CN1359803A - Ink jet recording device - Google Patents

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CN1359803A
CN1359803A CN01144605A CN01144605A CN1359803A CN 1359803 A CN1359803 A CN 1359803A CN 01144605 A CN01144605 A CN 01144605A CN 01144605 A CN01144605 A CN 01144605A CN 1359803 A CN1359803 A CN 1359803A
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藤井克幸
石濑达弘
小田和之
富川伊知郎
馀目胜志
关山隆明
末永幸治
曾我光英
木下久之
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Abstract

Within a housing, an ink supplier supplying ink from a side of a sub ink tank and a maintenance device doing maintenance movement from a base of an ink jet recording head are installed in one side of a moving direction of a carriage. Furthermore, a main tank and a discharge ink tank are installed in the other side of the moving direction of the carriage. Opening the front panel of a housing makes it possible to exchange the main tank and the discharge ink tank. A box-shaped tray is overlapped downward the housing and each tray can be drawn to the same direction as the moving direction of the carriage.

Description

Ink-jet recording apparatus
Technical field
The present invention relates to ink droplet is discharged on the recording medium ink-jet recording apparatus of document image on recording medium based on image information.
Background technology
With the ink-jet recording apparatus that carries out the image record on the sheet for recording such as film various structures have been proposed to ink droplet being discharged to paper used for recording or built on stilts projector based on image information.
For example, in the ink-jet recording apparatus shown in Fig. 6 110, the head bracket 116 that carries ink gun 112 and ink cassette 114 is arranged, if head bracket 116 is positioned at the ink feed position, then ink leans on ink feed device 120 to fall and add to ink cassette 114 (with reference to Japanese patent application bulletin communique, spy public clear 60-9903 number) from base box 118.
In addition, the attending device that ink jet print head is carried out service action such as the attraction of unnecessary ink or false spray has been proposed to have when ink jet print head is in non-image recording status in ink-jet recording apparatus.Ink jet print head is by maintained and keep the optimum state that ink droplet is discharged all the time, and the image of record high picture quality becomes possibility.
But, in the ink-jet recording apparatus that on carriage, has ink jet print head and ink cassette shown in Figure 6, further do not propose particularly about attending device.Thereby, exist because the configuration of ink feed device (ink feed device 120 of Fig. 6) and attending device causes the maximization of ink-jet recording apparatus and complicated danger.
And then as the laser printer of prior art, the ink-jet recording apparatus with so-called paper supply boxlike pallet of the medium of holding the record under the state of lamination does not have concrete motion yet.
Brief summary of the invention
The present invention considers the above-mentioned fact, and its purpose is to provide a kind of overall maximization of device or complicated and can dispose the ink-jet recording apparatus of all members that do not cause.
One of form of the present invention is characterised in that, comprise: can be discharged to ink jet print head on the recording medium to ink droplet based on image information, maintenance is from the ink retaining member of the ink of aforementioned ink jet print head discharge, the carriage that aforementioned ink jet print head and aforementioned ink retaining member are integrally moved along prescribed direction, from the side of aforementioned ink retaining member to the ink feed device of ink retaining member supply ink, and the attending device that carries out the maintenance of aforementioned ink jet print head from the bottom surface of aforementioned ink jet print head.
In this ink-jet recording apparatus, the ink that remains in the ink retaining member is discharged on the recording medium by ink jet print head, and then ink mist recording head rest carriage is mobile in a certain direction, and image is recorded on the recording medium whereby.Though the ink that remains in the ink retaining member consumes along with the image record, because ink arrives the ink retaining member by the ink feed device supply, so can continue to discharge ink droplet from ink jet print head.
In addition, ink mist recording head rest attending device is safeguarded (keeping management).Therefore, ink jet print head is maintained at the optimum state that ink droplet is discharged, and can write down the image of high picture quality.
In the present invention, to ink retaining member supply ink, safeguard ink jet print head from the bottom surface of ink jet print head by attending device from the side of ink retaining member for ink feed device.Whereby, because the allocation position of ink feed device and attending device is not competed, so the configuration free degree of carriage, ink feed device and attending device increases, simplifying the formation of ink-jet recording apparatus and seeking miniaturization becomes possibility.
Be characterised in that in one of form of the present invention, preferably with the ink feed position of the aforementioned bracket of aforementioned ink feed device when the aforementioned ink retaining member supply ink, the maintenance position of the aforementioned bracket when with aforementioned attending device aforementioned ink jet print head being kept management is taken as same position.
That is to say that in one of form of the present invention, though the ink feed position of carriage and maintenance position also can be taken as diverse location, by they are taken as same position, the miniaturization of further seeking ink-jet recording apparatus becomes possibility.
Be characterised in that in one of form of the present invention best aforementioned ink feed device and aforementioned attending device are configured in the same end side of the moving direction of aforementioned bracket.
That is to say, in one of form of the present invention, though ink feed device also can be configured in for example different end side of the moving direction of carriage with attending device, but, by being configured in same end side, seek to save spatialization, make the ink-jet recording apparatus miniaturization become possibility.
Be characterised in that in one of form of the present invention, disposing the ink storage device that the ink of discharging from aforementioned ink jet print head is stored in advance in aforementioned same end side.
Thereby the ink that is stored in ink storage device in advance arrives the ink retaining member by the ink feed device supply.
In addition, ink storage device is configured in same end side, that is to say, be configured near ink feed device and the attending device, further seek to save spatialization whereby, make the ink-jet recording apparatus miniaturization become possibility.
Be characterised in that in one of form of the present invention, be preferably in aforementioned same end side and disposing the discharge ink storage device that stores from the discharge ink of aforementioned ink jet print head discharge.
Thereby the discharge ink that can produce the maintenance because of attending device is stored in discharges in the ink storage device.
In addition, be configured in same end side, that is to say, be configured near ink feed device and the attending device, further seek to save spatialization whereby, make the ink-jet recording apparatus miniaturization become possibility discharging ink storage device.
Be characterised in that preferably have the multiple arrangement that in the middle of aforementioned ink feed device, aforementioned attending device, aforementioned ink storage device and aforementioned discharge ink storage device, comprises ink feed device and attending device at least and be configured in its inner housing in one of form of the present invention.
So, the multiple arrangement that comprises ink feed device and attending device at least is configured in the same housing, makes the further miniaturization of ink-jet recording apparatus become possibility whereby.
Moreover, in one of form of the present invention, also comprise the constitutor of not discharging ink storage device.In this occasion, the present invention comprises at least that in the middle of ink feed device, attending device and ink storage device the multiple arrangement of ink feed device and attending device is configured in the housing just passable.
Equally, in one of form of the present invention, also comprise the constitutor that does not have ink storage device.In this occasion, preferably, comprise at least that in the middle of ink feed device, attending device and discharge ink storage device the multiple arrangement of ink feed device and attending device is configured in the housing just passable.
Be characterised in that in one of form of the present invention at least one that is preferably in aforementioned multiple arrangement in the aforementioned housing is configured near the peripheral part when overlooking this housing, aforementioned housing can open and close near aforementioned peripheral part.
At least one of multiple arrangement in the housing is configured near the peripheral part when overlooking housing.Therefore, the replacing of these devices or inspection etc. become easy.
In addition, by opening and closing housing, being configured in the replacing of at least one (preferably whole) of multiple arrangement in the housing (in the middle of ink feed device, attending device, ink storage device and the discharge ink storage device ink feed device and attending device) at least or inspection etc. can easily carry out.
Be characterised in that in one of form of the present invention the switching direction of best aforementioned housing is taken as and the same direction of the moving direction of aforementioned bracket.
So, by along opening and closing, be configured in the replacing of the multiple arrangement in the housing or inspection etc. and become and be more prone to the same direction of the moving direction of carriage.
Be characterised in that in one of form of the present invention best aforementioned discharge ink storage device is configured in the below of aforementioned attending device.
Thereby, can utilize gravity to carry the discharge ink to discharging ink storage device from attending device.
Be characterised in that in one of form of the present invention best aforementioned discharge ink storage device is taken as the shape of not stretching out to the outside of aforementioned attending device when overlooking this discharge ink storage device.
Whereby, can make the further miniaturization of ink-jet recording apparatus.
Moreover, as being taken as the concrete formation that the shape of not stretching out to the outside of attending device is used discharging ink storage device like this, for example overlook when discharging ink storage device and attending device same size substantially, perhaps achieve passable less than the attending device landform.
Be characterised in that in one of form of the present invention, preferably has the carriage retaining member that can keep aforementioned bracket movably, with the ink feed device retaining member that keeps aforementioned ink feed device, aforementioned bracket retaining member and aforementioned ink feed device retaining member are integrally formed.
By integrated carriage retaining member and ink feed device retaining member, can reduce the part number, simplify the structure of ink-jet recording apparatus.
Moreover carriage retaining member and ink feed device retaining member also can be changed jointly with housing, in this occasion, can further reduce the part number, simplify the structure of ink-jet recording apparatus.
Be characterised in that to have the below that is configured in aforementioned attending device in one of form of the present invention, keep the recording medium retaining member of the preceding aforementioned recording medium of image record.
Recording medium before the image record remains in the recording medium retaining member, transports recording medium successively, can be recorded in image on this recording medium.Particularly, by a plurality of recording mediums are remained in the recording medium retaining member, document image becomes possibility continuously.
In addition, because the recording medium retaining member is configured in the below of attending device, so can seek the miniaturization of ink-jet recording apparatus.
Be characterised in that in one of form of the present invention preferably a plurality of aforementioned recording medium retaining members are constituted recording medium lamination member whereby by lamination.
Aforementioned a plurality of recording medium retaining member is made can be along pulling out with the same direction of switching direction of aforementioned housing.
Owing to have a plurality of recording medium retaining members, institute becomes possibility so that different types of recording medium remains in each recording medium retaining member.In addition, owing to a plurality of recording medium retaining members are constituted recording medium lamination member by lamination, so can seek the miniaturization of ink-jet recording apparatus.
And then, since a plurality of recording medium retaining members make can be along pulling out with the same direction of switching direction of housing, so the operation that the recording medium retaining member was replenished or changed recording medium becomes easy.
Be characterised in that in one of form of the present invention, the liquid level that best aforementioned ink storage device is configured to be stored in the ink in this ink storage device becomes the position that is lower than aforementioned ink jet print head, and have from aforementioned ink storage device attraction ink, transfer the suction device of ink to aforementioned ink retaining member.
Be lower than the position of ink jet print head owing to be stored in the liquid level of the ink in the ink storage device, so can prevent that ink from unexpectedly spilling from ink jet print head.
In addition because the ink that is stored in the ink storage device undertakies by suction device to the supply of ink retaining member, so can be at short notice the ink of supply ormal weight reliably.
Another kind of form of the present invention is characterised in that, comprise: in housing, keep the recording medium of a plurality of recording mediums to accumulate device with layer-by-layer state, and accumulate device from aforementioned recording medium and transport aforementioned recording medium, and ink droplet is discharged to image recording structure on the recording medium based on image information.
Thereby, transport one by one successively and be stacked in recording medium and accumulate a plurality of recording mediums in the device, can document image.
In addition, because recording medium is accumulated device and is configured in the housing, become possibility so seek the miniaturization of ink-jet recording apparatus.
Be characterised in that in another kind of form of the present invention, best aforementioned tape deck comprises: can be discharged to ink jet print head on the recording medium to ink droplet based on image information, and keep aforementioned ink jet print head and along the direction of intersecting with the carriage direction of aforementioned recording medium move carriage, aforementioned recording medium is accumulated device and can be pulled out along horizontal direction substantially.
Thereby, moving by carriage, ink jet print head also moves and carries out main scanning.And then, be transported by recording medium and carry out subscan.So, Yi Bian carry out main scanning and subscan, Yi Bian be discharged on the recording medium and document image from the first ink droplet of ink mist recording.
Can pull out along horizontal direction substantially because recording medium is accumulated device, become possibility so easily carry out the supply or the replacing of recording medium.
Moreover so-called " horizontal direction substantially " comprises being taken as horizontal direction person exactly, and then is also included within recording medium and accumulates pulling out of device and be not inclination person in difficulty or the impossible scope.
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Fig. 1 is the perspective view of the ink-jet recording apparatus of expression one embodiment of the present of invention.
Fig. 2 is the general principal view that the inside of the ink-jet recording apparatus of expression one embodiment of the present of invention constitutes.
Fig. 3 is the perspective view of the ink-jet recording apparatus of expression one embodiment of the present of invention.
Fig. 4 is the perspective view of the ink-jet recording apparatus of expression one embodiment of the present of invention.
Fig. 5 is the perspective view of the ink-jet recording apparatus of expression one embodiment of the present of invention.
Fig. 6 is the diagrammatic illustration figure of the ink-jet recording apparatus of expression prior art.
The specific embodiment
The ink-jet recording apparatus 10 of one embodiment of the present of invention shown in Fig. 1～Fig. 5.
This ink-jet recording apparatus 10 comprises tape deck main body 12 and is arranged on the tray unit 14 of these tape deck main body 12 belows.Tape deck main body 12 and tray unit 14 are configured in respectively in the housing 16,18 of configuration up and down.Housing 16,18 can monolithic molding, also can be integrated the split former with subsequent handling.
On tape deck main body 12, axle 20 is along the arrow M direction configuration of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, and axle 20 passes the through hole 24 of carriage 22.Carriage 22 leans on the drive unit (not shown) to move (main scanning) along the longitudinally of axle 20.
On carriage 22, carrying secondary ink cassette 26 and be discharged to ink jet print head 28 on the sheet for recording 30 (Fig. 2) being stored in ink in this secondary ink cassette 26 according to image information.The number of secondary ink cassette 26 and ink jet print head 28 limits especially, though also can be for example each one, be taken as 4 in the present embodiment, correspond respectively to black (Bk), blue (C), red (M), Huang (Y) is of all kinds, can write down so-called full-colour image whereby.In addition, secondary ink cassette 26 and ink jet print head 28 are taken as same number, and corresponding one by one.
On each secondary ink cassette 26, be provided with and detect the quantity of ink sensor (not shown) that is stored in inner quantity of ink.Quantity of ink one in the secondary ink cassette 26 reduce to a certain amount of below, the quantity of ink sensor is just delivered to unillustrated control device to this information.
Moving direction one at carriage 22 is distolateral, is disposing ink device for supplying 32, and then is thereunder disposing main ink tank 34.Storing employed ink in the ink-jet recording apparatus 10 in advance by difference of all kinds on main ink tank 34, this ink arrives secondary ink cassette 26 by ink feed device 32 supplies.
The position of main ink tank 34 is taken as the position of regulation, does not become the position that the ink that is higher than ink jet print head 23 is discharged face (bottom surface 28B) so that be stored in the liquid level of the ink in the main ink tank 34.In addition, main ink tank 34 can 1 direction (with the same direction of the moving direction of carriage 22, with reference to Fig. 3) be slidably supported from housing 16 along arrow C by the supporting member (not shown).
On ink feed device 32, be provided with each corresponding ink feed unit 36 with secondary ink cassette 26.Become at carriage 22 under the state of ink feed position (position shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 and Fig. 4), advance to the side of secondary ink cassette 26 26S with the corresponding specific ink feed unit 36 of ink of institute supply, ink feed unit 36 is connected with secondary ink cassette 26.
In addition, be provided with pump 38 on ink feed device 32, pump 38 1 is driven under ink feed unit 36 and state that secondary ink cassette 26 is connected, the ink of specific main ink tank 34 just by 36 supplies of ink feed unit to corresponding secondary ink cassette 26.
Below the carriage 22 that is positioned at the ink feed position, be provided with attending device 40.Attending device 40 carries out the service action such as attraction of gland or false spray, residual ink from bottom surface 28B one side of ink jet print head 28.By this maintenance action, the drying of the ink in ink jet print head 28 nozzles or the obstruction of nozzle etc. are eliminated, and keep the optimum state that ink droplet is discharged all the time.The position (maintenance position) of the carriage 22 when carrying out the service action of ink jet print head 28 by attending device 40 is taken as and ink feed position same position.
Below attending device 40, be provided with and discharge ink storage device 42.In discharging ink storage device 42, storing the ink (discharge ink) of in the service action of being undertaken, being discharged by attending device 40.In addition, discharge ink cassette 42 and be formed on when overlooking ink-jet recording apparatus 10 when the top is watched (just from) and the same substantially size of attending device 40, make the shape of not stretching out to the outside of attending device 40.And, same with main ink tank 34, can 2 directions (with the same direction of the moving direction of carriage 22, with reference to Fig. 3) be slidably supported from housing 16 along arrow C by the supporting member (not shown).
Discharging the discharge quantity of ink sensor (not shown) that is provided with the amount that detects the discharge ink that is stored in inside on the ink cassette 42.The amount one of discharging the discharge ink in the ink cassette 42 reaches ormal weight, discharges the quantity of ink sensor and just this information is delivered to the control device (not shown).
On housing 16, the panel that has disposed above-mentioned ink feed device 32, main ink tank 34, attending device 40 and discharged a side of ink cassette 42 is taken as front panel 44, and can be to housing 16 hinged rotationally.By front panel 44 is rotated, as shown in Figure 4, can just open housing 16 from front face side along the same direction of the moving direction of carriage 22.
The arm 68 that is being hooked together on plate 44 and the housing 16 in front, the limit rotation of front panel 44 in certain limit.
And then, in front on the plate 44, as shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 3, with main ink tank 34 corresponding positions on and form shutter door 46,48 respectively with discharging on the ink cassette 42 corresponding positions.Even under the state of closing front panel 44, if open shutter door 46,48, then taking out corresponding respectively main ink tank 34 or discharging ink cassette 42 also becomes possibility.
In the housing 18 below being disposed at housing 16, tray unit 14 is being set.Tray unit 14 by a plurality of pallets 50 along the vertical direction lamination constitute, each pallet 50 forms box-shaped substantially respectively, makes so-called carton pallet.Though in each pallet 50, can accommodate for example sheet for recording 30 of specific dimensions, overall as ink-jet recording apparatus 10, corresponding the sheet for recording 30 of multiple size, but can certainly be housed in the sheet for recording 30 of same size in each pallet 50.In addition, in each pallet 50, can accumulate many sheet for recording 30.And then each pallet 50 can be along sliding with the same direction of switching direction of front panel 44 (thereby with the same direction of the moving direction of carriage 22) shown in arrow C among Fig. 33, and 18 pull out towards horizontal direction from housing.
Moreover, come the sheet for recording 30 of document image as ink-jet recording apparatus 10, so long as can the person of hitting just be not particularly limited from the ink droplet of ink jet print head 28 discharges with present embodiment.For example, except the paper used for recording of general use always, so-called built on stilts projector is also contained in the sheet for recording 30 with (transparent material) film etc.
As shown in Figure 2, on pallet 50, be provided with the sheet for recording 30 that taking-up one by one accumulates and send send roller 52.In addition, in housing 16, be provided with the sheet for recording of being sent 30 is directed to by ink jet print head 28 and carry out the guide plate 54 of image record position and transport roller 56 along what this guide plate 54 transported sheet for recording 30.Thereby, on these guide plates 54 guide one side by transport roller 56 to transport paper used for recording on one side.And, from ink jet print head 28 discharge ink droplets on one side, carriage 22 moves on one side and ink jet print head 28 carries out main scanning, and then sheet for recording 30 carries out subscan, the image that formation is wanted on sheet for recording 30 whereby by transporting roller 56 and transporting.Write down record images and further transported by trip roller 58, be discharged on the discharge pallet 62 that is located on the housing 16 with paper.
Between housing 18 and discharge pallet 62, housing 16 can be provided with secondary pallet 60 with installing and removing relatively.On this secondary pallet 60, also be provided with pallet 50 same send the roller (not shown), can send the paper used for recording that accumulates.
As shown in Figure 5, on the 16S of the side of housing 16, be provided with when tape deck main body 12 inner card boards with the removal that removes the paper that blocks panel 64.Remove and to be supported on housing 16 by rotary axis of earth,, then partly open housing 16 if shown in double dot dash line among Fig. 5, rotate with panel 64.Whereby, become possibility from the tape deck main body 12 interior paper that block of removing.
In addition, on housing 16, below removing, be provided with hand and insert pallet 66 with panel 64.Hand is inserted pallet 66 also can be supported on housing 16 by rotary axis of earth with panel 64 equally with removing, and by rotating shown in double dot dash line among Fig. 5, sheet for recording 30 put becomes possibility thereon.
Above-mentioned carriage 22, ink jet print head 28, ink feed device 32 and attending device 40 are controlled by the control device (not shown).
The following describes the effect of the ink-jet recording apparatus 10 of present embodiment.
In the ink-jet recording apparatus 10 of present embodiment, ink feed device 32, attending device 40, main ink tank 34 and discharge ink cassette 42 and be configured in the housing 16 (Fig. 1～Fig. 4).And all these members all are configured in the moving direction one distolateral (front panel 44 1 sides) of carriage 22.Since these members be configured in each other near, the configuration usefulness spatial overall on can reduce, the institute so that ink-jet recording apparatus 10 miniaturizations become possibility.
In addition, in the ink-jet recording apparatus 10 of present embodiment, carriage 22 and ink feed device 32 remain in the housing 16 together.Thereby, with form the member that is keeping carriage 22 with split respectively and compare with the structure of the member that is keeping ink device for supplying 32, reduce the part number and simplify the formation of ink-jet recording apparatus 10, and miniaturization, the lightweight of further seeking ink-jet recording apparatus 10 become possibility.
In addition, in the ink-jet recording apparatus 10 of present embodiment, constitute tray unit 14, be configured in the below of tape deck main body 12 by a plurality of pallets 50.Thereby, for example compare with the formation that certain pallet 50 is configured in tape deck main body 12 next doors, can seek the miniaturization of ink-jet recording apparatus 10.
In the occasion that image is recorded on the sheet for recording 30, in the middle of a plurality of pallets 50 (or secondary pallet 60), the pallet 50 (or secondary pallet 60) that contains the sheet for recording 30 of size document image, specific is selected by control device, and sheet for recording 30 is sent by sending roller 52.The sheet for recording of being sent 30 and then while transporting on guide plate 54 guiding by transporting roller 56 reaches the below (image recording areas) of ink jet print head 28.Here, ink jet print head 28 is discharged to ink droplet on the sheet for recording 30 according to image information, carries out main scanning by carriage 22 mobile simultaneously.In addition,, transport roller 56 (or transporting roller 56 and trip roller 58) sheet for recording 30 is transported ormal weight, carry out subscan whenever a main scanning finishes.These actions are carried out repeatedly, and the image of wanting whereby is recorded on the sheet for recording 30.Owing on each pallet 50 (or secondary pallet 60), accumulating many sheet for recording 30, so, can be recorded in image on many sheet for recording 30 continuously by sending sheet for recording 30 successively.
Moreover, become the position that the ink that is lower than ink jet print head 28 is discharged face (bottom surface 28B) owing to be stored in the liquid level of the ink in the main ink tank 34, so ink can unexpectedly not spill from ink jet print head 28.
Because by the image record, ink in the secondary ink cassette 26 is consumed, if detected by the quantity of ink sensor so the surplus of the ink in certain secondary ink cassette 26 reduces to a certain amount of situation, then the control device (not shown) makes carriage 22 move to the ink feed position.
Then, control device drives ink feed device 32, and the corresponding ink feed of the ink unit 36 with the institute supply is advanced to secondary ink cassette 26.Whereby, ink feed unit 36 from the side 26S one side be connected to secondary ink cassette 26.Under this state, control device driving pump 38, ink is sent into from 34 pairs of specific secondary ink cassettes 26 of main ink tank, and ink feed is in secondary ink cassette 26.After the supply, control device stops driving pump 38, and then makes the ink feed unit 36 that is in forward travel state retreat into initial position.So, by to secondary ink cassette 26 supply inks, just can be recorded in image on the sheet for recording 30 once more.
Ink in the ink jet print head 28 solidifies because of dry sometimes, blocks the nozzle of ink jet print head 28.Thereby, control device (not shown) (perhaps operation by the user etc.) at regular intervals just drives attending device 40, carry out service action such as vacation spray from bottom surface 28B one side of ink jet print head 28, ink jet print head 28 is maintained at the optimum state that ink droplet is discharged.
So, in the ink-jet recording apparatus 10 of present embodiment, from side 26S one side of secondary ink cassette 26 by ink feed device 32 ink feed to secondary ink cassette 26, and carry out service action by attending device 40 from bottom surface 28B one side of ink jet print head 28.Therefore, the allocation position of the allocation position of ink feed device 32 and attending device 40 can not competed, because their the configuration free degree increases, becomes possibility so simplify the structure of ink-jet recording apparatus 10 and seek miniaturization.
The position (maintenance position) of the carriage 22 when in addition, carrying out service action by the position (ink feed position) of the carriage 22 of ink feed device 32 when carrying out ink feed with by attending device 40 is taken as same position.Thereby, to compare with the structure that these is taken as diverse location, the further miniaturization of seeking ink-jet recording apparatus 10 becomes possibility.
The ink of discharging by service action is stored in the discharge ink cassette 42.Be configured in the below of attending device 40 owing to discharge ink cassette 42, ink do not delivered to the device of discharging ink cassette 42 usefulness, utilize gravity just can deliver to and discharge ink cassette 42 so be not provided with.
Reach a certain amount of if detect the discharge quantity of ink of discharging in the ink cassette 42 by discharge quantity of ink sensor, then control device is notified to user's (though notice can be shown on the unillustrated display floater that for example is located on the housing 16, being not limited to this) to this.
Here, in the ink-jet recording apparatus 10 of present embodiment,,, discarded ink, the discharge ink cassette 42 of perhaps packing into new of discharging can be taken out from housing 16 discharging ink cassette 42 so open this shutter door 48 owing to form shutter door 48 on the plate 44 in front.Particularly, the switching direction of shutter door 48 is taken as and the same direction of the moving direction of carriage 22.In addition, discharge near the front face side (front panel 44) that ink cassette 42 is configured in housing 16, its removing direction is taken as and the same direction of the moving direction of carriage 22 (arrow C 2 of Fig. 3).Whereby, the user is positioned at front panel 44 1 sides and just can easily discharges replacing of ink cassette 42 etc.
Moreover from the taking-up of discharging ink cassette 42 easily or the viewpoint of replacing, shutter door 48 there is no need necessarily to form on the plate 44 in front, for example, shown in double dot dash line among Fig. 5, also can form on the 16S of side.Generally speaking, the switching direction (which face is opened) according to the position of the location-appropriate ground setting shutter door 48 of discharging ink cassette 42 or housing 16 is just passable.In this occasion, if in housing 16, be configured near its periphery, then compare with being configured in inner structure discharging ink cassette 42, become easier owing to discharge the taking-up or the replacing of ink cassette 42, so best.
If owing to repeat from the ink feed of main ink tank 34 to secondary ink cassette 26, then the ink in the main ink tank 34 can be used up, so produce necessity of changing main ink tank 34.In this occasion, also can open the shutter door 46 that forms on the plate 44 in front and take out main ink tank 34, load onto new main ink tank 34.The switching direction of shutter door 46 is taken as and the same direction of the moving direction of carriage 22.In addition, because main ink tank 34 is configured near the front face side (front panel 44) of housing 16, its removing direction also is taken as and the same direction of the moving direction of carriage 22 (arrow C 1 of Fig. 3), so the user is positioned at front panel 44 1 sides just can easily carry out replacing of main ink tank 34 etc.
Moreover main ink tank 34 is also same with discharge ink cassette 42, if be configured near the housing 16 interior peripheries, then because the taking-up or the replacing of main ink tank 34 become easier, so best.
And then in the ink-jet recording apparatus 10 of present embodiment, front panel 44 also is taken as (Fig. 4) that can open and close.Thereby, by opening front panel 44, guarantee substantial the widening of district of opening, can also more easily carry out the replacing operation of main ink tank 34 or discharge ink cassette 42.Particularly, carry out the replacing operation of main ink tank 34 at the same time and discharge the occasion of the replacing operation of ink cassette 42, or change the occasion that the inspection etc. in the ink-jet recording apparatus 10 is carried out in operations simultaneously,, then improved operation if open front panel with these.
Though by the image record to sheet for recording 30, the sheet for recording 30 in the pallet 50 is consumed, and when new sheet for recording 30 is added to pallet 50, can pull out pallet 50 and replenish along arrow C 3 directions of Fig. 3.This pull-out direction becomes and the same direction of the moving direction of carriage 22, the side at the moment (front face side) of ink-jet recording apparatus 10 just, and, can pull out by along continuous straight runs.Whereby, can easily carry out sheet for recording 30 is added to the operation of pallet 50.
From above explanation as can be seen, in the ink-jet recording apparatus 10 of present embodiment, can make the overall miniaturization of device, and the structure of simplification device.
So, in order to seek the miniaturization of ink-jet recording apparatus 10, there is no need necessarily ink feed unit 32, attending device 40, main ink tank 34, discharge ink cassette 42 all to be configured in the housing 16.That is to say that it is interior just passable that multiple arrangement is configured in housing 16 in the middle of these, but preferably ink feed unit 32 and attending device 40 are configured in the housing 16 at least.
In addition, the pull-out direction of pallet 50 does not limit especially yet, does not stretch out laterally from tape deck main body 12 if constitute when overlooking, and the miniaturization of then seeking ink-jet recording apparatus 10 is possible.Thereby, though for example also can go out, by as above-mentioned explanation, going out, become easily to the additional of sheet for recording 30 of pallet 50, so best to the front layback to the side 16S of housing 16 (Fig. 5) layback.
Because the present invention is taken as above-mentioned formation, so can obtain a kind of overall maximization of device or complicated and can dispose the ink-jet recording apparatus of all members that do not cause.

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1, a kind of ink-jet recording apparatus is characterized in that, comprising:
Can be discharged to ink jet print head on the recording medium to ink droplet based on image information,
The ink retaining member of the ink that maintenance is discharged from aforementioned ink jet print head,
The carriage that aforementioned ink jet print head and aforementioned ink retaining member are integrally moved along prescribed direction,
From the side of aforementioned ink retaining member to the ink feed device of ink retaining member supply ink, and
Carry out the attending device of the maintenance of aforementioned ink jet print head from the bottom surface of aforementioned ink jet print head.
2, ink-jet recording apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
The ink feed position of the aforementioned bracket of aforementioned ink feed device when aforementioned ink retaining member supply ink, with
The maintenance position of the aforementioned bracket when aforementioned attending device is kept management to aforementioned ink jet print head,
Be taken as same position.
3, ink-jet recording apparatus according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, aforementioned ink feed device and aforementioned attending device are configured in the same end side of the moving direction of aforementioned bracket.
4, ink-jet recording apparatus according to claim 3 is characterized in that, is disposing the ink storage device that the ink of discharging from aforementioned ink jet print head is stored in advance in aforementioned same end side.
5, according to claim 3 or 4 described ink-jet recording apparatus, it is characterized in that, disposing the discharge ink storage device that stores from the discharge ink of aforementioned ink jet print head discharge in aforementioned same end side.
6, according to any one described ink-jet recording apparatus of claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that having
At least the multiple arrangement that comprises ink feed device and attending device in the middle of aforementioned ink feed device, aforementioned attending device, aforementioned ink storage device and aforementioned discharge ink storage device is configured in its inner housing.
7, ink-jet recording apparatus according to claim 6 is characterized in that, at least one of aforementioned multiple arrangement is configured near the peripheral part when overlooking this housing in aforementioned housing,
Aforementioned housing can open and close near aforementioned peripheral part.
According to claim 6 or 7 described ink-jet recording apparatus, it is characterized in that 8, the switching direction of aforementioned housing is taken as and the same direction of the moving direction of aforementioned bracket.
9, according to any one described ink-jet recording apparatus of claim 5 to 8, it is characterized in that aforementioned discharge ink storage device is configured in the below of aforementioned attending device.
According to any one described ink-jet recording apparatus of claim 5 to 9, it is characterized in that 10, aforementioned discharge ink storage device is taken as the shape of not stretching out to the outside of aforementioned attending device when overlooking this discharge ink storage device.
11, according to any one described ink-jet recording apparatus of claim 1 to 10, it is characterized in that having
Can keep movably aforementioned bracket the carriage retaining member and
The ink feed device retaining member that keeps aforementioned ink feed device,
Aforementioned bracket retaining member and aforementioned ink feed device retaining member are integrally formed.
12, according to any one described ink-jet recording apparatus of claim 1 to 11, it is characterized in that having
Be configured in the below of aforementioned attending device, keep the recording medium retaining member of the preceding aforementioned recording medium of image record.
According to any one described ink-jet recording apparatus of claim 7 to 12, it is characterized in that 13, a plurality of aforementioned recording medium retaining members are constituted recording medium lamination member whereby by lamination,
Aforementioned a plurality of recording medium retaining member is made can be along pulling out with the same direction of switching direction of aforementioned housing.
According to any one described ink-jet recording apparatus of claim 4 to 13, it is characterized in that 14, the liquid level that aforementioned ink storage device is configured to be stored in the ink in this ink storage device becomes the position that is lower than aforementioned ink jet print head, and has
Attract ink from aforementioned ink storage device, transfer the suction device of ink to aforementioned ink retaining member.
15, a kind of ink-jet recording apparatus is characterized in that, comprising:
In housing, keep the recording medium of a plurality of recording mediums to accumulate device with layer-by-layer state, and
Accumulate device from aforementioned recording medium and transport aforementioned recording medium, and ink droplet is discharged to image recording structure on the recording medium based on image information.
16, ink-jet recording apparatus according to claim 15 is characterized in that, aforementioned tape deck comprises:
Can be discharged to ink jet print head on the recording medium to ink droplet based on image information, and
The carriage that the direction that keeps aforementioned ink jet print head and intersect along the carriage direction with aforementioned recording medium moves,
Aforementioned recording medium is accumulated device and can be pulled out along horizontal direction substantially.
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