CN203093328U - Ink box - Google Patents

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CN203093328U
CN203093328U CN2013200705234U CN201320070523U CN203093328U CN 203093328 U CN203093328 U CN 203093328U CN 2013200705234 U CN2013200705234 U CN 2013200705234U CN 201320070523 U CN201320070523 U CN 201320070523U CN 203093328 U CN203093328 U CN 203093328U
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陈伟健
梁月丹
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41JTYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
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    • B41J2/005Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01Ink jet
    • B41J2/17Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
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The utility model discloses an ink box. The ink box is detachably arranged on an ink-jet printer, the ink-jet printer comprises a plurality of device side terminals and a rod piece, when the ink box is arranged on the ink-jet printer, the device side terminal is capable of applying elasticity on the ink box, the rod piece is capable of moving relative to the rod piece; the ink box comprises an ink box main body and a clamping device, the interior of the ink box main body is provided with an ink cavity for containing the ink, the clamping device is arranged at the upper part of the ink box main body and comprises a clamping part extending towards the exterior of the ink box main body, and the clamping part is matched with a joint part arranged on the ink-jet printer to fix the ink box. The upper side at one side of the ink box main body is provided with the clamping device, the clamping device is provided with a clamping part matched with the joint part on the printer, the matching part arranged on the existing ink box to be matched with the matching component of the rod piece of the printer is omitted, so that a user can mount or dismount the ink box.

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Print cartridge
Technical field
The utility model relates to inkjet technology, relates in particular to a kind of print cartridge.
Background technology
The use on market of printer, especially ink-jet printer more and more widely.Wherein, the print cartridge of ink is provided for the printing of ink-jet printer, usually be arranged to be removably mounted on the record head of printer, and, most of printer is in print procedure, all need to make record head and print cartridge to move back and forth, on paper, to form character or image along main scanning direction (with the perpendicular direction of paper outbound course).Therefore, in order to guarantee print quality and stable ink supply, print cartridge is extremely important with respect to the location of record head or head unit.In addition, especially when the ink-jet printer that a kind of size is less, the comparatively simple individual of the operation of attaching/detaching print cartridge uses was provided, the location of print cartridge seemed and is even more important.
American documentation literature US8297739 discloses a kind of ink supply system: each the print cartridge installation portion on the printer includes a rod member, and this rod member can be moved when print cartridge is packed printer into, and this rod member is provided with a cooperation position.Correspondingly, the sidewall of print cartridge is provided with first an outstanding restriction portion, and this first restriction portion is provided with a mating part, and when print cartridge was packed printer into, the mating part of print cartridge matched with holding ink container with the cooperation position on the rod member.And dismounting is during print cartridge, only needs to promote rod member with the cooperation between the position of cooperating on the mating part of removing the first restriction portion and the rod member, can take out print cartridge.
But, in order to reduce the size of printer, the space of the print cartridge installation portion on it is provided with lessly, make and to use bigger power when print cartridge is packed into, the mating part on it is cooperatively interacted with the position that cooperates of rod member, also need during taking-up with bigger power, promote rod member and could remove both cooperations, therefore, existing print cartridge, installation or removal print cartridge all compare difficulty.
The utility model content
The utility model provides a kind of print cartridge, is used for solving prior art, and the print cartridge installation or removal are the difficult technologies defective relatively.
A kind of print cartridge that the utility model provides, be removably mounted on the ink-jet printer, wherein, described ink-jet printer comprises multiple arrangement side terminal and rod member, wherein, and when described print cartridge is installed in described ink-jet printer, described device side terminal can apply elastic force to described print cartridge, described rod member can be moved with respect to described ink-jet printer, and described print cartridge comprises: toner cartridge main body, its inside have the inking chamber that holds ink; Clamping close device, it is arranged on described toner cartridge main body top;
Described clamping close device comprises the holding section of stretching out towards described toner cartridge main body outside, matches with the junction surface that is located at described ink-jet printer with fixing described print cartridge in described holding section.
Aforesaid print cartridge, preferably, described holding section be located at described ink-jet printer on and the junction surface that is positioned at least one side of above-mentioned rod member match with fixing described print cartridge.
Aforesaid print cartridge, preferably, described holding section be located on the described ink-jet printer, and match with fixing described print cartridge in the junction surface that is positioned at the both sides of above-mentioned rod member.
Aforesaid print cartridge, preferably, described junction surface is at least one wall of described rod member.
Aforesaid print cartridge, preferably, described junction surface is the draw-in groove that is arranged on the described ink-jet printer and is positioned at least one side of above-mentioned rod member; Described holding section comprises the grab that engages in order to described draw-in groove.
Aforesaid print cartridge, preferably, described clamping close device also comprises rotating shaft, described holding section can be rotated around described rotating shaft.
Aforesaid print cartridge, preferably, also comprise a connector that described grab is linked to each other in the described holding section, and described rotating shaft is connected with described connector, and matches with the axis hole that is arranged on outward extending respectively two support chips in described toner cartridge main body two sides.
Aforesaid print cartridge, preferably, described clamping close device also comprises elastomeric element, described elastomeric element upper end and described connector butt, described elastomeric element lower end and described toner cartridge main body butt.
Aforesaid print cartridge, preferably, described holding section also is provided with the bearing surface relative with the rod member of described ink-jet printer, and described bearing surface can be by connecting with described rod member, to remove engaging between described holding section and the described draw-in groove.
Aforesaid print cartridge, preferably, described holding section is a frictional force production part.
Aforesaid print cartridge, preferably, also be provided with circuit substrate on the described toner cartridge main body, described circuit substrate is provided with a plurality of terminals, and described a plurality of terminal is used for the multiple arrangement side terminal difference butt with described ink-jet printer, set up being electrically connected, and described circuit substrate is obliquely installed with respect to the upper and lower surface of described toner cartridge main body.
Aforesaid print cartridge preferably, also is provided with a projection that engages with the buckle of described ink-jet printer on described toner cartridge main body one side.
Aforesaid print cartridge, preferably, described holding section be from least one side of described toner cartridge main body towards described print cartridge outside extend and with the integrated claw-like of described toner cartridge main body portion.
The print cartridge that the utility model provides, be provided with clamping close device on toner cartridge main body top, this clamping close device has and is used for the holding section that cooperates with junction surface on the printer, cancel the mating part that component that be provided with and rod member printer matches on the existing print cartridge, even thereby the space that guarantees the print cartridge installation portion is less, also is convenient to the user print cartridge is carried out installation or removal.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the print cartridge installation portion of the printer that is suitable for of the utility model embodiment;
The schematic perspective view at the visual angle of print cartridge that Fig. 2 provides for the utility model embodiment;
Fig. 3 is the schematic perspective view at another visual angle of print cartridge shown in Figure 2;
Fig. 4 is the STRUCTURE DECOMPOSITION schematic diagram of Fig. 2 and print cartridge shown in Figure 3;
Fig. 5 is the internal structure schematic diagram of print cartridge shown in Fig. 2 ~ 4;
Fig. 6 is provided for the utility model by the STRUCTURE DECOMPOSITION schematic diagram of first kind of clamping close device providing;
Fig. 7 is clamping close device shown in Figure 6 and the fastening state schematic diagram between the printer;
Fig. 8 is a view of removing matching relationship between clamping close device shown in Figure 6 and the printer;
Fig. 9 is an another way schematic diagram of removing matching relationship between clamping close device shown in Figure 6 and the printer;
The STRUCTURE DECOMPOSITION schematic diagram of the control valve of the print cartridge that Figure 10 provides for the utility model;
The structural representation of second kind of clamping close device that Figure 11 provides for the utility model embodiment;
Figure 12 is a view of removing matching relationship between clamping close device shown in Figure 11 and the printer;
The structural representation of the third clamping close device that Figure 13 provides for the utility model embodiment;
The structural representation of the 4th kind of clamping close device that Figure 14 provides for the utility model embodiment;
The view of Figure 15 for cooperating between clamping close device shown in Figure 14 and the printer;
Figure 16 is the structural representation of printer rod member among the utility model embodiment.
The specific embodiment
For more clearly explaining the technical scheme among the embodiment, at first the printer arrangement that following embodiment was suitable for is described.Because in inkjet technology, print cartridge need be installed on the printer and print operation with the supply ink to printer.For this reason, be equipped with the print cartridge installation portion that holds print cartridge on the printer.
Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the print cartridge installation portion of the printer that is suitable for of the utility model embodiment.As shown in Figure 1, print cartridge installation portion 20 has print cartridge and is installed with the chamber, and print cartridge is installed with and is provided with multiple arrangement side terminal 25 and rod member 22 in the chamber, and rod member 22 is provided with the mating part 221 of gap shape.Wherein, multiple arrangement side terminal 25 is made of elastic component, and the fulcrum that rod member 22 can be designed to be able on print cartridge installation portion 20 rotates to an angle.When print cartridge is installed on the printer, when promptly being installed on the print cartridge installation portion 20, because print cartridge extruding multiple arrangement side terminal 25, then multiple arrangement side terminal 25 can apply elastic force to print cartridge, and, since print cartridge when packing into and rod member 22 connect, thereby packing into along with print cartridge, rod member 22 relative print cartridge installation portions 20 and being moved promptly rotate to an angle around above-mentioned fulcrum.The position relative with rod member 22 also is provided with a bayonet socket 21 on the print cartridge installation portion 20 in addition.Rod member 22 at least one sides have the junction surface, and in the present embodiment, above-mentioned junction surface is a draw-in groove 23.Those of ordinary skills should be understood that above-mentioned junction surface also can be other structure, as projection, or other structures that can cooperate.
In addition, be member structure schematic diagram in the print cartridge installation portion of the printer that is suitable for of the utility model embodiment as Figure 16.As shown in figure 16, rod member 22 is provided with two opposite side walls 222 and 223 and rear wall 224, and the part of rear wall 224 protrudes in the above-mentioned chamber that is installed with, and makes things convenient for the user to apply force on the rod member 22; Simultaneously, also be provided with one on the rod member 22 and be installed with the inner relative inwall 225 in chamber with print cartridge.
The schematic perspective view at the visual angle of print cartridge that Fig. 2 provides for the utility model embodiment; Fig. 3 is the schematic perspective view at another visual angle of print cartridge shown in Figure 2; Fig. 4 is the STRUCTURE DECOMPOSITION schematic diagram of Fig. 2 and print cartridge shown in Figure 3; Fig. 5 is the internal structure schematic diagram of print cartridge shown in Fig. 2 ~ 4; Fig. 6 is provided for the utility model by the STRUCTURE DECOMPOSITION schematic diagram of first kind of clamping close device providing; Fig. 7 is clamping close device shown in Figure 6 and the fastening state schematic diagram between the printer; Fig. 8 is a view of removing matching relationship between clamping close device shown in Figure 6 and the printer; Fig. 9 is an another way schematic diagram of removing matching relationship between clamping close device shown in Figure 6 and the printer.
Shown in Fig. 1 ~ 9, the print cartridge 10 that present embodiment provides, be removably mounted on the ink-jet printer, wherein, ink-jet printer comprises multiple arrangement side terminal 25 and rod member 22, wherein, when print cartridge 10 was installed in ink-jet printer, device side terminal 25 can apply elastic force to print cartridge 10, and rod member 22 can be moved with respect to ink-jet printer, print cartridge 10 comprises: toner cartridge main body 101, its inside have the inking chamber 102 that holds ink; Clamping close device 109, it is arranged on toner cartridge main body 101 tops;
Clamping close device 109 comprises the holding section 1091 of stretching out towards toner cartridge main body 101 outsides, matches with holding ink container with the junction surface that is located at printer in holding section 1091.
Be provided with on the sidewall of toner cartridge main body 105 to have and be used for the projection 107 that engages with bayonet socket on the printer.
Holding section 1091 be by be arranged on printer on the junction surface match with holding ink container 10.
Print cartridge 10 can be made of plastics box body and lid is formed, and will can link into an integrated entity between box body and the lid by modes such as thermofussion welding or friction welding (FW)s, the inner chamber that forms.
Particularly, the toner cartridge main body 101 of print cartridge 10 comprise end face 1011, with end face 1011 opposed bottom surface 1012, left surface 1013 and right flank 1014, leading flank 1015 and with the leading flank relative trailing flank 1016 relative with left surface 1013; Wherein, the inking chamber 102 of toner cartridge main body 101 inside is used to store the ink that is supplied to printer; Bottom surface 1012 is provided with ink outlet port 103, and the ink transport that is used for being stored in inking chamber 102 is to printer, for the printing consumption of printer.
In the present embodiment, clamping close device 109 can be arranged on the end face 1011 of toner cartridge main body 101, stretch out towards the outside of toner cartridge main body 101 holding section 1091 of clamping close device 109 side 1014 directions to the right, when print cartridge 10 is packed printer into, clamping close device 109 can match and holding ink container 10 with all the other positions except that rod member 22 in the print cartridge installation portion 20 of printer, particularly, junction surface on the printer can be for being arranged on the printer and being positioned at the draw-in groove 23 of at least one side of rod member 22, the holding section 1091 of clamping close device 109 engages with the draw-in groove 23 of rod member 22 at least one sides, preferably, holding section 1091 comprises the grab 1095 that engages in order to described draw-in groove 23, promptly by cooperating and holding ink container between grab 1095 and the draw-in groove 23.Grab 1095 is in order to engage with draw-in groove 23.The quantity of draw-in groove 23 can be for one or more, can determine according to the concrete needs of actual installation, in the present embodiment, the quantity of draw-in groove 23 can be two, two draw-in grooves 23 are formed at the both sides of rod member 22 respectively, and corresponding, the quantity of grab 1095 also can be two, two grabs 1095 engage with two draw-in grooves 23 of rod member 22 both sides respectively, with holding ink container 10.Be the holding section can be arranged on printer on and the junction surface that is positioned at the both sides of above-mentioned rod member 22 match with holding ink container.Those of ordinary skills should be understood that holding section 1091 and draw-in groove 23 also can be other shape, so long as two structures that can be fitted to each other get final product, as tenon groove structure etc.And the quantity at holding section and junction surface should correspond to each other.
Further, clamping close device 109 also comprises rotating shaft 1093, and holding section 1091 can 1093 be rotated around the shaft.
Particularly, toner cartridge main body 101 1 upper lateral parts are provided with two along the two sides 1015 of above-mentioned toner cartridge main body 101 and 1016 and outward extending support chip 117, two support chip 117 parallel and settings at interval, the axis hole 110 that has the position correspondence on the support chip 117, rotating shaft 1093 cooperates with axis hole 110, so that holding section 1091 can 1093 be rotated around the shaft.Clamping close device 109 is arranged between two support chips 117.Two support chips 117 can be two leading flank 1015 and trailing flank 1016 outward extending surfaces along print cartridge 10.
Preferably, in the present embodiment, holding section 1091 also comprises and grab 1095 integrated connectors 1094; Connector 1,094 one ends are connected with toner cartridge main body 101.Wherein, rotating shaft 1093 can with being connected of the connector 1094 of holding section 1091; And make holding section 109 can be around the shaft 1093 rotations.Preferably, in order to simplify production technology and installation step, rotating shaft 1093 can be one-body molded with connector 1094, i.e. rotating shaft 1093 is formed at the both sides of connector 1094.Those of ordinary skills should be understood that rotating shaft 1093 is also separately after the moulding, again with holding section 109 assemblings.Rotating shaft 1093 can be arranged on support chip 117 on two relative axis holes 110 cooperatively interact and fixing holding section 1091, and make holding section 1091 to pivot.Those of ordinary skills should be understood that and can be two parts separate, that connect as one via fit structure between above-mentioned connector and the grab.
In addition, connector 1094 tops are provided with by press button 1092, protrude from connector 1094 by press button 1092; Also be provided with a bearing surface relative with rod member 22 between two relative grabs 1095, this bearing surface is positioned at the side of connector 1094, and between two grabs 1095, and after print cartridge 10 was packed printer into, this bearing surface was relative with rod member 22.
Shown in Fig. 1,7 and 8, when print cartridge 10 was packed printer into, projection 107 bayonet sockets 21 first and on the print cartridge installation portion 20 matched, and holding section 109 is positioned at top, rod member 22 edges.Then, is fulcrum with bayonet socket 21 with restriction portion 107 points of engagement, push print cartridge 10 so that print cartridge 10 is rotated down until the both sides of grab 1095 near rod member 22 along clockwise direction, continuation is pushed print cartridge 10 along above-mentioned direction, then grab 1095 touched mutually with draw-in groove 23 and plastic deformation took place this moment, when hearing after " click clatter " one, grab 1095 has been moved downward to draw-in groove 23 belows, unclamp hand then, then toner cartridge main body 101 moves up under the elastic force effect of the multiple arrangement side terminal 25 of printer, this moment, grab 1095 also moved up along with print cartridge 10, then the inner surface of the inner surface of grab 10951 and draw-in groove 23 fastens, print cartridge 10 is fixed in the printer, and the ink supply pipe 24 of ink outlet port 103 printers is connected, and has set up the ink flow passage between the two.
When from printer dismounting print cartridge 10, only need press...with one's finger press on the holding section 109 by press button 1092, make connector 1094 along 1093 rotations around the shaft counterclockwise, thereby drive grab 1095, rotation is to remove the matching relationship between itself and the draw-in groove 23, and promptly the inner surface of the inner surface of grab 1095 and draw-in groove 23 is separated from each other.Then, print cartridge 10 segment distance that under the elastic force effect of the multiple arrangement side terminal 25 of printer, moves up, then this moment, grab 1095 departed from original position, and the user can directly take out print cartridge 10.
Present embodiment also provides the method for another kind of engagement release device and junction surface matching relationship.As shown in Figure 9, when from printer dismounting print cartridge 10, promote rod member 22, rod member 22 is moved, because rod member 22 is relative with bearing surface between two grabs 1095, then when rod member 22 moves, it is movable in above-mentioned bearing surface and connects, and then this moment, it was equivalent to apply an active force to bearing surface, promptly applied an active force to connector 1095, so that driving grab 1095, it 1093 is rotated counterclockwise around the shaft, then cooperating and to remove between grab 1095 and the draw-in groove 23.
The print cartridge that present embodiment provides, be provided with clamping close device at toner cartridge main body one upper lateral part, this clamping close device has and is used for the holding section that cooperates with junction surface on the printer, cancel the mating part that component that be provided with and rod member printer matches on the existing print cartridge, print cartridge is in loading procedure, clamping close device is not with the rod member generation butt of printer or contact, it is in the position fixing process of print cartridge in printer and the inner space of vacant print cartridge installation portion, do not cooperatively interact and holding ink container by rod member with printer, get print cartridge thereby make things convenient for the user to adorn, avoid existing print cartridge installation or removal difficulty, and can not change under user's the use habit prerequisite, reduce user's dress and get the required strength that expends of print cartridge.
In addition, also be provided with an air admission hole 104 that is communicated with inking chamber 103 on the print cartridge 10, it can in time import extraneous air the internal pressure with balance print cartridge 10 in print procedure, and it passes through an air guide film (not shown) sealing when print cartridge 10 does not use.In addition, when print cartridge 10 does not use, in order to prevent ink outlet port 103 places ink leakage takes place; in the present embodiment; print cartridge 10 also is provided with a protective cover 113, and covering sealing ink outlet port 103, and protective cover 103 is to be fixed on the print cartridge 10 by matching with sticking department 114 on the print cartridge 10.
Further, also be provided with the circuit substrate (not shown) on the toner cartridge main body 101, circuit substrate is provided with a plurality of terminals, and a plurality of terminal is used for and the multiple arrangement side terminal 25 of printer butts respectively, is electrically connected to set up.Circuit substrate is with respect to the setting that tilts of the end face 1011 of toner cartridge main body 101 and bottom surface 1012.That is to say that circuit substrate is not parallel to the arbitrary plane on the toner cartridge main body 10.
Particularly, also be provided with on this circuit substrate: memory is used to store the print cartridge relevant information, as print cartridge date of manufacture, ink color information etc., for guarantee data can be repeatedly erasable and data do not lose, it may be selected to be various nonvolatile memories such as EEPRON, RAM+ battery or Flash; A plurality of terminals are arranged on a circuit substrate side outwardly, when print cartridge 10 is contained on the printer, a plurality of terminals connect one to one with multiple arrangement side terminal 25 respectively, are electrically connected thereby set up between print cartridge 10 and printer, can carry out data communication between the two.In the present embodiment, in order to guarantee that circuit substrate can also recycle after the consumption of ink of print cartridge finishes, preferred, circuit substrate is arranged on the chip carrier 112, and this chip carrier 112 is removably mounted on the print cartridge 10, and this chip carrier 112 is not parallel to arbitrary plane of print cartridge 10 equally.
In order to guarantee stable the printing, often be provided with the negative pressure of a negative pressure production part in the print cartridge 10 with control print cartridge inside.This negative pressure production part can be porous body, i.e. cavernous body or filter screen etc., and in the present embodiment, above-mentioned negative pressure production part is a control valve 105 that can flow into by the control gas-selectively.In the present embodiment, control valve 105 is arranged on the inlet channel, optionally to open or close according to the pressure differential between inking chamber 102 and the outside atmosphere.
The STRUCTURE DECOMPOSITION schematic diagram of the control valve of the print cartridge that Figure 10 provides for the utility model; As shown in figure 10, control valve 105 comprises valve pocket 1051, valve film 1052 and valve gap 1053.Wherein, the edge of valve gap 1053 is provided with an air vent 1054 that is communicated with air admission hole 104, the center of valve film 1052 is provided with the small sircle hole 1055 of a band chimb, also be provided with in the valve pocket 1,051 one prevent after valve film 1052 distortion can't resilience a boss 1056 and a hole 1057 that is communicated with inking chamber 1052.In the print cartridge manufacture process, the assembling process of control valve 105 is: valve film 1052 is packed in the valve pocket 1051, and contact with side fixed thereon with boss 1056, and then the valve gap 1053 of packing into, form an enclosure space so that valve gap 1053 is closed mutually with valve pocket 1051, weld one at last and can cover the diaphragm seal (not shown) of valve gap 1053 and valve pocket 1051 so that control valve 105 is sealed.
When print cartridge 10 did not use, control valve 105 was in closed condition, and the small sircle hole 1055 at valve film 1052 centers is connected on the valve gap 1053, and air vent 1054 also sealed film seals; When print cartridge 10 uses, because the air guide film on the air admission hole 104 is torn, control valve 105 is via air vent 1054, air admission hole 104 and being communicated with outside atmosphere, be that inking chamber 102 is via above-mentioned hole 1057, air vent 1054, air admission hole 104 and being communicated with outside atmosphere, meanwhile, because this moment, near ink outlet port 103 inks were consumed, then there is certain pressure differential between inking chamber 102 and the outside atmosphere this moment, consumption along with ink, pressure reduction between inking chamber 102 and the outside atmosphere is increasing, when it reaches predetermined value, control valve 105 is opened, the small sircle hole 1055 that is valve film 1052 centers leaves valve gap 1053, and outside atmosphere is by air admission hole 104, air vent 1054, hole 1057 in circular hole 1055 and the valve pocket 1051 and entering in the inking chamber 102 in time is supplemented near the ink outlet port 103 to impel ink.This action is carried out repeatedly, till the consumption of ink in print cartridge 10 finishes.Obviously, adopt control valve 105 can control stable replenish air amount so that the negative pressure in the inking chamber is in more constant state, when guaranteeing to print to a great extent ink can continue, toward print head stably.
Those of ordinary skills should understand, above-mentioned negative pressure production part can be one by controlling the check valve (water control valve) that the ink selectivity is supplied to ink outlet port, it also can be the check valve that adopts other principle, can select according to the concrete handling characteristics of print cartridge.
Be simplified manufacturing technique, in the present embodiment, the valve pocket 1051 of control valve 105 is one-body molded with above-mentioned lid, as shown in Figure 4; In order to simplify the structure of box body inside, preferred, in the present embodiment, ink flow path 106 and above-mentioned control valve 105, and lid one-body molded.Those of ordinary skills should understand above-mentioned control valve 105, lid, ink flow path 106 and also can divide and be arranged, as valve pocket be formed directly on the box body or will control valve form a module separately after be installed in again on box body or the lid.
As shown in Figure 4, one end of ink channel 106 is a feeder connection 1061, the other end is a channel outlet 1062, and when above-mentioned lid and box body be welded to each other combine after, the diapire of above-mentioned feeder connection 1061 a little higher than box bodys, channel outlet 1062 then be arranged on box portion bottom wall, and match with connecting hole 116 that ink outlet port 103 is communicated with, for this reason, ink flows into from feeder connection 1061, behind tortuous circuitous ink flow path 106, via channel outlet 1062, connecting hole 116 and flow out to ink outlet port 103. and, as shown in Figure 5, box body inside also is provided with a dividing plate 115 will be between ink channel 106 and the control valve 105 to isolate mutually and the location.
The utility model also provides another embodiment of clamping close device, and it is on the basis of the foregoing description, and clamping close device 109 also comprises elastomeric element, elastomeric element upper end and connector butt, elastomeric element lower end and toner cartridge main body butt.
Particularly, the structural representation of second kind of clamping close device providing for the utility model embodiment of Figure 11; Figure 12 is a view of removing matching relationship between clamping close device shown in Figure 11 and the printer, for graphic simplicity, omits the print cartridge remaining part among above-mentioned Figure 11 and Figure 12.
Shown in Figure 11 and 12, elastomeric element is arranged between the support chip 117, and an end fixes that a right flank 1014 from print cartridge 10 extends and the wall perpendicular to right flank 1014 on, the other end then is connected with connector 1094.Preferably, above-mentioned elastomeric element is a spring 111, and those of ordinary skills should be understood that above-mentioned elastomeric element 111 also is other structure, as have the parts of strain and recovery capability, the device that can be moved when applying external force or cancelling external force etc.
In the present embodiment, when print cartridge was packed printer into, the projection 107 on the print cartridge 10 matched with bayonet socket 21 earlier, and grab 1095 is positioned at top, rod member 22 edges.Then, is fulcrum with bayonet socket 21 with protruding 107 points of engagement, push print cartridge so that print cartridge is rotated down until the both sides of grab 1095 near rod member 22 along clockwise direction, continuation is pushed print cartridge 10 along above-mentioned direction, because an end of spring 111 is connected with connector 1094, then this moment, spring 111 applied an active force to grab 1095, impelled grab 1095 also to be moved downward to draw-in groove 23 belows; Unclamp hand, then toner cartridge main body 101 moves up under the elastic force effect of the multiple arrangement side terminal 25 of printer, grab 1095 also moves up along with above-mentioned print cartridge 10, fasten until the inner surface of grab 1095 and the inner surface of draw-in groove 23, at this moment, spring 111 is still applying an active force to grab 1095.In the present embodiment, spring 111 applies force to grab 1095, makes between itself and the draw-in groove 23 to stablize, combine closely.This moment, print cartridge 10 was fixed in the printer, and the ink supply pipe 24 of ink outlet port 103 printers is connected, and has set up the ink flow passage between the two.
When from printer dismounting print cartridge 10, only need push by press button 1092, spring 111 is extruded distortion, makes grab 1,095 1093 rotations around the shaft, and the matching relationship between grab 1095 and the draw-in groove 23 is disengaged; After cancelling above-mentioned pushing, print cartridge 10 segment distance that under the elastic force effect of the multiple arrangement side terminal 25 of printer, moves up, then this moment, grab 1095 departed from original position, and the user directly took out print cartridge 10 and got final product this moment.Simultaneously, after cancelling above-mentioned pushing, above-mentioned spring 111 recovers distortion and produces bigger active force and promote 1093 rotations around the shaft of above-mentioned grab 1095 and set back and put (the position when not using, as shown in Figure 2), make things convenient for the user next time print cartridge to be installed, need not the above-mentioned holding section of user oneself rotation to original position.
All the other structures and the foregoing description are described similar, do not repeat them here.
The structural representation of the third clamping close device that Figure 13 provides for the utility model embodiment.As shown in figure 13, the holding section of clamping close device is at least one claw-like portion 119 that the either side facing epitaxy is stretched in two sides, above-mentioned print cartridge 10 front and back, and be assembled together again after this claw-like portion 119 and the toner cartridge main body 101 one-body molded or separate manufacturings, and do not comprise parts such as rotating shaft, elastomeric element in this clamping close device.In the present embodiment, in order to guarantee the print cartridge stable position, preferably, clamping close device is two two sides outward extending claw-like portions 119 before and after print cartridge, as shown in figure 13.
For this reason, when print cartridge was packed printer into, equally the cooperation with projection and bayonet socket was a fulcrum, push above-mentioned print cartridge along clockwise direction after, plastic deformations take place and engage mutually with above-mentioned draw-in groove 23 until claw-like portion 119.When dismounting during print cartridge, the user need can remove between the two cooperation to take out print cartridge with the claw-like portion 119 that moves up.
Those of ordinary skills should be understood that above-mentioned claw-like portion also can be other shape, if its can play be arranged on printer on be arranged on the function that the junction surface of at least one side of rod member cooperates.
All the other structures and the foregoing description are similar, do not repeat them here.
It is above-mentioned by press button to one skilled in the art will appreciate that clamping close device also can not be provided with, and the user only need push connector can make above-mentioned connector or grab pivot.
The structural representation of the 4th kind of clamping close device that Figure 14 provides for the utility model embodiment; The view of Figure 15 for cooperating between clamping close device shown in Figure 14 and the printer; Figure 16 is the structural representation of printer rod member among the utility model embodiment.
As shown in figure 14, two facing surfaces that extend out from the two sides 1015,1016 of print cartridge are respectively equipped with two holding sections, and it can be after print cartridge be packed printer into, cooperate respectively with the two side 222,223 of rod member 22 on being arranged on printer.Concrete, in the present embodiment, the holding section is one can produce the frictional force production part 120 of frictional force when contacting with the two side 222,223 of above-mentioned rod member 22.It can be the various materials that stick on above-mentioned two extended surfaces such as the higher sponge of coefficient of friction, silica gel.And preferred, frictional force production part 120 has certain elasticity, thereby makes it also can have good recovery capability after long-term the use.
As shown in figure 15, after print cartridge was packed printer into, above-mentioned two frictional force production parts 120 can contact with the two side 222,223 of above-mentioned rod member 22 respectively, exactly, be to contact, thereby print cartridge is fixed on the printer with the top of above-mentioned two side 222,223.And when taking out print cartridge, the user only need apply an active force to rear wall 224, promoting above-mentioned rod member 22 rotates to an angle along direction shown in the above-mentioned arrow A, thereby overcome the frictional force that above-mentioned frictional force production part produces and contacting between above-mentioned two frictional force production parts 120 and the sidewall is separated, then print cartridge is then under the active force of the multiple arrangement side terminal 22 on the above-mentioned printer and popped up, thereby makes things convenient for the user to take out print cartridge.
Those of ordinary skills should understand, above-mentioned frictional force production part 120 also can be arranged on above-mentioned rod member 22 and contact and holding ink container towards the inwall 225 that print cartridge is installed with the chamber, and then this moment, corresponding frictional force production part 120 was arranged on the above-mentioned print cartridge on the side 1014 relative with above-mentioned rod member 22 inwalls 225.
Those of ordinary skills should be understood that in the foregoing description, above-mentioned junction surface except that can be the frictional force functional component, also can be arranged to and above-mentioned rod member two side between corresponding two extensions of size; Or other setting can with the member of the mutual butt in a certain side of arbitrary wall of rod member and the print cartridge relative with above-mentioned wall, as a member that is placed between print cartridge side 1014 and the rod member inwall 225.
The utility model embodiment also provides a kind of printer, comprise print cartridge installation portion 20, print cartridge installation portion 20 comprises that print cartridge is installed with the chamber, rod member 22, multiple arrangement side terminal 25, has bayonet socket 21 on one sidewall of print cartridge installation portion 20, rod member 22 and multiple arrangement side terminal 25 are arranged on print cartridge and are installed with in the chamber and away from bayonet socket 21, the both sides of rod member 22 are provided with draw-in groove 23, this printer also comprises the print cartridge 10 that the foregoing description provides, projection on the toner cartridge main body 101 engages with bayonet socket 21, and holding section and draw-in groove card 23 close.
The utility model embodiment also provides a kind of ink feeding system, it comprises print cartridge installation portion 20, print cartridge installation portion 20 comprises that print cartridge is installed with the chamber, rod member 22, multiple arrangement side terminal 25, has bayonet socket 21 on one sidewall of print cartridge installation portion 20, rod member 22 and multiple arrangement side terminal 25 are arranged on print cartridge and are installed with in the chamber and away from bayonet socket 21, the both sides of rod member 22 are provided with draw-in groove 23, this printer also comprises the print cartridge 10 that the foregoing description provides, projection on the toner cartridge main body 101 engages with bayonet socket 21, and the holding section engages with draw-in groove 23.
Those of ordinary skills can understand, if print cartridge adopts locate mode as stated in the Background Art, promptly on the print cartridge side, near on the position of circuit substrate a stop portion is set, in the time of on print cartridge is packed printer into, stop portion matches with mating part on being arranged on rod member and fixing above-mentioned print cartridge, but, as previously mentioned, because installing space is less, for this reason, print cartridge is packed into and need be expended the bigger strength of client, and possible user thinks that easily print cartridge is in place used bigger strength in installation process after, and in fact print cartridge is not in place, this moment is if print, play takes place easily in print cartridge in moving process, influence its with print cartridge between be electrically connected, or cause ink leakage.
Therefore, can on the vertical direction of the direction that moves with the print cartridge installation portion, not be moved in print procedure in order to ensure print cartridge, at least increase by a gland adopting on the printer of above-mentioned print cartridge, this gland can be arranged on the print cartridge installation portion on, be arranged on arbitrary rod member two side engagement portion and match with holding ink container on above-mentioned direction.The quantity of this gland can be corresponding with the print cartridge quantity on being installed in printer, promptly be equipped with a gland on each print cartridge installation portion, and gland matches with the junction surface of at least one side of each rod member.Also a gland can only be set, this gland is provided with a plurality of adapting devices and matches with the junction surface of each each rod member both sides of print cartridge installation portion.
One skilled in the art will appreciate that in order to reduce the size of print cartridge installation portion, the rod member of each print cartridge installation portion is each other mutually near being provided with when if print cartridge adopts as stated in the Background Art locate mode; When reducing the consumption of manufactured materials, can be arranged on the draw-in groove cancellation of rod member both sides.
It should be noted that at last: above each embodiment only in order to the explanation the technical solution of the utility model, is not intended to limit; Although the utility model is had been described in detail with reference to aforementioned each embodiment, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that: it still can be made amendment to the technical scheme that aforementioned each embodiment put down in writing, and perhaps some or all of technical characterictic wherein is equal to replacement; And these modifications or replacement do not make the essence of appropriate technical solution break away from the scope of each embodiment technical scheme of the utility model.

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1. print cartridge, be removably mounted on the ink-jet printer, described ink-jet printer comprises multiple arrangement side terminal and rod member, wherein, when described print cartridge was installed in described ink-jet printer, described device side terminal can apply elastic force to described print cartridge, and described rod member can be moved with respect to described ink-jet printer, described print cartridge comprises: toner cartridge main body, and its inside has the inking chamber that holds ink; It is characterized in that described print cartridge also comprises clamping close device, it is arranged on described toner cartridge main body top;
Described clamping close device comprises the holding section of stretching out towards described toner cartridge main body outside, matches with the junction surface that is located at described ink-jet printer with fixing described print cartridge in described holding section.
2. print cartridge according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described holding section be located at described ink-jet printer on and the junction surface that is positioned at least one side of above-mentioned rod member match with fixing described print cartridge.
3. print cartridge according to claim 2 is characterized in that, matches with the junction surface of the both sides that are positioned at above-mentioned rod member with fixing described print cartridge in described holding section.
4. print cartridge according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described junction surface is at least one wall of described rod member.
5. print cartridge according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, described junction surface is the draw-in groove that is arranged on the described ink-jet printer and is positioned at least one side of above-mentioned rod member; Described holding section comprises the grab that engages in order to described draw-in groove.
6. print cartridge according to claim 5 is characterized in that described clamping close device also comprises rotating shaft, and described holding section can be rotated around described rotating shaft.
7. print cartridge according to claim 6, it is characterized in that, also comprise a connector that described grab is linked to each other in the described holding section, and described rotating shaft is connected with described connector, and matches with the axis hole that is arranged on outward extending respectively two support chips in described toner cartridge main body two sides.
8. print cartridge according to claim 7 is characterized in that described clamping close device also comprises elastomeric element, described elastomeric element upper end and described connector butt, described elastomeric element lower end and described toner cartridge main body butt.
9. according to claim 7 or 8 described print cartridges, it is characterized in that, described holding section also is provided with the bearing surface relative with the rod member of described ink-jet printer, and described bearing surface can be by connecting with described rod member, to remove engaging between described holding section and the described draw-in groove.
10. print cartridge according to claim 4 is characterized in that, described holding section is a frictional force production part.
11. according to claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 10 described print cartridges, it is characterized in that, also be provided with circuit substrate on the described toner cartridge main body, described circuit substrate is provided with a plurality of terminals, and described a plurality of terminal is used for the multiple arrangement side terminal difference butt with described ink-jet printer, set up being electrically connected, and described circuit substrate is obliquely installed with respect to the upper and lower surface of described toner cartridge main body.
12. according to claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 10 described print cartridges, it is characterized in that, also be provided with a projection that engages with the buckle of described ink-jet printer on described toner cartridge main body one side.
13. print cartridge according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, described holding section be from least one side of described toner cartridge main body towards described print cartridge outside extend and with the integrated claw-like of described toner cartridge main body portion.
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