CN202623511U - Ink supply system for printers - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to an ink supply system for printers. The ink supply system comprises an adapter, an ink container and a detection mechanism, wherein the detection mechanism comprises a first detection device which is arranged on a frame and a second detection device which is arranged on the ink container; the first detection device comprises a first light detection part; the second detection device comprises a second light detection part; and when the adapter is arranged in a printer, the second light detection part is matched with the first light detection part in the process that the ink container is arranged in the adapter so that a light reception part of a sensor of the printer is capable of receiving the light sent by a light transmission part. According to the ink supply system for printers, the technical problem that ink containers of existing ink supply systems for printers cannot be recognized as the mounting speed of the ink containers is too fast is solved.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to a kind of printer and uses ink supply system.
Background technology
Inkjet printing more and more receives user's favor by feat of printing bright advantage, guarantee printing effect, and the ink tank of subtend printer supply ink is had higher requirement, and especially studies the relevant parameter of ink tank.Such as the ink capacity information in the ink tank, the ink color information in the ink tank etc.
A kind of ink-jet printer has been proposed with ink tank and ink tank fixed system really like patent CN200710159946.2.Printer is provided with the optical pickocff of " horse-hof shape "; Optical pickocff is provided with light radiating portion and light receiving part; Under the nature, light receiving part can receive from the light on the light radiating portion, and ink tank is provided with the signal occlusion part; The projection from the ink tank body of signal occlusion part; And can be inserted between the light transmission path of " horse-hof shape " sensor, when the signal occlusion part was between optical transmission path, the light receiving part on the sensor just can not receive the light from the light radiating portion.Through this detection mode; A plurality of signal occlusion parts are set on ink tank; And a plurality of sensors are set on printer; Through the position of the signal occlusion part on the ink tank and the information of blocking definite ink tank of time of sensor light, the for example manufacturing of the type of ink tank, ink tank and territory of use etc.And a specific embodiment of mentioning among the patent CN200710159946.2 does; Through three signal occlusion parts are set on ink tank; The first signal occlusion part stops the optical signal transmission path of first sensor in the printer; Secondary signal occlusion part and the 3rd signal occlusion part stop the optical signal transmission path of second sensor in the printer; And also have a light hole between secondary signal occlusion part and the 3rd signal occlusion part, and light hole can make the light receiving part of sensor can receive the light of light radiating portion.
But the user is in installation process; If installation rate is too fast; Can make light hole between secondary signal occlusion part and the 3rd signal occlusion part when sensor detects; Because it is too fast that ink tank is installed, the light receiving part of sensor can not receive the light of light radiating portion, causes erroneous detection.In addition, because the physical features of different ink tanks is different,, and cause the stock to be difficult to control easily so there is the problem of versatility difference in this ink tank.
Patent CN201020518075.6 has mentioned a kind of problem that solves the ink tank versatility, still for the versatility of this ink tank, need receive operation, and the user uses trouble.
The utility model content
The utility model provides a kind of printer to use ink supply system, with solve existing printer with ink supply system because of the too fast technical problem that causes ink tank not to be identified of ink tank installation rate.
In order to solve the problems of the technologies described above, the technical scheme that the utility model is taked is:
A kind of printer is used ink supply system, comprising: adapter, ink tank and testing agency; Said testing agency is used to block the light that the light radiating portion of printer sensor sends or changes the light radiating portion of printer sensor and the light transmission route between the light receiving part; Said adapter comprises a framework, said framework outer setting have with said printer matched connect mechanism, set inside has the chamber that connects of admitting said ink tank; Said ink tank is provided with: the ink storage chamber of storage ink; Be used for ink feed in the ink storage chamber to printer ink outlet port; It is characterized in that said testing agency comprises first checkout gear that is arranged on the said framework and is arranged on second checkout gear on the said ink tank; Said first checkout gear comprises the first optical detection part branch; Said second checkout gear comprises the second optical detection part branch; After said adapter was packed printer into, said second optical detection part branch cooperated the light receiving part that makes said printer sensor can receive the light that the light radiating portion sends with said first optical detection part branch in ink tank is packed said adapter process into.
Said first optical detection part is divided into first prism; Said second optical detection part is divided into second prism; After said adapter was packed printer into, the said ink tank light that light that the photo-emission part branch of the said printer sensor of adapter front-reflection sends sends said photo-emission part branch of not packing into can not be received by the light receiving part of said printer sensor; After said adapter is packed printer into; Said ink tank is packed in the said adapter process; To said second prism, the opposite side that said second prism reflects light to said first prism again makes conducting light paths after the opposite side of said first prism reflexes on the light receiving part of said printer sensor to the light that the photo-emission part branch of said printer sensor sends through a lateral reflection of said first prism.
Said second checkout gear also comprises the 3rd optical detection part branch that is positioned at ink tank; The 3rd optical detection part in the said ink tank divides to be accomplished the back in said installation and measuring and cooperates with said first prism, the light transmission route of the light that the light radiating portion of the said printer sensor of quantity of ink selectively changing in the ink tank that belongs to according to said the 3rd optical detection part branch sends.
Said the 3rd optical detection part is divided into prism; When in said ink tank, ink being arranged; The light that the light that the photo-emission part branch of said printer sensor sends makes the light receiving part of said printer sensor can not receive said printer sensor through said first prism, one lateral reflection to ink face generation refraction photo-emission part branch sends, judging has ink; In said ink tank during no ink; The light that the photo-emission part branch of said printer sensor sends reflexes to the opposite side of first prism after the opposite side of said first prism reflexes to the light receiving part of said printer sensor through said first prism, one lateral reflection to prism and through prism, judges no ink.
Said printer also comprises aiding sensors; Said aiding sensors comprises light radiating portion and light receiving part; Said testing agency also comprises the auxiliary detection part; After said adapter is packed printer into; Said second optical detection part divides in ink tank is packed said adapter process into said second optical detection part and divides in the process that the light that cooperates the photo-emission part branch that makes said printer sensor to send received by light receiving part; When partly beginning, said auxiliary detection do not block light that said fill-in light radiating portion sends so that the luminous energy that the photo-emission part branch of aiding sensors sends is received by light receiving part; After the light radiating portion of optical pickocff and the light transmission path between the light receiving part divide to be changed by first optical detection part, the auxiliary detection part was just blocked light that said fill-in light radiating portion sends so that the light that the light radiating portion of aiding sensors sends can not be received by light receiving part.
The said first optical detection part branch is arranged on the front center of said framework.
Said auxiliary detection partly is a slide block; Be arranged on the upper front end of said framework; Said slide block is connected with said framework through an extension spring; Ink tank promotes said slide block and slides to the ink tank direction of packing into when said ink tank is packed into, and said slide block is returned to the origin-location under the extension spring effect when said ink tank is extracted.
Said auxiliary detection is partly for being arranged on the occlusion part of said ink tank upper front end.
Still be provided with damping unit on the said adapter; Said damping unit stops the said ink tank adapter of packing in said adapter is not packed printer into the time, allows the said ink tank adapter of packing in the time of in the said adapter of ink tank is packed printer into.
Said damping unit is a lever; Said lever is connected with the framework rotating shaft; The rotation of said lever one end is not stretched to said connecting and is stoped the said ink tank adapter of packing in the chamber in the time of in said adapter is packed printer into, and the parts extruding rotation in the time of in said adapter is packed printer in the said lever other end subject printer makes stretches to the said end rotation that connects lever in the chamber and leave the said chamber that connects to allow the said ink tank adapter of packing into.
Also be provided with on the said lever and prevent the excessively limiting component of rotation of said lever.
Said slide block is provided with two recesses; The position that said framework is corresponding is provided with two steps; Said two recesses and two step butts in the time of in said adapter is not packed printer into; Slide block can not be toward reach, when adapter install be mounted in the printer fully after, the locking member in the sliding printer makes that slide block upwarps for power of slide block can be to front slide.
Through above-mentioned setting; Printer is separately positioned on adapter and the ink tank with first checkout gear in the ink supply system and second checkout gear; In testing process, sensor detects the information of ink supply system like this, can have the sufficient time to feed back to the printer control part.Solved existing printer with ink supply system because of the too fast technical problem that causes ink tank not to be identified of ink tank installation rate.And adapter is provided with damping unit; Prevent that ink tank from packing in the adapter under nature, can prevent ink supply system like this by the printer erroneous detection, and after adapter packs in the printer; Damping unit stops that the function that ink tank is packed into automatically terminates, and is easy for installation.And distinguish that through being arranged on type on the ink tank portion cooperates with slide block on the adapter; Can also accomplish the detection of ink tank type, make printer can obtain more, more accurately about the information of ink supply system, and such setting; Can be arranged to the adapter of multiple ink supply system identical; Ink tank is arranged to difference, perhaps adapter is arranged to difference, and ink tank is arranged to identical; Can reduce stock's control difficulty like this, versatility is stronger.
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The printer that Fig. 1 relates to for the utility model embodiment one is with the decomposing schematic representation of ink supply system;
The printer that Fig. 2 relates to for the utility model embodiment one is with the adapter scheme of installation of ink supply system;
The sketch map that is adapter shown in Figure 2 at another visual angle shown in Figure 3;
The printer that Fig. 4 relates to for the utility model embodiment one is with the sketch map of ink supply system at first state;
Fig. 5 a is the sketch map of the printer of Fig. 4 with another visual angle of ink supply system;
Fig. 5 b is the part-structure sketch map of the printer of Fig. 5 a with ink supply system;
The printer that Fig. 6 relates to for the utility model embodiment one is with the sketch map of ink supply system at second state;
Fig. 7 is the sketch map of the printer of Fig. 6 with another visual angle of ink supply system;
The printer that Fig. 8 relates to for the utility model embodiment one is with the sketch map of ink supply system in the third state;
Fig. 9 a is the sketch map of the printer of Fig. 8 with another visual angle of ink supply system;
Fig. 9 b is the part-structure sketch map of the printer shown in Fig. 9 a with ink supply system;
The printer that Figure 10 relates to for the utility model embodiment one stops the sketch map of ink tank installation with the damping unit of ink supply system;
The printer that Figure 11 relates to for the utility model embodiment one is with the structural representation of the ink tank of ink supply system;
The printer that Figure 12 relates to for the utility model embodiment two is with the structural representation of ink supply system;
The printer that Figure 13 relates to for the utility model embodiment two is with the decomposing schematic representation of ink supply system;
Figure 14 relates to the structural representation of printer with slide block in the ink supply system for the utility model embodiment two;
The printer that Figure 15 relates to for the utility model embodiment two is used the ink supply system cutaway view;
The printer that Figure 16 relates to for the utility model embodiment two is with another cutaway view of ink supply system;
The printer that Figure 17 relates to for the utility model embodiment three is with the decomposing schematic representation of ink supply system;
The printer that Figure 18 relates to for the utility model embodiment four is with the decomposing schematic representation of ink supply system.
Each Reference numeral implication is among the figure:
1-ink feed is 2-adapter; 21-connect the chamber;
System;
22-circular hole; 23-groove; 24-the first prism;
25-projection; 26-frustum; 27a/27b/27c/27c/27d-
Cantilever;
28/29-twigs of the chaste tree; The 231/231-recess; 3-ink tank;
30-projection; 31-ink storage chamber; 32-handle;
33-air inlet; 34-the second prism; 35-the prism;
36-ink outlet port; 37/38-boss; 39-groove;
4-lever; 41-rotating shaft; 42-pillar;
5-slide block; 51/52-step; 53-light shielding part;
6-spring; 31-ink storage chamber; 32-handle;
33-air inlet; 101-the first sensing, 102-the second sensor.
Device;
The specific embodiment
In order to make those skilled in the art understand the characteristic and the advantage node of the utility model better, combine Fig. 1-Figure 11 to be described in detail in the face of the utility model embodiment down.
Embodiment one
The printer that relates to for the utility model embodiment one shown in Figure 1 is with the decomposing schematic representation of ink supply system.This printer comprises with ink supply system 1: adapter 2, ink tank 3 and testing agency.Adapter 2 be provided with admit ink tank 3 connect chamber 21; Testing agency comprises first checkout gear, second checkout gear and auxiliary detection part, and first checkout gear is to the relevant information of printer feedback ink supply system and be arranged on the adapter 2, and second checkout gear is arranged on the ink tank 3; First checkout gear comprises the first optical detection part branch; Preferably first optical detection part branch is made up of first prism 24, and first prism 24 is provided with at least two relative faces, and these two masks have good reflecting effect; Preferably first prism 24 is made up of the PP material; And on above-mentioned two relative faces, paste one deck reflective sheeting, the light radiating portion towards second sensor 102 of printer is arranged in one of them side, and another side is arranged to the light receiving part towards second sensor 102 of printer.Auxiliary detection partly is a slide block 5, and slide block 5 is arranged to the groove fit with adapter 2 front ends, and can on adapter 2 is mounted to the direction of printer, slide; Slide block 5 can be from the antetheca projection of adapter like this, and the length of projection can regulate, and slide block 5 is made up of opaque material; And can block the light transmission route of first sensor 101 in the printer; Scheme preferably, slide block 5 cooperates with a spring, and adapter 2 is under nature like this; Slide block 5 can be positioned at adapter 2 inside, and can be from adapter 2 antetheca projections.The front lower ends of adapter 2 also is provided with a projection 25, and this projection 25 also can be arranged to can be movable, similar with the structure of slide block 5, in printer, is provided with under the situation of sensor, and projection 25 can be participated in the installation and measuring of ink supply system equally.The framework top of adapter 2 also is provided with a circular hole 22, and this circular hole 22 is used for cooperating with a damping unit, and the preferred scheme of damping unit is a lever 4; Lever 4 is provided with a rotating shaft 41, and rotating shaft can be inserted in the circular hole 22, and lever 4 just can rotate along rotating shaft like this; And also be provided with a limiting component on the lever 4; Limiting component preferably is made up of the pillar 42 of projection, this pillar 42 can with the upper wall butt, prevent lever 4 excessive rotation on adapter like this.Also be provided with the leader that a direct ink container 3 is installed on the adapter 2; This leader comprises and is arranged on the frustum 26 that connects on the cavity wall, and the surface of frustum 26 is provided with a plurality of grooves, and the very point that is provided with of end; Be arranged to similar on the air inlet of ink tank 3 with frustum 26; Frustum can also pierce through air inlet except installing by the direct ink container when ink tank 3 is mounted to adapter 2 like this; Do not need manually to tear the sealing film on air guide port surface like this, more convenient to operate.Also be provided with cantilever 27a, 27b, 27c, 27d, 27e on the adapter 2, these cantilevers arbitrarily rock after can preventing that ink tank 3 is mounted to adapter 2, make ink tank 3 stably to be installed in the adapter 2.Also be provided with the twigs of the chaste tree 28 and the twigs of the chaste tree 29 inboard at upper wall respectively and that lower wall is inboard on the adapter 2; It is free end that the twigs of the chaste tree 28,29 are arranged to an end; And the middle part is provided with a recess; These recesses can be respectively with ink tank 3 on boss 37,38 cooperate, after ink tank 3 was installed in the adapter 2 like this, adapter 3 can arbitrarily not slide on the ink tank installation direction; And have the sound of " click " in boss and the process that recess cooperates, can also inform that like this user's ink tank 3 is in place.
Like Fig. 1 and shown in Figure 11, this printer comprises with the ink tank 3 of ink supply system 1: the ink storage chamber 31 of storage ink; Ink outlet port 36, the second checkout gears of ink feed to printers in the ink storage chamber 31 are detected the relevant information of ink tank 3, and these information comprise ink capacity, ink color, date of manufacture etc.; Second checkout gear comprises that second optical detection part divides and the 3rd optical detection part branch, and second optical detection part divides and the 3rd optical detection part branch can receive the light that divides from first optical detection part; Preferably second optical detection part branch is made up of second prism 34; Second prism 34 is arranged to not contact with ink storage chamber 31 interior inks; And in ink tank 3 is mounted to adapter 2 time; The center line of second prism 34 and first prism 24 are on same plane, and the 3rd optical detection part branch is made up of prism 35, and prism 35 at least one surface contact with ink storage chamber 31 interior inks; Second prism 34 and prism 35 can be one-body molded, and second prism 34 is positioned at the place ahead of prism 35 on ink tank 3 installation directions.Other second test section comprises that also the model that is arranged on the ink tank 3 distinguishes portion; Model distinguishes that the slide block 5 on portion and the adapter 2 cooperatively interacts, and makes after ink tank 3 is mounted to adapter 2, and slide block 5 can be from the antetheca projection of adapter 2; And the length of slide block 5 projections; By the model portion of distinguishing decision, preferred model distinguishes that portion is made up of the projection 30 from ink tank 3 antethecas in the present embodiment, the position of projection 30 be arranged to adapter 2 in the position of slide block 5 corresponding.The upper wall of ink tank 3 and lower wall also are respectively arranged with boss 37, boss 38, and boss 37 cooperates respectively at the twigs of the chaste tree 28, the twigs of the chaste tree 29 in the adapter 2 with boss 38.On the rear wall of ink tank 3, also be provided with a grip 32, these handle 32 1 ends are free end, and the main body of the other end and ink tank 3 is one-body molded; The rear wall of ink tank 3 also is provided with a groove 39, and groove 39 can hold handle 32, and handle 32 can move between first state and second state; When first state, the free end of handle 32 is positioned at the outside of groove 39, and the user can extract ink tank 3 through handle 32 easily like this; When second state; Free-ended at least a portion of handle is positioned at groove 39, and when ink tank 3 was mounted in the printer like this, handle 32 can printer not constitute interference.Certainly in order to guarantee that ink tank 3 can be mounted in the adapter 2 more exactly; An arcuate guide portion (not shown) can also be set at the upper wall of ink tank; And the inwall of adapter 2 is provided with and arcuate guide portion shape corresponding shape, like this second prism 34 on the ink tank 3 and prism 35 can be better with adapter 2 on first prism 24 cooperate.
Fig. 2 to Figure 10 is mounted in the printer with ink supply system for this printer, by the process sketch map of printer inner sensor detection.Like Fig. 2, shown in Figure 3; This printer is at first adapter 2 to be mounted in the printer, after adapter 2 installations with the installation process of ink supply system 1; As shown in Figure 3; First prism 24 at first changes the light of second sensor 102 in the printer, and concrete light transmission direction is shown in dotted line, and the light of the light radiating portion of sensor 102 emission is through a reflective surface of first prism 24; Light is arranged to the below of first prism 24, and the light receiving part of sensor does not receive light.And slide block 5 is positioned at groove 23, and the light of the light radiating portion emission of said first sensor 101 can be received by the light receiving part of first sensor 101.Lever 4 on the adapter 2 like locking member or sidewall, makes lever 4 along direction of arrow rotation then by the extruding of the specific features in the printer, so just can depart from the initial ink tank 3 that can stop and be mounted to the state in the adapter 2.
Fig. 4, Fig. 5 a, Fig. 5 b are depicted as printer that the utility model embodiment one relates to the sketch map of ink supply system at first state.In the time of in ink tank 3 is mounted to adapter 2; Under first state; Second prism 34 of ink tank 3 is positioned at the below of first prism 24, and second prism 34 can receive the light from first prism 24, particularly shown in Fig. 5 b; First prism 24 reflexes to second prism 34 with the light of second sensor, 102 smooth radiating portions; On two faces of second prism 34, two secondary reflections take place again, light is reflexed to the another side of first prism 24, first prism 24 reflexes to light the light receiving part of sensor 102 more then; Sensor is equal to and is in " conducting (being the light that the light receiving part of sensor can receive the light radiating portion) " state like this, and promptly light receiving part can receive the light of light radiating portion.Though and slide block 5 is pushed into from the adapter front wall projection by the projection on the ink tank 3 30, also do not reach the position of the light transmission path of first sensor 101, so first sensor 101 also is to be in " conducting " state; Certainly for dissimilar ink supply systems, slide block 5 can arrive the position that changes the respective sensor state prior to second prism 34.
Fig. 6, the printer that relates to for the utility model embodiment one shown in Figure 7 are with the sketch map of ink supply system at second state.Being in the first state difference with ink supply system 1 is; The state of first sensor 101 changes; Because further installation along with ink tank; Slide block 5 is pushed to the position of the light transmission path that can stop first sensor 101, and second prism 34 still is in first prism, 24 belows.
Fig. 8, Fig. 9 a, Fig. 9 b are depicted as printer that the utility model embodiment one relates to the sketch map of ink supply system in the third state.Be in the second state difference with ink tank; Second prism 34 departs from can receive the position of light that receives the light radiating portion emission of second sensor 102 from first prism 24; And prism 35 reaches the position that can receive first prism, 24 light, and prism 35 contacts with inking chamber 31, and is different according to the refractive index between ink, air, the prism three; The ink refractive index is greater than prism, and prism is greater than air; Like this when in the ink tank ink being arranged; Total reflection can not take place in light on prism 35; But be refracted in the ink in the inking chamber; Concrete light is shown in Fig. 9 b, and such second sensor 102 is in the state of " breaking off (being the light that the light receiving part of optical pickocff can not receive the light radiating portion) ", and the light receiving part of second sensor 102 can not receive the light that sends from the light radiating portion.And when not having ink in the inking chamber 31; The light transmission of prism 35 is identical with second prism 34; Total reflection takes place in light on prism 34, the state of second sensor 102 can change to " conducting " state again, and printer is changed ink tank according to this information indicating user.The preferred printer detection mode of the utility model is: be followed successively by when printer detects sensor status, before ink tank was installed, the first sensor 101 and second sensor 102 all were in conducting state; At first be that second sensor was in off-state after adapter 2 was mounted in the printer; After ink tank 3 is mounted in the adapter 2; First sensor is in off-state; Second sensor is in conducting state, particularly, and for dissimilar ink tanks; Than ink color (colored or black), first sensor is in the moment of off-state prior to perhaps being later than second sensor is in conducting state; Last first sensor is in off-state always; Second sensor is different according to the state of quantity of ink in the ink tank; Particularly, when in the ink tank ink being arranged, second sensor is in off-state (preceding text have had detailed description); When not having ink in the ink tank, second sensor is in conducting state.According to the possible combinations of states of top these sensors; How printer detects the second last sensor is in conducting state; Just ink is about to use up in the ink tank of prompting installation, and second sensor is in off-state, has ink can continue printing in the ink tank that just prompting is installed; Certainly can also compare with the moment that first sensor has just begun to break off according to the moment of second sensor conducts; Confirm the color of ink tank; And compare with predetermined sequential, see whether the position that ink tank installs correct, promptly whether with the mole of correct color be mounted to corresponding position; If not, through the display screen prompting user replacing of printer.
The printer that relates to for the utility model embodiment one shown in Figure 10 stops the sketch map of ink tank installation with the damping unit of ink supply system.Under nature, lever 4 can organize ink tank 3 to be mounted in the adapter; So just can avoid the user that ink tank 3 and adapter 2 are lumped together in the printer of packing into, printer inner sensor state variation will be pointed out mistake with predefined different like this; In order to guarantee that lever 4 can stop ink tank 3 adapter 2 of under nature, packing into better, can between lever 4 and adapter 2, elastomeric element be set, such as sponge or spring, make lever 4 be in the state of Figure 10 better.
In addition, the upper wall of adapter 2 is provided with at least two outstanding positions, and printer is provided with a locking member; Locking member 1283 as mentioning among the background technology CN200710159946.2 particularly, locking member are mounted to fully at ink tank that the back cooperates with first outstanding position in the printer, and ink supply system can stably be installed in the printer like this; And when inks are used up in the ink tank 3, only needing gently the locking member pressed on the printer, ink supply system is in printer under the effect of bias force parts; Depart from initial position, under the effect that does not have external force, whole ink supply system can be pushed out printer; But can have an effect with the locking member on the printer in the second outstanding position of adapter 2 upper walls; Make adapter 2 can stay in the printer, at this moment the user only need draw the handle of ink tank 3, just can ink tank be pulled out; The ink tank 3 that more renews just can be printed again; In this way, can reuse so that adapter 2 is stayed in the printer always.
Through above-mentioned setting; Printer is separately positioned on adapter and the ink tank with first checkout gear in the ink supply system and second checkout gear; In testing process, sensor detects the information of ink supply system like this, can have the sufficient time to feed back to the printer control part.And adapter is provided with damping unit; Prevent that ink tank from packing in the adapter under nature, can prevent ink supply system like this by the printer erroneous detection, and after adapter packs in the printer; Damping unit stops that the function that ink tank is packed into automatically terminates, and is easy for installation.And distinguish that through being arranged on type on the ink tank portion cooperates with slide block on the adapter, can also accomplish the detection of ink tank type, make printer can obtain more, more accurately about the information of ink supply system; And such setting, can the adapter of multiple ink supply system be arranged to identically, ink tank is arranged to difference; Such as slide block block sensor light transmission path constantly, duration etc. so just can make the dissimilar ink tank of printer identification; Perhaps adapter is arranged to difference; And ink tank is arranged to identical, and can reduce stock's control difficulty like this, versatility is stronger.
Embodiment two
Figure 12-printer that relates to for the utility model embodiment two shown in Figure 16 is used the ink supply system sketch map.Different being that embodiment two and embodiment one are maximum omitted lever, and slide block 5 played the effect of damping unit simultaneously; Particularly like Figure 12, shown in Figure 16, under nature, when ink tank 3 is mounted in the adapter 2; Slide block 5 and ink tank 3 antetheca butts; And recess 51,52 on the slide block 5 and step 231,232 butts on the adapter 2 make that under the nature, slide block 5 can not move forward; Like Figure 14, Figure 15, shown in Figure 16; Recess 51 on the slide block 5, recess 52 respectively with adapter 2 on step 231, step 232 butts; And slide block 5 makes slide block 5 can not upwarp down in spring 6 effect, and slide block 5 can not make slide block 5 from interior groove 23 projections of adapter 2 because of upwarping yet; Shown in figure 16; After adapter 2 installations were mounted in the printer fully, slide block 5 was cooperated by the locking member in the printer, and locking member can be given power of slide block; Make slide block 5 upwarp; Slide block 5 upwarps shown in dotted line, and this moment, the effect of slide block 5 was identical with embodiment one, and the sensor in the printer is detected by the checkout gear in the ink supply system equally successively.So both save lever, reduced production cost, and because reduce parts, made product quality more stable simultaneously.
Embodiment three
Shown in Figure 17ly relate to the decomposing schematic representation of printer machine with ink supply system for the utility model embodiment three; The mechanism that the different maximum parts with the foregoing description of present embodiment are printer is inequality; Printer such as Chinese publication CN200510051797.9 that present embodiment is corresponding are said; Printer is provided with an optical pickocff; And ink tank is provided with the detection part of two separation; Whether realize detecting ink tank through two detection parts and pack in the printer, such ink tank can exist equally packs into too fastly, causes the ink tank can not be by the problem of printer identification; The mode that present embodiment is realized is following: at first adapter 2 is packed in the printer; Such first prism 24 changes the light transmission path of sensor; The ink tank 3 of packing into then; Second prism 34 receives the light of first prism 24 in ink tank 3 installation processes, then light is reflexed to the light receiving part that first prism, 24, the first prisms 24 are arranged to light optical pickocff again; When prism 35 arrived the position of first prism, 24 correspondences, prism 35 was according to quantity of ink refraction or reverberation in the inking chamber; Therefore in an ink supply system installation process that is full of ink, the state variation of optical pickocff is followed successively by in the printer: " high and low, high and low ".When ink tank 3 was extracted certainly, first prism 24 on the adapter 2 also will depart from the position of optical pickocff, in order to reach this ink tank better; Can an elastomeric element be set at adapter 2 front ends, such as spring, after ink tank 3 is extracted; Adapter 2 can pop up automatically; And new ink tank 3 is when packing into, and ink tank 3 can push adapter 2, and the installation that makes three prisms cooperate once more to accomplish ink tank detects; So just can guarantee ink tank can be exactly by printer identification, and adapter 2 can also make the part of printer, can reduce customer using cost like this.
Embodiment four
The ink-jet printer that Figure 18 relates to for present embodiment four is with the decomposing schematic representation of ink supply system; Be with the difference of embodiment one and embodiment two; The auxiliary detection part of blocking first sensor light transmission route in the printer is not a slide block; And being arranged on a light shielding part 53 on the ink tank 3, light shielding part 53 is from ink tank 3 front end protrusion, and dissimilar ink tanks; Can be through the length of adjustment light shielding part 53; The moment that makes light shielding part 53 arrive first sensor 101 positions compared with the moment that second prism 34 arrives second sensor, 102 positions, made the first sensor 101 and second sensor 102 change according to the state that presets respectively, can be to be detected thereby accomplish dissimilar ink tanks.
What should explain at last is: above embodiment is only in order to the technical scheme of explanation the utility model, but not to its restriction; Although the utility model has been carried out detailed explanation with reference to previous embodiment; Those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that: it still can be made amendment to the technical scheme that aforementioned each embodiment put down in writing, and perhaps part technical characterictic wherein is equal to replacement; Such as prism is replaced with other reflecting elements, and these are revised or replacement, do not make the essence of relevant art scheme break away from the scope of each embodiment technical scheme of the utility model.
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1. a printer is used ink supply system, comprising: adapter, ink tank and testing agency; Said testing agency is used to block the light that the light radiating portion of printer sensor sends or changes the light radiating portion of printer sensor and the light transmission route between the light receiving part; Said adapter comprises a framework, said framework outer setting have with said printer matched connect mechanism, set inside has the chamber that connects of admitting said ink tank; Said ink tank is provided with: the ink storage chamber of storage ink; Be used for ink feed in the ink storage chamber to printer ink outlet port; It is characterized in that said testing agency comprises first checkout gear that is arranged on the said framework and is arranged on second checkout gear on the said ink tank; Said first checkout gear comprises the first optical detection part branch; Said second checkout gear comprises the second optical detection part branch; After said adapter was packed printer into, said second optical detection part branch cooperated the light receiving part that makes said printer sensor can receive the light that the light radiating portion sends with said first optical detection part branch in ink tank is packed said adapter process into.
2. printer as claimed in claim 1 is used ink supply system; It is characterized in that; Said first optical detection part is divided into first prism; Said second optical detection part is divided into second prism, and after said adapter was packed printer into, the said ink tank light that light that the photo-emission part branch of the said printer sensor of adapter front-reflection sends sends said photo-emission part branch of not packing into can not be received by the light receiving part of said printer sensor; After said adapter is packed printer into; Said ink tank is packed in the said adapter process; To said second prism, the opposite side that said second prism reflects light to said first prism again makes conducting light paths after the opposite side of said first prism reflexes on the light receiving part of said printer sensor to the light that the photo-emission part branch of said printer sensor sends through a lateral reflection of said first prism.
3. printer as claimed in claim 2 is used ink supply system; It is characterized in that; Said second checkout gear also comprises the 3rd optical detection part branch that is positioned at ink tank; The 3rd optical detection part in the said ink tank divides to be accomplished the back in installation and measuring and cooperates with said first prism, the light transmission route of the light that the light radiating portion of the said printer sensor of quantity of ink selectively changing in the ink tank that belongs to according to said the 3rd optical detection part branch sends.
4. printer as claimed in claim 3 is used ink supply system; It is characterized in that; Said the 3rd optical detection part is divided into prism; When in said ink tank, ink being arranged, the light that the light that the photo-emission part branch of said printer sensor sends makes the light receiving part of said printer sensor can not receive said printer sensor through said first prism, one lateral reflection to ink face generation refraction photo-emission part branch sends, judging has ink; In said ink tank during no ink; The light that the photo-emission part branch of said printer sensor sends reflexes to the opposite side of first prism after the opposite side of said first prism reflexes to the light receiving part of said printer sensor through said first prism, one lateral reflection to prism and through prism, judges no ink.
5. use ink supply system like the arbitrary described printer of claim 1 to 4; It is characterized in that; Said printer also comprises aiding sensors; Said aiding sensors comprises light radiating portion and light receiving part; Said testing agency also comprises the auxiliary detection part; After said adapter was packed printer into, said second optical detection part divided in ink tank is packed said adapter process into said second optical detection part and divides in the process that the light that cooperates the photo-emission part branch that makes said printer sensor to send received by light receiving part, did not block light that said fill-in light radiating portion sends when said auxiliary detection partly begins so that the luminous energy that the photo-emission part branch of aiding sensors sends is received by light receiving part; After the light radiating portion of optical pickocff and the light transmission path between the light receiving part divide to be changed by first optical detection part, the auxiliary detection part was just blocked light that said fill-in light radiating portion sends so that the light that the light radiating portion of aiding sensors sends can not be received by light receiving part.
6. printer as claimed in claim 5 is used ink supply system, it is characterized in that, the said first optical detection part branch is arranged on the front center of said framework.
7. printer as claimed in claim 6 is used ink supply system; It is characterized in that; Said auxiliary detection is a slide block partly, is arranged on the upper front end of said framework, and said slide block is connected with said framework through an extension spring; Ink tank promotes said slide block and slides to the ink tank direction of packing into when said ink tank is packed into, and said slide block is returned to the origin-location under the extension spring effect when said ink tank is extracted.
8. printer as claimed in claim 6 is used ink supply system, it is characterized in that, said auxiliary detection is partly for being arranged on the occlusion part of said ink tank upper front end.
9. printer as claimed in claim 5 is used ink supply system; It is characterized in that; Still be provided with damping unit on the said adapter; Said damping unit stops the said ink tank adapter of packing in said adapter is not packed printer into the time, allows the said ink tank adapter of packing in the time of in said adapter is packed printer into.
10. printer as claimed in claim 9 is used ink supply system; It is characterized in that; Said damping unit is a lever; Said lever is connected with the framework rotating shaft; The rotation of said lever one end is not stretched to said connecting and is stoped the said ink tank adapter of packing in the chamber in the time of in said adapter is packed printer into, and the parts extruding rotation in the time of in said adapter is packed printer in the said lever other end subject printer makes stretches to the said end rotation that connects lever in the chamber and leave the said chamber that connects to allow the said ink tank adapter of packing into.
11. printer as claimed in claim 10 is used ink supply system, it is characterized in that, also is provided with on the said lever to prevent the excessively limiting component of rotation of said lever.
12. printer as claimed in claim 7 is used ink supply system; It is characterized in that said slide block is provided with two recesses, the position that said framework is corresponding is provided with two steps; Said two recesses and two step butts in the time of in said adapter is not packed printer into; Slide block can not be toward reach, and after adapter was mounted in the printer fully, the locking member in the said printer makes that slide block upwarps for power of slide block can be to front slide.
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