal to the printer to inform that the ink has been used up when the conducting layer contacts the contact bodies step by step.
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The relevant a kind of ink-feeding container that is applicable to continuous ink-supply system of the present invention refers to a kind of ink-feeding container that is applicable to continuous ink-supply system that ink level detects that carries out especially.
Background technology
Generally speaking, ink-jet printer is owing to have processing ease and printable in advantages such as multiple ink-jet medium, extensively consumed popular the welcome, when but ink-jet printer uses one section in the future, just can exhaust because of the ink of ink cartridges and must change ink cartridges, common replacing method is to abandon old ink cartridges brand-new ink cartridges to be installed again so that ink to be provided at present, and this measure not only causes the waste of ink cartridges body, and has intangibly increased user's expense because of costing an arm and a leg of ink cartridges.To print cost and avoid the wasting of resources in order to save, the continuous ink-supply system of reusing same ink cartridges just arises at the historic moment.
Existing continuous ink-supply system is all the external continuous ink-supply system, mainly utilize the pump or the mode of siphon to utilize the ink supply pipe to guide in the ink cartridges of printer by outer print cartridge ink, cardinal principle be utilize printer ink cartridges in printing to ink gun continually in the ink delivery, the ink that ink cartridges also needs to suck equal capacity from outer print cartridge to be to replenish balance, and promptly ink cartridges is transported to how many inks of ink gun are just instant to replenish and enter for how many inks.
And utilize the continuous ink-supply system of siphon mode, need the outer print cartridge of Will to be positioned over and the same plane of printer, and the ink level of outer print cartridge needs the Spray mouth a little less than printer, resemble by Hong Xi Now ink is pushed into ink cartridges inside, yet the outer print cartridge great majority of at present continuous ink supply Xi System are all with transparent cubic box or bottle As master, the consumer generally must look into the situation that ink consumes with visual sight, but and some consumer is because of the space arrangement problem, and the situation of clear view ink consumption at any time, so when the ink of outer print cartridge exhausts, how the ink in the ink supply pipe can be exhausted in the lump, so when replenishing ink again, must consume the ink of constant weight, and very easily in the ink supply pipe, produce bubble and cause ink cartridges ink supply swimmingly.
Moreover, ink cartridges, outer print cartridge and pipe Xian De Group adorn complicated, if pipeline install improper will influence ink cartridges load bearing seat De ?diligent and reduction Da Yin Pin Quality, and Hui causes ink leak to pipe Line once Pine takes off more, and the pipeline that twines also Hui influence the exterior appearance of the black printer of Spray, and ink has backflow phenomenon after ink cartridges leaves standstill a period of time, in case ink cartridges need be wasted the internal pressure balance ink supply smoothly that the ink of some makes ink cartridges when operating again, and this will have a strong impact on very play of ink supply.
Hence one can see that, how stablizing and ink is provided incessantly is an important problem using continuous ink-supply system to ink cartridges, therefore how to develop a kind of ink-feeding container that is applicable to continuous ink-supply system that improves above-mentioned prior art disappearance and can carry out the ink level detection, real in pressing for the problem of solution at present.
Summary of the invention
Main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of ink-feeding container that is applicable to continuous ink-supply system, it is by forming a vertical displacement area between plate and the body, so that buoyancy aid element height with ink in vertical displacement area descends relatively, when the quantity of ink in the ink container of body drops to the low water level district, the buoyancy aid element will descend in this vertical displacement area and relatively when conductive layer contacts with a plurality of contacts in regular turn, produce a signal and be sent to printer and finish using to inform this ink, in order to do solving prior art because of the space arrangement problem, the consumer can't know at any time to see and looks into the situation that ink consumes, and the ink that when replenishing ink again, must consume constant weight, very easily in the ink supply pipe, produce bubble and cause ink cartridges shortcoming such as ink supply swimmingly.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, of the present invention one implements the sample attitude for a kind of ink-feeding container is provided than broad sense, and it is to be applicable to continuous ink-supply system, and be connected with the filled type ink cartridges that printer is used, it comprises: body is provided with ink container, in order to storage ink and have the low water level district in it; Plate, it is arranged in the ink container of body and with the side of body and is connected, with and body between form vertical displacement area; The buoyancy aid element is provided with in this vertical displacement area and the surface has conductive layer, and it is to rise relatively in vertical displacement area or descend along with the water level height of ink; A plurality of contacts, the low water level district that it is respectively adjacent to body in the vertical displacement area and plate setting and is in body; Wherein, has difference in height between a plurality of contacts, when quantity of ink drops to the low water level district of ink container, the buoyancy aid element will descend relatively in vertical displacement area and when conductive layer contacts with a plurality of contacts in regular turn, produce signal and be sent to printer and finish using to inform ink.
According to conception of the present invention, wherein printer is connected with computer system, produces information signal in order to corresponding signal, need change ink-feeding container to inform the user.
According to conception of the present invention, wherein the buoyancy aid element is the buoy of this conductive layer of surface attachment, in order to rise relatively or to descend along with the water level height of the ink in the vertical displacement area.
According to conception of the present invention, wherein contact is a metallic conductor, contacts to produce signal in order to the conductive layer with the buoyancy aid element, finishes using to inform ink.
According to conception of the present invention, wherein conductive layer is a sheet metal.
According to conception of the present invention, wherein printer is an ink-jet printer.
According to conception of the present invention, wherein plate is not connected with the top with the bottom of body, so that the ink level in the vertical displacement area can descend relatively along with other regional ink level of ink container.
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Fig. 1 is positioned at the structural representation in full-water level district for the buoyancy aid element of the ink-feeding container of preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 drops to the low water level district and the first contact contacting structure schematic diagram for buoyancy aid element shown in Figure 1.
Fig. 3 for buoyancy aid element shown in Figure 2 descend again and with the second contact contacting structure schematic diagram.
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Some exemplary embodiments that embody feature of the present invention and advantage will be described in detail in the explanation of back segment.Be understood that the present invention can have various variations on different aspects, its neither departing from the scope of the present invention, and explanation wherein and to be shown in be when the usefulness that explain in essence, but not in order to restriction the present invention.
The present invention is a kind of ink-feeding container, be applicable to the affairs machine that uses continuous ink-supply system, for example: ink-jet printer, ink feeding system in, can be connected with the filled type ink cartridges that printer is used by ink supply pipe or carrier, required ink when printing with the ink gun that continues to provide ink cartridges mainly detects by the buoyancy of the buoyancy aid element height different with the contact two ends, notify and to change ink cartridges to reach the more stable signal of output, and residual China ink amount is also less.
See also Fig. 1, its buoyancy aid element for the ink-feeding container of preferred embodiment of the present invention is positioned at the structural representation in full-water level district, as shown in the figure, the disclosed ink-feeding container 1 of the present invention mainly is applicable in the continuous ink-supply system, can by the ink supply pipe or carrier (not shown) be connected to the filled type ink cartridges (not shown) that printer is used, to ink gun continually in the ink delivery, ink cartridges sucks the ink of equal capacity to replenish balance from ink-feeding container 1 to the ink cartridges that makes printer automatically in printing.
Ink-feeding container 1 of the present invention mainly is made up of body 11, plate 12, buoyancy aid element 13 and a plurality of contact, and wherein, body 11 is that a hollow housing and its inside have and is used for the ink container 111 of storage ink 16, and definition has a low water level district A.
As for, 12 of plates are arranged in the ink container 111 of body 11 and are fixed on the side of body 11, but, be not connected with the top with the bottom of body 11, can and the housing of body 11 between form a vertical displacement area 121, because plate 12 is not connected with the top with the bottom of body 11, so ink 16 liquid levels of vertical displacement area 121 inside can descend relatively along with ink container 111 other regional inks 16.
In present embodiment, buoyancy aid element 13 can be the buoy of a surface attachment conductive layer 131, its part is under the liquid level of ink 16, a part of then on the liquid level of ink 16, and conductive layer 131 can be a sheet metal, but not as limit, mainly be arranged in the vertical displacement area 121 of ink container 111, can carry out the vertical of relative rising or decline and move along with the water level height of ink container 111 ink inside 16.
As for, a plurality of contacts of present embodiment are made up of first contact 14 and second contact 15, wherein, first contact 14 is arranged in the vertical displacement area 121 and a side of contiguous plate 12, second contact 15 then is to be arranged in the vertical displacement area 121 and another side of contiguous plate 12, have a difference in height h between first contact 14 and second contact 15 and all be arranged in the low water level district A of vertical displacement area 121, as for, first contact 14 and second contact 15 can be a metallic conductor, but not as limit.
When ink container 111 inner stored ink 16 amounts of body 11 drop to the low water level district A of ink container 16, buoyancy aid element 13 will be along with quantity of ink descends relatively in vertical displacement area 121, and when buoyancy aid element 13 continues to drop to low water level district A, the conductive layer 131 of buoyancy aid element 13 will connect (as shown in Figure 2) with first contact 14 that is arranged at plate 12 sides earlier mutually, at this moment, therefore do not have any reaction owing to have only first contact 14 to contact with the conductive layer 131 of buoyancy aid element 13, then, buoyancy aid element 13 will constantly descend and one side and first contact, 14 contacted relations and make whole buoyancy aid element 13 run-off the straights because of ink 16 liquid levels, and make the conductive layer 131 of buoyancy aid element 13 opposite sides connect mutually with second contact 15 that is arranged at body 11 sides, in case, when first contact 14 all electrically contacts with the conductive layer 131 of buoyancy aid element 13 with second contact 15, to produce a signal, i.e. binding by first contact 14 and second contact 15 and the conductive layer 131 of buoyancy aid element 13 comes conducting by the circuit (figure does not show) that defaults in the ink-feeding container, and then be connected to the loop of printer, to inform that printer stops to print, and printer is with this signal of corresponding institute output and produce an information signal and be sent to computer system, finish using with the ink of informing user's ink-feeding container 1 inside, need to change ink-feeding container 1.
In sum, it is by forming a vertical displacement area between plate and the body for the ink-feeding container that is applicable to continuous ink-supply system of the present invention, so that buoyancy aid element height with ink in vertical displacement area descends relatively, when the quantity of ink in the ink container of body drops to the low water level district, the buoyancy aid element will in this vertical displacement area, descend relatively and in conductive layer in regular turn with after a plurality of contacts that are arranged at differing heights contact, produce a signal and be sent to printer to inform that the ink-feeding container internal ink has been about to finish using, no matter the position that ink-feeding container is placed why consumer can learn that all ink finishes using, and the height different with the contact two ends by the buoyancy of buoyancy aid element detect, can reach the more stable signal of output notifies and need change ink cartridges, and residual China ink amount is also less, in addition, with contact be arranged at differing heights and when contact all with the mode that just produces signal after the conductive layer of body contacts, in the time of also can avoiding because of user's mobile printer or ink-feeding container, the liquid fluctuating of ink container inside and cause the problem that produces rub-out signal.
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1. ink-feeding container, it is applicable to a continuous ink-supply system, and is connected with filled type ink cartridges that a printer is used, described ink-feeding container comprises:
One body is provided with an ink container in it, in order to store an ink and to have a low water level district;
One plate, its be arranged in this ink container of this body and with the Side Mian of this Body of The Xiang Even connect, be able to and this body between form a vertical displacement area;
One buoyancy aid element is arranged in this vertical displacement area and the surface has a conductive layer, and it is to rise relatively in this vertical displacement area or descend along with the water level height of this ink;
A plurality of contacts, this low water level district that it is respectively adjacent to this body in this vertical displacement area and this plate setting and is in this body;
Wherein, has a difference in height between these a plurality of contacts, when this quantity of ink drops to this low water level district of this ink container, this buoyancy aid element will descend relatively in this vertical displacement area and when this conductive layer all contacts with these a plurality of contacts in regular turn, produce a signal and be sent to this printer to inform that this ink has been about to finish using.
2. ink-feeding container as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this printer is connected with a computer system, in order to mutually should signal, and produces an information signal, need change this ink-feeding container to inform the user.
3. ink-feeding container as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that the buoy that this buoyancy aid element is this conductive layer of surface attachment, in order to rise relatively or to descend along with the water level height of this ink in this vertical displacement area.
4. ink-feeding container as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this contact is a metallic conductor, in order to contact with this conductive layer of this buoyancy aid element to produce this signal, finishes using to inform this ink.
5. ink-feeding container as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that this conductive layer is a sheet metal.
6. ink-feeding container as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this printer is an ink-jet printer.
7. ink-feeding container as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this plate is not connected with the top with the bottom of this body, so that this ink level in this vertical displacement area can descend relatively along with other regional ink level of this ink container.
8. ink-feeding container, it is applicable to a printer continuous ink-supply system, described ink-feeding container comprises:
One body is provided with an ink container in it, in order to store an ink;
One plate, it is arranged in this ink container of this body, be able to this body between go into a displacement region;
One buoyancy aid element is arranged in this displacement region and the surface has a conductive layer, and its density is less than 1;
A plurality of contacts, it is respectively adjacent on this interior body of this displacement region and is provided with on this plate, and is positioned at a predetermined altitude;
Wherein, form the separation of certain distance between these a plurality of contacts, when this quantity of ink drops to the predetermined altitude of this ink container, this buoyancy aid element will relatively move in this displacement region, when a plurality of contacts of this conductive layer and this all contact, can produce a signal and be sent to this printer, be about to finish using to inform this ink.
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