CN1364694A - Supplimenting ink container, supplimenting ink tool and suppliment ink device for ink box - Google Patents

Supplimenting ink container, supplimenting ink tool and suppliment ink device for ink box Download PDF

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CN1364694A
CN1364694A CN02101845A CN02101845A CN1364694A CN 1364694 A CN1364694 A CN 1364694A CN 02101845 A CN02101845 A CN 02101845A CN 02101845 A CN02101845 A CN 02101845A CN 1364694 A CN1364694 A CN 1364694A
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金谷宗秀
小林隆男
臼井清文
柳田荣子
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    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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Abstract

An ink tank cartridge for an ink-jet type recording apparatus being removably mountable onto an ink supply needle of said ink jet type recording apparatus is provided. The ink tank cartridge comprises a first chamber for storing ink and a second chamber for storing a porous member. A partition wall separates the first chamber from the second chamber. A lid is attached to the top of the cartridge and at least a portion of the lid corresponding to at least one of the chambers may be opened to allow for replenishment of ink in the ink tank cartridge. Alternatively, the lid may be permanently fixed to the top on the ink tank cartridge, and an ink replenishment hole may be formed in the lid to allow for replenishment with an ink injection device. The ink tank may also be replenished by placing a self contained ink replenishment pack into said ink tank cartridge.

Description

The makeup oil ink container of printing ink chamber replenishes printing ink instrument and makeup oil device for ink
The application's case is that denomination of invention is that " printer of supply printing ink and deposit black case ", application number are 961089629.6, the applying date is to be the case of dividing an application of the former Chinese patent application case in April 21 nineteen ninety-five April 20, preference day in 1996.
Technical field
The present invention relates generally to a kind of from deposit black case the printer of supply printing ink of supply printing ink, particularly a kind ofly deposit black case, this is deposited black case and allows to supply printing ink continuously to printhead, has avoided the variation of temperature and atmosphere or the harmful effect that fluctuation produces simultaneously.The present invention is convenient in depositing black case the relatively large printing ink of storage and is depositing the percentage composition of the printing ink that will send printhead in the black case to bigger.In addition, the present invention includes a chest,, and also mean undesirable motion that printing ink in the black case is deposited in minimizing so the user can easily determine the surplus of printing ink with transparent side surfaces.
In addition, this invention relates generally to a printing ink chamber that is used for ink-jet printer, particularly relate to a kind of printing ink chamber that replenishes, the printing ink chamber that this can replenish is supplied to the record head of ink jet recording device or analog to printing ink, and relates to adding container, supplemental tool, injection ink device, supplementary device and to depositing the method that black case replenishes printing ink.
Technical background
The various black casees of depositing of ink-jet printer that are used for from prior art, have been understood.For example, Japan Patent (kokai) SHO 63-87242 has disclosed a kind of ink box, wherein, the blotting element of being made up of porous material is housed respectively in many chambeies.Japan Patent (kokai) HEI 6-40043 has disclosed a kind of ink box, wherein, and by the container of a dividing plate parting seal, so that make the chamber that the blotting element is housed and only store the ink cavity of printing ink and put.
In the ink box of aforementioned prior art example, ink box can store a large amount of printing ink, so that make printing ink be supplied to record head, thereby has long print head longevity.Yet when the printing ink that injects in advance exhausts, must replace this ink box with new one.The replacement of this box is pretty troublesome and have other shortcoming, that is, this replacement process can make printing ink make dirty user's hand or analog.Further, discarded empty ink box produces big cost and environmental pollution.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, be desirable to provide a printing ink chamber that is used for ink-jet printer, it can reuse, fill apace and neatly the ink box that does not have printing ink, and it has overcome other restriction of prior art.
In general,, provide to be used for can filling again neatly fast of ink-jet printer, then ink box that can re-use by the user and the method for filling chest once more according to the present invention.The inside of this ink box is separated into many chambeies by one or more dividing plates, wherein has at least in the chamber blotting element is housed.This ink box also has a lid, and the part of this lid is that we opens at least above the chamber that the blotting element is housed.
In another embodiment, forming one covering of this case is convenient to inject the supply printing ink hole that ink device is filled this case once more by using.This dividing plate is detachably fixed on this container in most preferred embodiment.
The makeup oil ink container is equipped with the blotting element, and this blotting element absorbs printing ink and be compressive state in this container.This container comprises a roof and diapire at least, and forms first through hole on roof, forms second through hole on diapire.Each adding container can contain the element of printing ink that an absorption is different from the color of another adding container, and this adding container removably is fixed in the chamber.The blotting element has the volume greater than this chamber volume.
In container, have at least a chamber that the blotting element is housed.This cover form one corresponding to the part of cavity can our complementary apertures of opening.Supply printing ink hole element has a through hole, and this element is positioned at the bottom in this chamber and stretches into the chamber that the blotting element is housed.Supply printing ink hole element is flexiblely being pressed the compression ratio of blotting element with the part of partly having additional supply of near the absorber element the printing ink hole.Cover and stretch out a projection and the blotting element is pressed to supply printing ink hole.Inject ink device and have a container that contains the printing ink that will be injected into ink box.This container is convenient to visually observe printing ink.On container part, form an indicating graduation that consumes quantity of ink.Pin and container combination.On this pin, form the scale of pointer penetration depth.Inject ink-jet apparatus is formed for recording equipment when with adding container or blotting combination of elements makeup oil device for ink.
By uncap and remove the blotting element and come the makeup oil print cartridge.Rotate this container so that the chamber of containing the blotting element is positioned on second chamber.Pack into first chamber and printing ink is supplied to the blotting element of blotting element.This lid uses and injects ink equipment and close first chamber then.
The volume of the volume of many chambeies with blotting element and blotting element greater than this chamber can be arranged in most preferred embodiment.
In most preferred embodiment, the supply pin of supplemental tool passes the passage that covers in first chamber of ink box, and ink box has the many chambeies that separated by dividing plate, and these chambeies partly are communicated with each other by intercommunicating pore.The pin that injects ink device inserts the blotting element, and near sealing wax and not containing needs second ink box of the blotting element removed, thereby has opened the supply airport, from this chamber to the additional printing ink of blotting element.Also can replenish the cavity that does not have the blotting element by the complementary apertures that forms on the lid of injection device by the cavity top.
In another embodiment, remove the dividing plate that forms the chamber, add the blotting element then.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an ink cartridge that is used for ink-jet printer.
An object of the present invention is to provide the printhead of the supply printing ink of a high-quality high reliability simple in structure, it can be supplied to printhead to stable an amount of printing ink from ink box, and is subjected to the influence of the such environmental change of temperature for example or atmospheric oscillation tinily.
Therefore, another object of the present invention provides an improved ink box that is used for ink-jet printer.
Thereby another object of the present invention provides one has the system that the ink box that can fill has again prolonged this ink box life-span.
Order of the present invention ground is still by providing the ink box that can replenish to prevent the pollution of the environment.
Another object of the present invention provides an ink box, wherein only have the chamber that the blotting element is housed to open, and other chamber can replenish printing ink in blotting element and the chest.
Further purpose of the present invention provides an ink box, and wherein, the blotting element is equipped with in many chambeies of ink box respectively, and this blotting element can replenish printing ink.
Further purpose of the present invention also provides an ink box, and wherein, the dividing plate of ink box is detachably, installs slidably, thus the amount that can regulate wherein contained blotting.
Another object of the present invention also provides an ink box, and the blotting element of packing into is in confined state.
Further purpose of the present invention provides an ink box, and wherein, the blotting element of packing into is in confined state.
Another object of the present invention also provides an adding container, wherein, the blotting element is housed in memory cell, and can replenish the blotting element of turned letter with the blotting element in clean mode.
Further purpose of the present invention also provides the supplemental tool of an ink box, and it can replenish many chambeies of ink box independently.
Further purpose of the present invention also provides a supplementary device, and it comprises that a cover injects ink equipment and blotting element.
Another object of the present invention also provides a kind of method that is used for replenishing the many chambeies in the ink box.
When in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, will more know other purposes of the present invention, character and advantage from following description, in the accompanying drawings, by example intuitively but by limitation ground expression most preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Therefore, the present invention includes the relation between each in one or more and other steps in several steps and this step, and the equipment that embodies the arrangement of the combination of characteristic, element of the structure be used to influence this step and parts, all these will make an explanation in the concrete announcement below, and will point out scope of the present invention in the claims.
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In order intactly to understand the present invention, must be with reference to following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein,
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of expression according to the supply ink set of inkjet type recording apparatus of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the cutaway view of the ink box that constitutes according to first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the side sectional view of the ink box among Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 (a), 4 (b) and 4 (c) are that expression is according to the schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention to the step of ink box supply printing ink;
Fig. 5 is the cutaway view according to the ink box of second embodiment of the invention formation;
Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram that expression is fed to printing ink the step of the ink box among Fig. 5;
Fig. 7 is the cutaway view according to the ink box of third embodiment of the invention formation;
Fig. 8 (a) and Fig. 8 (b) are the schematic diagrames that the step of the ink box supply printing ink among Fig. 7 is given in expression;
Fig. 9 is the cutaway view according to the ink box of four embodiment of the invention formation;
Figure 10 is the schematic diagram that the step of the ink box supply printing ink among Fig. 9 is given in expression;
Figure 11 is the cutaway view of the makeup oil ink container of formation according to the present invention;
Figure 12 is the perspective view of printing ink adding container of having described to represent virtually the Figure 11 in printing ink hole;
Figure 13 is the cutaway view according to the instrument of the ink box of fifth embodiment of the invention formation and additional printing ink;
Figure 14 constitutes and the cutaway view of the ink box that replenishes according to sixth embodiment of the invention;
Figure 15 is the positive side figure of the injection ink device of formation according to the present invention;
Figure 16 is the positive side figure that the part of the supply pin of injection ink device among Figure 15 is amplified;
Figure 17 is the top view of the makeup oil device for ink of formation according to the present invention; And
Figure 18 is the cutaway view along 39-39 line among Figure 17.
Specific embodiment
Can be used on four look printer plotters or the chromatic image printer according to printhead of the present invention, and have the printing ink nozzle of four color ink systems and respectively corresponding four kinds of ink colors.Four look printer plotters are used black, redness, green and blue ink, mobile print head or printing paper or two move, and form printing ink point to the printing paper ink jet with traditional the same a kind of color according to hope of ink jet-print head on preposition then.Just the character of hope and picture record have been got off by repeating the above-mentioned cycle.The present invention can be applied to the ink-jet printer of all types, comprises that conversion of the heat of application of heat resistance or analog or piezoelectricity or transducer spray droplets of ink according to the print signal of using from a chamber.Deposit black case and can be supplied to this chamber to printing ink continuously according to of the present invention by capillary channel.
In the chromatic image printer that uses four looks (black, red, green and blue) printing ink, printhead forms dotted line in the swash width along the printing paper of scanning direction that feeds perpendicular to printing paper, thus spacing supply printing paper recording picture along the line.In seven look printers, use four color inks (black, yellow, magenta and cyan), by overlapping be not that two kinds of printing ink in the color of three kinds of hope of black form the red, green and blue look on printing paper, so write down the chromatic image of seven looks.
The present invention is related to printhead, particularly ink box at first, only describes in detail by an example and integrates printer arrangement.
Fig. 1 is the supply ink set of expression inkjet type recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention.
The printhead unit 1 of inkjet type is connected with ink box 3 by Connection Element 2.Printing ink is fed to printhead unit 1 by the hollow needle 2a and the supply oil ink passage 2b of Connection Element 2 from ink box 3, thereby makes printhead unit 1 according to print signal ejection droplets of ink.
Equipment as shown in Figure 1 also comprises the cap element 4 that is positioned at non-print zone, thereby this cap element props up by the driving mechanism (not shown) prevented the air-dry of nozzle opening on the spray nozzle plate of printhead unit 1.Be connected with vavuum pump 5 by managing 8 cap elements 4, drive vavuum pump 5 by control device 6 and absorb printing ink from printhead unit by cap element 4.Equipment shown in Figure 1 also provides one by managing 9 sewer pipes 7 that are connected with portalling of vavuum pump 5.
Record head can be any structure of describing as Europe patent 581,531,609,863,584,823 grades.
Below with reference to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, they have described the ink box 1000 according to the first embodiment of the invention formation, and this ink box 1000 is provided with a dividing plate 610 in container 601, thereby forms first and second chambeies 611 and 612.In this ink box 1000, two division wall 613A and 613B are extending perpendicular to the direction of dividing plate 610 and are being provided with, thereby all form three the adjacent equal first chamber 611A, 611B and 611C with reference to 611, second chamber 612A, a 612B are connected with 611C with each the first chamber 611A, 611B respectively with 612C, but Fig. 3 does not illustrate.The structure of 611A-611C is consistent with operation at interval, below in order to be easy to describe the interval 611 that will describe a representative.
Blotting element 615A, 615B and 615C (generally speaking being 615) are housed in each first chamber 611.In each blotting element, Huang, magenta or cyan ink are absorbed by corresponding blotting element 615.Each blotting element 615 is multihole devices, for example can be formed by the foaming of Polyurethane material.The volume of each blotting element 615 is all greater than the volume in each first chamber 611, therefore, and each first chamber 611 of packing into, compression ground.Be provided with corresponding supply printing ink hole element 620A, 620B or 620C (generally speaking being 620) in the bottom in first chamber 611.
There is ink supply hole element 620 in first chamber 611, and the supply printing ink pin (as shown in Figure 1) of record head passes this hole element 620 and is attached thereto.Ink supply hole element 620 constitutes tubulose.The top 622 of the ink supply hole element 620 that is covered by filter 621 is pushing away blotting element 615, thereby therefore near compression blotting element 615 supply printing ink hole element 620 has gently increased the capillary force that makes ink flow.Packing elements with an opening 624 is installed in the through hole 623 of supply printing ink hole element 620, and the pin of supply printing ink passes this through hole 623 and forms fluid-tight by packing elements 624.Unnecessary printing ink is stored among each the second chamber 612A, 612B and the 612C (generally speaking being 612), and second chamber 612 is connected with first chamber 611 by the connecting hole 610 ' that is similar to slit that the bottom at dividing plate 610 forms respectively.Ribs extends around container 601.
Lid 630 is positioned at the top open part of container 601, and lid 630 seals second chambeies 612 and can cover 630 in order that open along 631 bendings of hinge type part.Around lid 630, form mate 632 and point to inner.Mate 632 is engaged to the reinforcement that is positioned at container 601 tops opening or closing and helps also directed outwards, the open top of selectively closing first chamber 611.
On lid 630, form a passage 633, so that make ambient air flow into container 601 corresponding to the quantity of ink that consumes.
In Fig. 2, reference number 634a and 634b refer to the compactor that the inner surface of perpendicular lid 630 extends, and it presses to supply printing ink hole 620 to blotting element 615.(each chamber 611A, 611B and 611C have corresponding compactor 634a and 634b.Usually this structure to be described, but each similar container can be applied to.) when covering the open top of 630 closing containers 601, thus promotion compactor 634a and 634b partly depress blotting element 615.Compactor 634a over against supply printing ink hole element 620 is longer than the compactor 634b that is positioned at away from supply printing ink hole element 620.Near the blotting element 615 of these compactors supply printing ink hole element 620 further compresses supply printing ink hole element 620.
During printing, the method for ink application case 1000 and ink box of the prior art are similar.Yet when using up the printing ink of container 601 when being used for printing, ink box of the present invention can be filled again and need not discard.The process that refills full container 601 is described below in conjunction with Fig. 4 a to 4c.
In the time that full ink cartridge will be refilled, will cover 630 artificiallies along arrow a 1Direction boost and open around being used as the hinge type part 631 that rotating shaft uses so that remove the engagement of covering 630 inside mate 632 from the outside ribs 614 of container 601.After this, removable cover 630 as the dotted line among Fig. 2 is represented, thereby open 611A at interval.After this, can from the first chamber 611A, take out the blotting element 615A of turned letter if necessary.
Below, container 601 is along arrow c 1Half-twist, thus first chamber 611 is positioned on second chamber 612, shown in Fig. 4 (b).After this, use injection device 4000, the intercommunicating pore 610 ' by dividing plate 610 is along arrow d 1Direction second chamber 612 of packing into.
As shown in figure 15, injection device 4000 comprises container 4100, and container 4100 is transparent, and forms scale 4200 thereon.Like this, the user can see the amount of the printing ink that injects second chamber 612.Needle-like part 4300 is connected with capacity part 4100 and liquid connects.
Then, blotting element 615A is inserted the first chamber 611A, and shown in Fig. 4 (C), injection device 4000 injects blotting element 615A to printing ink.If do not remove blotting element 615A at first, so printing ink is injected first, second chamber, blotting element 615A also stays among the first chamber 611A simultaneously.This process will be repeated in each chamber that need replenish 611.
At last, lid 630 is along arrow f 1Direction rotation, and, inside mate 632 and 614 engagements of outside ribs, thus recover ink box to as shown in Figure 2 state, therefore, finished the work that refills full new ink.
With reference now to Fig. 5 and Fig. 6,, Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 have described the ink box that constitutes according to second embodiment of the invention.Identical the reference number indication and the first embodiment components identical have just no longer been described here.Basic is not both the through hole of the inside of inking ink box.
On the side wall 616 of the interval of ink box 2000 611A, form through hole 616A, and coat sealing wax 617.In the process of filling again, open and cover 630, remove the blotting element 615A of turned letter, in this case, change to new blotting element 615A, as described above, closing cap 630.
Below, as described below, the printing ink blotting element 615A that packs into.At first, remove sealing wax.Then, rotate 2,000 90 ° of ink boxes,, thereby can utilize the through hole 616A that opens so that make first chamber 611 as shown in Figure 6 on second chamber 612.The supply pin 4300 of injection device 4000 inserts among the 611A of interval through through hole 616A, then injects printing ink in chest.In illustrated embodiments, the point of at first supplying pin 4300 is positioned near the intercommunicating pore 610 ', and injects printing ink in second chamber 612.After, the supply pin retreats a little some printing ink is injected blotting element 615A, thereby printing ink is supplied with the first chamber 611A and second chamber 612 effectively.Yet close through hole 616A by sealing wax.In another embodiment, can replace sealing wax 617 with rubber layer with big elastic-restoring force.Then, supply pin 4300 passes this layer, to ink box supply printing ink.Therefore, sealing 617 need not remove in through hole 616A and restore.
If needn't replace blotting element 615A, thereby can replenish ink box by through hole 616A supply printing ink, and the lid 630 on container 601 keeps closing with injection device 4000 with new blotting element.
With reference now to Fig. 7 and 8 (a),, 8 (b), they have described the ink box 5000 that the 3rd embodiment according to the present invention constitutes.Components identical has identical reference number, and has no longer described here.
Dividing plate 6110 is separated into first and second chamber 6120 and the 6120A to container 6100, and chamber 6120 and 6120A are equipped with blotting element 6200 and 6300 respectively.Lid 6130 is releasably attached to the top open part of container 6100, so that first chamber 6120 and the second chamber 6120A are opened simultaneously.The mate 6132 of the sensing inside that around lid 6130, form removably with ribs 6140 engagements of the directed outwards that on container 6100, forms.
In order to refill full ink box, remove the engagement of inside mate 6132 and outside ribs 6140, shown in dotted line lid 6130 is removed from container 6100 tops.From first and second chamber 6120 and 6120A, take out the blotting element 6200 and 6300 of turned letter, then new blotting element 6200 and 6300 is respectively charged into chamber 6120 and 6120A.If the blotting element 6200 or 6300 of each turned letter does not damage and can re-use, then needn't change the blotting element.
In first embodiment, the ink box 5000 of turned letter can not have the blotting element in the second chamber 6120A.In addition, in the process of filling again, also can change the blotting element of the second chamber 6120A if necessary.
Below, will be described will expiring again of the printing ink shown in Fig. 7 and 8.
After the printing ink turned letter, in ink box 5000, inside mate 6132 removes the engagement with outside ribs 6140, along arrow a 3The direction of (Fig. 8 (a)) boosts covers 6130, so that lid 6130 is removed from container 6100.This of lid 6130 moves first and second chamber 6120 and the 6120A that opened container 6100.
Then, if necessary, along arrow b 3The direction of (Fig. 8 (a)) is taken out blotting element 6200 and 6300 from first and second chambeies 6120 and 6120A.Then, along arrow c 3And d 3Direction firmly new blotting element 6200 and 6300 is pushed among first and second chambeies 6120 and the 6120A so that at following blotting element of state of compression pack into (Fig. 8 (b)) among chamber 6120 and the 6120A.
After, with injection device 4000 printing ink of capacity is injected blotting element 6200 and 6300.At last, lid 6130 is along arrow e 3The open top of contacting container 6100 downwards.Inside mate 6132 and outside ribs 6140 engagements, thereby seal to cover 6130 and finished the process of filling again close.
With reference now to Fig. 9 and 10,, they have described the ink box that constitutes according to four embodiment of the invention.Have identical reference number with front embodiment components identical, basic not being both is used for determining the movably dividing plate of single cavity.Ink box 5000 comprises the dividing plate 6110 ' that separates first chamber 6120 and the second chamber 6120A.As dotted line 6110 " indicated, dividing plate 6110 ' is installed on the container 6100 removably, slidably.Can remove the single cavity that dividing plate 6110 ' forms as the combination of chamber 6120 and 6120A.
As shown in figure 10, cover after 6130, remove the blotting element 6400 of turned letter, also along arrow g in order to refill full ink box, to remove AIndicated direction is removed dividing plate 6110 '.The blotting element 6500 of then, packing into complete is filled container 6100.Then, in blotting element 6500, inject printing ink with injection device 4000.And then cover lid 6130.
With reference now to Figure 11 and 12,, they have been described and the 4th adding container that embodiment is used in combination 7000.Adding container 7000 is convenient to remove neatly blotting element 6500.
Shown in Figure 11 and 12, adding container 7000 comprises a memory cell 6500 that has a roof 6511 and diapire 6514 at least, and comprises the blotting element 6500 that is full of printing ink.The memory cell 6510 of the in advance compressed blotting element 6500 and the cubical sky of having packed into.This unit 6510 is made up of air-locked material, and for example, this material is plastics flaggy or the thin metal layer that approaches.On roof 6511, form through hole 6512.Remove sealing wax 6513 and can open through hole 6512.Similarly, on diapire 6514, form a through hole 6515, and, remove sealing wax 6516 and can open through hole 6515.
Use adding container 7000 in the following manner.From container 6100, remove the dividing plate 6110 ' of ink cartridge, from memory cell 6510, remove removable sealing wax 6513 and 6516.Then, pack into container 6100 and connect supply printing ink hole 620 of memory cell 6510 to printer supply printing ink.Memory cell 6510 can be connected to supply printing ink hole 620 by the through hole 6515 that forms on diapire 6514, the filter of being made up of the elastomeric material of for example plastics (for example, referring to the reference number among Figure 12 621) 621 can connect this opening.
When compressing blotting element 6500, pressure can pass to whole element, and perhaps in other words, pressure can be with the horizontal or vertical direction transmission of selecting in mode edge.
Many memory cells 6510 can store many blotting elements 6500, absorb for example printing ink of Huang, fuchsin and glaucous different colours respectively.As shown in Figure 3 can be selectively at each first chamber 611A, 611B loads onto on the 611C or removes memory cell.
With reference now to Figure 13,, it has described ink box 8000 and the additional printing ink instrument 9000 that constitutes according to fifth embodiment of the invention.Components identical among the embodiment of reference number indication and front.
Ink box 8000 has a lid 1300 that is installed on the container 1000.Container 1000 is divided into first chamber 611 and second chamber, and they communicate with each other by intercommunicating pore 610 '.Be placed with blotting element 615 in first chamber 611.On lid 1300, form passage 1330.
Refill full container 1000 with as shown in figure 13 supplemental tool 9000.Supplemental tool 9000 comprises a chest 9100 that matches with supply pin 9200.Form a supply airport 9300 at the top that replenishes case 9100, stretch out supply pin 9200 downward vertically from replenishing chest 9100.Seal supply airport 9300 by the sealing wax 9400 that can remove.In order to replenish printing ink, the supply pin penetrates the blotting element 615 in first chamber 611.Then, as the removable sealing wax 9400 of removing so of Figure 13 dotted line indication, thereby open supply airport 9300 and allow air to enter chest 9100.Like this, entering the air of supplying pin 9200 makes printing ink be discharged in the blotting element 615 by supply pin 9200.For the air that makes blotting element 615 inside when refilling full printing ink is run away, in illustrated embodiments, between passage 1330 and supply pin 9200, form a little space or provide another passage in the other parts of covering 1300.
When using the printing ink of the degassing, can more effectively be fed to printing ink in the container 1000, because printing ink is contained in any minute bubbles in the blotting element 615 with absorption by gravity fall the time.Like this, can supply the printing ink of the reliability that has increased record head.In most preferred embodiment, the about printing ink of supply less than first chamber, 611 half amount of volume.
With reference now to Figure 14,, it has described the ink box that constitutes according to a sixth embodiment of the present.Components identical among identical reference number indication and the front embodiment, the basic different complementary apertures that covered that are on second chamber of present embodiment and ink box 8000.
Ink box 1000 has first chamber 611 of the container 1000 that blotting element 615 is housed.To supplying printing ink, on the lid 2400 that is installed on the container 1000, form a complementary apertures 2410 for directly with 611 adjacent second chambeies 612 of not containing blotting element 615, first chamber.Can selectively close complementary apertures 2410 in openable mode by the sealing wax 2420 that can remove.When ink box 10000 will refill when full, remove the sealing wax 2420 that can remove and open complementary apertures 2410.Then, the supply pin 4300 of injection device 4200 passes complementary apertures 2410, supplies printing ink in second chamber 612.In illustrated embodiments, be preferably in and form a little space between complementary apertures 2410 and the supply pin 4300 or form a passage 101000, thereby air is discharged in the part of the lid 2400 in second chamber 612.
Can replace the sealing wax 2420 that can remove with the rubber layer that big elastic-restoring force is arranged.Supplying pin 4300 as shown in figure 14 passes rubber layer and supplies printing ink.
With reference now to Figure 15 and 16,, they have described the above-mentioned injection device 4000 that resembles syringe shape.On the container part 4100 of injection device 4000, form scale 4200, as shown in figure 16, on supply pin 4300, form scale M along its length 1To M 7When using injection device 4200, observe the amount that scale 4200 can be supervised the printing ink that shows supply.By scale M 1To M 7Can determine that supply pin 4300 has inserted the degree of depth of blotting element, thereby printing ink be injected the blotting element in the degree of depth of hope.Therefore, the blotting element of whole volume can absorb printing ink effectively.Best is, the printing ink of the prior degassing that injection device is packed into before additional process is used printing ink, is packed and stored printing ink with for example airtight material such as aluminium or aluminium sheet.Improve print quality by removing the bubble that may be kept in the blotting element.As desired, the printing ink of the storage degassing in the storage container (not shown) of forming by airtight material.Can supply many storage containers and a corresponding empty injection device 4000 as an ink box of filling again.
With reference now to Figure 17 and 18,, they have described the makeup oil device for ink 11000 that constitutes according to the present invention.In makeup oil device for ink 11000, as shown in figure 17, the printing ink of different colours is contained in each that inject ink device 4000A, 4000B, 4000C respectively.Injection device is arranged on the basal disc 11100.Blotting element 12000 is also placed on the basal disc 11100.These assemblies can be covered by cover plate 11200, and this cover plate 11200 caves in 11300 to 11600 corresponding to the outer shape of injection device 4000 and blotting element 12000, thereby constitute makeup oil device for ink 11000.When using this device, remove cover plate 11200 from basal disc 11100, take out injection device 4000 and the blotting element 12000 and be used for replenishing printing ink from recess.
In addition, the injection ink device 4000 and the blotting element 12000 that contain printing ink also can be contained in discrete makeup oil device for ink respectively, rather than are contained in the single makeup oil device for ink.If the ink box of black is different with the volume of the ink box of colour, can provide many blotting elements, the corresponding ink box of the corresponding respective volume of each blotting element.These different blotting elements are provided in same or different makeup oil device for ink.The corresponding ink device that injects also can have the printing ink of q.s to replenish corresponding ink box and blotting element.
As mentioned above, inject ink device and can contain printing ink.Yet, also may in storage container, contain printing ink, the injection ink device of a sky also may be provided.These can be provided among the identical or different supplementary device.Any one combination of printing ink, ink box, injection ink device and blotting element also may be provided, and this does not deviate from spirit of the present invention.
Advantage below above-mentioned invention has produced:
(1) can re-use ink box.
Because can be easily printing ink or blotting component feeding by the chamber separated from one another of the dividing plate in the container of ink box, this ink box can use for a long time.Because do not require the ink box abandoning turning, so prevented environmental pollution.Therefore, the present invention has high usefulness.
(2) carry out the printing ink process of replenishing in the mode of cleaning.
The lid of the container by opening ink box can replenish printing ink to the blotting element in the mode of cleaning, and does not pollute outside the ink box anything.In other words, because with injecting ink device or additional printing ink tools supply printing ink, the user has avoided the pollution of printing ink.
(3) carry out the process of replenishing printing ink effectively.
Using adding container, injection device or supplementary device can be equipped with the inking of accurate amount in the chamber of blotting element or printing ink effectively.Therefore, can improve the effectiveness of the work of replenishing.
To find out like this: can reach aforesaid purpose effectively, because in carrying out said structure, certain variation can be arranged, do not illustrate method with not deviating from the spirit and scope of the present invention, should note: explained whole objects that the front comprises in describing and that represent by accompanying drawing intuitively, but not limited.
Be appreciated that also the attempt of following claim summarizes whole general and special nature of the present invention described herein, no matter linguistic difference problem whether all drops within the scope of the present invention's explanation.

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1. be used for the makeup oil ink container of the printing ink chamber of inkjet type recording apparatus, it comprises:
Chest with a first wall and one second wall, described first wall and described second wall have at least one respectively and can open partly;
A blotting element that contains printing ink, described makeup oil ink container are made its shape and size and can be packed in the ink box, and it is characterized in that: described blotting element is retained in the described case with compressive state; Described first wall and described second wall divide other at least one can open part and seal by removable seal respectively.
2. makeup oil ink container as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: by described second wall described at least one can open part, described makeup oil ink container is connected on the ink supply hole of a printing ink chamber movably.
3.. makeup oil ink container as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described makeup oil ink container contains a kind of corresponding printing ink in the printing ink of multiple color.
4. makeup oil ink container as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:
Described first wall is a roof, described second wall is a diapire, on described first wall, form described at least one can open part and can select the through hole opened for first, and on described second wall, form described at least one can open part and be second and can select the through hole opened that the through hole that can select respectively to open of described roof and described diapire is sealed by removable seal respectively.
5. makeup oil ink container as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that: by the through hole that selecting of forming on described diapire opened, described makeup oil ink container is connected on the supply printing ink hole of described printing ink chamber movably.
6. makeup oil ink container as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that: described makeup oil ink container contains a kind of corresponding printing ink in the printing ink of multiple color.
7. be used for the additional printing ink instrument of the printing ink chamber of inkjet type recording apparatus, it is characterized in that it comprises:
A supply printing ink pin that is suitable for inserting a chamber of a printing ink chamber;
A chest that is suitable for preserving printing ink forms an air vent of optionally opening on the wall of described chest, described chest and described supply printing ink pin fluid connection, thus printing ink is packed in the described printing ink chamber.
8. additional printing ink instrument as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, described supply printing ink pin is connected with a diapire of described chest, and described air vent is formed on the wall relative with described supply printing ink pin of described chest.
9. be used for the makeup oil device for ink of the printing ink chamber of inkjet type recording apparatus, it is characterized in that it comprises:
One or more injection ink devices, each described injection ink device comprises: a supply printing ink pin that is suitable for inserting a chamber of a printing ink chamber, one with the container of described supply printing ink pin fluid connection partly;
At least one its size of blotting element is made can be in order to replace a blotting element in the described printing ink chamber.
10. makeup oil device for ink as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that, described container is partly stored printing ink, form in order to indicate left first scale in the described container outside partly, on described supply printing ink pin, form second scale in order to the insertion distance of indicating described supply printing ink pin at the quantity of ink of described container in partly.
11. makeup oil device for ink as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, each described injection ink device contains a kind of corresponding printing ink of the printing ink of a plurality of colors.
12. makeup oil device for ink as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, each described injection ink device contains the printing ink that is enough to once replenish described printing ink chamber.
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