CN112123944A - Ink cartridge and printing apparatus - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention belongs to the technical field of printing equipment, solves the technical problems of poor ink fluidity and even precipitation of an ink box of the existing printing equipment, and provides an ink box which comprises: the ink box comprises an ink box body, wherein a first ink storage cavity and a second ink storage cavity are arranged in the ink box body; the circulating mechanism is used for enabling ink stored in the ink box to circularly flow between the first ink storage cavity and the second ink storage cavity, and the first ink storage cavity and the second ink storage cavity respectively supply ink for at least one sprayer. Because the ink in the first ink storage cavity is exchanged with the ink in the second ink storage cavity, the ink is prevented from being settled when the ink is static in a closed space for a long time, and the possibility of settlement is reduced; an effect of ensuring better ink fluidity is obtained.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of printing equipment, in particular to an ink box and the printing equipment.
Background
The ink-jet printer is a non-contact printing device, an ink conveying pipeline of the device is provided with a secondary ink box, and the secondary ink box is used for receiving ink conveyed by a main ink box and then conveying the ink to a spray head; however, the secondary ink box is placed inside the printer, and is in a static state in the using process, and the ink inside the secondary ink box becomes poor in fluidity and even precipitates after being in the static state for a long time, so that the printing effect is influenced; therefore, the ink box of the prior printing device has the technical problems of poor ink fluidity and even precipitation.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of this, embodiments of the present invention provide an ink cartridge, a printing apparatus, and a printing device, so as to solve the technical problem that the ink cartridge of the existing printing device has poor ink mobility and even precipitates.
The present invention in a first aspect provides an ink cartridge comprising: the ink box comprises an ink box body, wherein a first ink storage cavity and a second ink storage cavity are arranged in the ink box body; the circulating mechanism is used for enabling ink stored in the ink box to circularly flow between the first ink storage cavity and the second ink storage cavity, and the first ink storage cavity and the second ink storage cavity respectively supply ink for at least one sprayer.
Furthermore, in the cross section of the ink box, the figure formed by the outer contour of the first ink storage cavity and the figure formed by the outer contour of the second ink storage cavity are complementary figures.
Furthermore, the cross sections of the first ink storage cavity and the second ink storage cavity are L-shaped.
Further, the ink cartridge further includes: the first heating device is arranged on the outer side of the ink box body in the length direction and used for heating the ink box body.
Further, the ink cartridge further includes: the first valve body is used for communicating the first ink storage cavity and the nozzle; the second valve body is used for communicating the second ink storage cavity and the sprayer; the first valve body and the second valve body are both arranged at the bottom of the ink box body, and the installation directions of the first valve body and the second valve body are opposite.
Further, the ink cartridge further includes: the first liquid level detection mechanism is arranged in the first ink storage cavity and used for detecting the liquid level of ink in the first ink storage cavity; and the second liquid level detection mechanism is arranged in the second ink storage cavity and is used for detecting the liquid level of ink in the second ink storage cavity.
Further, the ink cartridge further includes: and the pressure detection mechanism comprises two detection heads which are respectively communicated with the first ink storage cavity and the second ink storage cavity and are respectively used for detecting the pressure values of the first ink storage cavity and the second ink storage cavity.
Furthermore, the ink box also comprises an end cover, and the end cover is buckled on the ink box body so as to cover the first ink storage cavity and the second ink storage cavity.
Further, the circulation mechanism includes: the first ink pump is communicated with the lower end part of the first ink storage cavity and the upper end part of the second ink storage cavity and is used for pumping the ink in the first ink storage cavity to the second ink storage cavity; and the second ink pump is communicated with the lower end part of the second ink storage cavity and the upper end part of the first ink storage cavity and is used for pumping the ink in the second ink storage cavity to the first ink storage cavity.
A printing apparatus comprising an ink cartridge as claimed in any one of the preceding claims.
Furthermore, the number of the ink boxes is two, and each ink box is provided with two circulating systems; each of the circulation systems includes: the first ink storage cavity and the second ink storage cavity; each circulation system is used for storing ink of one color, and the color of the ink stored in any two circulation systems is different.
In conclusion, the beneficial effects of the invention are as follows:
because the ink box is provided with the circulating mechanism to exchange the ink in the first ink storage cavity and the ink in the second ink storage cavity, the ink in the first ink storage cavity and the ink in the second ink storage cavity flow, the problem that the ink in the ink box is not good in flowability due to long standing time is avoided, and the flowability of the ink is ensured; because the ink in the first ink storage cavity is exchanged with the ink in the second ink storage cavity, the ink is prevented from being settled when the ink is static in a closed space for a long time, and the possibility of settlement is reduced; the technical problem that the existing ink box of the printing equipment has poor ink mobility and even precipitates is solved, and the effect of ensuring good ink mobility is obtained.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the structure of an ink cartridge according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line B of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a top view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line A in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a partial schematic view of the ink cartridge of the present invention.
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1. an ink cartridge body; 2. a first ink storage cavity; 21. a first ink inlet; 22. a first ink outlet; 3. a second ink storage cavity; 31. a second ink inlet; 32. a second ink outlet; 4. a second heating device; 5. a first liquid level detection mechanism; 6. a second liquid level detection mechanism; 7. a first seal ring; 8. a second seal ring; 9. an end cap; 10. a pressure detection mechanism; 11. a first valve body; 12. a second valve body; 13. a first heating device; 14. and (6) chamfering.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is noted that, herein, relational terms such as first and second, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated, and thus, are not to be construed as limiting the present invention. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising … …" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element. In case of conflict, it is intended that the embodiments of the present invention and the individual features of the embodiments may be combined with each other within the scope of the present invention.
The present invention is described in further detail below with reference to fig. 1-5.
An embodiment of the present invention provides an ink cartridge, which, with reference to fig. 1 and 2, includes: the ink box comprises an ink box body 1, wherein a first ink storage cavity 2 and a second ink storage cavity 3 are arranged in the ink box body 1; the two ends of the circulating mechanism are respectively communicated with the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3, the circulating mechanism is used for enabling ink stored in the ink box to circularly flow between the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3, and the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 respectively supply ink for at least one sprayer.
In this embodiment, the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 are independent from each other, and an ink cartridge includes two first ink storage cavities 2 and two second ink storage cavities 3, wherein one of the first ink storage cavities 2 and one of the second ink storage cavities 3 are complementary to form a first portion of the ink cartridge, and the other one of the first ink storage cavities 2 and the other one of the second ink storage cavities 3 form a second portion of the ink cartridge; the ink box comprises an ink box body 1, a first ink storage cavity 2 and a second ink storage cavity 3 are formed inside the ink box body 1, the ink box body 1 is integrally formed, the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 are sequentially arranged along the transverse direction of the ink box body 1, namely, the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 are upward in opening, the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 are mutually independent cavities, the bottom surface of the first ink storage cavity 2 is connected with a sprayer through a plurality of first valve bodies 11, and the bottom of the second ink storage cavity 3 is connected with the sprayer through a second valve body 12 for ink-jet printing. Exchanging the ink in the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3, namely, the ink in the first ink storage cavity 2 flows to the second ink storage cavity 3, and the ink in the second ink storage cavity 3 flows to the first ink storage cavity 2; the first circulating mechanism can be arranged outside the ink box body 1, and the circulating mechanism is arranged to exchange ink in the first ink storage cavity 2 and ink in the second ink storage cavity 3, so that circulating flow of the ink in the first ink storage cavity 2 and the ink in the second ink storage cavity 3 is realized, poor flowability of the ink in the ink box due to long standing is avoided, and the flowability of the ink is ensured; because the ink in the first ink storage cavity 2 is exchanged with the ink in the second ink storage cavity 3, the ink is prevented from being settled when the ink is still in a closed space for a long time, and the possibility of settlement is further reduced; the technical problems that the ink box of the existing printing equipment has poor ink mobility and even precipitates are solved, and the effect of ensuring good ink mobility is obtained; in addition, because two cavities are arranged in one ink box, the influence on the actual capacity of the ink box is not large, the influence on the appearance size of the ink box is small, ink circulation is realized in one ink box, the good fluidity of the ink is ensured, and the ink is prevented from precipitating, therefore, because the two first ink storage cavities 2 and the second ink storage cavities 3 which are independent of each other are arranged on the one ink box, the ink circulation is realized; the circulation mechanism is used in the same ink box, the pipeline of the circulation mechanism can be set to be smaller, excessive equipment is not needed for circulation, the volume of the whole ink box is reduced, and the cost is reduced; therefore, the whole ink box has the advantages of simple and compact structure and low production cost; furthermore, the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 respectively supply ink for at least one nozzle, so that the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 independently supply ink for the nozzles, and the ink box supplies ink for more nozzles as far as possible under the condition that the length of the ink box is fixed, thereby reducing the use of less ink boxes in one device and supplying ink for more nozzles.
In other embodiments, the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 may also be stacked along the vertical direction of the ink cartridge body 1; the first ink storage cavity 2 is arranged above the second ink storage cavity 3; at the moment, the lower end part of the first ink storage cavity 2 is communicated with the upper end part of the second ink storage cavity 3, ink flows from the first ink storage cavity 2 to the second ink storage cavity 3 under the action of gravity, the circulating mechanism is communicated with the lower end part of the second ink storage cavity 3 and the upper end part of the first ink storage cavity 2, the circulating mechanism adopts a pump to provide power to pump the ink in the second ink storage cavity 3 to the first ink storage cavity 2, and the ink in the two cavities flows from the first ink storage cavity 2 through the second ink storage cavity 3 and then returns to the first ink storage cavity 2, so that the circulation in the ink box is realized; therefore, the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 are realized under the gravity action of ink, the ink exchange of the two cavities can be realized only by arranging single-side circulation in the circulating mechanism, the structure is simpler, and the production cost is lower. The lower end of the first ink storage cavity 2 is connected with the upper end of the second ink storage cavity 3 through a first ink tube, a first flow rate testing device is arranged on the first ink tube, and the first flow rate testing device tests the speed S of ink flowing from the first ink storage cavity 2 to the second ink storage cavity 31The circulation mechanism is provided with a second ink tube which is communicated with the lower end part of the second ink storage cavity 3 and the upper end part of the first ink storage cavity 2, a second flow rate testing device is arranged on the second ink tube, and the second flow rate testing device tests the flow rate S of ink flowing from the second ink storage cavity 3 to the first ink storage cavity 22(ii) a Comparison S1And S2If S is1＜S2It means that the rate of ink flow from the first ink storage cavity 2 to the second ink storage cavity 3 is less than the rate of ink flow from the second ink storage cavity 3 to the first ink storage cavity 2, and control increases S2Let S2＝S1Vice versa, the rate of ink flow from the first reservoir cavity 2 to the second reservoir cavity 3 is equal to the rate of ink flow from the second reservoir cavity 3 to the first reservoir cavity 2The speed of (d); the overflow caused by excessive flow speed difference in a certain cavity is avoided, and the fluidity of the ink is ensured. In addition, pressure sensors can be arranged in the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3, the air pressure values of the two cavities can be tested, and the relationship between the two pressure values can be compared; if the pressure of the first ink storage cavity 2 is greater than the pressure of the second ink storage cavity 3, it means that ink can smoothly flow from the first ink storage cavity 2 to the second ink storage cavity 3, and if the pressure of the second ink storage cavity 3 is greater than the pressure of the first ink storage cavity 2, it means that ink may not directly flow to the second ink storage cavity 3 due to its own gravity, at this time, the speed of the circulation mechanism needs to be increased to increase the speed of ink flowing from the second ink storage cavity 3 to the first ink storage cavity 2, so as to reduce the pressure of the second ink storage cavity 3, so that ink can flow to the second ink storage cavity 3 due to its own gravity, thereby ensuring normal circulation of ink. In addition, the communicating nozzle of the first ink storage cavity 2 uses the ink in the first ink storage cavity 2 for ink-jet printing, and the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 may also be connected to the nozzle at the same time.
Preferably, in the cross section of the ink box, the figure formed by the outer contour of the first ink storage cavity 2 and the figure formed by the outer contour of the second ink storage cavity 3 are complementary figures.
In the present embodiment, the complementary figure, i.e. the cross-sectional figure of the ink cartridge, is similar to the figure formed by the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3, i.e. the cross-section of the ink cartridge, except for the portion of the cross-section of the first ink storage cavity 2, is just occupied by the cross-section of the second ink storage cavity 3; the cross section of the ink box is rectangular, the figures formed by the outer contours of the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 are also rectangular, and the cross section of the first ink storage cavity 2 and the cross section of the second ink storage cavity 3 are complementary and just filled in the cross section of the ink box; the structure of the whole ink box is more compact, so that the size of the whole ink box is reduced, and the space utilization rate of the ink box is improved.
Preferably, the cross sections of the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 are both "L" shaped.
In the embodiment, the corners of the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 are both provided with chamfers 14 (see fig. 2), so that the corners of the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 are smooth, ink can flow in the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 conveniently, and the fluidity and viscosity of the ink are further ensured; in the cross section of the first ink storage cavity 2 and the cross section of the second ink storage cavity 3, the cross section patterns of the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 are mutually matched and embedded, so that the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 are compact in structure, the whole ink box is compact in structure, and the overall size of the ink box is reduced, namely, two right-angled parts of the cross section of the first ink storage cavity 2 and the cross section of the second ink storage cavity 3 are opposite to each other, longer sides are parallel to each other, the long side of the first ink storage cavity 2 is close to the short side of the second ink storage cavity 3, and the short side of the second ink storage cavity 3 is close to the short side of the first ink storage cavity 2; in addition, the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 are in an L shape, and the walls of the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 can be heated only by heating the whole ink box body 1, so that the heating areas of the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 are increased, the heating effect is further improved, and the ink in the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 can be uniformly heated; the fluidity and viscosity of the ink in the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 are further ensured; in addition, the longer sides of the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 in the shape of the 'L' are designed to be thinner, so that the ink which is heated more uniformly can better circulate in the cavities.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 4, the ink cartridge further includes: the first valve body 11 is used for communicating the first ink storage cavity 2 and the nozzle 11; a second valve body 12, wherein the second valve body 12 is used for communicating the second ink storage cavity 3 and the nozzle; the first valve body 11 and the second valve body 12 are both mounted at the bottom of the ink cartridge body 1, and the mounting directions of the first valve body 11 and the second valve body 12 are opposite.
The first valve body 11 and the second valve body 12 are opposite in direction, so that pipelines of the first valve body 11 and the second valve body 12 connected with the spray head are just staggered, namely, the pipeline of the spray head installed on the second valve body 12 is provided with a yielding space in the direction of the first valve body 11, and vice versa, all the pipelines are uniformly distributed below the ink box body 1, the spray head is convenient to install, and meanwhile, the structure of the whole ink box is neat.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 1, the ink cartridge further includes: and the first heating device 13 is arranged outside the ink box body 1 in the length direction, and is used for heating the ink box body 1.
A groove is arranged on each of the two outer sides of the ink box body 1 in the length direction, and the first heating device 13 is embedded in the groove in a matching manner; the width of the ink box body 1 is preferably set to 6 cm, so that the first heating device 13 heats the ink box body 1, and in addition, the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 are in an L shape; the outer walls of the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 are heated, which is equivalent to the whole ink box body 1 as a heat conducting medium, and then the ink in the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 is heated, so that the heating area is increased, and the viscosity and the fluidity of the ink stored in the ink box are ensured.
Preferably, in conjunction with fig. 3 and 4, the ink cartridge further includes: and the second heating device 4 is used for heating the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3.
In the present embodiment, the second heating device 4 is arranged to heat the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3, so that the ink in the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 is kept at a certain temperature, because the ink becomes poor in fluidity, viscous and the like at a low temperature; the second heating device 4 is arranged to keep the ink in the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 at a certain temperature, so as to ensure the fluidity of the ink and reduce the possibility that the ink becomes viscous. The second heating device 4 is arranged as a heating rod, the heating rod is arranged below the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3, in the overlooking projection of the ink box, the projection part of the heating rod is overlapped with the first ink storage cavity 2, and the projection part of the heating rod is overlapped with the second ink storage cavity 3, so that one heating rod can heat the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 at the same time, the temperature of the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 is convenient to control, the use of heating materials is saved, and the production cost is further reduced; in addition, in order to facilitate monitoring of the temperatures of the inks in the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3, temperature sensors are respectively arranged in the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 and used for monitoring the temperatures of the inks in the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3, so that the temperatures of the inks are more conveniently monitored. In other embodiments, the second heating device 4 may also be provided as a heating sheet, the entire heating sheet covering the bottoms of the first and second ink storage cavities 2 and 3. In other embodiments, a heating cavity may be further formed in the ink cartridge body 1, the heating cavity is independent from the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3, the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 are in the heating cavity, an opening of the heating cavity faces upward, oil or water is disposed in the heating cavity, the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 are heated by a water bath or an oil bath, and the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 are heated by the oil bath or the water bath more uniformly, so that the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 are heated more uniformly, and temperature control of the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 is further facilitated.
Preferably, the second heating device 4 is provided in the cartridge body 1.
In this embodiment, the second heating device 4 is disposed inside the ink box body 1, specifically, between the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3 and the outer sidewall of the ink box body 1, so as to reduce the contact between the second heating device 4 and the outside, and further reduce the heat loss of the second heating device 4 to the outside of the ink box body 1, and in addition, the outer surface of the ink box body 1 is provided with a heat insulation layer, so as to further reduce the heat loss of the second heating device 4.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 4, the ink cartridge further includes: the first liquid level detection mechanism 5 is arranged in the first ink storage cavity 2 and is used for detecting the ink liquid level in the first ink storage cavity 2; and the second liquid level detection mechanism 6 is arranged in the second ink storage cavity 3 and is used for detecting the ink liquid level in the second ink storage cavity 3.
In this embodiment, the first liquid level detection mechanism 5 is disposed at the right angle of the first ink storage cavity 2, the second liquid level detection mechanism 6 is disposed at the right angle of the second ink storage cavity 3, and the first liquid level detection mechanism 5 and the second liquid level detection mechanism 6 detect the liquid levels of the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3, so as to monitor the ink usage amount of the two cavities; the user can add ink according to the ink amount fed back, and also can adjust the flow rate of the first ink storage cavity 2 flowing to the second ink storage cavity 3 or the flow rate of the second ink storage cavity 3 flowing to the first ink storage cavity 2 according to the residual ink amount fed back.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 5, the ink cartridge further includes: the pressure detection mechanism 10, the pressure detection mechanism 10 includes two detecting heads, respectively communicate the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3, and are respectively used for detecting the pressure value of the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3.
In the present embodiment, the pressure detecting mechanism 10 is shown to show the connection relationship with the ink cartridge; pressure detection mechanism 10 detects out the pressure of two cavitys, and then whether the first china ink that stores up between the china ink cavity 2 and the second china ink cavity 3 of reaction can be smooth and easy exchanges black, if the pressure of one of them cavity is too big, then can influence another cavity and carry black to it, can lead to unable transport black or need great drive power just can carry black, and then lead to the china ink circulation to receive the hindrance, in addition can set up the relief valve, store up china ink cavity 2 and second at first china ink cavity and all be provided with the relief valve, when the pressure that detects specific certain cavity is too big, start the relief valve and release pressure, and then be convenient for the china ink circulation of two cavitys.
Preferably, the circulating mechanism includes: the first ink pump is communicated with the lower end part of the first ink storage cavity 2 and the upper end part of the second ink storage cavity 3 and is used for pumping the ink in the first ink storage cavity 2 to the second ink storage cavity 3; and the second ink pump is communicated with the lower end part of the second ink storage cavity 3 and the upper end part of the first ink storage cavity 2 and is used for pumping the ink in the second ink storage cavity 3 to the first ink storage cavity 2.
In the present embodiment, the lower end of the first ink storage cavity 2 is provided with a first ink outlet 22, and the upper end is provided with a first ink inlet 21; the lower end part of the second ink storage cavity 3 is provided with a second ink outlet 32, and the upper end part is provided with a second ink inlet 31; the first ink pump is communicated with a first pipeline, two ends of the first pipeline are respectively communicated with a first ink outlet 22 and a second ink inlet 31, the second ink pump is communicated with a second pipeline, two ends of the second pipeline are respectively communicated with a second ink outlet 32 and a first ink inlet 21, ink flows through the first ink outlet 22 of the first ink storage cavity 2 through the first ink pump and then enters the second ink storage cavity 3 from the second ink inlet 31, and then flows through the second ink outlet 32 from the inside of the second ink storage cavity 3 through the second ink pump and then flows through the first ink inlet 21 from the first ink outlet 21 so as to further form the first ink storage cavity 2, so that ink circulation is realized.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 5, the ink cartridge further includes an end cap 9, and the end cap 9 is fastened to the ink cartridge body 1 to cover the first ink storage cavity 2 and the second ink storage cavity 3.
In this embodiment, the ink cartridge body 1 and the end cover 9 are buckled with each other to form, a first sealing ring 7 and a second sealing ring 8 are arranged between the ink cartridge body 1 and the end cover 9, the first sealing ring 7 is used for sealing the first ink storage cavity 2, the second sealing ring 8 is used for sealing the second ink storage cavity 3, a third ink inlet and a fourth ink inlet are arranged on the end cover 9, the third ink inlet is communicated with the first ink storage cavity 2, the fourth ink inlet is communicated with the second ink storage cavity 3, and the third ink inlet and the fourth ink inlet are respectively connected with the main ink cartridge.
Another aspect of embodiments of the present invention provides a printing apparatus including the ink cartridge according to any one of the above. Because the ink box is adopted, and the ink box is provided with the circulating mechanism to exchange the ink in the first ink storage cavity 2 and the ink in the second ink storage cavity 3, the ink in the first ink storage cavity 2 and the ink in the second ink storage cavity 3 flow, the phenomenon that the flow of the ink in the ink box is poor due to the fact that the ink is static for too long time is avoided, and the fluidity of the ink is ensured; because the ink in the first ink storage cavity 2 is exchanged with the ink in the second ink storage cavity 3, the ink is prevented from being settled when the ink is still in a closed space for a long time, and the possibility of settlement is further reduced; the technical problems that the ink box of the existing printing equipment has poor ink mobility and even precipitates are solved, and the effect of ensuring good ink mobility is obtained; in addition, because two cavities are arranged in one ink box, the influence on the actual capacity of the ink box is not large, the influence on the appearance size of the ink box is small, ink circulation is realized in one ink box, the good fluidity of the ink is ensured, and the ink is prevented from precipitating, therefore, because the two first ink storage cavities 2 and the second ink storage cavities 3 which are independent of each other are arranged on the one ink box, the ink circulation is realized; the circulation mechanism is used in the same ink box, the pipeline of the circulation mechanism can be set to be smaller, excessive equipment is not needed for circulation, the volume of the whole ink box is reduced, and the cost is reduced; therefore, the printing equipment has all the advantages of the ink box, and has the advantages of simple and compact structure and low production cost.
Preferably, two ink boxes are arranged, and each ink box is provided with two circulating systems; each circulation system includes: a first ink storage cavity 2 and a second ink storage cavity 3; each circulation system is used for storing ink of one color, and the color of the ink stored in any two circulation systems is different.
Two ink boxes are arranged in one printing device, and two circulating systems are arranged in each ink box, so that 4 circulating systems are arranged in one printing device, and each circulating system runs independently; thus, the 4 recycling systems store different colors, C (cyan), M (red), Y (yellow) and K (black), respectively; that is to say, one printing device is provided with two ink boxes, so that the requirement of printing and color mixing can be met, the structure of the whole printing device is more compact, the space of the whole device is saved, and the space utilization rate of the device is improved; and each ink box is arranged to be 6 cm in thickness, so that the whole design is thin, the size of the equipment is further reduced, and the space utilization rate is improved.
Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit the same; while the invention has been described in detail and with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.
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1. An ink cartridge, characterized in that the ink cartridge comprises:
the ink box comprises an ink box body, wherein a first ink storage cavity and a second ink storage cavity are arranged in the ink box body;
the two ends of the circulating mechanism are respectively communicated with the first ink storage cavity and the second ink storage cavity, and the circulating mechanism is used for enabling ink stored in the ink box to circularly flow between the first ink storage cavity and the second ink storage cavity;
the first ink storage cavity and the second ink storage cavity respectively supply ink for at least one nozzle.
2. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in a cross section of the ink cartridge, a pattern formed by an outer contour of the first ink-storing chamber and a pattern formed by an outer contour of the second ink-storing chamber are complementary patterns.
3. The ink cartridge of claim 2, wherein the first and second ink-storage cavities are each "L" shaped in cross-section.
4. The ink cartridge according to claim 3, further comprising:
the first heating device is arranged on the outer side of the ink box body in the length direction and used for heating the ink box body.
5. The ink cartridge according to claim 1, further comprising:
the first valve body is used for communicating the first ink storage cavity and the nozzle;
the second valve body is used for communicating the second ink storage cavity and the sprayer;
the first valve body and the second valve body are both arranged at the bottom of the ink box body, and the installation directions of the first valve body and the second valve body are opposite.
6. The ink cartridge according to claim 1, further comprising: the first liquid level detection mechanism is arranged in the first ink storage cavity and used for detecting the liquid level of ink in the first ink storage cavity; and the second liquid level detection mechanism is arranged in the second ink storage cavity and is used for detecting the liquid level of ink in the second ink storage cavity.
7. The ink cartridge according to claim 1, further comprising: and the pressure detection mechanism comprises two detection heads which are respectively communicated with the first ink storage cavity and the second ink storage cavity and are respectively used for detecting the pressure values of the first ink storage cavity and the second ink storage cavity.
8. The ink cartridge according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the circulation mechanism includes: the first ink pump is communicated with the lower end part of the first ink storage cavity and the upper end part of the second ink storage cavity and is used for pumping the ink in the first ink storage cavity to the second ink storage cavity; and the second ink pump is communicated with the lower end part of the second ink storage cavity and the upper end part of the first ink storage cavity and is used for pumping the ink in the second ink storage cavity to the first ink storage cavity.
9. A printing apparatus, characterized in that the apparatus comprises the cartridge according to any one of claims 1 to 8.
10. The printing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the ink tank is provided in two, and each of the ink tanks is provided with two circulation systems; each of the circulation systems includes: the first ink storage cavity and the second ink storage cavity; each circulation system is used for storing ink of one color, and the color of the ink stored in any two circulation systems is different.
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