CN101585263B - Residual ink cleaning device - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a residual ink cleaning device, which comprises a combination of a base provided with an inclined track and a sliding frame configured with a doctor blade. The sliding frame can reciprocally move along the inclined track arranged on the base in response to the movement of an ink box carrier, so that the doctor blade can move relatively on a y-direction reference axis to doctor the printing ink remaining on the printing head of the ink box. The residual ink cleaning device is used for improving complex structural fit and a complex actuating mechanism in the prior art.
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Technical field:
The present invention relates to a kind of cleaning device; Particularly a kind of motion that can directly respond the carrying ink box device makes to remain in the cleaning device that the printing ink on the print cartridge printhead is eliminated; And make the respective outer side edges of described cleaning device and action simpler.
Background technology:
Allowing paper document can obtain the business machine of printing function, has been a known skill; For example, ink-jet printer.Basically, they provide the printhead on a print cartridge and the print cartridge, are configured in a setting height on the surface of the paper that passes through through the carrying ink box device; And move back and forth in the direction perpendicular to the paper dispensing, allow printhead spray ink droplet and form image at paper.
Usually, printhead has many nozzles that are used for ink-jet; Just as those people that have the knack of this skill know, ink to be repeated be ejected in the operation of paper at nozzle, residual being gathered in around the nozzle of some ink droplet meeting forms deposition of solid at last, the part of stopped nozzles, thus change inkjet direction, affect print quality.
Remain in nozzle problem on every side in order to solve ink droplet, known skill has disclosed many cleaning devices; For example, the disclosed devices of special permission such as Japan Patent JP2003-63021, JP2-113949, JP5-92576.These devices provide the design of some bristles or scraping blade (wiper), and the transmission of mat slew gear makes these bristles or scraping blade by the nozzle below, and once or twice scraping nozzle is removed the ink droplet that remains on the nozzle back and forth.
The exemplary embodiments of using the scraping blade cleaning device also is provided at Patent Cases such as the U.S. the 6168257th B1 number and No. 5440331; The cleaning device that this class is used scraping blade has generally included a pedestal; Pedestal has the track of differing heights position, makes a travelling carriage that carries squeegee devices when relatively moving along this track, can make scraping blade strike off the ink droplet that remains on the print-head nozzle.
In the U.S.'s the 6637856th B2 a case, also disclosed a kind of cleaning device; This device arranges rotating cleaning running roller (cleaning roller) in the nozzle lower end, swipe to remain in print-head nozzle ink droplet or solid ink on every side.In disclosed 1778559A number " ink-jet printer " a case of China, provide the device of another kind of cleaning printhead; It arranges the collection container of a salable nozzle below the nozzle of printhead, container drives and can move back and forth through transmission mechanism, and container connects a conduit and aspirator, and the mat aspirator absorbs and removes and remains in nozzle ink droplet on every side.
Known skill has also disclosed a kind of arrange several in different directions framework and the travelling carriages of motion in the head maintenance station of business machine, the squeegee devices that checks and balance can move towards a direction initialization squeegee devices and strikes off the means concept of the residual China ink of printhead; For example, TaiWan, China No. 92221430 " residual black removing device ", No. 93103151 " cleaning device of ink gun and clean method and ink collecting device thereof " (or U.S. US 7311390 B2) of TaiWan, China Patent Case etc. provide typical embodiment.They are used a travelling carriage are set on the framework, are fitted with one first pedestal on the travelling carriage, and second pedestal with scraping blade group and holder.Be provided with one on the travelling carriage at the first grooved rail that directly makes progress, the first pedestal and the second pedestal can be moved freely in this first grooved rail.Framework is provided with the 3rd grooved rail (relative and this first grooved rail forms angle) and one the 3rd grooved rail of the second grooved rail, the oblique kenel of formation.After the carrying ink box device here moves to framework, contacts this holder, can promote among the second grooved rail that the first pedestal and the second pedestal slide on the first grooved rail of this travelling carriage and this framework.
Particularly, this embodiment has disclosed the connection matching requirements of following necessity: 1. travelling carriage is moved along third and fourth grooved rail of framework.2. scraping blade group, holder, the first pedestal and the second pedestal move along the first grooved rail of travelling carriage and the second grooved rail of framework simultaneously; Make the residual China ink on scraping blade group scraped printhead or the ink gun.But, just as those people that have the knack of this skill know, this cleaning device on using still some problem need to improve; For example, its fit structure, action kenel and connection relation are complicated; Similarly be the cooperation that pins down that they need first, second, third and fourth grooved rail, and the connection of framework, travelling carriage, holder and first and second pedestal cooperation, the scraping blade group is moved towards the direction initialization that strikes off the residual China ink of ink gun; And they are also cumbersome on equipped, and that this situation is not for we is desired.
Representational, these reference datas have shown aspect business machine, the relevant design skill that is used for the cleaning device of print-head nozzle; They also reflect these cleaning devices in the situation of using, the structural design or the improved means that do not provide simpler or simplify.If the combining structure of this scraping blade cleaning device is considered in the overline design, make its structure be different from user; And consider under the condition that does not increase other transmission mechanism such as (such as motor), provide a cleaning device can directly respond the motion of printhead or carrying ink box device and move, strike off the mechanism of the residual China ink on the printhead, can change the use kenel of cleaning device, and be different from old law.In fact, also can increase its convenience aspect being equipped with; And all shown or concrete exposure in above-mentioned Patent Case of these problems.
Summary of the invention:
Technical problem to be solved by this invention is for the deficiencies in the prior art, to provide a kind of residual ink cleaning device, and its respective outer side edges and action are more simplified.
For solving the problems of the technologies described above, the technical solution adopted in the present invention is: a kind of residual ink cleaning device, comprise the combination that a pedestal and with oblique track disposes the travelling carriage of scraping blade, and an elastic component that is fitted between pedestal and the travelling carriage; The load portion that has a track kenel on the bottom of this travelling carriage, be characterized in, described load portion is arranged on this oblique track and with this oblique track and forms the same tilt direction, and detained by oblique track, this travelling carriage is promoted by a carrying ink box device, and the elasticity that cooperates this elastic component pulls and supports along the direction of this oblique track and moves back and forth, and this scraping blade is relatively moved at a reference axis, strikes off the printing ink that remains on the printhead.
Compared with prior art, the beneficial effect that the present invention has is: the combination that the present invention utilizes a pedestal and with oblique track to dispose the travelling carriage of scraping blade, just can make described travelling carriage respond the motion of a carrying ink box device, and move back and forth at pedestal along this oblique track, scraping blade can be relatively moved to reference axis at a y, strike off the printing ink that remains on the print cartridge printhead, mechanism cooperates complicated situation in the known skill thereby improve.
Travelling carriage of the present invention directly moves along the absolute direction of the oblique track of pedestal simultaneously; In other words, this travelling carriage directly forms oblique displacement along the oblique track of pedestal.Therefore, described cleaning device need not complicated respective outer side edges control, can allow scraping blade cooperate this printhead or carrying ink box device to relatively move towards a direction initialization.
Travelling carriage of the present invention have one and the oblique track of pedestal form the protruding rail of same tilt direction; Make the oblique track of pedestal can detain described protruding rail, when allowing travelling carriage respond horizontal (or x is to reference axis) displacement movement of carrying ink box device, drive simultaneously scraping blade and relatively move to reference axis at this y.
Travelling carriage of the present invention have one and the oblique track of pedestal form the recessed rail of same tilt direction; Make the oblique track of pedestal by described recessed rail detention, when allowing travelling carriage respond horizontal (or x is to reference axis) displacement movement of carrying ink box device, drive simultaneously scraping blade and relatively move to reference axis at this y.
Novelty, characteristics for the present invention has reach other purpose and effect, will cooperate hereinafter appended graphic in detail explanation, and are tending towards understanding; As shown in the figure:
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Fig. 1 is the embodiments of the invention schematic diagrames; The situation of the relevant position of display base, travelling carriage and carrying ink box device etc.
Fig. 2 is the STRUCTURE DECOMPOSITION schematic diagram of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is the STRUCTURE DECOMPOSITION schematic diagram of Fig. 1; Be presented in another angle the situation of pedestal, travelling carriage and carrying ink box device etc.
Fig. 4 is action embodiment schematic diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the embodiment schematic diagram that carrying ink box device of the present invention promotes travelling carriage; Describe this scraping blade or scraped the situation that pen strikes off printing ink or ink droplet.
Fig. 6 is another action embodiment schematic diagram of the present invention; Dotted portion shows scraping blade relative to moving to reference axis towards a y among the figure, the residual black situation of striking off nozzle and going up on every side.
Fig. 7 is the another action embodiment of the present invention schematic diagram; Solid line part and imaginary line part is described respectively the carrying ink box device situation that move in the left side in the figure in the terminal of ink gun or head maintenance station and it among the figure.
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10 pedestals, 11 oblique tracks
12 stoppers, 20 travelling carriages
21 scraping blades, 22 front end area
23 walls, 24 bottoms
25 load portion, 30 carrying ink box devices
31 ink guns or printhead 32 nozzles
33 collateral parts, 40 elastic components
X, y reference axis θ angle
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See also Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, residual ink cleaning device of the present invention comprises the combination of a pedestal 10 and a travelling carriage 20; Being combined among the embodiment that adopts of this pedestal 10 and travelling carriage 20 also can be described as ink gun or head maintenance station.Pedestal 10 definition have one in the horizontal direction reference axis x(or claim that x is to reference axis) and one in vertical direction reference axis y(or title y to reference axis); Pedestal 10 has an oblique track 11, forms angle theta with this x to reference axis.In feasible embodiment, between about 30 °～60 ° of the angle of angle theta, but to take 45 ° as best.Oblique track 11 can be selected the kenel of protruding rail or recessed rail; Fig. 2 has shown that in the embodiment that adopts, oblique track 11 has been chosen the kenel of recessed rail.
This travelling carriage 20 disposes scraping blade 21; Fig. 1,2 has disclosed the position of scraping blade 21 in the front end area 22 near travelling carriage 20.Shown also among the figure that travelling carriage 20 has the wall 23 of one one-tenth vertical kenel; Described wall 23 is used for producing interference with a carrying ink box device 30, makes carrying ink box device 30 can promote travelling carriage 20 motions (this part also can be narrated hereinafter).
Fig. 1,2 also discloses and is fitted with an elastic component 40 on the pedestal 10, and the two ends of elastic component 40 are separately fixed on pedestal 10 and the travelling carriage 20; When being used in travelling carriage 20 by the strength releasing of carrying ink box device 30 promotions, can be withdrawn into the origin-location to travelling carriage 20.In a feasible embodiment, also disclose this pedestal 10 among the figure and had a stopper 12, come the range of movement of limit slippage frame 20.
Just as known skill, carrying ink box device 30 moves back and forth in the position that is parallel to this lateral reference axle x; Fig. 3 demonstrates especially carrying ink box device 30 and disposes ink gun or printhead 31 and nozzle 32.Carrying ink box device 30 also has a collateral part 33, is used for promoting the wall 23 of this travelling carriage 20.
The bottom 24 that Fig. 3 has also described travelling carriage 20 especially have one and the oblique track 11 of this pedestal form the load portion 25 of same tilt directions.In the embodiment that adopts, load portion 25 is the kenel of a track, can comprise the kenel of protruding rail and recessed rail; Fig. 3 demonstrates in an embodiment, load portion 25 is chosen the kenel of protruding rail, make the oblique track 11 of pedestal 10 can detain the load portion 25 of described protruding rail kenel, when allowing the reciprocating motion of travelling carriage 20 response carrying ink box devices 30, move along the absolute direction of the oblique track 11 of pedestal.In other words, this travelling carriage 20 directly forms oblique displacement along the oblique track 11 of pedestal 10.
Please refer to Fig. 4,5, when carrying ink box device 30 drives ink guns or printhead 31 as shown by arrows in the figure after right-hand (direction of ink gun or head maintenance station) motion, the collateral part 33 of carrying ink box device 30 can contact with the wall 23 of travelling carriage 20, directly move along the oblique track 11 of pedestal 10 and promote travelling carriage 20, scraping blade 21 is moved to reference axis relative to y in figure, strike off nozzle 32 and near residual China ink thereof, for example the shown situation of Fig. 6 dotted portion.Fig. 6 also depicts travelling carriage 20 at the volley can tensile elasticity part 40 energy accumulations.
The dotted portion of Fig. 7 demonstrates, move to the end of this ink gun or head maintenance station when carrying ink box device 30 after, scraping blade 21 i.e. the complete position by nozzle 32, finishes the work of striking off the residual China ink on nozzle 32 and the periphery thereof.Simultaneously, the imaginary line of Fig. 7 is partly depicted, when carrying ink box device 30 in the figure after the left motion (for example shown direction of arrow part), the strength that travelling carriage 20 is pushed is removed, elastic component 40 can discharge the energy of before having accumulated, travelling carriage 20 is retracted original position, and example is situation as shown in Figure 4.
What must be illustrated is that this residual ink cleaning device has comprised following design consideration and advantage under the condition that does not increase other (such as motor etc.) transmission mechanism:
1. need the cooperation that pins down of first, second, third and fourth grooved rail compared to known skill, and the connection of framework, travelling carriage, holder and first and second pedestal cooperates, the scraping blade group is moved towards the direction initialization that strikes off the residual China ink of ink gun, this residual ink cleaning device directly moves travelling carriage 20 along the oblique track 11 of pedestal, allow scraping blade 21 relative to moving to reference axis at a y, strike off nozzle 32 and around it on the structure kenel of residual China ink, obviously provide one more to simplify and desirable design.
2. fit structure in the picture old law, action kenel and connection relation are complicated, and their also cumbersome situations on equipped, also will obtain significantly improvement.
Typically, the invention provides an effective residual ink cleaning device; Its space kenel is different from known, and the function that has in the old law not had, and has obviously represented sizable progress.
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1. a residual ink cleaning device comprises the combination that a pedestal and with oblique track disposes the travelling carriage of scraping blade, and an elastic component that is fitted between pedestal and the travelling carriage; The load portion that has a track kenel on the bottom of this travelling carriage, it is characterized in that, described load portion is arranged on this oblique track and with this oblique track and forms the same tilt direction, and detained by oblique track, this travelling carriage is promoted by a carrying ink box device, and the elasticity that cooperates this elastic component pulls and supports along the direction of this oblique track and moves back and forth, and this scraping blade is relatively moved at a reference axis, strikes off the printing ink that remains on the printhead.
2. residual ink cleaning device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this pedestal includes an x to reference axis and a y to reference axis; This oblique track and this x form an angle to reference axis.
3. residual ink cleaning device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this oblique track is a recessed rail kenel.
4. residual ink cleaning device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this oblique track is a protruding rail kenel.
5. residual ink cleaning device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this travelling carriage comprises a front end area; And this scraping blade of configuration on this front end area.
6. residual ink cleaning device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this travelling carriage has a wall.
7. residual ink cleaning device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this elastic component has two ends, is separately fixed on pedestal and the travelling carriage.
8. residual ink cleaning device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this pedestal has a stopper, is used for the range of movement of limit slippage frame.
9. residual ink cleaning device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this carrying ink box utensil has a collateral part.
10. residual ink cleaning device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this load portion is a protruding rail kenel.
11. residual ink cleaning device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this load portion is a recessed rail kenel.
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