CN101804736B

CN101804736B - Continuous ink supply system

Info

Publication number: CN101804736B
Application number: CN200910006727XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吕椬境; 彭明忠; 黄建维
Original assignee: Jetbest Corp
Current assignee: Jetbest Corp
Priority date: 2009-02-13
Filing date: 2009-02-13
Publication date: 2011-12-07
Anticipated expiration: 2029-02-13
Also published as: CN101804736A

Abstract

The invention discloses a continuous ink supply system, which comprises an ink box body, a connecting device and an ink replenishing box, wherein the ink box body is used for connecting a printer; the connecting device is arranged in the ink box body and is provided with an automatic control air flow structure; and the ink replenishing box is connected with the connecting device to ensure that ink is continuously infused into the ink box body is stopped to be infused into the ink box body when the ink liquid level reaches a specific height, and when the liquid level is lower than the specific height, the ink is replenished infused into the ink box body automatically. When the ink in the ink replenishing box is used out, the ink replenishing box can be dismounted and replenished, and in the replenishing process, the ink reserved in the ink box body can also be used for printing.

Description

Continuous ink-supply system

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of ink feeding system that is used in ink-jet printer or associated electrical minor ink-jet apparatus.

Background technology

Inkjet technology has developed for many years, and the application of printer product is more and more universal, and the use amount of print cartridge also enlarges thereupon, and deserted print cartridge causes the difficulty of environmental issue and recovery to be on the rise.

The general designed structure of print cartridge can't be disengaged when supplying with printer and using whole print cartridge at ink and just must abandon, and toward contact is residual a little ink be arranged in the casket, thereby be formed waste and pollution.At this kind problem, just had the application of filling ink to produce afterwards, be characterized in using funnel that the print cartridge that will use up is replenished ink, but one promptly can make the ink splash accidentally slightly, topple over, spill-over gets everywhere and is, and need to note at any time replenishing not enough ink; When replenishing ink, promptly be unable to supply ink and print job is suspended, very not convenient in the operation.In addition then, use pump to replace the application of artificial supplementation ink, include a plurality of pumps and huge bracing frame, its dismounting is time-consuming, and occupies than large space and expend electric power energy, and the space of improvement is arranged eventually.

Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of continuous ink-supply system, solve known ink jet printing device to reach, its print cartridge promptly must abandon after using up, so that cause the wasting of resources and environmental pollution problems, but solve the print cartridge of known artificial supplementation ink, when replenishing ink, print job is suspended.In addition, replenish in the process and cause the ink splash easily, topple over, spill-over pollutes ... wait operation to go up inconvenient disappearance, and the application that solves the additional ink of known employing pump, because of having many pumps and huge bracing frame, cause dismounting time-consuming, and occupy than large space and the defective that expends electric power energy.

For achieving the above object, continuous ink-supply system provided by the invention includes:

One print cartridge body has and is used for the chamber of storage ink; One jockey is located at this print cartridge body, makes the inside and the exterior of this print cartridge body by described jockey, and described jockey has the structure of automatic control air-flow; One ink replenishing box, be connected in this jockey, make that by the gravity effect ink in the ink replenishing box is continuously injected in this print cartridge body, and utilize the structure of the automatic control air-flow of described jockey, make when the intrinsic ink level of this print cartridge arrives certain height that the ink that stops automatically in the ink replenishing box injects in the print cartridge body.

The present invention is by a jockey and print cartridge main body structure, can continuously constantly replenish ink and give the print cartridge body after ink replenishing box is connected in this jockey, uses the ink to the ink replenishing box to use up with the supply printer.When the ink in the ink replenishing box uses up and unloads when replenishing new ink, still there is the ink feed printer to use in the chamber of print cartridge body, use operation easier is reduced, reduce abandoning of print cartridge, avoid the waste and the environmental pollution of resource, the while does not need electrification and can reach the carbon reduction purpose.

The present invention is similar to general print cartridge for the technological means of described print cartridge body, is mainly used to storage ink, and can be installed on ink-jet apparatus such as printer, provides ink-jet apparatus to print required with China ink.

The present invention is for the technological means of described ink replenishing box, is a kind of container that can storage ink, and is provided with the structure that can link with described jockey.

The present invention is for the technological means of described jockey, can be fixedly mounted in the input port of described print cartridge body, and make the inside and the exterior of this print cartridge body by jockey, this jockey also has the structure that does not rely on electric power can control air-flow automatically, be able to be connected by this jockey with ink replenishing box, the interior ink of ink replenishing box can continuously be injected in the chamber of print cartridge body by this jockey, and utilize the structure of the automatic control air-flow of described jockey, make when the intrinsic ink level of this print cartridge arrives certain height that the ink that stops automatically in the ink replenishing box injects in the print cartridge body; When the liquid level of ink is lower than this certain height, then replenish automatically and inject ink.Can unload again after ink in the described ink replenishing box is used up and replenish, in the process of replenishing, still make to remain with the usefulness that ink is printed with supply in the print cartridge body, can not allow print job interrupt.

Compare with the print cartridge that known artificial supplementation or pump replenish, ink feeding system of the present invention not only volume is little, operate more conveniently, and can continuously supply ink and give ink-jet apparatus, still can print work constantly when replenishing ink, and Mo Zhiyu breaks.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is for showing the composition structure of jockey of the present invention, and with the three-dimensional exploded view of the syntagmatic of print cartridge body.

The stereogram of the combination of components relation that Fig. 2 is comprised for demonstration ink replenishing box of the present invention.

Fig. 3 A is combined in the view of analysing and observe of print cartridge body for showing ink replenishing box of the present invention.

Fig. 3 B is the partial enlarged drawing of Fig. 3 A, and the indoor ink level of print cartridge body cavity is lower than the state of gas-liquid interface pipe lower end.

Fig. 3 C touches the state of gas-liquid interface pipe lower end with its sealing for showing the indoor ink level of print cartridge body cavity among Fig. 3 A.

Fig. 4 A is lower than gas-liquid interface pipe lower end for the ink runner lower end that shows jockey of the present invention, and the indoor ink level of print cartridge body cavity is lower than the state of gas-liquid interface pipe lower end.

Fig. 4 B touches the state of gas-liquid interface pipe lower end with its sealing for showing the indoor ink level of print cartridge body cavity among Fig. 4 A.

Primary clustering symbol description in the accompanying drawing

1...... print cartridge body; 11...... input port; 12...... delivery outlet; 2...... jockey; 21...... Connection Block; 210...... substrate; 211...... cylindrical shell; 212...... newel; 213...... ink runner; 214...... air flow channel; 2141...... lower end; 215...... liquid gas interface pipe; 22...... cylinder base; 221...... inward flange; 222...... outward flange; 223..... protruded stigma; 23...... holder; 231...... ring; 2311.... notch; 232...... inner edge ditch; 3...... extension; 4...... ink replenishing box; 41...... casket mouth; 42...... fixture block; 43...... casket mouth plug; 44...... retainer ring.

The specific embodiment

Following conjunction with figs. and element numbers are done more detailed description to embodiments of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can be implemented after studying this specification carefully according to this.

Continuous ink-supply system provided by the invention includes print cartridge body 1 shown in Figure 1, jockey 2, and ink replenishing box 4 shown in Figure 2; Described jockey 2 is provided in to be installed in print cartridge body 1, as ink replenishing box 4 and print cartridge body 1 interconnective interface arrangement; Form system after described print cartridge body 1, jockey 2 make up mutually with ink replenishing box 4 as shown in Figure 3A.

Consult Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 B again, the present invention is for the preferred embodiment of described print cartridge body 1, be a kind ofly to adopt any suitable forming materials to go out to have the container of chamber, and an input port 11 that provides ink to inject is set at least above print cartridge body 1, and in side or other appropriate location of print cartridge body 1, one delivery outlet 12 then is set, this delivery outlet 12 provides the usefulness that this print cartridge body 1 is installed on the ink-jet system of printer or other ink-jet apparatus, in fact at delivery outlet 12 places one output interface (not drawing among the figure) is installed in addition, this output interface makes the ink that is stored in the chamber can be transported to ink-jet system.

Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 B have shown the preferred embodiment of jockey 2 of the present invention simultaneously, consist predominantly of a connecting seat 21, a cylinder base 22 and a holder 23; Wherein, described Connection Block 21 have one be positioned at the top cylindrical shell 211, and the liquid gas interface pipe 215 that is positioned at the below, separate with a substrate 210 between cylindrical shell 211 and the liquid gas interface pipe 215, this Connection Block 21 also is provided with a newel 212 that extends axially in this cylindrical shell 211 and liquid gas interface pipe 215, and the lower end of this liquid gas interface pipe 215 is lower than the lower end of this newel 212, these newel 212 inside have respectively independently, and an ink runner 213 and an air flow channel 214, two runners all run through newel 212.Preferably, the upper end of described newel 212 forms pointed, can conveniently penetrate described ink replenishing box 4.Described Connection Block 21 is after penetrating in the chamber from the input port 11 of print cartridge body 1 below of newel 212, and after making substrate 210 be contacted with the surface of print cartridge body 1, utilizes fixation kit that substrate 210 is fixed in print cartridge body 1 again.After assembling is finished, described liquid gas interface pipe 215 with extend in the chamber (shown in Fig. 3 B) that newel 212 in the liquid gas interface pipe 215 all is positioned at print cartridge body 1.

At the embodiment shown in Fig. 3 A and Fig. 3 B, the ink runner 213 of described newel 212 is positioned at same position with the lower end outlet of air flow channel 214, therefore, can connect the extension 3 that a length is not limit in the exit, lower end of ink runner 213, make the lower end outlet of extension 3 be lower than the lower end outlet 2141 of air flow channel 214, the lower end outlet of extension 3 then is lower than the lower end of liquid gas interface pipe 215.Another embodiment shown in Fig. 4 A then is the lower end outlet of ink runner 213 can be made as the lower end outlet that is lower than air flow channel 214 and gas-liquid interface pipe 215, and therefore, described extension can be selected not connect in the lower end of ink runner 213.

Aforesaid cylinder base 22 and holder 23 then are to be used for additional combinations in Connection Block 21, so that the usefulness that is connected with additional print cartridge 4 to be provided; Described cylinder base 22 is cylindrical body of a kind of circle at embodiments of the invention, and the below external diameter of this cylinder base 22 is provided with outward flange 222, and the top internal diameter of cylinder base 22 is provided with the inward flange 221 that is positioned at relative both sides; The internal diameter of cylinder base 22 equals or is slightly larger than the external diameter of the cylindrical shell 211 of Connection Block 21, cylindrical shell 211 can be placed in this cylinder base 22.23 of described holders are to be used for cylinder base 22 is fixed on the assembly of print cartridge body 1, and this holder 23 has a ring 231, and these ring 231 internal diameters are the external diameters more than or equal to this cylinder base 22, less than the external diameter of this outward flange 222.The inner round wall of this ring 231 has a notch 2311, and the vertical sidewall of this cylinder base 22 then has a protruded stigma 223, has a gap between this protruded stigma 223 and the outward flange 222, and this gap is approximately greater than the thickness of this ring 231.The below of this ring 231 is formed with inner edge ditch 232 (consulting Fig. 3 B) in addition in addition; After cylinder base 22 is placed on cylindrical shell 211 peripheries, 23 of this holders are from top to bottom placed, 223 of this protruded stigmas pass through this notch 2311 at this moment, make this ring 231 be placed in the periphery of the outward flange 222 of cylinder base 22 at last, and outward flange 222 is restricted in this inner edge ditch 232, though so these cylinder base 22 positions are limited not to be completely fixed, and still rotate in the special angle scope.Holder 23 then is utilized fixation kit and is fixed in print cartridge body 1, constitutes a jockey 2 that is arranged on the print cartridge body 1 with group.

The preferable enforcement 1 of additional print cartridge 4 of the present invention, but then be a kind of container that can adopt the storage ink that any suitable material makes, described ink replenishing box 4 has a casket mouth 41, and these casket mouth 41 outsides are provided with the inward flange 221 mutual chimeric fixture blocks 42 that are used for aforementioned cylinder base 22; Also be provided with a casket mouth plug 43 in the described casket mouth 41, and utilize a retainer ring 44 to be fixed; Replenishing print cartridge 4 and desire when being connected print cartridge body 1 and linking, is that its fixture block 42 is passed between two inward flanges 221 of cylinder base 22, and then with cylinder base 22 rotations one angle, it is top and will replenish print cartridge 4 and fix to make inward flange 221 be displaced to fixture block 42.

Fig. 3 B and Fig. 3 C show the operating state of continuous ink-supply system of the present invention simultaneously; Wherein, quantity of ink in the chamber of the print cartridge body 1 among Fig. 3 B has been used below the lower end outlet that liquid level drops to liquid gas interface pipe 215, at this moment, after will replenishing print cartridge 4 and being connected to jockey 2, the ink that replenishes in the print cartridge 4 can flow in the chamber of print cartridge body 1 through extension 3 from ink runner 213, air in the chamber then enters via air flow channel 214 and replenishes in the print cartridge 4, plant circulative convection thus and can successfully allow the ink that replenishes in the print cartridge 4 inject the print cartridge body, when the ink level in print cartridge body 1 chamber rises to the 215 lower ends outlet of contact liquid gas interface pipe with the outlet sealing of this lower end (shown in Fig. 3 C), air in print cartridge body 1 chamber promptly can't flow into additional print cartridge 4 and stop convection current via air flow channel 214 again, can automatically make the inks that replenish in the print cartridge 4 stop to inject in the print cartridge body 1; In other words, as long as the ink in print cartridge body 1 chamber has been used on a small quantity, promptly can allows and replenish the additional automatically ink that injects of print cartridge 4 because liquid level descends.The ink of finding to replenish print cartridge 4 as the user is used up and it is unloaded when replenishing new ink, still remains with the usefulness of ink for the seal row in the print cartridge body 1, the situation that can not cause print job to interrupt when replenishing.

Fig. 4 A is for showing the operating state of another embodiment of the present invention continuous ink-supply system, and ink runner 213 lower ends outlet wherein is lower than gas air flow channel 214 lower ends outlet 2141, and does not connect extension.Therefore, the ink that replenishes in the print cartridge 4 can directly flow in the chamber of print cartridge body 1 from ink runner 213, and the air in the chamber can enter in the additional print cartridge 4 via air flow channel 214 equally, when the ink level in print cartridge body 1 chamber rises to the 215 lower ends outlet of contact liquid gas interface pipe with the outlet sealing of this lower end (shown in Fig. 4 B), can automatically make the inks that replenish in the print cartridge 4 stop to inject in the print cartridge body 1.

The above only is in order to explain preferred embodiment of the present invention; be not that the attempt tool is to do any pro forma restriction to the present invention; all have in that identical invention spirit is following do relevant any modification of the present invention or change, all must be included in the category that the invention is intended to protect.

Claims

1. continuous ink-supply system includes:

One print cartridge body has and is used for the chamber of storage ink;

One jockey is located on this print cartridge body, makes the inside and the exterior of this print cartridge body by described jockey, and described jockey has the structure of automatic control air-flow; The structure of described automatic control air-flow comprises a connecting seat, this Connection Block have one be positioned at its top cylindrical shell, and the liquid gas interface pipe that is positioned at its below, this Connection Block also is provided with a newel that extends axially in this cylindrical shell and liquid gas interface pipe, and the lower end of this liquid gas interface pipe is lower than the lower end of this newel, this newel has a respectively independent ink runner and an air flow channel, this two runner is to run through this newel two ends up and down, after described jockey is located at this print cartridge body, this liquid gas interface pipe, the lower end of ink runner and air flow channel all is positioned at the chamber of this print cartridge body;

One ink replenishing box, be connected in this jockey, make that by the gravity effect ink in the ink replenishing box is continuously injected in this print cartridge body, and utilize the structure of the automatic control air-flow of described jockey, make the intrinsic ink level of this print cartridge rise and during with the outlet sealing of liquid gas interface pipe lower end, the ink that stops automatically in the ink replenishing box injects in the print cartridge body.

2. according to the described continuous ink-supply system of claim 1, wherein, the outlet of the lower end of described ink runner is connected with an extension.

3. according to the described continuous ink-supply system of claim 1, wherein, the outlet of the lower end of described ink runner is lower than the lower end of this air flow channel.

4. according to the described continuous ink-supply system of claim 1, wherein, the upper end of described newel is pointed.

5. according to the described continuous ink-supply system of claim 1, wherein, described jockey includes one and is used for being located at this Connection Block periphery, with the cylinder base that is connected with described ink replenishing box.

6. according to the described continuous ink-supply system of claim 5, wherein, the upper end of described cylinder base has inward flange, and described ink replenishing box has a casket mouth, and this casket mouth outside is provided with and is used for and the mutual chimeric fixture block of this inward flange.

7. according to the described continuous ink-supply system of claim 6, wherein, be provided with a casket mouth plug in the described casket mouth.

8. according to the described continuous ink-supply system of claim 5, wherein, described jockey includes a holder that is used for this Connection Block and cylinder base are fixed on this print cartridge body.

9. according to the described continuous ink-supply system of claim 8, wherein, described holder has ring, and the below of this ring is formed with the inner edge ditch, and the external diameter of described cylinder base below is provided with outward flange, the internal diameter of this ring is more than or equal to the external diameter of this cylinder base, less than the external diameter of this outward flange, this outward flange is matched with this inner edge ditch, and described ring is pressed in this outward flange, though make the cylinder base position be limited, but still can in the special angle scope, rotate.