CN105269972B - Liquid consuming device and compounding machine - Google Patents

Abstract

Liquid consuming device, comprising: case is formed with the liquid storage room of storage liquid, for the inlet to liquid storage room injection liquid and the liquid outflow path for flowing out liquid from the liquid storage room；Lid, can be installed on the case in a manner of blocking the inlet；And cover, can is formationed for covering the case have the inlet face closed position and so that the formation of the case is had the inlet the open position showed out between move relative to the case.The lid that covers on the closed position and cannot be nearly in the state of the blocking inlet.In addition, it is described cover have can the closed position from the outside visual confirmation of the cover be in block the inlet in the state of the lid at least part of visual confirmation portion.

Description

Liquid consuming device and compounding machine

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of liquid consuming device and have the compounding machine of the liquid consuming device, a liquid-consumed dress Set the case including the inlet with liquid, stuffer box inlet lid and be coated the case or make its expose cover.

Background technique

In the past, known a kind of printer (an example of liquid consuming device) has the large capacity that can supplement ink Case and will from the ink that the case supplies from nozzle spray and by record head of the image recording on recording paper (for example, referring to day This special table level 11-504874 bulletin, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 2013-139140 bulletin).Case has the inlet of ink, inlet It can be opened and closed by lid.In the state of from inlet removal lid, ink can be supplemented into case from inlet.

Summary of the invention

As recorded in Japanese Kohyo 11-504874 bulletin, if it is possible to pass through the covering framework of case or opening for cover Mouthful and close to the inlet of case, then exist user printer work when etc. be not intended to the inlet of case to be opened at the time of will note A possibility that entrance opens wide.

It on the other hand, cannot in the state of the covering of case quilt cover as recorded in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 2013-139140 bulletin Close in the structure of the inlet of case, user close cover after, user be hardly noticeable that forget close case lid the case where.Its The changes such as a result, there are following possibilities: the inlet of case opens wide for a long time, and the moisture of ink evaporates and makes the viscosity of ink Change, or inks are leaked out from the inlet of case when printer is moved etc..

The present invention is completed in view of said circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a kind of technical solutions, can be prevented liquid-consumed Device uses in the state that the inlet of case is not blocked by lid.

Mode according to the present invention provides a kind of liquid consuming device, comprising: case is formed with the liquid storage of storage liquid Deposit room, for the inlet to liquid storage room injection liquid and the liquid for flowing out liquid from the liquid storage room Outflow path；Lid, can be installed on the case in a manner of blocking the inlet；And cover, the case can covered It is formed with the closed position in the face of the inlet and the formation of the case is made to have the open position showed out of the inlet It is mobile relative to the case between setting, it is described to cover on the closed position and be nearly in the state of the blocking inlet The lid, the cover, which has to be in the closed position from the outside visual confirmation of the cover, blocks the inlet At least part of visual confirmation portion of the lid under state.

In the state that cover is located at open position, user can be close close to the inlet of case.Pass through the inlet from case Lower cover is unloaded, user can supplement liquid into case.In the state that cover is located at closed position, user cannot be nearly in stuffer box Inlet in the state of lid.In the state that cover is located at closed position, user can by visual observation confirmation portion from the outer of cover The lid of state of the sidelong glance depending on confirming blocking inlet.User can be aware of in the state that cover is located at closed position as a result, Forget to inlet to be installed the case where covering.

According to the present invention, user being capable of outer sidelong glance of the confirmation portion from cover by visual observation in the state that cover is located at closed position Lid depending on confirming the state of blocking inlet.Thereby, it is possible to prevent liquid consuming device stifled not by lid in the inlet of case It is used in the state of plug.In addition, in the state that cover is located at closed position lower cover will not be unloaded from the inlet of case.

Detailed description of the invention

Figure 1A is the stereoscopic figure for the compounding machine that cover is located at closed position, and Figure 1B is the compounding machine that cover is located at open position Stereoscopic figure.

Fig. 2 is the longitudinal section view for schematically showing the internal structure of printing portion.

Fig. 3 is the top view for showing the configuration of balladeur train and ink cassette.

Fig. 4 is the front stereogram of ink cassette.

Fig. 5 is the rear stereogram of ink cassette.

Fig. 6 is the line VI -- VI cross-sectional view of Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is the VII-VII line sectional block diagram of Fig. 4.

Fig. 8 is the right side view of ink cassette.

Fig. 9 A is the IXA-IXA line cross-sectional view of Fig. 8, and Fig. 9 B is the IXB-IXB line cross-sectional view of Fig. 8.

Figure 10 A is the top view of ink cassette, and Figure 10 B is the XB-XB line sectional block diagram of Figure 10 A.

Figure 11 is the XI-XI line profile of Figure 10 A.

Figure 12 is the XII-XII line cross-sectional view of Figure 11.

Figure 13 A is the stereoscopic figure of lid, and Figure 13 B is the cross-sectional view of lid 113.

Figure 14 is the stereoscopic figure for the compounding machine that cover is located at open position.

Figure 15 is the block diagram for showing control unit.

Figure 16 is that lid is installed on the inlet of ink cassette and covers the enlarged cross-sectional view for being located at the compounding machine of closed position.

Figure 17 is that lid is held in maintaining part and covers the enlarged cross-sectional view for being located at the compounding machine of open position.

Figure 18 is that lid is held in maintaining part and covers the amplification of the compounding machine for the state that the movement to closed position is hindered Cross-sectional view.

Figure 19 A is the enlarged drawing for indicating to replace window and transparent component and being formed with the variation of the cover of slit, and Figure 19 B is table Show that the enlarged drawing for replacing transparent component and being provided with the variation of the cover of mesh, Figure 19 C are formed instead of window and transparent component There is the enlarged drawing of the variation of the cover of multiple through holes 84.

Specific embodiment

In the following, embodiments of the present invention will be described.In addition, embodiments described below is only of the invention An example can suitably change embodiments of the present invention in the range of not changing purport of the invention certainly.With Under explanation in, by compounding machine 10 be configured to using state (state of Figure 1A, Figure 1B) be denoted as " use state ".Separately Outside, by compounding machine 10 be configured to using posture (posture of Figure 1A, Figure 1B) be denoted as " using posture ".With use state or Using defining up and down direction 7 on the basis of posture.Using the side for being provided with opening 13 of compounding machine 10 as nearby side (front surface) To define front-rear direction 8.Compounding machine 10 defines left and right directions 9 from nearby side (front surface).Top direction is upper and lower To 7 ingredient, underneath towards an ingredient for being also up and down direction 7.Top direction and underneath towards reversely with each other.Equally Ground, left direction and right direction are respectively an ingredient of left and right directions 9, and reversely with each other.Front direction and rear court To an ingredient of respectively front-rear direction 8, and it is reversely with each other.Moreover, in the present embodiment, up and down direction 7 is equivalent to Vertical direction, front-rear direction 8 and left and right directions 9 are equivalent to horizontal direction.

<overall structure of compounding machine 10>

As shown in Figure 1A, Figure 1B, compounding machine 10 is generally formed into cuboid.It is provided in the lower part of compounding machine 10 with ink-jet Recording mode records the printing portion 11 of image in paper 12 (referring to Fig. 2).As shown in Fig. 2, printing portion 11 have feed portion 15, Feed pallet 20, discharge tray 21, transmission roller portion 54, record portion 24, discharge roller portion 55, platen 42 and ink cassette 100 be (case An example).

In addition, compounding machine 10 has scanner section 30 (an example of image read-out) in the top of printing portion 11.Scanner section 30 be so-called falt bed scanner, reads documented image on the sheet material for being placed in platen upward optically.It is logical Printing portion 11 and scanner section 30 are crossed, compounding machine 10 can be realized the various functions such as facsimile function and printing function.Printer 11 be an example of liquid consuming device.

As shown in figure 14, the top of the opening 13 in the antetheca 14A of the framework 14 of printing portion 11 is provided with operation panel 17.The surface of operation panel 17 is provided with input button 17A and liquid crystal display 17B (an example of notification unit).Operation panel 17 are configured to laterally longer on 9 in left and right directions, and surface is towards oblique upper.Operation panel 17 is configured to than aftermentioned ink cassette 100 against the top.

The framework 31 of scanner section 30 generally comprises integrated mode with the framework 14 with printing portion 11 and is formed.Therefore, framework 31 front surface, left and right sides and rear surface is generally comprised with the front surface, left and right sides and rear surface of framework 11 respectively The face of one.

<feed pallet 20, discharge tray 21>

As shown in Figure 1A, Figure 1B, in the front surface of compounding machine 10 and the central portion of left and right directions 9 is formed with opening 13.For Pallet 20 is sent 8 to be plugged along the longitudinal direction relative to compounding machine 10 by user by opening 13.Feed pallet 20 can support Multiple paper 12 of stacking.Discharge tray 21 is configured at the top of feed pallet 20, plugs together with feed pallet 20.Discharge support Disk 21 supports the paper 12 being discharged between record portion 24 and platen 42 by discharge roller portion 55.

<feed portion 15>

Feed portion 15 is by the paper 12 supported from feed pallet 20 to 65 feed of transmitting path.As shown in Fig. 2, feed portion 15 Have feed roller 25, feed arm 26 and axis 27.Feed roller 25 is supported in the front end side of feed arm 26 in a manner of it can rotate.For Roller 25 is sent to rotate along by paper to the direction of transmission towards 16 transmission by transmitting the reversion of motor (not shown).With Under, by feed roller 25, transfer roller 60 and distributing roller 62 along the feelings for rotating paper to the direction of transmission towards 16 transmission Condition is recorded as " positive rotation ".Feed arm 26 is rotatably supported in by the axis 27 of the frame support of printing portion 11.It is logical Cross the elastic force of self weight or spring of feed arm 26 etc. and to feed arm 26 to 20 side rotation urging of feed pallet.

<transmitting path 65>

As shown in Fig. 2, transmitting path 65 is extended from the rear end of feed pallet 20 to the rear side of printing portion 11, beating The rear side in print portion 11 extends and reverses end for end upwards from below, reaches discharge support by the space between record portion 24 and platen 42 The path of disk 21.A part of transmitting path 65 is in the inside of printing portion 11 by guided outside portion opposite at a predetermined interval The space that part 18 and inside guide member 19 are formed.In addition, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, transmitting path 65 transmission roller portion 54 and Part between discharge roller portion 55 is set to the substantially central portion on the left and right directions 9 of compounding machine 10, and prolongs along front-rear direction 8 It stretches.In addition, the transmission of the paper 12 in transmitting path 65 is shown in Fig. 2 by the arrow of single dotted broken line towards 16.

<transmission roller portion 54>

As shown in Fig. 2, transmission roller portion 54 is configured to than record portion 24 by transmitting the upstream side towards 16.Roller portion 54 is transmitted to have There are transfer roller 60 and pressing roller 61 relative to each other.Transfer roller 60 is by transmission motor drive.Pressing roller 61 is with transfer roller 60 Rotation and rotate.Paper 12 by by transmission motor just then positive rotation transfer roller 60 and pressing roller 61 clamping and to Transmission is transmitted towards 16.

<discharge roller portion 55>

As shown in Fig. 2, discharge roller portion 55 is configured to than record portion 24 by transmitting the downstream side towards 16.Roller portion 55 is discharged to have There are distributing roller 62 and fluted disc 63 relative to each other.Distributing roller 62 is by transmission motor drive.Fluted disc 63 with distributing roller 62 rotation Then rotation.Paper 12 by by transmission motor just then positive rotation distributing roller 62 and fluted disc 63 clamping and to transmission court To 16 transmission.

<record portion 24>

As shown in Fig. 2, the configuration of record portion 24 is in transmission towards between the transmission roller portion 54 on 16 and discharge roller portion 55.And And record portion 24 is oppositely disposed in transmitting path 65 and platen 42 in above-below direction 7.That is, record portion 24 is configured to than passing Send path 65 by the top of up and down direction 7 and opposite with transmitting path 65.Record portion 24 has balladeur train 23 and record head 39.

It respectively 9 is extended in left-right direction as shown in figure 3, balladeur train 23 is supported in the position separated along the longitudinal direction 8 Guide rail 43,44.Guide rail 43,44 is supported in the frame of printing portion 11.Balladeur train 23 and the well known band mechanism for being set to guide rail 44 Connection.The band mechanism is by carriage motor driving (not shown).That is, the balladeur train 23 connecting with mechanism passes through carriage motor It drives and 9 moves back and forth in left-right direction.As shown in the single dotted broken line of Fig. 3, the moving range of balladeur train 23 arrives on 9 in left and right directions Up to the right and left of transmitting path 65.

Moreover, extend ink barrel 32 and flexible flat cable 33 from balladeur train 23, the ink barrel 32 and ink cassette 100 and Record head 39 connects, which is electrically connected the control base board for being equipped with control unit (not shown) and record head 39 It connects.Ink barrel 32 will be stored in the providing ink of ink cassette 100 to record head 39.In more detail, extend from ink cassette 100 For black, four ink barrels 32B, 32M, 32C, 32Y of the ink flow of magenta, cyan, yellow, and these ink barrels are existed It is connect in the state of bundle with balladeur train 23.Sometimes four ink barrels 32B, 32M, 32C, 32Y are referred to as " ink barrel 32 ".It is flexible The control signal exported from control unit is transferred to record head 39 by flat cable 33.

As shown in Fig. 2, record head 39 is equipped on balladeur train 23.Multiple nozzles 40 are formed in the lower surface of record head 39.It is more Expose from the lower surface of record head 39 and the balladeur train 23 for carrying record head 39 front end of a nozzle 40.It is sprayed hereinafter, will expose sometimes The face of the front end of mouth 40 is recorded as " nozzle face ".Record head 39 sprays ink in a manner of small ink droplet from nozzle 40.In cunning During frame 23 is mobile, record head 39 sprays ink droplet towards the paper 12 supported by platen 42.As a result, on recording paper 12 Record image.

<platen 42>

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, platen 42 is configured between transmission roller portion 54 and discharge roller portion 55 in transmission direction 16. Platen 24 is configured in above-below direction 7 modes opposite with record portion 24, and the paper transmitted by transmission roller portion 54 is supported from downside 12。

<ink cassette 100>

As shown in Figure 1, ink cassette 100 is contained in the inside of framework 14.Ink cassette 100 is with can not be easily from compounding machine 10 The mode removed is fixed on compounding machine 10.

The front surface of ink cassette 100 is located at more forward than the opening 22 of antetheca 14A (an example of the side wall) formation in framework 14 The position of side, and exposed in a manner of it can approach to the external of compounding machine 10.Opening 22 in left and right directions on 9 with 13 phases that are open It is adjacent.Moreover, the closed position (A referring to Fig.1) of opening 22 can covered and expose opening 22 by being provided in framework 14 The cover 70 rotated between open position (B referring to Fig.1).Cover 70 is can to cover the ink for being located at the position than opening 22 on the front The box shape of the front surface of case 100, by framework 14 support at can in above-below direction 7 lower end side to prolong along left and right directions 9 It is rotated centered on the rotation axis 70A stretched.Rotation axis 70A setting (state shown in figure 1A) ratio cover when cover 70 will be open 22 closing Position (referring to Fig.1 6) of 70 upper end 71 close to lower end 72.

As shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5, ink cassette 100 has the shape of approximately cuboid.Ink cassette 100 has antetheca 101, the right side Wall 102, left wall 103, upper wall 104 and lower wall 105.Antetheca 101 is by the wall that extends from lower wall 105 along roughly vertical direction 7 101A, it connect with the upper end of wall 101A and is constituted relative to up and down direction 7 and the inclined inclined wall 101B of front-rear direction 8.And And the upper surface for constituting the lower wall 105 of the bottom surface of aftermentioned ink chamber 111 towards right tilts down.On the other hand, ink The rear surface of case 100 is opened wide.Also, by right wall 102, left wall 103, upper wall 104, lower wall 105 rear end face deposition film 106, so that the rear surface of ink cassette 100 be sealed.That is, film 106 constitutes the rear wall of ink cassette 100.

<ink chamber 111>

As shown in figure 5, in the multiple next doors 107,108,109 for being internally provided with zoning and going out inner space of ink cassette 100. Next door 107,108,109 respectively vertically 7 and front-rear direction 8 be extended, with antetheca 101, upper wall 104, lower wall 105 with And film 106 connects.Moreover, next door 107~109 9 is spaced apart in left-right direction.As a result, the inner space of ink cassette 100 By zoning at four ink chamber 111B, 111M, 111C, 111Y adjacent in left and right directions 9.Ink chamber 111 is stored from spray An example of the liquid storage room for the ink that mouth 40 sprays.

Ink chamber 111B is gone out by antetheca 101, right wall 102, upper wall 104, lower wall 105, film 106 and 107 zoning of next door Space.Ink chamber 111M is the sky gone out by antetheca 101, upper wall 104, lower wall 105, film 106 and next door 107,108 zonings Between.Ink chamber 111C is the space gone out by antetheca 101, upper wall 104, lower wall 105, film 106 and next door 108,109 zonings.Ink Water chamber 111Y is the space gone out by antetheca 101, left wall 103, upper wall 104, lower wall 105, film 106 and 109 zoning of next door.

Hereinafter, ink chamber 111B, 111M, 111C, 111Y are referred to as " ink chamber 111 " sometimes.Moreover, for each ink Water chamber 111 is correspondingly provided with four constituent elements, and the different reference label of the letter (B, M, C, Y) at attached only end has When stated with omitting the letter in the case where being referred to as these constituent elements.

In the ink of each ink chamber 111 storage different colours.Specifically, black ink is stored in ink chamber 111B, Ink chamber 111C stores cyan, stores magenta ink in ink chamber 111M, stores yellow ink in ink chamber 111Y.Respectively Chromatic ink is an example of liquid.But the quantity of ink chamber 111 and the color of ink are not limited to above-mentioned example.Ink 9 configuration in left-right direction of room 111.Moreover, ink chamber 111B is configured in four ink chamber 111B, 111M, 111C, 111Y The rightmost side, ink chamber 111Y are configured at the leftmost side.Also, ink chamber 111B is than other ink chamber 111M, 111C, 111Y volume Greatly.

<inlet 112>

It 9 is disposed in left-right direction in a column for each ink chamber 111 in the inclined wall 101B of ink cassette 100 Inject inlet 112B, 112M, 112C, 112Y of ink.Inlet 112 towards front and upward (towards oblique upper), Through-thickness penetrates through inclined wall 101B, is connected to corresponding ink chamber 111 with the external of ink cassette 100.Inclined wall 101B's Inner surface is faced with ink chamber 111, the exterior face pair of outer surface and ink cassette 100.Therefore, inlet 112 makes ink chamber 111 It is directly connected to the outside of ink cassette 100.That is, there is no sectional area is smaller than inlet between inlet 112 and ink chamber 111 And curved flow path.

As shown in Figure 1B, inclined wall 101B and the inlet 112 for being set to inclined wall 101B are opened by being located at cover 70 Position and the outside of compounding machine 10 is exposed in the state of being located at the front of opening 22.In the present embodiment, pass through injection The posture (injection posture) and compounding machine 10 of ink cassette 100 when mouth 112 injects from ink to ink chamber 111 are in when using posture Ink cassette 100 posture it is consistent.That is, when compounding machine 10 is in using posture, by inlet 112 to 111 note of ink chamber Enter ink.

The inclined wall 101B of ink cassette 100 towards closed position 70 side of cover i.e. towards front side, and relative to along left and right Direction 9 and the inclination of the dummy level face of front-rear direction 8 and towards oblique upper.The face of external side is exposed in inclined wall 101B It is preferably 45 degree more than and less than 90 degree relative to dummy level face angulation, so that supplementing ink from inlet 112 Operation is easy to carry out.

Inlet 112 is configured to the front surface of the framework 31 of the scanner section 30 than compounding machine 10 on the front.By with above-mentioned Mode configures inlet 112, when injecting ink to ink cassette 100 etc. close to the case where ink cassette 100, do not need to carry out by Scanner section 30 lifts upwards and makes the operations such as its rotation.Therefore, ink bottle can be readily inserted into inlet 112 and carried out Ink injects operation etc..

Inlet 112 is formed in the inclined wall 101B of ink cassette 100, therefore towards the outside of framework 14 and oblique upper.It changes Yan Zhi, the virtual plane comprising inlet 112 are tilted along inclined wall 101B relative to up and down direction 7 and front-rear direction 8.And And orthogonal with virtual plane and from inlet 112 towards the outside of ink cassette 100 direction is oblique upper.

Lid 113B, 113M, 113C, 113Y that ink cassette 100 is loaded and unloaded with respect to inlet 112.Such as Figure 1A institute Show, the lid 113 for being installed on inlet 112 is tightly attached to the periphery of inlet 112 and blocks inlet 112.On the other hand, such as Figure 1B Shown, the lid 113 unloaded from inlet 112 opens wide inlet 112.Lid 113 is in the state of making cover 70 be located at open position It is loaded and unloaded relative to inlet 112.Moreover, ink chamber 111 can be injected ink by unloading lid 113 from inlet 112. Cover 113B, 113M, 113C, 113Y respectively with the color of the ink stored by corresponding ink chamber 111B, 111M, 111C, 111Y Color differentiation is carried out homochromyly, i.e. color is distinguished into black, magenta, cyan, yellow.In addition, lid 113B, 113M, 113C, The color of 113Y distinguish might not surface be entirely it is identical with ink color of the same colour, be also possible to only a part and ink face Color is identical.In addition, the color about lid 113B, 113M, 113C, 113Y is distinguished, as long as user is it will be appreciated that itself and ink chamber The correspondence of 111B, 111M, 111C, 111Y, then can also might not be identical as ink color.

<ink outflow path 114>

As shown in figs. 6-9, ink outflow path 114B, 114M, 114C, 114Y (liquid is connected in each ink chamber 111 An example of body outflow path).Ink outflow path 114 is the ink that makes to be stored in corresponding ink chamber 111 to ink cassette 100 The external flow path flowed out.Ink outflow path 114 in present embodiment is to reach ink cassette from corresponding ink chamber 111 The flow path of 100 right side (that is, outer surface of right wall 102).

As shown in Fig. 7 and Fig. 9 A, ink outflow path 114Y is by going out the next door on the right surface of ink chamber 111Y in zoning 109 lower end setting opening 115Y and be connected to ink chamber 111Y.Moreover, as shown in figure 8, ink outflow path 114Y The right side of ink cassette 100 is reached by the opening 116Y being arranged in right wall 102.In more detail, as shown in Figure 9 A, ink Outflow path 114Y ink chamber 111B, 111M, 111C front side from opening 115Y in left-right direction 9 to the right extend set It sets, penetrates through right wall 102 and reach opening 116Y (that is, right side of ink cassette 100).

As shown in Fig. 7 and Fig. 9 A, ink outflow path 114C is by going out the next door on the right surface of ink chamber 111C in zoning 108 lower end setting opening 115C and be connected to ink chamber 111C.Moreover, as shown in figure 8, ink outflow path 114C The right side of ink cassette 100 is reached by the opening 116C being arranged in right wall 102.In more detail, as shown in Figure 9 A, ink Front side of the outflow path 114C in ink chamber 111B, 111M 9 is extended to the right in left-right direction from opening 115C, is penetrated through Right wall 102 and reach opening 116C.

As shown in Fig. 7 and Fig. 9 A, ink outflow path 114M is by going out the next door on the right surface of ink chamber 111M in zoning 107 lower end setting opening 115M and be connected to ink chamber 111M.Moreover, as shown in figure 8, ink outflow path 114M The right side of ink cassette 100 is reached by the opening 116M being arranged in right wall 102.In more detail, as shown in Figure 9 A, ink Front side of the outflow path 114M in ink chamber 111B 9 is extended to the right in left-right direction from opening 115M, penetrates through right wall 102 and reach opening 116M.

As shown in FIG. 6 and 7, ink outflow path 114B is by going out in zoning the right surface and bottom surface of ink chamber 111B Right wall 102 and the near border of lower wall 105 setting opening 115B and be connected to ink chamber 111B.It is set above opening 115B It is equipped with the next door 110 intersected to the inflow of opening 115B towards (that is, up and down direction 7 underneath towards) with ink.Moreover, as schemed Shown in 8, ink outflow path 114B reaches the right side of ink cassette 100 by the opening 116B being arranged in right wall 102.

As shown in fig. 6, ink outflow path 114B 8 is extended forwards along the longitudinal direction from opening 115M, than ink The position of water flow outbound path 114M, 114C, 114Y on the front penetrates through right wall 102 and reaches opening 116B.Moreover, along the longitudinal direction Ink outflow path 114M, 114C, 114Y that the 8 ink outflow path 114B extended extend in left-right direction 9 intersect.More in detail It carefully says, the lower direction of ink outflow path 114M, 114C, 114Y that ink outflow path 114B extends in left-right direction 9 Front extends.

That is, as shown in fig. 7, by ink chamber 111B, 111M, 111C, 111Y and the ink for respectively correspond toing these ink chamber 111 Opening 115B, 115M, 115C, 115Y of water flow outbound path 114B, 114M, 114C, 114Y connection are each configured to compare ink chamber 111B, 111M, 111C, 111Y in above-below direction 7 center on the lower, than front-rear direction 8 center by front side and comparing right and left To 9 center on the right side.Moreover, as shown in figure 8, opening 116B, 116M, 116C, 116Y are set to the right side of ink cassette 100 In ratio ink cassette 100 in above-below direction 7 center on the lower and than the center of front-rear direction 8 lean on front side position.In more detail Say that opening 116 is from the front side of the right side of ink cassette 100 towards rear side according to opening 116B, 116Y, 116C, 116M in ground Sequence 8 be disposed adjacent along the longitudinal direction.

In addition, ink chamber 111 in above-below direction 7 center refer to the full-size along up and down direction 7 of ink chamber 111 Center.In the present embodiment, the full-size along up and down direction 7 of ink chamber 111 means upper wall 104 and lower wall The full-size along up and down direction 7 between 105.Ink chamber 111 refers to the edge of ink chamber 111 in the center of front-rear direction 8 The maximum sized center of front-rear direction 8.In the present embodiment, the full-size along front-rear direction 8 of ink chamber 111 Mean the full-size along front-rear direction 8 between antetheca 101 and film 106.Ink chamber 111 in left and right directions 9 center Refer to the maximum sized center along left and right directions 9 of ink chamber 111.In the present embodiment, ink chamber 111 along a left side The full-size of right direction 9 means between next door 107~109 adjacent to each other or adjacent with right wall 102 or left wall 103 The full-size along left and right directions 9 between next door 107~109.Similarly, the center of the up and down direction 7 of ink cassette 100 is The maximum sized center along up and down direction 7 of finger writing or painting water tank 100.The center of the front-rear direction 8 of ink cassette 100 refers to ink The maximum sized center along front-rear direction 8 of case 100.

Moreover, the volume of each ink outflow path 114 until from opening 115 to opening 116 is different from each other.In this implementation In mode, the volume of the ink outflow path 114Y between opening 115Y, 116Y is maximum, the ink between opening 115C, 116C The volume of outflow path 114C is second largest, and the volume of the ink outflow path 114M between opening 115M, 116M is the third-largest, opening The volume of ink outflow path 114B between 115B, 116B is minimum.The reason that the volume of ink outflow path 114 is different is a variety of Multiplicity, for example, by ink outflow path 114 in left and right directions 9 length or ink outflow path 114 with left and right directions 9 The difference etc. of orthogonal sectional area causes.

In turn, the maximum discharge per unit time of the ink flowed out from ink outflow path 114 is set as than from note The maximum spray volume per unit time for recording the ink that the nozzle 40 of head 39 sprays is big.Maximum discharge for example flows out road by ink The sectional area orthogonal with left and right directions 9 of diameter 114 determines.

<ink exports path 117, reflow line 119>

As shown in figure 8, being provided with ink export path 117B, 117M, 117C, 117Y (liquid in the right side of ink cassette 100 An example in body export path).Ink export path 117B, 117M, 117C, 117Y one end opening 116B, 116M, 116C, The position of 116Y is connected with corresponding ink outflow path 114B, 114M, 114C, 114Y, the other end and interconnecting piece 118B, 118M, 118C, 118Y connection.It is provided projectingly on the interconnecting piece 118 of the upper wall 104 of ink cassette 100 and corresponds to color inks Four ink barrel 32B, 32M, 32C, 32Y (referring to Fig. 3) connections.That is, ink export path 117 is will to pass through from ink chamber 111 The ink that corresponding ink outflow path 114 flows out, is guided by the ink barrel 32 connected with corresponding interconnecting piece 118 to note Record the flow path of head 39.In addition, the volume of each ink export path 117 and each ink barrel 32 is roughly the same.

Moreover, as shown in Fig. 8 and Fig. 9 B, the right side of ink cassette 100 be provided with reflow line 119B, 119M, 119C, 119Y.Position and ink stream of the one end of reflow line 119B, 119M, 119C, 119Y in opening 116B, 116M, 116C, 116Y Outbound path 114B, 114M, 114C, 114Y connection, the other end pass through opening 120B, 120M, 120C, 120Y and corresponding ink Room 111 is connected to.In addition, opening 116,120 is set to different positions on 7 in above-below direction.In more detail, opening 120 is set Be set in above-below direction on 7 against the top than corresponding opening 116.

Moreover, opening 120 be arranged to than corresponding ink chamber 111 in above-below direction 7 center upper (wherein, do not wrap Include opening 120B).It is further preferred that opening 120 is set to the position more against the top than the liquid level of the ink in corresponding ink chamber 111 Set (wherein, not including opening 120B).Moreover, opening 120 is arranged on front-rear direction 8 than corresponding ink chamber 116 rearward Side (an example of third direction) (wherein, not including opening 120B).Moreover, opening 120 is arranged in left and right directions on 9 than corresponding to Opening 116 lean on left side (an example of the 4th direction).That is, reflow line 119 from opening 116 vertically 7 upside and before The rear side of rear direction 8 extends, and then it (wherein, does not include reflow line that 9 left side, which extends to opening 120, in the lateral direction 119B)。

As shown in figure 8, the right wall 102 in ink cassette 100 is provided with multiple prominent wall 121A~121I.Sometimes by multiple prominent walls 121A~121I is referred to as " prominent wall 121 ".Prominent wall 121 protrudes to the right from the outer surface (right side) of right wall 102, and along right wall 102 outer surface is extended.Moreover, the right side front in each prominent wall 121 is deposited with film 122.In the present embodiment prominent Single (shared) film 122 of wall 121A~121I deposition.Ink export path 117 and reflow line 119 refer to is dashed forward by adjacent The space that wall 121A~121H and 122 zoning of film go out.

Prominent wall 121A, 121B that zoning goes out ink lead path diameter 117B rearward prolong from across the position of opening 116B It stretches, and then extends to the upper end of ink cassette 100 upwards.Zoning goes out prominent wall 121C, 121D of ink lead path diameter 117Y, area Prominent wall 121E, 121F and zoning for marking ink export path 117C go out prominent wall 121G, 121H of ink lead path diameter 117M It is extended downward from across the position of corresponding opening 116Y, 116C, 116M, and then after being open 116Y, 116C, 116M The lateral top in side extends to the upper end of ink cassette 100.That is, ink export path 117Y, 117C, 117M opening 116Y, The lower part of 116C, 116M are connected with corresponding ink outflow path 114Y, 114C, 114M.It is open under 116Y, 116C, 116M Portion refers to the center of the ratio up and down direction 7 of opening 116Y, 116C, 116M on the lower.In turn, each ink export path 117 is in ink Space (illustration omitted) and the corresponding interconnecting piece 118 that the inside of water tank 100 is extended through along the vertical direction 7 and left and right directions 9 Connection.

Zoning goes out prominent wall 121A, 121B of reflow line 119B, zoning go out reflow line 119Y prominent wall 121B, 121C, Zoning goes out prominent wall 121D, 121E of reflow line 119C and zoning go out prominent wall 121F, 121G of reflow line 119M from across The position of corresponding opening 116 extends upwards.That is, reflow line 119 flows out road with corresponding ink on the top of opening 116 Diameter 114 connects.The top of opening 116 refers to the center of the ratio up and down direction 7 of opening 116 against the top.Also, as shown in Figure 9 B, Each reflow line 119B the inside of ink cassette 100 in the lateral direction 9 left extend, and pass through opening 120 and corresponding ink Water chamber 111 is connected to.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the flow path resistance of reflow line 119Y, 119C, 119M are set to than corresponding ink The flow path resistance of water flow outbound path 114Y, 114C, 114M are big.The method for changing flow path resistance is varied, such as can prolong Long flow path length, the sectional area for reducing flow path combine them, thus increase flow path resistance.

[additional ink water chamber 123]

In turn, as shown in figure 8, being provided with additional ink water chamber 123 (attached storage room) in the right side of ink cassette 100.It is attached Ink room 123 is by the space of wall 121H, 121I and 122 zoning of film out of continuously dashing forward in the circumferential.Additional ink water chamber 123 is logical It crosses through hole 123A, 123B of perforation right wall 102 and is connected to ink chamber 111B.Through hole 123B is arranged in above-below direction 7 On it is more against the top than through hole 123A.Additional ink water chamber 123 by make zoning go out additional ink water chamber 123 lower end prominent wall 121I A part around through hole 123A front, rear and lower section and be formed with detected portion 124.

[optical sensor 125]

As shown in Figure 4 and Figure 8, compounding machine 10 has optical sensor 125, which has across tested Survey portion 124 illumination region 125A and acceptance part 125B opposite on front-rear direction 8.Illumination region 125A is exported towards acceptance part 125B Through prominent wall 121I and it is not through the light (for example, visible or infrared light) of black ink.Acceptance part 125B according to receive from The situation of the light of illumination region 125A output to export high level signal to control unit.In addition, high level signal refers to signal level For signal more than threshold value.On the other hand, acceptance part 125B exports low level to control unit according to the situation for not receiving light Signal.In addition, low level signal refers to that signal level is lower than the signal of threshold value.

[atmosphere communication path 126]

As shown in Figure 10 B, atmosphere communication path 126B, 126M, 126C, 126Y are connected in each ink chamber 111.Atmosphere connects Corresponding ink chamber 111 is communicated with the atmosphere in path 126.In more detail, atmosphere communication path 126 by notch 127 with Corresponding ink chamber 111 is connected to, and is connected to by opening 132 with the external of ink cassette 100.Also, atmosphere communication path 126 is logical Cross notch 127, the first through hole 128, the 129, second through hole 130 of labyrinth (labyrinth), gas passage 131 And opening 132 and enter outflow air flow path between ink chamber 111 and the outside of ink cassette 100.

Notch 127 be arranged to than corresponding ink chamber 111 in above-below direction 7 center it is upper, than in front-rear direction 8 Left side is leaned on by rear side and than the center of left and right directions 9 in centre.In more detail, notch 127B is by upper wall 104, film 106 and next door 107 zonings go out.Notch 127M is gone out by upper wall 104, film 106 and 108 zoning of next door.Notch 127C by upper wall 104, film 106 with And 109 zoning of next door goes out.Notch 127Y is gone out by upper wall 104, film 106 and 103 zoning of next door.That is, lacking in present embodiment Mouth 127 is set to upper end, rear end and the left end of corresponding ink chamber 111.

Moreover, pasting semi-permeable membrane 133 in the first through hole 128.Semi-permeable membrane 133 is that have that ink is blocked to pass through and allow gas The multiple aperture plasma membrane in the small hole that body passes through.As semi-permeable membrane 133, such as can be using by polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), poly- trifluoro chloroethene Alkene, tetrafluoraoethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer, tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer, tetrafluoroethylene-Ethylene copolymerization The multiple aperture plasma membrane that the halide resins such as object are constituted.In turn, the first through hole 128, labyrinth 129 and the second through hole 130 top is covered by film 134.

[next door 135]

As shown in Fig. 7 and Fig. 9 B, extended on front-rear direction 8 and left and right directions 9 in being internally provided with for ink chamber 111 Next door 135B, 135M, 135C, 135Y.The next door 135 of present embodiment is extended generally in a horizontal direction, but next door 135 Direction it's not limited to that.For example, it can be next door 135 is inclined in such a way that forward and backward 8 rear is towards decline Tiltedly.

Next door 135B is connect with wall 101A, right wall 102, film 106 and next door 107.Next door 135M and wall 101A, film 106 and next door 107,108 connect.Next door 135C is connect with wall 101A, film 106 and next door 108,109.Next door 135Y with Wall 101A, left wall 103, film 106 and next door 109 connect.That is, next door 135 is arranged in the inside of ink chamber 111 in inlet 112 lower section.Also, next door 135 will separate in a part of corresponding ink chamber 111 in above-below direction 7.That is, 135 phase of next door Upper wall 104 and lower wall 105 are separated, there are spaces above and below the up and down direction 7 of next door 135.Next door 135B, The shape of 135M, 135C, 135Y be it is substantially common, therefore, explain next door 135M in detail referring to Figure 11 and Figure 12.

As shown in figure 11, next door 135M is at least set to intersection region.As an example, intersection region can be defined as and lead to Cross inlet 112M and region that the dummy line (dotted line of Figure 11) orthogonal with inclined wall 101B is intersected.As another example, intersect Region can be defined as with by inlet 112M and along the region that intersects of dummy line of the perforation direction of inlet 112M extension. As another example, intersection region can be defined as with from the ink bottle for entering ink chamber 111 by inlet 112M and being positioned The region that the outflow direction for the ink that 136 supply mouth 137 flows out intersects.That is, next door 135M is set to for use by inlet 112M flows into the region that the ink of ink chamber 111M passes through.In other words, the ink of ink chamber 111M is injected by inlet 112M Major part touch next door 135M.

Moreover, as shown in figure 12, next door 135M is set to the whole region than intersection region by the front side of front-rear direction 8. That is, next door 135M is set to the whole region of the side close with inlet 112M in horizontal direction.In other words, next door 135 Continuously extended in a manner of seamlessly being connect with wall 101A and next door 107,108 in side on the front than intersection region.That is, Whole region of the next door 135M in side on the front than intersection region will separate on ink chamber 111M in above-below direction 7.Moreover, next door 135M also extends to the rear side (that is, inlet 112M away from horizontal direction farther away side) than intersection region by front-rear direction 8. However, than intersection region by a part opening of the next door 135M of rear side.The area of the opening of next door 135M is set to (in Figure 12 Example in, the opening width of left and right directions 9) it is more remote then bigger away from inlet 112M.Moreover, opening shape relative to along every Direction (that is, rear direction of front-rear direction 8) of the wall 135M far from inlet 112M is symmetrical.The shape of opening in present embodiment Shape is to make isosceles triangle of the vertex towards front.

As shown in figure 4, being provided with upper limit index line near the upper end of the wall 101A of the antetheca 101 of ink cassette 100 151, the lower end of wall 101A is provided with lower limit index line 152.Upper limit index line 151 is to show to pass through injection to user The line of the position of the upper fluid level limit for the inks that mouth 112 is injected to ink chamber 111.Upper limit index line 151 along left and right directions 9 substantially Linearly extend.Lower limit index line 152 is the position that the lower fluid level limit of the ink stored in ink chamber 111 is shown to user Line.Lower limit index line 152 extends substantially rectilinearly along left and right directions 9.Alternatively, it is also possible to be, in upper limit index line 151 And the side of lower limit index line 152 marks such as " full " or " sky " etc., allows the user to understand that they are to indicate to be stored in ink The upper limit of the liquid level of the ink of water chamber 111 and the position of lower limit.User can by can penetrate visible light antetheca 101 it is vertical The interface of ink in wall 101A visual confirmation ink chamber 111.User can by the interface of ink and upper limit index line 151 or The comparison of lower limit index line 152 determines that the ink stored by ink chamber 111 is the upper limit or lower limit.

<lid 113>

As shown in Figure 1A, Figure 1B, lid 113 can be loaded and unloaded relative to the inlet 112 of ink cassette 100.With ink cassette 100 Four inlets 112B, 112M, 112C, 112Y are correspondingly provided with four lids 113B, 113M, 113C, 113Y.Each lid 113B, The shape of 113M, 113C, 113Y are identical, therefore hereinafter called them lid 113 and illustrate detailed construction.

As shown in Figure 13 A, Figure 13 B, lid 113 has the round plate 141 of substantially disc-shape, from the center of round plate 141 Respectively to opposite towards handle portion 142 outstanding and protrusion 143.Lid 113 being capable of elasticity change as rubber or elastomer The raw material of shape are formed.Round plate 141 is recessed near the center of surface 141A, and handle portion 142 is from the 141A of surface Centre is prominent along the direction orthogonal with surface 141A.The recess of surface 141A is the length in order to extend the length direction of handle portion 142 What degree was formed with being convenient to gripping.Back side 141B is plane.Back side 141B can be abutted with the peripheral part of inlet 112.

Handle portion 142 be it is generally cylindrical shaped, the outer diameter of front end is greater than base end part (part of the surface side 141A) Outer diameter.The outer diameter of front end is to be easy to finger when holding handle portion 142 and extracting lid 113 from inlet 112 greatly Jam.

Protrusion 143 is substantially cylindrical shape, from the center of the back side 141B of round plate 141 along orthogonal with back side 141B Direction is prominent.The outer diameter of protrusion 143 is more slightly larger than the internal diameter of inlet 112.Therefore, protrusion 143 is elastic in a manner of outer diameter undergauge It deforms and is inserted into inlet 112.In the state that inlet 112 are inserted into protrusion 143, the outer surface 143A and note of protrusion 143 The inner surface of entrance 112 crimps, and inlet 112 is sealed in liquid-tight manner.In the center of the front end of protrusion 143, towards back side 141B It is formed with recess portion 144.Thereby, it is possible to make the outer surface 143A of protrusion 143 be easy to pour into radially inner side, as a result, being easy to Inlet 112 is inserted into protrusion 143.

<cover 70>

As described in Figure 1A, Figure 1B and Figure 14, cover 70 is arranged to open the opening 22 for being formed in the antetheca 14A of framework 14 It closes.Cover 70 is rotated around rotation axis 70A, and rotation axis 70A is upwardly extended in the side of the mounting surface 6 along mounting compounding machine 10, is had It says to body and extends along left and right directions 9.Cover 70 is the case having with the shape of 22 corresponding sizes of opening and 22 side openings that are open Shape.The wall 101A and inclined wall 101B of the antetheca 101 of 70 covering ink cassette 100 of cover.Therefore, in the closed position in cover 70 In the state of, user accessible from the outside cannot be installed on the lid 113 of each inlet 112.

Cover 70 makes the wall 101A and inclined wall 101B of the antetheca 101 of ink cassette 100 be exposed to framework on open position 14 outside.Therefore, in the state that cover 70 is in an open position, user accessible from the outside can be installed on each inlet 112 Lid 113.As shown in Figure 16~Figure 18, cover 70 has the outer of a part for the antetheca 14A that framework 14 is constituted on closed position Surface 70B and opposite with ink cassette 100 inner surface 70C on closed position.It is provided in 71 side of the upper end of cover 70 from interior table Face 70C is to 14 side of framework holding section 73 outstanding.Holding section 73 by with the upper end of the opening 22 of framework 14 nearby engage and incite somebody to action Cover 70 is maintained in its closed position.

In cover 70 in the closed position, in above-below direction 7 and the center of left and right directions 9 form fenestrate 74.Window 74 exists Light is penetrated between the outer surface side 70B and the side inner surface 70C of cover 70.Window 74 for example by insertion opening, make visible light-transmissive Transparent component 81 (an example in visual confirmation portion) constitute.Window 74 has the following size: in above-below direction can be from framework 14 on 7 Antetheca 14A sidelong glance it is more upper than the lower end of the wall 101A of the antetheca 101 of ink cassette 100 and than inclined wall 101B depending on confirming Upper end on the lower, and the left end for capableing of visual confirmation antetheca 101 on 9 in left and right directions and the part other than right end.Therefore, In the state that cover 70 is in the closed position, user can be by transparent component 81 from the outside visual confirmation of cover 70 to being installed on Each lid 113 of each inlet 112.In addition, in the state that cover 70 is in the closed position, user can by transparent component 81 from The upper limit index line 151 and lower limit that the outside visual confirmation of cover 70 marks on the wall 101A of the antetheca 101 of ink cassette 100 refer to Timberline 152.

In the inner surface 70C of lid 70, when lid 70 is in the closed position on lower side than window 74 72 sides compared with upper end 71 9 it is arranged in left-right direction in a column there are four maintaining part 75B, 75M, 75C, 75Y closer to the position of lower end 71.Four holdings Portion 75B, 75M, 75C, 75Y are corresponding with four lids 113B, 113M, 113C, 113Y respectively.In the cover 70 of open position, four Maintaining part 75B, 75M, 75C, 75Y relative to four inlets 112B, 112M, 112C, 112Y in the lateral direction 9 right side slightly It configures with being staggered.But the position of maintaining part 75B, 75M, 75C, 75Y are without being limited thereto, can also be configured in left and right directions on 9 On position corresponding with inlet 112B, 112M, 112C, 112Y.

The configuration on 9 is different in left and right directions by four maintaining parts 75B, 75M, 75C, 75Y, but they have identical structure, Therefore hereinafter called them maintaining part 75 and illustrate its detailed structure.As shown in Figure 14, Figure 16~Figure 18, maintaining part 75 is From the inner surface 70C cylindrical shape outstanding of cover 70.The outer diameter of maintaining part 75 is greater than the outer diameter of the protrusion 143 of lid 113.It is keeping Portion 75 forms the circular recess portion 76 of oriented jag side opening.From being provided centrally with to maintaining part 75 for the bottom surface of recess portion 76 The recess portion 79 that prominent end side extends.Inserted with the protrusion 143 of lid 113 in recess portion 76.The protrusion 143 of lid 113 is inserted in holding When the recess portion 76 in portion 75, the protrusion 79 of maintaining part 75 is inserted in the recess portion 144 of lid 113.The internal diameter of recess portion 76 is outer with protrusion 143 Diameter is identical, and the outer diameter of protrusion 79 is identical as the internal diameter of recess portion 144.It is convex in the state that recess portion 76 are inserted into the protrusion of lid 113 143 The outer surface 143A in portion 143 abuts with the inner surface of recess portion 76, and lid 113 is generated due to self weight and will not be fallen off from maintaining part 75 The frictional force of degree.Therefore, even if lid 113, which is also able to maintain, to be inserted in when cover 70 is rotated from open position to closed position The state of recess portion 76.In addition, when cover 70 is in the closed position, into recess portion 76 ink also due to surface tension and store In in recess portion 76.Specifically, in the state that cover 70 is in the closed position, enter recess portion 76 ink can also be stored in it is recessed Between the inner surface in portion 76 and the outer surface of recess portion 79.

Inkpad 77 is provided with around the inner surface 70C of cover 70 and maintaining part 75.Inkpad 77 is that have to inhale Receive and keep the non-woven fabrics etc. of the three-dimensional mesh structure of ink.In addition, inkpad 77 can also be configured at the recess portion of maintaining part 75 In 76.In addition, the display for indicating ink color corresponding to each maintaining part 75 can also be recorded in inkpad 77.

<sensor 80>

As shown in figure 14, the upper right corner of the opening 22 of framework 14 is provided with sensor 80.Sensor 80 is mechanical switch. The state that sensor 80 is abutted with cover 70 in the closed position is state, and cover 70 rotates from closed position and leaves sensor 80 State be turned off state.As shown in figure 15, sensor 80 exports when in an ON state to the control unit 90 of printing portion 11 Indicate the signal of on-state.Control unit 90 is the operation dress being made of CPU, ROM, RAM, the ASIC etc. for being installed on control base board It sets, determines that cover 70 is not in closed position according to the output signal of sensor 80.That is, being not in on-state in sensor 80 When, in other words when sensor 80 is in dissengaged positions, it is determined as that cover 70 is not in closed position.Control unit 90 is according to judgement The case where being not in closed position for cover 70, showing the liquid crystal display 17B of operation panel 17 indicates that cover 70 is not in closing The display of position.In addition, control unit 90 can also substitute the display of liquid crystal display 17B, or in the aobvious of liquid crystal display 17B Make loudspeaker is (not shown) to generate alarm song or make to indicate that the LED light alerted is lighted on the basis of showing.

<installation of the lid 113 to maintaining part 75>

As shown in Figure 1A and Figure 16, when compounding machine 10 is in state (use state) being able to use, ink cassette 100 Inlet 112 is sealed by lid 113, and the cover 70 that the opening 22 of the antetheca 14A of framework 14 is in closed position is closed.In addition, working as When compounding machine 10 is in use state, antetheca 14A extends to the direction intersected with the mounting surface 6 of mounting compounding machine 10.

As shown in figure 14, when ink is consumed in each ink chamber 111 of ink cassette 100, user will cover 70 from closing Position is rotated to open position.It is located at the inlet of the ink cassette 100 in the front of the opening 22 of the antetheca 14A of framework 14 as a result, 112 expose, and becoming can be close to the state of inlet 112.When cover 70 is started turning from closed position, sensor 80 is from connection State switches to dissengaged positions.According to the output signal of sensor 80, control unit 90 is determined as that cover 70 is not in closed position.So Afterwards, control unit 90 makes the liquid crystal display 17B of operation panel 17 show that cover 70 is not in closed position.

Will cover 70 turn to open position until after, user pulls up from inlet 112 and should supplement the ink of ink The corresponding lid 113 of water chamber 111.Then, as shown in figure 17, the lid 113 pulled up is inserted into and should supplement the ink of ink by user The recess portion 76 of the corresponding maintaining part 75 of water chamber 111.The lid 113 unloaded as a result, from inlet 112 is kept by maintaining part 75.

As shown in figure 11, the supply mouth 137 of ink bottle 136 is inserted into inlet 112 by user, is supplemented to ink chamber 111 Ink.After the supplement of ink, user unloads lower cover 113 from maintaining part 75, and lid 113 is inserted into inlet 112 and will be injected Mouth 112 seals.Hereafter, user will cover 70 and rotate from open position to closed position.When cover 70 returns to closed position, sensing Device 80 switches to on-state from dissengaged positions.According to the output signal of sensor 80, control unit 90 is determined as that cover 70 is in and closes Closed position.Then, the display that control unit 90 makes cover 70 be not in closed position disappears from the liquid crystal display 17B of operation panel 17 It loses.

Assuming that user is no after supplementing ink to ink chamber 111 to seal inlet 112 using lid 113, in lid 113 In the state of being kept by maintaining part 75, it is desirable to rotate cover 70 from open position to closed position.In this case, by maintaining part 75 lids 113 kept are located at the moving area of cover 70.As a result, as shown in figure 18, closed position is reached from open position in cover 70 Before, the lid 113 kept by maintaining part 75 is contacted with the wall 101A of the antetheca 101 of ink cassette 100.That is, being protected by maintaining part 75 The lid 113 held is between the wall 101A of the antetheca 101 of ink cassette 100 and the inner surface 70C of cover 70.70 are covered as a result, to pass The rotation of closed position is hindered.

As shown in figure 18, it is contacted in the lid 113 kept by maintaining part 75 with the wall 101A of the antetheca 101 of ink cassette 100 In the state of, by the rotation axis 70A of cover 70 and upper end 71 virtual line 78 connected with the shortest distance and load compounding machine 10 The angle A of the surface side of the antetheca 14A of angle A, that is, framework 14 of open position side between mounting surface 6 is less than 90 degree.Therefore, In the state that the wall 101A of the lid 113 that is kept by maintaining part 75 and the antetheca 101 of ink cassette 100 is contacted, if user from Cover 70 is let go, then due to the effect of gravity, cover 70 is rotated to open position.

In addition, it is assumed that user has unloaded lid 113 from maintaining part 75 after supplementing ink to ink chamber 111, but do not have Lid 113 is installed to inlet 112 just to want to rotate cover 70 from open position to closed position.In this case, lid 113 There is no the holding of maintained portion 75, therefore, by the operation of user, cover 70 is rotated from open position to closed position.At cover 70 When closed position, sensor 80 switches to on-state from dissengaged positions, according to the output signal of sensor 80, control unit 90 It is determined as that cover 70 is in the closed position.Then, control unit 90 makes cover 70 be not in the display of closed position from operation panel 17 It disappears on liquid crystal display 17B.

But as shown in Fig. 1, Figure 16, it is installed on the state of each inlet 112 if it is lid 113, then is in and closes in cover 70 It can be by transparent component 81 from the outside visual confirmation of cover 70 to each lid for being installed on each inlet 112 in the state of closed position 113.On the contrary, be fitted without if it is lid 113 in the state of each inlet 112, then visual confirmation to inlet 112, without It is each lid 113.User can be aware of to forget to install to inlet 112 in the state that cover 70 is located at closed position and cover as a result, 113.In addition, lid 113 and ink color are performed in accordance with color differentiation.Therefore, user can easily grasp and forget to install The case where lid 113B, 113M, 113C, 113Y corresponding with which inlet 112B, 112M, 112C, 112Y.

In addition, in the state that cover 70 is in the closed position, if can visual confirmation be installed on the lid of each inlet 112 113 at least part, but more preferably it is capable of the entirety of visual confirmation lid 113.That is, preferably clear component 81 extend to Until the opposite position in perspective plane of the lid 113 in left and right directions on 9.In addition, in the state that cover 70 is in the closed position, preferably Can also visual confirmation inlet 112 entirety.

[function and effect of present embodiment]

According to the present embodiment, in the state that cover 70 is in the closed position, user can be by transparent component 81 from cover Lid 113 of the 70 outside visual confirmation to the state for blocking inlet 112.Therefore, compounding machine 10 can be prevented in inlet 112 It is used in the state of not blocked by lid 113.In addition, user cannot be from inlet in the state that cover 70 is in the closed position 112 unload lower cover 113.

In addition, the window 74 in cover 70 is embedded with transparent component 81.As a result, in the state that cover 70 is in the closed position, use It family can be by transparent component 81 from the outside visual confirmation of cover 70 to the lid 113 for the state for blocking inlet 112.In turn, exist Cover 70 it is in the closed position in the state of, can prevent dust and foreign matter from opening 22 enter framework 14 inside.

In addition, ink cassette 100 is so that the inclined wall 101B for being formed with inlet 112 exposes more forwards compared with opening 22 Mode be configured in framework 14.It, can be from the outside of framework 14 easily as a result, in the state that cover 70 is in an open position Inject ink into the inlet 112 for being formed in inclined wall 101B.

In addition, framework 14 antetheca 14A compared with the upper end of cover 70 in the closed position closer to the position of lower end It installs and is equipped with rotation axis 70A, cover 70 is rotated centered on rotation axis 70A.As a result, if holding section 73 is not opened with framework 14 Mouthfuls 22 upper end nearby engages, then covering 70, cannot keep can be since gravity be rotated to open position in closed position.Cover 70 quilts Mounting surface 6 supports and is held in open position.User is easy to unload lower cover in the state of will cover 70 and be maintained at open position as a result, 113.Also, cover 70 will not be maintained in its closed position under the unexpected situation of user.

In addition, respectively lid 113B, 113M, 113C, 113Y carries out color differentiation, therefore user can easily grasp and forget Lid 113B, 113M, 113C, 113Y corresponding with which inlet 112B, 112M, 112C, 112Y is installed.Especially, pass through Make the ink of color each ink chamber 111B, 111M, 111C, 111Y corresponding with being stored in of each lid 113B, 113M, 113C, 113Y Water color is identical, allows users to more easily grasp the lid for forgetting installation.

In addition, oblique upper of the inclined wall 101B of ink cassette 100 towards 70 side of cover in the closed position, thus be easy from Inlet 112 supplements ink.

In addition, inlet 112 is configured to the front surface of the framework 31 of the scanner section 30 than compounding machine 10 on the front.As a result, User does not need lift scanner section 30 upwards and makes the operations such as its rotation, it will be able to which ink bottle is readily inserted into note Entrance 112 simultaneously carries out ink injection operation etc..

[variation]

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the window 74 of cover 70 be embedded with transparent component 81 but it is also possible to be, instead of This window 74 and be formed with multiple slits 82 of perforation cover 70 on 9 at spaced intervals in left and right directions (visually as shown in Figure 19 A An example in confirmation portion).It is also possible in the state that cover 70 is in the closed position, 7 extension along the vertical direction of each slit 82.Separately Outside, as shown in Figure 19 B, it is also possible to replace transparent component 81 and window 74 is provided with mesh 83 (an example in visual confirmation portion). In addition, as shown in fig. 19 c, being also possible to replace being formed at spaced intervals on window 74 and in above-below direction 7 and left and right directions 9 The through hole 84 (an example in visual confirmation portion) of multiple perforation covers 70.By the way that such multiple slits 82, mesh are arranged in cover 70 83 or multiple through holes 84, to make user can be from the outer sidelong glance of cover 70 in the state that cover 70 is in the closed position The lid 113 of the state of blocking inlet 112 is in depending on confirming.Thereby, it is possible to prevent compounding machine 10 inlet 112 not by Lid 113 uses in the state of blocking.In addition, user cannot unload from inlet 112 in the state that cover 70 is in the closed position Lid 113.In addition, though being not shown in Figure 19 A~Figure 19 C, slit 82, mesh 83 and multiple through holes 84 also be can be set At in the state that cover 70 is in the closed position can visual confirmation to upper limit index line 151 and lower limit index line 152 size Or position.

In addition, the shape of lid 113 can also change as appropriate.For example, it is also possible to not be the note for being inserted into ink cassette 100 The shape of entrance 112, but can be outside embedded in the shape of the cylindric protrusion formed around inlet 112.Alternatively, can also To be to seal inlet and the pin thread that will be formed in around inlet 112 and the negative thread for being formed in lid 113 are screwed 112 structure.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, opening 22 is formed on the right side of the antetheca 14A of framework 14, in opening 22 Rear configured with ink cassette 100 but it is also possible to be opening 22 being formed on the left of antetheca 14A, at the rear of the opening 22 Configured with ink cassette 100.It is formed with opening 22 in right side wall or left side wall alternatively, it is also possible to substitute the antetheca 14A of framework 14, And it can be from the right of framework 14 or left close to the inlet 112 of ink cassette 100.It in this embodiment, can also be The left of the side wall surface of the framework 31 of scanner section 30 or right configure inlet 112.In addition, cover 70 is not limited to above-mentioned reality Apply the such structure opened centered on the rotation axis along left and right directions 9, front-rear direction 8 of mode, for example, be also possible to The so-called horizontal opening structure opened centered on rotation axis along up and down direction 7.

Also, in the above-described embodiment, it is illustrated ink as an example of liquid, but the present invention and unlimited Due to this.That is, also can replace ink, by the pretreatment liquid for being ejected into recording paper before ink in printing or it is Prevent the drying of the nozzle 40 of record head 39 and nearby spraying water etc. is used as liquid to the nozzle of record head 39 40.

Claims (10)

1. a kind of liquid consuming device,

Include: framework, there is the side wall extended to the direction intersected with the mounting surface for loading the framework, and have on the side wall There is opening；

Case is formed with the liquid storage room of storage liquid, the inlet for injecting liquid to the liquid storage room and makes The liquid outflow path that liquid is flowed out from the liquid storage room；

Lid, can be installed on the case in a manner of blocking the inlet；And

Cover, can the formation for covering the case have the inlet face closed position and make the formation of the case It states and is moved between the open position of inlet showed out relative to the case,

The lid that covers on the closed position and cannot be nearly in the state of the blocking inlet,

The cover has the state that can be in the blocking inlet from the outside visual confirmation of the cover in the closed position Under the lid at least part of visual confirmation portion,

The case is configured at the framework in the state of exposing the face for being formed with the inlet from the outward opening side It is interior,

The inlet is exposed to the outside of the opening and making the cover be located at the open position.

2. liquid consuming device according to claim 1, wherein

The visual confirmation portion is made of the light transparent member that can penetrate visible light.

3. liquid consuming device according to claim 1, wherein

The visual confirmation portion is slit, mesh or multiple through holes.

4. liquid consuming device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein

The cover has and becomes the first end of upper end in the state of being in the closed position and as the second end of lower end,

The cover is in the rotation being arranged closer to the position of the second end along the mounting surface compared with the first end It is rotated centered on axis.

5. liquid consuming device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein

The case includes

Multiple liquid storage room；

Multiple liquid outflow paths flow out liquid from multiple liquid storage room respectively；And

Multiple inlets, for injecting liquid to multiple liquid storage room respectively,

The lid is set as blocking multiple lids of the multiple inlet respectively.

6. liquid consuming device according to claim 5, wherein

The multiple lid carries out color differentiation respectively.

7. liquid consuming device according to claim 6, wherein

The multiple cover in respective color and the liquid storage room corresponding to the inlet that the lid blocks stores Liquid color it is identical.

8. liquid consuming device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein

The formation of the case has the oblique upper facing towards the cover side in the closed position of the inlet.

9. liquid consuming device according to claim 8, wherein

The face that the formation of the case has the inlet is with respect to the horizontal plane in 45 degree of angles more than and less than 90 degree.

10. a kind of compounding machine including liquid consuming device described in any one of claims 1 to 3 and is set to described The image read-out of the top of liquid consuming device,

The inlet of the liquid consuming device is configured to the wall surface of the framework than described image reading device in the outer part.