The print cartridge that ink jet recording device is used
The present invention relates to the Ink box device that a kind of ink jet recording device is used, is that a kind of passage place is provided with the print cartridge that the ink jet recording device of black liquid leak-proof device is used specifically.
U.S. Pat 5600358 discloses a kind of print cartridge that prevents black liquid leakage by a kind of waterproof membrane.This print cartridge has a gas passage, bubble generator for example, ambient atmos enters the back pressure of regulating in the print cartridge in the print cartridge by bubble generator, this waterproof membrane is to hold on the gas passage surface when allowing gas by gas passage a certain amount ofly to gather black liquid and do not flow out, thereby prevents that black liquid from leaking from passage.In the practice, we find that this print cartridge can only overcome the ink leak phenomenon that the general environment factors vary causes, and environmental factor still can produce the ink leak phenomenon when changing greatly.The print cartridge of ink leak, the clothing of perhaps can making dirty perhaps can pollute the office table top, and this has obviously brought great inconvenience to the user; In addition, even discarded print cartridge ink leak in dustbin also can have a negative impact to environmental protection.
The print cartridge that provides a kind of ink jet recording device to use is provided the object of the invention, can effectively overcome various environmental factors and change the ink leak phenomenon that may cause.
The print cartridge that provides a kind of ink jet recording device to use is provided another object of the present invention, can prevent the ink leak phenomenon that big temperature, air pressure change may cause.
It is a kind of simple in structure, easy to use that a further object of the present invention is to provide, and is difficult for the print cartridge that the ink jet recording device of ink leak is used.
The present invention realizes by following technical proposals.
The print cartridge that a kind of ink jet recording device is used comprises a box body, and inner qualification of described box body is provided with a black sap cavity, in order to store black liquid; One ink supply port extends through on the wall of described box body, and ink supply liquid is discharged from described black sap cavity; One passage runs through on another wall that is arranged on described box body, is used for the black sap cavity in the described box body is connected with atmosphere; One sealing ring is arranged on described ink supply port place, seals described black sap cavity; One bag of shape spare, have an openend, described openend is connected with described passage, one side of described bag shape spare opening communicates with described passage, opposite side fully contacts with described black sap cavity, when the black liquid in described black sap cavity was discharged from described ink supply port, air was full of described bag shape spare from the opening part of described bag shape spare, and the described bag shape spare that is full of air is filled the space that described black sap cavity forms because of the discharge of black liquid.
The print cartridge that a kind of ink jet recording device of the present invention is used can combine with a kind of check valve body, prevents the issuable ink leak problem of check valve body print cartridge structure effectively, and this print cartridge comprises a box body, and described box body inside is provided with a black sap cavity, in order to store black liquid; One ink supply port extends through on the wall of described box body, and ink supply liquid is discharged from described black sap cavity; One passage, run through another wall of being arranged on described box body or with the wall of described ink supply port homonymy on, be used for the cavity in the described box body is communicated with atmosphere; One sealing ring is arranged on described ink supply port towards the ink-jet apparatus side, seals described black sap cavity; One bag of shape spare, have an opening, described opening is connected with described passage, one side of described bag shape spare opening communicates with passage, opposite side fully contacts with described black sap cavity, when the black liquid in described black sap cavity was discharged from described ink supply port, air was full of described bag shape spare from the opening part of described bag shape spare, filled the space that described black sap cavity forms because of the discharge of black liquid; One check valve body, be seated in the porch of black sap cavity towards described ink outlet port, be used to control the flow of black liquid, described check valve body has been wholely set one and has supported foot, contact with the chamber wall sealing of this at least one ink outlet port, one supporting walls portion supports the medial eminence of foot from this, and one supports shoulder, constitute from this supporting walls portion is crooked to the inside, one supporting head part supports the shoulder protuberance from this, and is penetrated with a central through hole; One valve seal device is used for the central through hole of the described check valve body supporting head part of shutoff.
Can offer one or more micropores on the wall of the bag shape spare in the print cartridge of the present invention, micropore can be pinprick shape, bar shaped narrow slit shape or " ten " word shape; Bag shape spare has uniform wall thickness, makes bag shape spare more easily open; Described bag shape spare can be that elastomeric material is made or non-elastic material is made; In the elastomeric material, be preferably and use a kind of latex hollow ball, described spheroid wall thickness can be 0.08mm~0.20mm, radius of sphericity can be 3mm~20mm, the spheroid bore can be 3mm~12mm, and is smooth and easy in order to ensure printing, can also be with pinprick one micropore on the sidewall of spheroid; Described bag shape spare can also be formed by an elastic film, is shallow mouthful of shape, preferably offers a micropore on the described elastic film; Non-elastic material can be a polybag, described polybag be have lamination, can open organ shape, the sack of described polybag is rectangle, and the box wall at described rectangular length and wide and described passage place is suitable, and the wall thickness of described polybag is 0.1mm~0.5mm; Organ shape pocket also can be made by elastic rubber material, at this moment, can offer a kerf on the diapire of bag, is convenient to when bag opens up into to a certain degree, and otch is opened, and carries out tonifying Qi, keeps the pressure balance in the print cartridge.
Fixedly connected with passage for the ease of bag shape spare, the outside in the cylindrical protrusion of passage is with one bag of shape spare locking cap, described locking cap is bowl-shape, be penetrated with a central through hole, described through hole one end broad, one end is narrower, the outer rim of the cylindrical protrusion of described wide end and described passage is suitable, described narrow end forms the extension of described passage, wall place, the contiguous described cylindrical protrusion place of described fixedly cock cap is formed with an annular shoulder, socket-connect in order to opening, thereby described pocket and described passage are fixed with described bag shape spare.
The present invention is owing to be connected in the passage place with bag shape spare, can guarantee that black sap cavity and atmosphere are unimpeded contacts, again can be when black liquid be discharged black sap cavity, flow into feasible bag shape spare expansion in the bag shape spare by air, thereby fill black liquid and discharge formed space, when spheroid swells to a certain degree, the micropore of spheroid sidewall is opened, in time carry out tonifying Qi, guaranteed carrying out smoothly of printing effectively, when printing stopped, the spheroid micropore guaranteed that according to himself elastic recovery closed micropore black liquid can not flow in the spheroid chamber; Simultaneously, because bag shape spare communicates all the time with atmosphere, environment temperature raises, and when the air in the black sap cavity expanded, the air of expansion was extruded the air in the bag shape spare, thereby keeps the inside and outside air pressure balance of black sap cavity, thereby has prevented the generation of ink leak phenomenon effectively.
Fig. 1 is the embodiment of the invention 1 structural representation.
Fig. 2 is the spheroid locking cap structural representation of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 A is the sphere structure schematic diagram of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 B is the sphere structure schematical top view of Fig. 3 A.
Fig. 4 is the present invention's second preferred embodiment 2, shows the off working state schematic diagram of organ shape pocket.
Fig. 5 is the working state schematic representation of the embodiment of the invention 2 organ shape pockets.
Fig. 6 A is the structural representation of the organ shape pocket of Fig. 5.
Fig. 6 B is the top structure schematic diagram of the organ shape pocket of Fig. 6 A.
Fig. 6 B is the top structure schematic diagram of the organ shape pocket of Fig. 6 A, shows a kerf that organ shape pocket bottom forms.
Fig. 7 is the present invention's the 3rd preferred embodiment, shows a membranaceous bag constructions.
Fig. 8 is a third embodiment of the invention, shows a membranaceous bag constructions that has a micropore.
In order to understand the present invention fully, the invention will be further described below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.
Referring to Fig. 2, spheroid locking cap 490 is bowl-type, and the middle part is formed with a through hole, and bore periphery is formed with the shoulder 492 of an annular, and through hole has wide end 494, one narrow ends 496.
Referring to Fig. 1, Fig. 3 A, Fig. 3 B, passage 414 is arranged on the middle part of the top cover 410 of print cartridge 400, the wide end 494 of through hole that spheroid locking cap 490 forms by its middle part is enclosed within the outer wall of passage 414, hollow ball 450 is socketed in shoulder 492 places of spheroid locking cap 490 by its opening 452, the narrow end 496 of the through hole of spheroid locking cap 490 joins with passage 414, form the extension of passage 414, the sidewall diameter of spheroid 450 is that the pinprick of 0.12mm has a micropore 454, that is to say, the sidewall of spheroid 450 is provided with the micropore of a pinprick shape, spheroid opening 452 is 6 millimeters, the spheroid volume is 1.8 milliliters, the spheroid wall thickness is even, it is 0.1 millimeter, the employing latex material is made, check valve body 430 is arranged on the contiguous ink outlet port of black sap cavity 428 places, valve seal covers the opening of 432 leakproof one-way valve bodies 430, valve seal lid 432 is provided with three notches 436, ink supply liquid flows in the valve body chamber 426 of valve body 430 lower ends from black sap cavity, filtration through filter screen 424, thereby feed to ink outlet port 428, the diapire 406 of print cartridge 400 is provided with twice ink guide tank 470, is used to guarantee to provide sufficient black liquid to the ink outlet port place, especially when spheroid fully expands, when the spheroid diapire touched print cartridge bottom and may hinder black liquid supply, ink guide tank 470 can play the good China ink effect of leading, and guarantees that the ink outlet port place obtains sufficient black liquid supply.For the ease of in black sap cavity, irritating China ink, be provided with a pouring ink hole 440 on the right side of top cover 410, has irritated China ink after, stopper 438 seals these pouring ink holes 440.Be provided with a sealing ring 420 at ink outlet port 428 away from cover piece 410 places, the middle part of sealing ring 420 has been wholely set a block 422, and during printing, the print needle (not shown) backs down block 422, and black liquid is by the smooth and easy supply PRN device of print needle.
When print cartridge was in running order, with the continuous discharge of inking liquid, spheroid expanded gradually, and when spheroid expand into certain volume, the micropore of spheroid sidewall was opened, and gas make-up in print cartridge, is kept the pressure balance in the print cartridge, guaranteed to print smoothly; When printing stops, open micropore is airtight according to the elastic recovery of spheroid self, can prevent effectively that black liquid from flowing in the spheroid chamber, micropore has played the effect of a check valve to a certain extent, makes passage open or close according to printing needs selectively; Simultaneously when variation of ambient temperature, gas meeting Yin Wendu in the China ink sap cavity raises and expands, keep the pressure balance in the black sap cavity because the scalability of spheroid, the gas of these expansions can be extruded the gas in the spheroid that expands, thereby do not have the generation of ink leak phenomenon; Especially, when printing print cartridge to finish, the user abandons print cartridge, perhaps owing to other reasons remains more black liquid when abandoning, being inverted may appear in print cartridge, at this moment, when environment temperature raises, be 14 milliliters of calculating with the volume of black sap cavity, even black sap cavity all is an air, according to glass horse law, temperature raises 30 when spending, and gas dilation volume is 1/10 of a raw-gas volume, so when environment temperature raises, gas is expanded to 1.4 milliliters at most, the expanding volume of spheroid is 1.8 milliliters, so during variations in temperature, the gas that holds in the spheroid chamber is enough to offset that Yin Wendu raises and the gas expanding volume that causes, when being the temperature rising, expanding gas is extruded the endoceliac gas of ball, thereby keeps the pressure balance in the black sap cavity, prevents the generation of ink leak phenomenon.
Referring to Fig. 4, Fig. 5, description be second embodiment of the invention.In Fig. 4, Fig. 5, with identical label represent with Fig. 1 in the identical parts of marking.Polybag 460 is made by non-elastic material, is the organ shape, and polybag 460 is fixedly connected on print cartridge top cover 410 places by its opening 462.Irritate black hole 440 and be located on the sidewall of box body 400, stopper 438 is used to irritate the sealing of China ink back, and this irritates black hole 440.During print cartridge work, black liquid is discharged from ink outlet port 428, and air constantly enters polybag 460 from passage 414, and it is stretched gradually, all opens until folding 464.The operation principle of present embodiment print cartridge and prevent that the ink leak principle is with embodiment 1.
Referring to Fig. 6 A, organ shape polybag 460 has four layers and folds 464, and folding 464 are used to increase the elasticity of bag 460.
Referring to Fig. 6 B, the opening 466 of organ shape polybag 460 is rectangle, and length is 47 millimeters, and wide is 14 millimeters.
Referring to Fig. 6 C, organ pocket 460 also can be made by elastic rubber material, if folding open fully after, China ink liquid has not been beaten yet, continues to print, and needs make-up gas to keep the interior pressure balance of black sap cavity, can on the diapire of bag 460, offer an otch 468, shown in Fig. 6 C, that is to say that the diapire of bag 460 is provided with the micropore of a bar shaped narrow slit shape.
Referring to Fig. 7, a film pocket 480 is connected in top cover 410 places of print cartridge 400 by its sack 482.Referring to Fig. 8, the bottom of film pocket 480 has a micropore 484.The operation principle of present embodiment print cartridge and the operation principle that prevents ink leak are with embodiment 1.
Though should be understood that the present invention is described by as above preferred embodiment, but according to technical scheme of the present invention, various deformation can also be arranged, and top description comprised should be understood that it is illustrative and hard-core implication with content shown in the drawings; So change that those skilled in the art make under the prerequisite that does not break away from principle of the present invention and scope and distortion all should belong to the protection domain of claims of the present invention.