CN103419496A - Printer ink supply system and detection method thereof - Google Patents

Printer ink supply system and detection method thereof Download PDF

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CN103419496A
CN103419496A CN201210146791XA CN201210146791A CN103419496A CN 103419496 A CN103419496 A CN 103419496A CN 201210146791X A CN201210146791X A CN 201210146791XA CN 201210146791 A CN201210146791 A CN 201210146791A CN 103419496 A CN103419496 A CN 103419496A
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The invention relates to a printer ink supply system and a detection method of the printer ink supply system. The printer ink supply system comprises an adapter, an ink container and a detection mechanism. The detection mechanism comprises a first detection device arranged on a frame and a second detection device arranged on the ink container. The first detection device comprises a first light detection portion. The second detection device comprises a second light detection portion. After the adapter is arranged in a printer, the second light detection portion is matched with the first light detection portion when the ink container is arranged in the adapter so that light emitted from a light emitting portion can be received by a light receiving portion of a sensor of the printer. According to the printer ink supply system, the technical problem that due to the fact that the installation speed of an ink container of an existing printer ink supply system is too high, the ink container can not be identified is solved.

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Ink supply system and detection method thereof for a kind of printer
Technical field
The present invention relates to ink supply system and detection method thereof for a kind of printer.
Background technology
Inkjet printing, by feat of printing bright advantage, more and more is subject to user's favor, guarantee printing effect, and the ink tank of subtend printer supply ink is had higher requirement, and especially studies the relevant parameter of ink tank.Such as the ink capacity information in ink tank, the ink color information in ink tank etc.
As patent CN200710159946.2 has proposed a kind of ink tank for ink-jet printer and ink tank fixed system really.Be provided with the optical pickocff of " horse-hof shape " on printer, be provided with light radiating portion and light receiving part on optical pickocff, under nature, light receiving part can receive from the light on the light radiating portion, and be provided with the signal occlusion part on ink tank, the projection from the ink tank body of signal occlusion part, and can be inserted between the light transmission path of " horse-hof shape " sensor, when the signal occlusion part is between optical transmission path, the light receiving part on sensor just can not receive the light from the light radiating portion.By this detection mode, a plurality of signal occlusion parts are set on ink tank, and a plurality of sensors are set on printer, position by the signal occlusion part on ink tank and the time of blocking sensor light are determined the information of ink tank, such as the manufacture of the type of ink tank, ink tank and territory of use etc.And a specific embodiment of mentioning in patent CN200710159946.2 is, by three signal occlusion parts are set on ink tank, the first signal occlusion part stops the optical signal transmission path of first sensor in printer, secondary signal occlusion part and the 3rd signal occlusion part stop the optical signal transmission path of the second sensor in printer, and also have a light hole between secondary signal occlusion part and the 3rd signal occlusion part, and light hole can make the light receiving part of sensor can receive the light of light radiating portion.
But the user is in installation process, if installation rate is too fast, can make light hole between secondary signal occlusion part and the 3rd signal occlusion part when sensor detects, because it is too fast that ink tank is installed, the light receiving part of sensor can not receive the light of light radiating portion, causes error detection.In addition, because the physical features difference of different ink tanks so there is the poor problem of versatility in this ink tank, and easily causes the stock to be difficult to control.
Patent CN201020518075.6 has mentioned a kind of problem that solves the ink tank versatility, still, for the versatility of this ink tank, need to receive operation, and the user uses trouble.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of printer ink supply system, with solve existing printer with ink supply system because of the too fast technical problem that causes ink tank not to be identified of ink tank installation rate.
In order to solve the problems of the technologies described above, the technical scheme that the present invention takes is:
A kind of printer ink supply system comprises: adapter, ink tank and testing agency; The light radiating portion of the light that described testing agency sends for the light radiating portion that blocks the printer sensor or change printer sensor and the light transmission route between light receiving part; Described adapter comprises a framework, and described framework outer setting has the adapting mechanism matched with described printer, and inside is provided with the chamber that connects of receiving described ink tank; On described ink tank, be provided with: the ink storage chamber of storage ink, be used for ink feed in ink storage chamber to the printer ink outlet port, it is characterized in that, described testing agency comprises the first checkout gear be arranged on described framework and is arranged on the second detection device on described ink tank; Described the first checkout gear comprises that the first optical detection part divides, described second detection device comprises that the second optical detection part divides, after described adapter is packed printer into, described the second optical detection part divides in ink tank is packed described adapter process into and divides and coordinate the light receiving part that makes described printer sensor can receive the light that the light radiating portion sends with described the first optical detection part.
Described the first optical detection part is divided into the first prism, described the second optical detection part is divided into the second prism, after described adapter is packed printer into, the described ink tank light that the photo-emission part of the described printer sensor of adapter front-reflection divides the light sent that described photo-emission part is divided to send of not packing into can not be received by the light receiving part of described printer sensor; After described adapter is packed printer into, described ink tank is packed in described adapter process, the photo-emission part of described printer sensor divide the light that sends through a lateral reflection of described the first prism to described the second prism, the opposite side that described the second prism reflects light to described the first prism again reflexes to by the opposite side of described the first prism on the light receiving part of described printer sensor and makes conducting light paths.
Described second detection device also comprises that the 3rd optical detection part that is positioned at ink tank divides, the 3rd optical detection part in described ink tank divides after described installation and measuring completes and coordinates with described the first prism, the light transmission route of the light sent according to the light radiating portion of the described printer sensor of quantity of ink selectively changing in the ink tank at described the 3rd optical detection part minute place.
Described the 3rd optical detection part is divided into prism, while in described ink tank, ink being arranged, the photo-emission part of described printer sensor divides the light that sends refraction to occur and the photo-emission part that makes the light receiving part of described printer sensor can not receive described printer sensor divides the light sent through described the first prism one lateral reflection to the ink face, is determined with ink; In described ink tank during without ink, the photo-emission part of described printer sensor divides the light that sends to reflex to the light receiving part of described printer sensor through described the first prism one lateral reflection by the opposite side of described the first prism to prism the opposite side that reflexes to the first prism through prism, judges without ink.
Described printer also comprises aiding sensors, described aiding sensors comprises light radiating portion and light receiving part, described testing agency also comprises the auxiliary detection part, after described adapter is packed printer into, described the second optical detection part divides in ink tank is packed described adapter process in the process of with described the second optical detection part, dividing the light that coordinates the photo-emission part that makes described printer sensor to divide to send to be received by light receiving part, when partly starting, described auxiliary detection do not block light that described fill-in light radiating portion sends so that the photo-emission part of aiding sensors divides the luminous energy sent to be received by light receiving part, after the light radiating portion of optical pickocff and the light transmission path between light receiving part are divided change by the first optical detection part, auxiliary detection part is just blocked light that described fill-in light radiating portion sends so that the light that the light radiating portion of aiding sensors sends can not be received by light receiving part.
Described the first optical detection part divides the front center that is arranged on described framework.
Described auxiliary detection is partly a slide block, be arranged on the upper front end of described framework, described slide block is connected with described framework by an extension spring, when described ink tank is packed into, ink tank promotes described slide block and slides to the ink tank direction of packing into, and when described ink tank is extracted, described slide block is returned to origin-location under the extension spring effect.
Described auxiliary detection is partly for being arranged on the occlusion part of described ink tank upper front end.
Still be provided with damping unit on described adapter, described damping unit stops the described ink tank adapter of packing within described adapter is not packed printer into the time, allows the described ink tank adapter of packing in the time of within the described adapter of ink tank is packed printer into.
Described damping unit is a lever, described lever is connected with the framework rotating shaft, in the time of within described adapter is packed printer into, the one end rotation of described lever is not stretched to described connecting in chamber and is stoped the described ink tank adapter of packing into, the parts extruding rotation in the time of within described adapter is packed printer in described lever other end subject printer to make to stretch to describedly to connect in chamber an end rotation of lever and leave the described chamber that connects to allow the described ink tank adapter of packing into.
Also be provided with on described lever and prevent the excessively limiting component of rotation of described lever.
Be provided with two recesses on described slide block, described framework is provided with two steps on corresponding position, described two recesses and two step butts in the time of within described adapter is not packed printer into, slide block can not be toward reach, after the adapter installation is mounted in printer fully, the locking member in sliding printer makes slide block upwarp to power of slide block can be to front slide.
The detection method of ink supply system for a kind of above-mentioned printer, described printer comprises with ink supply system: adapter, ink tank and testing agency; Described adapter comprises a framework, and described framework outer setting has the adapting mechanism matched with described printer, and inside is provided with the chamber that connects of receiving described ink tank; On described ink tank, be provided with: the ink storage chamber of storage ink, for by ink feed in ink storage chamber to the printer ink outlet port, described testing agency comprises the first checkout gear of being arranged on described framework and is arranged on the second detection device on described ink tank; Described the first checkout gear comprises that the first optical detection part divides, and described second detection device comprises that the second optical detection part divides, and is characterized in that: comprise the following steps:
One, the described adapter of packing into, make the light radiating portion of optical pickocff and the light transmission path between light receiving part be divided change by the first optical detection part, and light receiving part can not receive the light from the light radiating portion;
Two, ink tank is packed in adapter, in the process of packing into, described the second optical detection part divides with described the first optical detection part and divides and coordinate the light receiving part that makes described printer sensor can receive the light that the light radiating portion sends.
Described the first optical detection part is divided into the first prism, described the second optical detection part is divided into the second prism, described step 2 is: the photo-emission part of described printer sensor divide the light that sends through a lateral reflection of described the first prism to described the second prism, the opposite side that described the second prism reflects light to described the first prism again reflexes to by the opposite side of described the first prism on the light receiving part of described printer sensor and makes conducting light paths.
Described second detection device also comprises that the 3rd optical detection part that is positioned at ink tank divides, also carry out the 3rd optical detection part in following steps: A, described ink tank and divide with described the first prism and coordinate after described step 2 completes, the light transmission route of the light sent according to the light radiating portion of the described printer sensor of quantity of ink selectively changing in the ink tank at described the 3rd optical detection part minute place.
Described the 3rd optical detection part is divided into prism, described steps A is: while in described ink tank, ink being arranged, the photo-emission part of described printer sensor divides the light that sends refraction to occur and the photo-emission part that makes the light receiving part of described printer sensor can not receive described printer sensor divides the light sent through described the first prism one lateral reflection to the ink face, is determined with ink; In described ink tank during without ink, described prism exposes, the photo-emission part of described printer sensor divides the light that sends to reflex to the light receiving part of described printer sensor through described the first prism one lateral reflection by the opposite side of described the first prism to prism the opposite side that reflexes to the first prism through prism, judges without ink.
Described printer also comprises aiding sensors, described aiding sensors comprises light radiating portion and light receiving part, described testing agency also comprises the auxiliary detection part, when described step 2 is carried out, described the second optical detection part divides in ink tank is packed described adapter process in the process of with described the second optical detection part, dividing the light that coordinates the photo-emission part that makes described printer sensor to divide to send to be received by light receiving part, when partly starting, described auxiliary detection do not block light that described fill-in light radiating portion sends so that the photo-emission part of aiding sensors divides the luminous energy sent to be received by light receiving part, after the light radiating portion of optical pickocff and the light transmission path between light receiving part are divided change by the first optical detection part, auxiliary detection part is just blocked light that described fill-in light radiating portion sends so that the light that the light radiating portion of aiding sensors sends can not be received by light receiving part.
By above-mentioned setting, printer is separately positioned on adapter and ink tank with the first checkout gear in ink supply system and second detection device, in testing process, sensor detects the information of ink supply system like this, can have the sufficient time to feed back to the printer control part.Solved existing printer with ink supply system because of the too fast technical problem that causes ink tank not to be identified of ink tank installation rate.And be provided with damping unit on adapter, prevent that ink tank from packing in adapter under nature, can prevent that like this ink supply system is printed chance error and detects, and after adapter packs in printer, damping unit stops that the function that ink tank is packed into automatically terminates, easy for installation.And distinguish that by the type be arranged on ink tank section coordinates with the slide block on adapter, can also complete the detection of ink tank type, make printer can obtain more, more accurately about the information of ink supply system, and such setting, can be arranged to identical by the adapter of multiple ink supply system, ink tank is arranged to difference, perhaps adapter is arranged to difference, and ink tank is arranged to identical, can reduce like this stock's control difficulty, versatility is stronger.
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Fig. 1 is the decomposing schematic representation of the printer that relates to of the embodiment of the present invention one with ink supply system;
Fig. 2 is the adapter scheme of installation of the printer that relates to of the embodiment of the present invention one with ink supply system;
Figure 3 shows that the schematic diagram of adapter shown in Fig. 2 at another visual angle;
Fig. 4 is the printer schematic diagram of ink supply system at the first state that the embodiment of the present invention one relates to;
The schematic diagram at another visual angle of ink supply system for the printer that Fig. 5 a is Fig. 4;
The part-structure schematic diagram of ink supply system for the printer that Fig. 5 b is Fig. 5 a;
Fig. 6 is the printer schematic diagram of ink supply system at the second state that the embodiment of the present invention one relates to;
The schematic diagram at another visual angle of ink supply system for the printer that Fig. 7 is Fig. 6;
Fig. 8 is the printer schematic diagram of ink supply system in the third state that the embodiment of the present invention one relates to;
The schematic diagram at another visual angle of ink supply system for the printer that Fig. 9 a is Fig. 8;
Fig. 9 b is the part-structure schematic diagram of the printer shown in Fig. 9 a with ink supply system;
Figure 10 is that the printer that the embodiment of the present invention one relates to stops the schematic diagram of ink tank installation with the damping unit of ink supply system;
Figure 11 is the structural representation of the printer that relates to of the embodiment of the present invention one with the ink tank of ink supply system;
Figure 12 is the structural representation of the printer that relates to of the embodiment of the present invention two with ink supply system;
Figure 13 is the decomposing schematic representation of the printer that relates to of the embodiment of the present invention two with ink supply system;
Figure 14 is that the embodiment of the present invention two relates to the structural representation of printer with slide block in ink supply system;
Figure 15 is the printer ink supply system cutaway view that the embodiment of the present invention two relates to;
Figure 16 is another cutaway view of ink supply system for printer that the embodiment of the present invention two relates to;
Figure 17 is the decomposing schematic representation of the printer that relates to of the embodiment of the present invention three with ink supply system;
Figure 18 is the decomposing schematic representation of the printer that relates to of the embodiment of the present invention four with ink supply system.
In figure, each Reference numeral implication is:
1-ink supply system, 2-adapter 21-connect chamber;
22-circular hole, 23-groove the 24-the first prism;
25-projection, 26-frustum 27a/27b/27c/27c/27d-cantilever;
28/29-twigs of the chaste tree, 231/231-recess, 3-ink tank;
30-projection, 31-ink storage chamber, 32-handle;
33-air inlet, 34-the second prism the 35-the prism;
36-ink outlet port, 37/38-boss, 39-groove;
41-the rotating shaft of 4-lever; 42-pillar;
5-slide block, 51/52-step, 53-light shielding part;
6-spring; 31-ink storage chamber, 32-handle;
33-air inlet; 101-first sensor the 102-the second sensor.
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In order to make those skilled in the art understand better feature of the present invention and advantage node, below the embodiment of the present invention is described in detail in conjunction with Fig. 1-Figure 11.
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Figure 1 shows that the decomposing schematic representation of the printer use ink supply system that the embodiment of the present invention one relates to.This printer comprises with ink supply system 1: adapter 2, ink tank 3 and testing agency.On adapter 2, be provided with receive ink tank 3 connect chamber 21, testing agency comprises the first checkout gear, second detection device and auxiliary detection part, the first checkout gear feeds back the relevant information of ink supply system and is arranged on adapter 2 to printer, second detection device is arranged on ink tank 3, the first checkout gear comprises that the first optical detection part divides, preferably the first optical detection part divides by the first prism 24 and forms, be provided with at least two relative faces on the first prism 24, and these two masks have good reflecting effect, preferably the first prism 24 consists of the PP material, and paste one deck reflective sheeting on above-mentioned two relative faces, the light radiating portion towards the second sensor 102 of printer is arranged in one of them side, another side is arranged to the light receiving part towards the second sensor 102 of printer.Auxiliary detection is partly a slide block 5, slide block 5 is arranged to the groove fit with adapter 2 front ends, and can on being mounted to the direction of printer, adapter 2 slide, slide block 5 can be from the antetheca projection of adapter like this, and the length of projection can be regulated, slide block 5 consists of opaque material, and can block the light transmission route of first sensor 101 in printer, scheme preferably, slide block 5 coordinates with a spring, adapter 2 is under nature like this, and slide block 5 can be positioned at adapter 2 inside, and can be from adapter 2 antetheca projections.The front lower ends of adapter 2 also is provided with a projection 25, and this projection 25 also can be arranged to can be movable, and similar with the structure of slide block 5, in the situation that sensor is set in printer, projection 25 can participate in the installation and measuring of ink supply system equally.The framework top of adapter 2 also is provided with a circular hole 22, this circular hole 22 is used for coordinating with a damping unit, the preferred scheme of damping unit is lever 4, be provided with a rotating shaft 41 on lever 4, rotating shaft can be inserted in circular hole 22, and lever 4 just can rotate along rotating shaft like this, and also be provided with a limiting component on lever 4, limiting component preferably consists of the pillar 42 of projection, this pillar 42 can with the upper wall butt, prevent like this lever 4 excessive rotation on adapter.Also be provided with the leader that a guiding ink tank 3 is installed on adapter 2, this leader comprises and is arranged on the frustum 26 connected on cavity wall, be provided with a plurality of grooves on the surface of frustum 26, and it is very sharp that end arranges, on the air inlet of ink tank 3, be arranged to similar to frustum 26, frustum is except guiding ink tank to install like this, can also be when ink tank 3 be mounted to adapter 2, pierce through air inlet, do not need manually to tear like this sealing film on air guide port surface, more convenient to operate.Also be provided with cantilever 27a, 27b, 27c, 27d, 27e on adapter 2, these cantilevers arbitrarily rock after can preventing that ink tank 3 is mounted to adapter 2, make ink tank 3 stably to be arranged in adapter 2.Also be provided with respectively the twigs of the chaste tree 28 and the twigs of the chaste tree 29 of and lower wall inboard inboard at upper wall on adapter 2, it is free end that the twigs of the chaste tree 28,29 are arranged to an end, and middle part is provided with a recess, these recesses can coordinate with the boss 37,38 on ink tank 3 respectively, after ink tank 3 is arranged in adapter 2 like this, adapter 3 can arbitrarily not slide on the ink tank installation direction, and have the sound of " click " in the process that boss coordinates with recess, can also inform that like this user's ink tank 3 is in place.
As shown in Fig. 1 and Figure 11, this printer comprises with the ink tank 3 of ink supply system 1: the ink storage chamber 31 of storage ink; Ink outlet port 36 by the interior ink feed of ink storage chamber 31 to printer, second detection device detects the relevant information of ink tank 3, and these information comprise ink capacity, ink color, date of manufacture etc.; Second detection device comprises that the second optical detection part divides with the 3rd optical detection part and divides, and the second optical detection part divides with the 3rd optical detection part and divides and can receive the light divided from the first optical detection part; Preferably the second optical detection part divides by the second prism 34 and forms, the second prism 34 is arranged to the ink in ink storage chamber 31, not contact, and be mounted to adapter 2 when interior when ink tank 3, the center line of the second prism 34 and the first prism 24 are on same plane, the 3rd optical detection part divides by prism 35 and forms, and prism 35 at least one surface inks interior with ink storage chamber 31 contact; The second prism 34 and prism 35 can be one-body molded, and the second prism 34 is positioned at the place ahead of prism 35 on ink tank 3 installation directions.Other the second test section also comprises that the model be arranged on ink tank 3 distinguishes section, model distinguishes that the slide block 5 on section and adapter 2 cooperatively interacts, make after ink tank 3 is mounted to adapter 2, slide block 5 can be from the antetheca projection of adapter 2, and the length of slide block 5 projections, by the model section of distinguishing, determined, in the present embodiment, preferred model distinguishes that section consists of the projection 30 from ink tank 3 antethecas, and the position of projection 30 is arranged to corresponding with the position of slide block 5 in adapter 2.The upper wall of ink tank 3 and lower wall also are respectively arranged with boss 37, boss 38, and boss 37 coordinates respectively at the twigs of the chaste tree 28, the twigs of the chaste tree 29 in adapter 2 with boss 38.Also be provided with a handles 32 on the rear wall of ink tank 3, these handle 32 1 ends are free end, the main body of the other end and ink tank 3 is one-body molded, the rear wall of ink tank 3 also is provided with a groove 39, groove 39 can hold handle 32, and handle 32 can move between the first state and the second state, when the first state, the free end of handle 32 is positioned at the outside of groove 39, the user can extract ink tank 3 by handle 32 easily like this, when the second state, free-ended at least a portion of handle is positioned at groove 39, when ink tank 3 is mounted in printer like this, handle 32 can not become to interfere to printing mechanism.Certainly in order to guarantee that ink tank 3 can be mounted in adapter 2 more exactly, an arcuate guide portion (not shown) can also be set at the upper wall of ink tank, and the inwall of adapter 2 is provided with the shape corresponding with the arcuate guide portion shape, the second prism 34 on ink tank 3 and prism 35 can coordinate with the first prism 24 on adapter 2 better like this.
Fig. 2 to Figure 10 is mounted in printer with ink supply system for this printer, is printed the process schematic diagram that built-in sensor detects.As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3, this printer by the installation process of ink supply system 1 is, at first adapter 2 is mounted in printer, after adapter 2 installations, as shown in Figure 3, at first the first prism 24 changes the light of the second sensor 102 in printer, concrete light transmission direction is shown in dotted line, the light of the light radiating portion emission of sensor 102 is through a reflective surface of the first prism 24, by the below of light setting to the first prism 24, and the light receiving part of sensor does not receive light.And slide block 5 is positioned at groove 23, the light of the light radiating portion of said first sensor 101 emission can be received by the light receiving part of first sensor 101.Lever 4 on adapter 2 is pushed by the particular elements in printer, as locking member or sidewall, makes lever 4 along direction of arrow rotation, so just can depart from the initial ink tank 3 that can stop and be mounted to the state in adapter 2.
Fig. 4, Fig. 5 a, Fig. 5 b are depicted as the printer schematic diagram of ink supply system at the first state that the embodiment of the present invention one relates to.Be mounted to adapter 2 when interior at ink tank 3, under the first state, the second prism 34 of ink tank 3 is positioned at the below of the first prism 24, the second prism 34 can receive the light from the first prism 24, particularly as shown in Figure 5 b, the first prism 24 reflexes to the second prism 34 by the light of the second sensor 102 smooth radiating portions, on two faces of the second prism 34, two secondary reflections occur again, another side by light reflection to the first prism 24, then the first prism 24 light receiving part to sensor 102 by light reflection again, sensor is same as in " conducting (being the light that the light receiving part of sensor can receive the light radiating portion) " state like this, be the light that light receiving part can receive the light radiating portion., and although slide block 5 is pushed into from the adapter front wall projection by the projection 30 on ink tank 3, also do not reach the position of the light transmission path of first sensor 101, so first sensor 101 is also in " conducting " state; Certainly, for dissimilar ink supply system, slide block 5 can arrive the position that changes the respective sensor state prior to the second prism 34.
Fig. 6, Figure 7 shows that printer that the embodiment of the present invention one relates to ink supply system the schematic diagram at the second state.With ink supply system 1, in the first state difference, be, the state of first sensor 101 changes, because the further installation along with ink tank, slide block 5 is pushed to the position of the light transmission path that can stop first sensor 101, and the second prism 34 is still in the first prism 24 belows.
Fig. 8, Fig. 9 a, Fig. 9 b are depicted as the printer schematic diagram of ink supply system in the third state that the embodiment of the present invention one relates to.With ink tank, in the second state difference, be, the second prism 34 departs from can receive the position of light that receives the light radiating portion emission of the second sensor 102 from the first prism 24, and prism 35 reaches the position that can receive the first prism 24 light, and prism 35 contacts with inking chamber 31, according to the refractive index difference between ink, air, prism three, the ink refractive index is greater than prism, and prism is greater than air; While in ink tank, ink being arranged like this, total reflection can not occur in light on prism 35, but be refracted in the ink in inking chamber, concrete light is as shown in Fig. 9 b, the state of such the second sensor 102 in " disconnecting (being the light that the light receiving part of optical pickocff can not receive the light radiating portion) ", and the light receiving part of the second sensor 102 can not receive the light sent from the light radiating portion.And while in inking chamber 31, there is no ink, the light transmission of prism 35 is identical with the second prism 34, total reflection occurs in light on prism 34, and the state of the second sensor 102 can change to again " conducting " state, and printer is changed ink tank according to this information indicating user.The preferred printer detection mode of the present invention is: the state that sensor detected when printer is followed successively by, and before ink tank is installed, first sensor 101 and the second sensor 102 are all in conducting state; At first be that after adapter 2 is mounted in printer, the second sensor is in off-state; Ink tank 3 be mounted to adapter 2 interior after, first sensor is in off-state, the second sensor is in conducting state, particularly, for dissimilar ink tank, than ink color (colour or black), the moment of first sensor in off-state prior to or be later than the second sensor in conducting state; Last first sensor is always in off-state, the second sensor is according to the state difference of quantity of ink in ink tank, particularly, while in ink tank, ink being arranged, the second sensor is in off-state (above having a detailed description), while in ink tank, there is no ink, the second sensor is in conducting state.According to the possible combinations of states of top these sensors, how printer detects the second last sensor in conducting state, in the ink tank that just prompting is installed, ink is about to use up, and the second sensor has ink can continue to print in off-state in the ink tank that just prompting is installed; Certainly can also with the moment that first sensor has just started to disconnect, compare according to the moment of the second sensor conducts, determine the color of ink tank, and contrasted with predetermined sequential, whether the position of seeing the ink tank installation is correct, whether by correct color mole and be mounted to corresponding position, if not, by the display screen prompting user replacing of printer.
Figure 10 shows that the printer that the embodiment of the present invention one relates to stops the schematic diagram of ink tank installation with the damping unit of ink supply system.Under nature, lever 4 can organize ink tank 3 to be mounted in adapter; So just can avoid the user that ink tank 3 and adapter 2 are combined in the printer of packing into, printer inner sensor state variation, from predefined different, will be pointed out mistake like this; In order to guarantee that lever 4 can stop ink tank 3 adapter 2 of packing under nature better, can between lever 4 and adapter 2, elastomeric element be set, such as sponge or spring, make lever 4 state in Figure 10 better.
In addition, the upper wall of adapter 2 is provided with at least two outstanding positions, and be provided with a locking member on printer, locking member 1283 as mentioned in background technology CN200710159946.2 particularly, locking member coordinates with first outstanding position after ink tank is mounted in printer fully, ink supply system can stably be arranged in printer like this, and the interior ink of ink tank 3 is while using up, only need gently press the locking member on printer, ink supply system is in printer under the effect of bias force parts, depart from initial position, under the effect that there is no external force, whole ink supply system can be pushed out printer, but the second outstanding position of adapter 2 upper walls can with printer on locking member have an effect, make adapter 2 can stay in printer, at this moment the user only need draw the handle of ink tank 3, just ink tank can be pulled out, the ink tank 3 more renewed just can be printed again, in this way, can be so that adapter 2 be stayed in printer always, can reuse.
By above-mentioned setting, printer is separately positioned on adapter and ink tank with the first checkout gear in ink supply system and second detection device, in testing process, sensor detects the information of ink supply system like this, can have the sufficient time to feed back to the printer control part.And be provided with damping unit on adapter, prevent that ink tank from packing in adapter under nature, can prevent that like this ink supply system is printed chance error and detects, and after adapter packs in printer, damping unit stops that the function that ink tank is packed into automatically terminates, easy for installation.And distinguish that by the type be arranged on ink tank section coordinates with the slide block on adapter, can also complete the detection of ink tank type, make printer to obtain more, more accurately about the information of ink supply system, and such setting, can be arranged to identical by the adapter of multiple ink supply system, ink tank is arranged to difference, such as the slide block block sensor light transmission path moment, duration etc., so just can make printer identify dissimilar ink tank, perhaps adapter is arranged to difference, and ink tank is arranged to identical, can reduce like this stock's control difficulty, versatility is stronger.
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Figure 12-Figure 16 shows that printer ink supply system schematic diagram that the embodiment of the present invention two relates to.Different being of embodiment bis-and embodiment mono-maximum, omitted lever, and slide block 5 plays the effect of damping unit simultaneously, particularly as shown in Figure 12, Figure 16, under nature, ink tank 3 is mounted to adapter 2 when interior, slide block 5 and ink tank 3 antetheca butts, and the recess 51,52 on slide block 5 and step 231,232 butts on adapter 2 make under nature, slide block 5 can not move forward; As shown in Figure 14, Figure 15, Figure 16, recess 51 on slide block 5, recess 52 respectively with adapter 2 on step 231, step 232 butts, and slide block 5 makes slide block 5 can not upwarp under spring 6 effects, slide block 5 can be because not upwarping groove 23 projections that make slide block 5 interior from adapter 2 yet; As shown in figure 16, after adapter 2 installations are mounted in printer fully, slide block 5 is coordinated by the locking member in printer, locking member can be given power of slide block, make slide block 5 upwarp, slide block 5 upwarps shown in dotted line, and the now effect of slide block 5 is identical with embodiment mono-, and the sensor in printer is detected by the checkout gear in ink supply system equally successively.So both save lever, reduced production cost, and because reduce parts, made product quality more stable simultaneously.
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Figure 17 shows that the embodiment of the present invention three relates to the decomposing schematic representation of printer with ink supply system; The present embodiment maximum parts different from above-described embodiment are that the mechanism of printer is not identical, printer corresponding to the present embodiment is as described in Chinese publication CN200510051797.9, be provided with an optical pickocff on printer, and be provided with the detection part of two separation on ink tank, whether by two detection parts, realize detecting ink tank packs in printer, such ink tank can exist equally pack into too fast, the problem that causes ink tank not identified by printer; The mode that the present embodiment is realized is as follows: in the printer of at first adapter 2 being packed into, such the first prism 24 changes the light transmission path of sensor, then the ink tank 3 of packing into, in ink tank 3 installation processes, the second prism 34 receives the light of the first prism 24, then light is reflexed to the first prism 24, the first prism 24 arranges light the light receiving part to optical pickocff again, when prism 35 arrives the position of the first prism 24 correspondences, prism 35 is according to quantity of ink refraction or reverberation in inking chamber; Therefore in an ink supply system installation process that is full of ink, in printer, the state variation of optical pickocff is followed successively by: " high and low, high and low ".When ink tank 3 is extracted certainly, the first prism 24 on adapter 2 also will depart from the position of optical pickocff, in order to reach better this ink tank, can an elastomeric element be set at adapter 2 front ends, such as spring, after ink tank 3 is extracted, adapter 2 can pop up automatically, and new ink tank 3 is while packing into, ink tank 3 can push adapter 2, makes three prisms again coordinate the installation of ink tank to detect; So just can guarantee that ink tank can be identified by printer exactly, and adapter 2 part of printer can also be made, customer using cost can be reduced like this.
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Figure 18 is the decomposing schematic representation of the ink-jet printer that relates to of the present embodiment four with ink supply system, with the difference of embodiment mono-and embodiment bis-, be, the auxiliary detection part of blocking first sensor light transmission route in printer is not slide block, and be arranged on a light shielding part 53 on ink tank 3, light shielding part 53 is from ink tank 3 front end protrusion, and dissimilar ink tank, can be by adjusting the length of light shielding part 53, the moment that makes light shielding part 53 arrive first sensor 101 positions was contrasted with the moment that the second prism 34 arrives the second sensor 102 positions, make first sensor 101 and the second sensor 102 be changed according to preset state respectively, thereby completing dissimilar ink tank can be detected.
Finally it should be noted that: above embodiment only, in order to technical scheme of the present invention to be described, is not intended to limit; Although with reference to previous embodiment, the present invention is had been described in detail, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that: its technical scheme that still can put down in writing aforementioned each embodiment is modified, or part technical characterictic wherein is equal to replacement; Such as other reflecting elements for prism are replaced, and these modifications or replacement, do not make the essence of appropriate technical solution break away from the scope of various embodiments of the present invention technical scheme.

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1. a printer ink supply system, comprising: adapter, ink tank and testing agency; The light radiating portion of the light that described testing agency sends for the light radiating portion that blocks the printer sensor or change printer sensor and the light transmission route between light receiving part; Described adapter comprises a framework, and described framework outer setting has the adapting mechanism matched with described printer, and inside is provided with the chamber that connects of receiving described ink tank; On described ink tank, be provided with: the ink storage chamber of storage ink, be used for ink feed in ink storage chamber to the printer ink outlet port, it is characterized in that, described testing agency comprises the first checkout gear be arranged on described framework and is arranged on the second detection device on described ink tank; Described the first checkout gear comprises that the first optical detection part divides, described second detection device comprises that the second optical detection part divides, after described adapter is packed printer into, described the second optical detection part divides in ink tank is packed described adapter process into and divides and coordinate the light receiving part that makes described printer sensor can receive the light that the light radiating portion sends with described the first optical detection part.
2. printer ink supply system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described the first optical detection part is divided into the first prism, described the second optical detection part is divided into the second prism, after described adapter is packed printer into, the described ink tank light that the photo-emission part of the described printer sensor of adapter front-reflection divides the light sent that described photo-emission part is divided to send of not packing into can not be received by the light receiving part of described printer sensor; After described adapter is packed printer into, described ink tank is packed in described adapter process, the photo-emission part of described printer sensor divide the light that sends through a lateral reflection of described the first prism to described the second prism, the opposite side that described the second prism reflects light to described the first prism again reflexes to by the opposite side of described the first prism on the light receiving part of described printer sensor and makes conducting light paths.
3. printer ink supply system as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, described second detection device also comprises that the 3rd optical detection part that is positioned at ink tank divides, the 3rd optical detection part in described ink tank divides after described installation and measuring completes and coordinates with described the first prism, the light transmission route of the light sent according to the light radiating portion of the described printer sensor of quantity of ink selectively changing in the ink tank at described the 3rd optical detection part minute place.
4. printer ink supply system as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that, described the 3rd optical detection part is divided into prism, while in described ink tank, ink being arranged, the photo-emission part of described printer sensor divides the light that sends refraction to occur and the photo-emission part that makes the light receiving part of described printer sensor can not receive described printer sensor divides the light sent through described the first prism one lateral reflection to the ink face, is determined with ink; In described ink tank during without ink, the photo-emission part of described printer sensor divides the light that sends to reflex to the light receiving part of described printer sensor through described the first prism one lateral reflection by the opposite side of described the first prism to prism the opposite side that reflexes to the first prism through prism, judges without ink.
5. arbitrary printer ink supply system as described as claim 1 to 4, it is characterized in that, described printer also comprises aiding sensors, described aiding sensors comprises light radiating portion and light receiving part, described testing agency also comprises the auxiliary detection part, after described adapter is packed printer into, described the second optical detection part divides in ink tank is packed described adapter process in the process of with described the second optical detection part, dividing the light that coordinates the photo-emission part that makes described printer sensor to divide to send to be received by light receiving part, when partly starting, described auxiliary detection do not block light that described fill-in light radiating portion sends so that the photo-emission part of aiding sensors divides the luminous energy sent to be received by light receiving part, after the light radiating portion of optical pickocff and the light transmission path between light receiving part are divided change by the first optical detection part, auxiliary detection part is just blocked light that described fill-in light radiating portion sends so that the light that the light radiating portion of aiding sensors sends can not be received by light receiving part.
6. printer ink supply system as claimed in claim 5, is characterized in that, described the first optical detection part divides the front center that is arranged on described framework.
7. printer ink supply system as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that, described auxiliary detection is partly a slide block, be arranged on the upper front end of described framework, described slide block is connected with described framework by an extension spring, when described ink tank is packed into, ink tank promotes described slide block and slides to the ink tank direction of packing into, and when described ink tank is extracted, described slide block is returned to origin-location under the extension spring effect.
8. printer ink supply system as claimed in claim 6, is characterized in that, described auxiliary detection is partly for being arranged on the occlusion part of described ink tank upper front end.
9. printer ink supply system as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that, still be provided with damping unit on described adapter, described damping unit stops the described ink tank adapter of packing within described adapter is not packed printer into the time, allows the described ink tank adapter of packing in the time of within the described adapter of ink tank is packed printer into.
10. printer ink supply system as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that, described damping unit is a lever, described lever is connected with the framework rotating shaft, in the time of within described adapter is packed printer into, the one end rotation of described lever is not stretched to described connecting in chamber and is stoped the described ink tank adapter of packing into, the parts extruding rotation in the time of within described adapter is packed printer in described lever other end subject printer to make to stretch to describedly to connect in chamber an end rotation of lever and leave the described chamber that connects to allow the described ink tank adapter of packing into.
11. printer ink supply system as claimed in claim 10, is characterized in that, also is provided with on described lever and prevents the excessively limiting component of rotation of described lever.
12. printer ink supply system as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that, be provided with two recesses on described slide block, described framework is provided with two steps on corresponding position, described two recesses and two step butts in the time of within described adapter is not packed printer into, slide block can not be toward reach, and after the adapter installation is mounted in printer fully, the locking member in sliding printer makes slide block upwarp to power of slide block can be to front slide.
13. the detection method of ink supply system for printer as claimed in claim 1, described printer comprises with ink supply system: adapter, ink tank and testing agency; Described adapter comprises a framework, and described framework outer setting has the adapting mechanism matched with described printer, and inside is provided with the chamber that connects of receiving described ink tank; On described ink tank, be provided with: the ink storage chamber of storage ink, for by ink feed in ink storage chamber to the printer ink outlet port, described testing agency comprises the first checkout gear of being arranged on described framework and is arranged on the second detection device on described ink tank; Described the first checkout gear comprises that the first optical detection part divides, and described second detection device comprises that the second optical detection part divides, and is characterized in that: comprise the following steps:
One, the described adapter of packing into, make the light radiating portion of optical pickocff and the light transmission path between light receiving part be divided change by the first optical detection part, and light receiving part can not receive the light from the light radiating portion;
Two, ink tank is packed in adapter, in the process of packing into, described the second optical detection part divides with described the first optical detection part and divides and coordinate the light receiving part that makes described printer sensor can receive the light that the light radiating portion sends.
14. the detection method of ink supply system for printer as claimed in claim 13, it is characterized in that, described the first optical detection part is divided into the first prism, described the second optical detection part is divided into the second prism, described step 2 is: the photo-emission part of described printer sensor divide the light that sends through a lateral reflection of described the first prism to described the second prism, the opposite side that described the second prism reflects light to described the first prism again reflexes to by the opposite side of described the first prism on the light receiving part of described printer sensor and makes conducting light paths.
15. the detection method of ink supply system for printer as claimed in claim 13, it is characterized in that, described second detection device also comprises that the 3rd optical detection part that is positioned at ink tank divides, also carry out the 3rd optical detection part in following steps: A, described ink tank and divide with described the first prism and coordinate after described step 2 completes, the light transmission route of the light sent according to the light radiating portion of the described printer sensor of quantity of ink selectively changing in the ink tank at described the 3rd optical detection part minute place.
16. the detection method of ink supply system for printer as claimed in claim 15, it is characterized in that, described the 3rd optical detection part is divided into prism, described steps A is: while in described ink tank, ink being arranged, the photo-emission part of described printer sensor divides the light that sends refraction to occur and the photo-emission part that makes the light receiving part of described printer sensor can not receive described printer sensor divides the light sent through described the first prism one lateral reflection to the ink face, is determined with ink; In described ink tank during without ink, the photo-emission part of described printer sensor divides the light that sends to reflex to the light receiving part of described printer sensor through described the first prism one lateral reflection by the opposite side of described the first prism to prism the opposite side that reflexes to the first prism through prism, judges without ink.
17. the detection method of ink supply system for printer as claimed in claim 13, it is characterized in that, described printer also comprises aiding sensors, described aiding sensors comprises light radiating portion and light receiving part, described testing agency also comprises the auxiliary detection part, when described step 2 is carried out, described the second optical detection part divides in ink tank is packed described adapter process in the process of with described the second optical detection part, dividing the light that coordinates the photo-emission part that makes described printer sensor to divide to send to be received by light receiving part, when partly starting, described auxiliary detection do not block light that described fill-in light radiating portion sends so that the photo-emission part of aiding sensors divides the luminous energy sent to be received by light receiving part, after the light radiating portion of optical pickocff and the light transmission path between light receiving part are divided change by the first optical detection part, auxiliary detection part is just blocked light that described fill-in light radiating portion sends so that the light that the light radiating portion of aiding sensors sends can not be received by light receiving part.
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