CN203032094U - Liquid cartridge, liquid supply system and liquid consumption device - Google Patents

Liquid cartridge, liquid supply system and liquid consumption device Download PDF

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CN203032094U
CN203032094U CN 201220667317 CN201220667317U CN203032094U CN 203032094 U CN203032094 U CN 203032094U CN 201220667317 CN201220667317 CN 201220667317 CN 201220667317 U CN201220667317 U CN 201220667317U CN 203032094 U CN203032094 U CN 203032094U
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The utility model provides a liquid cartridge which can inhibit the interfusion of dust and can continuously and stably supply a liquid to a consumption unit by a supply component, a liquid supply system and a liquid consumption device. An ink tank (75) is received by a space enclosed by a device housing (14), the ink tank (75) is connected with the consumption unit (20) which consumes ink so as to supply ink to a supply needle (35) for supplying ink, and the ink tank (75) is provided with a supplement port (77) for supplementing ink.

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Liquid containing body, liquid-supplying system and liquid consuming device
Technical field
The utility model relates to the consumption portion of consumable liquid supplies liquid containing body, the liquid-supplying system of this liquid and the liquid consuming device with this liquid-supplying system.
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, this ink supply system by be inserted in supply pin (supply member) in the print cartridge (liquid containing body) from this print cartridge that ink is housed to supplying this ink as the jet head liquid of the consumption portion that consumes ink.And the printing that is accompanied by image is sprayed the ink that is supplied to paper, consumes ink thus.Therefore, this liquid injection apparatus also is liquid consuming device.
In the liquid injection apparatus as 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 liquid-supplying system of outer pot supply ink, the ink saturation of described outer pot is bigger than print cartridge.For example, in patent documentation 1, following structure is disclosed: install and to substitute the attachment device of installing with print cartridge at the box frame, what make that the liquid injection apparatus side is equipped with is connected with ink supply pipe as connecting elements as the supply pin of providing ink member, supplies ink from outer pot to this supply pin by this ink supply pipe.
Yet, under the situation of patent documentation 1 disclosed structure, because outer pot is arranged on the outside of the casing of liquid injection apparatus, be in the state that exposes usually, so dust is easy to be deposited on the outer pot.Therefore, injecting ink (liquid) when replenishing to outer pot, dust and ink are together sneaked into a jar interior probability and also can be uprised.Therefore, because the dust of sneaking into has hindered the circulation of ink, so ink can't be stablized and be supplied to consumption portion by supplying with pin continuously.
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The utility model content
The utility model is finished in order to solve above-mentioned problem, and its purpose is, liquid containing body, liquid-supplying system and the liquid consuming device of sneaking into and liquid is stablized and is supplied to continuously by supply member consumption portion that can suppress dust are provided.
In order to achieve the above object, liquid containing body of the present utility model can be contained in the area of space that is surrounded by casing, in described area of space, be provided with the consumption portion of consumable liquid and supply the supply member of described liquid to described consumption portion, described liquid containing body is characterised in that, have additional mouthful that replenishes described liquid, and described liquid containing body connects under described liquid containing body is contained in state in the described area of space and can supply described liquid to described supply member.
According to described structure, suppressed dust accretions on replenishing mouthful owing to be contained in liquid containing body in the area of space that is surrounded by casing, so dust mouthful is sneaked into from replenishing when having suppressed liquid make-up.Its result can supply liquid to consumption portion continuously and stably by supply member.
In liquid containing body of the present utility model, described area of space has the 1st spatial portion and the 2nd spatial portion, described supply member is in the face of described the 1st spatial portion, described the 2nd spatial portion and described the 1st spatial portion adjacency, at least a portion of described liquid containing body can be contained in described the 2nd spatial portion.
According to described structure, the liquid containing body is formed with the volume part of receiving fluids in the 2nd spatial portion, and wherein said the 2nd spatial portion has the area of space with the 1st spatial portion adjacency, and supply member is in the face of described the 1st spatial portion.Therefore, increased the volume that holds of liquid, so can supply liquid to consumption portion continuously and stably by supply member.
In liquid containing body of the present utility model, the hands-off position of area of space that described the 2nd spatial portion occupies when being arranged on the action that consumes described liquid with described consumption portion.
According to this structure, the liquid containing body that can suppress to hold hinders the problem that consumption portion consumes action.
In liquid containing body of the present utility model, part in being contained in described the 1st spatial portion is provided with electrical connection section and stream connecting portion, the output of described electrical connection section allows described consumption portion to consume the signal of telecommunication of action, and described stream connecting portion is connected with described supply member and supplies described liquid.
According to described structure, can when supply liquid from the liquid containing body that holds to consumption portion, allow consumption portion that the liquid that is supplied is carried out and consume action.
Liquid-supplying system of the present utility model has: the liquid containing body of said structure; Electrical connecting member, the described consumption of output permission portion consumes the signal of telecommunication of action; And the stream connecting elements, be connected with described supply member, supply described liquid.
According to described structure, can obtain following liquid-supplying system: can when supply liquid from the liquid containing body that holds to consumption portion, allow consumption portion that the liquid that is supplied is carried out and consume action.
In liquid-supplying system of the present utility model, described stream connecting elements is for having flexual pipe.
According to described structure and since supply member with have flexual pipe and be connected, so in the area of space in casing, enlarged the allowed band of the allocation position of liquid containing body.
In liquid-supplying system of the present utility model, have the casing that holds that can be contained in described the 1st spatial portion, described electrical connecting member is arranged on described holding on the casing.
According to described structure, owing in the 1st spatial portion, held casing, therefore can allow consumption portion that the liquid that is supplied is carried out and consume action.
In liquid-supplying system of the present utility model, have loading part, described loading part loads the described liquid containing body that is contained in described the 2nd spatial portion.
According to described structure, can the liquid containing body easily be contained in the 2nd spatial portion by loading part.
Liquid consuming device of the present utility model has: casing forms area of space; Described consumption portion is arranged in the described area of space consumable liquid; And the liquid-supplying system of said structure.
According to described structure, can obtain following liquid consuming device: can when supply liquid from the liquid containing body that holds to consumption portion, allow consumption portion that the liquid that is supplied is carried out and consume action.
In liquid consuming device of the present utility model, have travel mechanism, described travel mechanism moves to upper/lower positions the described liquid containing body that is contained in the described area of space, and described position is that described at least additional mouth is positioned at the position outside the described area of space.
According to described structure, mouthful move to outside the area of space by making the additional of liquid containing body, can be under supply member and state that connecting elements is connected, from additional mouth to liquid containing body liquid make-up.Therefore, can continue and stably to consumption portion supply liquid.
In liquid consuming device of the present utility model, have the guidance panel of operating for to the consumption action of described consumption portion, the described additional mouth that is contained in the described liquid containing body in the described area of space is disposed at described guidance panel the position of exposing under the state of swing offset has taken place.
According to described structure, mouthful be exposed to outside the area of space by making the additional of liquid containing body, can be under supply member and state that connecting elements is connected, from additional mouth to liquid containing body liquid make-up.Therefore, can continue and stably to consumption portion supply liquid.
In liquid consuming device of the present utility model, at least a portion of the described casing that surrounds described area of space, be provided with the Visual Confirmation portion that can Visual Confirmation be contained in the described liquid in the described liquid containing body.
According to described structure, because the liquid measure of the liquid that can from the outside Visual Confirmation liquid containing body of casing, hold, so under the situation that the liquid in can the liquid containing body in avoiding liquid injection apparatus exhausts, to liquid containing body liquid make-up.Therefore, can provide the liquid injection apparatus that can continue and stably supply liquid to consumption portion.
In liquid consuming device of the present utility model, the downstream on the flow direction of the described liquid that flows to described consumption portion from described supply member is provided with the liquid flow unit that makes the described consumption of described flow direction portion.
According to described structure, liquid is flow into the consumption portion from the liquid containing body that is connected with supply member.Therefore, for example do not need predetermined water-head etc. is set, in the area of space in casing, enlarged the allowed band of the allocation position of liquid containing body thus.
Liquid containing body of the present utility model is the 2nd liquid containing body that can be installed on the liquid injection apparatus, and described liquid injection apparatus has: the consumption portion of consumable liquid comprises jet head liquid at least; The 1st spatial portion can hold the 1st liquid containing body, and described the 1st liquid containing body holds the liquid that is supplied to described consumption portion; The 2nd spatial portion is communicated with described the 1st spatial portion, and the area of space that occupies when carrying out liquid-consumed action with described consumption portion is not interfered; And device box, surround described consumption portion, described the 1st spatial portion and described the 2nd spatial portion at least; Described liquid containing body is characterised in that: can be installed in described the 2nd spatial portion, have the liquid injection port that can inject liquid to inside.
In liquid containing body of the present utility model, described the 2nd liquid containing body is connected with described the 1st liquid containing body.
In liquid containing body of the present utility model, the liquid containing body that possesses described liquid injection port is configured to: folded mutually with at least a portion of transporting the path on the above-below direction of as shown in Figure 2 coordinate direction, the described path of transporting is used for transporting paper by described liquid injection apparatus printing.
In liquid containing body of the present utility model, described the 2nd liquid containing body and described the 1st liquid containing body are integrally formed.
In liquid containing body of the present utility model, described the 2nd liquid containing body is mounted to: when the part of described casing was opened wide, described liquid injection port can expose from described casing.
In liquid containing body of the present utility model, described the 2nd liquid containing body is mounted to: when the part of described casing is opened wide, can move outside described casing.
Liquid-supplying system of the present utility model has: the liquid containing body is provided with the liquid injection port that can inject liquid to inside; Feed tube for liquid is supplied to liquid consuming device with the liquid in the described liquid containing body; And substitute box, have can be arranged on described liquid consuming device on the electrical connecting member that is connected of electrical connection section, the described box that substitutes is contained in the box frame, described box frame can hold the fluid cartridge that is arranged in the described liquid consuming device; Described feed tube for liquid does not substitute box and described liquid is supplied to described liquid consuming device by described.
In liquid-supplying system of the present utility model, the described box that substitutes is provided with button, be arranged on the described liquid consuming device described electrical connection section be arranged on the state that the described described electrical connecting member that substitutes on the box can communicate by letter under, described button can be operated with the information of new subscription more.
In liquid-supplying system of the present utility model, have the integrally formed box that substitutes, the described box that substitutes has at least: upper surface is provided with described electrode connecting elements; And front surface, be provided with described button, intersect with described upper surface.
Liquid-supplying system of the present utility model has: the liquid containing body is provided with the liquid injection port that can inject liquid to inside; Feed tube for liquid is connected with liquid consuming device, and the liquid in the described liquid containing body is supplied to described liquid consuming device; And substitute box, have electrical connecting member, described electrical connecting member can be arranged on described liquid consuming device on electrical connection section be connected; The described box that substitutes is with under described feed tube for liquid and state that described liquid consuming device is connected, and the mode that can load and unload is contained in the box frame, and described box frame holds the fluid cartridge that is arranged in the described liquid consuming device.
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Fig. 1 is the stereogram of the printer of a kind of embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 2 is the structural perspective of the front cover of the printer of embodiment being opened state afterwards.
Fig. 3 is the front view that schematically shows the structure of the liquid-supplying system that printer has.
Fig. 4 is the vertical view that schematically shows the structure of the liquid-supplying system that printer has.
Fig. 5 is expression makes the China ink jar operating state that moves outside device case by travel mechanism structure chart.
Fig. 6 is expression ink supply pipe and the stereogram of supplying with the direct-connected state of pin.
Fig. 7 is the vertical view that schematically shows black jar structure of variation.
Fig. 8 is the vertical view that schematically shows black jar structure of other variation.
Fig. 9 is the vertical view that schematically shows black jar structure of other variation.
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11: as the printer of liquid consuming device;
14: as the device case of casing;
15: guidance panel;
16: as the front cover of casing;
16T: as the transparent region of Visual Confirmation portion;
20: consumption portion;
35: as the supply pin of supply member;
40: as the stream forming portion of liquid flow unit;
62C, 62M, 62Y, 62K: as electric connection part or be electrically connected the electric terminal of member;
77: replenish mouth;
78: as the ink supply pipe of stream connecting elements;
79: as the supply port of stream connecting portion;
80: travel mechanism;
EKS: liquid-supplying system;
SP1: the 1st spatial portion;
SP3: the 2nd 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 in that (example of medium) sprays, carries out when consuming ink (example of liquid) liquid consuming device of the printing of image etc. 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 gravity opposite direction (top) with respect to apparatus main body 12.Apparatus main body 12 comprises the device case 14 as the casing of printer 11 that is comprised of multiple members, and is provided with the consumption portion 20 of spraying, consuming ink to paper P in the area of space that this device case 14 surrounds.
On 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.By this action button 15b is operated, consumption portion 20 is carried out consume action, thereby carry out the printing of image etc.
In addition, in device case 14, at the downside of guidance panel 15, install in mode that can folding as the front cover 16 of one of device case 14.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 the present embodiment, consumption portion 20 has carriage 21 and jet head liquid 22.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 P along stretching.On leading axle 23, can support carriage 21 along the state that left and right directions moves with carriage 21.The part of carriage 21 is fixed on the tray motor (not shown) when driving thereupon together on the mobile belt, when belt moves carriage 21 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, base board unit 25 with drive circuit etc. is configured in the right-hand end of the moving area that carriage 21 moves along left and right directions, at movable support bracket 21 and when jet head liquid 22 is moved, this drive circuit drives mobile jet head liquid 22 makes it spray ink.On the other hand, the left end of the moving area that moves along left and right directions at carriage 21 disposes and holds to the 20(of consumption portion jet head liquid 22) a plurality of (being 4 in the present embodiment) print cartridge 55 of the ink of supply.In addition, also have: the ink supply pipe 44 that is used for the box frame 31 that print cartridge 55 is installed in mode removably and is used for ink is supplied from box frame 31 directions to carriage 21 sides.In addition, cover in front under 16 states of opening, by at guide portion 31a(with reference to Fig. 2) guiding under plug, print cartridge 55 can load and unload with respect to box frame 31.
As shown in Figure 2, in the printer 11 with described structure, be arranged in the area of space that is surrounded by device case 14 as the 1st spatial portion SP1 that faces to the supply pin 35 of the supply member of consumption portion 20 ink supply.The area of space that the 1st spatial portion SP1 disposes box frame 31 as the rear portion and print cartridge 55 is installed forms.And, be provided with the 14a of housing wall portion as the part of device case 14 respectively on the right side of the area of space of described spatial portion SP1, be provided with the 14b of housing wall portion as the part of device case 14 in the left side of base board unit 25, and between this 14a of housing wall portion and the 14b of housing wall portion, be provided with the 2nd spatial portion SP3.
In the present embodiment, the 2nd spatial portion SP3 be arranged in the area of space that is surrounded by device case 14, with consumption portion 20 on the position of carrying out the area of space mutually noninterfere that the consumption of ink action time occupies, the i.e. top of the moving area of carriage 21.And the 2nd spatial portion SP3 has the area of space bigger than area of space SP1.And, in described the 2nd spatial portion SP3, accommodate China ink jar 75, this China ink jar 75 is different from print cartridge 55 and is holding the ink identical with print cartridge 55, and has additional mouthful 77 that can replenish these inks, inserts and is contained among the 2nd spatial portion SP3 in the mode of arrow indication among the figure for example.Therefore, China ink jars 75 can have than print cartridge 55 bigger hold volume, China ink jars 75 can hold than print cartridge 55 more quantity of ink.
In the present embodiment, dispose China ink jars 75, this China ink jar 75 holds the ink identical with the ink that holds among print cartridge 55C, 55M, 55Y, the 55K respectively.That is to say, the structure of China ink jar 75 is: have respectively with cyan, magenta ink, yellow ink, the versicolor ink of black ink is contained in 4 ink accommodation sections wherein, and function is brought into play as China ink jar 75C, 75M, 75Y, 75K respectively in each ink accommodation section.And, disposing additional mouthful 77 that replenishes ink at each China ink jar 75C, 75M, 75Y, 75K, under the state in holding, be configured in the 2nd spatial portion SP3, this additional mouthful 77 is configured on the upper surface of antigravity side.And, replenish mouth 77 and covered by not shown lid usually, when replenishing ink, uncap.In addition, on each China ink jar 5C, 75M, 75Y, 75K, the front surface that is positioned at front cover 16 sides under the state in being configured in the second spatial portion SP3 is pasted with the label 76(dash area of the color of the ink that expression holds and kind etc.).
China ink jar 75 is held and is contained on jar frame 72, and on the other hand, jar frame 72 is supported by frame brace table 71.The device case 14(that the two ends, the left and right sides of described brace table 71 are fixed on printer 11 is the 14a of housing wall portion and the 14b of housing wall portion for example) on.Therefore, in printer 11, a jar frame 72 is installed be fixed in the state that the frame brace table 71 among the second spatial portion SP3 supporting by two ends, the left and right sides under, China ink jars 75 is accommodated in the 2nd spatial portion SP3 thus, namely in the area of space that is surrounded by device case 14.Consequently, 75 of frame brace table 71 and jar frame 72 conduct China ink jars loading part is brought into play function.
In addition, frame brace table 71 is fixed on the device case 14 with dismountable state, for example, and when consumption portion 20 being maintained etc., pull down this brace table 71, can utilize the 2nd spatial portion SP3 to carry out the maintenance works such as paperboard (Jam) processing of paper thus.
Its result, printer 11 has had under the state that print cartridge 55C, 55M, 55Y, 55K are not installed, the China ink jar 75 liquid-supplying system EKS to 20 ink supply of consumption portion from be contained in the 2nd spatial portion SP3.With reference to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 described liquid-supplying system EKS is described.And for convenience of explanation, Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 have only schematically shown necessary structural element.
As shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4, the liquid-supplying system EKS that is equipped with on the printer 11 is supplied to consumption portion 20 with the ink that is contained in respectively among China ink jar 75C, 75M, 75Y, the 75K via ink supply pipe 44.That is to say, be connected by flexual ink supply pipe 78C, 78M, 78Y, 78K as the stream connecting elements between each China ink jar 75C, 75M, 75Y, 75K and the supply pin 35.In the present embodiment, be referred to as " ink supply pipe 78 " under the situation that ink supply pipe 78C, 78M, 78Y, 78K(do not distinguish) an end be connected respectively with the back side of China ink jars 75, the other end passes box frame 31 and is connected with supply pin 35 with slit between the 14a of housing wall portion.By being connected with described ink supply pipe 78, the ink that is contained in the China ink jar 75 is supplied to supply pin 35.
The stream forming portion 40 as liquid flow unit performance function that is supplied to the ink of supplying with pin 35 rear by box frame 31 to set is supplied to ink supply pipe 44.That is to say that stream forming portion 40 has: the ink flow path that the supply pin 35 that sets with an end and its place ahead is communicated with and the other end is connected with the state of ink supply pipe 44 connections.Described stream is provided with not shown membrane pump and non-return valve etc.And membrane pump moves according to for example driving signal from base board unit 25, serves as when supply pin 35, downstream are the ink flow direction of ink supply pipe 44, each ink to be flowed at the upstream side that forms with stream thus.Its result, stream forming portion 40 are positioned at from supplying with the downstream that ink that pin 35 flows to consumption portion 20 flows to, and irrespectively each ink are supplied to consumption portion 20 by ink supply pipe 44 from each China ink jars 75 with the equipping position of China ink among the 2nd spatial portion SP3 jars 75.
In addition, in liquid-supplying system EKS, the label 76 that is affixed on the front surface of China ink jars 75 is pasted with the state that the surface of the member of the China ink of the either side of side and downside at least thereon jars 75 reveals.In the present embodiment, the form all exposed with the China ink jar surperficial 75b of the China ink jar surperficial 75a on its top and bottom of label 76 sticks on the China ink jars 75.And at least a portion of upper face 75a and lower surface 75b is made of member ink, that have the transparency (or translucence) that can Visual Confirmation be contained in the China ink jars 75.
And, be formed with see-through area 16T as Visual Confirmation portion at the front cover 16 of the casing that constitutes printer 11, cover in front under 16 closing state, one of label 76, upper face 75a and lower surface 75b can pass through see-through area 16T Visual Confirmation at least.In the present embodiment, see-through area 16T is the open pore that is arranged on the front cover 16, can Visual Confirmation label 76 and the lower surface 75b of each China ink jar 75C, 75M, 75Y, 75K.In addition, see-through area 16T also can be formed by transparent material (or trnaslucent materials).
In addition, in liquid-supplying system EKS, the China ink jar 75 that is provided among the second spatial portion SP3 can move forward as white arrow indication among Fig. 4 from being provided in the state in the printer 11.And, be equipped with to make China ink jar 75 move to its additional mouthful 77 travel mechanism that is positioned at the position outside the second spatial portion SP3 at least.About described travel mechanism 80, describe with reference to Fig. 5.In addition, in the present embodiment, till additional mouthful 77 front cover 16 states more on the front that move to than printer 11.
As shown in Figure 5, travel mechanism 80 has: periphery is provided with rotating shaft 81 and the sliding component 82 of screw 81a, and described sliding component 82 is provided with the rack tooth 82a of this screw 81a interlock and erects 2 columnar part 82b that arrange in accordance with regulations at interval.Make rotating shaft 81 rotations by not shown drive source, sliding component 82 is moved forward and backward.
And travel mechanism 80 has the bar-shaped link component 83,84,85 of forming linkage.In other words, this travel mechanism 80 has: to be fixed on the link component 84 that rotates centered by the fixed axis J1 on device case 14 grades and to be fixed on the link component 85 that rotates centered by the fixed axis J2 on device case 14 etc. equally.Fixed axis J1, J2 arrange along fore-and-aft direction interval in accordance with regulations.And this travel mechanism 80 has: the link component 83 that the rotating shaft 85a that arranges on the rotating shaft 84a that arranges on the end with link component 84 and the end of link component 85 is connected. Rotating shaft 84a, 85a are arranged on upper/lower positions: when link component 83 was moved up in front and back, link component 84 and link component 85 rotated when keeping the state that is parallel to each other.
On link component 83, one end (referring to the rear end here) is provided with protuberance 83a, and is mobile with sliding component 82 in order to make this protuberance 83a, and it is arranged on the position between 2 columnar part 82b of sliding component 82.In addition, on link component 84, the end of an opposite side of the side that it is connected with link component 83 is provided with rotating shaft 84b, and described rotating shaft 84b is connected with a jar frame 72.Equally, on link component 85, its end with an opposite side of a side of link component 83 connections is provided with rotating shaft 85b, and described rotating shaft 85b is connected with a jar frame 72.Travel mechanism 80 is above structure.
Below, about having the liquid-supplying system EKS of described structure, its effect (action) is described.As shown in Figure 4, under the state among each China ink jar 75C, 75M, 75Y, 75K the 2nd spatial portion SP3 the device case 14 that is equipped on printer 11 in, by ink supply pipe 78C, 78M, 78Y, 78K to 35 ink supply of supply pin.And, flow by stream forming portion 40 from supplying with pin 35 ink supplied, be supplied to consumption portion 20, and in consumption portion 20, be consumed.
If the user has arrived by the see-through area 16T Visual Confirmation on the front cover 16 of closed condition because the consumption of described ink, the fact that the residual volume of the ink that holds in the China ink jars 75 has tailed off then makes travel mechanism 80 state shown in the solid line from Fig. 5 begin to move and becomes the state shown in the double dot dash line.Namely, when opening front cover 16, make rotating shaft 81 rotations, make sliding component 82 mobile backward, thus, jar frame 72 moves forward by linkage, and China ink jars 75 is from jumping back out to the place ahead of printer 11 by opening opening that front cover 16 forms, and the additional mouth 77 of China ink jars 75 is exposing from the state of top Visual Confirmation.At this moment, have flexual ink supply pipe 78 and be subjected to displacement not hindering under China ink jar 75 situations about moving, thereby China ink jars 75 can easily be moved.
In addition, printer 11 under the situation by print cartridge 55 ink supply, the communicating by letter of information data (for example residual volume of the recognition data of print cartridge and ink etc.) of being scheduled to the memory element (not shown) that print cartridge 55 has.That is, in the present embodiment, as shown in Figure 6, the top of box frame 31 be provided with print cartridge 55 between carry out electric terminal 32C, the 32M, 32Y, the 32K that communicate by letter of the data message of each ink.Under the situation that print cartridge 55 is mounted, the communication of the information data of being scheduled between described electric terminal 32C, 32M, 32Y, 32K and the print cartridge 55.Because the carrying out of this communication, printer 11 be when consumption portion 20 consumes action (namely paper P being carried out printing treatment), the information data of being scheduled to about print cartridge 55 of updated stored element storage.
On the other hand, supply with directly connect ink supply pipe 78 on the pin 35, under the situation of China ink jar 75 ink supply because and can't communicate between electric terminal 32C, 32M, 32Y, the 32K, the situation that consumption portion 20 does not carry out printing treatment can appear.Perhaps because many than print cartridge 55 of the quantity of ink that holds, can occur the residual volume of ink for example data message can and the different situation of data of reality.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in Figure 6, in box frame 31, be equipped with and substitute box 60, this substitutes between box 60 and electric terminal 32C, 32M, 32Y, the 32K and communicates, and update information data to revise or the predetermined information that resets, makes information data and state from China ink jar 75 ink supply be complementary.That is, substituting box 60 is the casings that hold that can be contained among the 1st spatial portion SP1, can replace each print cartridge 55C, 55M, 55Y, 55K to be installed on the box frame 31.In addition, substitute box 60 and have the box body of substituting 61, this substitutes box body 61 in order not interfere with ink supply pipe 78 when mounted, is provided with the recess S P2 of opening rearward at middle body.And in substituting box body 61, each electric terminal 62C, the 62M, 62Y, the 62K that are arranged on upper surface bring into play function as electrical connecting member, and can carry out data communication with electric terminal 32C, 32M, 32Y, 32K under the state after the installation.Under the described state that can communicate by letter, for example, substitute the button 63 that arranges on the front surface of box body 61 by operation, allow consumption portion 20 to consume the electric signal of action from each electric terminal 62C, 62M, 62Y, 62K output, suitably update information data is to be complementary with supply condition from the ink of China ink jars 75.Its result, in printer 11, the printing treatment of consumption portion 20 can be proceeded.
According to above-mentioned embodiment, can access following effect.
(1) because being contained in China ink jars 75 in the area of space that is surrounded by device case 14 has suppressed dust and accumulate in and replenish mouthfuls 77, sneaks into from replenishing mouthfuls 77 so suppressed when replenishing ink dust.Its result can provide by supplying with pin 35 and ink be stablized and be supplied to continuously the China ink jar 75 of consumption portion 20.
(2) because China ink jar 75 has formed the volume part of holding ink in the 2nd spatial portion SP3, so can increase the volume that holds of ink.Therefore, can be by supplying with pin 35 that ink is stable and be supplied to consumption portion 20 continuously.
(3) the moving area mutually noninterfere when consuming action because of the 2nd spatial portion SP3 and carriage 21 is so China ink jar 75 obstruction consumption portions 20 that suppressed to be contained in wherein consume action.
(4) can access from being contained in China ink jars 75 in the 2nd spatial portion SP3 in the consumption portion 20 supply liquid, allow 20 pairs of inks that are supplied of consumption portion to consume the liquid-supplying system of action.
(5) ink supply pipe 78 is to have flexual pipe, therefore has flexual pipe by supply pin 35 with this and is connected, and in the area of space in device case 14, has enlarged the allowed band of black jar 75 allocation position.
(6) substitute box 60 because of in the 1st spatial portion SP1, holding, so can allow 20 pairs of inks that are supplied of consumption portion to consume action.
(7) by frame brace table 71 and jar frame 72, China ink jar 75 can easily be accommodated among the 2nd spatial portion SP3.
(8) can access at the China ink jars 75 that in device case 14, holds in 20 ink supply of consumption portion, allow 20 pairs of inks that are supplied of consumption portion to consume the printer 11 of action.
(9) by utilizing travel mechanism 80 to make additional mouthful 77 of China ink jar 75 to move to outside the 2nd spatial portion SP3, can keep supply pin 35 be connected with under the state of ink supply pipe 78, ink is being added to a jar China ink 75 from replenishing mouth 77.Therefore, can be to consumption portion 20 ink supply continuously and stably.
(10) because cover the Visual Confirmation portion that at least a portion of 16 is provided with the ink that can the Visual Confirmation China ink holds in jars 75 in front, so can be contained in the liquid measure of the ink the China ink jars 75 from the outside Visual Confirmation of device case 14.Therefore, can replenish inks to black jar 75, thereby the China ink jar 75 interior inks in the printer 11 are used up.Therefore, can provide the printer 11 of ink being stablized and is supplied to continuously consumption portion 20.
(11) can forcibly make ink flow to consumption portion 20 from the China ink jar 75 that is connected with supply pin 35.Therefore, for example predetermined water-head etc. needn't be set, among the 2nd spatial portion SP3 in device case 14, enlarge the allowed band of black jar 75 allocation position thus.
And above-mentioned embodiment can be done following distortion.
In the above-described embodiment, China ink jar 75 can be striden at least a portion zone of the 2nd spatial portion SP3 that is located at the 1st spatial portion SP1 and adjacency.In this case, preferably supply with pin 35 and directly do not insert China ink jar 75 by ink supply pipe 78.With reference to Fig. 7 this variation is described.
As shown in Figure 7, the China ink jars 75 of this variation has the part that is contained in the 1st spatial portion SP1, namely is installed in part on the box frame 31, and is contained in part in the 2nd spatial portion SP3, namely is installed in part on jar frame 72.And, have the part that above-mentioned two parts are connected in the place ahead of the 14a of housing wall portion that as required a part is reamed, see from the top roughly to be the U word shape.And the inside of China ink jars 75 is divided, and forms China ink jar 75C, 75M, 75Y, 75K respectively, and supplies with pin 35 and inserts the mounting portion in the box frame 31 of being installed on China ink jar 75C, 75M, 75Y, the 75K respectively.Therefore, do not use ink supply pipe 78 and with China ink jars 75 with supply with pin 35 and directly be connected, from each China ink jar 75C, 75M, 75Y, 75K with ink feed to consumption portion 20.And China ink jar 75 can be to form by separating the integrated back of China ink jar 75C, 75M, 75Y, 75K that forms.In addition, in order more easily to replenish ink under the state after installing, on each China ink jar 75C, 75M, 75Y, 75K, near additional mouthful 77 position that is arranged on the forward end of trying one's best on the upper surface.
In this variation, a jar frame 72 is fixed on the device case 14, and cooperating with box frame 31 keeps inking jar 75, thereby China ink jar 75 is installed in the printer 11.In addition, China ink jars 75 also can have following structure: each China ink jar 75C, 75M, 75Y, 75K separate formation respectively, under the state that is installed on box frame 31 and jar frame 72, are as shown in Figure 7 in abutting connection with and the shape that forms as one.
In addition, in this variation, on the part in being installed to described box frame 31, and supply with that pin 35 is connected and the supply port 79 of supplying with ink is set to the stream connecting portion.And box 60 is the same with substituting, and output allows consumption portion 20 to consume each electric terminal 62C, 62M, 62Y, the 62K of the electric signal of action as the electrical connection section setting.And, also the same with substituting box 60, by the button 63 of operation setting on China ink jar 75, allow consumption portion 20 to consume action.
Above-mentioned variation also has following effect on the basis with the effect of above-mentioned embodiment (1)-(11).
(12) because the part that is contained among the 1st spatial portion SP1 is provided with each electric terminal 62C, 62M, 62Y, 62K and supply port 79, so can in from the China ink jars 75 that is received to 20 ink supply of consumption portion, allow 20 pairs of inks that are supplied of consumption portion to consume action.In addition, China ink jars 75 is connected with supply pin 35 in supplying with the 1st spatial portion SP1 that pin 35 faces, and the 1st spatial portion SP1 and with these two area of space of the 2nd spatial portion SP3 of the 1st spatial portion SP1 adjacency in all formed the volume part of holding ink.Therefore, because the volume that holds of ink increased, so can be stable and give consumption portion 20 with ink feed continuously by supplying with pin 35.
And, in above-mentioned variation, China ink jars 75 also can run through the continuous space zone till the 1st spatial portion SP1 to the 2 spatial portion SP3 and arrange, and the described first spatial portion SP1 comprises by the part of the 14a of housing wall portion and box frame 31 is removed the area of space that produces.So, China ink jar 75 just can hold more ink.With reference to Fig. 8 this variation is described.
As shown in Figure 8, in the China ink jars 75 of this variation, be installed in the part on the box frame 31 and be installed in part on jar frame 72 and roughly be on left and right directions side by side approximate rectangular shape.And the interior zone of China ink jars 75 is divided, and forms China ink jar 75C, 75M, 75Y, 75K respectively, and supplies with pin 35 and inserts the part in the box frame 31 of being installed on China ink jar 75C, 75M, 75Y, the 75K respectively.Therefore, do not use ink supply pipe 78 and with China ink jars 75 with supply with pin 35 and directly be connected, from each China ink jar 75C, 75M, 75Y, 75K with ink feed to consumption portion 20.In addition, the upper surface of each China ink jar 75C, 75M, 75Y, 75K is provided with ink replenishing mouth 77.And, China ink jar 75 is the integrated structures that form afterwards of China ink jar 75C, 75M, 75Y, 75K that form separating, perhaps, also can adopt following structure: under it is installed in state on box frame 31 and jar frame 72, be the shape that abuts to form as shown in Figure 8 to one.
In this variation, a jar frame 72 is fixed on for example 14b of housing wall portion of device case 14() on, the maintenance inking jar 75 that cooperates with box frame 31, thus China ink jar 75 is installed in the printer 11.In addition, in box frame 31, when being installed, China ink jar 75 is removed with the China ink jar 75 frame portion 31c that interfere and the 14a of housing wall portion.
And in variation as shown in Figure 8, the division shape of the inside that is installed in that side on jar frame 72 of China ink jar 75 also can change.With reference to Fig. 9 an example dividing alteration of form is described.As shown in Figure 9, the China ink jars 75 of this variation is divided into following curved shape shape, and namely at least a portion of these China inks jar are exposed at the front surface of China ink jars 75 so that each China ink jar 75C, 75M, 75Y, 75K all in the past square mesh look affirmation.And, on each China ink jar 75C, the 75M that is divided, the upper surface of 75Y, 75K as far as possible on the front the position of side be formed with and replenish mouthfuls 77.Therefore, according to this variation, cover in front under 16 states of opening, the user can Visual Confirmation each China ink jar 75C, 75M, 75Y, 75K, thereby improved additional mouthful 77 probability that replenishes each ink from each China ink jar.
In addition, in variation as shown in Figure 9, China ink jars 75 also can be integrated and form by separating China ink jar 75C, the 75M, 75Y, the 75K that form.Perhaps, China ink jars 75 also can adopt following structure: each China ink jar 75C, 75M, 75Y, 75K separate formation respectively, under it is installed in state on box frame 31 and jar frame 72, are the shape that abuts to form as shown in Figure 9 to one.
In above-mentioned embodiment and variation, on each China ink jar 75C, 75M, 75Y, 75K, the additional mouth 77 that replenishes ink not necessarily must be provided in when being in the state that is contained among the 2nd spatial portion SP3 and become on the upper surface of antigravity side.For example, can replenish ink if cover in front under 16 states of opening, also can be arranged on the front surface.
In the above-described embodiment, not necessarily to be provided as the see-through area 16T of Visual Confirmation portion on the front cover 16.For example, regularly China ink jar 75 being carried out under the situation of ink replenishing, do not need specially to confirm by see-through area the residual volume of ink.
In the above-described embodiment, not necessarily must arrange and the China ink that is provided in the 2nd spatial portion SP3 jars 75 is moved to make described additional mouthful 77 travel mechanism 80 that is positioned at the position outside the second spatial portion SP3 at least.For example, in the 2nd spatial portion SP3, if even China ink jar 75 is configured in not to be made it to move also and can replenish on the position of ink to replenishing mouth 77, then can not make it additional ink under the situation about moving.
In the above-described embodiment, also can be in the following ways: guidance panel 15 is arranged to can swing offset, and additional mouthful 77 that is contained in China ink jars 75 in the 2nd spatial portion SP3 is arranged on the position that guidance panel 15 has taken place to expose under the state of swing offset.Can be contained among the 2nd spatial portion SP3 at China ink jars 75 like this, supply with under pin 35 and the state that supply port 79 keeps being connected, from replenishing mouthfuls 77 to China ink jar 75 additional inks.Therefore, can be continuously and stably to 20 ink supply of consumption portion.
In the above-described embodiment, the ink supply pipe 78 that is connected with supply pin 35 also can not be to have flexual member.For example, China ink jars 75 during being installed to printer 11 after, mobile and keep under the situation of installment state, be connected the connecting elements of supplying with between pin 35 and the China ink jar 75 not deform, so also can adopt non-flexual member.
In the above-described embodiment, stream forming portion 40 also can be as making ink from supplying with the liquid flow unit performance function that pin 35 flows to consumption portion 20.For example, be adapted under the situation of the water-head with ink supply with respect to consumption portion 20 at black jar 75, liquid-supplying system EKS does not need to have the liquid flow unit.
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, even also can be used for the wardrobe formula printer that prints in also can the scope at the Breadth Maximum of paper under the fixing state of injector head 22.
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 can be applicable to above any liquid injection apparatus.

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1. a liquid containing body is characterized in that, can be contained in the area of space that is surrounded by casing, in described area of space, be provided with the consumption portion of consumable liquid and supply the supply member of described liquid to described consumption portion,
Described liquid containing body has additional mouthful that replenishes described liquid, and described liquid containing body connects under described liquid containing body is contained in state in the described area of space and can supply described liquid to described supply member.
2. liquid containing body according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described area of space has the 1st spatial portion and the 2nd spatial portion, and described supply member is in the face of described the 1st spatial portion, described the 2nd spatial portion and described the 1st spatial portion adjacency;
At least a portion of described liquid containing body can be contained in described the 2nd spatial portion.
3. liquid containing body according to claim 2 is characterized in that, the hands-off position of area of space that described the 2nd spatial portion occupies when being arranged on the action that consumes described liquid with described consumption portion.
4. according to claim 2 or 3 described liquid containing bodies, it is characterized in that, part in being contained in described the 1st spatial portion is provided with electrical connection section and stream connecting portion, the output of described electrical connection section allows described consumption portion to consume the signal of telecommunication of action, and described stream connecting portion is connected with described supply member and supplies described liquid.
5. a liquid containing body is characterized in that, described liquid containing body is the 2nd liquid containing body that can be installed on the liquid injection apparatus,
Described liquid injection apparatus has:
The consumption portion of consumable liquid, it comprises jet head liquid at least;
The 1st spatial portion, it can hold the 1st liquid containing body, and described the 1st liquid containing body holds the liquid that is supplied to described consumption portion;
The 2nd spatial portion, it is communicated with described the 1st spatial portion, and the area of space that occupies when carrying out liquid-consumed action with described consumption portion is not interfered; And
Device box, it surrounds described consumption portion, described the 1st spatial portion and described the 2nd spatial portion at least;
Described liquid containing body can be installed in described the 2nd spatial portion, and has the liquid injection port that can inject liquid to inside.
6. liquid containing body according to claim 5 is characterized in that, described the 2nd liquid containing body is connected with described the 1st liquid containing body.
7. liquid containing body according to claim 6 is characterized in that, described the 2nd liquid containing body and described the 1st liquid containing body are integrally formed.
8. liquid containing body according to claim 5, it is characterized in that, the liquid containing body that possesses described liquid injection port is configured to: folded mutually with at least a portion of transporting the path on above-below direction, the described path of transporting is used for transporting the paper that is printed by described liquid injection apparatus.
9. according to each the described liquid containing body in the claim 5 to 8, it is characterized in that described the 2nd liquid containing body is mounted to: when the part of described casing was opened wide, described liquid injection port can expose from described casing.
10. liquid containing body according to claim 9 is characterized in that, described the 2nd liquid containing body is mounted to: when the part of described casing is opened wide, can move outside described casing.
11. a liquid-supplying system has:
The described liquid containing body of in the claim 1 to 10 each;
Electrical connecting member, the described consumption of its output permission portion consumes the signal of telecommunication of action; And
The stream connecting elements, it is connected with described supply member, to supply described liquid.
12. liquid-supplying system according to claim 11 is characterized in that, described stream connecting elements is for having flexual pipe.
13., it is characterized in that having the casing that holds that can be contained in described the 1st spatial portion according to claim 11 or 12 described liquid-supplying systems, described electrical connecting member is arranged on described holding on the casing.
14. according to claim 11 or 12 described liquid-supplying systems, it is characterized in that having loading part, described loading part loads the described liquid containing body that is contained in described the 2nd spatial portion.
15. a liquid-supplying system is characterized in that,
Described liquid-supplying system has:
The liquid containing body, it is provided with the liquid injection port that can inject liquid to inside;
Feed tube for liquid, it is supplied to liquid consuming device with the liquid in the described liquid containing body; And
Substitute box, its have can be arranged on described liquid consuming device on the electrical connecting member that is connected of electrical connection section, the described box that substitutes is contained in the box frame, described box frame can hold the fluid cartridge that is arranged in the described liquid consuming device;
Described feed tube for liquid does not substitute box and described liquid is supplied to described liquid consuming device by described.
16. liquid-supplying system according to claim 15, it is characterized in that, the described box that substitutes is provided with button, be arranged on the described liquid consuming device described electrical connection section be arranged on the state that the described described electrical connecting member that substitutes on the box can communicate by letter under, described button can be operated with the information of new subscription more.
17. liquid-supplying system according to claim 16 is characterized in that,
Have the integrally formed box that substitutes, the described box that substitutes has at least:
Upper surface, this surface is provided with described electrical connecting member; And
Front surface, this surface is provided with described button, intersects with described upper surface.
18. a liquid-supplying system is characterized in that,
Described liquid-supplying system has:
The liquid containing body, it is provided with the liquid injection port that can inject liquid to inside;
Feed tube for liquid, it is connected with liquid consuming device, and the liquid in the described liquid containing body is supplied to described liquid consuming device; And
Substitute box, it has electrical connecting member, described electrical connecting member can be arranged on described liquid consuming device on electrical connection section be connected;
The described box that substitutes is contained in the box frame in the mode that can load and unload under described feed tube for liquid and state that described liquid consuming device is connected, and described box frame holds the fluid cartridge that is arranged in the described liquid consuming device.
19. a liquid consuming device, this device has:
Casing, it forms area of space;
Described consumption portion, it is arranged in the described area of space, consumable liquid; And
The described liquid-supplying system of in the claim 11 to 18 each.
20. liquid consuming device according to claim 19, it is characterized in that, have travel mechanism, described travel mechanism moves to upper/lower positions the described liquid containing body that is contained in the described area of space, and described position is that described at least additional mouth is positioned at the position outside the described area of space.
21. according to claim 19 or 20 described liquid consuming devices, it is characterized in that,
Have the guidance panel of operating for to the consumption action of described consumption portion,
The described additional mouth that is contained in the described liquid containing body in the described area of space is disposed at described guidance panel the position of exposing under the state of displacement has taken place to rotate.
22. according to claim 19 or 20 described liquid consuming devices, it is characterized in that, at least a portion of the described casing that surrounds described area of space, be provided with the Visual Confirmation portion that can Visual Confirmation be contained in the described liquid in the described liquid containing body.
23., it is characterized in that the downstream on the flow direction of the described liquid that flows to described consumption portion from described supply member is provided with the liquid flow unit that makes the described consumption of described flow direction portion according to claim 19 or 20 described liquid consuming devices.
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