CN203681013U - Ink container - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to an ink container for solving a problem of improving convenience of complementing ink from the ink container to an ink supply device. In order to solve the problem, the ink container disclosed by the utility model possesses an ink containing body, a discharge port and a circuit member. The ink containing body consists of thin-sheet-shaped flexible members which form a vertical bag in which the ink is contained. The discharge port is arranged on the ink containing body for discharging ink from the ink containing body. The circuit member possesses a circuit substrate which is detachably installed on the outer surface of the ink containing body. The discharge port is positioned in a position in proximity of an -X axis direction along the horizontal direction in the ink containing body. The circuit member is in proximity of +X axis direction of the ink containing body and on the inner side of the outer rim of the outer surface.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to ink tank.
Background technology
Ink tank is the container of accommodating ink, supplements ink (for example,, with reference to patent documentation 1) for the ink-feeding device to supply ink to printer.As this ink-feeding device that utilizes ink tank, known have the ink-feeding device that is called as ink continuous-flow system (CISS:Continuous Ink Supply System) that can supply with continuously ink, and can supplement the ink-feeding device of ink ((refillable) of recoverable).
Patent documentation 1 discloses the ink tank that is equipped with the component that can store ink relevant information (for example, surplus, viscosity, color etc.).Printer, by being electrically connected with the component being equipped on ink tank, can utilize institute's canned data on this component.
Patent documentation 1: TOHKEMY 2004-262235 communique
Summary of the invention
In patent documentation 1, not fully do not study with regard to the problem that how to improve the convenience while ink-feeding device being supplemented to ink from ink tank.In addition, in ink tank, what seek is raising of low cost, saving resource, easy to manufacture, ease of use etc. always.Should illustrate, the problems referred to above are not limited only to ink tank, are also suitable for the liquid container that other liquid use.
The present invention is that at least a portion for solving in above-mentioned problem completes, and can adopt following mode to realize.
(1), according to one embodiment of the present invention, provide a kind of ink tank.This ink tank has ink host body, outlet and circuit member.Above-mentioned ink host body is by having bag-shaped that flexible laminal flexure member is formed as standing voluntarily, and its inside contains ink.Above-mentioned outlet is arranged on above-mentioned ink host body, can from above-mentioned ink host body, discharge above-mentioned ink.Foregoing circuit member has circuit substrate, and this circuit member can be removably mounted on the outer surface of above-mentioned ink host body.Under the state that above-mentioned ink host body is stood voluntarily, using a direction towards horizontal direction along above-mentioned outer surface as+X-direction, during using the opposite direction of above-mentioned+X-direction as-X-direction, above-mentioned outlet is positioned on above-mentioned ink host body the position near above-mentioned-X-direction, and foregoing circuit member is positioned on above-mentioned ink host body near above-mentioned+X-direction and in the position of the outer peripheral inner side of above-mentioned outer surface.According to the ink tank of this embodiment, circuit member is positioned at the opposition side in horizontal direction with respect to outlet, therefore while discharging ink from outlet, easily be careful by user in the circuit member being arranged under the state on ink host body, thereby can prevent that user from forgetting from ink host body unloads circuit member.In addition, because circuit member is positioned at the opposition side in horizontal direction with respect to outlet, be therefore installed under the state of ink host body at circuit member, while discharging ink from outlet, can prevent that inkiness from damaging circuit member.In addition, because circuit member is positioned at the outer peripheral inner side of ink host body, therefore the situation that is positioned at the outer peripheral outside of ink host body with at least a portion of circuit member is compared, and can reduce the size of the cuboid that surrounds ink tank, and then can improve the transfer efficiency of ink tank.In addition, circuit member is positioned at the outer peripheral inner side of ink host body, and the situation that is therefore positioned at the outer peripheral outside of ink host body with at least a portion of circuit member is compared, and can prevent the damage of the circuit member causing because of ink host body.
(2) in the ink tank of above-mentioned embodiment, above-mentioned ink host body has the bonding part that is bonded with above-mentioned flexure member, and foregoing circuit member can at least be installed on above-mentioned outer surface via above-mentioned bonding part.According to the ink tank of which, circuit member is arranged on ink host body by relatively solid bonding part, therefore can prevent that ink host body from starting to be damaged from the position of mounting circuit member.
(3) in the ink tank of above-mentioned embodiment, above-mentioned flexure member has the layer that aluminium forms, foregoing circuit substrate has installed surface and terminal surface, above-mentioned installed surface is the face that component is installed, above-mentioned terminal surface is back on above-mentioned installed surface, on it, be formed with the splicing ear being electrically connected with foregoing circuit element, foregoing circuit member can be installed on above-mentioned outer surface towards the mode of above-mentioned outer surface with the above-mentioned terminal surface of above-mentioned circuit substrate.According to the ink tank of this embodiment, outward compared with the situation on surface, can suppress the damage of the caused component of static producing due to flexure member with installed surface.
(4) in the ink tank of above-mentioned embodiment, above-mentioned flexure member has the layer that aluminium forms, foregoing circuit substrate has installed surface and terminal surface, above-mentioned installed surface is the face that component is installed, above-mentioned terminal surface is back on above-mentioned installed surface, on it, be formed with the splicing ear being electrically connected with foregoing circuit element, foregoing circuit member is installed on above-mentioned outer surface towards the mode of above-mentioned outer surface with the above-mentioned installed surface of above-mentioned circuit substrate.According to the ink tank of this embodiment, outward compared with the situation on surface, can suppress the damage of the component that external force or dust cause with terminal surface.
(5) in the ink tank of above-mentioned embodiment, foregoing circuit substrate has the installed surface that component is installed, under the state that above-mentioned ink host body is stood voluntarily, during using gravity direction as-Z-direction, using the direction contrary with above-mentioned-Z-direction as+Z-direction, foregoing circuit member can, on above-mentioned ink host body on the position near above-mentioned+Z-direction, be installed on above-mentioned outer surface towards the mode of above-mentioned horizontal direction with the above-mentioned installed surface of above-mentioned circuit substrate.According to the ink tank of this embodiment, be installed on the state of ink host body and interrupting having under the remaining state of ink from ink host body discharge ink makes ink host body at circuit member, when ink host body is stood voluntarily, even if ink host body, from+swing to-Z-direction of Z-direction side side, also can prevent by making circuit member be connected to outer surface the damage of component.
(6) in the ink tank of above-mentioned embodiment, using the position that connects foregoing circuit member on above-mentioned ink host body as the 1st position, using above-mentioned distance on foregoing circuit member the 1st position farthest, position as the 2nd position, during using the top of above-mentioned outlet as the 3rd position, length between above-mentioned the 1st position and above-mentioned the 2nd position, can be less than the length between above-mentioned the 1st position and above-mentioned the 3rd position.According to the ink tank of this embodiment, even discharge when ink centered by the 1st position towards outlet side shifting circuit member from outlet, because circuit member can not arrive the top of outlet, therefore also can prevent that the pollution of the caused circuit member of ink of discharging from outlet from damaging.
(7), in the ink tank of above-mentioned embodiment, above-mentioned ink host body can have outer peripheral for showing the scale of length along above-mentioned-X-direction side.According to the ink tank of this embodiment, when the hand-held ink host body of user carries out ink replenishing from outlet discharge ink, can not change the mode that grips ink host body, but utilize the scale of ink host body, measure the ink water level that ink need to add to.
The multiple inscapes that have in each embodiment of the invention described above are not all necessary, in order to solve part or all in above-mentioned problem, or in order to realize part or all of the effect recorded in this description, can be suitably a part for these multiple inscapes be changed, deletes, replaces with the inscape of new other, or delete a part that limits content.In addition, in order to solve part or all of above-mentioned problem, or in order to realize part or all of the effect recorded in this description, part or all of technical characterictic contained in part or all and other modes of the invention described above of technical characterictic contained in a kind of embodiment of the invention described above can be combined, form the independent embodiment of one of the present invention.
For example, one embodiment of the present invention can be used as the device that possesses the more than one key element in these 3 key elements of ink host body, outlet and circuit member and realize.That is, device of the present invention can have ink host body, also can not have ink host body.In addition, device of the present invention can have outlet, also can not have outlet.And device of the present invention can have circuit member, also can not there is circuit member.Ink host body, for example, can, by having bag-shaped that flexible laminal flexure member is formed as standing voluntarily, accommodate the ink host body of ink as inside.Outlet, for example, can be arranged on above-mentioned ink host body, as the outlet that can discharge from above-mentioned ink host body above-mentioned ink.In addition, circuit member, for example, can have circuit substrate, as the circuit member of outer surface that can be removably mounted on above-mentioned ink host body.This device, for example, can be used as ink tank and realize, and also can be used as ink tank other devices in addition and realize.According to this embodiment, miniaturization, cost degradation, resource savingization, easy to manufactureization that can solving device, at least one in the various problems of ease of use etc. that improve.Part or all of technical characterictic in each embodiment of above-mentioned ink tank can both be applicable to such device.
The present invention also can realize with the various forms beyond ink tank.For example, can be for the liquid container of the liquid different from ink, the printer of ink tank is installed, the form of supplementing ink supplement method, the computer program of realizing this ink supplement method, the storage medium of non-interim this computer program of storage etc. of ink from ink tank realizes.
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Fig. 1 represents the top perspective view of the structure of ink tank.
Fig. 2 represents the face upwarding stereogram of the structure of ink tank.
Fig. 3 represents the front view of the structure of ink tank.
Fig. 4 represents the rearview of the structure of ink tank.
Fig. 5 represents the left view of the structure of ink tank.
The top perspective view of the detailed structure of Fig. 6 indication circuit member.
Fig. 7 represents to be installed on the key diagram of the circuit substrate on circuit member.
Fig. 8 represents the stereogram of the structure of print system.
Fig. 9 represents to supplement the stereogram of the situation of ink to the print cartridge that is installed on support.
Figure 10 represents that the print cartridge from being installed on support unloads the stereogram of the state of sliding block
Figure 11 represents the stereogram of the circuit member that is installed on slide block.
Figure 12 is illustrated in the installation stereogram of the situation of loading and unloading circuit member on slide block.
Figure 13 represents the left view of the structure of the ink tank in the 2nd variation.
Figure 14 represents the left view of the state that the ink tank in the 2nd variation topples over.
Figure 15 represents the front view of the structure of the ink tank in the 3rd variation.
Figure 16 represents the stereogram of the structure of the print system in the 2nd embodiment.
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A. overall structure A-3. effect A-4. the 1st variation A-5. the 2nd variation A-6. the 3rd variation B. the 2nd other embodiments of embodiment C. of the structure A-2. print system of the 1st embodiment A-1. ink tank
A. the 1st embodiment
A-1. the structure of ink tank
Fig. 1 is the top perspective view that represents the structure of ink tank 70.Fig. 2 is the face upwarding stereogram that represents the structure of ink tank 70.Fig. 3 is the front view that represents the structure of ink tank 70.Fig. 4 is the rearview that represents the structure of ink tank 70.Fig. 5 is the left view that represents the structure of ink tank 70.
Ink tank 70 is for accommodating the container of ink (printing material), for supplementing ink to supplying with ink to the ink-feeding device of printer.Ink tank 70 has ink host body 700, outlet 740 and circuit member 580.
The ink host body 700 of ink tank 70 forms by having flexible laminal flexure member can stand voluntarily bag-shaped, and the inside of ink host body 700 contains ink.In present embodiment, ink host body 700 is served as reasons and is formed as the laminated film of flexure member the bag-shaped Self stand bag (Standing Pouch) that can stand voluntarily.The laminated film that forms ink host body 700 has not strike through water-based and air-tightness.In present embodiment, the laminated film that forms ink host body 700 has the layer that aluminium forms.In other embodiments, the flexure member that forms ink host body 700 can be paper.
In present embodiment, ink host body 700 has three walls 711,712,713 that formed by flexure member.The wall 711 of ink host body 700 forms the positive outer surface as ink host body 700.The wall 712 of ink host body 700 forms the outer surface as the back side of ink host body 700.The wall 713 of ink host body 700 forms the outer surface as the bottom surface of ink host body 700.
XYZ axle has been shown in Fig. 1～Fig. 5.In to the explanation of ink tank 70, under the state that ink host body 700 is stood voluntarily, using the axle towards horizontal direction along wall 711 as X-axis, using the axle along gravity direction as Z axis, using with X-axis and the orthogonal axle of Z axis as Y-axis.These X-axis, Y-axis and Z axis are mutually orthogonal.Under the state that ink host body 700 is stood voluntarily, using the XY face parallel with X-axis and Y-axis as horizontal plane.
In to the explanation of ink tank 70, the direction using the left surface from ink host body 700 towards right flank is as+X-axis, using the rightabout of+X-direction as-X-direction.In to the explanation of ink tank 70, using the direction from wall 711 towards wall 712 as+Y direction, using the rightabout of+Y direction as-Y direction.In to the explanation of ink tank 70, using the direction contrary with gravity direction as+Z-direction, using gravity direction as-Z-direction.
Thereby the bonding part of ink host body 700 721 for utilize thermal welding by wall 711 sealing with the bonding sealing of wall 712, its formation ink host body 700-outward flange of X-direction side.Thereby the bonding part of ink host body 700 722 for utilize thermal welding by wall 711 sealing with the bonding sealing of wall 712, its formation ink host body 700+outward flange of X-direction side.
Thereby the bonding part of ink host body 700 723 for utilize thermal welding by wall 711 sealing with the bonding sealing of wall 713, its formation ink host body 700-the outer peripheral part of Z-direction side.Thereby the bonding part of ink host body 700 724 for utilize thermal welding by wall 712 sealing with the bonding sealing of wall 713, its formation ink host body 700-the outer peripheral part of Z-direction side.In present embodiment, as shown in Figure 2, the region surrounding at bonded portion 723 and bonding part 724, is formed with the bottom surface being made up of wall 713.
Thereby the bonding part of ink host body 700 725 for utilize thermal welding by wall 711 sealing with the bonding sealing of wall 712, its formation ink host body 700+outward flange of Z-direction side.In present embodiment, by the intermediate products of the ink host body 700 that is formed with other bonding parts except bonding part 725 are carried out after ink filling, then form bonding part 725, manufacture ink host body 700.
Thereby the bonding part of ink host body 700 728 is for utilizing thermal welding by the sealing of wall 711 and the bonding sealing of wall 712, and in the present embodiment, user can excise bonding part 728 from ink host body 700 with hand.By excising bonding part 728 from ink host body 700, can realize by outlet 740 and discharge ink from ink host body 700.
The outlet 740 of ink tank 70 is arranged on ink host body 700, can discharge ink to outside from the inside of ink host body 700.Outlet 740 is positioned at the position of close on ink host body 700+Z-direction and close-X-direction.In the present embodiment, outlet 740 is included between wall 711 and wall 712 the cylindraceous member bonded by thermal welding.
The circuit member 580 of ink tank 70 is removably installed on the wall 711 of ink host body 700.Circuit member 580 is positioned at the position of close on ink host body 700+Z-direction and close+X-direction.
In the present embodiment, circuit member 580 is installed on wall 711 to be contained in the state of bag 770.In the present embodiment, bag 770 is made up of transparent resin-made membrane, and in other embodiments, it not only can be translucent but also can be for opaque.In the present embodiment, circuit member 580 is installed on wall 711 indirectly via bag 770, and in other embodiments, circuit member 580 can directly be installed on wall 711.Bag 770 is for to be indirectly installed on the installation component on wall 711 by circuit member 580.Installation component is not limited to bag 770, for example, can be adhesive tape, can be also adhesive.
In the present embodiment, adopt the binding needle 780 of stapler that the bag 770 that contains circuit member 580 is fixed on wall 711, circuit member 580 can be removably mounted on wall 711 thus.In other embodiments, also can be by bag 770 is fused on wall 711, thus circuit member 580 can be removably mounted on wall 711.In addition the bag 770 or the circuit member 580 that, contain circuit member 580 can adopt jointing material (for example, adhesive tape, adhesive etc.) to be removably mounted on wall 711.In addition, the bag 770 or the circuit member 580 that contain circuit member 580 can adopt fixture (for example, clip) to be removably mounted on wall 711.
In Fig. 3, on wall 711, with bonding part 721,722, on the region of 723,725,728 correspondences, apply upper right hacures, on the circuit member 580 that comprises bag 770, apply upper left hacures.As shown in Figure 3, circuit member 580 is positioned at the inner side as the outer peripheral bonding part 721,722,723,725 of wall 711.
As shown in Figure 3, in present embodiment, adopt binding needle 780 via bonding part 725, circuit member 580 to be installed on wall 711.In other embodiments, also can circuit member 580 be installed on wall 711 via bonding part 722.In addition also can via bonding part 722 and bonding part 725, circuit member 580 be installed on wall 711, simultaneously.In addition, while adopting jointing material, also can circuit member 580 be installed on wall 711 via the position except bonding part 722 and bonding part 725 on wall 711.
The 1st position P1, the 2nd position P2 and the 3rd position P3 have been shown in Fig. 3.The 1st position P1 is the position of connecting circuit member 580 on ink host body 700, in the present embodiment the position for binding needle 780 is installed on ink host body 700.In other words, the 1st position P1 is positioned at circuit member 580 or its installation component is connected to the position on ink host body 700.The 2nd position P2 is distance the 1st position P1 position farthest on the circuit member 580 that contains bag 770, is in the present embodiment on bag 770-the Z-direction side corner portion crossing with+X-direction side.In other words, the 2nd position P2 be on the position of circuit member 580 and installation component thereof in XZ plane distance the 1st position P1 position farthest.The 3rd position P3 is the top of outlet 740.In the present embodiment, as shown in Figure 3, the length L 12 between the 1st position P1 and the 2nd position P2 is less than the length L 13 between the 1st position P1 and the 3rd position P3.
Fig. 6 is the top perspective view of the concrete structure of indication circuit member 580.X ' Y ' Z ' axle has been shown in Fig. 6.X ' axle and Y ' axle and Z ' axle are mutually orthogonal.
The outer surface 581 of circuit member 580 for along be parallel to Z ' axle and X ' axle Z ' X ' plane and towards the face of-Y direction.The outer surface 584 of circuit member 580 for along be parallel to X ' axle and Y ' axle X ' Y ' plane and towards axial of+Z '.
The recess 587 of circuit member 580 is, make on outer surface 584 X ' axial central authorities and extend to the position of outer surface 581 in-Y ' direction of principal axis side, to the position of-Z ' direction of principal axis depression.The inclined plane 588 of circuit member 580 for be arranged at recess 587 and towards-Y ' direction of principal axis and+face that Z ' direction of principal axis tilts.Circuit substrate 850 is installed on inclined plane 588.
The location division 589 of circuit member 580 is with respect to the splicing ear 852 of the splicing ear positioning circuit substrate 850 of printer side.In the present embodiment, location division 589 is along axial recessed the portion of Y ', designs respectively in recess 587 along the Y ' Z ' plane parallel with Z ' axle with Y ' axle mutually on relative face.
In present embodiment, meet H " W < L along the length W of the circuit member 580 of X ' axle with the length L of the circuit member 580 along Y ' axle and the relation of the length H of the circuit member 580 along Z ' axle.In other embodiments, length W also can be greater than length L, and length H also can be greater than at least one party in length L and length W.
Fig. 7 is the key diagram that represents the circuit substrate 850 that is installed on circuit member 580.X ' Y ' Z ' the axle corresponding with Fig. 6 has been shown in Fig. 7.
The terminal surface 858 of circuit substrate 850 is for being formed with the face of splicing ear 852, and it is back on installed surface 859.Be installed at circuit substrate 850 under the state on inclined plane 588 of circuit member 580, terminal surface 858 be towards-Y ' direction of principal axis and+the axial state of Z '.
The installed surface 859 of circuit substrate 850 is for being formed with the face of component 856, and it is back on terminal surface 858.Be installed at circuit substrate 850 under the state on inclined plane 588 of circuit member 580, installed surface 859 be towards+Y ' direction of principal axis and-the axial state of Z '.
As shown in Figure 1, in the present embodiment, circuit member 580, is installed on ink host body 700 at its outer surface 584 under the state of-Y direction.Under this state, the installed surface 859 of the circuit substrate 850 in circuit member 580 is the state towards the wall 711 of ink host body 700.
A-2. the overall structure of print system:
Fig. 8 is the stereogram that represents the structure of print system 10.Print system 10 has printer 20 and print cartridge 50.In print system 10, be arranged under the state of support 30 that is arranged at printer 20 at print cartridge 50, print cartridge 50 is supplied with ink to printer 20, and printer 20 adopts the ink of being supplied with by print cartridge 50 to print.
The support 30 of printer 20 is for keeping the holding device of print cartridge 50.On support 30, be formed with the space of can supplying ink box 50 inserting, i.e. slot SL.In the present embodiment, 1 slot SL can make 1 print cartridge 50 insert.In present embodiment, on support 30, corresponding to 1 slot SL, be provided with 1 holding section 312.The holding section 312 of support 30 can engage with respect to the print cartridge 50 that is inserted into slot SL, therefore can prevent that print cartridge 50 from coming off because of carelessness from slot SL.
The printing equipment of the printer 20 of print system 10 for adopting ink to print is ink-jet printer in the present embodiment.Printer 20, except support 30, also has control part 220, bracket 250, shower nozzle 260.Printer 20 is printed onto the information such as word, figure and image on the printed medium such as paper or label 90 by spray ink from shower nozzle 260.
On printer 20, support 30 designs on the position different from bracket 250, via flexible pipe 390, the shower nozzle 260 that is arranged at bracket 250 is supplied with to ink from the support 30 that print cartridge 50 is installed.This support 30 and bracket 250 design in the mechanism of the printer 20 of different parts and are known as non-bracket loading type.
The control part 220 of printer 20 is controlled each position of printer 20.The structure of the bracket 250 of printer 20 for making shower nozzle 260 relatively move with respect to printed medium 90.The shower nozzle 260 of printer 20 receives the ink of being supplied with by the print cartridge 50 that is installed on support 30, then to printed medium 90 these inks of ejection.In present embodiment, between control part 220 and bracket 250, via flexible cable (not shown) electrical connection, the control signal that shower nozzle 260 sends based on control part 220 sprays ink.
In present embodiment, because thereby bracket 250 and printed medium 90 being relatively moved realize prints printed medium 90, therefore the constituted mode of printer 20 is, in can moving back and forth bracket 250 along main scanning direction Dms, also can be along sub scanning direction Dss conveyance printed medium 90.In present embodiment, main scanning direction Dms and sub scanning direction Dss are mutually orthogonal, simultaneously orthogonal with respect to gravity direction respectively.The control of printer 20 based on control part 220 realizes the movement to bracket 250 and the conveyance to printed medium 90.
XYZ axle has been shown in Fig. 8.For print system 10 is described, under the use state of print system 10, using the axle of the main scanning direction Dms along bracket 250 is moved back and forth as X-axis, using the axle of sub scanning direction Dss along carrying printed medium 90 as Y-axis, using the axle along gravity direction as Z axis.These X-axis, Y-axis and Z axis are mutually orthogonal.The use state of print system 10 is the state that is arranged at the print system 10 of horizontal plane, and in the present embodiment, horizontal plane is the XY face that is parallel to X-axis and Y-axis.
For print system 10 is described, using the right flank from print system 10 towards the direction of left surface as+X-direction, using the opposite direction of+X-direction as-X-direction.For print system 10 is described, using the direction towards sub scanning direction as+Y direction, using the opposite direction of+Y direction as-Y direction.In to the explanation of print system 10, using the direction contrary with gravity direction as+Z-direction, using the direction towards gravity as-Z-direction.In to the explanation of print system 10 ,+Y direction side is the front of print system 10.
The print cartridge 50 of print system 10 is for supplying with the ink-feeding device of ink to printer 20, in the present embodiment for supplementing the ink-feeding device of ink ((refillable) of recoverable).
In the present embodiment, the user of print system 10 is by print cartridge 50 is moved with respect to the slot SL court-Y direction of support 30, thereby print cartridge 50 can be arranged on support 30.In the present embodiment, the user of print system 10 (is for example removing the state engaging between holding section 312 and print cartridge 50, Fig. 2-state of the holding section 312 of X-direction side) under, print cartridge 50 is moved towards+Y direction, can unload print cartridge 50 from support 30 thus.
Fig. 9 represents that the print cartridge 50 to being installed on support 30 supplements the stereogram of the situation of ink.Figure 10 is the stereogram that represents to unload from being installed on the print cartridge 50 of support 30 state of sliding block 560.As shown in Fig. 9 and Figure 10, on housing 510, except being provided with ink resettlement section 610, be also provided with ink inlet 612, lid 613, atmospheric air open port 621 and track 516.Ink inlet 612, for being communicated with the opening of ink resettlement section 610, is accepted ink resettlement section 610 infusing inks.Lid 613 be for loading and unloading structure freely with respect to ink inlet 612, airtight ink inlet 612 under the state that is installed on ink inlet 612.The opening of atmospheric air open port 621 for being communicated with ink resettlement section 610, makes ink resettlement section 610 open in atmosphere.The slip of track 516 guide shoe 560.
As shown in figure 10, under the state of mounting circuit member 580, the slide block 560 of print cartridge 50 is for loading and unloading structure freely by slide (sliding) with respect to the housing 510 being arranged on support 30.In the present embodiment, on slide block 560, be provided with cap 562 and recess 564.Be installed at slide block 560 under the state of housing 510, the cap 562 of slide block 560 covers ink inlet 612.In the present embodiment, cap 562 be articulated in ink inlet 612+the corresponding position of Z-direction side on, and for can open and close ink inlet 612+structure in territory, Z-direction lateral areas.The structure of the recess 564 of slide block 560 for engaging with the holding section of support 30 312.
The circuit member 580 of print cartridge 50 is for loading and unloading structure freely with respect to slide block 560.As mentioned above, circuit member 580 is attached to ink tank 70.
Figure 11 is the stereogram that represents the circuit member 580 that is installed on slide block 560.Figure 12 is the installation stereogram that represents to unload from slide block 560 situation of circuit member 580.As shown in Figure 11 and Figure 12, slide block 560-Y direction side is formed with engaging portion 568.Engaging portion 568 can engaging circuit member 580.
In the present embodiment, on slide block 560 when mounting circuit member 580, the user of print system 10, by one side, circuit member 580 is slided with respect to the engaging portion 568 court+Y directions of slide block 560, on one side make circuit member 580 with respect to engaging portion 568 engagings, thus can be on slide block 560 mounting circuit member 580.In the present embodiment, in the time taking off circuit member 580 from slide block 560, user can make circuit member 580 slide with respect to the engaging portion 568 court-Y directions of slide block 560, removes the engaging between engaging portion 568 and circuit member 580, takes off circuit member 580 thus from slide block 560.
In the time that the ink resettlement section 610 to print cartridge 50 supplements ink, the user of print system 10, as shown in Figure 9, opens the cap 562 of slide block 560, unloads lower cover 613 from the ink inlet 612 of housing 510.Then, user is ready to contain the ink tank 70 supplementing with ink, the ink in the ink host body 700 of ink tank 70 is injected to the ink inlet 612 of print cartridge 50 by the outlet 740 of ink tank 70, until fill ink in ink resettlement section 610.Then, user, with the airtight ink inlet 612 of lid 613, closes cap 562.Complete thus the supplementary process of ink.
In present embodiment, as mentioned above, attached on ink tank 70 have a circuit member 580, and it can process the relevant information of the ink supplementary by ink tank 70, the user of print system 10 can, in the time from ink tank 70 being print cartridge 50 supplementary ink, carry out the replacing of circuit member 580.The replacing of circuit member 580 can be carried out before supplementary ink, also can after supplementary ink, carry out.
In the time changing circuit member 580, the user of print system 10 as shown in figure 10, under the state of the engaging of engagement release portion 312, moves slide block 560 court+Y directions, keep the installment state of housing 510 with respect to support 30 on one side, unload sliding block 560 from support 30 on one side.Thereafter, the circuit member 580 being installed on slide block 560 is replaced by the circuit member 580 being attached on ink tank 70 by user.Afterwards, the slide block 560 that user makes to be provided with the circuit member 580 after replacing moves with respect to housing 510 court-Y directions.Like this, slide block 560 is mounted go back to original position, and the Renewal process of circuit member 580 finishes.
A-3. effect
According to the 1st embodiment described above, circuit member 580 is positioned at the opposition side of horizontal direction with respect to outlet 740, therefore while discharging ink from outlet 740, easily be careful by user in the circuit member 580 being arranged under the state on ink host body 700, thereby can prevent that user from forgetting from ink host body 700 unloads circuit member 580.In addition, circuit member 580 is positioned at the opposition side of horizontal direction (X-direction of Fig. 1) with respect to outlet 740.In other words, under the state that ink host body 700 is stood voluntarily, outlet 740 is positioned at the position near a side's of bonding part 725 edge, and circuit member 580 is positioned at the position near the opposing party's of bonding part 725 edge.Therefore, be installed at circuit member 580 under the state of ink host body 700, while discharging ink from outlet 740, can prevent that inkiness from damaging circuit member 580.
In addition, circuit member 580 is positioned at the outer peripheral inner side of ink host body 700, therefore compared with the situation in outer peripheral outside that is positioned at ink host body 700 with at least a portion of circuit member 580, the size of the cuboid that surrounds ink tank 70 can be reduced, and then the transfer efficiency of ink tank 70 can be improved.In addition, because circuit member 580 is positioned at the outer peripheral inner side of ink host body 700, therefore, compared with the situation in outer peripheral outside that is positioned at ink host body 700 with at least a portion of circuit member 580, can prevent the damage of the circuit member 580 causing because of ink host body 700.
In addition, circuit member 580 is arranged on ink host body 700 by relatively solid bonding part 725, therefore can prevent that ink host body 700 from starting to be damaged from the position of mounting circuit member 580.
In addition, circuit member 580 is mounted under the state of wall 711 at the installed surface 859 of circuit substrate 850, therefore with terminal surface 858 compared with the situation of wall 711, can suppress the damage of the caused component 856 of external force or dust.
In addition, as shown in Figure 3, length L 12 between the 1st position P1 and the 2nd position P2 is less than the length L 13 between the 1st position P1 and the 3rd position P3, therefore while discharging ink from outlet 740, even circuit member 580 centered by the 1st position P1 towards outlet 740 side shiftings, because circuit member 580 can not arrive the 2nd position P2 on the top of outlet 740, therefore can prevent that the pollution of the caused circuit member 580 of the ink of being discharged by outlet 740 from damaging.
A-4. the 1st variation:
In above-mentioned the 1st embodiment, circuit member 580 is mounted under the state of wall 711 at the installed surface 859 of circuit substrate 850, and in the 1st variation, circuit member 580 can be mounted at the terminal surface of circuit substrate 850 858 under the state of wall 711.According to the 1st variation, with installed surface 859 towards compared with the situation of wall 711, the damage of the caused component 856 of static that can suppress to be produced by flexure member.
A-5. the 2nd variation:
Figure 13 is the left view that represents the structure of the ink tank 70c in the 2nd variation.Figure 14 is the left view of the appearance that represents that the ink tank 70c in the 2nd variation topples over.In above-mentioned the 1st embodiment, circuit member 580 is mounted under the state of wall 711 at the installed surface 859 of circuit substrate 850, and in the 2nd variation, circuit member 580 can be mounted at the installed surface of circuit substrate 850 859 under the state of horizontal direction (X-direction).As shown in figure 13, at the outer surface 584 of circuit member 580, under the state of-X-direction, the installed surface 859 of circuit substrate 850 is the state towards+X-direction.
According to the 2nd variation, on ink host body 700, be provided with under the state of circuit member 580 and have under the remaining state of ink making ink host body 700 interrupting discharging from ink host body 700 ink, in the time that ink host body 700 is stood voluntarily, even if ink host body 700 is from+swing to-Z-direction of Z-direction side side, as shown in figure 14, also can make circuit member 580 be connected to wall 711, thereby can prevent the damage of component 856.
A-6. the 3rd variation:
Figure 15 is the front view that represents the structure of the ink tank 70d in the 3rd variation.The ink tank 70d of the 3rd variation, except being designed with on ink host body 700 scale 730, other are identical with above-mentioned the 1st embodiment.The scale 730 of ink host body 700 on ink host body 700-outward flange of X-direction side is that bonding part 721 shows length.In this variation, scale 730 directly printing is formed on wall 711, can also be by the printed article that is printed with scale 730 is sticked on wall 711 and formed.
According to the 3rd variation, the hand-held ink host body 700 of user is discharged ink while carrying out ink replenishing from outlet 740, can change the gripping method of ink host body 700, but utilize the scale 730 of ink host body 700, measure the ink water level that ink need to add to.
B. the 2nd embodiment:
Figure 16 is the stereogram that represents the structure of the print system 10B in the 2nd embodiment.The print system 10B of the 2nd embodiment has printer 20 and ink continuous-flow system (CISS) 40.
In the 2nd embodiment, except adopting ink continuous-flow system 40 to replace print cartridge 50, other are identical with the 1st embodiment.In the 2nd embodiment, can be suitable for the structure identical with the 1st embodiment that comprises variation.In to the explanation of the 2nd embodiment, the structure identical with the 1st embodiment adopts identical symbol, omits its description simultaneously.
The ink continuous-flow system 40 of the 2nd embodiment is to supply with continuously the system of ink to printer 20.Ink continuous-flow system 40 has print cartridge 50B, ink tank 70 and flexible pipe 440.
In the 2nd embodiment, the outlet 740 of ink tank 70 is for loading and unloading structure freely with respect to the connection part of flexible pipe 440 430.On the outlet 740 of ink tank 70, connect under the state of connection part 430 of flexible pipe 440, supply with ink via flexible pipe 440 to print cartridge 50B from the ink host body 700 of ink tank 70.
In the time changing ink tank 70, the user of print system 10B unloads from flexible pipe 440 ink tank 70 using, and new ink tank 70 is connected with flexible pipe 440, replaces the ink tank 70 using.In present embodiment, identical with the 1st embodiment, the attached circuit member 580 that has the relevant information of the ink to supplying with from ink tank 70 to process on ink tank 70, the user of print system 10B, in the time changing ink tank 70, carries out the replacing of circuit member 580.The replacing of circuit member 580 can be carried out before changing ink tank 70, also can after changing ink tank 70, carry out.
According to the 2nd embodiment described above, the same with the 1st embodiment, can improve the convenience while supplying with ink from ink tank 70 to print cartridge 50B.In addition, can also obtain the effect same with the 1st embodiment in addition, also can obtain effect same when applying variation in the 1st embodiment when variation in application.
C. other embodiments:
The present invention is not subject to the restriction of above-mentioned embodiment or embodiment, variation, can in the scope that does not depart from purport of the present invention, realize with various structures.For example, in order to solve part or all of above-mentioned problem, or realize part or all of above-mentioned effect, for the technical characterictic in the embodiment corresponding with technical characterictic in each embodiment of recording in summary of the invention, embodiment, variation, can suitably replace or combine.In addition, if this technical characterictic needn't describe in this manual, can suitably delete.
For example, in print system, print cartridge can not be to load and unload position freely with respect to the support of printer, and a part that can be used as printer is fixed on printer.Can on print cartridge, carry other electrical equipments and replace storage device.In addition, the each member in above-mentioned embodiment can form as individual member respectively, can as required multiple members be done as a wholely to form.In addition, also can form the integrated member in above-mentioned embodiment by combining multiple members.
The invention is not restricted to ink-jet printer and ink cartridge thereof, the liquid injection apparatus arbitrarily that also goes for spraying other liquid except ink with and fluid storage container on.For example, go for following various liquid injection apparatus and fluid storage container thereof.
The image recording structure of picture unit etc.
For the manufacture of the look material injection apparatus of the image display devices such as liquid crystal display colour filter used
Be used to form the electrode material injection apparatus of the electrode of organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display, face active display (Field Emission Display, FED) etc.
To containing the liquid injection apparatus spraying for the manufacture of the organic liquid of biology of biochip
As the test portion injection apparatus of accurate suction pipe
The injection apparatus of lubricating oil
The injection apparatus of resin liquid
Utilize accurately location to carry out the liquid injection apparatus to the precision instrument such as clock and watch or camera jet lubrication oil
Spray the liquid injection apparatus of the transparent resin liquid such as ultraviolet curable resin to substrate in order to be formed for the small packaged lens (optical lens) etc. of optical communication device etc.
Spray the liquid injection apparatus that substrate etc. is carried out to the etching solutions such as etched acid or alkali
There is the liquid injection apparatus of the fluid jetting head that makes other any micro-drops discharges
Should illustrate, drop refers to the state of the liquid of discharging from liquid injection apparatus, except granular liquid, tear shape liquid, also comprises the liquid of wire hangover.In addition " liquid " of indication material as long as ejecting from liquid injection apparatus here.For example, the material of state when " liquid " is liquid phase as long as material, comprises the liquid material of high or low viscosity and colloidal sol, gel water, other the liquid material such as inorganic solvent, organic solvent, solution, aqueous resin, aqueous metal (molten metal).In addition, should " liquid " be not limited to the liquid as a kind of state of material, can also comprise that the particle of the functional material being formed by the solid content such as pigment or metallic dissolves in solvent, and disperseed or mix the material of gained afterwards etc.In addition, as the typical example of liquid, can exemplify ink or the liquid crystal etc. described in above-mentioned embodiment.Wherein, ink comprises the various fluid compositions such as general water-base ink, oily ink and gluey ink, hot melt ink.
symbol description
10, 10B print system, 20 printers, 30 supports, 40 ink continuous-flow systems, 50, 50B print cartridge, 70, 70c, 70d ink tank, 90 printed mediums, 220 control parts, 250 brackets, 260 shower nozzles, 312 holding sections, 390 flexible pipes, 430 connection parts, 440 flexible pipes, 510, 510B housing, 516 tracks, 560, 560B slide block, 562 caps, 564 recesses, 568 engaging portions, 580 circuit members, 581 outer surfaces, 584 outer surfaces, 587 recesses, 588 inclined planes, 589 location divisions, 610 ink resettlement sections, 612 ink inlets, 613 lids, 621 atmospheric air open ports, 700 ink host bodies, 711, 712, 713 walls, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 728 bonding parts, 740 outlets, 770 bags, 780 binding needles, 850 circuit substrates, 852 splicing ears, 856 components, 858 terminal surfaces, 859 installed surfaces, P1 the 1st position, P2 the 2nd position, P3 the 3rd position, SL slot, Dms main scanning direction, Dss sub scanning direction.
Claims (11)
1. an ink tank,
It has:
By the ink host body that there is flexible laminal flexure member and form can stand voluntarily bag-shaped and accommodate ink in inside,
Be arranged at described ink host body and can discharge from described ink host body the outlet of described ink, and
There is circuit substrate and be removably mounted on the circuit member of the outer surface of described ink host body;
Under the state that described ink host body is stood voluntarily, using a direction towards horizontal direction along described outer surface as+X-direction, during using the direction contrary with described+X-direction as-X-direction,
Described outlet is positioned at the position near described-X-direction on described ink host body,
Described circuit member is positioned on described ink host body near described+X-direction and in the position of the outer peripheral inner side of described outer surface.
2. ink tank as claimed in claim 1, wherein,
Described ink host body has the bonding part that is bonded with described flexure member,
Described circuit member is at least installed on described outer surface via described bonding part.
3. ink tank as claimed in claim 1, wherein,
Described flexure member has the layer that aluminium forms;
Described circuit substrate has:
Installed surface, this installed surface is provided with component, and
Terminal surface, this terminal surface is back on described installed surface and be formed with the splicing ear being electrically connected with described component;
Described circuit member is installed on described outer surface towards the mode of described outer surface with the described terminal surface of described circuit substrate.
4. ink tank as claimed in claim 1, wherein,
Described flexure member has the layer that aluminium forms;
Described circuit substrate has:
Installed surface, this installed surface is provided with component, and
Terminal surface, this terminal surface is back on described installed surface and be formed with the splicing ear being electrically connected with described component;
Described circuit member is installed on described outer surface towards the mode of described outer surface with the described installed surface of described circuit substrate.
5. ink tank as claimed in claim 1, wherein,
Described circuit substrate has the installed surface that component is installed;
Under the state that described ink host body is stood voluntarily, using gravity direction as-Z-direction, during using the direction contrary with described-Z-direction as+Z-direction,
Described circuit member on the position near described+Z-direction, is installed on described outer surface towards the mode of described horizontal direction with the described installed surface of described circuit substrate on described ink host body.
6. ink tank as claimed in claim 2, wherein,
Described flexure member has the layer that aluminium forms;
Described circuit substrate has:
Installed surface, this installed surface is provided with component, and
Terminal surface, this terminal surface is back on described installed surface and be formed with the splicing ear being electrically connected with described component;
Described circuit member is installed on described outer surface towards the mode of described outer surface with the described terminal surface of described circuit substrate.
7. ink tank as claimed in claim 2, wherein,
Described flexure member has the layer that aluminium forms;
Described circuit substrate has:
Installed surface, this installed surface is provided with component, and
Terminal surface, this terminal surface is back on described installed surface and be formed with the splicing ear being electrically connected with described component;
Described circuit member is installed on described outer surface towards the mode of described outer surface with the described installed surface of described circuit substrate.
8. ink tank as claimed in claim 2, wherein,
Described circuit substrate has the installed surface that component is installed;
Under the state that described ink host body is stood voluntarily, using gravity direction as-Z-direction, during using the direction contrary with described-Z-direction as+Z-direction,
Described circuit member on the position near described+Z-direction, is installed on described outer surface towards the mode of described horizontal direction with the described installed surface of described circuit substrate on described ink host body.
9. the ink tank as described in any one in claim 1～8, wherein,
Using the position that connects described circuit member on described ink host body as the 1st position, using the 1st position farthest, position described in distance on described circuit member as the 2nd position, during using the top of described outlet as the 3rd position,
Length between described the 1st position and described the 2nd position is less than the length between described the 1st position and described the 3rd position.
10. the ink tank as described in any one in claim 1～8, wherein,
Described ink host body has outer peripheral for showing the scale of length along described-X-direction side.
11. ink tanks as described in claim 9, wherein,
Described ink host body has outer peripheral for showing the scale of length along described-X-direction side.
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