Disclosure of Invention
An object of an embodiment of the present invention is to provide an ink supply device for an industrial digital printer, which aims to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.
The embodiment of the invention is realized in such a way that the ink supply device of the industrial digital printer comprises a spray head, and the ink supply device further comprises:
the active ink supply path with the secondary filtration is arranged and used for supplying ink to the spray head;
an internal circulation ink path for removing air bubbles in the ink supplied to the head by negative pressure adsorption; and is used for preventing the ink from flowing back into the nozzle through the internal circulation ink path in a positive pressure extruding mode;
and the external circulation ink path is used for enabling the ink exceeding the liquid level limit of the spray head to be pumped back into the active ink supply path.
Preferably, the active ink supply path includes:
an ink tank for storing ink;
an ink supply pump; the ink supply pump is communicated with the ink barrel;
a main filter; the main filter is communicated with the ink supply pump;
a one-way valve; the one-way valve is communicated with the main filter;
degassing the lung; the de-gassed lung is in communication with the one-way valve;
a pre-head filter; the pre-head filter is in communication with the de-aeration lung; the pre-head filter is communicated with the spray head.
Preferably, the ink supply pump adopts a peristaltic pump.
Preferably, the internal circulation ink path includes:
a first non-contact liquid level sensor; the first non-contact liquid level sensor is arranged on one side of the spray head;
a second non-contact liquid level sensor; the second non-contact liquid level sensor is arranged on one side of the spray head, which is far away from the first non-contact liquid level sensor;
a negative pressure box; the negative pressure box is electrically connected with the first non-contact liquid level sensor and the second non-contact liquid level sensor; the negative pressure box is communicated with the spray head;
and the power assembly is used for providing negative pressure and positive pressure for the negative pressure box.
Preferably, the height of the second non-contact liquid level sensor is the liquid level limit of the spray head.
Preferably, the power assembly comprises:
a two-way solenoid valve; the two-way electromagnetic valve is communicated with the negative pressure box;
a positive pressure generator; the positive pressure generator is communicated with the two-way electromagnetic valve;
a negative pressure generator; the negative pressure generator is communicated with the two-way electromagnetic valve.
Preferably, the outer circulation ink path includes:
a back-pumping pump; the back-pumping pump is communicated with the spray head and the ink barrel.
According to the ink supply device of the industrial digital printer, the active ink supply path with the secondary filtration is arranged, the peristaltic pump is adopted to provide the power for the ink to flow, and the pre-head filter is arranged behind the degassing lung, so that the flow speed of the ink is accelerated, the problem of filter gas accumulation is solved, the possibility of ink precipitation is reduced, and the problem of unsmooth ink flow caused by the fact that the filter is arranged in front of the spray head is solved; by arranging the internal circulation ink path, the traditional secondary ink box is cancelled, so that ink without bubbles flows into the nozzle, the risk of disconnection of the nozzle is reduced, the ink jet smoothness is improved, the backflow problem can be quickly solved when the ink backflow occurs, and the printing recovery time of the printer is greatly shortened; through setting up the extrinsic cycle ink route for in excessive ink pumpback into the china ink bucket, formed a rapid and stable ink extrinsic cycle system.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.
Specific implementations of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments.
As shown in fig. 1, an ink supply device for an industrial digital printer according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a nozzle 8, and the ink supply device further includes:
an active ink supply path with two-stage filtration is arranged and used for supplying ink to the spray head 8;
an internal circulation ink path for removing air bubbles in the ink supplied to the head 8 by negative pressure adsorption; and is used for preventing the ink from flowing back into the nozzle 8 through the internal circulation ink path in a positive pressure extruding mode;
and the external circulation ink path is used for pumping the ink exceeding the liquid level limit of the spray head 8 back into the active ink supply path.
In practical application, the active ink supply path is communicated with the spray head 8 through an ink supply pipeline, the spray head 8 is communicated with the internal circulation path and the external circulation path through the ink supply pipeline, and the external circulation path is communicated with the active ink supply path through the ink supply pipeline. The active ink supply path supplies ink to the nozzle 8 in an active ink supply mode, and the supplied ink is filtered twice in the active ink supply path; then the internal circulation ink path removes air bubbles in the ink flowing into the nozzle 8 in a negative pressure adsorption mode, and when unexpected air bubbles (ink) flow through the internal circulation ink path and then flow into the nozzle 8, the air bubbles (ink) can be folded back from the inflow path in a positive pressure extrusion mode; when the ink flowing through the nozzle 8 is excessive, the excessive ink can be pumped back into the active ink supply path through the external circulation path. The ink supply device provided by the embodiment of the invention accelerates the flowing speed of ink, solves the problem of air accumulation of a filter, reduces the possibility of ink sedimentation and prevents an ink path from being unsmooth; the traditional two-stage ink box is cancelled, the risk of 8 broken lines of the spray head is reduced, the ink-jet smoothness is improved, the backflow problem can be quickly processed when ink backflow occurs, and the printing recovery time of the printer is greatly shortened.
As shown in fig. 1, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the active ink supply path includes:
an ink tank 1 for storing ink;
an ink supply pump 2; the ink supply pump 2 is communicated with the ink barrel 1;
a main filter 3; the main filter 3 is communicated with the ink supply pump 2;
a check valve 4; the one-way valve 4 is communicated with the main filter 3;
degassing the lung 5; the degassing lung 5 is in communication with the one-way valve 4;
a pre-head filter 6; the pre-head filter 6 is in communication with the de-aeration lung 5; the pre-head filter 6 is in communication with the spray head 8.
Specifically, the ink barrel 1 is communicated with an ink supply pump 2 through an ink supply pipeline, the ink supply pump 2 is communicated with a main filter 3 through the ink supply pipeline, the main filter 3 is communicated with a one-way valve 4 through the ink supply pipeline, the one-way valve 4 is communicated with a degassing lung 5 through the ink supply pipeline, and the degassing lung 5 is communicated with a pre-head filter 6 through the ink supply pipeline. Generally, after the degassing lung 5 is used for one year, relatively more precipitates are formed on the membrane filaments in the degassing lung 5, and the precipitates easily flow to the filter net of the nozzle 8 along with the ink path, so that the nozzle 8 is blocked, and the service life is shortened. Therefore, the pre-head filter 6 is additionally arranged behind the degassing lung 5, and ink sediment accumulated on the membrane wires can be effectively prevented from entering the spray head 8.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the ink supply pump 2 is a peristaltic pump.
Specifically, the peristaltic pump can actively supply ink to the nozzle 8, so that the flow speed of the ink is increased, and the possibility of ink precipitation is reduced.
As shown in fig. 1, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the internal circulation ink path includes:
a first non-contact level sensor 7; the first non-contact liquid level sensor 7 is arranged on one side of the spray head 8;
a second non-contact level sensor 9; the second non-contact liquid level sensor 9 is arranged on one side of the spray head 8 far away from the first non-contact liquid level sensor 7;
a negative pressure case 10; the negative pressure box 10 is electrically connected with the first non-contact liquid level sensor 7 and the second non-contact liquid level sensor 9; the negative pressure box 10 is communicated with the spray head 8;
and the power assembly is used for providing negative pressure and positive pressure for the negative pressure box 10.
Specifically, the negative pressure box 10 is communicated with the spray head 8 through two ink supply pipelines; the first non-contact liquid level sensor 7 is also called as an ink supply non-contact liquid level sensor and is arranged on one of the ink supply pipelines; the second non-contact liquid level sensor 9, also called a withdrawal non-contact liquid level sensor, is arranged on the other ink supply pipe. The ink filtered by the pre-head filter 6 flows through the head 8. The ink from the pre-head filter 6 contains bubbles, the bubbles are sucked into an ink supply pipeline provided with the first non-contact liquid level sensor 7 by the negative pressure box 10 in a negative pressure adsorption mode, and the ink without bubbles flows into the spray head 8, so that the risk of line breakage of the spray head 8 is reduced, and the ink jet fluency is improved. Due to the separation of the air bubbles and the ink, when unexpected air bubbles (ink) flow back into the negative pressure box 10, the air bubbles (ink) can be quickly pressed out through positive pressure, and the backflow problem is quickly solved. Under the traditional situation, the pre-head filter 6 is generally arranged below the secondary ink box and flows into the spray head 8 in a self-weight mode of ink in the ink box, and once fine bubbles appear in the filter, ink is not smoothly sprayed on an ink path of the color, and the ink breaking situation often appears. The embodiment of the invention adopts a non-contact liquid level sensor, utilizes the principle of a U-shaped pipe, simultaneously removes a secondary ink box, achieves the function of rapid circulation (1 liter of ink can be circulated in 0.5-1 hour, the speed difference depends on the viscosity of the ink), and simultaneously reduces the sediment of the former secondary ink box from entering the spray head 8.
As shown in the attached FIG. 1, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the height of the second non-contact liquid level sensor 9 is the liquid level limit of the spray head.
Specifically, when the height of the ink exceeds the second non-contact liquid level sensor 9, the external circulation ink path draws the excess ink back into the ink tank 1.
As shown in fig. 1, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the power assembly includes:
a two-way electromagnetic valve 12; the two-way electromagnetic valve 12 is communicated with the negative pressure box 10;
a positive pressure generator 13; the positive pressure generator 13 is communicated with the two-way electromagnetic valve 12;
a negative pressure generator 14; the negative pressure generator 14 is in communication with the two-way solenoid valve 12.
Specifically, when the negative pressure cartridge 10 needs to remove air bubbles in the ink supplied to the ejection head 8 by means of negative pressure adsorption, negative pressure is supplied to the negative pressure cartridge 10 by the negative pressure generator 14; when the negative pressure cartridge 10 needs to prevent ink from flowing back into the ejection head 8 through the negative pressure cartridge 10 by means of positive pressure pressing, positive pressure is supplied to the negative pressure cartridge 10 by the positive pressure generator 13.
As shown in fig. 1, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the outer circulation ink path includes:
a back-suction pump 11; the suction pump 11 is communicated with the spray head 8 and the ink barrel 1.
Specifically, the suction pump 11 is communicated with the nozzle 8 and the ink tank 1 through an ink supply pipe. When the ink is lower than the position of the first non-contact liquid level sensor 7, the ink supply pump 2 operates so that the liquid level of the ink is maintained above the first non-contact liquid level sensor 7. Because the first non-contact liquid level sensor 7 and the second non-contact liquid level sensor 9 have a height difference, the ink can continuously flow from the end with the high liquid level of the first non-contact liquid level sensor 7 to the end with the low liquid level of the second non-contact liquid level sensor 9. When the ink liquid level reaches the second non-contact liquid level sensor 9, the back-pumping pump 11 starts to work, and the ink exceeding the second non-contact liquid level sensor 9 is back pumped to the ink barrel 1, so that a fast and stable ink external circulation system is formed.
In summary, when the ink supply device operates, the ink supply pump 2 pumps the ink out of the ink barrel 1, the ink flows through the main filter 3, the one-way valve 4, the degassing lung 5 and the pre-head filter 6 in sequence, and the ink is filtered twice through the main filter 3 and the pre-head filter 6, so that the condition that the nozzle 8 is blocked due to ink precipitation is avoided; when unexpected bubbles (ink) flow back into the negative pressure box 10, positive pressure is provided for the negative pressure box 10 through the positive pressure generator 13, the bubbles (ink) flowing back into the negative pressure box 10 are pressed out, and the backflow problem is rapidly solved; when the liquid level of the ink reaches the second non-contact liquid level sensor 9, the pumpback pump 11 starts to work to pumpback the excessive ink into the ink barrel 1, so that a fast and stable ink external circulation system is formed.
The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the invention, and any modifications, equivalents and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.