CN103171291B - Printing fluid cartridge and recording device utilizing same - Google Patents

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CN103171291B
CN103171291B CN201110435153.5A CN201110435153A CN103171291B CN 103171291 B CN103171291 B CN 103171291B CN 201110435153 A CN201110435153 A CN 201110435153A CN 103171291 B CN103171291 B CN 103171291B
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The invention discloses a printing fluid cartridge and a recording device utilizing same. The printing fluid cartridge can be arranged inside a box installation portion of the recording device in an insertion direction and comprises a printing fluid chamber which is used for storing printing fluid, a printing fluid supplying portion which is placed on a front lateral side of the printing fluid cartridge along the insertion direction, an oblique pressuring component, a displacement restrictor, a removing component and a locking component. Fluid can flow between the internal side of the printing fluid chamber and the external side of the printing fluid chamber through the printing fluid supplying portion; the oblique pressuring component is used for obliquely pressuring the printing fluid cartridge in a removing direction which is opposite to the insertion direction; the displacement restrictor is used for resisting oblique pressuring force of the oblique pressuring component to prevent the printing fluid cartridge from moving in the removing direction; the removing portion is capable of moving between a first position and a second direction, the first position cannot prevent the move of the printing fluid cartridge in the removing direction, and the second position can prevent the move of the printing fluid cartridge in the removing direction; and the locking component is used for keeping the removing component in the first position.

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The recording equipment of printing fluid box and use printing fluid box
Technical field
The present invention relates to and be a kind ofly arranged on printing fluid box in box installation unit and a kind of recording equipment with box installation unit and printing fluid box.
Background technology
The recording equipment using ink to record image on paper is in the art well-known.Such recording equipment comprises an ink jet recording head with nozzle, and by nozzle, ink droplet is optionally sprayed towards paper.Ink droplet impacts paper and forms institute's phase image thereon.Such recording equipment is provided with the print cartridge storing ink.Ink is fed to record head by from print cartridge.Print cartridge is removably installed in the installation unit that is arranged in recording equipment.
When ink used up by print cartridge, user removes the print cartridge use and installation kit contains black, new print cartridge installation unit by the opening that formed in installation unit from the installation unit of recording equipment.Here, known in the art locking mechanism to be arranged in installation portion with positioning ink box and to keep print cartridge under its installment state.Well-known biasing member is also arranged on along the outside bias voltage print cartridge in the direction removing print cartridge from installation unit in mounting portion in the art, even if when print cartridge is kept by locking mechanism.In order to remove print cartridge from installation unit, user removes the locked box kept by locking mechanism.Now, print cartridge is moved away by the opening in installation unit by the power that biased parts are applied to print cartridge, thus makes user easily can remove print cartridge from installation unit.
But the power received from biasing member often penetrates print cartridge from installation unit in a forced manner, and it is first-class and cause damage that this causes print cartridge to drop into floor sometimes.In order to prevent this unnecessary damage, Japanese Patent Application No.2008-110577 proposes a kind of for preventing from forcing from installation unit the structure of injection print cartridge.
In the structure shown here, when the action bars 30 as locking mechanism is arranged in installing mechanism 29, must guarantee user have be enough to operate action bars 30, around the space of the opening of installing mechanism 29.When attempting making recording equipment be compacter, this may be a defect.
In addition, when spring 36 is attempted to penetrate print cartridge 22 from installing mechanism 29, above-mentioned traditional structure stops the motion of print cartridge 22 only by limiting the junction surface 30b that is arranged on action bars 30, the problem causing the Mo Congmo when ink supply pin is extracted out from print cartridge 22 to supply pin thus to drip.
Summary of the invention
In view of aforementioned, an object is to provide a kind of printing fluid box and a kind of recording equipment with this printing fluid box, this recording equipment has following structure, and it can by making this equipment be compacter and/or preventing when removing printing fluid box therefrom printing fluid from instilling in box installation unit at least one problem solved in the above prior art.
In order to realize another object, the invention provides a kind of printing fluid box that can be arranged on along direction of insertion in the box mounting portion of recording equipment.This printing fluid box comprises: printing fluid chamber, and described printing fluid chamber is constructed to store printing fluid; Printing fluid supply section, described printing fluid supply section is positioned at the front side place along described direction of insertion of described printing fluid box, and described printing fluid supply section is constructed between the inner side and outer side of described printing fluid chamber, set up fluid connection; Biasing member, described biasing member is constructed to remove printing fluid box described in bias voltage on direction contrary with described direction of insertion; Stop, described stop is constructed to resist the biasing force of described biasing member and prevents described printing fluid box from moving up in the described side of removing; Remove parts, described releasing parts are constructed to move between the first position and the second position, described stop does not prevent described printing fluid box from moving up in the described side of removing in described primary importance, and described stop prevents described printing fluid box from moving up in the described side of removing in the described second place; And lock assembly, described lock assembly is constructed to described releasing parts to remain on described first position.
Preferably, this printing fluid box comprises projection further, and described projection is positioned at the front side place of described printing fluid box, and described projection is left described printing fluid chamber and stretched out.
Preferably, described biasing member is positioned at described printing fluid supply section, and described biasing member applies described biasing force, is communicated with between the inner side and outer side of described printing fluid chamber to prevent described printing fluid.
Preferably, described stop is included in the surface that the direction vertical with described direction of insertion extends.
Preferably, described stop has the elongated shape extended along direction of insertion, and described releasing parts are constructed to move along direction of insertion relative to stop, described stop has releasing parts can within it relative to the working space of stop movement.Preferably, described releasing parts and described stop are the parts be separated.
According to another aspect, the invention provides a kind of recording equipment, comprising: box mounting portion, described printing fluid box can be arranged in described box mounting portion in an insertion direction; Biasing member, described biasing member is constructed to remove printing fluid box described in bias voltage on direction contrary with described direction of insertion; And holding member, the described printing fluid box that the described biasing force and keeping that described holding member is constructed to resist described biasing member is installed in described box mounting portion.Described printing fluid box comprises: stop, and described stop is constructed to be engaged by with described holding member, remains in described box mounting portion to resist the described biasing force of described biasing member by described printing fluid box; Remove parts, described releasing parts are constructed to remove the joint between described stop and described holding member.When described releasing parts remove the joint between described holding member and described stop, printing fluid box described in described biasing member bias voltage, moves up in the described side of removing to make described printing fluid box.
Preferably, this recording equipment comprises hollow needle further, and printing fluid introduced by the described printing fluid box that described hollow needle is constructed to from being installed in described box mounting portion.
Preferably, described holding member comprises axle, and described holding member can move around described axle, and described releasing parts move in described direction of insertion, thus mobile described holding member is to remove described joint.
Preferably, described releasing parts have the staff-like shape extended in described direction of insertion, described releasing parts have first end and are positioned at the second end of opposition side of described first end, described first end can adjoin with described holding member, and described the second end is arranged on the upstream along described direction of insertion of described first end.
Preferably, described holding member has the first magnet, and described releasing parts have the second magnet, to attract described first magnet of described holding member, due to the magnetic attraction between described first magnet and described second magnet, described printing fluid box is maintained in described box holding portion, and described releasing parts move in described direction of insertion, to remove the joint between described holding member and described releasing parts.
Utilize these to construct, the joint between attachment and bonding part can be removed by the sliding motion removing parts.As a result, user can receive external force (biasing force) owing to applying from box installation unit and the print cartridge that ejects from box installation unit.
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Fig. 1 is the concept cross sectional view of the internal structure of the printer that the box installation unit be provided with according to the first embodiment is shown;
Fig. 2 is the perspective view of the external structure of the print cartridge illustrated according to the first embodiment;
Fig. 3 is the vertical section view of the internal structure of the print cartridge illustrated according to the first embodiment;
Fig. 4 is the cross sectional view of the structure of the box installation unit illustrated according to the first embodiment;
Fig. 5 A is the cross sectional view of print cartridge according to the first embodiment and box installation unit, illustrates that wherein print cartridge is inserted into the state in box installation unit incipiently;
Fig. 5 B is the cross sectional view of print cartridge according to the first embodiment and box installation unit, signal wherein after the state of Fig. 5 A print cartridge be further inserted into the state in box installation unit;
Fig. 6 A is the cross sectional view of print cartridge according to the first embodiment and box installation unit, illustrates that wherein print cartridge is fully installed the state in box installation unit;
Fig. 6 B is the cross sectional view of print cartridge according to the first embodiment and box installation unit, illustrates that wherein print cartridge is incipiently by the state removed from box installation unit;
Fig. 7 A is the cross sectional view of print cartridge according to the first embodiment and box installation unit, signal wherein after the state of Fig. 6 B print cartridge by further from the state that box installation unit removes;
Fig. 7 B is the cross sectional view of print cartridge according to the first embodiment and box installation unit, signal wherein after the state of Fig. 7 A print cartridge by further from the state that box installation unit removes;
Fig. 8 A is the cross sectional view of print cartridge according to the second embodiment and box installation unit, illustrates that wherein print cartridge is fully installed the state in box installation unit; And
Fig. 8 B is the cross sectional view of print cartridge according to the second embodiment and box installation unit, illustrates that wherein print cartridge is by the state removed from box installation unit 110.
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< first embodiment >
With reference to Fig. 1 to Fig. 7 B description print cartridge 30 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
The general introduction > of < printer 10
First, the printer 10 wherein holding print cartridge 30 is described in reference to Fig. 1.Hypothesis is used expect its orientation of use to arrange printer 10 with running through this description term " upwards ", " downwards ", " on ", D score, " top ", " below ", " under ", " right side ", " left side ", "front", "rear" etc.
Printer 10 uses ink-jet recording system to pass through ink droplet to be optionally ejected on recording paper to record image.As shown in FIG. 1, printer 10 comprises black feeding mechanism 100.Box installation unit 110 is arranged in black feeding mechanism 100.Print cartridge 30 can be installed in box installation unit 110.Opening 112 is formed in a side surface of box installation unit 110.Print cartridge 30 is inserted in box installation unit 110 by opening 112 or is removed therefrom.Here, print cartridge 30 corresponds to printing fluid box, and printer 10 corresponds to recording equipment.
Print cartridge 30 stores the ink that can be used by printer 10.When print cartridge 30 is installed in printer 10, print cartridge 30 is connected to record head 21 by black pipe 20.Record head 21 is provided with secondary container 28.Secondary container 28 temporarily stores the ink supplied from print cartridge 30 via black pipe 20.Record head 21 optionally sprays the ink supplied from secondary container 28 by nozzle 29 according to ink jet recording method.
Printer 10 also comprise hold recording paper sheet material paper disc 15 and for the feed roller 23 from paper disc 15 paper feeding sheet material.Sheet of paper is fed in transport path 24 by feed roller 23.A pair conveying roller 25 carries sheet of paper along transport path 24 above pressing plate 26.Now, when paper above pressing plate 26 through out-of-date, ink droplet is optionally ejected on recording paper by record head 21, records image thus on paper.Sheet of paper above pressing plate 26 through afterwards, sheet of paper is discharged in the discharge tray 16 arranged in the downstream of transport path 24 by a pair distributing roller 22.
Note according to the general structure of the printer 10 of the first embodiment it being only an example.Obvious printer 10 can adopt the structure used in other ink-jet printer known in the art, such as being fed to the diverse ways opened with feeding recordable paper and the different shape for transport path.
< ink feeding mechanism 100>
As shown in FIG. 1, black feeding mechanism 100 is arranged in printer 10.Ink feeding mechanism 100 is for supplying ink to the record head 21 arranged in printer 10.Ink feeding mechanism 100 comprises the box installation unit 110 removably can installing print cartridge 30 wherein.Fig. 1 illustrates the box installation unit 110 when print cartridge 30 is installed in wherein.
< print cartridge 30>
Below, the detailed configuration of print cartridge 30 will be described.As shown in figs. 2 and 3, in print cartridge 30, be limited to the ink chamber 36 wherein storing ink.Print cartridge 30 has the box body 31 of the shell limiting print cartridge 30.Ink chamber 36 can be limited to the inside of box body 31, or can be limited by the parts such as black bag be separated with box body 31 still in box body 31 inside.Ink chamber 36 corresponds to printing fluid chamber.
Print cartridge 30 is installed in box installation unit 110 and is removed therefrom under upright state shown in Fig. 2.More specifically, as shown in Fig. 5 A to Fig. 7 B, while upright state shown in maintenance Fig. 2, print cartridge 30 is arranged on along direction of insertion 56 in box installation unit 110 and by along removing direction 55 and is removed from box installation unit 110.The installation that this upright state corresponds to the print cartridge 30 when print cartridge 30 is installed in box installation unit 110 is directed.Hereinafter, hypothesis print cartridge 30 is under upright state provides explanation.
As shown in FIG. 2, box body 31 has substantially flat rectangular shape, its have little width (along by be referred to as width or horizontal direction, the direction illustrated by arrow 51), highly (along be parallel to vertical direction and perpendicular to width 51, by be referred to as short transverse, the direction illustrated by arrow 52) with the degree of depth (along with short transverse 52 vertical with both widths 51, by be referred to as depth direction, the direction illustrated by arrow 53), height and the degree of depth are greater than width.In other words, under upright state, depth direction 53 and direction of insertion 56 are parallel with removing direction 55, and width 51 and short transverse 52 are respectively with direction of insertion 56 with to remove direction 55 orthogonal.
As shown in FIG. 2, box body 31 have antetheca 40, rear wall 42, pair of sidewalls 37,38, upper wall 39 and lower wall 41.When print cartridge 30 is inserted in box installation unit 110, antetheca 40 and rear wall 42 are positioned on first side and tail side along direction of insertion 56 respectively.Antetheca 40 is separated by with distance to a declared goal along depth direction 53 (along direction of insertion 56) with rear wall 42.This pair of sidewalls 37,38 extends along depth direction 53 and is connected to antetheca 40 and rear wall 42.Sidewall 37,38 is also separated with distance to a declared goal by along width 51.Upper wall 39 extends along depth direction 53 upper end connecting antetheca 40, rear wall 42 and sidewall 37,38.Lower wall 41 extends along depth direction 53 lower end connecting antetheca 40, rear wall 42 and sidewall 37,38.Upper wall 39 and lower wall 41 are spaced from each other with distance to a declared goal by along short transverse 52.
Ink-supplying part 43 is arranged on the end portion of the antetheca 40 forming box body 31.Ink-supplying part 43 has outside cylindrical shape and gives prominence to from antetheca 40 on the direction leaving ink chamber 36 along direction of insertion 56 (that is, along depth direction 53).Ink-supplying part 43 has and forms black delivery outlet 71 thereon to provide the outer end portion 72 with the ft connection of box body 31.As shown in FIG. 3, black runner 44 is formed in the inside of ink-supplying part 43.Ink runner 44 extends along depth direction 53 and provides fluid to be communicated with between black delivery outlet 71 and ink chamber 36.
As shown in FIG. 3, in ink-supplying part 43, arrange and be constructed to the valve 70 opening and closing black delivery outlet 71.Valve 70 can be mobile in the black runner 44 of ink-supplying part 43 along depth direction 53 (along direction of insertion 56 and along removing direction 55).Be provided with helical spring 73 with towards black delivery outlet 71 bias voltage valve 70.When being applied to valve 70 without external force, closely to seal black delivery outlet 71 during valve 70 is maintained in its closed position by helical spring 73.The inner end portion 72 of ink-supplying part 43 can have the elastomeric element such as rubber around black delivery outlet 71.This elastomeric element is flexibly out of shape when being contacted by the valve 70 by helical spring 73 bias voltage, thus closely seals black delivery outlet 71.In this condition, a part for valve 70 is exposed to the outside of ink-supplying part 43, the i.e. outside of print cartridge 30 by black delivery outlet 71.But valve 70 and helical spring 73 are not necessarily.Film, rubber stopper etc. can be set on alternative valve 70 ground.Helical spring 73 corresponds to biasing member.
Tattooing needle 122 is also arranged in box installation unit 110.When print cartridge 30 is installed in box installation unit 110, tattooing needle 122 is inserted in black delivery outlet 71, thus makes helical spring 73 flexibly be out of shape and resist the biasing force of helical spring 73 and moved to by valve 70 in the open position be separated with black delivery outlet 71 (see Fig. 6 A).In this condition, black delivery outlet 71 is opened and ink in ink chamber 36 can be flowed in tattooing needle 122 by black runner 44.
Air is introduced unit (not shown) and can also be arranged in box body 31.Correspondingly, when ink flows into tattooing needle 122 from ink chamber 36, air is introduced unit via air and is introduced in ink chamber 36.But it is not necessary component that air introduces unit.Such as, ink chamber 36 can be made up of black bag, and when the ink in ink chamber 36 is consumed, the volume of black bag reduces.
As shown in figs. 2 and 3, projection 32 is arranged on the lower end below ink-supplying part 43 of antetheca 40.Projection 32 is given prominence to forward along direction of insertion 56, and has the outstanding length larger than the outstanding length of ink-supplying part 43 along direction of insertion 56.Projection 32 corresponds to protruding.
As shown in figs. 2 and 3, the upper wall 39 of box body 31 is formed with junction surface 45 at upper wall 39 along the basic center position of depth direction 53.Junction surface 45 is the recesses with vertical composition surface 46.That is, composition surface 46 occupies the plane extended along width 51 and short transverse 52.On the contrary, composition surface 46 can be the plane extended along direction of insertion 56 and along short transverse 52.When print cartridge 30 is installed in box installation unit 110, the attachment 145 of box installation unit 110 (describing afterwards) engage composition surface 46.Junction surface 45 and composition surface 46 correspond to stop.
As shown in figs. 2 and 3, the part being arranged in front, junction surface 45 along direction of insertion 56 of upper wall 39 is used as the upper surface 47 that contacts with the attachment 145 of box installation unit 110 when print cartridge 30 is inserted into box installation unit 110 or is removed therefrom.That is, upper surface 47 is the planes extended along width 51 and depth direction 53.Upper surface 47 is associated by the inclined surface 48 tilted relative to upper surface 47 and antetheca 40 with antetheca 40.Inclined surface 48 is for being directed to upper surface 47 by attachment 145.But, inclined surface 48 can be omitted from this structure.Alternately, inclined surface 48 ground can be substituted the projection similar with the projection 32 outstanding along direction of insertion 56 is set.
As shown in figs. 2 and 3, near the top of rear wall 42 along short transverse 52, remove the rear wall 42 side place that parts 60 are arranged on box body 31.Remove parts 60 there is elongation staff-like shape and extend along depth direction 53.Elongated hole 49 is formed in the upper wall 39 of box body 31 to make releasing parts 60 insert.Elongated hole 49 extends along depth direction 53 and extends through junction surface 45 by the outer surface of rear wall 42.
Releasing parts 60 are formed to be stretched while hole 49 guides and move with removing on direction 55 in direction of insertion 56.Remove parts 60 have allow the rear end 62 of removing parts 60 along remove direction 55 from rear wall 42 outwardly while front end 61 on antetheca 40 side of removing parts 60 arrive the length at junction surface 45.Dished plate 63 be arranged on remove parts 60 rear end 62 on to prevent releasing portion part 60 to be pushed to further in elongated hole 49 by than required.Front end 61 corresponds to first end.Rear end 62 and dished plate 63 correspond to the second end.In other words, junction surface 45 (as stop) have remove parts 60 can within it relative to the working space of junction surface 45 movement.
As shown in FIG. 3, remove parts 60 and be provided with holding unit 65.Holding unit 65 adopts ratchet mechanism with the motion of restriction cancellation parts 60, and an example of ratchet mechanism is ball pen.More specifically, holding unit 65 restriction cancellation parts 60 move along direction of insertion 56, to be remained in its upstream-most position with regard to direction of insertion 56 front end 61 of removing parts 60.This position will be referred to as " second place ".In the second position, the location, abutting end 146 ground of attachment 145 (describing afterwards) is left in the front end 61 of removing parts 60 with regard to direction of insertion 56.When user extrudes along direction of insertion 56 dished plate 63 removing parts 60, holding unit 65 does not prevent removing parts 60 and moves along direction of insertion 56.When removing parts 60 and being extruded as far as possible forward along direction of insertion 56, remove the composition surface 46 of front end 61 close to junction surface 45 of parts 60.This position will be referred to as " primary importance ".When removing parts 60 and moving to primary importance from the second place, the holding unit 65 with ratchet mechanism turns back to primary importance for preventing removing parts 60 along removing direction 55.Then, when the dished plate 63 removing parts 60 is promoted along direction of insertion 56 by user again, holding unit 65 turns back to primary importance for allowing to remove parts 60 along removing direction 55.
Ratchet mechanism has the internal structure utilizing helical spring, gear and ratchet (all not shown) to form.In brief, ratchet mechanism utilize user, to extrude along direction of insertion 56 and remove parts 60 and its internal structure, thus make it possible to be cycled to repeat range of motion (slide, keep and remove) as one.In other words, when user promotes to remove parts 60 1 times, remove parts 60 to move and the ratchet mechanism being kept unit 65 remains on its first position along direction of insertion 56, that is, utilize the ratchet mechanism of holding unit 65 to prevent to remove parts and move along removing direction 55.When removing parts 60 and being promoted along direction of insertion 56 again, remove parts 60 and removed by the maintenance from holding unit 65 and turn back to the second place along removing direction 55.Holding unit 65 corresponds to lock assembly.
< box installation unit >
As shown in FIG. 4, box installation unit 110 has the outer cover 101 of the box-shaped shell forming it.Outer cover 101 has the opening 112 formed in the side corresponding with the front portion of printer 10.Print cartridge 30 is inserted in outer cover 101 by opening 112 or is removed therefrom.Outer cover 101 can hold multiple print cartridge 30.In the present embodiment, outer cover 101 holds four print cartridges 30 such as corresponding to cyan, magenta, yellow and black color.But in the drawings, box installation unit 110 is so illustrated, make outer cover 101 can hold an only print cartridge 30.
Outer cover 101 has end surfaces 102, and this end surfaces 102 is in the face of the inner space of outer cover 101 and be positioned on the side relative with opening 112 along direction of insertion 56 of this inner space.As shown in FIG. 4, connector 103 is arranged on the bottom place that formation forms the sidewall of the outer cover 101 of end surfaces 102 thereon.Each connector 103 is all arranged on the position corresponding with the ink-supplying part 43 of each print cartridge 30 be arranged in outer cover 101.
Connector 103 comprises tattooing needle 122 and cylindrical part 121.Although do not illustrated in the diagram, tattooing needle 122 is connected to black pipe 20 on the outer surface of sidewall with end surfaces 102.The black pipe 20 being connected to each tattooing needle 122 is also connected to the record head 21 of printer 10 and can sends ink to it.
In the end surfaces 102 of outer cover 101, cylindrical part 121 is formed by hollowing out a part for end surfaces 102 with cylindrical shape.Tattooing needle 122 is coaxially arranged on cylindrical part 121 place and is run through the sidewall with end surfaces 102 of outer cover 101 along direction of insertion 56.When print cartridge 30 is installed in box installation unit 110, as in fig. 6 schematically, cylindrical shape ink-supplying part 43 is inserted in cylindrical part 121 hermetically.Now, ink-supplying part 43 exterior circumferential surface with restriction cylindrical part 121 intimate surface contact and adhere.When ink-supplying part 43 is inserted in cylindrical part 121, tattooing needle 122 is also inserted in the black delivery outlet 71 formed in ink-supplying part 43.The tattooing needle 122 inserted by black delivery outlet 71 is resisted the biasing force of helical spring 73 and valve 70 is moved to its open position from its closed position.Correspondingly, the ink stored in ink chamber 36 can outwards flow out now.The ink flowing out ink chamber 36 to flow in tattooing needle 122 due to head difference etc. and is delivered to record head 21 via black pipe 20.
As shown in FIG. 4, attachment 145 are arranged on outer cover 101.Attachment 145 under remaining on its installment state in box installation unit 110 by print cartridge 30.Attachment 145 are arranged at the position above the opening 112 of formation in outer cover 101.
Attachment 145 by back shaft 147 so that outer cover 101 can be supported to by pivotable move mode.Back shaft 147 is arranged on leaving the nearest one end place of mouth 112 and being installed on outer cover 101 of attachment 145.Utilize this structure, attachment 145 are above the opening 112 of outer cover 101 and be adjacent to this place by supporting by pivotable move mode, and are separated close to opening 112 or with opening 112 around back shaft 147 pivotable.Abutting end 146 is formed on the other end contrary with back shaft 147 of attachment 145.Abutting end 146 can engage with the junction surface 45 formed in print cartridge 30.By engaging with junction surface 45, abutting end 146 is resisted and is applied to the external force of print cartridge 30 from the biasing member be arranged on outer cover 101 (helical spring 126) and is remained on by print cartridge 30 in its mounted position.When abutting end 146 is engaged with junction surface 45, the position (see Fig. 6 A) of attachment 145 will be referred to as " latched position ", and another position (see Fig. 6 B) of attachment 145 will be referred to as " unlocked position " when abutting end 146 does not engage in junction surface 45.Attachment 145 correspond to holding member.
Attachment 145 further at the basal surface of attachment 145, that is, relative with the junction surface 45 of print cartridge 30 side surface are formed with the protuberance 148 between abutting end 146 and back shaft 147.As shown in FIG. 4, when viewed from the side, protuberance 148 has triangular shaped.Protuberance 148 has the surface relative with the front end 61 of removing parts 60, and this surface tilts to form acute angle with direction of insertion 56.This inclined surface will be referred to as first surface 149.
Although not shown in the drawings, helical spring is attached to attachment 145 in the present embodiment.These helical spring verticallydownwardly biased engagement parts 145.When user moves the dished plate 63 removing parts 60 towards antetheca 40 side, attachment 145 move up around back shaft 147, thus move to unlocked position from latched position.In addition, although do not illustrated in the drawings, the range of pivot of attachment 145 is restricted thus attachment 145 can not be more mobile further downwards than latched position (shown in Fig. 4 state).Note, attachment 145 are not must by biased downward.Even if not biased, attachment 145 also can move down to realize the joint of the composition surface 46 of it and print cartridge 30 due to its deadweight.Equally in this case, when user promotes to remove parts 60 along direction of insertion 56, the joint between attachment 145 and composition surface 46 can be removed.
As shown in FIG. 4, the inner space of box installation unit 110 expands along direction of insertion 56 under end surfaces 102.In the space of this expansion, be movably provided with slide unit 123.Slide unit 123 along direction of insertion 56 and can remove direction 55 (flatly) movement.Slide unit 123 has basic rectangular shape.Slide unit 123 has the top surface that protrusion tab 124 projects upwards from it.Protrusion tab 124 erects in the insertion path of the projection 32 be arranged on print cartridge 30, thus while print cartridge 30 is installed in box installation unit 110, and projection 32 can be adjacent and by its bias voltage with protrusion tab 124.
The expansion space holding slide unit 123 wherein limits by along direction of insertion 56 end surfaces 125 respect to one another and front surface 127.Slide unit 123 is between end surfaces 125 and front surface 127.Helical spring 126 is arranged between end surfaces 125 and slide unit 123 with compressive state, and along removing direction 55 bias slide parts 123.When external force is not applied to slide unit 123, due to the biasing force of helical spring 126, slide unit 123 is configured to contact with front surface 127.Front surface 127 limit slippage parts 123 leave the range of movement of end surfaces 125.When after contact protrusion tab 124 in the projection 32 of print cartridge 30, print cartridge 30 is further inserted in box installation unit 110, slide unit 123 moves towards end surfaces 125 together with protrusion tab 124, thus compression helical spring 126.Helical spring 126 corresponds to biasing member.
It is noted that and projection 32 can not be set at print cartridge 30 place.When without projection 32, during print cartridge 30 to the installation process in box installation unit 110, because print cartridge 30 is provided with the helical spring 73 be arranged in ink-supplying part 43, so still the biasing force along removing direction 55 effect can be applied to print cartridge 30.
< installs print cartridge >
Below, the operation being used for installing print cartridge 30 and remove print cartridge 30 from box installation unit 110 in box installation unit 110 is described with reference to Fig. 5 A to Fig. 7 B.
As shown in fig. 5, make antetheca 40 side of print cartridge 30 previously, print cartridge 30 is inserted in box installation unit 110 by opening 112.Now, releasing parts 60 are remained on its second position by holding unit 65.When print cartridge 30 is inserted in box installation unit 110, the inclined surface 48 of box body 31 contacts attachment 145.When print cartridge 30 is further inserted in box installation unit 110, attachment 145 are along inclined surface 48 upward sliding on upper surface 47.Correspondingly, attachment 145 along axis (around the back shaft 147) pivotable of counter clockwise direction in fig. 5 around it, thus move to unlocked position from latched position.
When print cartridge 30 is installed in box installation unit 110, ink-supplying part 43 contacts cylindrical portion 121, and tattooing needle 122 is inserted in the black delivery outlet 71 of ink-supplying part 43, as in figure 5b illustrate.Now, attachment 145 are not yet engaged with in the junction surface 45 of box body 31.The tattooing needle 122 be inserted in black delivery outlet 71 contacts valve 70.When print cartridge 30 is further mobile along direction of insertion 56, valve 70 is extruded by tattooing needle 122, thus the biasing force of opposing helical spring 73 and move to its open position from its closed position, as in fig. 6 illustrate.After ink-supplying part 43 is inserted in cylindrical portion 121 and tattooing needle 122 is further inserted in black delivery outlet 71, print cartridge 30 is installed in its assigned position (mounted position) relative to box installation unit 110.Although not shown in the drawings, the end of tattooing needle 122 defines black import.Correspondingly, the ink in ink chamber 36 is flowed by black runner 44 and flows in tattooing needle 122 via this black import.
When print cartridge 30 to reach shown in Fig. 6 A, its mounted position time, the composition surface 46 that the junction surface 45 of box body 31 is formed have passed through the abutting end 146 of attachment 145 along direction of insertion 56.Therefore, because the abutting end 146 of attachment 145 is no longer supported on the upper surface 47 of box body 31, so when the abutting end 146 of attachment 145 contacts composition surface 46, attachment 145 pivotally move in junction surface 45 in fig. 6 clockwise.The attachment 145 engaged in junction surface 45 are resisted the biasing force of helical spring 73 and helical spring 126 and are remained on by print cartridge 30 in its mounted position.Complete the operation for installing print cartridge 30 in box installation unit 110 like this.
The external force (due to the biasing force that the helical spring 73 be arranged in print cartridge 30 and/or the helical spring 126 be arranged in box installation unit 110 cause) being applied to box body 31 acts in the projection 32 of setting on the antetheca 40 of box body 31.Substitute the helical spring 73 being used to open and close valve 70, as external force, helical spring can be arranged on the outside of box body 31.This helical spring can be positioned such that the end surfaces 102, photoelectric sensor etc. of its end contact box installation unit 110, and along removing direction 55 bias voltage print cartridge 30.
When print cartridge 30 is in installation site, the first surface 149 of attachment 145 can or can contact with the front end 61 of removing parts 60.Even if first surface 149 is separated with the front end 61 of removing parts 60, by the joint between the composition surface 46 and the abutting end 146 of attachment 145 at junction surface 45, print cartridge 30 is also kept.
When ink in the ink chamber 36 of print cartridge 30 is depleted, user removes from box installation unit 110 print cartridge 30 used up and installs new print cartridge 30.As mentioned above, when print cartridge 30 is installed in box installation unit 110, the front end 61 of removing parts 60 is positioned on the downstream of the abutting end 146 forming attachment 145 relative to direction of insertion 56.
In order to remove print cartridge 30 from box installation unit 110, user namely resist the biasing force of helical spring 64 along direction of insertion 56 towards rear wall 42 extrudes the dished plate 63 removing parts 60.Because the dished plate 63 removing parts 60 is positioned at the downstream of rear wall 42 along direction of insertion 56, so user can remove parts 60 from the rear wall 42 side operation of print cartridge 30.When user extrude remove the dished plate 63 of parts 60 time, as in fig. 6b illustrate, front end 61 contacts the first surface 149 of attachment 145.When removing parts 60 and inwardly being extruded further, remove the front end 61 of parts 60 close to composition surface 46, and when first surface 149 drives on the front end 61 of removing parts 60, attachment 145 are pushed upwardly.By this operation, attachment 145 are the counterclockwise axis pivotable around it in fig. 6b, until abutting end 146 to move to above composition surface 46 and is separated with composition surface 46.That is, attachment 145 move to unlocked position around its axis from latched position, thus remove its maintenance on print cartridge 30.
When the abutting end 146 of attachment 145 is separated with composition surface 46, the external force (particularly, the biasing force of helical spring 73 and/or helical spring 126) being applied to box body 31 moves box body 31 along removing direction 55.Meanwhile, user extrudes along direction of insertion 56 and removes parts 60.Therefore, the hand of user absorbs the biasing force of helical spring 73 and 126 by helical spring 64 and releasing parts 60.
Even if after by his finger, from releasing, parts 60 leave user, releasing parts 60 also can be maintained first position by holding unit 65.Therefore, the abutting end 146 of attachment 145 is prevented again to contact with the composition surface 46 at junction surface 45.
In addition, when user removes parts 60, the biasing force acting on the helical spring 126 on slide unit 123 moves box body 31 until slide unit 123 contacts the front surface 127 of outer cover 101 along removing direction 55, as shown in fig. 7b.This motion is slight and only utilizes the biasing force of the helical spring 126 acted on box body 31 to realize.Therefore, print cartridge 30 is not penetrated from box installation unit 110 forcibly.In addition, when user removes parts 60, the biasing force of helical spring 64 causes to be removed parts 60 and outwards slides, until dished plate 63 arrive it, from the maximum separation position of the rear wall 42 of box body 31.Subsequently, user pulls box body 31 along removing direction 55, removes print cartridge 30 thus from box installation unit 110.
Even if be arranged in the situation in print cartridge 30 without any projection 32, due to the biasing force applied from the helical spring 73 of ink-supplying part 43, also still after user removes parts 60, print cartridge 30 can be promoted along removing direction 55.User therefore, it is possible to along remove direction 55 when without projection 32 pull print cartridge 30 to remove print cartridge 30 from box installation unit 110.
Substitute sliding motion ground, remove parts 60 can be so constructed, releasing parts 60 can be rotated around its axis along direction of insertion 56 extension, or releasing parts 60 can move to provide joint between attachment 145 and releasing parts 60 in similar swing ground.In arbitrary situation, all can be configured to once described joint is by removing, user removes after parts 60 and also prevents from again being engaged with junction surface 45 even if remove parts 60.
The effect > of < first embodiment
Utilize the printer 10 according to the first embodiment, user by promoting to remove parts 60 along direction of insertion 56 slip from print cartridge 30 disengaging engaging members 145 on releasing parts 60.Now, the hand of user stop being caused by external force, print cartridge 30 along removing moving of direction 55, thus makes the speed along the print cartridge 30 removing direction 55 movement slow down.Therefore, it is possible to prevent print cartridge 30 from ejecting from box installation unit 110, and when changing print cartridge 30, can prevent ink from oozing from tattooing needle 122.
In addition, utilizing this structure, not needing the user's functional unit arranged in box installation unit 110 for operating attachment 145, thus make to produce compacter black feeding mechanism 100 and become possibility.
In addition, as mentioned above, because the releasing parts 60 departed from for making the joint between junction surface 45 and attachment 145 are not arranged on box installation unit 110 place, but be arranged on print cartridge 30 place, can be used in slowing down by along the speed of print cartridge 30 removing direction 55 movement so user promotes to remove parts 60 along direction of insertion 56.On the contrary, box mounting portion is provided with in the conventional construction of the parts for making the joint between box mounting portion and print cartridge depart from wherein, when print cartridge is departed from, along removing external force that direction 55 acts on fully and be applied to print cartridge by oneself, thus print cartridge is caused to drop on ground.Can prevent this unexpected of print cartridge from ejecting according to the print cartridge 30 of the first embodiment.
When user promotes to remove parts 60 and when after this being removed, releasing parts 60 are remained on first position by holding unit 65 along direction of insertion 56.The holding unit 65 that releasing parts 60 maintain first position is reserved for that hold attachment 145 wherein, enough little space in junction surface 45.As a result, even if his finger leaves from releasing parts 60 by user after move releasing parts 60 along direction of insertion 56, when user removes parts 60, attachment 145 can not be bonded in junction surface 45 again.
As mentioned above, as long as print cartridge 30 is installed in box installation unit 110, removes parts 60 and be just maintained at second position.When pressing dished plate 63 along direction of insertion 56, remove parts 60 and move to primary importance from the second place, and releasing parts 60 being remained on first position by holding unit 65.In other words, as long as be in primary importance because remove parts 60, attachment 145 just can not engage with the junction surface 45 of print cartridge 30, so print cartridge 30 can not be installed in box installation unit 110.In this way, by watching the position of removing parts 60, user visually can confirm whether print cartridge 30 is correctly mounted in box installation unit 110.
< second embodiment >
In the above-described first embodiment, releasing parts 60 are remained on primary importance and sentence and maintained in unlocked position by attachment 145 by holding unit 65.But, holding unit 65 can be saved.Fig. 8 A and Fig. 8 B illustrates print cartridge 230 according to the second embodiment and box installation unit 210.Hereinafter, similar part marks to avoid repeat specification with component by with those identical Reference numerals in a first embodiment.
Substitute holding unit 65 ground of the first embodiment, as shown in Fig. 8 A and Fig. 8 B, the releasing parts 260 according to the second embodiment are provided with magnet 266.The attachment 250 with magnet 251 are pivotally supported on outer cover 201 place of box installation unit 210.Magnet 251 is arranged on the bottom of attachment 250, thus when print cartridge 230 is installed in box installation unit 210 in the face of removing the magnet 266 of parts 260.Magnet 251 has the South Pole be positioned on end surfaces 102 side and the arctic be positioned on opening 112 side of outer cover 201.
The front end 261 of removing parts 260 extends to below junction surface 245, thus front end 261 aligns with the composition surface 46 at junction surface 245 with regard to direction of insertion 56.Magnet 266 is disposed in the vicinity of front end 261 and removes the top place of parts 260.Magnet 266 has the arctic of locating closer to antetheca 40 and the South Pole of locating closer to rear wall 42.That is, the layout of the north and south poles of magnet 266 and the contrary of magnet 251.Remove parts 260 not slide into as in the first embodiment in junction surface 245, but to be arranged on below junction surface 245 thus to remove parts 260 and and direction 55 can be removed move in sliding manner along direction of insertion 56.
As shown in fig. 8 a, when print cartridge 230 is installed in box installation unit 210, attachment 250 engage with junction surface 245.Now, the front end 261 of removing parts 260 at it along in direction of insertion 56 downstream position (that is, the second place) farthest.Remove the magnet 266 of parts 260 and the magnet 251 of attachment 250 to contact with each other, make the arctic of magnet 266 relative with the South Pole of magnet 251 and the south face of magnet 266 to the arctic of magnet 251.Due to the magnetic attraction produced between magnet 266 and magnet 251, attachment 250 keep engaging with the junction surface 245 of print cartridge 230.Therefore, print cartridge 230 is resisted the biasing force of helical spring 73 and 126 and is maintained in its installation site.Magnet 251 corresponds to the first magnet, and magnet 266 corresponds to the second magnet.
When removing print cartridge 230 from box installation unit 210, user extrudes the dished plate 263 of releasing parts 260 so that releasing parts 260 are moved to primary importance from the second place along direction of insertion 56.When removing parts 260 and sliding on upper surface 47 along direction of insertion 56, magnet 266 also moves along direction of insertion 56, thus its South Pole now in the face of the South Pole of magnet 251 and the arctic of magnet 266 leave from the South Pole of magnet 251.As a result, due to the magnetic repulsion between magnet 266 and magnet 251, attachment 250 are separated with the junction surface 245 from print cartridge 230 around its axis pivotable in the fig. 8b widdershins.When attachment 250 depart from from junction surface 245, print cartridge 230 is moved by along removing direction 55 due to the biasing force of helical spring 73 and 126.
Second embodiment with above structure can realize the operation identical with the printer 10 according to the first embodiment and effect.
Various modification all can be imagined.
In above preferred embodiment, when print cartridge 30 is installed in box installation unit 110, helical spring 73 and 126 applies external force along removing 55 pairs, direction print cartridge 30.But the biasing member be arranged on print cartridge 30 may be used for applying external force to print cartridge 30 under its installment state.Such as, the helical spring extended along direction of insertion 56 can be arranged on the antetheca 40 of box body 31.When print cartridge 30 is installed in box installation unit 110, the end surfaces 102 of helical spring contact outer cover 101, and compression is to apply external force along removing 55 pairs, direction box body 31.
In addition, although print cartridge 30 inserts in the box installation unit 110 of printer 10 by user to manually in the above-described embodiments, the present invention can also can be applied to the box installation unit wherein mechanically can installing print cartridge.
Although eliminated the detecting unit for detecting the residue ink amount in print cartridge 30 in a preferred embodiment, this detecting unit can be arranged on print cartridge 30.Such as, to remain on antetheca 40 that black detecting unit can be arranged on print cartridge 30 and to give prominence to from antetheca 40 along the direction leaving ink chamber 36.Remain black detecting unit to be formed by light-transmissive resin.Can by residue black detecting unit watch ink chamber 36 to manually or utilize photoelectric sensor automatically detect in the ink chamber 36 of print cartridge 30 residue ink amount.When using photoelectric sensor, the distance between the pair of sidewalls forming the black detecting unit of residue is set to be less than the gap between the photocell and light receiving element of photoelectric sensor.Light shielding plate based on the movement of residue ink amount can be arranged in the black detecting unit of residue.Alternately, can utilize can by reflecting based on the ink amount in ink chamber 36, the light launched from photocell of diffraction or decay whole or a part of and device that the is light quantity of minimizing arrival light receiving element substitutes light shielding plate.
Although printing fluid is described as the ink stored in the print cartridge 30 being used for being used by ink-jet printer 10 by preferred embodiment, printing fluid is not limited to ink.The present invention can also be applied to the box being such as stored in the toner as printing fluid used in electrophotographic image forming.
Although describe the present invention in detail with reference to embodiment, being apparent that to those skilled in the art, when not departing from spirit of the present invention, various change and modification can being realized wherein.

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1. a printing fluid box, described printing fluid box can be arranged in the box mounting portion of recording equipment in an insertion direction, and described printing fluid box comprises:
Printing fluid chamber, described printing fluid chamber is constructed to store printing fluid;
Printing fluid supply section, described printing fluid supply section is positioned at the front side place along described direction of insertion of described printing fluid box, and described printing fluid supply section is constructed between the inner side and outer side of described printing fluid chamber, set up fluid connection;
Biasing member, described biasing member is constructed to remove printing fluid box described in bias voltage on direction contrary with described direction of insertion;
Stop, described stop is constructed to resist the biasing force of described biasing member and prevents described printing fluid box from moving up in the described side of removing;
Remove parts, described releasing parts are constructed to move between the first position and the second position, described stop does not prevent described printing fluid box from moving up in the described side of removing in described primary importance, and described stop prevents described printing fluid box from moving up in the described side of removing in the described second place; With
Lock assembly, described lock assembly is constructed to described releasing parts to remain on described first position.
2. printing fluid box according to claim 1, comprises projection further, and described projection is positioned at the front side place of described printing fluid box, and described projection is left described printing fluid chamber and stretched out.
3. printing fluid box according to claim 1, wherein said biasing member is positioned at described printing fluid supply section, and described biasing member applies described biasing force, is communicated with between the inner side and outer side of described printing fluid chamber to prevent described printing fluid.
4. the printing fluid box any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said stop is included in the surface that the direction vertical with described direction of insertion extends.
5. the printing fluid box any one of claims 1 to 3,
Wherein said releasing parts are constructed to move in described direction of insertion relative to described stop, and described stop has working space, and in described working space, described releasing parts can move relative to described stop.
6. the printing fluid box any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said releasing parts and described stop are the parts be separated.
7. a recording equipment, comprising:
Box mounting portion, printing fluid box can be arranged in described box mounting portion in an insertion direction;
Biasing member, described biasing member is constructed to remove printing fluid box described in bias voltage on direction contrary with described direction of insertion; With
Holding member, the described printing fluid box that the biasing force and keeping that described holding member is constructed to resist described biasing member is installed in described box mounting portion,
Described printing fluid box comprises:
Stop, described stop is constructed to be engaged by with described holding member, remains in described box mounting portion to resist the described biasing force of described biasing member by described printing fluid box; With
Remove parts, described releasing parts are constructed to remove the joint between described stop and described holding member,
Wherein when described releasing parts remove the joint between described holding member and described stop, printing fluid box described in described biasing member bias voltage, moves up in the described side of removing to make described printing fluid box.
8. recording equipment according to claim 7, comprises hollow needle further, and printing fluid introduced by the described printing fluid box that described hollow needle is constructed to from being installed in described box mounting portion.
9. recording equipment according to claim 7, wherein said holding member comprises axle, and described holding member can move around described axle, and described releasing parts move in described direction of insertion, thus mobile described holding member is to remove described joint.
10. the recording equipment any one of claim 7 to 9, wherein said releasing parts have the staff-like shape extended in described direction of insertion, described releasing parts have first end and are positioned at the second end of opposition side of described first end, described first end can adjoin with described holding member, and described the second end is arranged on the upstream along described direction of insertion of described first end.
11. recording equipments according to claim 7, wherein said holding member has the first magnet, and described releasing parts have the second magnet, to attract described first magnet of described holding member, due to the magnetic attraction between described first magnet and described second magnet, described printing fluid box is maintained in described box mounting portion, and described releasing parts move in described direction of insertion, to remove the joint between described holding member and described releasing parts.
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