CN203032093U - Liquid supply system and liquid consumption device - Google Patents
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An object of the utility model is to provide a liquid supply system by which a supply component is directly connected with a connection pipe and a liquid is supplied to a consumption unit from the connection pipe, and a liquid consumption device. The liquid supply system is used for supplying ink to a supply needle which is included in the liquid consumption device and has a supply port for supplying the ink to the consumption unit which consumes the ink. The liquid supply system comprises an ink supply pipe (52), wherein the ink supply pipe (52) is connected with the supply needle and is provided with an ink flow path, and a seal unit for preventing the ink from leaking out from the flow path is formed at downstream of the supply port in an ink supply direction; and an ink tank (50) which is used for storing the ink and supplying the ink to the flow path of the ink supply pipe (52).
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Technical field
The utility model relates to the liquid-supplying system from this liquid to the consumption portion of consumable liquid and the liquid consuming device with this liquid-supplying system of supplying.
Background technology
In the past, (the medium a kind of) sprayed the liquid injection apparatus practicability that ink (in the liquid a kind of) comprises the image printing of literal and figure for example from jet head liquid to paper.This device has ink supply system, and this ink supply system is supplied ink from the print cartridge (liquid containing body) that ink is housed to the jet head liquid as the consumption portion that consumes ink by the supply pin (supply member) that is inserted in the print cartridge.And, when the ink that the injection from jet head liquid to paper is supplied prints, also consuming ink.Therefore, this liquid injection apparatus also is liquid consuming device.
In the tape deck of such liquid consuming device, when carrying out relatively large printing, in order to stablize and continuously to jet head liquid supply ink, to have proposed from the ink supply system of China ink jar supply ink, described black jar is the ink saturation liquid containing body bigger than print cartridge.For example, in patent documentation 1, following structure is disclosed: at the box frame attachment device that can exchange with print cartridge is installed, supply member (supply pin) the supply ink that is equipped with to liquid injection apparatus from the outside by the ink supply pipe as tube connector.
Yet, under the situation of patent documentation 1 disclosed structure, for ink supply, need the attachment device that can exchange with print cartridge.Therefore, in order more easily to supply ink from the outside, hope is to connect into not need attachment device just directly can supply the structure of ink to supplying with pin.As this structure, preferably the ink supply pipe directly is connected with the supply pin.Yet, since as the opening of ink supply port usually towards with supply with pin and insert the direction setting that the print cartridge direction intersects, so exist when supplying with pin and being connected with the ink supply pipe supply port blocking problem of the ink that the wall of ink supply pipe inboard arranges on can the supply pin.
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The utility model is finished in order to solve above-mentioned problem, its purpose is, the liquid consuming device that supply member directly can be connected with tube connector and liquid is supplied to the liquid-supplying system of consumption portion and has described liquid-supplying system from tube connector is provided.
In order to achieve the above object, that liquid-supplying system of the present utility model is used for having to liquid consuming device, be provided with to the supply member of the supply port of the consumption portion supply liquid of consumable liquid and supply with described liquid, described liquid-supplying system has: tube connector, described tube connector is used for connecting described supply member, and described tube connector has the stream of described liquid, and on the direction of the supply of described liquid, than the position of described supply port by the downstream, be formed with the sealing that described liquid that can not is revealed from described stream; And the liquid containing body, hold described liquid, supply described liquid to the described stream of described tube connector.
According to described structure, under the supply member and the direct-connected situation of tube connector of consumption portion supply liquid, because formed sealing in the downstream that is arranged on the supply port on the supply member, thus can be under the not blocked situation of supply port from tube connector to consumption portion supply liquid.
In liquid-supplying system of the present utility model, described tube connector has the connecting portion that is connected with described supply member, and described sealing is formed by the containment member that is arranged on described connecting portion.
According to described structure, under the supply member and the direct-connected situation of tube connector of consumption portion supply liquid, by being arranged on the containment member of connecting portion, form the sealing that fits tightly between supply member and the tube connector, and corresponding to the thickness of containment member, between supply port and tube connector, formed the gap.Therefore, can not get clogged and seal with high reliability and make under the state that liquid that can not spills from stream the supply liquid from tube connector to consumption portion at supply port.
In described liquid-supplying system of the present utility model, described tube connector has the wall of the stream that constitutes described liquid, and is provided with the gap at least between the supply port of described supply member and described wall and is connected with described supply member.
According to described structure, because liquid is flowed to supply port by the gap that arranges, so can stably supply liquid to consumption portion from tube connector.
In described liquid-supplying system of the present utility model, described tube connector is connected with described supply port on being arranged on the cross section of blocking described supply member and forming.
According to described structure, under the supply member of consumption portion supply liquid and situation that tube connector is connected, because obtain easily to be arranged on the state that supply port and the wall of tube connector on the supply member are separated, so can be under the situation that supply port does not get clogged supply liquid from tube connector to consumption portion.
In described liquid-supplying system of the present utility model, described tube connector has crooked stream portion, and described crooked stream and the wall of stream that constitute described liquid relative with opening described supply port portion is to the direction bending away from the opening of described supply port.
According to described structure, under the supply member of consumption portion supply liquid and situation that tube connector is connected, because between supply port and the wall relative with supply port, formed the gap, thus can be under the situation that supply port does not get clogged from tube connector to consumption portion supply liquid.
In described liquid-supplying system of the present utility model, has the fixing body of substituting, the described fixing body that substitutes can replace fluid cartridge and be installed in the fluid cartridge installation portion, described fluid cartridge installation portion is installed described fluid cartridge removably, described fluid cartridge is held described liquid, and different with described liquid containing body, the described fixing body that substitutes is provided with: electrical connection section, can export predetermined information; And the renewal instruction unit, indicate the renewal of described predetermined information.
According to described structure, can allow to make consumption portion carry out the printing action from liquid containing body supply liquid.
In liquid-supplying system of the present utility model, described renewal instruction unit is arranged on the following face, that is, substitute under the state that fixing body is installed in described fluid cartridge installation portion described, and described normal direction is the direction opposite with installation direction.
According to described structure, can easily upgrade instruction unit from the operation of side at the moment of installation direction and upgrade the information that is stored in the storage unit.
In described liquid-supplying system of the present utility model, the described fixing body that substitutes is provided with spatial portion, substitutes under the state that fixing body is installed in described fluid cartridge installation portion described, describedly substitutes fixing body and described tube connector does not interfere.
According to described structure, can successfully be installed to liquid containing body installation portion with substituting fixing body.
To achieve these goals, liquid consuming device of the present utility model has: consumption portion, consumable liquid; Supply member is provided with supply port from described liquid to described consumption portion that supply; And the liquid-supplying system with said structure.
According to described structure, in the time of on tube connector being connected to supply member from liquid to consumption portion that supply, owing to formed sealing in the downstream of supply port, therefore can obtain can be under the not blocked situation of supply port from tube connector to consumption portion the liquid consuming device of supply liquid.
In described liquid-supplying system of the present utility model, have casing, and have described liquid containing body in the outside of this casing, have described consumption portion in the inside of described casing.
According to described structure, owing to have the liquid containing body in the outside of the casing of liquid consuming device, so can use the liquid containing body capacious of the liquid that holds.Therefore, can supply liquid constantly to consumption portion from tube connector.
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Fig. 1 is the stereogram from the printer of the observed embodiment of the present utility model of left oblique upper in the place ahead.
Fig. 2 is the stereogram of the structure under the state of having pulled down in the printer of embodiment after the part of device case.
Fig. 3 is the stereogram that pin and the direct-connected state of tube connector are supplied with in expression.
Fig. 4 be expression to the figure of the structure of the supply pin of stream supply ink, be the sectional view along the intercepting of 4 –, 4 lines among Fig. 3.
Fig. 5 represents ink supply pipe and the figure that supplies with the direct-connected state of pin, is the sectional view along 5 –, 5 lines intercepting among Fig. 3.
Fig. 6 is variation, is expression ink supply pipe and the sectional view of supplying with the direct-connected state of pin.
Fig. 7 is variation, is the crooked ink supply pipe of expression and the sectional view of supplying with the direct-connected state of pin.
Fig. 8 is variation, be expression by adapter with the sectional view of ink supply pipe with the state that is connected of supply pin.
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11: as the printer of liquid consuming device;
20: consumption portion;
30: the fluid cartridge installation portion;
35: as the supply pin of supply member;
36: supply port;
37a: as the peristome of supply port;
52: as the ink supply pipe of tube connector;
52h: wall;
52r: crooked stream portion;
52S: containment member;
53h: wall;
53S: containment member;
62: as the electric terminal of electric connection part;
63: as the renewing button of upgrading instruction unit;
EKS: liquid-supplying system;
GP: gap;
SP1, SP2: spatial portion.
The specific embodiment
As the embodiment that the utility model is specialized, ink-jet printer (also abbreviating " printer " as) is the multi-functional mechanical with the image reading apparatus that reads portrait, also is the liquid consuming device that carries out the image printing in (example of medium) injection, consumption ink (example of liquid) from jet head liquid to paper.Below, describe with reference to accompanying drawing.
As shown in Figure 1, printer 11 comprises: apparatus main body 12 and the scanner unit 13 as image read-out that connects and carry in its gravity opposite direction (top) with respect to apparatus main body 12.Apparatus main body 12 comprises the device case 14 as casing that is comprised of multiple members, and paper P is sprayed, consumes the 20(of consumption portion of ink with reference to Fig. 2) etc. be arranged on the inside of device case 14.
On described device case 14, the upside as the place ahead of the discharge direction of publication grade P is provided with the guidance panel 15 that the user operates when making printer 11 runnings.Guidance panel 15 is provided with the LCD for example for the display part 15a(of display menu picture etc.) and be arranged on various action button 15b around the display part 15a.
In addition, in device case 14, at the downside of guidance panel 15, front cover 16 is installed in mode that can folding.Front cover 16 is opened towards side at the moment by the hinge (not shown) that arranges thereunder.And, to cover in front on 16, depression is provided with the handle part 16a dominated by hand in folding front cover 16 for the user.In addition, in device case 14, cover 16 below in front, be provided with row's paper platform 19 that the paper P that will be from apparatus main body 12 discharges discharges outside apparatus main body 12.
In printer 11, downside at row's paper platform 19, be provided with the paper feeding cassette 18 that paper P is loaded with stacked state, the paper P that is in the stacked paper top that holds passed out to one by one be formed on apparatus main body 12 inside transport the path (not shown), and be sent to consumption portion 20.And, paper feeding cassette 18 can be with respect to apparatus main body 12 plugs, be provided with the handle part 18a of eaves shape in its front face side, this handle part 18a is used for when extracting paper feeding cassettes 18 out from apparatus main body 12 dominated by hand for the user, thereby makes it possible to easily forwards extract paper feeding cassette 18 out from apparatus main body 12.In addition, at the rear side of apparatus main body 12, be provided with the placement pallet 17 that loads paper P, place paper P that pallet 17 loads be sent equally be formed on apparatus main body 12 inside transport the path (not shown), and be sent to consumption portion 20.
In addition, in printer 11, from the front of apparatus main body 12, in its left side, be equipped with in the outside of apparatus main body 12 to be in device case 14 to contact or the China ink of contactless state jars 50, described China ink jars 50 is liquid containing bodies, holds the ink that is consumed by consumption portion 20.China ink jar 50 holds four types ink (cyan, magenta ink, yellow ink being arranged in the present embodiment, the versicolor ink of black ink).And, by splicing ear 51, via the versicolor inks as the ink supply pipe 52C of the function of the stream of various inks, 52M, 52Y, 52K supply cyan, magenta ink, yellow ink, black ink in the apparatus main body 12.In addition, in the following description, not according to color differentiating ink supply pipe 52C, 52M, 52Y under the situation of 52K, is referred to as ink supply pipe 52.
Printer 11 has the liquid-supplying system EKS that the various ink feeds in the China ink jar 50 is given consumption portion 20, and described ink is 12 interior supplies from ink supply pipe 52 to apparatus main body.With reference to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 described liquid-supplying system EKS is described.
As shown in Figure 2, the various inks by China ink jar 50 supplies at first are supplied to fluid cartridge installation portion 30 by ink supply pipe 52.Fluid cartridge installation portion 30 is arranged on the inside of device case 14, in the box frame 31 of the approximate box-formed shape of the spatial portion SP1 with front openings, have be arranged on described spatial portion SP1 rear as the supply pin 35(of supply member with reference to Fig. 3).Ink supply pipe 52 is connected on the described supply pin 35, will be the direction of the supply from China ink jar 50 direction settings towards supply pin 35, and various inks flow into from China ink jar 50 streams by ink supply pipe 52 and supply with pin 35.
Flow into the various inks of supplying with pin 35 and flow into ink flow path 41a, described ink flow path 41a is configured on the stream organizator 41 that constitutes stream forming portion 40, and described stream forming portion 40 is configured in the rear of fluid cartridge installation portion 30.On stream 41a, be provided with the conveying mechanism (for example diaphragm pump and check valve etc.) of ink delivery, by the drive conveying mechanism of 40 inputs from not shown drive circuit to the stream forming portion.By driving described conveying mechanism, various inks are sent ink supply pipe 44 from the outflow terminal 42 of ink by being connected the splicing ear 43 that flows out on the terminal 42, described outflow terminal 42 is arranged on the terminal of stream 41a, and described stream 41a is arranged in the stream organizator 41.Then, the various inks of ink supply pipe 44 of flowing through are supplied to jet head liquid 22 by carriage 21, described carriage 21 is connected on the ink supply pipe 44 and ends splicing ear 43 opposite sides, and when carriage 21 slided, the ejection ink carried out the printing of image etc. from jet head liquid 22 to paper P.
In other words, be provided with leading axle 23 at device case 14 internal frames, described leading axle 23 along the horizontal direction (left and right directions) that intersects with the discharge direction of paper along stretching.And, on leading axle 23 can support carriage 21 along the state that left and right directions moves.The part of carriage 21 is fixed on the tray motor (not shown) when driving thereupon together on the mobile belt 24, when belt moves along the scanning direction, be that left and right directions moves back and forth.At the downside of carriage 21, be supported with the jet head liquid 22 that sprays ink (example of liquid) to paper P.And, at movable support bracket 21 and when jet head liquid 22 is moved, spray, consume ink carries out image etc. to paper P printing from mobile jet head liquid 22.In the present embodiment, carriage 21 and jet head liquid 22 are equivalent to consumption portion 20.
Therefore, in the printer 11 of present embodiment, formed and make various inks be supplied to the liquid-supplying system EKS of consumption portion 20 from the ink supply pipe 52 ink supply pipe 44 of flowing through.About described liquid-supplying system EKS, be elaborated with reference to Fig. 3.For convenience of explanation, illustrate and supply with the ink supply pipe 52C of the state of pin 35 before being connected among Fig. 3.
As shown in Figure 3, the structure that is arranged on the liquid-supplying system EKS on the printer 11 is: do not having under the situation of attachment device, will directly be connected as the ink supply pipe 52 of tube connector on the supply pin 35 as supply member.That is to say, supply with pin 35 and arrange in the face of open pore 33H that open pore 33H is arranged on the rear wall 33 of spatial portion SP1 of fluid cartridge installation portion 30.And, supply with pin 35 and be communicated with at stream organizator 41 stream 41a that form, that various inks are flowed through, and corresponding setting with various inks on fluid cartridge installation portion 30.For example, the structure of this supply pin 35 is: will be as the double dot dash line among the print cartridge 55C(figure of fluid cartridge) according to the white arrow indicated direction insert, when being installed on the fluid cartridge installation portion 30, rear wall 33 will rearward move, and supplies with the inside that pin 35 will insert the print cartridge 55C that is mounted.Be housed in the ink (referring to cyan here) of print cartridge 55C inside by the insertion of this supply pin 35, flow into stream 41a via supplying with pin 35.
Here, with reference to Fig. 4 the structure of supplying with pin 35 is described.Because supplying with pin 35, each all has identical structure, so be that representative describes its structure with the supply pin 35 that inserts print cartridge 55C here.
As shown in Figure 4, supply with pin 35 and be the approximate circle cylinder body shape, its base end part is fixed on the stream organizator 41 of stream forming portion 40, and its top ends is configured in the inside of the open pore 33H of rear wall 33.The shape of top ends has the top end face 35a that is taper seat and is the side end face 35b of barrel surface, on the 35b of side end face, at its gravity direction, be the supply port 36 that downside offers ink flow.That is to say, be taper seat by making top end face 35a, can more easily insert print cartridge 55.In addition, because supply port is arranged on the downside of side end face 35b, so rubbish and dust can be difficult to enter supply port.
In the present embodiment, the supply pin 35 with described structure directly is connected with ink supply pipe 52.About with the structure of described supply pin 35 direct-connected ink supply pipes 52, describe with reference to Fig. 5.And in the present embodiment, each structure of supplying with pin 35 is identical, will describe with the structure that ink supply pipe 52M is connected supplying with pin 35 as representative.
As shown in Figure 5, in ink supply pipe 52M and the end side of supplying with pin 35 direct-connected connecting portions, the interior sidewall surface 52h of ink supply pipe 52M is wall in a tubular form at least, and its internal diameter is bigger than the external diameter of the side end face 35b (35c) that supplies with pin 35.The wall 52h that forms described tubulose wall forms the stream of ink, and is provided with containment member 52S in the end side of wall 52h.
And the containment member 52S that makes wall 52h go up setting slides at the side end face 35b that supplies with pin 35, and 52M rearward pushes with the ink supply pipe, and it is connected with supply pin 35.Under the state that has connected like this, as shown in the figure, containment member 52S and side end face 35c as the rear side in the downstream of supply port 36 fit tightly, and prevent sealing that ink spills thereby form.In addition, containment member 52S has preset thickness in the normal direction of wall 52h under connection status.
Below explanation supplies with that pin 35 inserts the ink supply pipe 52 with described structure and the effect when directly connecting.As shown in Figure 5, containment member 52S is with respect to the side end face 35c of that sides of direction of insertion (rear side) of supply port 36 more close ink supply pipes 52 with supply with between the pin 35 and seal, to prevent ink leakage.In addition and since containment member 52S on connecting under the state of ink supply pipe 52 normal direction at wall 52h have preset thickness, therefore at least at the downside that supply port 36 is set, guaranteed the clearance G P between supply port 36 and the wall 52h.Therefore, shown in arrow F among the figure, be supplied to stream 41a from clearance G P by supply port 36 blank part 37 of flowing through by the ink of ink supply pipe 52 supply.
In printer 11, when ink from print cartridge 55 supply the time, the predetermined information of the memory element stores that print cartridge 55 is equipped with (for example the residual volume of the recognition data of print cartridge and ink etc.).That is to say, in the present embodiment, as shown in Figure 3, on the top of the box frame 31 of fluid cartridge installation portion 30, be provided with print cartridge 55 between carry out electric terminal 32C, the 32M, 32Y, the 32K that communicate by letter of various ink informations.And, after print cartridge 55 is mounted, and transmit predetermined information between the electric terminal 56 corresponding to described electric terminal 32C, 32M, 32Y, 32K setting, thereby update stored in the predetermined information about print cartridge 55 in the memory element.
On the other hand, directly connect to supply with pin 35 and during from China ink jar 50 ink supply, the quantity of ink that is received is more than print cartridge 55 on ink supply pipe 52, therefore for example the residual volume information of ink is different with actual meeting.Therefore, in order correcting or the predetermined information that resets, to be complementary with state from China ink jar 50 ink supply with lastest imformation, as shown in Figure 3, will to be installed on the fluid cartridge installation portion 30 as the box 60 that respectively substitutes that substitutes fixing body that can substitute each print cartridge 55 installations.
In addition, substituting under the state that box 60 is installed on liquid installation portion 30, renewing button 63 is arranged on the face that normal direction is the direction (the place ahead) opposite with installation direction (rear), i.e. the front surface of each box main body 61C, 61M, 61Y, 61K.
According to above-mentioned embodiment, can access following effect.
(1) under the supply pin 35 and ink supply pipe 52 direct-connected situations of 20 ink supply of consumption portion, owing to formed sealing being arranged at the downstream of supplying with the supply port 36 on the pin 35, thus can be under the not blocked situation of supply port 36 from ink supply pipe 52 to consumption portion 20 supply inks.
(2) under the supply pin 35 and ink supply pipe 52 direct-connected situations of 20 ink supply of consumption portion, by the containment member 52S as the wall 52h of connecting portion, between supply pin 35 and ink supply pipe 52, formed the sealing that fits tightly, and corresponding to the thickness of containment member 52S, between the wall 52h of supply port 36 and ink supply pipe 52, formed clearance G P.Therefore, can be at supply port 36 not blocked and carried out sealing so that under the state that ink can not revealed from stream, the 20 supply inks from ink supply pipe 52 to consumption portion with high reliability.
(3) under the supply pin 35 and ink supply pipe 52 direct-connected situations of 20 ink supply of consumption portion, because form sealing in the downstream of supply port 36, so can form the printer 11 that can under the not blocked situation of supply port 36, ink be supplied to consumption portion 20 from ink supply pipe 52.
(4) because ink can flow to supply port 36 by the clearance G P that arranges between the supply port 36 of supplying with pin 35 and wall 52h, so can stably supply ink to consumption portion 20 from ink supply pipe 52.
(5) because come the information of the more new subscription information of print cartridge 55 or ink residual volume (for example about) by being arranged on the renewing button 63 on the box 60 of substituting that is mounted, so can allow the supply from the various inks of China ink jar 50, make consumption portion 20 carry out the printing action.
(6) because renewing button 63 is arranged on the front surface that substitutes box, upgrade from the information of electric terminal 62 outputs so can easily operate renewing button 63 from the side at the moment of installation direction.
(7) because in substituting box 60, be provided with under the state that is being installed on the fluid cartridge installation portion 30 not the spatial portion SP2 that interferes with ink supply pipe 52, can successfully be installed on the fluid cartridge installation portion 30 so substitute box 60.
(8) because China ink jar 50 is present in the outside of device case 14, so can use the China ink jar 50 that can hold big capacity ink.Therefore, can allow ink be supplied to consumption portion 20 continuously from ink supply pipe 52.
And above-mentioned embodiment can be done following distortion.
In the above-described embodiment, the supply port 36 of supply pin 35 also can be arranged on and block on the cross section of supplying with pin 36 and forming.For this variation, describe with reference to Fig. 6.
As shown in Figure 6, supplying with on the top ends of pin 35, on the position with respect to the base end part side of supply port 36 more close supply pins 35, with the face cut-out side end face 35b of the direction of insertion quadrature of ink supply pipe 52 or the direction that tilts to intersect.Its result, the top ends of supplying with pin 35 is cut off as shown in phantom in FIG., and blank part 37 has formed the peristome 37a of opening forwards in the cross section that is cut off.And, when cutting away like this, also can form expression at side end face 35b and cut away the mark (for example groove or line) of position.
On the other hand, ink supply pipe 52 is inserting the end side of supplying with pin 35 at least, and its wall 52h is wall in a tubular form, and its internal diameter is the same or littler with the external diameter of the side end face 35b that supplies with pin 35.And, under the state of supplying with pin 35 insertion ink supply pipes 52, as shown in the figure, wall 52h more forms sealing at the 37a of ratio open portion by fitting tightly between the side (downstream) at rear and the side end face 35b, the state that the formation ink can not spill between ink supply pipe 52 and supply pin 35.About the structure of described supply pin 35, the peristome 37a that forms by cut-out is as ink supply port 36 performance functions, and shown in arrow F among the figure, by peristome 37a, the blank part 37 of flowing through is supplied to stream 41a from the ink of ink supply pipe 52 supplies.And identical with above-mentioned embodiment, the structure that disposes containment member 52S in the end of ink supply pipe 52 also can adopt this variation.
Above-mentioned variation also has following effect on the basis with the effect of above-mentioned embodiment (1), (3)-(8).
(9) under the supply pin 35 of consumption portion 20 ink supply and situation that ink supply pipe 52 is connected, because obtain easily as being arranged on the state that the peristome 37a that supplies with the supply port 36 on the pin 35 wall 52h from ink supply pipe 52 separates, so can be at peristome 37a(supply port 36) ink is supplied to consumption portion 20 from ink supply pipe 52 under the not blocked situation.
In the above-described embodiment, wall 52h relative with the opening of supply port 36, that constitute ink flow path also can have to the crooked stream portion away from the direction bending of the opening of supply port 36 on the ink supply pipe 52.About this variation, describe with reference to Fig. 7.
As shown in Figure 7, inserting on the ink supply pipe 52 of supplying with pin 35, compare with rear wall 33 part that is positioned at the place ahead form radius of curvature be R, to the gravity direction side, i.e. the curved shape of downside bending, described the place ahead is a side opposite with direction of insertion.Its result, the wall 52h that forms the ink supply pipe 52 of ink flow path has formed the crooked stream 52r of portion, and wall 52h and the supply port 36 of the curved interior of the ink supply pipe 52 relative with supply port 36 are separated.In other words, the wall 52h of the ink supply pipe 52 relative with supply port 36 and supply port 36 are separated and formed the crooked stream 52r of portion.Its result, shown in arrow F among the figure, the ink of supplying from ink supply pipe 52M can pass through supply port 36, and the blank part 37 of flowing through is supplied to stream 41a.
In this variation, as an example of the structure that forms the crooked stream 52r of portion, can adopt will have flexure plane 38a(it makes 52 bendings of ink supply pipe) the fixed component 39 such as member 38 usefulness screws that is bent to form be fixed on structure on the rear wall 33.Certainly, as long as can make ink supply pipe 52 crooked, be not limited only to said structure.
And, in this variation, on ink supply pipe 52, becoming the end side of inserting the connecting portion of supplying with pin 35 at least, the wall 52h of ink supply pipe 52 is wall in a tubular form, and its internal diameter is identical or less relatively with the external diameter of the side end face 35c that supplies with pin 35.Therefore, form following structure: ink supply pipe 52 does not use containment member 52S, fits tightly by side end face 35c and wall 52h, forms sealing in the downstream at the rear of supply port 36.Certainly, identical with above-mentioned embodiment, the structure that containment member 52S is set in the end of ink supply pipe 52 also can adopt this variation.
Above-mentioned variation also has following effect on the basis with the effect of above-mentioned embodiment (1), (3)-(8).
(10) under the supply pin 35 of consumption portion 20 ink supply and situation that ink supply pipe 52 is connected, because between supply port 36 and the wall 52h relative with supply port 36, formed clearance G P, so can under the not blocked situation of supply port 36, ink be supplied to consumption portion 20 from ink supply pipe 52.
In the above-described embodiment, under ink supply pipe 52 and supply pin 35 direct-connected situations, also can be the structure that connects by adapter 53.About this variation, describe with reference to Fig. 8.
As shown in Figure 8, in this variation, at first will supply with pin 35 and be connected with adapter 53, adapter 53 after connecting is connected with ink supply pipe 52 again, thus, make adapter 53 with ink supply pipe 52 as tube connector performance function, formed ink supply pipe 52 and supplied with the structure that pin 35 is connected.That is to say that adapter 53 is becoming and the rearward end side of supplying with the connecting portion that pin 35 is connected at least, its inboard wall 53h forms a 53b of portion, and the internal diameter of the 53b of this is than the side end face 35b(35c of supply pin 35) external diameter big.The wall 53h of the described tube 53b of portion has formed ink flow path, and end side is provided with containment member 53S thereafter.Therefore, identical with above-mentioned embodiment, be in sliding mode following time at side end face 35b and containment member 53S, adapter 53 is pushed to supplying with pin 35, more making ink to reveal from ink flow path by forming sealing on the position in downstream and between the supply pin 35, sealing at this state lower seal member 53S than supply port 36.
On the other hand, on described adapter 53, with the leading section side of the opposition side of supplying with the rearward end side that pin 35 is connected, wall 53h forms the tube portion 53a littler than the diameter of rearward end side.And, with respect to the 53a of this pushing ink supply pipe 52, make the wall 52h of ink supply pipe 52 and the 53a of tube portion fit tightly.Its result, shown in arrow F among the figure, by supply port 36, the blank part 37 of flowing through is supplied to stream 41a to the ink that comes from ink supply pipe 52 supply via the stream of adapter 53.
According to this variation, because needn't strengthen the external diameter of ink supply pipe 52, increase so can suppress the space of configuration ink supply pipe 52 in the printer 11.In addition, because can not allow yielding material to make adapter 53 with for example rigid plastics etc., so as containment member 53S, can adopt suitable rubber etc. to have flexual material.
In the above-described embodiment, China ink jar 50 is not limited to be arranged on the outside of device case 14, also can be arranged on the situations such as inside of device case 14.
In the above-described embodiment, medium is not limited to paper P, also can be the board-like material that materials such as metallic plate, resin plate, cloth constitute.That is to say, as long as can transport, and can carry out materials printed to it by the ink that is consumed by consumption portion 20 and can use as medium.
In the above-described embodiment, consumption portion 20 is not limited only to use at jet head liquid 22 and follows on the string type printer that print cartridge 21 moves back and forth together, also can use at injector head 22 fixing and can the Breadth Maximum scope at paper on the line printer that prints.
In the above-described embodiment, printer 11 can not have scanner unit 13, so long as the Multi Role Aircraft that has consumption portion 20 and have functions such as FAX device or copy device gets final product.
In the above-described embodiment, though liquid consuming device has been specialized as the ink-jet printer 11 with the fluid jetting head that sprays ink, also can be embodied as the liquid injection apparatus that shoots out other liquid in addition to the ink.Can be widely applicable for the various liquid injection apparatus of the fluid jetting head with the drop that shoots out small deal.Drop refers to shoot out from described liquid injection apparatus the state of the liquid that, and comprises granular, tear shape, also comprises the shape of trailing into wire.In addition, the liquid of saying here refers to any material that can eject from liquid injection apparatus.For example, the material of any state when being in liquid phase, the liquid of high or low viscosity, colloidal sol, gel, inorganic solvent, organic solvent, solution, liquid resin, the such fluid of liquid metal (metallic solution), also be not limited to the liquid as a kind of state of material in addition, also comprised the functional material that is formed by solid such as pigment or metallic particles particle dissolving, disperse or be blended in the solvent and the material that forms.In addition, also can exemplify out as the representational example as liquid such as the ink mentioned in the above-mentioned embodiment or liquid crystal.At this, ink comprises various fluid compositions such as general water-base ink, oily ink and gel ink, hot melt ink.As the example that liquid injection apparatus is specialized, the liquid injection apparatus that sprays following liquid is for example arranged: this liquid with disperse or the mode of dissolving contain making LCD, EL(electroluminescent) materials such as the electrode material that uses when display, face active display, filter etc. and color material.Perhaps, also can be: spray the biological organic liquid injection apparatus for the manufacture of biochip; Be used as precise pipet and injection as the liquid injection apparatus of the liquid of test portion; And microprocessor or printing equipment etc.In addition, also can adopt: to the liquid injection apparatus of precision optical machineries such as clock and watch or camera location (pinpoint) jet lubrication oil; The liquid injection apparatus of transparent resin liquid such as injection ultraviolet curable resin in order to be formed on that optical communication device etc. goes up that little dome lens (optical lens) of using waits and on the substrate; For substrate etc. is carried out etching and spray liquid injection apparatus as etchants such as acid or alkali.The utility model goes for above any liquid injection apparatus.
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1. liquid-supplying system, be used for having to liquid consuming device, be provided with to the supply member of the supply port of the consumption portion supply liquid of consumable liquid and supply with described liquid, described liquid-supplying system has:
Tube connector, described tube connector is used for connecting described supply member, and described tube connector has the stream of described liquid, and leans on the position in downstream on the direction of the supply of described liquid than described supply port, is formed with the sealing that described liquid that can not is revealed from described stream; And
The liquid containing body holds described liquid, supplies described liquid to the described stream of described tube connector.
2. liquid-supplying system according to claim 1, wherein,
Described tube connector has the connecting portion that is connected with described supply member,
Described sealing is formed by the containment member that is arranged on described connecting portion.
3. liquid-supplying system according to claim 1, wherein,
Described tube connector has the wall of the stream that constitutes described liquid, and is provided with the gap at least between the supply port of described supply member and described wall and is connected with described supply member.
4. liquid-supplying system according to claim 3, wherein,
Described tube connector is connected with described supply port on being arranged on the cross section of blocking described supply member and forming.
5. according to claim 3 or 4 described liquid-supplying systems, wherein,
Described tube connector has crooked stream portion, and described crooked stream and the wall of stream that constitute described liquid relative with opening described supply port portion is to the direction bending away from the opening of described supply port.
6. liquid-supplying system according to claim 1, wherein,
Have the fixing body of substituting, the described fixing body that substitutes can replace fluid cartridge and be installed in the fluid cartridge installation portion, and described fluid cartridge installation portion is installed described fluid cartridge removably, and described fluid cartridge is held described liquid, and different with described liquid containing body,
The described fixing body that substitutes is provided with:
Electrical connection section can be exported predetermined information; And
Upgrade instruction unit, indicate the renewal of described predetermined information.
7. liquid-supplying system according to claim 6, wherein,
Described renewal instruction unit is arranged on the following face, that is, substitute under the state that fixing body is installed in described fluid cartridge installation portion described, and described normal direction is the direction opposite with installation direction.
8. according to claim 6 or 7 described liquid-supplying systems, wherein,
The described fixing body that substitutes is provided with spatial portion, substitutes under the state that fixing body is installed in described fluid cartridge installation portion described, describedly substitutes fixing body and described tube connector does not interfere.
9. liquid consuming device is characterized in that having:
Consumption portion, consumable liquid;
Supply member is provided with supply port from described liquid to described consumption portion that supply; And each described liquid-supplying system in the right request 1 to 8.
10. liquid-consumed system according to claim 9, wherein,
Have casing, and have described liquid containing body in the outside of this casing, have described consumption portion in the inside of described casing.
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