CN209920772U

CN209920772U - Printing device and printing apparatus

Info

Publication number: CN209920772U
Application number: CN201920366172.9U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 汤英; 王�锋; 韩路
Original assignee: Shanghai Hanttu Technology Co Ltd; Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shanghai Hanttu Technology Co Ltd; Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-03-20
Filing date: 2019-03-20
Publication date: 2020-01-10
Anticipated expiration: 2029-03-20

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a printing device and a printing apparatus. The printing device comprises a printing main body and an ink pipe clamp which is detachably assembled on the printing main body, wherein the printing main body comprises a printing support, a printing head component and at least one ink supply pipe which is assembled on the printing support, and the at least one ink supply pipe is connected to the printing head component. The ink tube clamp is inserted in the printing support and pushes the at least one ink supply tube to elastically deform so as to block the flow of liquid in the ink supply tube. The ink tube clamp is connected with the printing support in an inserting mode and abutted to the ink supply tube, the ink supply tube elastically deforms under the squeezing action of the ink tube clamp, the flow channel of liquid in the ink supply tube is blocked, and the blocking effect is good. The ink tube clamp is detachably assembled in the printing main body, the space utilization rate of the printing main body is high, and the influence on the layout and the structure of the printing main body is small.

Description

Printing device and printing apparatus

Technical Field

The disclosure belongs to the technical field of typewriters and relates to a printing device and printing equipment.

Background

In the related art, a printing apparatus includes a frame, a printhead assembly provided in the frame, and an ink supply tube connected to the printhead assembly, the ink supply tube being a tubular structure made of a flexible material. The liquid ink is delivered to the printhead assembly along an ink supply conduit to enable the printhead assembly to print graphical or textual information as desired.

In the carrying printing equipment process, need to lock the ink supply pipe in order to avoid the ink in the ink supply pipe to reveal, keep printing equipment's whole clean and tidy. In the prior art, the frame is provided with a corresponding ink tube lock for locking the ink supply tube.

However, the ink tube lock is fixed to the chassis, and the chassis needs to have a corresponding installation space and structure for assembling the ink tube lock, resulting in an increase in the overall size of the chassis. The ink tube lock has low use frequency, occupies large space of the rack and causes resource waste. The ink tube lock is used to lock the ink supply tube, which needs to be adapted to the feed path of the ink supply tube. The frame needs to be provided with a corresponding mounting structure on the conveying path of the ink supply tube, and the influence on the overall layout of the ink supply tube and the frame is large.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the present disclosure provides a printing apparatus and a printing apparatus.

Specifically, the present disclosure is realized by the following technical solutions:

according to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a printing apparatus is provided, which includes a printing main body and an ink tube clip detachably mounted on the printing main body, where the printing main body includes a printing support, a printing head assembly, and at least one ink supply tube mounted on the printing support, the at least one ink supply tube is connected to the printing head assembly, and the ink tube clip is inserted in the printing support and pushes against the at least one ink supply tube to elastically deform, so as to block a flow of liquid in the ink supply tube.

In an embodiment, the ink tube holder includes a main body and at least one holding leg protruding from the main body, and the holding leg is inserted into the printing support and pushes against the ink supply tube to elastically deform.

In one embodiment, the side walls of the holding legs press the ink supply tube to be elastically deformed.

In one embodiment, the clamping legs include guide portions inserted into the printing support and pressing portions protruding from the guide portions to press the ink supply tubes.

In one embodiment, four of the clamping legs are arranged and distributed at intervals on the main body portion.

In one embodiment, the main body abuts against the printing support.

In an embodiment, the ink tube clip further includes a fixing portion disposed on the main body portion, and the ink tube clip is detachably connected to the printing support through the fixing portion.

In an embodiment, the printing support is provided with at least one ink tube slot, each ink supply tube is correspondingly arranged in one ink tube slot, and at least part of the ink tube clamp is inserted into the ink tube slot and pushes against the ink supply tube to elastically deform.

In one embodiment, the ink supply tube is clamped by the ink tube clamp and the side wall of the ink tube groove.

In one embodiment, the printing support comprises a body part and a boss part protruding from the body part, the at least one ink tube slot is opened in the boss part, and the ink tube is clamped on the surface of the boss part and is partially inserted into the ink tube slot.

In one embodiment, the ink tube slots are provided with four channels and are distributed at intervals on the boss portion.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a printing apparatus including an apparatus main body and the printing device as described above, the printing device being mounted to the apparatus main body.

In one embodiment, the apparatus body is provided with a power cord, and the ink tube holder has a holding portion adapted to the shape of the power cord, and detachably attached to the power cord through the holding portion.

In one embodiment, the clamping portion includes a locking line hole penetrating through the ink tube clamp and a clamping opening formed to the locking line hole, and the opening size of the clamping opening gradually increases from the locking line hole to the edge of the ink tube clamp.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can have the following beneficial effects:

the ink tube clamp is connected with the printing support in an inserting mode and abutted to the ink supply tube, the ink supply tube elastically deforms under the squeezing action of the ink tube clamp, the flow channel of liquid in the ink supply tube is blocked, and the blocking effect is good. The ink tube clamp is detachably assembled in the printing main body, the space utilization rate of the printing main body is high, and the influence on the layout and the structure of the printing main body is small.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a printing apparatus shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view illustrating an assembly structure in which an ink tube holder is assembled to a printing main body according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a first perspective of an ink tube clip, according to an example embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a second perspective of an ink tube clamp according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view illustrating an ink tube clip provided with a fixing portion according to an exemplary embodiment.

Wherein the printing main body 10; a print carriage 11; an ink tube slot 111; a fuselage portion 112; a boss portion 113; a printhead assembly 12; an ink supply tube 13; an ink tube clamp 20; a holding leg 21; a guide portion 211; the pressing portion 212; a main body portion 22; a step portion 23; a clamping portion 24; a lock wire hole 241; a card interface 242; a handle portion 25; and a fixed portion 26.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the exemplary embodiments below are not intended to represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

The terminology used in the present disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. As used in this disclosure and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It is to be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various information, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. The word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "when … …" or "in response to a determination", depending on the context.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in one embodiment, a printing apparatus is disclosed that includes a printing main body 10 and an ink tube holder 20 detachably mounted to the printing main body 10. Printing body 10 includes a printing frame 11, a printhead assembly 12, and at least one ink supply tube 13 mounted to printing frame 11, at least one ink supply tube 13 being connected to printhead assembly 12. The ink tube clamp 20 is inserted into the printing support 11 and pushes against at least one ink supply tube 13 to elastically deform so as to block the flow of the liquid in the ink supply tube 13.

The ink supply tube 13 is provided in a tubular structure, and a tube body thereof is made of a flexible material for transferring the inks of various colors. Each ink supply tube 13 is used to deliver one color of ink, such as black ink, red ink, yellow ink, cyan ink, etc. An ink supply tube 13 is laid down on the print carriage 11 with one end connected to the printhead assembly 12 and the other end connected to an ink bottle. Alternatively, the ink bottle is provided outside the print carriage 11. When the number of the ink supply tubes 13 is two or more, the ink supply tubes 13 are spaced apart from each other in the print frame 11. The printing apparatus may be applied to a printing apparatus, wherein the printing apparatus is provided with an apparatus main body, and the ink bottle may be provided outside or in an inner space of the apparatus main body.

The ink tube clamp 20 is independently arranged and detachably assembled on the printing main body 10, the printing main body 10 does not need to additionally increase a structure for accommodating and assembling the ink tube lock, and the influence on the appearance layout of the printing equipment is small. The ink tube clamp 20 is inserted into the printing support 11, and blocks the flow of liquid in the ink supply tube 13 by extruding the ink supply tube 13, so that the requirement on the structure of the matching part of the printing support 11 is low, and the influence on the layout mode of the ink supply tube 13 is small. The ink tube clamp 20 is inserted into the printing main body 10 and pushes against the ink supply tube 13, and the insertion positioning precision of the ink tube clamp 20 is high. The ink tube clamp 20 can lock one ink supply tube 13 independently or lock a plurality of ink supply tubes 13 simultaneously, and the assembly mode is flexible.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in one embodiment, the ink tube holder 20 includes a main body 22 and at least one holding leg 21 protruding from the main body 22, and the holding leg 21 is inserted into the printing support 11 and pushed against the ink supply tube 13 to be elastically deformed.

The holding legs 21 are protruded from the main body 22, and when two or more holding legs 21 are provided, two adjacent holding legs 21 are spaced apart from each other and correspond to the spacing between the ink supply tubes 13. When the ink tube clamp 20 is inserted into the printing support 11, one or more clamping support legs 21 can be inserted into the printing support 11 at the same time and extrude the ink supply tubes 13 correspondingly distributed on the printing support 11, so that the insertion efficiency is high. The holding legs 21 partially protrude from the main body 22, so that the contact position of the holding legs 21 with the ink supply tube 13 can be easily adjusted. Alternatively, the end of the holding leg 21 abuts on the ink supply tube 13, wherein the end of the holding leg 21 is provided as a plane or an arc surface. Alternatively, the holding legs 21 are inserted into the printing support 11 and pressed against the ink supply tubes 13 by side walls, wherein the side walls may be configured as a plane or a plate-like structure.

In one embodiment, the side walls of the holding legs 21 press the ink supply tubes 13 to be elastically deformed. The holding legs 21 press the ink supply tubes 13 through the side walls, and the deformation space of the ink supply tubes 13 is large, so that the tube walls of the ink supply tubes 13 are well protected. Optionally, at least part of the side walls of the clamping legs 21 are provided with a ramp for guiding the movement of the ink supply tubes 13.

In an alternative embodiment, the holding foot 21 includes a guide portion 211 and a pressing portion 212 protruding the guide portion 211, the guide portion 211 is inserted into the printing holder 11, and the pressing portion 212 presses the ink supply tube 13. The pressing part 212 is partially formed to protrude from the surface of the guide part 211 to form a rib or a rib structure. The guide portion 211 is inserted into the printing holder 11, and the pressing portion 212 pushes and presses the ink supply tube 13 so that the liquid inside the ink supply tube 13 is blocked. Alternatively, the end of the pressing portion 212 is provided with a slope surface for guiding the movement of the ink supply tube 13.

The guide portion 211 is inserted along a groove of the printing support 11 accommodating the ink supply tube 13, and presses the ink supply tube 13 by the pressing portion 212. Alternatively, the pressing portion 212 is disposed perpendicular to the guide portion 211. The cross section of the holding leg 21 at the pressing portion 212 is approximately in the shape of "L", "T", "cross", or the like. The guide portion 211 is used to guide and support the pressing portion 212, so that the pressing portion 212 presses the ink supply tube 13 and keeps the liquid in the ink supply tube 13 blocked.

In one embodiment, the main body 22 abuts against the print support 11. The main body 22 abuts against the printing support 11 to limit the depth of the clamping legs 21 inserted into the printing support 11. The inserting and matching position of the clamping support leg 21 is positioned, and the positioning precision is high. The main body part 22 and the clamping support legs 21 form a shape similar to a T shape or an L shape, and the structure is attractive and convenient to insert.

The clamping legs 21 are spaced apart from the main body 22, optionally, the main body 22 is a thin-walled structure, and the clamping legs 21 are spaced apart from the main body 22. Alternatively, the main body 22 is provided with a step portion 23, and the step portion 23 and the clamping leg 21 form a step structure. The holding legs 21 are inserted into the printing holder 11 until the step portion 23 abuts against the surface of the printing holder 11, and the positioning accuracy of the step portion 23 is high.

As shown in fig. 5, in one embodiment, the ink tube holder 20 further includes a fixing portion 26 disposed on the main body portion 22, and the ink tube holder 20 is detachably connected to the printing support 11 through the fixing portion 26. The fixing portion 26 is detachably connected to the printing support 11, so that the ink tube holder 20 can be fixed to other portions of the printing apparatus or the printing support 11 to avoid loss when the ink tube holder 20 does not perform the function of blocking the ink supply of the ink supply tube 13. When the ink tube clamp 20 needs to perform the function of blocking the supply of ink from the ink supply tube 13, the ink tube clamp 20 can be separated from the printing apparatus or the printing support 11 and inserted into a predetermined position of the printing support 11 to block the flow of liquid in the ink supply tube 13.

The fixing portion 26 is detachably connected to the printing support 11, and optionally, the fixing portion 26 is configured as a columnar structure and is connected to the printing support 11 or the apparatus main body in an inserting manner. Alternatively, the fixing portion 26 is provided in a ring-like or hook-like structure to be hung on the print holder 11 or the apparatus main body. Alternatively, the fixing portion 26 is formed in an open slot structure, and is clamped to a predetermined portion of the main body of the apparatus, such as a linear structure like a power cord.

In one embodiment, the ink tube holder 20 further includes a handle portion 25 protruding from the main body portion 22. The handle portion 25 partially protrudes from the surface of the main body portion 22 and serves as a force receiving portion for pulling the ink tube clamp 20 out of the printing holder 11. The handle part 25 is arranged on one side edge of the ink tube clamp 20 and is arranged on the same side with the step part 23, and can be used for judging the inserting direction of the ink tube clamp 20 to achieve the fool-proof effect.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in one embodiment, the printing support 11 has at least one ink tube slot 111, each ink supply tube 13 is correspondingly disposed in one ink tube slot 111, and at least a portion of the ink tube clamp 20 is inserted into the ink tube slot 111 and pushes the ink supply tube 13 to elastically deform. The ink duct groove 111 serves to guide and define the ink supply tubes 13, and the ink supply tubes 13 are distributed along the ink duct groove 111. The ink tube clamp 20 is inserted into the ink tube groove 111 and pushes the ink supply tube 13 to deform elastically, in an alternative embodiment, the ink tube clamp 20 abuts against the outer side wall of the ink supply tube 13 and moves towards the bottom of the ink tube groove 111, and the ink supply tube 13 deforms elastically between the end and the bottom of the ink tube clamp 20 and blocks the internal liquid flow channel. In an alternative embodiment, the ink supply tube 13 is held by the ink tube holder 20 and the side walls of the ink tube slot 111. The ink tube holder 20 abuts on the outer side wall of the ink supply tube 13 and moves toward the bottom of the ink tube groove 111, and the ink supply tube 13 elastically deforms between the side wall of the ink tube holder 20 and the side wall of the ink tube groove 111 to block the liquid flow passage inside.

Specifically, the holding legs 21 are inserted into the ink tube groove 111 and push the ink supply tube 13 to move toward the ink tube groove 111, and the ink supply tube 13 is supported by the inner wall surface of the ink tube groove 111 and elastically deforms under the pressing force of the holding legs 21, so that the blocking effect is good. After the holding legs 21 are pulled out from the ink tube groove 111, the ink supply tube 13 is elastically restored, and the liquid is guided to flow along the ink supply tube 13, so that the restoration is convenient.

In one embodiment, the printing support 11 includes a body portion 112 and a boss portion 113 protruding from the body portion 112, at least one ink tube slot 111 is opened in the boss portion 113, and the ink tube clip 20 abuts against a surface of the boss portion 113 and is partially inserted into the ink tube slot 111.

The boss portion 113 is provided at a side wall of the body portion 112 in a protruding manner to guide the insertion of the ink supply tube 13 from outside the body portion 112 into the body portion 112. The ink tube slot 111 is opened to the boss portion 113, wherein the notch of the ink tube slot 111 is located at the surface of the boss portion 113, or a groove is provided at the surface of the boss portion 113, and the notch of the ink tube slot 111 is located at the bottom wall of the groove. The head assembly 12 is provided in the body part 112, and the ink supply tube 13 enters the body part 112 along the boss part 113 and is connected to the head assembly 12.

Part of the ink tube clamp 20 is inserted into the boss part 113 and pushes against the elastic deformation of the ink supply tube 13, and the part of the ink tube clamp 20 are positioned outside the boss part 113 and abut against the surface of the boss part 113 so as to limit the insertion depth of the ink tube clamp 20, and the positioning precision is high. Specifically, the holding legs 21 are inserted into the ink tube grooves 111 of the boss portions 113, and the main body portion 22 abuts against the surface of the boss portions 113, both of which are fitted easily.

In one embodiment, four ink channels 111 are provided and spaced apart from the boss portion 113. An ink supply tube 13 is arranged in each ink tube groove 111, and two adjacent ink supply tubes 13 are separated by the groove wall of the ink tube groove 111. Correspondingly, four clamping legs 21 are provided and are spaced apart from the main body 22. The spacing between the clamping legs 21 corresponds to the spacing of the ink tube slots 111 such that each clamping leg 21 is inserted into a corresponding ink tube slot 111 while blocking a corresponding ink supply tube 13.

The printing device disclosed by the embodiment is applied to the printing equipment so as to improve the overall appearance of the printing equipment and improve the space utilization rate of the printing equipment. In one embodiment, a printing apparatus includes an apparatus main body and a printing device as disclosed in the above embodiments, the printing device being mounted to the apparatus main body.

In one embodiment, the apparatus body is provided with a power supply line, and the ink tube holder 20 has a holding portion 24 having a shape adapted to the power supply line, and is detachably attached to the power supply line via the holding portion 24. Specifically, the ink tube clamp 20 is clamped outside the power line through the clamping portion 2424, can move along with the printing device, is not easy to lose, does not occupy the space of the printing main body 10, and is high in utilization rate. The power cord slides in the locking wire hole 241 from the card interface 242, the wire diameter of the power cord is smaller than or equal to the aperture of the locking wire hole 241 and larger than the minimum value of the opening width of the card interface 242, the power cord is prevented from sliding out from the card interface 242, and the connection is firm. When the clip interface 242 of the ink tube clip 20 or the power line elastically deforms under an external force, the power line may be separated from the ink tube clip 20, and the ink tube clip 20 may be connected to a predetermined portion of the printing frame 11 in an inserting manner, or the ink tube clip 20 may be slidably disposed on the power line and connected to a predetermined position of the printing frame 11 in an inserting manner.

In an alternative embodiment, the clamping portion 24 includes a locking wire hole 241 extending through the main body of the ink tube clamp 20 and a clip interface 242 opening into the locking wire hole 241, wherein the opening size of the clip interface 242 gradually increases from the locking wire hole 241 to the edge of the ink tube clamp 20.

The latch wire hole 241 and the card interface 242 form an open slot structure in which the diameter of the latch wire hole 241 is greater than the minimum value of the opening width of the card interface 242. The clip interface 242 is flared and has a large inlet and a small opening extending to the lock wire hole 241. In one embodiment, the holding portion 24 is opened on the main body portion 22, the locking wire hole 241 and the card interface 242 penetrate through the main body portion 22, and the opening size of the card interface 242 gradually increases from the locking wire hole 241 to the corresponding edge of the main body portion 22.

The present disclosure is to be considered as limited only by the preferred embodiments and not limited to the specific embodiments described herein, and all changes, equivalents, and modifications that come within the spirit and scope of the disclosure are desired to be protected.

Claims

1. A printing device is characterized by comprising a printing main body and an ink pipe clamp which is detachably assembled on the printing main body, wherein the printing main body comprises a printing support, a printing head assembly and at least one ink supply pipe which is assembled on the printing support, the at least one ink supply pipe is connected to the printing head assembly, and the ink pipe clamp is inserted in the printing support and pushes against the at least one ink supply pipe to elastically deform so as to block the flow of liquid in the ink supply pipe.

2. The printing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the ink tube clamp comprises a main body portion and at least one clamping leg protruding from the main body portion, the clamping leg being inserted into the printing frame and pushing against the ink supply tube to elastically deform.

3. The printing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the side walls of the nipping leg press the ink supply tube to be elastically deformed.

4. The printing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the grip leg includes a guide portion inserted into the printing holder and a pressing portion protruding from the guide portion, the pressing portion pressing the ink supply tube.

5. The printing apparatus of claim 2, wherein four of said clamping legs are spaced apart from said main body portion.

6. The printing device of claim 2, wherein the body portion abuts against the print carriage.

7. The printing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the ink tube clip further comprises a securing portion disposed on the body portion, the ink tube clip being removably coupled to the print carriage via the securing portion.

8. The printing apparatus of claim 1, wherein said printing support has at least one ink tube slot, each of said ink tubes is disposed in one of said ink tube slots, and at least a portion of said ink tube clip is inserted into said ink tube slot and pushes against said ink tube for elastic deformation.

9. The printing apparatus of claim 8, wherein said ink supply tube is held by said ink tube clamp and a sidewall of said ink tube slot.

10. The printing apparatus of claim 8, wherein the printing support includes a body portion and a boss portion protruding from the body portion, the at least one ink tube slot is opened in the boss portion, and the ink tube clip abuts against a surface of the boss portion and is partially inserted into the ink tube slot.

11. The printing apparatus of claim 10, wherein the ink channel has four channels and is spaced apart from the land portion.

12. A printing apparatus comprising an apparatus main body and the printing device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, the printing device being mounted to the apparatus main body.

13. The printing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said apparatus body is provided with a power supply line, and said ink tube holder has a holding portion adapted to a shape of said power supply line, and is detachably fitted to said power supply line through said holding portion.

14. The printing apparatus of claim 13, wherein the clamping portion includes a lockwire hole extending through the ink tube clamp and a snap-in opening to the lockwire hole, the snap-in opening increasing in size from the lockwire hole to an edge of the ink tube clamp.