CN101544126B - Liquid jetting system, liquid container, holder, and liquid jetting apparatus - Google Patents
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The invention provides a liquid jetting system, a liquid container, a holder and a liquid jetting apparatus. The liquid jetting system includes a liquid container and a liquid jetting apparatus including a holder that receives installation of the liquid container through insertion of the liquid container in a prescribed insertion direction with the front wall facing forward. The holder includes a liquid feed needle that receives feed of liquid from the liquid container , a holder-side electrode situated to a upper side from the liquid feed needle and adapted to electrically connect with the liquid container, and bias force part situated to a lower side from the liquid feed needle and adapted to exert a bias force on the bias-force receiving part of the liquid container in a prescribed biasing direction. The liquid container includes a feed part having a liquid feed port that opens onto the front wall and that receives insertion of the liquid feed needle , and a container-side electrode that is to be secured at such a location as to electrically connect with the holder-side electrode . The biasing direction is established such that an extended line extending in the biasing direction from the bias-force receiving part is offset from the container-side electrode towards the side wall side.
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Technical field
The liquid injection apparatus that the present invention relates to liquid container, liquid injection system, retainer and have retainer relates in particular to the liquid container on the retainer that can be installed to liquid injection apparatus by inserting to predetermined direction of insertion, the liquid injection system that comprises this liquid container, the liquid injection apparatus by liquid container can be installed the retainer of this liquid container and had this retainer to predetermined direction of insertion insertion.
Background technology
Known have a kind of like this ink-jet printer, and the print cartridge that this ink-jet printer will maintain ink is removably mounted on the cartridge holder to ink-jet printer supply ink.Some print cartridge that is used for ink-jet printer has the IC chip, and this IC chip is used to store information such as ink type, ink color, ink standing crop.The cartridge holder that this print cartridge is installed is being provided with the electrode of ink-jet printer side with the corresponding position of the electrode of this IC chip.Under print cartridge was installed in state on the cartridge holder, the electrode of the IC chip of print cartridge for example can communicatedly be connected (for example, patent documentation 1) with ink-jet printer with the IC chip of print cartridge by electrically contacting with the electrode of cartridge holder.
Patent documentation 1: the Japanese documentation spy opens the 2003-341100 communique.
Summary of the invention
But in the past, when print cartridge was installed on the retainer, print cartridge may come off from retainer.This problem is not limited to be used for the print cartridge and the retainer of ink-jet printer, but can be installed to the liquid container on the liquid device and the problem that the retainer of liquid container is faced jointly can be installed.
The objective of the invention is to, suppress liquid container in the retainer of liquid container and come off can being installed to the liquid container on the liquid injection apparatus and can installing.
The present invention's at least a portion in order to address the above problem can realize with following mode or application examples.
[application examples 1] a kind of liquid injection system comprises:
Liquid container, described liquid container has antetheca and sidewall, and described sidewall has biasing (paying Potential) receiving portion;
Liquid injection apparatus, described liquid injection apparatus has retainer, and described liquid container is by inserting described antetheca and can be installed in the described retainer to predetermined direction of insertion as the place ahead,
Described retainer also comprises:
Liquid supply pin is used for accepting from described liquid container the supply of liquid when described liquid container has been installed;
Retainer lateral electrode portion, this retainer lateral electrode portion are configured in than the position of described liquid supply pin by upside, are used for being electrically connected with described liquid container when described liquid container has been installed;
Offset part, this offset part are configured in than the position of described liquid supply pin by downside, be used for when described liquid container has been installed, the described biasing receiving portion of described liquid container being setovered to predetermined biased direction,
Described liquid container also comprises:
Supply department, this supply department has the liquid supply port that is opened on the described antetheca, and described liquid supply pin inserts in the described liquid supply port when on described retainer described liquid container being installed; And
Vessel side electrode portion, when on described retainer described liquid container being installed, the position of this vessel side electrode portion is fixed so that this vessel side electrode portion is electrically connected with described retainer lateral electrode portion,
Described biased direction is configured to make the extended line that extends to described biased direction from described biasing receiving portion by than the side of described vessel side electrode portion by described sidewall.
Thus, the suffered bias force of biasing receiving portion produce make liquid container with near the retainer lateral electrode portion that is fixed and the vessel side electrode portion as in the torque of mind-set direction of insertion rotation.Consequently, can suppress liquid container breaks away from from retainer.
[application examples 2] as application examples 1 described liquid injection system, wherein,
Described retainer also has retainer side location division,
Described liquid container also has the vessel side location division, and when on described retainer described liquid container being installed, described vessel side location division is connected with described location division, thereby locatees described vessel side electrode portion with respect to described retainer lateral electrode portion,
Described biased direction is configured to the side that the feasible extended line that extends to described biased direction from described biasing receiving portion passes through to lean on than the position location of described vessel side location division described sidewall.
Thus, the suffered bias force of biasing receiving portion produce make liquid container with the location division as in the torque of mind-set direction of insertion rotation.Consequently, can suppress liquid container breaks away from from retainer.
[application examples 3] as application examples 2 described liquid injection systems, wherein,
The described offset part of described retainer has grab, and described grab is for to the biasing of described biasing receiving portion and abut on the described biasing receiving portion,
Described biasing receiving portion have with described grab against abutment face,
The described abutment face of described biasing receiving portion is along with described position location being center and the circular arc that passes through described abutment face.
Thus, even if liquid container is that the center is mobile a little with the location division, the biasing receiving portion also can keep butt with grab.Consequently, can further suppress liquid container breaks away from from retainer.
[application examples 4] as application examples 3 described liquid injection systems, wherein,
The described sidewall of described liquid container has the depressed part that comprises than the face of other part depressions,
The described abutment face of described biasing receiving portion extends to the hand-deliver fork with described depression.
Thus, can guarantee the to setover length of abutment face of receiving portion.Consequently, can further suppress liquid container breaks away from from retainer.
[application examples 5] as each described liquid injection system in the application examples 2 to 4, wherein,
Described retainer side location division comprises pilot pin, and described pilot pin is configured in than the position of described liquid supply pin by upside,
Described vessel side location division comprises embedded hole, and when on described retainer described liquid container being installed, described pilot pin and described embedded hole are chimeric.
Thus, can position with simple structure.
[application examples 6] as application examples 5 described liquid injection systems, wherein,
Described retainer side location division comprises described retainer side plane portion,
Described vessel side location division comprises the vessel side planar portions that is arranged on the described antetheca, when on described retainer, described liquid container being installed, described vessel side planar portions and described retainer side plane portion against.
Thus, can position with simple structure.
To be the place ahead with described antetheca insert and this liquid container can be installed to predetermined direction of insertion for [application examples 7] a kind of retainer, the liquid container by will having antetheca and the sidewall vertical with described antetheca, wherein,
The described antetheca of described liquid container has liquid supply department and vessel side location division, and described liquid supply department is configured in the central portion of described antetheca, and the vessel side location division is configured in a side opposite with described sidewall of described liquid supply department,
Precalculated position at the described sidewall of described liquid container has the biasing receiving portion,
Described retainer comprises:
The liquid introduction part is used for when described liquid container has been installed being connected with described liquid supply department;
Retainer side location division is used for when described liquid container has been installed being connected with described vessel side location division and fixes the position of described vessel side location division with respect to described retainer; And
Offset part is used for to biased direction described biasing receiving portion being setovered when described liquid container has been installed,
Described biased direction is configured to the side that the feasible extended line that extends to described biased direction from described biasing receiving portion passes through to lean on than the described location division of described antetheca described sidewall.
Thus, the suffered bias force of biasing receiving portion produce make liquid container with the location division as in the torque of mind-set direction of insertion rotation.Consequently, can suppress liquid container breaks away from from retainer.
[application examples 8] as application examples 7 described retainers, wherein,
Described offset part is compared with described liquid introduction part and is positioned at downside.
Thus, can suppress because offset part and retainer becomes big upward.
[application examples 9] as application examples 7 or 8 described retainers, wherein,
Described offset part comprises:
Grab, described grab can be swung on above-below direction and have first butting section, when described liquid container has been installed, described first butting section and described biasing receiving portion against;
Reciprocating part, described reciprocating part have with described grab against second abutment face, and can on described biased direction, move back and forth; And
Elastomeric element, described elastomeric element is setovered to described reciprocating part to described biased direction.
Thus, can constitute the above-mentioned offset part that is used for to the biased direction biasing with simple structure.
[application examples 10] as application examples 9 described retainers, wherein,
Described elastomeric element is a disc spring.
Thus, it is low to compare cost than leaf spring.
[application examples 11] as application examples 9 or 10 described retainers, wherein,
Described reciprocating part has the through hole that connects along the direction vertical with described biased direction,
Described offset part also has axis body, and described axis body is chimeric with described through hole rotationally,
Described axis body has retainer, when suppressing described reciprocating part, moves by described retainer when described axis body is in first turned position to the direction opposite with described biased direction, when described axis body was in second turned position, described retainer allowed that described reciprocating part moves to the direction opposite with described biased direction.
Thus, by rotation shaft, can and allow easily the reciprocating inhibition of reciprocating part and switch.
[application examples 12] as application examples 11 described retainers, wherein,
Described retainer can be installed a plurality of liquid containers,
In described offset part, described grab, described reciprocating part and described elastomeric element be at each the independent setting in a plurality of described liquid containers,
Described axis body and a plurality of described reciprocating part are chimeric.
Thus, can be with an axis body at the reciprocating inhibition of each and a plurality of reciprocating parts of establishing of a plurality of liquid containers with allow easily and switch.
[application examples 13] as each described retainer in the application examples 7 to 12, wherein,
Described liquid container has the vessel side electrode portion that is configured in along on the face of described direction of insertion,
Described retainer also has retainer lateral electrode portion, and when described liquid container had been installed, described retainer lateral electrode portion contacted with described vessel side electrode portion,
Described retainer lateral electrode portion be configured in described retainer side location division near.
Thus, when on retainer, liquid container being installed, can improve the precision that vessel side electrode portion contacts with retainer lateral electrode portion.
[application examples 14] as each described retainer in the application examples 7 to 13, wherein,
Described vessel side location division comprises the locating hole on the described antetheca that is opened on described liquid container,
Described retainer side location division comprises pilot pin, and when described liquid container had been installed, described pilot pin was inserted in the described locating hole.
Thus, can use locating hole and pilot pin easily to locate liquid container with respect to retainer.
[application examples 15] as each described retainer in the application examples 7 to 14, wherein,
Described vessel side location division comprises the vessel side planar portions on the described antetheca that is arranged on described liquid container,
Described retainer side location division has retainer side plane portion, when described liquid container has been installed, described retainer side plane portion and described vessel side planar portions against.
Thus, by make vessel side planar portions and retainer side plane portion against, can easily locate liquid container with respect to retainer.
[application examples 16] as each described retainer in the application examples 7 to 15, wherein,
Described liquid supply department comprises the liquid supply port on the described antetheca that is opened on described liquid container,
Described liquid introduction part comprises the liquid implanting needle, and when described liquid container had been installed, described liquid implanting needle inserted in the described liquid supply port.
Thus, can be from liquid container via liquid implanting needle supply liquid.
But the present invention's accomplished in various ways for example also can be to comprise each described retainer in the above-mentioned application examples and to spray the liquid injection apparatus of the liquid that imports via described liquid introduction part from the described liquid container that is installed on the described retainer or the mode of ink-jet printer etc. realizes.In addition, the present invention's mode that for example can be installed to liquid container on the retainer of liquid injection apparatus etc. by inserting to predetermined direction of insertion realizes.For example, in described liquid container, described retainer comprises: retainer lateral electrode portion is used for being electrically connected with described liquid container when described liquid container has been installed; Liquid supply pin is used for accepting from described liquid container the supply of liquid when described liquid container has been installed; Offset part, this offset part are configured in than the position of described liquid supply pin by downside, are used for when described liquid container has been installed described liquid container biasing.In addition, described liquid container comprises: antetheca, and described antetheca is the wall of described direction of insertion side, and has liquid supply port, when on described retainer described liquid container being installed, described liquid supply pin inserts in the described liquid supply port; Vessel side electrode portion, when on described retainer described liquid container being installed, the position of described vessel side electrode portion is fixed so that described vessel side electrode portion is electrically connected with described retainer lateral electrode portion; And sidewall, described sidewall has the biasing receiving portion, when on described retainer, described liquid container being installed, described biasing receiving portion is accepted by the power of described offset part to predetermined biased direction biasing, and described biased direction is configured to make the extended line that extends to described biased direction from described biasing receiving portion by than the side of described vessel side electrode portion by described sidewall.
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Fig. 1 is the stereogram as the ink-jet printer of one embodiment of the present of invention;
Fig. 2 is retainer and the enlarged drawing that is installed to a plurality of print cartridges on the retainer;
Fig. 3 is the stereogram as the print cartridge of one embodiment of the present of invention;
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of biasing receiving portion;
Fig. 5 A and Fig. 5 B are the figure that near the structure the front face of print cartridge is shown;
Fig. 6 is the stereogram of retainer main body;
Fig. 7 is the figure that watches the retainer main body from the positive direction side of X-axis;
Fig. 8 is the profile when dissecing the retainer main body with the center of the X-Z section by the ink implanting needle and with the parallel plane face of Y-Z;
Fig. 9 illustrates first figure that inserts the situation of print cartridge in the retainer main body;
Figure 10 illustrates second figure that inserts the situation of print cartridge in the retainer main body;
Figure 11 is first figure that is illustrated in the state that print cartridge has been installed in the retainer main body;
Figure 12 is second figure that is illustrated in the state that print cartridge has been installed in the retainer main body;
Figure 13 is the profile when dissecing the retainer main body with the center of the Z-X section by pilot pin and with the parallel plane face of Z-Y and being installed in print cartridge in this retainer main body;
Figure 14 A and Figure 14 B are respectively the first area among Figure 13 and the enlarged drawing of second area.
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Fig. 1 is the stereogram as the ink-jet printer of one embodiment of the present of invention.Ink-jet printer 10 comprises printer main body 200 and retainer 1000, and retainer 1000 is arranged on the part of this printer 200, is used to install print cartridge.The retainer 1000 of ink-jet printer 10 has rotation lid 11 freely.An example of ink-jet printer 10 is to use a large amount of inks to come at big large-scale ink-jet printers of opening the enterprising line item of paper (A2～A0 size etc.) such as picture posters.Retainer 1000 holds a plurality of print cartridges 100.The 100 one-tenth row of a plurality of print cartridges that accommodate the ink of predetermined color respectively are installed on this retainer 1000.Thus, ink-jet printer 10 can carry out the full color printing on printing paper.
Fig. 2 is retainer 1000 and the enlarged drawing that is installed in a plurality of print cartridges 100 on this retainer 1000.Retainer 1000 comprises retainer main body 1100, securing rod 1010 and the lock shaft 1500 with installable print cartridge 100 similar numbers.A retainer main body 1100 can be held a print cartridge 100.In the ink-jet printer 10 of present embodiment, use the ink of black, cyan, magenta and yellow these four kinds of colors to carry out colored printing, four retainer 1100 main bodys that therefore are used for the print cartridge 100 of these every kind color link to each other along X-direction.In Fig. 2, the retainer main body 1100 of the leftmost side is the color that possessed of large-scale print cartridge 100b, the print cartridge retainer that is generally black.The print cartridge retainer of the color that the print cartridge 100a that other retainers 1100 are normal sizes is possessed.Securing rod 1010 is being mounted around the mode that the rotating shaft parallel with X-axis rotates.Lock shaft 1500 is the same with securing rod 1010, is mounted in the mode that can rotate around another rotating shaft parallel with X-axis.
Fig. 2 shows securing rod 1010 is turned to the state that handle 1010b reaches the position of lower end.Downside at securing rod 1010 is formed with securing rod gear 1010a.On lock shaft 1500, be formed with lock shaft gear 1500a equally.Securing rod gear 1010a is meshed with lock shaft gear 1500a, in case securing rod 1010 rotates lock shaft 1500 rotation that also will link.Reach under the state of position of lower end securing rod 1010 being turned to handle 1010b, the turned position of lock shaft 1500 is a latched position described later.On the contrary, reach under the state of position of upper end securing rod 1010 being turned to handle 1010b, the turned position of lock shaft 1500 is release position described later.When lock shaft 1500 was positioned at latched position, print cartridge 100 is in can't be from the state of retainer main body 1100 dismountings, and when position of rotation was in the release position, print cartridge 100 can disassemble from retainer main body 1100.Locking mechanism for this print cartridge 100 will further be described in the back.
Fig. 3 is the stereogram as the print cartridge of one embodiment of the present of invention.The container body 101 of print cartridge 100 has roughly rectangular shape.The wall that is positioned at Y-axis negative direction one side of the container body among Fig. 2 101 is called front face F1.Similarly, the wall that is positioned at Z axle positive direction one side of container body 101 is called upper wall surface F3, the wall that will be positioned at Z axle negative direction one side is called lower wall surface F2, the wall that will be positioned at X-axis positive direction one side is called right wall F4, the wall that will be positioned at X-axis negative direction one side is called left wall F6, and the wall that will be positioned at Y-axis positive direction one side is called rear surface F5.Upper right bight among Fig. 2 of right wall F4 forms concave shape, has formed substrate in this bight wall F7 is set, and it is parallel with right wall F4 and from the negative direction step-down of right wall F4 to directions X that this substrate is provided with wall F7.
Be provided with at substrate and dispose circuit substrate 150 on the wall F7.On front face F1, formed ink feed portion 110, as locating hole 120 and the plane of orientation portion 130 and the pilot hole 140 of vessel side location division.Plane of orientation portion 130 be arranged on locating hole 120 peristome periphery and than the periphery projection of front face F1.On lower wall surface F2, formed biasing receiving portion 160.On rear surface F5, formed and controlled shape, be used to make the user to control print cartridge 100 easily.This is controlled shape supposition user and controls print cartridge 100 with the right hand from the right side and form.
Though omitted diagram, the inside of container body 101 is constituted as the ink that keeps scheduled volume.For example, an example as keep the means of ink in the inside of container body 101 accommodates the pliability ink bag with ink supply port in the inside of container body 101.And ink is filled in the ink bag, is formed on the ink supply port that ink wraps and will be fixed in the ink feed portion 110 of container body 101.
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of biasing receiving portion 160.The biasing receiving portion 160 be set at lower wall surface F2 and left wall F6 the limit that intersects near.Biasing receiving portion 160 is roughly trapezoidal shape when Z-direction is watched, and has as the face parallel with Z-direction first 162, second 163 and the 3rd 164.Represent with hacures first 162 be by as described later like that and the grab parts of retainer against the face (face is accepted in biasing) of the biasing of bearing the grab parts.Y direction side in biasing receiving portion 160 has formed depressed part, and this depressed part has formed face F8 in the position of the degree of depth h that descended from lower wall surface F2.Depressed part bottom surface F8 is parallel with lower wall surface F2.First 162 does not intersect with lower wall surface F2, but intersects with depressed part bottom surface F8.That is, first 162 extends to depressed part bottom surface F8 and intersects, thereby its area more increased when intersecting than with lower wall surface F2.
Fig. 5 A and Fig. 5 B are the figure that near the structure the front face F1 of print cartridge 100 is shown.Circuit substrate 150 is provided with wall F7 with right wall F4 and substrate and disposes abreast.The nonvolatile memory that do not illustrate among the figure is installed (for example, EEPROM) at the back side of circuit substrate 150.Information such as the kind of storage ink and print cartridge, ink color that print cartridge kept, ink standing crop in memory.Surface configuration at circuit substrate 150 has a plurality of vessel side electrode portions (terminal) 151.When print cartridge 100 was installed on the retainer 1000, vessel side electrode portion 151 contacted and is electrically connected with it with retainer lateral electrode described later portion.Thus, the control circuit of ink-jet printer 10 can read the information data in the memory and write information data in memory.Vessel side electrode portion 151 is configured to two line interlacing shapes shown in Fig. 5 A.
Fig. 6 is the stereogram of retainer main body 1100.Retainer main body 1100 has housing section 1110 and locking accommodation section 1120.Print cartridge 100 is that direction of insertion is inserted in the housing section 1110 with the Y-axis negative direction with front face F1 forward, is fixed with grab parts 1300 on housing section 1110.In locking accommodation section 1120, accommodate reciprocating part 1200 and disc spring 1400.Be formed with the through hole 1200a that connects along X-direction on reciprocating part 1200, lock shaft 1500 connects this through hole 1200a.
Fig. 7 watches the figure of retainer main body 1100 from positive direction one side of X-axis.On the wall of Y-axis negative direction one side of housing section 1110, protrude ink implanting needle 1600, pilot pin 1700, guide pin 1800 and the retainer lateral electrode portion 1900 of being provided with respectively.
Fig. 8 is the profile when dissecing retainer main body 1100 with the center of the X-Z section by ink feed pin 1600 and with the parallel plane face of X-Z.The root of pilot pin 1700 is provided with boss parts 1750.The surface of Y direction one side of boss parts 1750 is device side planar portions 1751.Pilot pin 1700 is inserted in the locating hole 120 when print cartridge 100 is installed on the housing section 1110.Device side planar portions 1751 abuts to plane of orientation portion 130 when print cartridge 100 is installed on the housing section 1110.Ink implanting needle 1600 is inserted in the ink supply port of ink feed portion 110 when print cartridge 100 is installed on the housing section 1110.Guide pin 1800 is inserted in the pilot hole 140 when print cartridge 100 is installed on the housing section 1110.
In Fig. 7, show grab parts 1300, reciprocating part 1200 and lock shaft 1500 with hacures.Grab parts 1300 have abutment member 1310 and support component 1320.Abutment member 1310 is formed on the end of Y-axis positive direction one side of support component 1320 and with this support component 1320 and constitutes one.The end of Y-axis negative direction one side of support component 1320 is fixed on housing section 1110.Grab parts 1300 are formed by resins such as plastics, and abutment member 1310 can go up swing as the center at above-below direction (Z-direction) with the fixed part of 1110 of support component 1320 and housing section.Reciprocating part 1200 is accommodated in the locking accommodation section 1120, and can carry out reciprocating action along predetermined biased direction DR1.The face of biased direction DR1 one side of reciprocating part 1200 be with abutment member 1310 against grab abutment face 1201.Disc spring 1400 is setovered to reciprocating part 1200 to biased direction DR1.
In Fig. 8, the parts 1510 that are decorated with hatched lock shaft 1500 are stop components.In case lock shaft 1500 is rotated as axle with the rotating shaft parallel with X-axis, stop component 1510 just rotates along with lock shaft 1500.Stop component 1510 suppresses reciprocating part 1200 and moves to the opposite direction of biased direction DR1 when lock shaft 1500 is in first turned position, and allows that when lock shaft 1500 is in second turned position reciprocating part 1200 moves to the opposite direction of biased direction DR1.Fig. 8 shows the situation that lock shaft 1500 is in second turned position.
Fig. 9 illustrates first figure that print cartridge 100 inserts the situation of retainer main body 1100.When with print cartridge 100 with front face F1 when the forward direction direction of insertion is inserted, pilot hole 140 is chimeric with the front end of guide pin 1800, thereby is directed along direction of insertion.And similarly locating hole 120 is chimeric with the front end of pilot pin 1700.And circuit substrate 150 is gradually near retainer lateral electrode portion 1900.
Figure 10 illustrates second figure that print cartridge 100 inserts the situation of retainer main body 1100.When print cartridge 100 further when direction of insertion is inserted, the ink supply port of ink feed portion 110 and ink implanting needle 1600 are chimeric.And the 3rd 164 that is arranged on biasing receiving portion 160 on the lower wall surface F2 of print cartridge 100 abuts on the grab parts 1300, thereby pushes abutment member 1310 (Figure 10: arrow A 1) downwards.The abutment member 1310 that is urged presses down the grab abutment face 1201 of reciprocating part 1200, thus reciprocating part 1200 in locking accommodation section 1120 to the opposite direction of biased direction DR1 (Figure 10: arrow A 2) move.Cooperate with the mobile phase of reciprocating part 1200, disc spring 1400 shrinks to equidirectional.
Figure 11 is first figure that is illustrated in the state that print cartridge 100 has been installed on the retainer main body 1100.When print cartridge 100 further when direction of insertion is inserted, ink implanting needle 1600 is fully inserted in the ink supply port of ink feed portion 110.In addition, pilot pin 1700 is fully inserted in the locating hole 120, is positioned at device side planar portions 1751 on the root of pilot pin 1700 and abuts in the plane of orientation portion 130 on the peristome that is positioned at locating hole 120.And each vessel side electrode portion 151 of circuit substrate 150 is fixed to and corresponding retainer lateral electrode portion 1900 position contacting.
Be installed to fully at print cartridge 100 under the state of the Figure 11 on the retainer main body 1100, the abutment member 1310 that is depressed to downside in Figure 10 is upwards pushed back, and (Figure 11: arrow A 3), thereby the biasing that abuts to biasing receiving portion 160 is accepted on the face 162.Abutment member 1310 with biasing accept face 162 against the position be subjected to bias force on the biased direction DR1 from the grab abutment face 1201 of reciprocating part 1200.Bias force on the biased direction DR1 is accepted face 162 via the biasing that abutment member 1310 is applied to print cartridge 100.
Figure 12 is second figure that is illustrated in the state that print cartridge 100 has been installed on the retainer main body 1100.Under state shown in Figure 11, the turned position of lock shaft 1500 is in the release position, thereby reciprocating part 1200 is allowed to reciprocal the moving of biased direction DR1.On the other hand, under state shown in Figure 12, the turned position of lock shaft 1500 is in latched position, thereby reciprocating part 1200 is under an embargo to reciprocal the moving of biased direction DR1.That is, when the turned position of lock shaft 1500 was in latched position, stop component 1510 was resisted against on the inwall of biased direction DR1 one side of through hole 1200a of reciprocating part 1200.
Figure 13 is with the center of the Z-X section by pilot pin 1700 and the profile that dissects retainer main body 1100 and be installed in the print cartridge 100 on this retainer main body 1100 with the parallel plane face of Z-Y.In Figure 13, some C1 represents by locating hole 120 and plane of orientation portion 130 and the anchor point of locating as the pilot pin 1700 and the device side planar portions 1751 of device side location division as the vessel side location division.
Figure 14 A and Figure 14 B are respectively first area AR1 among Figure 13 and the enlarged drawing of second area AR2.When print cartridge 100 correctly was installed on the retainer main body 1100, the inner surface of the locating hole 120 of print cartridge 100 and the outer surface of pilot pin 1700 leant.By described against, with respect to the retainer main body 1100 of print cartridge 100, position on the X-direction and the position on the Z-direction are positioned.When print cartridge 100 correctly was installed on the retainer main body 1100, the plane of orientation portion 130 and the device side planar portions 1751 of print cartridge 100 leant.By described against, be positioned with respect to the position on the Y direction of the retainer main body 1100 of print cartridge 100.From as can be known above, the intersection point C1 that comprises the central shaft of the plane of plane of orientation portion 130 and locating hole 120 becomes the position location.Anchor point C1 is positioned near the position of vessel side electrode portion 151 and 1900 electrical connections of retainer electrode portion.This is for guaranteeing vessel side electrode portion 151 and retainer lateral electrode portion 1900 high-precision contacts.That is, by close anchor point C1 is set, vessel side electrode portion 151 positions with respect to retainer lateral electrode portion 1900 are fixed when print cartridge 100 is installed on the retainer main body 1100.
Between the inner surface of the outer surface of guide pin 1800 and pilot hole 140, be provided with clearance t 1.And, be provided with clearance t 2 on the plane on the root of guide pin 1,800 1810 and between the planar portions on the peristome of pilot hole 140 141.Thereby, do not locate by guide pin 1800 and pilot hole 140.
Turn back to Figure 13 and proceed explanation.In Figure 13, shown in broken lines is that center and radius are the circular arc R C of RD with anchor point C1.Circular arc R C by grab parts 1300 and biasing accept face 162 against a C2.Biasing is accepted face 162 with parallel against the circumferencial direction of the circular arc R C at C2 place.That is, biasing is accepted face 162 along with anchor point C1 being center and by against the circular arc R C of a C2.
In addition, from the line that extends to biased direction DR1 against a C2 as shown in figure 13, by anchor point C1 and by the downside (Z axle negative direction one side) of the fixing vessel side electrode portion 151 of anchor point C1.
When print cartridge 100 was installed on the retainer main body 1100, ink-jet printer 10 was accepted the supply of ink via ink implanting needle 1600 from print cartridge 100, thereby can use supply and next ink execution printing.
According to first embodiment of above explanation, under print cartridge 100 is installed in state on the retainer 1000, face 162 biasings are accepted in the biasing of print cartridge 100 to the direction of biased direction DR1.The extended line that extends to biased direction DR1 against a C2 of accepting face 162 from biasing is as described in Figure like that by anchor point C1 and by the downside (Z axle negative direction one side) of the fixing vessel side electrode portion 151 of anchor point C1.Consequently, with anchor point C1 and by the fixing vessel side electrode portion 151 of anchor point C1 be the center and have among Figure 13 shown in the arrow MO towards torque be applied on the print cartridge 100.As can be seen from Figure 13, the direction of this torque is the direction that the ink feed portion 110 of print cartridge 100 is pressed to ink implanting needle 1600.Consequently, can suppress print cartridge 100 breaks away from from retainer 1000.
In addition, biasing is accepted face 162 along with anchor point C1 being center and by against the circular arc R C of a C2.Therefore, even if print cartridge 100 is that the center is mobile a little with anchor point C1, biasing is accepted face 162 and also can be held against with abutment member 1310.Consequently, can suppress print cartridge 100 breaks away from from retainer 1000.
And, accept the depressed part bottom surface F8 that face 162 extends to container body 101 by the biasing of print cartridge 100, guaranteed to setover and accepted the length of face 162 on the circumferencial direction of circular arc R C.Consequently, even if print cartridge 100 is that the center is mobile a little with anchor point C1, biasing is accepted face 162 and also can be held against with abutment member 1310.Consequently, can suppress print cartridge 100 breaks away from from retainer 1000.
In addition, biasing receiving portion 160 is set on the lower wall surface F2 of print cartridge 100.Therefore, in retainer 1000, offset part such as locking accommodation section 1120, reciprocating part 1200, grab parts 1300, lock shaft 1500 can be set in the downside of retainer 1000.Consequently, can suppress retainer 1000 and become big upward.In the present embodiment, the print system that is made of ink-jet printer 10 and print cartridge 100 is to utilize ink gravity to supply the water-head formula supply system of ink, therefore the setting height(from bottom) of print cartridge 100 is by the required lowest water level determining positions with respect to the position of print head, so retainer 1000 must be configured in ink-jet printer 10 on to a certain degree the height.If retainer 1000 further becomes big upward because offset part is set, just might cause ink-jet printer 10 overall dimensions to become big.
In addition, in offset part, use disc spring 1400 as the bias component to reciprocating part 1200 biasings, it is low to compare cost in the time of therefore with the use leaf spring.In addition, in retainer 1000, large-scale print cartridge 100b is installed on the retainer main body 1100 of the leftmost side, and each print cartridge 100 has the shape of controlling of controlling from the right side on rear surface F5.Consequently, all print cartridges 100 for being installed on the retainer 1000 can guarantee the good performance of controlling.In addition, retainer 1000 constitutes by identical retainer main body 1100 is linked ink-jet printer 10 employed color numbers, therefore can cut down variety of components.In addition, can switch by the simple structure of rotation lock dead axle 1500 and allow the state that print cartridge 100 is disassembled and forbid the state that print cartridge 100 is disassembled.
B. variation:
First variation:
In the location of the foregoing description, be provided with locating hole in print cartridge 100 sides, be provided with pilot pin in retainer 1000 sides, but be not limited thereto, also can adopt other location structures.For example also can locating hole be set, pilot pin be set in the print cartridge side in the retainer side.Also can adopt in addition made up groove and with the location structure of the chimeric protrusion of this groove.
Second variation:
In the above-described embodiments, be provided with ink supply port, and be provided with the ink feed pin, but be not limited thereto, also can adopt other ink feed structures in retainer 1000 sides in print cartridge 100 sides.For example also can ink supply port be set, the ink feed pin be set in the print cartridge side in the retainer side.
The 3rd embodiment:
In the above-described embodiments, constituted a print cartridge 100, but also can constitute a print cartridge 100 with a plurality of ink tanks with an ink tank.
The 4th variation:
The foregoing description has adopted the printer and the print cartridge of ink jet type, sprays or the spue liquid injection apparatus of ink other liquid in addition and the liquid container that accommodates this liquid but also can adopt.Here said liquid is included in the stream shape body as aqueous body or glue of the particle that has disperseed functional material in the solvent.For example, it also can be the liquid injection apparatus that is used for spraying the liquid that will comprise with the form that disperses or dissolves at materials such as the electrode material of the uses such as manufacturing of liquid display, EL (electroluminescent) display, face active display, colour filter or colorants, be used for being injected in the biological organic liquid injection apparatus that the manufacturing of biochip is used, and use and spray liquid injection apparatus as the liquid of sample as precise pipet.In addition, can also adopt liquid injection apparatus to the accurate jet lubrication oil of precision optical machineries such as clock and watch or camera, on substrate, spray the liquid injection apparatus of transparent resin liquid such as ultraviolet hardening resin and the liquid injection apparatus that sprays etching solutions such as acid or alkali for etching substrates etc. for the small packaged lens (optical lens) that is formed for optical communication device etc. etc.And, can apply the present invention to above-mentioned any injection apparatus, be used for the liquid transferring device of this liquid.
More than, embodiments of the invention and variation have been described, but the present invention not being subjected to any restriction of the above embodiments and variation, can in the scope that does not break away from its aim, implement in every way.
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1. liquid injection system comprises:
Liquid container, described liquid container has antetheca and sidewall, and described sidewall has the biasing receiving portion;
Liquid injection apparatus, described liquid injection apparatus has retainer, and described liquid container is by inserting described antetheca and can be installed in the described retainer to predetermined direction of insertion as the place ahead,
Described retainer also comprises:
Liquid supply pin is used for accepting from described liquid container the supply of liquid when described liquid container has been installed;
Retainer lateral electrode portion, this retainer lateral electrode portion are configured in than the position of described liquid supply pin by upside, are used for being electrically connected with described liquid container when described liquid container has been installed;
Offset part, this offset part are configured in than the position of described liquid supply pin by downside, be used for when described liquid container has been installed, the described biasing receiving portion of described liquid container being setovered to predetermined biased direction,
Described liquid container also comprises:
Supply department, this supply department has the liquid supply port that is opened on the described antetheca, and described liquid supply pin inserts in the described liquid supply port when on described retainer described liquid container being installed; And
Vessel side electrode portion, when on described retainer described liquid container being installed, the position of this vessel side electrode portion is fixed so that this vessel side electrode portion is electrically connected with described retainer lateral electrode portion,
Described biased direction is configured to make the extended line that extends to described biased direction from described biasing receiving portion by than the side of described vessel side electrode portion by described sidewall.
2. liquid injection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein,
Described retainer also has retainer side location division,
Described liquid container also has the vessel side location division, and when on described retainer described liquid container being installed, described vessel side location division is connected with described retainer side location division, thereby locatees described vessel side electrode portion with respect to described retainer lateral electrode portion,
Described biased direction is configured to the side that the feasible extended line that extends to described biased direction from described biasing receiving portion passes through to lean on than the position location of described vessel side location division described sidewall.
3. liquid injection system as claimed in claim 2, wherein,
The described offset part of described retainer has grab, and described grab is for to the biasing of described biasing receiving portion and abut on the described biasing receiving portion,
Described biasing receiving portion have with described grab against abutment face,
The described abutment face of described biasing receiving portion is along being the circular arc at center with described position location.
4. liquid injection system as claimed in claim 3, wherein,
The described sidewall of described liquid container has depressed part, and described depressed part comprises the face than other part depressions of described sidewall,
The described abutment face of described biasing receiving portion extends to the hand-deliver fork with described depression.
5. as each described liquid injection system in the claim 2 to 4, wherein,
Described retainer side location division comprises pilot pin, and described pilot pin is configured in than the position of described liquid supply pin by upside,
Described vessel side location division comprises embedded hole, and when on described retainer described liquid container being installed, described pilot pin and described embedded hole are chimeric.
6. liquid injection system as claimed in claim 5, wherein,
Described retainer side location division comprises described retainer side plane portion,
Described vessel side location division comprises the vessel side planar portions that is arranged on the described antetheca, when on described retainer, described liquid container being installed, described vessel side planar portions and described retainer side plane portion against.
7. liquid container, by inserting and can be installed on the retainer of liquid injection apparatus to predetermined direction of insertion,
Described retainer comprises:
Retainer lateral electrode portion is used for being electrically connected with described liquid container when described liquid container has been installed;
Liquid supply pin is used for accepting from described liquid container the supply of liquid when described liquid container has been installed; And
Offset part, this offset part are configured in than the position of described liquid supply pin by downside, be used for when described liquid container has been installed, described liquid container being setovered,
Described liquid container comprises:
Antetheca, described antetheca is the wall of described direction of insertion side, and has liquid supply port, when on described retainer described liquid container being installed, described liquid supply pin inserts in the described liquid supply port; And
Vessel side electrode portion, when on described retainer described liquid container being installed, the position of described vessel side electrode portion is fixed so that described vessel side electrode portion is electrically connected with described retainer lateral electrode portion;
Sidewall, described sidewall has the biasing receiving portion, when on described retainer described liquid container being installed, described biasing receiving portion is accepted by described offset part to being configured to make the extended line that extends to described biased direction from described biasing receiving portion by than the power of described vessel side electrode portion by the direction biasing of a side of described sidewall.
8. liquid container as claimed in claim 7, wherein,
Described liquid container also has the vessel side location division, when on described retainer, described liquid container being installed, described vessel side location division is connected with retainer side location division on being set at described retainer, thereby locatees described vessel side electrode portion with respect to described retainer lateral electrode portion
Described biased direction is configured to the side that the feasible extended line that extends to described biased direction from described biasing receiving portion passes through to lean on than the position location of described vessel side location division described sidewall.
9. liquid container as claimed in claim 8, wherein,
Described biasing receiving portion have with for the biasing of described biasing receiving portion is set on the described offset part grab against abutment face,
The described abutment face of described biasing receiving portion forms along the circular arc that with described position location is the center.
10. liquid container as claimed in claim 9, wherein,
The described sidewall of described liquid container has depressed part, and described depressed part comprises the face than other part depressions of described sidewall,
The described abutment face of described biasing receiving portion extends to the hand-deliver fork with described depression.
11. as each described liquid container in the claim 8 to 10, wherein,
Described vessel side location division comprises embedded hole, when on described retainer described liquid container being installed, is configured in more chimeric by the pilot pin and the described embedded hole of the described retainer side location division of the position of upside than described liquid supply pin.
12. liquid container as claimed in claim 11, wherein,
Described vessel side location division comprises the vessel side planar portions that is arranged on the described antetheca, when on described retainer, described container being installed, the retainer side plane portion of described vessel side planar portions and described retainer side location division against.
13. retainer, insert and this liquid container can be installed to predetermined direction of insertion by being the place ahead with described antetheca liquid container, described liquid container comprise antetheca, with the vertical sidewall of described antetheca, be configured in the central portion of described antetheca liquid supply department, be configured in a side opposite of described liquid supply department with described sidewall the vessel side location division, be set at the biasing receiving portion on the precalculated position of described sidewall of described liquid container
Described retainer comprises:
The liquid introduction part is used for when described liquid container has been installed being connected with described liquid supply department;
Retainer side location division is used for when described liquid container has been installed being connected with described vessel side location division and fixes the position of described vessel side location division with respect to described retainer; And
Offset part is used for to biased direction described biasing receiving portion being setovered when described liquid container has been installed,
Described biased direction is configured to the side that the feasible extended line that extends to described biased direction from described biasing receiving portion passes through to lean on than the described retainer side location division of described antetheca described sidewall.
14. retainer as claimed in claim 13, wherein,
Described offset part is compared with described liquid introduction part and is positioned at downside.
15. retainer as claimed in claim 13, wherein,
Described offset part comprises:
Grab, described grab can be swung on above-below direction and have first butting section, when described liquid container has been installed, described first butting section and described biasing receiving portion against;
Reciprocating part, described reciprocating part have with described grab against second abutment face, and can on described biased direction, move back and forth; And
Elastomeric element, described elastomeric element is setovered to described reciprocating part to described biased direction.
16. retainer as claimed in claim 15, wherein,
Described elastomeric element is a disc spring.
17. retainer as claimed in claim 15, wherein,
Described reciprocating part has the through hole that connects along the direction vertical with described biased direction,
Described offset part also has axis body, and described axis body is chimeric with described through hole rotationally,
Described axis body has retainer, when suppressing described reciprocating part, moves by described retainer when described axis body is in first turned position to the direction opposite with described biased direction, when described axis body was in second turned position, described retainer allowed that described reciprocating part moves to the direction opposite with described biased direction.
18. retainer as claimed in claim 17, wherein,
Described retainer can be installed a plurality of liquid containers,
In described offset part, described grab, described reciprocating part and described elastomeric element be at each the independent setting in a plurality of described liquid containers,
Described axis body and a plurality of described reciprocating part are chimeric.
19. as each described retainer in the claim 13 to 18, wherein,
Described liquid container has the vessel side electrode portion that is configured in along on the face of described direction of insertion,
Described retainer also has retainer lateral electrode portion, and when described liquid container had been installed, described retainer lateral electrode portion contacted with described vessel side electrode portion,
Described retainer lateral electrode portion be configured in described retainer side location division near.
20. as each described retainer in the claim 13 to 18, wherein,
Described retainer side location division comprises pilot pin, when described liquid container has been installed,
Described pilot pin is inserted in the locating hole of the described vessel side location division on the described antetheca that is opened on described liquid container.
21. as each described retainer in the claim 13 to 18, wherein,
Described retainer side location division has retainer side plane portion, when described liquid container has been installed, the vessel side planar portions of the described vessel side location division on described retainer side plane portion and the described antetheca that is set at described liquid container against.
22. as each described retainer in the claim 13 to 18, wherein,
Described liquid introduction part comprises the liquid implanting needle, and when described liquid container had been installed, described liquid implanting needle inserted in the liquid supply port of the described liquid supply department on the described antetheca that is opened on described liquid container.
23. a liquid injection apparatus comprises each described retainer in the claim 13 to 22, and sprays the liquid that imports via described liquid introduction part from the described liquid container that is installed on the described retainer.
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