CN102381042A - Liquid supply system and liquid consumption apparatus with same - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a liquid supply system and a liquid consumption apparatus with the same, which can inhibit the dust form entering from the inlet in the process of supplementing liquid, without enabling the operation of supplementing the liquid from the inlet of a liquid container. The position of the upper portion of one side of the liquid container is provided with an inlet with the opening arranged towards the horizontal direction, and when the liquid is supplemented, the inlet is arranged upwards to lay the liquid container on one side thereof. Further, a cover component for covering on the inlet is arranged, the cover component is located at the upper side of the liquid container in the state that the liquid container is arranged on one side thereof, the position of one side opposite to the side provided with the ink inlet, of the cover component is supported by a shaft. Therefore, dust is difficult to accumulate near the inlet, thereby preventing the dust from entering from the inlet in the process of supplementing the liquid. Additionally, in the state that the liquid container is arranged on one side thereof, the cover plate can rotate towards the direction far away from the liquid container, thereby easily performing the operation of supplementing liquid.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to supply the technology of the liquid that in liquid consuming device, consumes.
Background technology
As an example of liquid consuming device, known through spray the so-called ink-jet printer that ink comes printed images etc. from injector head.The liquid that sprays from injector head is accommodated in the special-purpose liquid housing container (for example, liquid tank), and the liquid in this liquid tank is supplied to injector head via tube connector.In such liquid tank, when the ink in the container used up, the liquid tank that generally each liquid tank is more renewed under the situation of printing (consumable liquid in large quantities) in a large number, must repeatedly be changed print cartridge.
For this reason, proposed need not change liquid tank and the liquid tank (patent documentation 1) that can use through liquid make-up.In such liquid tank, the inlet that is used to inject liquid is set at the upper surface of liquid tank, when the liquid in the liquid tank reduces, is embedded in the inlet sealing-plug through taking off, can be from the inlet liquid make-up.
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Patent documentation
Patent documentation 1: the spy opens the 2005-28859 communique
Summary of the invention
But, in the liquid tank of liquid make-up like this, exist that foreign matter such as dust may get into the problem in the liquid tank from inlet when liquid make-up.That is, need before the liquid make-up during under the very long situation, during this period in the periphery (the particularly upper surface of sealing-plug) of inlet assemble dust stratification dirt mostly.Under such state, when taking off sealing-plug for liquid make-up, dust gets in the container, and dust is supplied to injector head with liquid, thereby constitutes the reason that causes obstruction etc.As the countermeasure that reduces the dust that so accumulates in the inlet periphery, contemplate the lid that covers inlet is set.But in liquid make-up, this lid constitutes obstacle, makes the work of liquid make-up become numerous and diverse.
The present invention makes in order to solve the existing in prior technology problem, and its objective is provides and can not make the technology that gets into dust from inlet when under the situation that the operation of the inlet liquid make-up of liquid tank complicates, being suppressed at liquid and replenishing.
For at least a portion that addresses the above problem, the formation below liquid delivery system of the present invention has adopted.That is,
A kind of liquid delivery system that is used for to liquid consuming device supply liquid is characterized in that, comprising:
Liquid housing container is arranged on the outside of said liquid consuming device to said liquid housing container and liquid consuming device split, and holds the liquid that is consumed by liquid consuming device;
Tube connector, said tube connector is directed to said liquid consuming device with the liquid in the said liquid housing container;
Liquid injection port, said liquid injection port are arranged on the said liquid housing container; And
The top that cover, said cover cover said liquid injection port is provided with,
Said liquid injection port is arranged on the position on top of arbitrary side of said liquid housing container towards horizontal direction,
Said liquid housing container is the container that when replenishing said liquid, in the state of this liquid housing container so that said liquid injection port mode was straight up fallen, replenishes this liquid,
Said cover be said liquid housing container by the state inside before falling in the upside of this liquid housing container and with the position of a side opposition side that is provided with said liquid injection port on by the parts of axle supporting.
In liquid delivery system so of the present invention, liquid housing container and liquid consuming device split ground are provided with, and the liquid in the liquid housing container is supplied to liquid consuming device via tube connector.In this liquid housing container; Liquid injection port is arranged on the position on top of arbitrary side of liquid housing container with the mode towards horizontal direction; Be in so that liquid injection port during vertically towards state that upper type had fallen liquid housing container, can be to the liquid housing container liquid make-up.In addition, " liquid injection port is towards horizontal direction " is meant the state of liquid injection port towards the horizontal direction opening, and this liquid injection port can be through sealings such as sealing-plugs.In addition, cover cover that the liquid injection port top is provided with at liquid housing container by the state inside before being fallen in the upside of liquid housing container, and with the position of a side opposition side that is provided with liquid injection port on by the axle supporting.
According to above-mentioned formation; In the state (liquid housing container is by the state before falling) of liquid consuming device supply liquid; The liquid injection port of liquid housing container is towards horizontal direction; Therefore, compare with liquid injection port situation straight up, dust be difficult to accumulate in liquid injection port (by sealings such as sealing-plugs) near.Thus, make liquid injection port vertically up the time falling liquid housing container, can reduce near the dirt accumulation the inlet, consequently, when taking off the sealing-plug liquid make-up, can suppress dust and get into from liquid injection port.
In addition, because the top tegmentum parts of liquid injection port cover, can further reduce near the dirt accumulation liquid injection port, consequently, dust gets into from liquid injection port in the time of can more effectively being suppressed at liquid make-up.
And; In liquid delivery system of the present invention; Cover at liquid housing container by the upside of the state inside before falling in liquid housing container; And with the position of a side opposition side that is provided with liquid injection port on by the axle supporting, thereby can not hinder the operation of liquid make-up, and can reduce accumulating dust at liquid injection port.That is, from reducing the angle that dust gathers near liquid injection port, expectation with cover be arranged on inlet near.On the other hand, for the operations such as sealing-plug that liquid injection port is taken off in execution, cover can hinder operation near being arranged on liquid injection port.So and since reduce dust with improve operability aspect the mode of cover setting be opposite, therefore, to cover fixedly the time, be difficult to make and reduce dust and the raising operability is satisfactory to both parties.But, when cover the upside of liquid housing container and with the position of a side opposition side that is provided with liquid injection port on during by the axle supporting, in the state that liquid housing container was fallen, can make cover to direction rotation away from liquid housing container.Thus, though cover be arranged on liquid injection port near, be accompanied by the operation that liquid replenishes and can not hindered, thereby can easily carry out the complement operation of liquid because of cover.
In above-mentioned liquid delivery system of the present invention, cover can be in the state that liquid housing container was fallen more relies on the position of a side of liquid housing container by the axle supporting in the center of gravity than cover.
According to this formation, when being in the state that liquid housing container fallen, cover is automatically rotating to the direction away from liquid housing container, and the operation that is accompanied by to the liquid housing container liquid make-up becomes simpler.
In addition, such liquid delivery system of the present invention is used for to liquid consuming device supply liquid.Therefore, the present invention can adopt the mode of the liquid consuming device that comprises above-mentioned liquid delivery system of the present invention to realize.
In the liquid consuming device of realizing by this way of the present invention; The liquid injection port of liquid housing container is towards horizontal direction; And the top tegmentum parts of liquid injection port cover; Reduced near the dirt accumulation liquid injection port thus, and dust gets into from liquid injection port can be suppressed at liquid make-up the time.In addition; This cover be positioned at liquid housing container upside and with the position of a side opposition side that is provided with liquid injection port on by the axle supporting, therefore, in the state that liquid housing container was fallen; Can make cover to direction rotation away from liquid housing container; Thus, the operation that cover can not hinder liquid to replenish, and can easily carry out the operation of liquid make-up.
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Fig. 1 is an example as the key diagram of the ink-jet printer of the liquid consuming device of present embodiment;
Fig. 2 shows the key diagram that ink-jet printer inside roughly constitutes;
Fig. 3 shows the profile of the detailed formation of the China ink jar that is arranged in jar box;
Fig. 4 shows the key diagram that jar box is installed on the situation in the ink-jet printer;
Fig. 5 shows the profile that the China ink jar is housed inside the formation of jar box wherein;
Fig. 6 shows and takes off a jar box, with respect to the fell key diagram of state of China ink jar of ink-jet printer;
Fig. 7 shows the key diagram of formation of the jar box of variation.
Symbol description
10: ink-jet printer
20: balladeur train
22: injector head
100: jar box
102: the China ink jar
104: tube connector
112: the next door
114: air chamber
116: ink chamber
118: be communicated with stream
120: open bore
124: inlet
126: sealing-plug
128: flow export
142: inlet
144: side cover
146: the upper surface lid
148: bottom
150: pedestal
152: clamping part
154: through hole
160: recess
The specific embodiment
Below, for clear and definite above-mentioned content of the present invention, embodiment is described according to following order.
A. device constitutes:
A-1. the formation of ink-jet printer:
A-2. black jar formation;
A-3. the formation of jar box:
B. variation:
A. device constitutes:
A-1. the formation of ink-jet printer:
Fig. 1 is an example as the key diagram of the ink-jet printer 10 of the liquid consuming device of present embodiment.Illustrated ink-jet printer 10 has the face shaping of box-shaped substantially, and the substantial middle position of front surface is provided with front surface lid 11, is provided with a plurality of action buttons 15 with front surface lid left side position adjacent.Front surface lid 11 is supported by axle in lower end side, and when fallen in the upper lateral front side, the elongated ejection port 12 of discharging printing exposes.In addition; Rear side at ink-jet printer 10 is provided with not shown paper feeding disk; When being placed into printing 2 on the paper feeding disk and action button 15 operated; Printing 2 is admitted to from paper feeding disk, on the surface of the inside of ink-jet printer printing 2, is printed after the image etc., and printing 2 is discharged from ejection port 12.
In addition, the upper surface side at ink-jet printer 10 is provided with end face lid 14.End face lid 14 by the axle supporting, when opening end face when lifting end face lid front side and covering 14, can be observed the inner state of ink-jet printer 10 or can be to ink-jet printer 10 places under repair etc. inboard.
In addition, the left surface of ink-jet printer 10 is provided with the jar box 100 of box-formed shape.At length describe below, in the set inside of jar box 100 a plurality of China inks jar are arranged, ink-jet printer 10 prints employed ink from this China ink jar supply.
Fig. 2 shows the in-built key diagram roughly of ink-jet printer 10.As shown in the figure, in the set inside of ink-jet printer 10 balladeur train 20 that on printing 2, moves back and forth is arranged.On the bottom surface side (towards a side of printing 2) of balladeur train 20, the injector head 22 that is formed by a plurality of nozzles is installed, sprays ink to printing 2 from nozzle.The ink-jet printer 10 of present embodiment can use these four kinds of ink printing color images of cyan, magenta, yellow and black, and is corresponding therewith, in the injector head that is installed on balladeur train 20 22, according to the kind of ink nozzle is set.
Be contained in the China ink jar 102 that is arranged in jar box 100 from the ink that nozzle sprayed of injector head 22.In the ink-jet printer 10 of present embodiment, used these four kinds of inks of cyan, magenta, yellow and black, therefore the kind according to ink is provided with China ink jar 102.Each China ink jar 102 interior inks are supplied to the injector head 22 of balladeur train 20 via the tube connector 104 according to the ink kind setting.In addition, the figure that below uses other describes the detailed formation of China ink jars 102 and jar box 100.In addition, the China ink jar 102 in the present embodiment is equivalent to " liquid housing container " of the present invention.
In addition, balladeur train 20 is provided with the zone that is called initial position along the position that guide rail 28 moves to printing 2 outsides.Be provided with at initial position and cover 30, this lid 30 can move through not shown lowering or hoisting gear along the vertical direction.Ink-jet printer 10 not printed images etc. during, cover 30 when rising when making balladeur train 20 move to initial position and making, lid 30 is pressed towards the bottom surface side of injector head 22 and forms the enclosure space of covering nozzles, can prevent that therefore the inks in the injector head 22 from becoming dry.In addition, suction pump 34 30 is connected with lid via suction tube 32, under the state of the bottom surface side through being pressed towards injector head 22 at lid 30 suction pump 34 is done, the ink that degenerates in can sucking-off injector head 22 (because of the ink of exsiccation viscosity increase etc.).
A-2. black jar formation:
Fig. 3 shows the profile of the detailed formation of the China ink jar 102 that is set in jar box 100.At first, Fig. 3 (a) shows the state of 10 supply inks in jet printer.As shown in the figure, the inside of China ink jar 102 becomes chamber, the two Room structure that is formed with air chamber 114 and ink chamber 116 through using next door about 112 to separate, and said air chamber 114 is connected through the connection stream 118 that is arranged on the below with ink chamber 116.
In the air chamber 114 that the right side in next door 112 in the drawings forms, be provided with open bore 120 in the sidewall relative, so air chamber 114 is in opened state with next door 112.In addition, this open bore 120 is seen through film 122 and is covered, see through film 122 stop liquid such as inks through but allow gas such as air to pass through.
On the other hand; The ink chamber 116 in left side that is formed on next door 112 is open and be in closed state; Therefore, put on pressure (atmospheric pressure) equilibrium on the ink surface 114L of the superimposed pressure of pressure (hydraulic pressure) that pressure (being lower than atmospheric pressure) and ink chamber 116 interior inks on the ink surface 116L in the ink chamber 116 cause and the below that puts on air chamber 114 (position that is communicated with the upper end of stream 118).
In addition, be provided with flow export 128 in the lower end (below that is communicated with stream 118) of ink chamber's 116 sides, tube connector 104 is connected with flow export 128.Ink flows out from flow export 128; When the ink surface 114L of air chamber 114 sides drops to the upper end that is lower than connection stream 118; Via being communicated with stream 118 when ink chamber 116 moves, the ink in the ink chamber 116 is via being communicated with stream 118 to air chamber 114 side shiftings from air chamber 114 for air.Consequently, the ink surface 114L of air chamber 114 sides gets back to original height after rising, and the decline of the ink surface 116L in the ink chamber 116, thereby the pressure in air chamber 114 sides and ink chamber's 116 sides is balanced once more.
In the China ink jar 102 that so constitutes, utilize the principle of so-called mariotte flask, the ink surface 116L in ink chamber 116 reaches before the position of reducing to the upper end that is communicated with stream 118, and ink flows out from flow export 128 with fixing flow.In addition; Because the ink surface 114L of air chamber 114 sides is set at than is installed on the low position of the injector head 22 of the balladeur train 20 on the ink-jet printer 10; Therefore; Can ink be sewed from the nozzle of injector head 22, and upwards attract ink through the negative pressure that produce in the injector head 22 because of the pressure of the ink that extrudes from flow export 128.
In addition, have the part that exceeds one section formation than air chamber 114, on the sidewall of air chamber 114 sides of this part, be used for replenishing the inlet 124 along continuous straight runs openings of inks to ink chamber 116 on the top of ink chamber 116.In the state shown in Fig. 3 (a), inlet 124 is by sealing-plug 126 sealings.Ink in ink chamber 116 reduces and when ink replenished, with the supine mode of the opening of inlet 124, carries out China ink jar 102 was fallen along the direction shown in the thick-line arrow among the figure.
In Fig. 3 (b), show in order to replenish the state that ink fell China ink jar 102.As shown in the figure, in order to replenish ink, when falling the China ink jar with the supine mode of the opening of inlet 124, the position of air chamber 114 is in the top of ink chamber.Therefore, when taking off sealing-plug 126 and when inlet 124 injected inks, ink was only added to ink chamber 116, ink can not flow into air chamber 114.
In addition, erect on the sidewall relative of the ink chamber 116 of present embodiment and be provided with than be communicated with stream 118 by last lower limit wall 130 with next door 112.In the China ink jar 102 quilt states that fell of Fig. 3 (b), the height of this lower limit wall 130 is set to the position that is higher than flow export 128.Ink surface 116L in ink chamber 116 carries out under the situation of ink replenishing (China ink jar 102 quilts were fallen) before arriving lower limit wall 130; Owing to remain in ink conglomerates in the ink chamber 116 in the place of leaning on flow export 128 sides than lower limit wall 130; Therefore; Outflow 128 up can not left ink surface, thereby can prevent that air gets into tube connector 104 when replenishing ink.
So, when carried out after the ink replenishing using sealing-plug 126 sealing inlets 124 to ink chamber 116 after,, China ink jars 102 is erected and recover the state of Fig. 3 (a) with on the contrary before, thus can be via the injector head 22 supply inks of tube connector 104 to balladeur train 20.
As stated, in the ink-jet printer 10 of present embodiment, used these four kinds of inks of cyan, magenta, yellow and black, therefore above-mentioned China ink jar 102 has been set according to ink kind.And these China ink jars 102 are accommodated in the jar box 100 on the side that is installed on 102 ink-jet printers 10.
A-3. the formation of jar box:
Fig. 4 shows the key diagram that jar box 100 is installed in the situation in the ink-jet printer 10.In this state, on end, the inks in the China ink jar 102 are supplied to ink-jet printer 10 to four China ink jars 102 in the jar box 100 shown in Fig. 3 (a).In addition, as shown in the figure, the side of jar box 100 (away from the face of ink-jet printer 10 sides) is provided with and confirms window 140, thereby can visually be arranged side by side ink chamber's 116 sides of four China ink jars 102 in jar box 100.In addition, China ink jars 102 is formed by transparent or semitransparent resin material, therefore can be through the interior quantity of ink of Visual Confirmation China ink jars 102.
Fig. 5 shows the profile of the formation of the jar box 100 that accommodates China ink jar 102.As shown in the figure, jar box 102 is made up of following parts: constitute the bottom surface and place the bottom 142 of China ink jars 102 above that; To clip the side cover 144 that four modes of black jar 102 that are arranged side by side support; The upper surface lid 146 of the upper surface side of covering China ink jar etc.In addition, the upper surface of present embodiment lid 146 is equivalent to " cover " of the present invention.
Here, as stated, in China ink jar 102, the isostasy of air chamber 114 and ink chamber 116, therefore, during ink-jet printer 10 supply inks, expectation is communicated with stream 118 maintenance levels and China ink jar 102 is set to tilt in advance.Usually, there is deviation during fabrication in China ink jar 102, and is as shown in Figure 5 if only through four China ink jars 102 being combined abreast and placing on the ground, concavo-convex because of existing on the bottom surface, China ink jar 102 run-off the straights.Therefore, as the jar box 100 of present embodiment, if be set on the smooth bottom 142 in bottom surface, place China ink jars 102 and by side cover 144 supportings, then not run-off the straight when China ink jars 102 can be on being positioned over ground.In addition, bottom surface that can be through making bottom 142 non-contiguously face, side cover 144 the lower end kiss the earth and with two side covers 144 as leg section, China ink jars 102 is not tilted and the maintenance level.
In addition, as stated, in China ink jar 102, inlet 124 is set to make opening surface towards horizontal direction, when carrying out ink replenishing, and the China ink jar 102 so that the supine mode of the opening of inlet 124 was fallen.Based on such relation; A jar box 100 that holds China ink jar 102 is constituted as and can loads and unloads with respect to the pedestal on the side that is arranged on ink-jet printer 10 150; After unloading jar box 100; Through so that be installed in the supine mode of the ink-jet printer 10 1 sides jar box 100 that fell, can replenish inks to China ink jars 102.
Fig. 6 show unload jar box 100 and with respect to ink-jet printer 10 China ink jars 102 was fallen after the key diagram of state.In this state so that ink chamber's 116 sides under mode four in the jar box 100 China inks jar were fallen (with reference to Fig. 3 (b)), therefore,, can replenish inks to ink chamber 116 through taking off the sealing-plug 126 of the supine inlet 124 of opening.In addition, in the jar box 100 of present embodiment, the face that is installed in the side on the ink-jet printer 10 opens wide.
In addition; As shown in Figure 6, in the jar box 100 of present embodiment, upper surface lid 146 is rotatably supported by axle on away from the end of inlet 124 1 sides; So that the supine mode of the opening of inlet 124 when jar box 100 was fallen, can make upper surface lid 146 rotate towards horizontal direction.In addition; In the jar box 100 of present embodiment; At jar box 100 as shown in Figure 6 by in the states that fell, rotatably by the set positions of the center of gravity of the upper surface lid 146 of axle supporting than the position of the axle more lateral of supporting upper surface lid 146 (away from a side of China ink jars 102).Therefore, if jar box 100 was fallen replenishing under the posture (with reference to figure 6) of ink, upper surface lid 146 automatically rotates towards horizontal direction.
In addition; In the jar box 100 of present embodiment; Record the information relevant (points for attention the when compensation process of ink, additional ink etc.) at the back side of upper surface lid 146, when as Fig. 6, jar box 100 being fallen with ink replenishing; Since upper surface lid 146 towards the horizontal direction rotation, make upper surface lid 146 the back side up.The user of ink-jet printer 10 can suitably carry out ink replenishing to China ink jar 102 according to the information of on the back side of this upper surface lid 146, putting down in writing.
In addition; When jar box 100 was fallen; The tube connector 104 that connects the injector head 22 of China ink jar 100 and balladeur train 20 exposes; Tube connector 104 quilts of each ink kind that is connected with each flow export 128 according to the China ink jars 102 of ink kind setting are tied into a branch of, and tube connector 104 is introduced into the inside of ink-jet printer 10 from the through hole 154 that runs through pedestal 150 sides and ink-jet printer 10 sides.In addition, guarantee that each tube connector 104 has enough length, make can be in the state that is stretched by tube connector 104 under the state that fell at jar box 100.
When accomplishing after the ink replenishing of China ink jar 102, jar box 100 is erect, as shown in Figure 4, make jar box 100 recover to be installed on the state of ink-jet printer 10.At this moment, between the side of pedestal 150 and the China ink jar 102 in jar box 100, be provided with the space, tube connector 104 is accommodated in this space.
In addition; As shown in Figure 6; The face of a side that is installed in ink-jet printer 10 of jar box 100 is erected to be provided with hook portion 148 on two positions, on the other hand, the pedestal 150 that is arranged on the side of ink-jet printer 10 is provided with clamping part 152 with hook portion 148 corresponding positions.When jar box 100 is installed to ink-jet printer 10, make the position of hook portion 148 and the position alignment of clamping part 152 through lifting jar box 100, jar box 100 is placed on the ground.So, hook portion 148 cooperates with clamping part 152, makes jar box 100 become the state that is mounted.In addition, be in the state that is mounted at jar box 100, bottom surface (with reference to Fig. 5) kiss the earth of the bottom 142 of jar box 100, therefore the weight of China ink jar 102 can not put on hook portion 148 and clamping part 152.In addition, when unloading jar box 100,, can easily remove engaging of hook portion 148 and clamping part 152 through lift pot box 100 upwards.
Like above explanation; The China ink jars 102 that is contained in the jar box 100 of present embodiment is provided with the inlet 124 that is used for replenishing ink, and this inlet 124 is provided so that at jar box 100 and is installed in the state of ink-jet printer 10 on China ink jar 102 sides the opening surface of inlet 124 towards horizontal direction.And, when carrying out ink replenishing, so that the supine mode of the opening of inlet 124 was fallen jar box 100.Therefore, can prevent effectively that dust gets into China ink jar 102 from inlet 124 when carrying out ink replenishing.That is, different with present embodiment, at inlet 124 when supine mode is arranged on the upper surface of China ink jars 102 with opening; During before needs carry out ink replenishing; Near inlet 124 upper surface of sealing-plug 126 (particularly) accumulate dust easily, when taking off sealing-plug 126 and replenish ink, dust gets in the China ink jars 102 from inlet; So dust is supplied to injector head 22 with ink, thereby constitutes the reason that causes obstruction etc.With respect to this; If the opening surface that as present embodiment, inlet 124 is arranged on the side of China ink jars 102 and makes inlet 124 is towards the horizontal direction setting; Then near the area of the part that accumulates dust easily the inlet 124 diminishes, thereby can prevent effectively that dust gets in the China ink jar 102 from inlet 124 when replenishing ink.
In addition; Be installed in the state of ink-jet printer 10 at jar box 100; The top of the inlet 124 of China ink jar 102 is covered by upper surface lid 146; Therefore can further reduce accumulating near the dust of inlet, consequently, can prevent more effectively that dust gets in black jar 102 from inlet 124 when replenishing ink.
In addition, the upper surface of jar box 100 lid 146 rotatably by the axle supporting, therefore, does not hinder the operation that replenishes ink and can reduce near the dust that accumulates in the inlet 124 on away from the end of a side of the inlet 124 of China ink jars 102.Promptly; Inlet 124 be arranged on China ink jars 102 the side top and be positioned near the upper surface lid 146; Therefore, under the situation that upper surface lid 146 is fixed, as user during near inlet 124; Upper surface lid 146 becomes obstacle, has the tendency of the operation such as sealing-plug 126 grades that is difficult to take off inlet 124.But; If upper surface lid 146 is being supported by axle away from the end of inlet 124 1 sides as embodiment; Through making upper surface lid 146 towards horizontal direction rotation (away from the direction of China ink jar 102); To inlet 124 near can not covering 146 and hindered because of upper surface, thereby can easily carry out sealing-plug 126 that takes off inlet 124 or the operation that replenishes inks from inlet 124.
Especially; If the axle of supporting upper surface lid 146 is set on the following position; This position is the position that in the state that China ink jar was fallen, more relies on inboard (near a side of China ink jars 102) than the center of gravity of upper surface lid 146; Then jar box 100 was fallen when carrying out the posture of ink replenishing, and upper surface lid 146 is to automatically rotating away from black jar 102 direction, and is therefore easier to the operation of China ink jar 102 additional inks.
B. variation:
In above-mentioned illustrated example, upper surface lid 146 just is used for covering the top of China ink jar 102.But it not only covers China ink jar 102 tops, also can the function as 100 o'clock handle of loading and unloading China ink jar be attached to upper surface lid 146.Below, the variation that the function as handle is affixed to upper surface lid 146 describes.In addition, when variation is described,, give the symbol identical, and omit detailed description it with the front illustrated example for the component part identical with the above embodiments.
Fig. 7 shows the key diagram of formation of the jar box 100 of variation.At first, the state that jar box 100 is installed in ink-jet printer 10 has been shown in Fig. 7 (a).In this state, in the jar box 100 of variation, with the above embodiments likewise, the top of the inlet 124 of China ink jars 102 is also covered by upper surface lid 146, therefore can reduce near the dust that accumulates in the inlet 124.
In addition, shown in Fig. 7 (a), in the jar box 100 of variation, the end near a side of ink-jet printer 10 of upper surface lid 146 is provided with the recess 160 that forms concavity towards the end (upper surface lid 146 is by the end of a side of axle supporting) of opposition side.In the jar box 100 that so constitutes, when unloading jar box 100 from ink-jet printer 10, the user at first rides over finger on the recess 160, shown in Fig. 7 (b), makes upper surface lid 146 rotation vertically.Then, can mention jar box 100, engaging and can jar box 100 be unloaded from ink-jet printer 10 between the hook portion 148 that therefore can remove jar box 100 and the clamping part 152 of pedestal 150 through riding over upwards to draw under the state of recess 160 on the finger limit.On the other hand; When jar box 100 is installed; The recess 160 of upper surface lid 146 is mentioned jar box 100 as handle, after the position alignment of position that makes hook portion 148 and clamping part 152, if jar box 100 is placed on the ground; Then hook portion 148 engages with clamping part 152, makes a jar box 100 be in the state that is mounted.
As stated, in the jar box 100 of variation, through on upper surface lid 146, the recess 160 that constitutes handle being set, upper surface lid 146 not only covers the top of jar box 102, also has the function as the handle when ink-jet printer 10 loading pot boxes 100.Thus, the user be through unloading or install jar box 100 by one hand with upper surface lid 146 as handle, makes that to replenish the operation of inks to China ink jars 102 simpler.
In addition; Jar box 100 be removed and with respect to ink-jet printer 10 by in the states (with reference to Fig. 6) that fell; The recess that is arranged on the upper surface lid 146 plays the effect of upper surface lid 146 to the counterweight of horizontal direction rotation that make; Make upper surface lid 146 rotate reliably, thereby become easy to the approaching of inlet 124.
More than, various embodiments have been described, but have been the invention is not restricted to above-mentioned all embodiments, in the scope that does not break away from purport of the present invention, can implement various distortion.
Claims (3)
1. a liquid delivery system that is used for liquid is supplied to liquid consuming device is characterized in that, comprising:
Liquid housing container is arranged on the outside of said liquid consuming device to said liquid housing container quilt and liquid consuming device split, and holds the liquid that is consumed by said liquid consuming device;
Tube connector, said tube connector is directed to said liquid consuming device with the liquid in the said liquid housing container;
Liquid injection port, said liquid injection port are set on the said liquid housing container; And
The top that cover, said cover cover said liquid injection port is provided with,
Said liquid injection port is set at the position on top of arbitrary side of said liquid housing container towards horizontal direction,
Said liquid housing container is the container that when replenishing said liquid, in the state of the said liquid housing container so that said liquid injection port mode was straight up fallen, replenishes said liquid,
Said cover be said liquid housing container by the state inside before falling in the upside of said liquid housing container and with the position of a side opposition side that is provided with said liquid injection port on by the parts of axle supporting.
2. liquid delivery system as claimed in claim 1, wherein,
Said cover is in the state that said liquid housing container was fallen, more to rely on the position of a side of said liquid housing container by the parts of axle supporting in the center of gravity than said cover.
3. liquid consuming device, said liquid consuming device comprises liquid delivery system according to claim 1 or claim 2.
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