CN117698299A - Consumable box and consumable box recycling method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a consumable box and a consumable box recycling method, wherein the consumable box is detachably arranged on an installation part of printing equipment, the installation part is provided with an ink supply needle, and the consumable box comprises: the ink box comprises a box body and a cover assembly, wherein an ink outlet nozzle is arranged on the bottom wall of the box body, and a supply channel is arranged in the ink outlet nozzle; the cover assembly comprises a connecting sleeve and a sealing film, the connecting sleeve is detachably connected with the ink outlet nozzle, the sealing film is arranged on the connecting sleeve, and when the connecting sleeve is connected with the ink outlet nozzle, the sealing film separates the supply channel from the environment outside the connecting sleeve. The invention provides a consumable box and a consumable box recycling method, which are used for at least solving the technical problem that the consumable box is inconvenient to recycle for the second time.

Description

Consumable box and consumable box recycling method

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of printers, in particular to a consumable box and a consumable box recycling method.

Background

When a molding device such as a printer or a copier is in operation, ink is consumed, and the consumable cartridge supplies ink to the printing operation of the printer, after the ink consumption is completed, a new consumable cartridge (i.e., an ink cartridge) is generally required to be replaced, so that resource waste is caused.

The existing ink box with ink outlet at the bottom is provided with an ink outlet nozzle at the bottom, the end part of the ink outlet nozzle is opened and is sealed by a sealing film, and an ink supply needle at the printer side can puncture the sealing film to absorb ink during installation, so that the used ink box has residual sealing film at the end part of a guiding-out part. In order to recycle the consumed consumable box for the second time, the sealing film needs to be welded again when the ink box is recycled, and the residual sealing film needs to be removed by punching, milling and other mechanical processing modes before welding, so that the requirement on process precision is high, the ink outlet nozzle is easy to damage, and inconvenience is brought to the recycling of the consumable box for the second time.

Therefore, there is a need to solve the technical problem of inconvenient secondary recovery of consumable cartridges.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a consumable box and a consumable box recycling method, which are used for at least solving the technical problem that the consumable box is inconvenient to recycle for the second time.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a consumable cartridge detachably provided to a mounting portion of a printing apparatus, the mounting portion being provided with an ink supply needle, the consumable cartridge comprising:

the ink box comprises a box body, wherein an ink outlet nozzle is arranged on the bottom wall of the box body, and a supply channel is arranged in the ink outlet nozzle;

the cover assembly comprises a connecting sleeve and a sealing film, the connecting sleeve is detachably connected with the ink outlet nozzle, the sealing film is arranged on the connecting sleeve, and when the connecting sleeve is connected with the ink outlet nozzle, the sealing film separates the supply channel from the environment outside the connecting sleeve.

According to the consumable box provided by the embodiment of the invention, the cover assembly is arranged, and comprises the connecting sleeve and the sealing film, and the connecting sleeve is connected with the ink outlet nozzle, so that when the consumable box is recycled, only the cover assembly is replaced, namely the damaged cover assembly of the sealing film is detached and replaced, the cover assembly with the intact sealing film is installed without re-welding the sealing film, and the mechanical processing modes such as punching, leveling and the like are omitted for the ink outlet nozzle before welding, so that the problem that the ink outlet nozzle is damaged can be effectively prevented, and the consumable box is more convenient to recycle for the second time.

In one possible implementation, the connecting sleeve is provided with a connecting hole inside;

at least part of the ink outlet nozzle extends into the connecting hole; or, a portion of the connection sleeve extends into the supply channel.

In one possible implementation, the sealing film is disposed in the connecting hole; or alternatively, the first and second heat exchangers may be,

the sealing film is arranged at one end of the connecting hole, which is far away from the ink outlet nozzle.

In one possible embodiment, the projection of the connecting hole is located within the projection range of the sealing film along the axial direction of the ink outlet nozzle.

In one possible embodiment, the edge of the sealing film is welded to the connecting sleeve.

In one possible embodiment, the ink outlet nozzle is connected to the connecting sleeve by screwing.

In one possible embodiment, the ink jet head further comprises a first seal arranged between the ink outlet nozzle and the connecting sleeve.

The invention also provides a consumable box recycling method which is applied to the consumable box, wherein the consumable box comprises a box body, and the method comprises the following steps:

injecting ink into the storage cavity of the box body;

removing the cover assembly with the damaged sealing film from the ink outlet nozzle of the box body;

and mounting a cover assembly with a complete sealing film to the ink outlet nozzle of the box body filled with ink.

In one possible implementation, a negative pressure device is connected to the convection hole on the side surface of the box body, so that a negative pressure state is formed in the storage cavity;

injecting ink into the storage cavity in a negative pressure state through an ink outlet nozzle; or injecting ink into the storage cavity in a negative pressure state through a liquid injection port formed in the side wall of the box body.

In one possible implementation manner, after the injecting the ink into the storage cavity of the box body, the method further includes:

plugging the convection hole; or, the convection hole and the liquid injection port are blocked.

The consumable box and the consumable box recycling method provided by the invention enable recycling of the consumable box to be more convenient, are beneficial to simplifying recycling operation steps and improving recycling efficiency.

In addition to the technical problems, technical features constituting the technical solutions, and beneficial effects caused by the technical features of the technical solutions described above, other technical problems that can be solved by the consumable cartridge and the consumable cartridge recycling method provided by the embodiments of the present invention, other technical features included in the technical solutions, and beneficial effects caused by the technical features will be described in further detail in the detailed description.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a consumable cartridge according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic partial structure of a consumable cartridge according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of a cartridge body of the consumable cartridge according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a lid assembly of a consumable cartridge according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of yet another cartridge body of the consumable cartridge according to the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along section A-A of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a cartridge body of a consumable cartridge according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a consumable cartridge in a fluid infusion state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a consumable cartridge in a fluid-filled state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a flowchart of a consumable cartridge recycling method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals illustrate:

10-a box body;

11-a storage chamber;

12-an ink outlet nozzle;

121-a supply channel;

122-a second seal;

123-socket;

13-a first positioning part;

14-convection holes;

15-a liquid flow channel;

151-a liquid outlet;

152-liquid inlet;

153-communication port;

154-limit protrusions;

16-differential pressure valve;

17-a liquid injection port;

18-welding a film;

a 20-cap assembly;

21-connecting sleeve;

211-connecting holes;

22-sealing film;

30-chip;

40-piston;

50-valve core;

60-a first elastic member;

70-ink filling needle.

Detailed Description

For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

The ink cartridge is used as a consumable cartridge, ink is stored in the cartridge, an ink supply needle is usually arranged at an installation part of printing equipment such as a printer, and when the consumable cartridge is installed in the printing equipment, the ink supply needle can puncture a sealing film for sealing an ink outlet nozzle and extend into the inside of the ink outlet nozzle, so that the ink stored in the consumable cartridge can flow to a printing head through the ink supply needle.

Carry out secondary recycle to the consumptive material box, can practice thrift the cost, improve environmental protection performance, retrieve the consumptive material box and need to clear away the remaining sealing membrane of tip of play ink mouth, usually clear away remaining sealing membrane through die-cut, milling equal machining mode, after the secondary injection ink to the inside secondary of consumptive material box, in order to maintain the quality of ink for a long time, still need to seal up the play ink mouth, usually weld sealing membrane at the tip of play ink mouth, its seal technology is loaded down with trivial details, consumes the manual work, production efficiency is lower.

In addition, have in the ink outlet mouth with ink supply needle complex functional structure, clear away remaining sealing membrane's process through die-cut, milling etc. machining mode and cause out the ink outlet mouth to consume too much easily, go out the excessive sealing membrane that still probably leads to the secondary to set up and take place the conflict between the above-mentioned functional structure, influence the basic function of consumptive material box easily.

Therefore, according to the consumable box provided by the embodiment of the invention, the cover assembly is arranged, and comprises the connecting sleeve and the sealing film, and the connecting sleeve is connected to the ink outlet nozzle, so that when the consumable box is recycled, only the cover assembly is replaced, namely the damaged cover assembly of the sealing film is removed and replaced by the cover assembly with the intact sealing film, and the consumable box is more convenient to recycle for the second time.

The consumable cartridge and the consumable cartridge recycling method provided by the embodiment of the invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the present invention provides a consumable cartridge detachably provided to a mounting portion of a printing apparatus, the mounting portion being provided with an ink supply needle, the consumable cartridge comprising: a cartridge body 10 and a cap assembly 20, wherein the bottom wall of the cartridge body 10 is provided with an ink outlet nozzle 12, and a supply channel 121 is arranged in the ink outlet nozzle 12; the cap assembly 20 includes a connection sleeve 21 and a sealing film 22, the connection sleeve 21 is detachably connected with the ink outlet nozzle 12, the sealing film 22 is disposed on the connection sleeve 21, and the sealing film 22 separates the supply passage 121 from the environment outside the connection sleeve 21 when the connection sleeve 21 is connected with the ink outlet nozzle 12.

According to the consumable box provided by the embodiment of the invention, the cover assembly 20 is arranged, the cover assembly 20 comprises the connecting sleeve 21 and the sealing film 22, and the connecting sleeve 21 is connected with the ink outlet nozzle 12, so that when the consumable box is recycled, only the cover assembly 20 is replaced, namely, the damaged cover assembly 20 of the sealing film 22 is removed, the cover assembly 20 with the intact sealing film 22 is replaced, the sealing film 22 is not required to be welded again, and the mechanical processing processes such as punching, milling and the like on the ink outlet nozzle 12 before welding are omitted, so that the problem that the ink outlet nozzle 12 is damaged can be effectively prevented, and the consumable box is more convenient to recycle for the second time.

Because the sealing film 22 is disposed on the connecting sleeve 21, when the cap assembly 20 is removed, i.e. the connecting sleeve 21 is detached from the ink outlet 12, the sealing film 22 and the connecting sleeve 21 are jointly separated from the ink outlet 12, and the sealing film 22 is not remained in the ink outlet 12.

The sealing film 22 separates the supply passage 121 from the environment outside the connection sleeve 21, and has an effect of sealing the supply passage 121, thereby preventing leakage and avoiding environmental pollution.

To facilitate the ink supply needle to pierce the sealing film 22, regular scores, such as X-shaped or rice-shaped scores, may be provided on the sealing film 22, but not to pierce the sealing film 22.

In one possible implementation, the sealing film 22 may be made of a sheet-like plastic material.

The bottom wall of the box body 10 is also provided with a first positioning part 13, and when the consumable box is mounted on the mounting part of the printing equipment, the first positioning part 13 is matched with the mounting part of the printing equipment to play a role in positioning the box body 10.

In one possible implementation, referring to fig. 3 and 4, the ink nozzle 12 is a section of a pipe protruding from the bottom wall of the cartridge body 10, and the ink nozzle 12 is used for supplying ink to flow out, and the ink nozzle 12 is integrally connected to the cartridge body 10.

In one possible embodiment, the connecting sleeve 21 has a connecting hole 211 therein, and at least a portion of the ink outlet 12 extends into the connecting hole 211. The connecting hole 211 is a through hole, and by extending the ink outlet 12 into the connecting hole 211, the stability of the connection of the cap assembly 20 can be improved, and the connecting sleeve 21 can also play a role in protecting the ink outlet 12.

In one possible embodiment, the connection sleeve 21 has a connection hole 211 therein, and a portion of the connection sleeve 21 extends into the supply channel 121. The stability of the connection of the cap assembly 20 can be improved.

In one possible implementation, part of the connection sleeve 21 extends into the supply channel 121, the consumable cartridge further comprising a first seal arranged between the ink outlet nozzle 12 and the connection sleeve 21. By providing the first sealing member, the sealing effect can be improved. The first seal may be a rubber gasket or a silicone gasket.

In one possible implementation, sealing film 22 is disposed within attachment hole 211. With such a structure, the sealing film 22 can be prevented from being exposed, thereby avoiding the occurrence of damage of the sealing film 22 due to accidents and improving the stable sealing effect of the sealing film 22.

Illustratively, the sealing film 22 is in a sheet shape, and the edge of the sealing film 22 is connected to the inner wall surface of the connection hole 211, thereby sealing the connection hole 211, and isolating the supply passage 121 from the environment outside the connection sleeve 21.

In one possible implementation, the sealing film 22 may be disposed in the connecting hole 211 in an inclined manner, that is, an included angle is formed between a normal direction of a plane where the sealing film 22 is located and a central axis of the connecting hole 211, or may be disposed in the connecting hole 211 in a flat manner, that is, a normal direction of a plane where the sealing film 22 is located and the central axis of the connecting hole 211 coincide with each other. The normal direction of the plane of the sealing film 22 is the direction perpendicular to the plane of the sealing film 22.

In one possible implementation, sealing film 22 is disposed at an end of connecting hole 211 that is remote from ink outlet 12. Such a structure facilitates connection of the sealing film 22 at the time of production, and in addition, the sealing film 22 is blocked at the end of the connection hole 211, thereby having a better blocking effect and preventing leakage.

In one possible implementation, the projection of the connection hole 211 is located within the projection range of the sealing film 22 along the axial direction of the ink outlet nozzle 12. This is to ensure that the sealing film 22 can achieve complete separation of the supply passage 121 from the environment outside the connection sleeve 21, preventing the problem of ink leakage.

In one possible embodiment, the edge of the sealing film 22 is welded to the connecting sleeve 21. For example, thermal welding is used to adhere the edge of the sealing film 22 to the connecting sleeve 21, improving the stability of the connection of the sealing film 22.

In one possible embodiment, the ink outlet nozzle 12 is screwed to the connecting sleeve 21. The connecting sleeve 21 and the ink outlet nozzle 12 are connected stably, and the connecting sleeve 21 can be mounted and dismounted by rotating the connecting sleeve 21, so that the ink outlet nozzle is convenient to use.

In one possible implementation, the cross section of the ink outlet nozzle 12 is circular, the ink outlet nozzle 12 is provided with external threads, and the inner wall of the connecting sleeve 21 is provided with internal threads, so that the mutual connection of the ink outlet nozzle 12 and the connecting sleeve 21 is realized in a screwing mode.

Referring to fig. 5, 6 and 7, the cartridge body 10 is provided with a storage cavity 11 and a liquid flow channel 15, the liquid flow channel 15 is selectively communicated with the storage cavity 11 and the exterior of the consumable cartridge, the liquid flow channel 15 is provided with a liquid outlet 151, a liquid inlet 152 and a communication port 153, the liquid inlet 152 is closer to the communication port 153 than the liquid outlet 151, the liquid outlet 151 and the liquid inlet 152 are respectively communicated with the storage cavity 11, a piston 40 and a valve core 50 are arranged in the liquid flow channel 15, the valve core 50 seals the communication port 153, and the piston 40 seals the liquid inlet 152.

The communication port 153 may be located at the bottom side of the box body 10, may be located at the front side of the box body 10, or may be located at other positions of the box body 10.

In some examples, the communication port 153 is located at the bottom side of the cartridge body 10, and the liquid flow channel 15 may be cylindrical in shape, and the liquid flow channel 15 extends along the height direction of the consumable cartridge.

The cartridge 10 is further provided with a differential pressure valve 16, and the differential pressure valve 16 selectively communicates with or blocks the ink flow path between the reservoir 11 and the liquid flow path 15 according to the pressure difference between both sides thereof. The differential pressure valve 16 is normally in a closed state, and is opened only when the pressure difference between the reservoir 11 and the liquid flow path 15 reaches a prescribed value, so that the ink in the reservoir 11 flows to the liquid flow path 15; when the pressure between the reservoir 11 and the liquid flow passage 15 is balanced, the differential pressure valve 16 is restored to the closed state. This is a well-known technique in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

In one possible implementation, the liquid inlet 152 is disposed on a side wall of the liquid flow channel 15, the liquid inlet 152 communicates the liquid flow channel 15 with the storage cavity 11, and the liquid outlet 151 is located at an end of the liquid flow channel 15 away from the communication port 153.

In one possible embodiment, as shown with reference to fig. 6 and 7, a limit projection 154 is provided on the side wall of the liquid flow passage 15 to limit the movement of the piston 40 toward the communication port 153. Specifically, the limit protrusion 154 may be provided at a side of the piston 40 facing the communication port 153, and the piston 40 may abut against the communication port 153 to limit the movement of the piston 40 toward the communication port 153.

Referring to fig. 7, 8 and 9, when the ink stored in the consumable cartridge is exhausted, the consumable cartridge is filled with ink, and the consumable cartridge is in a fluid-filled state. When the consumable cartridge needs to be replenished with liquid, the ink filling needle 70 is inserted into the communication port 153 of the liquid flow channel 15, the ink filling needle 70 is in contact with the valve core 50, the ink filling needle 70 extrudes the valve core 50 to move in a direction away from the cover assembly 20 until the valve core 50 moves to the opening of the communication port 153, the valve core 50 is abutted with the piston 40, the piston 40 is away from the liquid inlet 152, and the liquid inlet 152 is opened, so that the liquid inlet 152 is communicated with the communication port 153, and then the ink in the ink filling needle 70 can be filled into the storage cavity 11 through the communication port 153 and the liquid inlet 152.

Referring to fig. 6, a first elastic member 60 is provided in the liquid flow passage 15, and the first elastic member 60 is connected between the cartridge 10 and the valve body 50 so that the valve body 50 seals the communication port 153.

Referring to fig. 6, a second seal 122 is provided in the liquid flow passage 15, and the second seal 122 is located at the communication port 153. The material of the second sealing member 122 may be rubber, the second sealing member 122 has a socket 123, and the ink supply needle and the filling needle 70 can be inserted into the socket 123, and the shape of the socket 123 includes, but is not limited to, cross, star, etc.

In one possible implementation, referring to fig. 3, the consumable cartridge further includes a chip 30, the chip 30 being disposed on an outer wall surface of the cartridge body 10, the chip 30 being communicatively connected to a mounting portion of the printing apparatus.

Referring to fig. 10, the present invention further provides a method for recycling a consumable cartridge, which is applied to the consumable cartridge described above, the consumable cartridge includes a cartridge body 10, and the method includes:

s10, injecting ink into a storage cavity of the box body;

s20, removing the cover assembly with the damaged sealing film from the ink outlet nozzle of the box body;

s30, mounting the complete cover assembly of the sealing film to an ink outlet nozzle of the ink injection box body.

According to the consumable box recycling method provided by the invention, the cover assembly 20 with the damaged sealing film 22 is detached to replace the complete cover assembly 20 with the sealing film 22, so that the operation is convenient, complicated punching and welding operations are not needed, the operation efficiency can be greatly improved, the length loss of the ink outlet nozzle 12 is avoided, and the normal operation of the consumable box is ensured not to be influenced.

Since the cap assembly 20 is screwed from the ink outlet 12, the step S20 of removing the cap assembly with broken sealing film from the ink outlet of the cartridge body may be by rotating the cap assembly 20 so that the cap assembly 20 is unscrewed from the ink outlet 12. In step S30, the cap assembly with the complete sealing film is mounted to the ink outlet nozzle of the ink-filled cartridge, and the cap assembly 20 may be rotated in the reverse direction, so that the cap assembly 20 is screwed onto the ink outlet nozzle 12.

In one possible embodiment, ink may be injected into the storage chamber 11 of the cartridge 10, and then the cap assembly 20 with the broken sealing film 22 may be removed from the ink outlet 12 of the cartridge 10.

In another possible embodiment, the ink may be injected into the storage chamber 11 of the cartridge 10 after the cap assembly 20 with the broken sealing film 22 is removed from the ink outlet 12 of the cartridge 10.

In one possible implementation, step S10, injecting ink into the storage cavity of the cartridge includes:

connecting a negative pressure device to the convection hole 14 on the side surface of the box body 10, so that a negative pressure state is formed in the storage cavity 11;

injecting ink into the storage cavity 11 in a negative pressure state through the ink outlet nozzle 12; or, ink is injected into the storage cavity 11 in a negative pressure state through a liquid injection port 17 formed in the side wall of the cartridge body 10.

In one possible implementation, the negative pressure device may be, for example, a negative pressure pump, for continuously forming a vacuum or negative pressure, and referring to fig. 8, the negative pressure device is connected to the convection hole 14 on the side surface of the box body 10, so that a negative pressure state is formed in the storage cavity 11, and ink is injected into the storage cavity 11 in the negative pressure state through the ink outlet nozzle 12, so that the ink injected into the storage cavity 11 of the box body 10 is better introduced into the storage cavity 11 under the action of the negative pressure.

Ink is injected into the storage chamber 11 in a negative pressure state, and two injection ways exist:

the first is to inject ink into the storage chamber 11 in a negative pressure state through the ink outlet nozzle 12. Referring to fig. 7 and 9, the negative pressure device is connected to the convection hole 14 on the side of the cartridge body 10, so that negative pressure is formed in the storage cavity 11, and ink is injected into the storage cavity 11 in a negative pressure state through the ink outlet nozzle 12, the ink filling needle 70 may be inserted into the communication port 153 of the liquid flow channel 15, the ink filling needle 70 contacts the valve core 50, the ink filling needle 70 presses the valve core 50, the valve core 50 moves to open the communication port 153, the valve core 50 abuts against the piston 40, the piston 40 is away from the liquid inlet 152, and the liquid inlet 152 is opened, so that the liquid inlet 152 is communicated with the communication port 153, so that the ink in the ink filling needle 70 is replenished through the ink outlet nozzle 12, and then the storage cavity 11 is filled through the communication port 153 and the liquid inlet 152. After the secondary ink injection is completed, the convection hole 14 needs to be blocked.

Referring to fig. 8, the convection hole 14 is connected to the outside atmosphere, and after the ink stored in the storage chamber 11 is consumed, the ink may be injected secondarily by negative pressure filling. The negative pressure device is connected to the convection hole 14 on the side surface of the box body 10, so that after negative pressure is formed in the storage cavity 11, ink can be injected into the storage cavity 11 in a negative pressure state through the liquid injection port 17 formed on the side wall of the box body 10.

The second is to inject ink into the storage cavity 11 in a negative pressure state through a liquid injection port 17 formed on the side wall of the box body 10. Referring to fig. 5 and 8, the side wall of the case 10 is provided with a liquid filling port 17 and a large-sized welding film 18 for sealing the liquid filling port 17, and when ink is filled, the welding film 18 at the liquid filling port 17 can be pierced and the ink supply device is connected to the liquid filling port 17, so that ink is filled into the storage cavity 11 of the case 10 through the liquid filling port 17.

When the ink is injected secondarily, the convection hole 14 is blocked, the vacuum suction pipe of the negative pressure device is connected with the ink outlet nozzle 12, the inside of the box body 10 is sucked and decompressed, the communication between the liquid inlet 152 and the communication port 153 is ensured in the process, the suction and decompression has two effects, namely, the negative pressure state in the box body 10 can be maintained, the differential pressure valve 16 can be opened, so that the ink stored in the ink supply device can flow from the liquid injection port 17 to a chamber in the box body 10, which is blocked by the differential pressure valve 16 originally, and the convection hole 14 and the liquid injection port 17 are blocked after the secondary ink injection is finished. A smaller-sized resin film (not shown in the figure) can be welded at the position, corresponding to the puncture opening of the liquid injection opening 17, on the welding film 18 to repair the welding film 18 and close the liquid injection opening 17, and a similar welding film mode can be adopted for sealing the convection hole 14, so that the original tightness of the box body 10 can be maintained by sealing the liquid injection opening 17 and the convection hole 14, and ink leakage in the conveying process is prevented.

In one possible implementation manner, after injecting the ink into the storage cavity of the cartridge in step S10, the method further includes: plugging the convection hole 14; or, the convection hole 14 and the liquid injection port 17 are blocked. The purpose is to keep the original tightness of the box body 10 and prevent ink leakage in the conveying process. So that the box body 10 maintains the original tightness and prevents ink leakage in the conveying process.

In one possible implementation manner, before injecting the ink into the storage cavity of the cartridge in step S10, the method further includes: the cartridge 10 is cleaned.

In one possible implementation, cleaning the cartridge 10 includes cleaning and drying the cartridge 10. The residual ink is removed by cleaning the inside of the cartridge body 10, so that the quality of the secondarily injected ink is prevented from being affected by the residual ink. The drying of the cartridge 10 is to remove the residual moisture during the cleaning of the cartridge 10, and prevent the ink from being diluted by the residual moisture, which would affect the secondary injection.

The consumable box and the consumable box recycling method provided by the invention enable recycling of the consumable box to be more convenient, are beneficial to simplifying recycling operation steps and improving recycling efficiency.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "length", "width", "thickness", "top", "bottom", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", "axial", "circumferential", etc. are used to indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, merely to facilitate description of the present invention and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred location or element must have a specific orientation, in a specific configuration and operation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "plurality" means at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the present invention, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and may be, for example, fixedly attached, detachably attached, or integrally formed; can be mechanically connected, electrically connected or can be communicated with each other; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can lead the interior of two elements to be communicated or lead the two elements to be in interaction relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the present invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include both the first and second features being in direct contact, as well as the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact with each other through additional features therebetween. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present invention, and not for limiting the same; although the invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical scheme described in the foregoing embodiments can be modified or some or all of the technical features thereof can be replaced by equivalents; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit of the invention.

Claims (10)

1. The utility model provides a consumable box, its characterized in that can dismantle the installation department that sets up in printing apparatus, the installation department is provided with the ink feed needle, the consumable box includes:

the ink box comprises a box body, wherein an ink outlet nozzle is arranged on the bottom wall of the box body, and a supply channel is arranged in the ink outlet nozzle;

the cover assembly comprises a connecting sleeve and a sealing film, the connecting sleeve is detachably connected with the ink outlet nozzle, the sealing film is arranged on the connecting sleeve, and when the connecting sleeve is connected with the ink outlet nozzle, the sealing film separates the supply channel from the environment outside the connecting sleeve.

2. The consumable cartridge of claim 1, wherein the connection sleeve has a connection hole therein;

at least part of the ink outlet nozzle extends into the connecting hole; or, a portion of the connection sleeve extends into the supply channel.

3. The consumable cartridge of claim 1, wherein the sealing film is disposed in the connection hole; or alternatively, the first and second heat exchangers may be,

the sealing film is arranged at one end of the connecting hole, which is far away from the ink outlet nozzle.

4. The consumable cartridge according to claim 2, wherein a projection of the connection hole is located within a projection range of the sealing film along an axial direction of the ink outlet nozzle.

5. The consumable cartridge of claim 2, wherein an edge of the sealing film is welded to the connection sleeve.

6. The consumable cartridge of any one of claims 1-5, wherein the ink outlet is threadably connected to the connection sleeve.

7. The consumable cartridge of any one of claims 1-5, further comprising a first seal disposed between the ink outlet nozzle and the connection sleeve.

8. A consumable cartridge recycling method, applied to the consumable cartridge of any one of claims 1 to 7, the consumable cartridge comprising a cartridge body, the method comprising:

injecting ink into the storage cavity of the box body;

removing the cover assembly with the damaged sealing film from the ink outlet nozzle of the box body;

and mounting the complete cover assembly of the sealing film to the box body filled with the ink.

9. The consumable cartridge recycling method according to claim 8, wherein the injecting ink into the storage chamber of the cartridge body comprises:

connecting a negative pressure device to the convection hole on the side surface of the box body, so that a negative pressure state is formed in the storage cavity;

injecting ink into the storage cavity in a negative pressure state through an ink outlet nozzle; or injecting ink into the storage cavity in a negative pressure state through a liquid injection port formed in the side wall of the box body.

10. The consumable cartridge recycling method according to claim 9, further comprising, after the injecting of the ink into the storage chamber of the cartridge body:

plugging the convection hole; or alternatively, the first and second heat exchangers may be,

and plugging the convection hole and the liquid injection port.