CN202412917U - Ink box - Google Patents
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An ink box comprises a box body, an ink supply cavity, an ink outlet, an air inlet passage, an air guide column and a second opening. The box body comprises an ink storage cavity, a partition wall is arranged between the ink supply cavity and the ink storage cavity which are communicated through a communication groove with a first height and arranged on the partition wall, the ink outlet is arranged at the bottom of the ink supply cavity, and the air inlet passage comprises a first opening which can be communicated with the atmosphere. The air guide column with a third height extends from the bottom of the ink storage cavity to the top, the third height is larger than the first height, and the second opening is arranged at the top of the air guide column and communicated with the ink storage cavity. The ink storage cavity is at least partitioned into two chambers which are communicated through a communication groove with a second height and arranged at the bottom of the partition wall, and the third height is larger than the second height which is larger than the first height. The liquid level in the ink supply cavity of the ink box is constant within a long time during printing, and accordingly printing quality can be promoted.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to inkjet printing and uses print cartridge, particularly has the print cartridge of negative pressure structure.
Background technology
Ink-jet printer is a kind of printer commonly used at present; Its printing type normally provides Mo Yuan by the ink apparatus of print cartridge and so on; Via corresponding ink flow duct with ink transport to printhead; Under the driving of print signal with ink from the nozzle ejection that is provided with on the record head to print media such as paper, accomplish the record of character or figure.
The existing print cartridge that is used for ink-jet printer mainly comprises the inking chamber that is used to store ink, with the inlet chamber of atmosphere, to the ink outlet port of printer ink-providing and be housed in the negative pressure mechanism of inking chamber.Common negative pressure mechanism mainly contains sponge, promptly comes storage ink through the capillary force of sponge, and certain negative pressure is provided.But such print cartridge print to show Mo Jinhou, and still residual in its sponge have a large amount of inks, and this had both caused the waste of use, had also increased user's use cost.In addition, also have the part print cartridge to adopt valve module as negative pressure structure, the structure of this print cartridge is very complicated, and valve module has also increased manufacturing cost.
The utility model patent of China Granted publication CN201776988U discloses a kind of print cartridge.Print cartridge comprises ink storage chamber, ink supply chamber, ink outlet port and air guide cushion chamber.Wherein, in the air guide cushion chamber porous material parts are installed.Print cartridge is in print procedure, and the capillary force that air need overcome the porous material parts just can be supplemented in the ink storage chamber, therefore, has kept certain negative pressure in the print procedure in the ink storage chamber.This print cartridge simple in structure, cheap for manufacturing cost, and residual China ink amount is less.But the print cartridge structure of the utility model is only applicable to the less print cartridge of Rong Mo amount, and for the bigger print cartridge of Rong Mo amount, such structure can reduce the intensity of print cartridge body.Particularly when negative pressure is irritated China ink, possibly cause the distortion and the damage of print cartridge.If be that the random ink storage chamber with print cartridge is separated with partition wall, so no doubt can improve the intensity of print cartridge body.But how the structure of multi-cavity guarantees that it is the problem that must consider that ink outlet port has constant hydraulic pressure, is one of key factor that influences print quality because ink outlet port has constant negative pressure.
Summary of the invention
The main purpose of the utility model provides a kind of novel print cartridge, and this print cartridge can improve the intensity of print cartridge body, can guarantee that also the ink supply chamber of print cartridge has constant negative pressure in print procedure.
For realizing above-mentioned purpose, the print cartridge that the utility model provides comprises box body, and this box body comprises ink storage chamber; The ink supply chamber is provided with partition wall between said ink supply chamber and ink storage chamber, and said ink supply chamber is communicated with through the connectivity slot with first height that is arranged on the partition wall with ink storage chamber; Ink outlet port, said ink outlet port are arranged on bottom, said ink supply chamber; Inlet channel, said inlet channel comprises first opening, said first opening can with atmosphere; The air guide post, said air guide post extends to the top from the bottom of ink storage chamber, and has the 3rd height, and the said the 3rd highly is higher than said first height; Second opening, said second opening are arranged on the air guide column top and are communicated with ink storage chamber; Said ink storage chamber is separated into two cavitys at least, and the connectivity slot with second height through the partition wall bottom between the cavity is communicated with, and the said the 3rd highly is higher than said second height, and said second highly is higher than said first height.
The print cartridge of the utility model has a plurality of partition walls, and the entity part of partition wall can improve the intensity of print cartridge body, and the connectivity slot of partition wall bottom is communicated with each separated ink storage chamber, also can not influence the supply of ink.Further; Because the height of connectivity slot is higher than the connectivity slot between ink storage chamber and the ink supply chamber between said at least two cavitys, therefore, no matter what cavitys ink storage chamber is separated into; Have only after the ink in all ink storage chambers all is exhausted, the ink in the ink supply chamber just can be consumed at last.Therefore, in print procedure, the liquid level in the ink supply chamber is constant in a long time, has so just guaranteed that ink outlet port all has constant negative pressure in a long time, thereby promotes print quality.
Further, the inlet channel of the utility model print cartridge comprises first inlet chamber, and said first opening is communicated with this first inlet chamber; Cushion chamber, said cushion chamber is communicated with first air flue of said first inlet chamber through the bottom; Second inlet chamber, said second inlet chamber is communicated with said cushion chamber with the ditch that is communicated with at the second inlet chamber partition wall top through being arranged on cushion chamber, and said second inlet chamber is communicated with said air guide post through second air flue of bottom.This inlet channel can prevent effectively that the ink in the print cartridge from revealing in transportation.
Further, be provided with the porous material parts in the said cushion chamber, said porous material parts accommodate liquid.Because the existence of liquid, air not only need overcome the capillary force of porous material parts in the process that gets into ink storage chamber, also need overcome the gravity of liquid, so can further guarantee the negative pressure state of ink storage chamber and ink supply chamber in the print procedure.
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Fig. 1 is the three-dimensional view of the utility model print cartridge.
Fig. 2 is the decomposition view of the utility model print cartridge.
Fig. 3 is the three-dimensional view of the utility model print cartridge, and wherein antetheca is removed.
Fig. 4 is the three-dimensional view at another visual angle of the utility model print cartridge.
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Referring to Fig. 1, print cartridge 1 has antetheca 11, the rear wall relative with antetheca (invisible among Fig. 1), left wall 12, the right wall 13 relative with left wall 12, roofs 14 and the diapire 15 relative with roof 14.Wherein, right wall 13 is provided with position fixing handle 131, is used for the location of print cartridge when ink-jet printer is installed.Chip 132 is installed below the position fixing handle 131, is used for carrying out data communication with ink-jet printer.Diapire 15 is provided with ink outlet port 151, is used for to the ink-jet printer ink supply.
Referring to Fig. 2, roof 14 is formed by 21 of lids.Lid 21 is provided with first opening 211, and this first opening 211 makes inlet channel and atmosphere.Before print cartridge does not use, be coated with sealing film (figure does not show) on first opening 211, need tear the sealing film off during use.Atmosphere can be supplemented in the black chamber via first opening 211 and inlet channel.The detailed structure back of relevant inlet channel will be described in detail.Have first ink storage chamber 51, second ink storage chamber 52 and ink supply chamber 61 in the print cartridge 1, ink outlet port 151 is arranged on the bottom in ink supply chamber 61, and is communicated with the ink supply chamber.61 in first ink storage chamber 51 and ink supply chamber are provided with first partition wall 71, and first ink storage chamber 51 is separated with ink supply chamber 61.First ink storage chamber 51 and 52 of second ink storage chambers are provided with second partition wall 81, and this second partition wall 81 is separated second ink storage chamber 52 and first ink storage chamber 51 and ink supply chamber 61.
Referring to Fig. 3, first partition wall, 71 bottoms are provided with first connectivity slot 711, and this first connectivity slot 711 has the first height h1; Second partition wall, 81 bottoms are provided with second connectivity slot 811, and this second connectivity slot has the second height h2.Above-mentioned first connectivity slot 711 and second connectivity slot 811 are communicated with first ink storage chamber 51, second ink storage chamber 52 and ink supply chamber 61 fluids.
Referring to Fig. 2 to Fig. 4, also be provided with cushion chamber 41, first inlet chamber 31 and second inlet chamber 32 on the print cartridge 1.Wherein, porous material parts 42 are installed in the cushion chamber 41, and these porous material parts 42 accommodate liquid.First inlet chamber 31 is communicated with through first air flue 311 that is arranged on diapire 15 with cushion chamber 41, and this first air flue 311 is made up of the groove of diapire 15 outer surfaces and the sealing film that covers groove.Cushion chamber 41 is communicated with the ditch that is communicated with of second inlet chamber 32 through partition wall top between two chambeies.First ink storage chamber, 51 bottoms are extended with the air guide post 511 of a tubulose to the top, and this air guide post 511 highly is the 3rd height h3.
Below will be described in detail the structure and the flow path of plasmas channel.Atmosphere gets into first inlet chamber 31 through aforementioned first opening 211.Second inlet chamber 32 is communicated with through second air flue 312 that is arranged on diapire 15 with air guide post 511, and this second air flue 312 also is made up of the groove of diapire 15 outer surfaces and the sealing film that covers groove.Thus, atmosphere is supplemented in first ink storage chamber 51 through first opening 211, first inlet chamber 31, cushion chamber 41, second inlet chamber 32 and air guide post 511.
In the structure of above-mentioned print cartridge 1, have following relation: h3 between the height h1 of the height h3 of air guide post 511, first connectivity slot 711 and the height h2 of second connectivity slot 811>h2>h1.That is, the height of air guide post 511 is the highest, and the height of first connectivity slot 711 is minimum.So design has the following advantages: in the print cartridge transportation, variations such as temperature, air pressure can cause the air in the ink storage chamber to expand, and the air guide post 511 with height can play cushioning effect, prevent that ink from revealing away via air guide channel.
The print cartridge of the utility model is mounted in the ink-jet printer; Its consumption of ink process is following: printer work; Ink in the ink supply chamber 61 is consumed, still, because first ink storage chamber 51 is communicated with ink supply chamber 61; Ink in first ink storage chamber 51 is by real-time being supplemented in the ink supply chamber 61, and it is constant that the liquid level in this process in the ink supply chamber 61 keeps.When the ink height of first ink storage chamber 51 is lower than the height of second connectivity slot 811, also further be supplemented in the ink supply chamber 61 in ink replenishing to the first ink storage chamber 51 of second ink storage chamber 52, it is constant that the liquid levels in this process in the ink supply chamber 61 keep.When the ink height of first ink storage chamber 51 and second ink storage chamber 52 was lower than first connectivity slot 711, the ink level in the ink supply chamber 61 just began to descend.Therefore, in the process of printing, the liquid level in the ink supply chamber 61 is constant in a long time, has so just guaranteed that ink outlet port all has constant negative pressure in a long time, thereby has promoted print quality.
In the foregoing description; Ink storage chamber only is separated into two black chambeies; But, ink storage chamber also can according to its volume size be separated into more than three even three black chamber, a structure that only needs to guarantee print cartridge meets the following conditions: one, the air guide post is arranged in the ink storage chamber; Two, the height of air guide post is higher than the height of all connectivity slots; Three, the connectivity slot between ink storage chamber and the ink supply chamber has minimum height.
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1. print cartridge comprises:
Box body, this box body comprises ink storage chamber;
The ink supply chamber is provided with partition wall between said ink supply chamber and ink storage chamber, and said ink supply chamber is communicated with through the connectivity slot with first height that is arranged on the partition wall with ink storage chamber;
Ink outlet port, said ink outlet port are arranged on bottom, said ink supply chamber;
Inlet channel, said inlet channel comprises
First opening, said first opening can with atmosphere;
The air guide post, said air guide post extends to the top from the bottom of said ink storage chamber, and has the 3rd height, and the said the 3rd highly is higher than said first height;
Second opening, said second opening are arranged on the air guide column top and are communicated with ink storage chamber;
It is characterized in that:
Said ink storage chamber is separated into two cavitys at least, and the connectivity slot with second height through the partition wall bottom between the cavity is communicated with,
The said the 3rd highly is higher than said second height, and said second highly is higher than said first height.
2. print cartridge according to claim 1 is characterized in that: said inlet channel comprises:
First inlet chamber, said first opening is communicated with this first inlet chamber;
Cushion chamber, said cushion chamber is communicated with first air flue of said first inlet chamber through the bottom;
Second inlet chamber, said second inlet chamber is communicated with said cushion chamber with the ditch that is communicated with at the second inlet chamber partition wall top through being arranged on cushion chamber, and said second inlet chamber is communicated with said air guide post through second air flue of bottom.
3. print cartridge according to claim 2 is characterized in that: be provided with the porous material parts in the said cushion chamber, said porous material parts accommodate liquid.
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