CN103171294B - Printing fluid cartridge and recording device utilizing same - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a printing fluid cartridge and a recording device utilizing same. The printing fluid cartridge comprises a printing fluid chamber, a printing fluid supplying portion, a displacement restrictor and a removing component. The internal of the printing fluid chamber is communicated with the external of the printing fluid chamber through the printing fluid supplying portion; the displacement restrictor is used for preventing the printing fluid cartridge from moving in a direction which is opposite to a fluid conveying direction; the removing portion is used for removing the prevention; and the displacement restrictor is aligned to the removing portion in a height direction which is orthogonal with a fluid communication direction and a width direction.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of can be installed to the neutralization of box mounting portion can by the printing fluid box that removes therefrom and a kind of recording equipment with box mounting portion and printing fluid box.
Background technology
The known image recording equipment of so-called pipe supply system has the print cartridge on the outside being positioned at the carrier installing record head thereon, and print cartridge and record head are connected via pipe.Print cartridge is configured to the opening of the box mounting portion of flatly inserting the front portion being arranged in image recorder.Box can be inserted in box mounting portion and be removed therefrom.When print cartridge is inserted in box mounting portion, define the black runner extending to record head from print cartridge.
Box mounting portion can comprise the hollow needle etc. being referred to as " tattooing needle ", thus the ink stored in print cartridge is supplied to record head via pipe.
Mounting portion can comprise the locking mechanism that is configured to print cartridge to remain under its mounted state and be configured to towards the biasing member of the opening bias voltage print cartridge of box mounting portion.
In this way, the size of recording equipment reduces to be subject to the layout of locking mechanism in box mounting portion and to retrain.
Summary of the invention
In view of these and other shortcoming of correlation technique, one object of the present invention is to provide a kind of less recording equipment.
According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of printing fluid box comprising printing fluid chamber, printing fluid supply section, stop and releasing parts is provided.This printing fluid supply section can set up connection between the inside of printing fluid chamber and the outside of printing fluid chamber.This stop can prevent printing fluid box with fluid connection side in the opposite direction on move.These releasing parts can remove box from preventing box with fluid connection side is mobile in the opposite direction.This stop can be arranged to flowing out in direction and the orthogonal short transverse of width from removing component deflection with fluid.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a kind of recording equipment being provided with box mounting portion is provided.When printing fluid box is flowed out along fluid in insertion box mounting portion, direction, this box mounting portion receives printing fluid box wherein.This box mounting portion can comprise attachment, and these attachment can be associated with the stop of printing fluid box.
According to following detailed description of the present invention and accompanying drawing, for those of ordinary skills, other objects, features and advantages will be obvious.
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In order to more fully understand the present invention, the needs met thus and object, feature and advantage, by reference to the accompanying drawings reference is carried out for following explanation now.
Fig. 1 is the concept cross sectional view of the internal structure that the printer being provided with box installation unit is according to an embodiment of the invention shown;
Fig. 2 is the perspective view of print cartridge;
Fig. 3 is the vertical section view of the internal structure of the print cartridge that Fig. 2 is shown;
Fig. 4 is the vertical section view of box installation unit;
Fig. 5 A is the vertical section view being installed in print cartridge on the box mounting portion of Fig. 4, Fig. 3, illustrates that wherein print cartridge is inserted into the state in box installation unit incipiently;
Fig. 5 B is the vertical section view being installed in print cartridge on the box mounting portion of Fig. 4, Fig. 3, illustrates that wherein print cartridge is further inserted into the state in box installation unit after the state of Fig. 5 A;
Fig. 6 A is the vertical section view being installed in print cartridge on the box mounting portion of Fig. 4, Fig. 3, illustrates that wherein print cartridge is fully installed the state in box installation unit;
Fig. 6 B is the vertical section view being installed in print cartridge on the box mounting portion of Fig. 4, Fig. 3, illustrates that wherein print cartridge is incipiently by the state removed from box installation unit;
Fig. 7 is the perspective view of the print cartridge according to the first variant of the present invention;
Fig. 8 is the vertical section view of the internal structure of the print cartridge that Fig. 7 is shown;
Fig. 9 A is the vertical section view being installed in print cartridge in the box installation unit of Figure 11, Fig. 7, illustrates that wherein print cartridge is inserted into the state in box installation unit incipiently;
Fig. 9 B is the vertical section view being installed in print cartridge in box installation unit, Fig. 7, illustrates that wherein print cartridge is further inserted into the state in box installation unit after the state of Fig. 5 A;
Figure 10 A is the vertical section view of the print cartridge be installed in box installation unit, illustrates that wherein print cartridge is fully installed the state in box installation unit;
Figure 10 B is the vertical section view of the print cartridge be installed in box installation unit, signal wherein after the state of Figure 10 A print cartridge by the state removed from box installation unit; And
Figure 11 is the vertical section view of the box installation unit according to the first variant of the present invention.
Detailed description of the invention
Can understand embodiments of the invention and their feature and advantage by reference to Fig. 1-12, in different drawings, similar numeral is used to similar, corresponding part.The embodiment be described below is only example, and can when not changing scope of the present invention as required revision for execution example.
With reference to Fig. 1 to Fig. 6 B, print cartridge 30 according to an embodiment of the invention is described.
The general introduction > of < printer 10
First, the printer 10 wherein holding print cartridge 30 is described in reference to Fig. 1.Print cartridge 30 corresponds to printing fluid box.Printer 10 corresponds to recording equipment.By hypothesis with expect its direction and location printer 10 ground of use use 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 record image by being optionally ejected on recording paper by ink droplet.As shown in FIG. 1, printer 10 can comprise black feeding mechanism 100.Ink feeding mechanism 100 can comprise box installation unit 110.Box installation unit 110 allows to install print cartridge 30 wherein.Box installation unit 110 is included in the opening 112 that a surface of printer 10 is opened toward the outer side.Print cartridge 30 can be configured to be inserted in box installation unit 110 and by from box installation unit 110 by opening 112 remove.Print cartridge 30 is inserted in box installation unit 110 by opening 112 or is removed therefrom.
Ink is stored in print cartridge.Record head 21 can be connected to print cartridge 30 via black pipe 20.Record head 21 can have the secondary container 28 temporarily storing the ink supplied by black pipe 20 wherein.Record head 21 can comprise multiple nozzle 29, and the ink supplied from secondary container 28 optionally can spray to form record image by nozzle 29.
Printer 10 can also comprise along feed direction by with the paper disc 15 of this arranged in order, sheet material feed rolls 23, sheet material passage 24, a pair transfer roller 25, pressing plate 26, a pair distributing roller 22 and paper discharge tray 16.Sheet material can be fed to sheet material passage 24 from paper feeding plate 15 by sheet material feed rolls 23; And sheet material can be transported to pressing plate 26 by this pair transfer roller 25 further.Then, ink can optionally be ejected on the sheet material of pressing plate 26 to form image on sheet material by record head 21.Then, sheet material can be discharged in discharge tray 16 by this pair distributing roller 22.
Note according to the general structure of the printer 10 of preferred embodiment it being only an example.Obvious printer 10 can adopt other structure used in 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 that can insert 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 FIG. 3, print cartridge 30 limits the black ink chamber 36 be stored in wherein wherein.As shown in figs. 2 and 3, print cartridge 30 has the shell 31 of the outer cover limiting print cartridge 30.But ink chamber 36 can be limited at the inside of shell 31, or can by being separated with shell 31 limiting at the parts of shell 31 inside.Ink chamber 36 corresponds to printing fluid chamber.Shell 31 corresponds to body and shell.
Print cartridge 30 can be formed in erection position shown in Fig. 2, namely direction (hereinafter, being referred to as " inserting and remove direction 50 ") along the upper surface using the lower surface in accompanying drawing as basal surface and in accompanying drawing as upper surface, that illustrated by arrow 50 (see Fig. 6) is positioned in box installation unit 110 and is removed therefrom.Hereinafter, hypothesis print cartridge 30 is in erection position provides explanation.
As shown in FIG. 2, shell 31 can have the rectangular shape of substantially flat, have in the direction illustrated by arrow 51 (hereinafter, be referred to as width or horizontal direction) on width, in the direction by arrow 52 illustrated vertical with width 51 (hereinafter, be referred to as vertical direction or short transverse) on height and the degree of depth in the direction (hereinafter, be referred to as depth direction 53) by arrow 53 illustrated vertical with vertical direction and width 51.The height of shell 31 and the degree of depth of shell 31 each be all greater than the width of shell 31.In other words, in erection position, depth direction 53 is parallel to direction of insertion 56 and removes direction 55, and width 51 and short transverse 52 are orthogonal to direction of insertion 56 respectively and remove direction 55.
As shown in FIG. 2, shell 31 can have antetheca 40, rear wall 42, pair of sidewalls 37,38, roof 39 and diapire 41.When print cartridge 30 is inserted in box installation unit 110, antetheca 40 is positioned at the front side place of printer 10, and the rear wall 42 of print cartridge 30 is inserted in box installation unit 110, and the rear wall 42 of shell 31 is positioned on the rear side of shell 31.Antetheca 40 and rear wall 42 (in direction of insertion 56) can be located relative to one another on depth direction 53.Antetheca 40 can be separated from rear wall 42 by four walls: at the pair of sidewalls (not described) inserted with remove direction 50 extension, the upper wall 39 be connected by the top edge of sidewall and the lower wall 41 be also connected by the lower limb of sidewall.Upper wall 39 and lower wall 41 are spaced from each other with distance to a declared goal in short transverse 52.Antetheca 40 corresponds to front side.Rear wall 42 corresponds to rear side.Roof 39 corresponds to upside of the present invention.
Ink-supplying part 43 can be positioned at the front side of print cartridge 30, such as, on the antetheca 40 of the shell 31 of lower end.Ink-supplying part 43 can have cylindrical shape, and ink-supplying part 43 can from antetheca 40 on direction of insertion 56 (that is, on depth direction 53) stretch out forward.Ink-supplying part 43 can have and forms black delivery outlet 71 thereon to provide the outer end portion 72 with the ft connection of shell 31.As shown in FIG. 3, black runner 44 can be formed to extend to ink chamber from black delivery outlet 71 by the inner space of ink-supplying part 43 on depth direction 53.Ink-supplying part 43 corresponds to printing fluid supply section.
As shown in FIG. 3, in ink-supplying part 43, valve 70 can be configured to be opened or closed by 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).Helical spring 73 can be set with towards black delivery outlet 71 bias valve 70.When valve 70 can be applied to without any external force, closely to seal black delivery outlet 71 during valve 70 is maintained in its closed position by helical spring 73.The part around black delivery outlet 71 of the outer end portion 72 of ink-supplying part 43 is formed by elastomeric element such as rubber.This elastomeric element can flexibly be 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 state, a part for valve 70 can be expose outside print cartridge 30 by black delivery outlet 71 outside ink-supplying part 43.Ink-supplying part 71 is not limited to the structure that its China and Mexico's supply valve 70 opens and closes ink-supplying part 70.Such as, wherein when print cartridge is inserted in box installation unit 110, film, rubber stopper etc. close the structure of black delivery outlet 70.
Tattooing needle 122 (describing afterwards) also can be positioned on 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 (see Fig. 6 A) be separated with black delivery outlet 71.In this condition, black delivery outlet 71 is opened, and the 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 shell 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 air introduces unit not necessarily component.Such as, ink chamber 36 can by black pocket structure, and when the ink amount in ink chamber 36 reduces, the volume of black bag reduces.
As shown in figs. 2 and 3, projection 32 can be positioned on lower wall 41 (lower end of the antetheca 40 below ink-supplying part 43).Projection 32 can be given prominence to forward along direction of insertion 56, and can have than ink-supplying part 43 along the large outstanding length of the outstanding length of direction of insertion 56.
As shown in figs. 2 and 3, the roof 39 of shell 31 can be formed with coupling recess 45, and coupling recess 45 extends to rear wall 42 from the position at the basic center at roof 39 along depth direction 53.Coupling recess 45 can be limited by the vertical composition surface 46 at the front end place along direction of insertion 56 and a pair rib 45a, 45b.That is, composition surface 46 can occupy the plane extended along width 51 and short transverse 52.When print cartridge 30 is installed in box installation unit 110, the attachment 145 of box installation unit 110 (describing afterwards) can engage with composition surface 46.Particularly, attachment 145 engage with the top of composition surface 46.The top of composition surface 46 corresponds to stop.
As shown in figs. 2 and 3, the part that can be arranged in coupling recess 45 front along direction of insertion 56 of upper wall 39 is used as the upper surface 47 that can contact with the attachment 145 of box installation unit 110 when print cartridge 30 is inserted into box installation unit 110.That is, upper surface 47 can have the plane extended along width 51 and depth direction 53.Top surface 47 and antetheca 40 can be connect by the inclined surface 48 tilted relative to top surface 47 and antetheca 40.Inclined surface 48 is for being directed to top surface 47 by attachment 145.But, inclined surface 48 can be omitted from this 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, pivotable member 60 is arranged in coupling recess 45.Pivotable member 60 has twisted plate shape and extends along depth direction 53.Particularly, pivotable member 60 has the first arm 61, second arm 62 and the axle 63 along width 51 extension.Axle 63 at the rear portion place of composition surface 46 by roof 39 supporting by pivotable move mode.First arm 61 radially can extend from axle 63 forward near composition surface 46 or thereon.Second arm 62 also radially can extend backward from axle 63 on rear wall 42.Utilize this structure, pivotable member 60 pivotally can move around axle 63.Notice that shell 31 and pivotable member 60 can be integrally formed.Pivotable member 60 corresponds to removes parts and lever.
When external force (describing afterwards) can be not applied to pivotable member 60, the first arm 61 can contact the basal surface 49 of coupling recess 45 due to the biasing force of its deadweight or biasing member such as helical spring (not shown).On the other hand, when the second arm 62 can be resisted weight or biasing force and be pushed down, pivotable member 60 can along counter clockwise direction in figure 3 around axle 63 pivotable, and the first arm 61 is left basal surface 49 ground and moves thus.
< box installation unit 110>
As shown in FIG. 4, box installation unit 110 can have the housing 101 of the box housings forming it.Housing 101 has opening 112.Print cartridge 30 can be inserted in housing 101 by opening 112 or be removed therefrom.Housing 101 can hold multiple print cartridge 30, such as, correspond to four print cartridges 30 of cyan, magenta, yellow and black color.But in the accompanying drawings, box installation unit 110 is so illustrated, make housing 101 can hold an only print cartridge 30.
Housing 101 can have end surfaces 102, and end surfaces 102 is in the face of the inner space of housing 101 and can 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 can be positioned at the bottom place that formation forms the sidewall of the housing 101 of end surfaces 102 thereon.If housing 101 holds multiple print cartridge 30, then can locate multiple connector 103.
Connector 103 can comprise tattooing needle 122 and maintaining part 121.Although do not illustrated in the diagram, tattooing needle 122 can be 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.
Maintaining part 121 can be formed in the end surfaces 102 of housing 101 by hollowing out a part for end surfaces 102 with cylindrical shape.Tattooing needle 122 can be coaxially arranged on maintaining part 121 place and can be run through the sidewall of the housing 101 with end surfaces 102 along direction of insertion 56.When print cartridge 30 can be installed in box installation unit 110, as in fig. 6 schematically, cylindrical shape ink-supplying part 43 can be inserted in cylindrical shape maintaining part 121 hermetically.Now, ink-supplying part 43 exterior circumferential surface can with limit maintaining part 121 intimate surface contact and adhere.When ink-supplying part 43 is inserted in maintaining 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 can flow in tattooing needle 122 due to head difference etc. and be delivered to record head 21 via black pipe 20.
As shown in FIG. 4, attachment 145 can be positioned on housing 101.Under print cartridge 30 can be remained on its mounted state by attachment 145 in box installation unit 110.Attachment 145 can be located at the position above the opening 112 of formation in housing 101.Attachment 145 correspond to attachment.
Attachment 145 can pivotally be supported to housing 101 by back shaft 147.Back shaft 147 can be arranged on leaving the nearest one end place of mouth 112 and can being installed on housing 101 of attachment 145.Utilize this structure, attachment 145 can be adjacent to this place and are pivotally supported above the opening 112 of housing 101, and around back shaft 147 pivotable thus close to or leave opening 112.Abutting end 146 can be formed on the other end contrary with back shaft 147 of attachment 145.Abutting end 146 can engage with the composition surface 46 of the coupling recess 45 formed in print cartridge 30.By engaging with composition surface 46, abutting end 146 can be resisted the biasing force (afterwards describe) that applies from housing 101 and be remained on by print cartridge 30 relative to housing 101 its mounted position.When abutting end 146 is engaged with composition surface 46, 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 composition surface 46.
Abutting end 146 can due to its weight of self or the biasing force of helical spring (not shown) and by biased downward to contact the first arm 61 at latched position place.But when the first arm 61 pivotally moves up, attachment 145 also pivotally 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 can be restricted thus attachment 145 can not move downwards further than latched position (shown in Fig. 4 state).Note, attachment 145 are not must by biased downward.Even if not biased, attachment 145 also pivotally can move down to realize the joint of the composition surface 46 of it and print cartridge 30 due to its deadweight.
As shown in FIG. 4, the inner space of box installation unit 110 can expand along direction of insertion 56 under end surfaces 102.In the space of this expansion, can slide unit 123 be movably set.Slide unit 123 along direction of insertion 56 and can remove direction 55 (flatly) slip.Slide unit 123 can have basic rectangular shape.Slide unit 123 can have the top surface that prodger 124 projects upwards from it.Prodger 124 can erect in the insertion path of the projection 32 be arranged on print cartridge 30, thus when print cartridge 30 is installed in box installation unit 110, projection 32 can be resisted against in prodger 124.
The expansion space can 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 can between end surfaces 125 and front surface 127.Helical spring 126 can under compression between end surfaces 125 and slide unit 123 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 can be configured to contact with front surface 127.Front surface 127 can leave the range of movement of end surfaces 125 by limit slippage parts 123.When after contact prodger 124 in the projection 32 of print cartridge 30, print cartridge 30 is inserted in box installation unit 110 further, slide unit 123 can be mobile together with prodger 124 towards end surfaces 125, thus compression helical spring 126.
It is noted that and projection 32 can not be set at print cartridge 30 place.When without projection 32, during the process that print cartridge 30 is installed 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. 6 B.
As shown in fig. 5, make antetheca 40 side of print cartridge 30 previously, print cartridge 30 can be inserted in box installation unit 110 by opening 112.When print cartridge 30 is inserted in box installation unit 110, the inclined surface 48 of shell 31 contacts attachment 145.When print cartridge 30 is inserted in box installation unit 110 further, attachment 145 are along inclined surface 48 upward sliding on upper surface 47.Correspondingly, attachment 145 can pivotable widdershins in fig. 5, thus moves to unlocked position from latched position.
When print cartridge 30 is installed in box installation unit 110, ink-supplying part 43 can contact maintaining part 121, and tattooing needle 122 can be inserted in the black delivery outlet 71 of ink-supplying part 43, as in figure 5b schematically.Now, attachment 145 not yet engage in the coupling recess 45 of shell 31.The tattooing needle 122 be inserted in black delivery outlet 71 can contact valve 70.When print cartridge 30 can move further 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 schematically.After ink-supplying part 43 is inserted in maintaining part 121 and tattooing needle 122 is further inserted in black delivery outlet 71, print cartridge 30 can be installed in it, relative in the assigned address (mounted position) of 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 can flow through black runner 44 and flow 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 coupling recess 45 of shell 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 top surface 47 of shell 31, so when the abutting end 146 of attachment 145 contacts composition surface 46, attachment 145 can be pivoted in coupling recess 45 in fig. 6 clockwise.The attachment 145 engaged in composition surface 46 can be resisted the biasing force of helical spring 73 and helical spring 126 and be remained on by print cartridge 30 in its mounted position.In this condition, the top of composition surface 46 is arranged to offset along short transverse 52 from the first arm 61.Complete the operation for installing print cartridge 30 in box installation unit 110 like this.
Notice that the External Force Acting produced by helical spring 126 is in the projection 32 arranged on antetheca 40 side of shell 31.Substitute helical spring 73 ground being used to open and close valve 70, as external force, helical spring can be arranged on the outside of shell 31.This helical spring can be positioned such that its end can contact the end surfaces 102, photoelectric sensor etc. of box installation unit 110, and along removing direction 55 bias voltage print cartridge 30.
Under the state that print cartridge 30 has been installed in box installation unit 110 wherein, first arm 61 of pivotable member 60 can be positioned at below the abutting end 146 of attachment 145, and the second arm 62 of pivotable member 60 can separate with the basal surface 49 of coupling recess 45 and be positioned at above the roof 39 of shell 31.
When ink in the ink chamber 36 of print cartridge 30 is depleted, user removes print cartridge 30 from box installation unit 110 and installs new print cartridge 30.
In order to remove print cartridge 30 from box installation unit 110, user extrudes the second arm 62 of pivotable member 60 downwards.Because the second arm 62 of pivotable member 60 be positioned at rear wall 42 along the downstream part removing direction 55, so user can from rear wall 42 side of print cartridge 30 operation pivotable member 60.When user extrudes the second arm 62 of pivotable member 60 downwards, the first arm 61 moves up to be separated with the basal surface 49 of coupling recess 45, as in fig. 6b schematically.By the first arm 61 movement upwards, attachment 145 can be pushed upwardly.By this operation, attachment 145 can in fig. 6b counterclockwise pivotable until abutting end 146 is separated with composition surface 46.That is, attachment 145 pivotally can move to unlocked position 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, be applied to the external force (particularly, the biasing force of helical spring 73 and/or helical spring 126) of shell 31 along removing direction 55 mobile shell 31.But now, pivotable member 60 is touched by user.Correspondingly, the hand of user absorbs the biasing force of helical spring 73 and 126 by biasing force or its deadweight and pivotable member 60.
The effect > of < embodiment
When user's pivotable pivotable member 60, the joint between attachment 145 and composition surface 46 is removed and print cartridge 30 can due to external force, the biasing force of such as helical spring 73 or 126 and being moved by along removing direction 55.But in an embodiment, the pivotable member 60 departed from for making the joint between composition surface 46 and attachment 145 is not arranged on box installation unit 110 place, but is arranged on print cartridge 30 place.Therefore, when print cartridge 30 along remove direction 55 move time, pivotable member 60 (the second arm 62) is contacted by the hand of user, and the hand of user reduces the speed of print cartridge 30.As a result, when being removed from box installation unit 110, can preventing print cartridge 30 from being fallen by the opening of printer 10, thus when changing print cartridge 30, can prevent ink from oozing from tattooing needle 122.
In addition, the user's functional unit for operating attachment 145 does not need to be arranged in box installation unit 110, thus makes to produce compacter printer 10 and become possibility.
In addition, the second arm 62 be positioned at the first arm 61 along the downstream part removing direction 55.Therefore, whether user can be easily bonded with each other based on the location confirmation composition surface 46 of the second arm 62 and attachment 145.
Joint between print cartridge 30 and box installation unit 110 is performed by composition surface 46 and attachment 145.Pivotable member 60 is only used to remove the joint between composition surface 46 and attachment 145.In other words, pivotable member 60 is arranged discretely by with composition surface 46.Therefore, even if pivotable member 60 is out of shape, the joint between composition surface 46 and attachment 145 is also kept.
The variant > of < embodiment
Although describe the present invention in detail with reference to embodiment, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that when not departing from spirit of the present invention, various change and modification can be made wherein.
Such as, as shown in figures 7 and 8, this pair rib 45a, 45b can extend to surround axle 63 along removing direction 55 from composition surface 46.
In addition, as shown in Fig. 8 and Fig. 9 (A)-10 (B), preferably the top of the first arm 61 is given prominence to no greater than this pair rib 45a, 45b.
In addition, as shown in Fig. 7-10 (B), the second arm 62 of pivotable member 60 can be provided with reclinate bend 62a.The thickness of the second arm 62 (especially, bend 62a) is greater than the thickness of the first arm 61 to provide high rigidity.
In addition, as shown in Figure 11, housing 101 can be formed with the first guiding groove 108 and the second guiding groove 109.Be formed on the top surface of housing 101 along the first guiding groove 108 removing direction 55 and direction of insertion 56 extension, and be formed on the basal surface of housing 101 along the second guiding groove 109 removing direction 55 and direction of insertion 56 extension.When print cartridge 30 is installed in mounting portion 110, this pair rib 45a, 45b are guided by the guiding groove 108 of housing 101.Print cartridge 30 is guided along direction of insertion 56 by the first guiding groove 108 and this pair rib 45a, 45b.Notice that the basal surface 41 of shell 31 is guided by the guiding groove 109 of housing 101.
In addition, can alternative joints parts 145 ground use can along the attachment of above-below direction movement.
In addition, pivotable member 60 can and indirectly but via another parts moving joint part 145.
In the above-described embodiments, 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.Substitute helical spring 73 and 126 ground, the biasing member that print cartridge 30 is arranged can function be used for applying external force to print cartridge 30 under its mounted state.Such as, the helical spring extended along direction of insertion 56 can be arranged on the antetheca 40 of shell 31.When print cartridge 30 is installed in box installation unit 110, helical spring contacts the end surfaces 102 of housing 101 and compresses to apply external force along removing 55 pairs, direction shell 31.
In this embodiment, eliminated the detecting portion being configured to the residue ink amount detected in print cartridge 30, this detecting portion can be arranged on print cartridge 30.The middle part that this detecting portion can be arranged on the antetheca 40 of print cartridge 30 is given prominence to along the direction leaving ink chamber 36 from antetheca 40.This detecting portion is formed by light-transmissive resin.Ink chamber 36 can be watched to manually by detecting portion, or utilize optical sensor automatically, detect the ink amount in the ink chamber 36 of print cartridge 30.When using photoelectric sensor, the distance between the pair of sidewalls forming detecting portion 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 ink amount can be arranged in detecting portion.Alternately, can utilize can the device of the light quantity of minimizing arrival light receiving element substitutes light shielding plate by light whole or a part of launched from photocell based on the ink amount reflection in ink chamber 36, diffraction or decay.
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 such as used in electrophotographic image forming as printing fluid by toner.
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1. a printing fluid box, comprising:
Printing fluid chamber, described printing fluid chamber is configured to storage print liquid;
Printing fluid supply section, described printing fluid supply section is formed between the inside of described printing fluid chamber and the outside of described printing fluid chamber and sets up connection, thus supplies printing fluid on fluid outflow direction;
Stop, described stop be configured to prevent described printing fluid box with described fluid outflow side in the opposite direction on move; With
Remove parts, described releasing parts are configured to remove described stop, make to allow described printing fluid box with described fluid outflow side in the opposite direction on move,
Wherein said stop does not align with described releasing parts flowing out in direction and the orthogonal short transverse of width with described fluid, and
Wherein said releasing parts are levers, and described lever has first end and second end relative with described first end, and described lever is configured to around the axis oscillating between described first end and described second end.
2. printing fluid box according to claim 1, wherein said stop is arranged to flow out on direction from described releasing component deflection at described fluid.
3. printing fluid box according to claim 1, the described first end of wherein said lever is adjacent to described stop or is positioned on described stop on described fluid outflow direction.
4. printing fluid box according to claim 1, wherein when described stop prevent described printing fluid box with described fluid outflow side in the opposite direction on move time, described second end of described lever is located with leaving the periphery of described printing fluid box.
5. printing fluid box according to claim 1, comprises body further, and described body has:
Front side, described printing fluid supply section is positioned at described front side;
Rear side, described rear side is relatively located with described front side on the depth direction of described printing fluid box; With
Upside, described upside extends between the upper end and the upper end of described rear side of described front side,
Wherein said stop and described releasing parts are positioned on described upside.
6. printing fluid box according to claim 5, wherein said stop be positioned at described fluid flow out on direction from described rear side than described releasing parts away from described rear side.
7. printing fluid box according to claim 1, comprise further and be positioned at the upper end in described short transverse of described printing fluid box or a pair rib of lower end, described releasing parts are arranged between described a pair rib.
8. printing fluid box according to claim 1, described printing fluid box can be arranged in the box mounting portion of recording equipment in a first direction, and described printing fluid box comprises further:
Shell, described shell holds described printing fluid chamber, and described shell has described liquid supply section, and what described liquid supply section can be connected to described box mounting portion is supplied liquid part, so that described printing fluid is fed to described recording equipment;
Bonding part, described bonding part has described stop, and described bonding part is configured to engage with the attachment of described box mounting portion.
9. printing fluid box according to claim 8, wherein said shell has first surface, and described first surface all extends on described first direction and the second direction orthogonal with described first direction, and described releasing parts are arranged on described first surface, and
Wherein said releasing parts have axle, the first arm and the second arm, described axle extends in this second direction, described first arm and described second arm radially extend from described axle, when described attachment and described bonding part are engaged with each other, attachment described in described first arm contact, described releasing parts pivotally move around described axle, to remove the joint between described attachment and described bonding part.
10. printing fluid box according to claim 9, wherein said releasing parts are constructed such that when described attachment and described bonding part are engaged with each other, described first arm from described first surface than described second arm close to described first surface.
11. printing fluid boxes according to claim 10, wherein said releasing parts are constructed such that when the described second nearly described first surface of knee-joint, described first arm moves away described first surface, along with described first arm moves away described first surface, the joint between described attachment and described bonding part is removed.
12. 1 kinds of systems comprising printing fluid box according to claim 1 and recording equipment, described printing fluid box can be arranged on described recording equipment, described recording equipment comprises attachment, and described attachment are configured to be associated with the described stop of described printing fluid box
Wherein said releasing parts are configured to allow described attachment to move away described stop.
13. systems according to claim 12, wherein said recording equipment comprises biasing member further, and described biasing member is formed at goes up printing fluid box described in bias voltage in the opposite direction with described fluid outflow side,
Wherein said biasing member be configured to when described releasing parts remove associating of described stop and described attachment with described fluid outflow side in the opposite direction on mobile described printing fluid box.
14. systems according to claim 12, wherein said recording equipment comprises:
What can be connected to described printing fluid supply section is supplied liquid part, when described be supplied liquid part be connected to described printing fluid supply section time, described printing fluid is supplied to described recording equipment; With
Biasing member, described biasing member is configured to provide when being supplied liquid part described in described printing fluid supply section is connected to and points to and described fluid outflow side pushing force in the opposite direction, to dismantle described printing fluid supply section from the described liquid part that is supplied; And
Described attachment are configured to engage with described bonding part when being supplied liquid part described in described printing fluid supply section is connected to, to resist described pushing force.
15. systems according to claim 14, wherein said attachment comprise axle, and described attachment are configured to pivotally move around described axle when providing described joint and when removing described joint.
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