CN117698298A - Ink cartridge and ink jet printing apparatus - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides an ink box and an ink jet printing device, the ink box comprises a container, a sealing head, a sealing plug, leakage-proof cotton and a chip module, the container is provided with an ink cavity and an ink outlet, the container is manufactured by adopting a blow molding process, the ink outlet is formed on the bottom wall of the container, the container is also formed with an ink injection port, the ink injection port and the ink outlet are both communicated with the ink cavity, the sealing head is arranged in the ink outlet, the sealing head can be communicated with the ink cavity, the sealing plug is detachably arranged in the ink injection port, the leakage-proof cotton is arranged on the bottom wall, a part of the leakage-proof cotton is circumferentially arranged on the ink outlet, and the chip module is arranged on the container. The ink box has the advantages of simple structure, large capacity and reusability.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of printing, in particular to an ink box and an ink jet printing device provided with the ink box.
Background
The ink cartridge is used for storing ink and imaging a preset imaging result on a relevant medium (such as paper) in cooperation with the ink-jet printing equipment. As shown in fig. 1, which shows an existing ink cartridge 9 including a container 91 and a converter 92, the container 91 being for containing ink, the converter 92 being connected between the container 91 and the inkjet printing apparatus, however, the ink cartridge 9 has the following disadvantages: the converter 92 is arranged, so that the ink storage space of the container 91 is compressed, the capacity of the container 91 is small, and a plurality of anti-leakage cotton is required to be arranged between the converter 92 and the container 91 to achieve the anti-leakage effect, so that the ink box 9 has a complex structure and high manufacturing cost; secondly, when the ink in the container 91 is exhausted, the user cannot add ink into the container 91 by himself, so that the ink cartridge 9 cannot be reused for a plurality of times, which is not beneficial to environmental protection; furthermore, during execution of a print job by the inkjet printing apparatus, since the remaining ink remaining in the container 91 cannot be monitored in real time, it is impossible to add ink or replace the ink cartridge 9 in time.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the above problems, a main object of the present invention is to provide an ink cartridge which has a simple structure, a large capacity and is reusable.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an inkjet printing apparatus provided with the above ink cartridge.
In order to achieve the main purpose of the invention, the invention provides an ink box, which comprises a container, wherein the container is provided with an ink cavity and an ink outlet, the container is manufactured by adopting a blow molding process, the ink outlet is formed on the bottom wall of the container, the container is also provided with an ink injection port, the ink injection port and the ink outlet are both communicated with the ink cavity, the ink box also comprises a sealing head, a sealing plug, leakage-proof cotton and a chip module, the sealing head is arranged in the ink outlet, the sealing head can be communicated with the ink cavity, the sealing plug is detachably arranged in the ink injection port, the leakage-proof cotton is arranged on the bottom wall, a part of the leakage-proof cotton is circumferentially arranged on the ink outlet, and the chip module is arranged on the container.
Compared with the existing ink box comprising a container and a converter, the ink box provided by the invention has the advantages that the chip module is directly arranged on the container, the setting of the converter is further canceled, the container is manufactured by combining a blow molding process, so that the ink cavity has larger capacity, the structure of the ink box is simpler, and the production cost and the assembly difficulty of the ink box are reduced; in addition, through the design of the ink box, the ink in the ink cavity can flow to the sealing head as much as possible through the ink outlet at the bottom, so that the ink flows to the ink jet printing equipment through the sealing head, and the unusable ink allowance in the ink cavity is reduced to the greatest extent; meanwhile, when the ink residual quantity in the ink cavity is insufficient, the ink can be replenished into the ink cavity through the ink filling port, so that the ink box can be reused, the service life of the ink box is prolonged, the use cost is reduced, and after the ink in the ink cavity is replenished, the ink filling port is sealed through the sealing plug, so that the ink is prevented from leaking from the ink filling port; in addition, when ink leakage happens carelessly at the ink outlet, the leakage prevention cotton can timely adsorb and clean the leaked ink, so that the ink can be prevented from flowing into the ink jet printing equipment to damage the ink jet printing equipment and/or pollute imaging media (such as paper, cloth and the like).
In a preferred embodiment, a window is provided in the rear end wall of the container, the window penetrating the rear end wall and communicating with the ink chamber, the ink cartridge further comprising a transparent plate sealingly mounted in the window; or the container is made of a transparent material.
Therefore, the design enables a user to directly observe the residual quantity of the ink in the ink cavity, so that the ink cavity can be conveniently replenished with the ink or the ink box can be conveniently replaced.
Another preferred solution is that the chip module is detachably connected to the container; the container is formed with the cooperation portion at the intersection of self preceding end wall and diapire, and the chip module includes chip and support, and the chip is installed on the support, and support and cooperation portion detachably connect.
From the above, the chip module is arranged to be detachable, so that the chip module can be reused, the service life of the chip is prolonged, and the use cost of a user is reduced; the chip is arranged at the junction of the front end wall and the bottom wall of the container, so that the ink box mounting chip can be electrically connected with the electric connection part in the ink box mounting cavity of the ink-jet printing equipment at first, and stable and reliable contact between the chip and the electric connection part is ensured.
In another preferred scheme, the container is further provided with a containing groove which is recessed from the bottom wall into the ink cavity, the containing groove is isolated from the ink cavity, the containing groove is provided with a first groove part and a second groove part, and the ink outlet is positioned in the second groove part; the leak protection cotton has integrated into one piece's cotton piece and cotton piece, and the cotton piece is located first slot part, and the cotton piece is located the second slot part, and the cotton piece encircles the circumference that sets up at the ink outlet.
From the above, the cotton piece surrounds the ink outlet, so that when any part of the ink outlet is leaked, the cotton piece can timely absorb the leaked ink, and further the ink leaks into the ink-jet printing equipment, and the cotton piece can greatly improve the absorption capacity of the leakage-proof cotton to the ink, so that the service life of the leakage-proof cotton is prolonged; the setting of holding tank can make the overall structure of ink horn compacter, and is favorable to promoting the capacity of ink chamber more.
The bottom wall is provided with a flow guide surface in the ink cavity, the flow guide surface is inclined to the axis of the ink outlet at the assembly position of the ink box, and the ink outlet is positioned at the lowest position of the flow guide surface.
From the above, the guide surface is used for guiding the ink in the ink cavity to the ink outlet as much as possible, so as to reduce the ink allowance which cannot be used in the ink cavity to the greatest extent, optimize and rationalize the overall design of the ink box, and reduce the use cost of users.
In another preferred embodiment, the container is further formed with an ergonomic gripping portion located at the intersection of the top wall of the container and the rear end wall of the container.
From the above, the ergonomic holding portion is beneficial for a user to better hold and operate the ink box for loading and unloading.
Further, the ink filling opening is formed on the ergonomic holding portion.
Therefore, the ink adding port is arranged at the position, so that a user can more conveniently supplement ink to the ink cavity, and the user can directly supplement alloy ink of the ink box in the installation state without disassembling the ink box.
The ink box further comprises a leakage-proof film, wherein the leakage-proof film is arranged on the bottom wall and covers the sealing head; the sealing head is provided with an ink outlet hole, and a sealing film is arranged in the ink outlet hole.
Therefore, the ink box in the unused state can be protected by the leakage-proof film and the sealing film on the sealing head, so that the problem of ink leakage of the ink box in the packaging and transporting processes is prevented.
The further scheme is that the leakage-proof film comprises a body and a lifting part, wherein the body is covered on the bottom wall and the sealing head, and the lifting part extends out of the body.
Therefore, when the ink box is unsealed for use, a user can tear at least part of the leakage-proof film through the lifting part to expose the sealing head, so that the ink passing interface in the ink box mounting cavity of the ink jet printing equipment is conveniently in butt joint with the sealing head.
In order to achieve another object of the present invention, the present invention provides an ink jet printing apparatus, comprising a main body having an ink cartridge mounting cavity with an ink-passing interface and an electrical connection portion, wherein the ink jet printing apparatus further comprises the ink cartridge described above, the ink cartridge is detachably mounted in the ink cartridge mounting cavity, the sealing head is in butt joint with the ink-passing interface, and the electrical connection portion is electrically connected with the chip module.
From the above, the ink jet printing device provided with the ink box can perform longer-lasting printing operation, and can supplement ink to the ink cavity of the ink box at any time, so that the service life of the ink box is prolonged, and the use cost of the ink jet printing device is reduced.
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Fig. 1 is an exploded view of a conventional ink cartridge.
Fig. 2 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of the ink cartridge of the present invention at a first viewing angle.
Fig. 3 is a structural view of the ink cartridge of the first embodiment of the present invention at a second view angle.
Fig. 4 is an exploded view of a first embodiment of the ink cartridge of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a structural view of a container of the first embodiment of the ink cartridge of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is a structural view of a sealing head of the first embodiment of the ink cartridge of the present invention.
The invention is further described below with reference to the drawings and examples.
Detailed Description
First embodiment of ink cartridge
Referring to fig. 2 to 4, the ink cartridge 100 includes a container 1, a sealing head 2, a sealing plug 3, a transparent plate 4, a leakage preventing cotton 5, a chip module 6, and a leakage preventing film 7.
Referring to fig. 5, the container 1 has an ink chamber 11, an ink outlet 12, an ink inlet 13, and a window 14. The ink chamber 11 stores ink; the ink outlet 12 is located on the bottom wall 101 of the container 1 and penetrates through the bottom wall 101, the ink outlet 12 is communicated with the ink cavity 11, the sealing head 2 is mounted in the ink outlet 12 in a sealing mode and used for sealing the ink outlet 12, ink in a non-use state is prevented from flowing out of the sealing head 2 in the ink outlet 12, when the ink cartridge 100 is mounted in the ink cartridge mounting cavity of the ink jet printing device, the ink outlet 12 is in butt joint with an ink through interface in the ink cartridge mounting cavity, so that ink can flow to a printing nozzle of the ink jet printing device through the ink through interface, and is sprayed to imaging media (such as paper, cloth and the like) through the printing nozzle to image.
Preferably, the bottom wall 101 has a guide surface in the ink chamber 11, the guide surface is at the assembly position of the ink cartridge 100 (when the ink cartridge 100 is mounted in the cartridge mounting chamber of the ink jet printing apparatus), the guide surface is inclined to the axis of the ink outlet 12, and the ink outlet 12 is located at the lowest position of the guide surface, i.e. the height difference between the guide surface and the bottom of the cartridge mounting chamber becomes smaller as the guide surface approaches the ink outlet 12, so that the ink in the ink chamber 11 can flow to the ink outlet 12 as much as possible through the guide surface, and then flows to the printing nozzle of the ink jet printing apparatus via the sealing head 2 in the ink outlet 12, thereby maximally reducing the unusable ink allowance in the ink chamber 11, and enabling the overall design of the ink cartridge 100 to be more optimized and reasonable, and reducing the use cost of users.
The ink injection port 13 is communicated with the ink cavity 11, and the ink injection port 13 is arranged to enable the ink to be replenished into the ink cavity 11 through the ink injection port 13 when the ink residual quantity in the ink cavity 11 is insufficient, so that the ink cartridge 100 can be reused, the service life of the ink cartridge 100 is prolonged, and the use cost of a user is reduced. Preferably, the ink filling opening 13 is located on the top wall 102 of the container 1 and can be located near the rear end wall 104 of the container 1, which facilitates the user's replenishment of the ink chamber 11 and allows the user to directly replenish the alloy ink of the ink cartridge 100 in the mounted state without removing the ink cartridge 100.
A window 14 is formed in the rear end wall 104 of the container 1, and the window 14 extends through the rear end wall 104 and communicates with the ink chamber 11. The transparent plate 4 is hermetically installed in the window 14, and the design enables a user to directly observe the residual quantity of the ink in the ink cavity 11 through the window 14, so as to timely supplement the ink into the ink cavity 11 or replace the ink box 100, and simultaneously, the user can intuitively observe the change of the residual quantity of the ink in the ink cavity 11 when supplementing the ink into the ink cavity 11, so as to prevent the ink from overflowing the ink cavity 11.
Preferably, the container 1 is also formed with an ergonomic grip 16, the ergonomic grip 16 being located at the intersection of the top wall 102 of the container 1 and the rear end wall 104 of the container 1; further, the ergonomic grip 16 penetrates the container 1 in the width direction of the main body. By providing the ergonomic gripping portion 16 and by designing the ergonomic gripping portion 16, a user can better grip and handle the ink cartridge 100 for attachment and detachment. Further, the container 1 is preferably manufactured by a blow molding process, so that the overall structure of the container 1 is more simply molded and the capacity of the ink chamber 11 is more advantageously increased.
Referring to fig. 6, the sealing head 2 is installed in the ink outlet 12, and the sealing head 2 is hermetically connected to the ink outlet 12. The sealing head 2 is arranged so that when the ink cartridge 100 is mounted in the ink cartridge mounting cavity of the ink jet printing device, the sealing head 2 can be in sealing connection with the ink passing interface in the ink cartridge mounting cavity, and ink in the ink cartridge 100 is prevented from leaking from a gap between the sealing head 2 and the ink passing interface. The ink cartridge 100 has an ink outlet 21, and a sealing film 22 is disposed in the ink outlet 21, where the sealing film 22 is disposed to protect the ink cartridge 100 in an unused state (unopened) to prevent ink leakage of the ink cartridge 100 during packaging and transportation. When the sealing head 2 is docked with the ink-passing interface, the ink-passing interface is inserted into the ink outlet hole 21, and the sealing film 22 is pierced, so that the ink-passing interface communicates with the ink chamber 11.
The sealing plug 3 is detachably mounted in the ink filling port 13, and the sealing plug 3 is used for sealing the ink filling port 13 so as to prevent ink in the ink cavity 11 from leaking out of the ink filling port 13. Preferably, the ink inlet 13 is formed in the ergonomic grip 16.
The anti-leakage cotton 5 is installed on the bottom wall 101 of the container 1, and a part of the anti-leakage cotton 5 is circumferentially arranged on the ink outlet 12, so that when the ink outlet 12 is carelessly leaked, the anti-leakage cotton 5 can timely absorb and clean the leaked ink, and the ink is prevented from leaking into the ink-jet printing equipment to damage the ink-jet printing equipment and/or pollute imaging media (such as paper, cloth and the like).
Preferably, the leakage preventing cotton 5 has a cotton block 51 and a cotton sheet 52, and the cotton block 51 and the cotton sheet 52 are integrally formed. The main body is further formed with a receiving groove 17, the receiving groove 17 is recessed from the bottom wall 101 of the main body into the ink storage cavity 11, and the receiving groove 17 is isolated from the ink storage cavity 11. The accommodating groove 17 has a first groove portion 171 and a second groove portion 172, the first groove portion 171 and the second groove portion 172 communicate, and the first groove portion 171 and the second groove portion 172 are distributed along the longitudinal direction of the container 1 (i.e., the distribution direction of the front end wall 103 of the container 1 and the rear end wall 104 of the container 1), and the ink outlet 12 is located in the second groove portion 172. Further, the cotton piece 51 of the leak-proof cotton 5 is located in the first groove portion 171, the cotton piece 52 is located in the second groove portion 172, and the cotton piece 52 is circumferentially provided around the ink outlet 12. It can be seen that the arrangement of the accommodating groove 17 can make the overall structure of the ink cartridge 100 more compact, and is more beneficial to improving the capacity of the ink storage cavity 11; the cotton sheet 52 is circumferentially arranged on the ink outlet 12, so that when ink leakage occurs at any part of the ink outlet 12, the cotton sheet 52 can absorb the leaked ink in time to prevent the ink from leaking into the ink-jet printing equipment; the cotton block 51 can greatly improve the absorption capacity of the leakage-proof cotton 5 to the leakage ink, so as to prolong the service life of the leakage-proof cotton 5.
The chip module 6 is mounted on the container 1 such that when the ink cartridge 100 is mounted into the cartridge mounting cavity, the chip module 6 is electrically connected with the electrical connection portion in the cartridge mounting cavity, thereby establishing communication between the chip 61 and the control system of the inkjet printing apparatus, so that the inkjet printing apparatus can know the current state of the ink cartridge 100 through the chip module 6. Wherein the chip module 6 is preferably detachably connected to the container 1; preferably, the container 1 is formed with the mating portion 15 at the intersection of the front end wall 103 and the bottom wall 101 thereof, the chip module 6 includes the chip 61 and the holder 62, the chip 61 is mounted on the holder 62, and the holder 62 is detachably connected to the mating portion 15. By arranging the chip module 6 to be detachable, the chip module 6 can be reused, so that the service life of the chip 61 is prolonged, and the use cost of a user is reduced; the chip 61 is arranged at the junction of the front end wall 103 and the bottom wall 101 of the container 1, so that the ink box 100 can be electrically connected with an electric connection part in an ink box installation cavity of the ink-jet printing equipment at first, and stable and reliable contact between the chip 61 and the electric connection part is ensured; further, the chip 61 is detachably connected to the container 1 via the holder 62, so that the problem of easy damage when the chip 61 is directly attached to or detached from the container 1 can be effectively solved.
The leakage preventing film 7 is provided on the bottom wall 101 of the container 1, and the leakage preventing film 7 is covered on the sealing head 2. The leakage preventing film 7 is provided to protect the ink cartridge 100 in an unused state (unopened) to prevent ink leakage of the ink cartridge 100 during packaging and transportation. Preferably, the leakage preventing film 7 has a body 71 and a pulling portion 72, the body 71 is covered on the bottom wall 101 of the main body, the pulling portion 72 preferably extends in the width direction of the main body, and the pulling portion 72 protrudes outside the body 71; in addition, the body 71 is preferably formed with easy-tearing lines 711 in the extending direction of the lifting portion 72, and the ink outlet 12 is located between the two easy-tearing lines 711, so that when the ink cartridge 100 is used by a user, a part of the body 71 of the leakage-proof film 7 is torn off by the lifting portion 72, and the ink outlet 12 is exposed, so that the ink passing interface in the ink cartridge mounting cavity of the ink jet printing device is more convenient and labor-saving when being in butt joint with the sealing head 2, and the ink passing interface can be better prevented from being damaged.
In summary, compared with the existing ink cartridge 100 comprising the container 1 and the converter, the ink cartridge 100 provided by the invention has the advantages that the chip module 6 is directly mounted on the container 1, so that the arrangement of the converter is canceled, and the container 1 is manufactured by combining with the blow molding process, so that the ink cavity 11 has larger capacity, the structure of the ink cartridge 100 is simpler, and the production cost and the assembly difficulty of the ink cartridge 100 are reduced; in addition, by designing the ink cartridge 100, the ink in the ink chamber 11 can flow to the sealing head 2 as much as possible through the ink outlet 12 at the bottom, so as to flow to the ink jet printing apparatus through the sealing head 2, so as to reduce the unusable ink residual quantity in the ink chamber 11 to the greatest extent; meanwhile, when the ink remaining amount in the ink chamber 11 is insufficient, the ink can be replenished into the ink chamber 11 through the ink filling port 13, so that the ink cartridge 100 can be reused, the service life of the ink cartridge 100 is prolonged, the use cost is reduced, and when the ink replenishing treatment of the ink chamber 11 is completed, the ink filling port 13 is sealed through the sealing plug 3, so that the ink is prevented from leaking from the ink filling port 13; in addition, the user can directly observe the residual quantity of the ink in the ink cavity 11 of the ink box 100 through the observation window and the transparent plate 4, so as to facilitate timely ink supplementing to the ink cavity 11 or timely changing of the ink box 100; in addition, when ink leakage happens carelessly at the ink outlet 12, the leakage prevention cotton 5 can absorb and clean the leaked ink timely, so as to prevent the ink from flowing into the ink jet printing device to damage the ink jet printing device and/or pollute imaging media (such as paper, cloth, etc.).
Second embodiment of ink cartridge
The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment of the ink cartridge in that, in the present embodiment: the arrangement of the window and the transparent plate on the container is canceled, and the container is made of transparent materials.
Preferably, the container is provided with graduation marks for visually observing the remaining ink level in the ink chamber in real time when the ink cartridge is mounted in the cartridge mounting chamber of the ink jet printing apparatus.
Inkjet printing apparatus embodiment
An inkjet printing apparatus including a main body and an ink cartridge; the ink cartridge is any one of the ink cartridges described in the first embodiment or the second embodiment. The machine body is provided with an ink box installation cavity, the ink box installation cavity is provided with an ink passing interface and an electric connection part, the ink box is detachably installed in the ink box installation cavity, the sealing head is in butt joint with the ink passing interface, and the electric connection part is electrically connected with a chip of the chip module. Therefore, the ink-jet printing equipment provided with the ink box can perform longer-lasting printing operation, and can supplement ink to the ink storage cavity of the ink box at any time, so that the service life of the ink box is prolonged, and the use cost of the ink-jet printing equipment is reduced.
Finally, it should be emphasized that the foregoing description is merely illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the invention, and that various changes and modifications can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and principles of the invention, and any such modifications, equivalents, improvements, etc. are intended to be included within the scope of the invention.
Claims (10)
1. The ink horn, including the container, the container has ink chamber and goes out ink outlet, its characterized in that:
the container is manufactured by adopting a blow molding process, the ink outlet is formed on the bottom wall of the container, the container is also formed with an ink injection port, and the ink injection port and the ink outlet are both communicated with the ink cavity;
the ink box further comprises a sealing head, a sealing plug, leakage-proof cotton and a chip module, wherein the sealing head is installed in the ink outlet, the sealing head can be communicated with the ink cavity, the sealing plug is detachably installed in the ink injection port, the leakage-proof cotton is installed on the bottom wall, a part of the leakage-proof cotton is arranged in the circumferential direction of the ink outlet in a surrounding mode, and the chip module is installed on the container.
2. The ink cartridge according to claim 1, wherein:
a window is arranged on the rear end wall of the container, penetrates through the rear end wall and is communicated with the ink cavity, and the ink box further comprises a transparent plate which is arranged in the window in a sealing mode; or (b)
The container is made of a transparent material.
3. The ink cartridge according to claim 1, wherein:
the chip module is detachably connected with the container;
the container is formed with a matching part at the junction of the front end wall and the bottom wall, the chip module comprises a chip and a bracket, the chip is arranged on the bracket, and the bracket is detachably connected with the matching part.
4. The ink cartridge according to claim 1, wherein:
the container is further provided with a containing groove which is recessed from the bottom wall into the ink cavity, the containing groove is isolated from the ink cavity, the containing groove is provided with a first groove part and a second groove part, and the ink outlet is positioned in the second groove part;
leak protection cotton has integrated into one piece's cotton piece and cotton piece, the cotton piece is located in the first slot part, the cotton piece is located in the second slot part, the cotton piece encircles and sets up in the circumference of ink outlet.
5. The ink cartridge as in claim 4, wherein:
the bottom wall is provided with a flow guide surface in the ink cavity, the flow guide surface is inclined to the axis of the ink outlet in the assembly position of the ink box, and the ink outlet is positioned at the lowest position of the flow guide surface.
6. The ink cartridge according to claim 1, wherein:
the container is also formed with an ergonomic gripping portion located at the intersection of the top wall of the container and the rear end wall of the container.
7. The ink cartridge as in claim 6, wherein:
the ink filling port is formed on the ergonomic holding portion.
8. The ink cartridge according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein:
the ink box further comprises a leakage-proof film, the leakage-proof film is arranged on the bottom wall, and the leakage-proof film covers the sealing head;
the sealing head is provided with an ink outlet hole, and a sealing film is arranged in the ink outlet hole.
9. The ink cartridge as in claim 8, wherein:
the leakage-proof film comprises a body and a lifting part, wherein the body covers the bottom wall and the sealing head, and the lifting part extends out of the body.
10. The inkjet printing device comprises a body, wherein the body is provided with an ink box installation cavity, and the ink box installation cavity is provided with an ink through interface and an electric connection part, and is characterized in that:
the ink jet printing apparatus further comprising the ink cartridge according to any one of claims 1 to 9, the ink cartridge being detachably mounted in the cartridge mounting chamber, the sealing head being interfaced with the ink-passing interface, the electrical connection being electrically connected with the chip module.
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