CN111137019B

CN111137019B - Ink horn mount pad and portable ink jet numbering machine of many specifications of adaptation ink horn

Info

Publication number: CN111137019B
Application number: CN202010049167.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴傲; 陈毅平
Original assignee: Kuma Xiamen System Integration Co ltd
Current assignee: Kuma Xiamen System Integration Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-01-16
Filing date: 2020-01-16
Publication date: 2020-12-22
Anticipated expiration: 2040-01-16
Also published as: CN111137019A

Abstract

The invention relates to an ink box mounting seat adaptive to ink boxes with multiple specifications, which comprises a machine shell structure with an ink box mounting space, wherein the machine shell structure comprises a main machine shell and a movable shell, and the movable shell can move relative to the main machine shell to expose the ink box mounting space; the ink box mounting seat further comprises an ink box adaptation adjusting structure which enables ink boxes with different specifications to be mounted in the ink box mounting space, the ink box adaptation adjusting structure comprises an adaptation adjusting component, and the movable shell is provided with a position maintaining part which enables the adaptation adjusting component to be maintained at different adaptation positions so as to mount the ink boxes with different specifications. The ink box mounting seat can adapt to the mounting requirements of ink boxes with different specifications, and is more convenient to use. The application further provides a portable ink jet numbering machine.

Description

Ink horn mount pad and portable ink jet numbering machine of many specifications of adaptation ink horn

Technical Field

The invention relates to an ink-jet printer technology, in particular to an ink box mounting seat adaptive to ink boxes with multiple specifications and a portable ink-jet printer.

Background

Portable inkjet printers are usually hand-held and are widely used in daily life. The portable ink-jet printer comprises a machine shell structure serving as an ink box mounting seat, wherein the machine shell structure is provided with an ink box mounting space, and when the ink box needs to be replaced, a movable shell of the machine shell structure moves relative to a main machine shell, so that a path for the ink box to enter and exit the ink box mounting space is avoided. The ink box installation space of the existing portable ink-jet printer only corresponds to an ink box with one specification, and the problem of inconvenient use exists. In view of this, the present application is specifically made.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to solve the technical problem of how to enable the portable ink-jet printer to be suitable for ink boxes with different specifications.

In order to solve the technical problems, the invention provides an ink box mounting seat adaptive to ink boxes with multiple specifications, which comprises a machine shell structure with an ink box mounting space, wherein the machine shell structure comprises a main machine shell and a movable shell, and the movable shell can move relative to the main machine shell to make a path for the ink box to enter and exit the ink box mounting space; the ink box mounting seat further comprises an ink box adaptation adjusting structure which enables ink boxes with different specifications to be mounted in the ink box mounting space, the ink box adaptation adjusting structure comprises an adaptation adjusting component, and the movable shell is provided with a position maintaining part which enables the adaptation adjusting component to be maintained at different adaptation positions so as to mount the ink boxes with different specifications.

Preferably, the ink cartridge fitting adjustment structure includes: a longitudinal adaptive adjustment assembly movable in a longitudinal direction, a transverse adaptive adjustment assembly movable in a transverse direction; the movable housing has: a plurality of longitudinal position maintaining parts for maintaining the longitudinal adaptation adjusting assembly at different longitudinal adaptation positions along the longitudinal direction, and a plurality of transverse position maintaining parts for maintaining the transverse adaptation adjusting assembly at different transverse adaptation positions along the transverse direction; each longitudinal adaptive position and each transverse adaptive position respectively correspond to each other.

Preferably, the movable housing comprises a first longitudinal position holding part for enabling the longitudinal adaptation adjusting component to be located at a first longitudinal adaptation position and a second longitudinal position holding part for enabling the longitudinal adaptation adjusting component to be located at a second longitudinal adaptation position, and the second longitudinal adaptation position is located on the upper side of the first longitudinal adaptation position along the longitudinal direction; the movable shell comprises a first transverse position keeping part which enables the transverse adaptive adjusting component to be located at a first transverse adaptive position and a second transverse position keeping part which enables the transverse adaptive adjusting component to be located at a second transverse adaptive position, and the second transverse adaptive position is located on the front side of the first transverse adaptive position along the transverse direction; the first longitudinal adapting position corresponds to the first transverse adapting position so as to install the ink box with the first specification; the second longitudinal adapting position and the second transverse adapting position correspond to install the ink box with the second specification.

Preferably, the first longitudinal position maintaining part is a longitudinal slot opened in the front side wall of the movable housing, and the ink cartridge of the second specification has a second longitudinal mounting part corresponding to the size of the longitudinal slot; the longitudinal fitting adjustment assembly comprises: a displacement member, a spring member and a limiting member; the displacement piece is arranged on the inner side of the front side wall of the movable shell and is arranged to move longitudinally relative to the front side wall; the limiting piece is arranged on the displacement piece and is arranged to move in a preset range along the transverse direction relative to the displacement piece; the spring part is abutted between the displacement part and the limiting part; the limiting part is embedded in the longitudinal groove, so that the longitudinal adaptive adjusting assembly is located at a first longitudinal adaptive position.

Preferably, the second longitudinal position maintaining part is a first slot on the movable shell, and the displacement piece is provided with a first convex part matched with the first slot.

Preferably, the first transverse position maintaining part and the second transverse position maintaining part are second slots opened on the movable shell, and the transverse adapting and adjusting assembly is provided with a second protrusion matched with the second slots.

Preferably, the ink cartridge of the first specification has a first positioning portion located on an upper side, and the ink cartridge of the second specification has a second positioning portion located on an upper side; the transverse adaptive adjusting assembly is provided with a first positioning groove matched with the first positioning part, and the movable shell is provided with a second positioning groove matched with the second positioning part.

Preferably, the position holding portion is slidably engaged with the movable housing.

Preferably, the movable housing is pivotally connected to the main chassis, and a switching mechanism for controlling whether the movable housing is movable relative to the main chassis is installed on the main chassis.

The application further provides a portable ink-jet printer, which comprises a printer body and an ink box mounting seat arranged on the printer body; the ink cartridge mounting seat is the ink cartridge mounting seat of any one of the preceding claims.

By adopting the technical scheme, the invention can obtain the following technical effects: the ink box mounting seat can adapt to the mounting requirements of ink boxes with different specifications, and is more convenient to use.

Drawings

FIGS. 1A and 1B are schematic views respectively showing an ink cartridge mount of the next embodiment from different viewing angles;

FIGS. 2A and 2B are exploded views of an ink cartridge mount of the next embodiment from different perspectives, respectively;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the process of the switching mechanism controlling the movable housing to open;

FIGS. 4A and 4B are schematic views of the mounting mechanism exploded relative to the movable housing from different perspectives, respectively;

FIG. 5A is a schematic view showing the ink cartridge fitting adjustment structure in a position where the ink cartridge of the first specification is mounted;

FIG. 5B is a first process view showing the mounting of the ink cartridge of the first size to the ink cartridge mount;

FIG. 5C is a second process view showing the first size ink cartridge mounted to the ink cartridge mount;

FIG. 5D shows a cross-sectional view of an ink cartridge of a first size mounted to an ink cartridge mount;

FIG. 6A is a schematic view showing the ink cartridge fitting adjustment structure in a position where an ink cartridge of a second specification is mounted;

FIG. 6B is a first process view showing the mounting of a second size ink cartridge to the ink cartridge mount;

FIG. 6C is a second process view showing the mounting of a second size ink cartridge to the ink cartridge mount;

FIG. 6D shows a cross-sectional view of an ink cartridge of a second size mounted to an ink cartridge mount;

fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a portable inkjet printer according to an embodiment.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more apparent, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without any inventive step based on the embodiments of the present invention, are within the scope of the present invention. Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, presented in the figures, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the invention.

With reference to fig. 1A to 2B, in an embodiment, the ink cartridge mounting seat adapted to a multi-specification ink cartridge of the present application includes: a main frame case 1, a movable case 2, a pin joint structure 3, a switching mechanism 4, and an ink box adapting and adjusting structure 5. The main case 1 and the movable case 2 form a main body of the case structure, the movable case 2 is rotatably pivoted to the main case 1 through a pivot structure 3, and the switching mechanism 4 is installed on the main case 1 to control whether the movable case 2 can move relative to the main case 1. For convenience of explanation, in the drawings, the X direction is a direction from front to back, the Y direction is a direction from left to right, and the Z direction is a direction from top to bottom, where the lateral direction corresponds to the X direction and the longitudinal direction corresponds to the Z direction. As will be described in further detail below.

The left and right side walls of the main chassis 1 have arc chutes 1A.

The movable housing 2 has: a clamping hole 2A, a longitudinal sliding groove 2B, a transverse sliding groove 2C, a second positioning groove 2D, a first longitudinal position retaining portion 2E, a first transverse position retaining portion 2F, a second transverse position retaining portion 2G, and a second longitudinal position retaining portion 2H. The first longitudinal position holding portion 2E is a longitudinal groove opened in the front side wall of the movable case 2, and also serves as an ink outlet for the ink cartridge S1, as shown in fig. 7, the second longitudinal position holding portion 2H is a first groove hole formed in the movable case 2 (the first groove hole is formed in the inner side of the left and right side walls of the movable case 2), and the first lateral position holding portion 2F and the second lateral position holding portion 2G are second groove holes formed in the movable case (the second groove hole is formed in the inner side of the upper side wall of the movable case 2). The movable shell 2 is provided with a sliding pin 11 which is in sliding fit with the arc chute 1A, the sliding pin 11 and the movable shell 2 are of an integrated structure, and the sliding pin is in a hollow cylindrical shape and keeps in sliding fit with the arc chute 1A through a screw piece 16.

The hinge structure 3 includes: a pivot shaft support 3A and a torsion spring 3B. The pivot shaft support 3A passes through the main chassis 1 and the movable chassis 2 to pivotally connect the two. Torsional spring 3B cup joints on pin joint axle support 3A, and the torque arm butt of torsional spring 3B is on activity casing 2 and host computer shell 1, and when activity casing 2 cooperateed with host computer shell 1 and is in the initial position of installation ink horn, torsional spring 3B warp. When the movable housing 2 is turned over relative to the main housing 1 to move out of the path of the ink cartridge entering and exiting the ink cartridge installation space M (see fig. 5B), the torsion spring 3B is reset.

The switching mechanism 4 includes: a pressing piece 6, a pulling piece 7 and a tension spring piece 8. The pull 7 is mounted on the main chassis 1 and is constrained to move in a transverse direction X relative to the main chassis 1. The pressing piece 6 and the drawing piece 7 are provided with inclined matching surfaces, and when the pressing piece 6 is forced to move downwards along the longitudinal direction Z in combination with figure 3, the pressing piece 6 pushes the drawing piece 7 to move backwards along the transverse direction X. The tension spring element 8 is hooked between the tension element 7 and the main case 1, and when the tension element 7 moves backwards along the transverse direction X, the tension spring element 8 extends. The front side of the pulling piece 7 is provided with a clamping portion 7A, the front upper side of the clamping portion 7A is provided with an inclined matching surface, when the pulling piece 7 moves backwards along the transverse X direction, the clamping portion 7A is separated from the clamping hole 2A, and then the torsion spring 3B resets to enable the movable shell 2 to move relative to the main case 1. Correspondingly, at the in-process that resets movable housing 2, movable housing 2 touches earlier the slope fitting surface of joint portion 7A for lead a 7 activity backward along horizontal X, when movable housing 2 further moved about, joint portion 7A embedding joint hole 2A's activity space, at this moment, extension spring 8 resets and drives and lead a 7 activity forward along horizontal X, and then movable housing 2 can not be relative the main chassis 1 activity.

Referring to fig. 2 to 6D, the ink cartridge fitting adjustment structure 5 enables the first specification ink cartridge S1 and the second specification ink cartridge S2 to be mounted in the cartridge mounting space M. The ink cartridge fitting adjustment structure 5 includes: a longitudinal fitting adjustment assembly 9 and a transverse fitting adjustment assembly 10. The longitudinal fit adjustment assembly 9 is movable in the longitudinal direction Z and is held in different longitudinal fit positions. The lateral fit adjustment assembly 10 is movable in the lateral direction X and can be held in different lateral fit positions.

The longitudinal adaptation adjusting assembly 9 comprises: a displacement member 12, a spring member 13 and a retaining member 14. The displacement member 12 is disposed inside the front side wall of the movable housing 2, the displacement member 12 has a first protrusion 12A and a longitudinal sliding groove 12B, the front side wall of the movable housing 2 also has a hollow cylindrical sliding pin, and the displacement member 12 is slidably fitted to the sliding pin by a screw member 15, so that the displacement member 12 is disposed movably in the longitudinal direction Z with respect to the front side wall. The limiting member 14 is mounted on the displacement member 12 and is configured to move in a preset range along the transverse direction X relative to the displacement member 12, and the limiting member 14 has an elastic claw portion hooked on the displacement member 12. The spring member 13 abuts between the displacement member 12 and the limiting member 14, and the limiting member 14 moves relative to the displacement member 12 in the lateral direction X when pressed. The limiting member 14 is embedded in the first longitudinal position holding portion 2E (longitudinal slot), so that the longitudinal adaptive adjusting assembly 9 is located at the first longitudinal adaptive position. The displacement member 12 is inserted into the second longitudinal position holding portion 2H (first slot hole) by the first protrusion 12A, so that the longitudinal fitting adjustment assembly 9 is located at the second longitudinal fitting position. The second longitudinal adaptation position is located on the upper side of the first longitudinal adaptation position in the longitudinal direction Z.

The lateral fit adjustment assembly 10 has: a sliding connection part 10A, a second protrusion 10B and a first positioning groove 10C. The sliding contact portion 10A is in sliding contact with the lateral sliding groove 2C. The second protrusion 10B makes the lateral fitting adjustment assembly 10 located at the first lateral fitting position by being fitted in the first lateral fitting position holding portion 2F, and makes the lateral fitting adjustment assembly 10 located at the second lateral fitting position by being fitted in the second lateral position holding portion 2G. The second transverse fitting location is located in the transverse direction X in front of the first transverse fitting location. The first longitudinally fitted position and the first transversely fitted position correspond to mount the ink cartridge S1 of the first specification. The second longitudinally fitted position and the second transversely fitted position correspond to mount the ink cartridge S2 of the second specification.

The ink cartridge S1 of the first specification has a first positioning portion S1A on the upper side and a first vertical mounting portion S1B on the front side. The ink cartridge S2 of the second specification has a second positioner S2A on the upper side and a second longitudinal mounting portion S2B on the front side. The second longitudinal mounting portion S2B corresponds in size to the first longitudinal position holding portion 2E.

Referring to fig. 4B and 5A to 5D, when the ink cartridge S1 of the first specification is mounted, the first protrusion 12A slides in the longitudinal sliding groove 2B, the stopper 14 is embedded in the first longitudinal position holding portion 2E, the second protrusion 10B is embedded in the first lateral position holding portion 2F, the first positioning portion S1A on the upper side of the ink cartridge S1 of the first specification is engaged with the first positioning groove 10C, and the first longitudinal mounting portion S1B on the front side of the ink cartridge S1 of the first specification is embedded in the first longitudinal position holding portion 2E and located below the longitudinal adaptive adjustment assembly 9.

Referring to fig. 4B and 6A to 6D, when the ink cartridge S2 of the second specification is mounted, the first protrusion 12A is fitted into the second longitudinal position holding portion 2H, the stopper 14 compresses the spring member 13 and abuts against the inner side of the right side wall of the movable case 2, the second protrusion 10B is fitted into the second lateral position holding portion 2G, the second positioning portion S2A on the upper side of the ink cartridge S2 of the second specification is fitted into the second positioning groove 2D, and the second longitudinal mounting portion S2B on the front side of the ink cartridge S2 of the second specification is fitted into the first longitudinal position holding portion 2E.

The above is an embodiment of the present application, but it is easily understood that, under the technical idea of the present application, the present application is not limited to the above embodiment, and in another embodiment, the arc-shaped sliding groove and the sliding pin to be engaged may not be provided. In another embodiment, the adaptive adjustment assembly is designed to be separable relative to the movable housing 2, the movable housing 2 having a plurality of mounting locations for mounting the adaptive adjustment assembly.

With reference to fig. 7, the present application further provides a portable inkjet printer, which includes a body, and an ink cartridge mounting seat mounted on the body; the ink box mounting seat is the ink box mounting seat. The body of the present embodiment has a grip portion for holding by a user, but it is easy to understand that the specific structure of the portable inkjet printer to which the ink cartridge mount of the present application can be applied is not limited to this.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An ink box mounting seat adaptive to ink boxes with multiple specifications comprises a machine shell structure with an ink box mounting space (M), wherein the machine shell structure comprises a main machine shell (1) and a movable shell (2), and the movable shell (2) can move relative to the main machine shell (1) to make the path of the ink box entering and exiting the ink box mounting space (M) available; the ink box mounting seat is characterized by further comprising an ink box adaptive adjusting structure (5) which enables ink boxes with different specifications to be mounted in an ink box mounting space (M), wherein the ink box adaptive adjusting structure (5) comprises an adaptive adjusting component, and the movable shell (2) is provided with position maintaining parts (2E, 2F, 2G and 2H) which enable the adaptive adjusting component to be maintained at different adaptive positions so as to mount the ink boxes with different specifications; the ink cartridge fitting adjustment structure (5) includes: a longitudinal adaptation and adjustment assembly (9) movable in a longitudinal direction (Z), a transverse adaptation and adjustment assembly (10) movable in a transverse direction (X); the movable housing (2) has: a plurality of longitudinal position holding portions (2E, 2H) that hold the longitudinal fitting adjustment assembly (9) at different longitudinal fitting positions in a longitudinal direction (Z), a plurality of lateral position holding portions (2F, 2G) that hold the lateral fitting adjustment assembly (10) at different lateral fitting positions in a lateral direction (X); each longitudinal adaptive position and each transverse adaptive position respectively correspond to each other.

2. The cartridge mount according to claim 1, wherein the movable housing (2) includes a first longitudinal position holding portion (2E) for holding the longitudinal fitting regulating member (9) at a first longitudinal fitting position and a second longitudinal position holding portion (2H) for holding the longitudinal fitting regulating member (9) at a second longitudinal fitting position located on an upper side of the first longitudinal fitting position in the longitudinal direction (Z); the movable housing (2) comprises a first transverse position holding portion (2F) for holding the transverse adjustment assembly (10) in a first transverse adjustment position and a second transverse position holding portion (2G) for holding the transverse adjustment assembly (10) in a second transverse adjustment position which is located in front of the first transverse adjustment position in the transverse direction (X); the first longitudinal fitting position and the first lateral fitting position correspond to each other to mount the ink cartridge of the first specification (S1); the second longitudinally fitted position and the second transversely fitted position correspond to mount the ink cartridge of the second specification (S2).

3. The ink cartridge mount according to claim 2 wherein said first longitudinal position holding portion (2E) is a longitudinal slot opened in a front side wall of said movable case (2), and said second size ink cartridge (S2) has a second longitudinal mounting portion (S2B) corresponding to the size of said longitudinal slot; the longitudinal adaptation adjustment assembly (9) comprises: a displacement member (12), a spring member (13) and a limiting member (14); the displacement member (12) is arranged inside a front side wall of the movable housing (2) and is arranged to be movable in a longitudinal direction (Z) relative to the front side wall; the limiting part (14) is mounted on the displacement part (12) and is arranged to move in a preset range along a transverse direction (X) relative to the displacement part (12); the spring piece (13) is abutted between the displacement piece (12) and the limiting piece (14); the limiting piece (14) is embedded in the longitudinal groove, so that the longitudinal adaptive adjusting assembly (9) is located at a first longitudinal adaptive position.

4. The cartridge mounting according to claim 3, wherein the second longitudinal position maintaining portion (2H) is a first slot hole in the movable case (2), and the displacement member (12) has a first projection (12A) that fits in the first slot hole.

5. The cartridge mount according to claim 2, wherein said first lateral position maintaining portion (2F) and said second lateral position maintaining portion (2G) are second slots opened on said movable case, and said lateral fitting adjustment assembly (10) has a second projection (10B) fitted with the second slots.

6. The ink cartridge mount according to claim 2, wherein the ink cartridge (S1) of the first specification has a first positioning portion (S1A) on an upper side, and the ink cartridge (S2) of the second specification has a second positioning portion (S2A) on an upper side; the transverse adaptive adjusting assembly (10) is provided with a first positioning groove (10C) matched with the first positioning part (S1A), and the movable shell (2) is provided with a second positioning groove (2D) matched with the second positioning part (S2A).

7. The ink cartridge mount of claim 1, wherein the position maintaining portion is in sliding engagement with the movable housing.

8. The ink cartridge mounting base according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the movable housing (2) is pivotally connected to the main housing (1), and a switching mechanism (4) for controlling whether the movable housing (2) is movable relative to the main housing (1) is mounted on the main housing (1).

9. A portable ink-jet printer comprises a printer body and an ink box mounting seat arranged on the printer body; characterized in that the cartridge mount is the cartridge mount of any one of claims 1 to 8.