CN109228666A - Liquid consuming device - Google Patents

Abstract

A kind of liquid consuming device has: case, has the liquid storage room of storage liquid and delimit the wall of the one end of liquid storage room on the first direction intersected with vertical direction；The liquid storage portion for accommodating liquid, is arranged on the outside of case and positions away from from the aspectant face-to-face region in the outer surface of wall；Consume the liquid-consumed portion for the liquid being stored in fluid storage room.Wall is made of basal wall and inclined wall, basal wall is formed with the visual confirmation face that the liquid in fluid storage room can be confirmed from external visual in the position in face of liquid storage room, inclined wall rolls tiltedly in the upper end of basal wall to liquid storage room, and is formed with for the inlet to liquid storage room's injection liquid.It is formed with liquid flow path in the outer surface of wall, position of the liquid flow path between inlet and basal wall reaches liquid storage portion by the positions different from visual confirmation face of basal wall.

Description

Liquid consuming device

It is " on June 26th, 2015 " that the application, which is application No. is " 201510362985.7 ", the applying date, entitled The divisional application of the application for a patent for invention of " liquid consuming device ".

Technical field

The present invention relates to the liquid consuming devices with the case that can supplement liquid by inlet.

Background technique

In the past, there is known the casees that liquid can be supplemented by inlet.Moreover, for example at special open 2014-37058 Bulletin discloses a kind of ink cassette, which is formed with below inlet is capable of the indoor ink of visual confirmation ink Visual confirmation face and the scale for showing the indoor ink quantity of ink.The ink cassette of above-mentioned composition confirms by visual observation in user Before the liquid level of ink of the appearance depending on confirming reaches the position of maximum scale, injecting ink into ink chamber by inlet is It can.

Summary of the invention

However, if be attached on visual confirmation face or scale from the ink that inlet overflows, being deposited in ink injection In visual confirmation face or visual the problem of declining of scale.In particular, the ink recorded in special open 2014-37058 bulletin In case, although being provided with the catching portion for intercepting the ink overflowed from inlet, in the case where ink is overflowed from the catching portion, A possibility that being polluted on a large scale in the presence of the ink that the region for being provided with visual confirmation face or scale is spilled off.

The present invention forms in view of the above problems, and its purpose is to provide a kind of liquid consuming devices, inhibits from inlet energy Enough inject the visual decline inside the case of liquid.

First method of the present invention provides a kind of liquid consuming device, has: case, have storage liquid liquid storage room, And delimit the wall of the one end of aforesaid liquid storage room on the first direction intersected with vertical direction；Liquid storage portion, receiving Liquid is simultaneously arranged on the outside of above-mentioned case and positions away from from the aspectant face-to-face region in the outer surface of above-mentioned wall； Consumption is stored in the liquid-consumed portion that aforesaid liquid stores indoor liquid.Above-mentioned wall is made of basal wall and inclined wall, on It states basal wall and is formed with the liquid that can be confirmed from external visual in the fluid storage room in the position in face of aforesaid liquid storage room The visual confirmation face of body, above-mentioned inclined wall the upper end of above-mentioned basal wall to above-mentioned liquid storage room roll tiltedly and be formed with for Aforesaid liquid storage room inject liquid inlet, be formed with liquid flow path in the outer surface of above-mentioned wall, the liquid flow path from Position between above-mentioned inlet and above-mentioned basal wall is reached by above-mentioned basal wall, different from above-mentioned visual confirmation face position State liquid storage portion.

According to the above configuration, the liquid overflowed when injecting liquid to case from inlet can be passed through liquid flow path to liquid Receiving portion discharge.As a result, being able to suppress the outer surface because of basal wall by the visuality inside case caused by liquid pollution Decline.

Second method of the present invention provides a kind of liquid consuming device, has: case, have storage liquid liquid storage room and Delimit the wall of the one end of aforesaid liquid storage room on the first direction intersected with vertical direction；Liquid storage portion accommodates liquid Body is simultaneously arranged on the outside of above-mentioned case and positions away from from the aspectant face-to-face region in the outer surface of above-mentioned wall；Disappear Consumption is stored in the liquid-consumed portion that aforesaid liquid stores indoor liquid.It is formed with: is used for aforesaid liquid in above-mentioned wall The inlet of storage room injection liquid；Visual confirmation face can confirm above-mentioned liquid from external visual in the lower section of above-mentioned inlet Body stores indoor liquid；Liquid flow path, in the outer surface of the wall, between above-mentioned inlet and above-mentioned visual confirmation face Position reaches aforesaid liquid receiving portion by the position different from above-mentioned visual confirmation face.

According to the present invention, due to that the liquid that overflowed when injecting liquid to case from inlet can be passed through liquid flow path to liquid The discharge of body receiving portion.So being able to suppress the outer surface because of basal wall by under visual inside case caused by liquid pollution Drop.

Detailed description of the invention

Fig. 1 (A) is the stereoscopic figure of the compounding machine of cover closed state, and Fig. 1 (B) is the outer of the compounding machine of cover open state See perspective view.

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 cross-sectional view of VI-VI line of Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is the cross-sectional perspective view of VII-VII line of Fig. 4.

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

Fig. 9 (A) is the cross-sectional view of Ⅸ A-, the Ⅸ A line of Fig. 8, and Fig. 9 (B) is the cross-sectional view of Ⅸ B-, the Ⅸ B line of Fig. 8.

Figure 10 is the cover of covering position and the longitudinal section view of ink cassette.

Figure 11 is the longitudinal section view for exposing the cover and ink cassette of position.

Figure 12 is the front stereogram for the ink cassette that variation 1 is related to.

Figure 13 is the front stereogram for the ink cassette that variation 2 is related to.

Specific embodiment

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.In addition, embodiments described below is of the invention one Example, can suitably change embodiments of the present invention in the range of not changing purport of the invention certainly.Moreover, In the following description, top is towards an ingredient for being up and down direction 7, underneath towards an ingredient for being also up and down direction 7.On Fang Chaoxiang and underneath towards reversely with each other.Equally, left direction and right direction are respectively an ingredient of left and right directions 9, and And it is reversely with each other.Front direction and rear direction are respectively an ingredient of front-rear direction 8, and reversely with each other.Moreover, at this In embodiment, up and down direction 7 is equivalent to vertical direction, and front-rear direction 8 and left and right directions 9 are equivalent to horizontal direction.

In addition, by compounding machine 10 be configured to using state (state of Figure 1A, 1B) be recorded as " use state ".And And by compounding machine 10 be configured to using posture (posture of Figure 1A, 1B) be recorded as " using posture ".With use state or Using up and down direction 7 is defined on the basis of posture, the side that compounding machine 10 is provided with opening 13 is fixed as nearby side (front surface) Adopted front-rear direction 8, with from nearby side (front surface) compounding machine 10 define left and right directions 9.Front-rear direction 8 is first direction An example, left and right directions 9 is an example of second direction.

The overall structure > of < compounding machine 10

As shown in Figure 1A, 1B, compounding machine 10 is generally formed into cuboid.Compounding machine 10 is equipped in the lower part of shell 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, Discharge tray 21, transmission roller portion 54, record portion 24, roller portion 55, platen 42 and an example as case is discharged in feed pallet 20 Ink cassette 100.Moreover, compounding machine 10 has the various functions such as facsimile function and printing function.Compounding machine 10 is that liquid sprays dress It sets or an example of liquid consuming device.

< feed pallet 20,21 > of discharge tray

As shown in Figure 1A, 1B, in the front surface of compounding machine 10 and the central portion formation opening 13 of left and right directions 9.Feed support Disk 20 passes through opening 13 and along the longitudinal direction 8 by user and plugs relative to compounding machine 10.Feed pallet 20 being capable of supporting layer Multiple folded paper 12.Discharge tray 21 is configured at the top of feed pallet 20, plugs together with feed pallet 20.Discharge tray The paper 12 that 21 supports are discharged between record portion 24 and platen 42 by discharge roller portion 55.

15 > of < feed portion

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 12 to the direction of transmission towards 16 transmission by transmitting the reversion of motor (not shown). Hereinafter, feed roller 25, transfer roller 60 and distributing roller 62 are rotated along by paper to the direction of transmission towards 16 transmission Situation is recorded as " rotating forward ".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.

65 > of < transmitting path

As shown in Fig. 2, transmitting path 65 is to extend 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 upwards from below and U-shaped turns round, by the space between record portion 24 and platen 42 and arrival The path of discharge tray 21.A part of transmitting path 65 is in the inside of printing portion 11 by outside opposite at a predetermined interval The space that guide member 18 and inside guide member 19 are formed.Moreover, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, transmitting path 65 is in transmission roller portion Part between 54 and discharge roller portion 55 is set to the substantially central portion of the left and right directions 9 of compounding machine 10, and 8 prolongs along the longitudinal direction 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.

< transmits 54 > of roller portion

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.

55 > of roller portion is discharged in <

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.

24 > of < record portion

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 as head or liquid The record head 39 of an example in consumption portion.

As shown in figure 3, balladeur train 23 is supported in guide rail 43,44, which opens at 8 points along the longitudinal direction Position respectively in left-right direction 9 be extended.Guide rail 43,44 is supported in the frame of printing portion 11.Balladeur train 23 and setting It is connected in the well known band mechanism of guide rail 44.The band mechanism is by carriage motor driving (not shown).That is, connecting with band mechanism The balladeur train 23 connect 9 is moved back and forth in left-right direction by the driving of carriage motor.As shown in the single dotted broken line of Fig. 3, balladeur train 23 moving range by right and leans on left throughout than transmitting path 65 on 9 in left and right directions.

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, black, magenta, cyan, Four ink barrels 32B, 32M, 32C, 32Y of yellow ink circulation extend from ink cassette 100, shape of these ink barrels in bundle It is connect under state with balladeur train 23.Sometimes four ink barrels 32B, 32M, 32C, 32Y are referred to as " ink barrel 32 ".Flexible flat cable The control signal exported from control unit is transmitted to record head 39 by 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.It is recorded on paper 12 as a result, Image.

42 > of < platen

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the configuration of platen 42 is in transmission towards between the transmission roller portion 54 on 16 and discharge roller portion 55. 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。

100 > of < ink cassette

As shown in Figure 1A, 1B, ink cassette 100 is contained in the inside of compounding machine 10.Ink cassette 100 is with cannot be easily from multiple The mode that conjunction machine 10 removes is fixed on the compounding machine 10.In more detail, ink cassette 100 by compounding machine 10 front surface and Opening 22 that the right end of left and right directions 9 is formed and the inside for being contained in compounding machine 10.Opening 22 in left and right directions on 9 with opening 13 It is adjacent.But the front surface of ink cassette 100 (a part of aftermentioned basal wall 101A and inclined wall 101B) compares on front-rear direction 8 Opening 22 is on the front.In more detail, the front surface of ink cassette 100 than delimit opening 22 shell antetheca on the front.It is compound The shell of machine 10 has the supporting surface 28 (referring to Fig.1 0) of the inside for being located at opening 22 and the lower section of ink cassette 100.Ink cassette 100 It is supported in supporting surface 28.

Moreover, being provided with the case that can cover the front surface of ink cassette 100 in the front for being located at opening 22 in compounding machine 10 The cover 70 of shape.Cover 70 is covering the covering position ((A) referring to Fig.1) of the antetheca 101 of opening 22 and ink cassette 100 and is making to be open 22 and ink cassette 100 antetheca 101 between the external exposing position ((B) referring to Fig.1) exposed of compounding machine 10 rotationally It is supported by the shell of compounding machine 10.As shown in Figure 10 and Figure 11, cover 70 is by the shell support of compounding machine 10 above and below capable of being wound on 9 shafts 71 extended rotate the lower end side in direction 7 in left-right direction.The shaft 71 of present embodiment compares antetheca in front-rear direction 8 101 on the front, that is, relative to antetheca 101, positioned at the opposite side of ink chamber 111, and is leaned on 7 than ink cassette 100 in above-below direction Lower section.

But the cover 70 for being arranged at compounding machine 10 is not limited in covering position and exposes the side rotated between position Formula.For example, cover 70 is also possible to the covering position separated on front-rear direction 8 and exposes the mode moved in parallel between position, Also the shell handling that can be directed to compounding machine 10 can be set into.

As shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5, ink cassette 100 has the shape of approximately cuboid.Ink cassette 100 has as wall The antetheca 101 of an example, as side wall an example right wall 102, left wall 103, upper wall 104 and lower wall 105.On the other hand, black The rear surface of water tank 100 is opened wide.Also, by right wall 102, left wall 103, upper wall 104, lower wall 105 rear end face deposition film 106, the rear surface of ink cassette 100 is sealed.That is, film 106 constitutes the rear wall of ink cassette 100.The ink cassette of above-mentioned composition 100 Such as it is integrally formed and by resin material injection molding.For example, the interior shape of aftermentioned ink cassette 100 is by from ink cassette 100 open rear surfaces are rearward towards the mold of drawing regulation (not shown).

Upper wall 104 delimit ink chamber 111 in above-below direction 7 upper end.Lower wall 105 delimit ink chamber 111 in above-below direction 7 Lower end.Antetheca 101, right wall 102 and left wall 103 are intersected between upper wall 104 and lower wall 105 with upper wall 104 and lower wall 105 Towards upper setting be arranged.Moreover, each wall 101~105 at least has the ink in ink chamber 111 from the outside of ink cassette 100 It is capable of the translucency of visual confirmation degree.Antetheca 101 by from lower wall 105 substantially along the vertical direction 7 extend basal wall 101A, in base The upper end of wall 101A and basal wall 101A continuously and for up and down direction 7 and the inclined inclined wall 101B of front-rear direction 8 are constituted.Inclination Wall 101B is rearward that ink chamber 111 rolls tiltedly relative to basal wall 101A.

111 > of < ink chamber

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 along the vertical direction 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 provided separately 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, being referred to as to ink chamber 111B, 111M, 111C, 111Y, it is recorded as " ink chamber 111 ".Moreover, for it is each Four constituent elements that ink chamber 111 is arranged in correspondence with, the different reference label of the letter (B, M, C, Y) at attached only end, It is 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.In addition, other ink chamber of the volumetric ratio of ink chamber 111B 111M, 111C, 111Y Volume it is big.

112 > of < inlet

The inclined wall 101B of ink cassette 100 be provided with for each ink chamber 111 injection ink inlet 112B, 112M,112C,112Y.112 through-thickness of inlet penetrates through inclined wall 101B, by corresponding ink chamber 111 and ink cassette 100 External connection.The inner surface of inclined wall 101B is faced with ink chamber 111, the exterior face pair of outer surface and ink cassette 100.Incline Skew wall 101B is tilted in such a way that outer surface is located at the top of inner surface.Therefore, inlet 112 makes ink chamber 111 and ink cassette 100 outside is directly connected to.That is, there is no sectional area is smaller than inlet and curved between inlet 112 and ink chamber 111 Flow path.Moreover, substitution inclined wall 101B, inlet 112 also can be set in upper wall 104.That is, in 101 quilt of upper wall 104 and antetheca Inlet 112 can also be arranged in upper wall 104 in the ink cassette 100 of connection.

As shown in Fig. 1 (B), inclined wall 101B and the inlet 112 for being set to inclined wall 101B are revealed by being located at cover 70 Out position and the outside for being exposed to compounding machine 10.Moreover, inlet 112 is arranged on inclined wall 101B in 22 front of opening.? In present embodiment, the posture (injection posture) of the ink cassette 100 when injecting ink to ink chamber 111 by inlet 112 with The posture of ink cassette 100 when compounding machine 10 is in using posture is consistent.That is, passing through when compounding machine 10 is in using posture Inlet 112 injects ink to ink chamber 111.Although the inlet 112 of present embodiment is round, inlet 112 Shape is not limited thereto, and is also possible to elliptical shape, polygon.

Lid 113B, 113M, 113C, 113Y that ink cassette 100 is loaded and unloaded with respect to inlet 112.Such as Fig. 1 (A) Shown, 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, as schemed Shown in 1 (B), the lid 113 removed from inlet 112 opens wide inlet 112.Lid 113 is in the shape for making cover 70 be located at exposing position It can be loaded and unloaded relative to inlet 112 under state.Moreover, ink can be injected ink by removing lid 113 from inlet 112 Room 111.

114 > of < ink outflow path

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

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.115Y be open by lower section wall 146Y and connection wall The position that 147Y is surrounded, in more detail, than connection wall 147Y, 147C of the upper section wall 145Y on the lower and on front-rear direction 8 Between, it is formed on next door 109.Moreover, as shown in figure 8, ink outflow path 114Y passes through the opening that is arranged in right wall 102 116Y and the right side for reaching ink cassette 100.In more detail, as shown in Figure 9 A, ink outflow path 114Y is in ink chamber The front side of 111B, 111M, 111C 9 are extended to the right in left-right direction from opening 115Y, and perforation right wall 102 reaches opening The right side of 116Y, that is, 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, opening 115C is by lower section wall 146C and company Connect the position that wall 147C is surrounded, in more detail, than connection wall 147C of the upper section wall 145C on the lower and on front-rear direction 8, Between 147M, it is formed on next door 108.Moreover, as shown in figure 8, ink outflow path 114C is opened by what is be arranged in right wall 102 Mouthful 116C and the right side for reaching ink cassette 100.In more detail, as shown in Figure 9 A, ink outflow path 114C is in ink chamber The front side of 111B, 111M 9 are extended to the right in left-right direction from opening 115C, and perforation right wall 102 reaches 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.115M be open by lower section wall 146M and connection wall The position that 147M is surrounded, in more detail, than connection wall 147M, 147B of the upper section wall 145M on the lower and on front-rear direction 8 Between, it is formed on next door 107.Moreover, as shown in figure 8, ink outflow path 114M passes through the opening that is arranged in right wall 102 116M and the right side for reaching ink cassette 100.In more detail, as shown in Figure 9 A, ink outflow path 114M is in ink chamber The front side of 111B 9 is extended to the right in left-right direction from opening 115M, and perforation right wall 102 reaches opening 116M.

As shown in Figure 6 and Figure 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.115B be open by lower section wall The position that 146B and connection wall 147B are surrounded is i.e. in the lower section of upper section wall 145B and in the rear of connection wall 147B, the company of being formed on Meet wall 147B.The inflow direction i.e. lower section court of up and down direction 7 with ink to opening 115B is provided with above opening 115B To the next door of intersection 110.Moreover, as shown in figure 8, ink outflow path 114B is and the opening 116B being arranged in right wall 102 Reach the right side of ink cassette 100.

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.

In addition, as shown in fig. 7, the connection wall 147 for being located left side is configured more on the front.That is, connection wall 147Y ratio Connection wall 147B, 147M and 147C are on the front.On the front than connection wall 147B and 147M, connection wall 147M ratio connects connection wall 147C Meet wall 147B on the front.Also, ink outflow path 114Y is arranged on by upper section wall 145B, 145M, 145C and connection wall The space that 147B, 147M, 147C are surrounded.It is leaned on that is, ink outflow path 114Y is arranged on than upper section wall 145B, 145M, 145C Lower section, on the front than connection wall 147B, 147M, 147C, and rearward than connection wall 147Y.Ink outflow path 114C is set In the space surrounded by upper section wall 145B, 145M and connection wall 147B, 147M.That is, ink outflow path 114C is arranged on ratio Upper section wall 145B, 145M on the lower, on the front than connection wall 147B, 147M, and rearward than connection wall 147C).Ink outflow Path 114M is arranged on the space surrounded by upper section wall 145B and connection wall 147B.That is, ink outflow path 114M is set On the lower than upper section wall 145B, on the front than connection wall 147B, and rearward than connection wall 147M).

< ink exports 117 > of path

As shown in figure 8, being equipped with ink in the right side of ink cassette 100 exports path 117B, 117M, 117C, 117Y.Ink Export position and corresponding ink of the one end in opening 116B, 116M, 116C, 116Y of path 117B, 117M, 117C, 117Y Outflow path 114B, 114M, 114C, 114Y connection, the other end are connect with interconnecting piece 118B, 118M, 118C, 118Y.It is prominent Be set to the interconnecting piece 118 of the upper wall 104 of ink cassette 100 with correspond to four ink barrel 32B, 32M of color inks, 32C, 32Y (referring to Fig. 3) connection.That is, ink export path 117 is will to flow from ink chamber 111 by corresponding ink outflow path 114 Ink out is guided and ink barrel 32 connected with corresponding interconnecting piece 118 to the flow path of record head 39.In addition, each ink Water exports path 117 and the volume of each ink barrel 32 is roughly the same.

As shown in figure 8, the right wall 102 in ink cassette 100 is provided with multiple prominent wall 121A~121I.Sometimes these are multiple Prominent wall is referred to as " prominent wall 121 ".Prominent wall 121 protrudes to the right from the outer surface of the right side as 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 refer to by adjacent prominent wall 121A~121H and The space that 122 zoning of film goes 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.

126 > of < atmosphere road

As shown in figure 5, being connected with atmosphere road 126B, 126M, 126C, 126Y in each ink chamber 111.Atmosphere road 126 are communicated with the atmosphere corresponding ink chamber 111.In more detail, atmosphere road 126 passes through notch 127 and corresponding ink Water chamber 111 is connected to, and is connected to by opening 132 with the external of ink cassette 100.Atmosphere road 126 is to pass through ink from notch 127 The inner space of water tank 100 access (not shown) for reaching opening 132.Atmosphere road 126 is in ink chamber 111 and ink cassette Outflow is passed air between 100 outside.

< penetrates 72 > of window

As shown in Figure 1A, it is provided in cover 70 and penetrates window 72 as through portion an example.It is to make 70, cover through window 72 In the state of covering position, the through portion of the antetheca 101 of visual confirmation ink cassette 100 is capable of from the outside of compounding machine 10.With Under, region sometimes referred to as " the face-to-face area between the antetheca 101 to face each other on front-rear direction 8 and transmission window 72 Domain ".On the other hand, region different from window 72 is penetrated in cover 70 is Bu Nengcong in the state of making cover 70 be positioned over position The non-through portion of the antetheca 101 of the external visual confirmation ink cassette 100 of compounding machine 10.In addition, cover 70 can also be not transmitted through window. " the face-to-face region " for being not transmitted through the cover 70 of window is the sky in the space for example, at least comprising the surface than antetheca 101 on the front Between.In more detail, face-to-face region can also be defined as the antetheca 101 to face each other on front-rear direction 8 and cover 70 it Between region.

As shown in Figure 10 and Figure 11, through window 72 by through the opening 73 of cover 70 and blocking the opening 73 in thickness direction Film 74 is constituted.Film 74 is formed by photopermeability material.The film 74 of present embodiment is in the outer surface of cover 70, that is, with face before The face of the inner surface opposite side of the cover 70 of wall 101 is attached to the periphery of opening 73.As a result, antetheca 101 and film 74 are in front and back Direction 8 is separated from each other.It is not limited thereto through the specific composition of window 72.

75 > of < ink storage portion

Moreover, as shown in Figure 10 and Figure 11, in the inner surface of cover 70, that is, be arranged in the upper surface for exposing the cover 70 of position There is the ink storage portion 75 of an example as liquid storage portion.Ink storage portion 75 is arranged on the non-through portion of cover 70.Change and Yan Zhi, cover 70 is positioned over position in a state that, ink storage portion 75 is arranged on to be left below face-to-face region Position.Moreover, as shown in figure 11, ink storage portion 75 is configured to the side rearward of shaft 71 of the cover 70 than exposing position, that is, It is disposed proximate to 111 side of ink chamber.In addition, ink storage portion 75 is in upper and lower in the state of making cover 70 be located at exposing position The lower section for being configured in inlet 112 to 7, and be configured between antetheca 101 and cover 70 in front-rear direction 8.

Due to being configured in the ink storage portion 75 for being located at cover 70 when exposing position than on 71 extending direction of shaft The shaft axis being prescribed lean on 111 side of ink chamber, so can prevent ink to the front of shaft 71 flow, that is, prevent ink to User side flowing.Moreover, leaning on 111 side of ink chamber, institute than shaft 71 in the ink storage portion 75 for being located at cover 70 when exposing position Even if with user's viewing, it is also difficult to visual confirmation.Therefore, user is it cannot be seen that by the ink storage portion 75 of inkiness state. Thus, it is possible to inhibit the beauty of damage compounding machine 10

Ink storage portion 75 by be protrudingly placed on cover 70 inner surface and in left-right direction 9 extended a pair of ribs 75A, It draws in the area 75B.Moreover, filling the ink absorption component 76 as liquid absorbent component an example in ink storage portion 75.Make cover 70 In the state of exposing position, the upper surface of ink absorption component 76 is exposed.Ink absorption component 76 is for example poly- by foaming The porous materials such as urethanes are formed.Ink absorption component 76 can also cross on 9 in left and right directions and each ink flow path 150 corresponding positions and continuously configure, can also separately configure

150 > of < ink flow path

As shown in Fig. 4, Fig. 6 and Fig. 8 etc., the outer surface of antetheca 101 is provided with the ink of an example as liquid flow path Flow path 150.Ink flow path 150 is the flow path for will guide from the ink that inlet 112 overflows to ink storage portion 75.More in detail Carefully say, ink flow path 150 be it is in the outer surface that position between inlet 112 and basal wall 101A passes through basal wall 101A, From the flow path for reaching ink storage portion 75 in face of the different part in the part of ink chamber 111.Hereinafter, by the appearance of basal wall 101A It is in face, be recorded as " visual confirmation face " in face of the part of ink chamber 111.Ink flow path of the present embodiment 150 is by edge Left and right directions 9 extend past inclined wall 101B outer surface first flow path 151, along up and down direction 7 extend past basal wall The second flow path 156,157,158 of the outer surface of 101A is constituted.In addition, " extending along~direction " in this specification not office It is limited to completely the same with the direction, allows deviation to a certain degree.

First flow path 151 is in left-right direction 9 between each inlet 112B, 112M, 112C, 112Y and basal wall 101A Extend past the groove of the outer surface of inclined wall 101B.Moreover, the lower end of first flow path 151 is by the outer surface of inclined wall 101B It is provided projectingly and 9 flanks 152 extended delimited in left-right direction.Moreover, flank 152, in left and right directions on 9 with next door 107,108 and 109 corresponding positions are provided with notch 153,154 and 155.Ink in first flow path 151 by notch 153, 154 and 155 flow out to second flow path 156,157 and 158.Ink of the upper surface of first flow path 151 to be overflowed from inlet 112 The mode that can be flowed into is opened wide.

Second flow path 156,157 and 158 be respectively in left and right directions on 9 with next door 107,108 and 109 corresponding positions, Along the vertical direction 7 extend past basal wall 101A outer surface groove.That is, the next door 107 to connect with the inner surface of basal wall 101A, 108,109 and the second flow path 156,157,158 that connects with the outer surface of basal wall 101A face each other face across basal wall 101A. That is, second flow path 156,157 and 158 is arranged on and leaves visual confirmation face and position away from, the visual confirmation face refer to from It is capable of the visual confirmation face of ink in visual confirmation ink chamber 111 in the outside of ink cassette 100.In addition, by with next door 107 The corresponding mode in~109 position forms second flow path 156,157 and 158 in the outer surface of basal wall 101A, can apply flexibly helpless In the visual confirmation of ink part and save space.

The upper end of second flow path 156,157 and 158 is connect in the position of notch 153,154 and 155 with first flow path 151. Notch 153,154 and 155 is formed on from the position that the visual confirmation of ink chamber 111 deviates towards left and right directions 9.Moreover, the The lower end of two flow paths 156,157 and 158 is connect with the ink storage portion 75 for the cover 70 for exposing position.As shown in figure 11, ink cassette 100 and ink storage portion 75 7 leave each other in above-below direction.In addition, second flow path 156,157 and 158 and ink storage portion 75 Connection is not limited to the two and is directly connected to, as long as the ink being discharged from the lower end of second flow path 156,157 and 158 is by ink The positional relationship that receiving portion 75 accommodates.That is, in the present embodiment, arriving at the lower end of second flow path 156,157 and 158 Ink is fallen to the ink storage portion 75 that configuration is left in the lower section in ink cassette 100, and by the ink in ink storage portion 75 Absorption piece 76 absorbs.

(function and effect of present embodiment)

In the compounding machine 10 of above-mentioned composition, the ink overflowed from inlet 112 flows into first flow path 151 first.Also, Be flowed on the position of the ink of first flow path 151 by left and right directions 9 deviation ink chamber 111 be formed by notch 153, 154 and 155 flow out to second flow path 156,157 and 158, the visual confirmation face for deviateing ink chamber 111 by left and right directions 9 It flows downwards position.

On the other hand, intercepted due to the ink in first flow path 151 by flank 152, thus notch 153,154,155 it Outer position is able to suppress the inkiness that the visual confirmation face of basal wall 101A is flowed out from first flow path 151.That is, passing through the One flow path 151 and second flow path 156,157,158 guide in a manner of around the visual confirmation face of basal wall 101A from inlet 112 inks overflowed, and the ink absorption component 76 being arranged in below visual confirmation face is finally made to absorb ink, it is able to suppress ink Visual decline inside water tank 100.

In addition, as shown in the partial enlarged view of Fig. 6, can also the inside of first flow path 151 be arranged multiple flank 159A, 159B,159C.Each flank 159A~159C 9 is extended in left and right directions along first flow path 151, and along inclined wall The outer surface of 101B is configured adjacently on the bottom surface of first flow path 151 in above-below direction 7.Phase each other on 7 in above-below direction Between adjacent flank 159A~159C, the flow path of 9 tubuloses extended in left-right direction is formed.Also, be flowed into flank 159A~ The ink of tubulose flow path between 159C is kept by the surface tension of ink itself, and utilizes capillarity in the lateral direction 9 Guidance.Thus, it is possible to inhibit to overflow and be flowed into from inlet 112 ink of first flow path 151 notch 153,154,155 it It is flowed out from first flow path 151 outer position.

Moreover, the ink for being flowed into second flow path 156,157,158 is arranged from the lower end of the second flow path 156,157,158 Out and arrive at ink storage portion 75.Since second flow path 156,157,158 7 is extended in above-below direction, so can be smooth Ink is discharged to ink storage portion 75 on ground.Moreover, because second flow path 156,157,158 be arranged on from visual confirmation face from The position opened, so ink is suppressed the pollution in visual confirmation face.

Moreover, being inhaled from the ink that second flow path 156,157,158 is discharged by the ink absorption component 76 of ink storage portion 75 It receives.As a result, being able to suppress the ink leakage to the outside of compounding machine 10.In addition, since the setting of ink storage portion 75 being existed It is positioned away from from face-to-face region, so being difficult in the state of making cover 70 be positioned over position from the outside of compounding machine 10 See ink storage portion 75.

In addition, in the present embodiment, be configured in the ink storage portion 75 of the cover 70 of covering position not with second flow path 156,157,158 connection.However, ink passes through liquid flow path 150 to the discharge of ink storage portion 75 mainly by making cover 70 carry out to the rotation of exposing position and when injecting ink from inlet 112.Therefore, ink storage portion 75 and second flow path 156, 157, it 158 is at least connected when cover 70 is configured in and exposes position.

In addition, as long as the position of ink storage portion 75 can accommodate the position for the ink being discharged from liquid flow path 150 i.e. It can, it is not limited to cover 70 inner surface.The supporting surface in the shell of compounding machine 10 for example also can be set in ink storage portion 75 28.Moreover, as shown in figure 12, ink storage portion 161 also can be set in the outer surface of the right wall 102 of ink cassette 100.

(variation 1)

2 illustrate ink cassette 100A that variation 1 is related to referring to Fig.1.In addition, to the composition shared with above embodiment Identical appended drawing reference is assigned, and omits detailed description, stresses difference.The ink cassette 100A's that variation 1 is related to The position and shape of ink flow path 160 and ink storage portion 161 are different from the embodiment described above.

The ink flow path 160 that variation 1 is related to is between each inlet 112B, 112M, 112C, 112Y and basal wall 101A The groove extended along left and right directions 9 in the outer surface of inclined wall 101B.Moreover, the ink storage portion 161 that variation 1 is related to is set It sets in the outer surface of right wall 102.In more detail, ink storage portion 161 is by dashing forward wall 121A and outer rim from right wall 102 to the right Prominent wall 162 outstanding delimited.In addition, prominent wall 162 can also show as antetheca 101 and upper wall 104, appearance from right wall 102 Towards the extended part in right.

Moreover, ink flow path 160 is extended the outer surface of prominent wall 162.Also, being formed in prominent wall 162 makes ink The through-hole 163 that flow path 160 is connected to ink storage portion 161.Moreover, not forming notch 153,154,155 on flank 152.And And ink absorption component (not shown) can also be filled in the inside of ink storage portion 161.In addition, passing through the film of expanded view 5 122 and film 122 is deposited over to the front end of prominent wall 121A, 162, ink storage portion 161 can also be closed.

Using above-mentioned composition, can by the ink overflowed from inlet 112 by ink flow path 160 to from compounding machine 10 Outside is difficult to the ink storage portion 161 seen discharge.Moreover, because ink does not pass through the outer surface of basal wall 101A, so can Further suppress the visual decline inside ink cassette 100A.In addition, in order to which the ink in ink flow path 160 is received to ink Appearance portion 161 is smoothly discharged out, can also make ink flow path 160 by ink storage portion 161 decline in a manner of, that is, with to Mode that is right and declining tilts.

(variation 2)

3 illustrate ink cassette 100B that variation 2 is related to referring to Fig.1.In addition, to above embodiment and variation 1 Shared composition assigns identical appended drawing reference, and omits detailed description, stresses difference.The ink that variation 2 is related to The location and shape of the ink flow path 170 of water tank 100B are different from the embodiment described above.The ink flow path 170 that variation 2 is related to By along left and right directions 9 inclined wall 101B outer surface extend first flow path 171 and along up and down direction 7 in right wall 102 Outer surface extend second flow path 172 constitute.

First ink flow path 171 is between each inlet 112B, 112M, 112C, 112Y and basal wall 101A along left and right The groove that direction 9 extends in the outer surface of inclined wall 101B.Second flow path 172 is dashed forward to the right in the outer surface from right wall 102 Slot is formed by between the prominent wall 173 and 174 of a pair of 7 an examples being extended, as a pair of ribs out and along the vertical direction. The upper end of second flow path 172 is connect with the right end of first flow path 171, and the lower end of second flow path 172 and ink (not shown) accommodate Portion's connection.In addition, passing through the film 122 of expanded view 5 and film 122 being deposited over to the front end of prominent wall 173,174, second can also be closed Flow path 172.

Using above-mentioned composition, the ink overflowed from inlet 112 can be passed through to ink flow path 170 in ink flow path 170 lower section and from the outside of compounding machine 10 be difficult to the ink storage portion configured on the position seen it is (not shown) discharge.Moreover, Since ink does not pass through the outer surface of basal wall 101A, so can further suppress under the visuality inside ink cassette 100B Drop.In addition, the ink storage portion in variation 2 for example also can be only fitted to the inner surface of cover 70, supporting surface also can be only fitted to 28。

In addition, in above embodiment and variation 1,2, although being illustrated ink as an example of liquid, But the present invention is not limited to this.That is, instead of ink being also possible to that recording paper will be ejected into before ink in printing Pretreatment liquid or in order to prevent the drying of the nozzle 40 of record head 39 and be sprayed near the nozzle of record head 39 40 Water etc. replace ink as liquid.In addition, the present invention passes through the liquid-consumed of the case for being applied to have storage colored liquid Device realizes particularly advantageous effect.

Claims (12)

1. a kind of liquid consuming device, has:

Case, have the liquid storage room of storage liquid, delimit the one end of the liquid storage room in the vertical direction upper wall and Delimit the wall of the one end of the liquid storage room on the first direction intersected with vertical direction；

Liquid storage portion, accommodate liquid and be arranged on the case outside and along the first direction observe when not with face The position of opposing regions overlapping, the face-to-face region is and the aspectant region in the outer surface of the wall；And

Liquid-consumed portion consumes the liquid being stored in the fluid storage room,

The fluid storage can be confirmed from external visual by being formed in the position in face of the liquid storage room of the wall The visual confirmation face of indoor liquid,

It is formed in the upper wall or the wall for the inlet to liquid storage room injection liquid,

It is formed with liquid flow path in the outer surface of the wall, which is from the inlet and the visual confirmation face Between position the flow path of the liquid storage portion is reached by the position different from the visual confirmation face.

2. liquid consuming device according to claim 1, wherein

The liquid storage room by the next door to connect with the inner surface of the wall be divided into vertical direction and described first Adjacent the first storage room and the second storage room in the orthogonal second direction in direction,

The liquid flow path is formed on the position corresponding with the next door of the outer surface of the wall.

3. liquid consuming device according to claim 2, wherein

Has cover, which can be centered on pivot center in the external covering for covering the wall from the liquid consuming device It is rotated between position and the exposing position for exposing the wall outside the liquid consuming device, the pivot center is in institute Liquid storage room is stated to extend relative to the opposite side of the wall and in the lower section of the case along the second direction,

The liquid flow path is connect with the liquid storage portion, and the liquid storage portion is arranged on the institute under the exposing position State the upper surface of cover and than the pivot center close to the side of the liquid storage room.

4. liquid consuming device according to claim 3, wherein

The cover has and can confirm described in the wall in the covering position from the external visual of the liquid consuming device At least part of through portion in visual confirmation face,

The face-to-face region is between the visual confirmation face of the wall in said first direction and the through portion Region.

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

It is also equipped with the supporting surface in the supported underneath of the case case,

The liquid storage portion is arranged on the supporting surface.

6. liquid consuming device according to claim 1, wherein

The case, which has, to connect in the second direction orthogonal with vertical direction and the first direction with the end of the wall And the side wall intersected with the wall,

The liquid storage portion is arranged on the outer surface of the side wall.

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

The liquid flow path be included in the outer surface of the wall than the inlet on the lower along with vertical direction and institute State the slot that the orthogonal second direction of first direction extends.

8. liquid consuming device according to claim 7, wherein

The slot be provided with respectively along the slot be extended and along the outer surface of the wall it is adjacent in above-below direction Multiple flanks.

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

The liquid storage room by the next door to connect with the inner surface of the wall be divided into vertical direction and described first Adjacent the first storage room and the second storage room in the orthogonal second direction in direction,

The liquid flow path includes:

First flow path, place extends inlet described in the ratio in the outer surface of the wall along the second direction on the lower； And

Second flow path is connect with the first flow path, the outer surface of the wall position corresponding with the next door along Up and down direction extends.

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

In the liquid storage portion filled with the liquid absorbent component for absorbing liquid.

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

The liquid flow path is the groove being arranged on the outer surface of the wall.

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

The liquid flow path is to be formed by slot being straightened between a pair of ribs being arranged on the outer surface of the wall.