CN202319292U - Continuous ink supply system and negative pressure generating device for same - Google Patents

Continuous ink supply system and negative pressure generating device for same Download PDF

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CN202319292U
CN202319292U CN 201120430027 CN201120430027U CN202319292U CN 202319292 U CN202319292 U CN 202319292U CN 201120430027 CN201120430027 CN 201120430027 CN 201120430027 U CN201120430027 U CN 201120430027U CN 202319292 U CN202319292 U CN 202319292U
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The utility model provides a continuous ink supply system which comprises an ink box, an ink supply bottle, an ink delivery tube, a sealing element, a sealing film, a negative pressure generating device and an air transmission tube, wherein the ink box is provided with an ink outlet and an ink inlet; the ink supply bottle is provided with an ink supply opening, an ink feeding inlet and an air port; the ink delivery tube is hermetically connected with the ink supply opening and the ink feeding inlet; the sealing element seals the ink outlet; the sealing film seals the air port; the negative pressure generating device is provided with an air extracting opening; and the air transmission tube is hermetically connected with the ink feeding inlet and the air extracting opening. According to the continuous ink supply system disclosed by the utility model, in the process of extracting negative pressure, part of residual air in the ink box is extracted to the inside of the ink supply bottle and finally discharged from the ink supply bottle; and in the process of releasing the negative pressure, part of ink in the ink supply bottle is pressed into the ink box by the ink delivery tube, and the pressed ink occupies the space of the previous air, so that residual air in the ink box is greatly reduced, therefore, the occurrence possibility of a hickie phenomenon in the process of printing is reduced.

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Continuous ink-supply system and continuous ink-supply system are used the negative pressure generation device
Technical field
The utility model relates to a kind of continuous ink-supply system and continuous ink-supply system is used the negative pressure generation device.
Background technology
Ink jet printing device mainly relies on ink to form literal or image, and ink is mainly provided by the print cartridge that is installed in the ink jet printing device.Print cartridge on the market mainly is divided into two big types: head cartridge and non-head cartridge.Most of on the market head cartridge all is the structure that contains sponge in the black chamber, accommodates ink through sponge, and therefore, the filling of this print cartridge China ink amount is less, and it is higher to print cost.And after the ink of print cartridge exhausted, the life-span of printhead did not stop thereupon.Therefore, there is producer that this print cartridge is processed continuous ink-supply system, so that obtain the service life of print cartridge prolonging.
Common on the market continuous ink-supply system generally includes one and places the inner print cartridge of PRN device and place the outside external ink supply bottle of ink jet printing device, and both are tightly connected through ink-feeding tube mutually to external world.Wherein, the ink capacity of external ink supply bottle can several times even several ink capacity that decuples print cartridge.In print procedure, the ink supply bottle can provide ink to print cartridge endlessly, and therefore, the use value of printhead has just obtained sufficient utilization.This continuous ink-supply system greatly reduces user's use cost, has also avoided the user to change the operation of print cartridge continually.
The manufacturing approach of above-mentioned continuous ink-supply system mainly comprises: an empty cartridge at first is provided, uses syringe or other positive pressure devices that ink is injected in the empty cartridge; And then an ink supply bottle with ink-feeding tube is provided, the ink outlet port of an end ink supply bottle of this ink-feeding tube is tightly connected; Then the ink filling port of the other end of ink-feeding tube and print cartridge is tightly connected and gets final product.
There is following defective in this continuous ink-supply system manufacturing approach: using syringe or other positive pressure devices ink to be injected in the process of empty cartridge; Owing in the black chamber sponge is installed; The quantity of ink that therefore can inject seldom, and sponge residual air in a large number.In print procedure, residual air can be ejected after ink mixes, thereby form the hickie of printing.
The utility model content
The main purpose of the utility model provides a kind of continuous ink-supply system with good degasification structure.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind ofly to be had the good continuous ink-supply system that removes airway dysfunction and uses the negative pressure generation device.
For realizing above-mentioned main purpose, the continuous ink-supply system that the utility model provides comprises print cartridge, and said print cartridge has ink outlet port and ink filling port; Ink supply bottle, said ink supply bottle have ink supply port, irritate China ink mouth and gas port; Ink-feeding tube, said ink-feeding tube be tightly connected said ink supply port and said ink filling port; Seal, said seal seals said ink outlet port; Sealing film, said sealing film seals said gas port; The negative pressure generation device, said negative pressure generation device has bleeding point; Appendix, said appendix be tightly connected said filling China ink mouthful and said bleeding point.
According to the continuous ink-supply system that the utility model provides, be tightly connected between negative pressure generation device, ink supply bottle and the print cartridge three.When taking out negative pressure, portion gas residual in the print cartridge can be sucked in the ink supply bottle, and finally is discharged from the ink supply bottle.When unloading negative pressure, the part ink in the ink supply bottle is pressed in the print cartridge through ink-feeding tube, and the ink that is pressed into occupies the space of previous gas, so residual air greatly reduces in the print cartridge, has so just reduced the possibility that produces the hickie phenomenon when printing.
Further, said continuous ink-supply system also comprises filter chamber, and said filter chamber is sealedly connected between said ink supply bottle and the said negative pressure generation device.Being provided with like this can prevent that the humid gas that pumps out from causing damage to the negative pressure generation device, can prevent that also it from polluting environment.
Further, said negative pressure generation device is a minipump, and this minipump has USB interface, and the user just can conveniently use computer or charger for mobile phone that minipump is supplied power like this, and then drives the step that minipump is taken out negative pressure.
For realizing above-mentioned main purpose, the utility model provides second kind of continuous ink-supply system, comprises print cartridge, and said print cartridge has ink outlet port and ink filling port; Ink supply bottle, said ink supply bottle have ink supply port, irritate China ink mouth and gas port; Ink-feeding tube, said ink-feeding tube be tightly connected said ink supply port and said ink filling port; Seal, said seal seals said ink outlet port; Sealing film, the said filling China ink of said sealing film sealing mouth; The negative pressure generation device, said negative pressure generation device has bleeding point; Appendix, said appendix be tightly connected said gas port and said bleeding point.
According to the continuous ink-supply system that the utility model provides, be tightly connected between negative pressure generation device, ink supply bottle and the print cartridge three.When taking out negative pressure, portion gas residual in the print cartridge can be sucked in the ink supply bottle, and finally is discharged from the ink supply bottle.When unloading negative pressure, the part ink in the ink supply bottle is pressed in the print cartridge through ink-feeding tube, and the ink that is pressed into occupies the space of previous gas, so residual air greatly reduces in the print cartridge, has so just reduced the possibility that produces the hickie phenomenon when printing.
For realizing above-mentioned main purpose, the utility model provides the third continuous ink-supply system, comprises print cartridge, and said print cartridge has ink outlet port and ink filling port; The ink supply bottle, said ink supply bottle top is provided with opening, and the bottom is provided with ink supply port; Ink-feeding tube, said ink-feeding tube be tightly connected said ink supply port and said ink filling port; Seal, said seal seals said ink outlet port; The negative pressure generation device, said negative pressure generation device has bleeding point; Appendix, said appendix be tightly connected said opening and said bleeding point.
According to the continuous ink-supply system that the utility model provides, be tightly connected between negative pressure generation device, ink supply bottle and the print cartridge three.When taking out negative pressure, portion gas residual in the print cartridge can be sucked in the ink supply bottle, and finally is discharged from the ink supply bottle.When unloading negative pressure, the part ink in the ink supply bottle is pressed in the print cartridge through ink-feeding tube, and the ink that is pressed into occupies the space of previous gas, so residual air greatly reduces in the print cartridge, has so just reduced the possibility that produces the hickie phenomenon when printing.
For realizing above-mentioned another purpose, the utility model provides a kind of continuous ink-supply system to use the negative pressure generation device, and said continuous ink-supply system comprises print cartridge, and said print cartridge has ink outlet port and ink filling port; The ink supply bottle, said ink supply bottle top is provided with at least one opening, and the bottom is provided with ink supply port; Ink-feeding tube, said ink-feeding tube be tightly connected said ink supply port and said ink filling port; The negative pressure generation device has bleeding point, and said bleeding point is tightly connected through appendix and said opening.
Continuous ink-supply system according to the utility model provides is used the negative pressure generation device, and the negative pressure generation device is in taking out the process of negative pressure, and portion gas residual in the print cartridge can be sucked in the ink supply bottle, and finally is discharged from the ink supply bottle.And when unloading negative pressure, the part ink in the ink supply bottle is pressed in the print cartridge through ink-feeding tube, and the ink that is pressed into occupies the space of previous gas, so residual air greatly reduces in the print cartridge, has so just reduced the possibility of generation hickie phenomenon when printing.
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Referring to Fig. 1; The continuous ink-supply system of present embodiment comprises head cartridge 1 that is installed in the printer and the ink supply bottle 3 that is placed on printer; Head cartridge 1 original state is not contain ink, but accommodates sponge 12 in the black chamber, and bottom, black chamber has ink outlet port 14.Also be provided with ink filling port 15 on the head cartridge 1, this ink filling port 15 is processed by the original gas port of print cartridge.This ink filling port 15 is tightly connected with the first end of ink-feeding tube 2.The second end of ink-feeding tube 2 is tightly connected with the ink supply port 31 that is arranged at ink supply bottle 3 bottoms.Accommodate ink in the ink supply bottle 3, its capacity several times even number decuple the ink capacity of head cartridge 1.The top of ink supply bottle 3 is provided with gas port 32 and irritates China ink mouth 33.Gas port 32 with irritate China ink mouthfuls 33 liquid levels of inks in ink supply bottle 3 certain spacing arranged, its objective is that the liquid avoided in the ink supply bottle is drawn out of in follow-up process of taking out negative pressure.
The manufacturing approach of this continuous ink-supply system is following: an appendix 4 is provided, the first end of appendix 4 is tightly connected with irritating China ink mouthfuls 33, the second end and a filter chamber 5 are tightly connected, and the bleeding point of a filter chamber 5 and a negative pressure generation device is tightly connected.That is, said bleeding point, filter chamber 5, appendix 4 are tightly connected with filling China ink mouth 33 successively, and said filter chamber 5 is sealedly connected between said ink supply bottle 3 and the said negative pressure generation device.This negative pressure generation device can perhaps other have instrument or the equipment that produces negative pressure with professional vavuum pump, minipump.In the present embodiment, this negative pressure generation device is a minipump 6.This minipump 6 can pass through computer USB interface or cell-phone charging power devices, and supply voltage is 5V.With the ink outlet port 14 on the black box 13 sealing head cartridges, and,, can omit this step if ink outlet port 14 has been in sealing state with gas port 32 with the gas port 32 of sealing film sealing ink supply bottle.Start minipump 6; Because the inner chamber of continuous ink-supply system is complete and ambient atmosphere is isolated; Therefore; Gas in gas in the ink supply bottle 3 and the head cartridge 1 is drawn out of cavity gradually through irritating China ink mouth 33, and the impurity such as ink that contained in the air of extracting out will be filtered in filter chamber 5.When the negative pressure value in the cavity reaches predetermined value, stop to take out negative pressure.In this preferred embodiment, when negative pressure value reaches 60Kpa, stop to take out negative pressure.Then with the disconnection that is tightly connected between appendix 4 and the filling China ink mouth 33; At this moment; Irritate China ink mouth 33 and be exposed in the atmosphere, because atmospheric effect, the part ink in the ink supply bottle is pressed in the head cartridge 1 through ink-feeding tube 2; The ink that is pressed into can occupy the space of the gas that is drawn out of, and should irritate China ink mouth 33 with sealing the plug sealing afterwards.After above-mentioned steps was accomplished, the user only need remove the seal 13 of ink outlet port 14, removes the sealing film of gas port 32 simultaneously, and print cartridge 1 is installed in the print cartridge resettlement section in the PRN device, and this continuous ink-supply system gets final product operate as normal.According to the continuous ink-supply system of manufacturing of the present invention, air residual in its print cartridge is less, has so just reduced the possibility that produces the hickie phenomenon when printing.
In above-mentioned manufacture process, can change from the opening that the ink supply bottle is taken out negative pressure and unloaded negative pressure.For example, the first end of appendix and the gas port of ink supply bottle are tightly connected, and use the filling China ink mouth of sealing plug sealing ink supply bottle, then the negative pressure generation device just can be taken out negative pressure and the operation of unloading negative pressure from gas port.For example offer an opening again on the top of ink supply bottle, the first end of appendix and the opening of newly opening are tightly connected, and sealing simultaneously irritates China ink mouthful and gas port, then the negative pressure generation device just can be taken out negative pressure and unload the operation of negative pressure from this opening of newly opening.
In addition, existing part ink supply bottle structure, its top has only an opening, and this opening both can realize irritating the function of China ink mouth, also can realize the function of gas port.For the continuous ink-supply system of this structure, in manufacture process, only need with the first end of appendix therewith opening be tightly connected, the negative pressure generation device just can be taken out negative pressure and unload the operation of negative pressure.
In above-mentioned manufacture process, take out the negative pressure value of negative pressure and can select.Negative pressure value preferred for this invention is-60KPa that its reason is: at first, minipump commonly used can reach the negative pressure value of 60Kpa easily; Secondly; Because taking out negative pressure is a process, to take out in the process of negative pressure at this, the gas in the print cartridge is to discharge gradually, when negative pressure value reaches 60KPa, can guarantee exhaust effect preferably.Certainly, according to result of experiment repeatedly, when the scope of negative pressure value at-50Kpa between-the 100Kpa time, all can realize the object of the invention.And negative pressure value surpasses-during 60Kpa and approaching-100Kpa, exhaust effect is no doubt better, but the material of ink supply bottle and print cartridge is required also higher, otherwise excessive negative pressure possibly cause the distortion even the damage of ink supply bottle or print cartridge.On the other hand, when negative pressure value during much smaller than-60Kpa, exhaust effect is not obvious, still residual more gas in the print cartridge, and the phenomenon of printing hickie still can compare frequently.In sum, to-100Kpa, preferred negative pressure value is-60Kpa the scope of the preferred negative pressure value of the present invention at-50Kpa.

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1. continuous ink-supply system comprises
Print cartridge, said print cartridge has ink outlet port and ink filling port;
Ink supply bottle, said ink supply bottle have ink supply port, irritate China ink mouth and gas port;
Ink-feeding tube, said ink-feeding tube be tightly connected said ink supply port and said ink filling port;
It is characterized in that:
Seal, said seal seals said ink outlet port;
Sealing film, said sealing film seals said gas port;
The negative pressure generation device, said negative pressure generation device has bleeding point;
Appendix, said appendix be tightly connected said filling China ink mouthful and said bleeding point.
2. continuous ink-supply system according to claim 1 is characterized in that: said continuous ink-supply system also comprises filter chamber, and said filter chamber is sealedly connected between said ink supply bottle and the said negative pressure generation device.
3. continuous ink-supply system according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that:
Said negative pressure generation device is a minipump, and said minipump has USB interface.
4. continuous ink-supply system comprises
Print cartridge, said print cartridge has ink outlet port and ink filling port;
Ink supply bottle, said ink supply bottle have ink supply port, irritate China ink mouth and gas port;
Ink-feeding tube, said ink-feeding tube be tightly connected said ink supply port and said ink filling port;
It is characterized in that:
Seal, said seal seals said ink outlet port;
Sealing film, the said filling China ink of said sealing film sealing mouth;
The negative pressure generation device, said negative pressure generation device has bleeding point;
Appendix, said appendix be tightly connected said gas port and said bleeding point.
5. continuous ink-supply system according to claim 4 is characterized in that: said continuous ink-supply system also comprises filter chamber, and said filter chamber is sealedly connected between said ink supply bottle and the said negative pressure generation device.
6. according to claim 4 or 5 described continuous ink-supply systems, it is characterized in that:
Said negative pressure generation device is a minipump, and said minipump has USB interface.
7. continuous ink-supply system comprises
Print cartridge, said print cartridge has ink outlet port and ink filling port;
The ink supply bottle, said ink supply bottle top is provided with opening, and the bottom is provided with ink supply port;
Ink-feeding tube, said ink-feeding tube be tightly connected said ink supply port and said ink filling port;
It is characterized in that:
Seal, said seal seals said ink outlet port;
The negative pressure generation device, said negative pressure generation device has bleeding point;
Appendix, said appendix be tightly connected said opening and said bleeding point.
8. continuous ink-supply system according to claim 7 is characterized in that: said continuous ink-supply system also comprises filter chamber, and said filter chamber is sealedly connected between said ink supply bottle and the said negative pressure generation device.
9. continuous ink-supply system is used the negative pressure generation device, and said continuous ink-supply system comprises
Print cartridge, said print cartridge has ink outlet port and ink filling port;
The ink supply bottle, said ink supply bottle top is provided with opening, and the bottom is provided with ink supply port;
Ink-feeding tube, said ink-feeding tube be tightly connected said ink supply port and said ink filling port;
It is characterized in that:
The negative pressure generation device has bleeding point, and said bleeding point is tightly connected through appendix and said opening.
10. continuous ink-supply system according to claim 9 is used the negative pressure generation device, it is characterized in that: said bleeding point is tightly connected through filter chamber and said appendix.
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