SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model provides a regeneration ink horn through install external member on one of them type ink horn ghost for the ink horn after the regeneration also can be suitable for another kind of ink jet printer, for this reason, the utility model discloses a following technical scheme:
a regeneration ink box comprises a shell and a face cover which are mutually combined, wherein the shell is enclosed to form a cavity with an opening, the face cover and the shell are combined in the left and right directions to cover the opening, the shell comprises a front panel positioned in front, an upper panel positioned above the front panel, a chip mounting part, an ink outlet and an air guide opening which are arranged on the front panel, the front panel and the upper panel are at least partially arranged adjacently, the chip mounting part is respectively adjacent to the front panel and the upper panel, the surface cover comprises an outer surface facing the left side and an inner surface facing the right side, the chip mounting part further includes an external connector coupled to at least one of the housing and the face cover, the external connector having a first surface facing leftward and a second surface facing rightward, the first surface and the second surface are parallel to the front-back direction, and the first surface or the second surface and the inner surface of the face cover are basically on the same plane.
As one embodiment, the external connector includes a main body and a coupling portion provided on the main body, the coupling portion being configured to couple with a coupled portion provided on the housing or the face cover.
Preferably, the coupling portion is at least one protrusion extending from the main body, and the coupled portion is a groove provided corresponding to the protrusion.
Further, when the protrusion and the groove are both provided as one, the external connector is installed in a manner of inserting the face cover from the upper panel or the front panel in a direction parallel to the up-down direction or the front-back direction; when the protrusion and the groove are provided in plural, the external connector can be mounted in a manner of being attached to the face cover from the left side of the face cover in a direction parallel to the left-right direction.
As another embodiment, the external connector includes a main body, and first and second protrusions protruding from the main body, the first and second protrusions each being perpendicular to the up-down direction, and the first and second protrusions protruding from upper and lower ends of the main body, respectively.
As another embodiment, the face cover further includes a notch corresponding to the chip mounting portion, and the external connector is a plate-shaped body mounted at the notch, or the face cover is new and has the same length as the housing in the up-down direction and the front-back direction.
As mentioned above, the external connector is installed on the ink box of one type to regenerate the ink box of the type, so that the regenerated ink box can be suitable for the ink-jet printer suitable for the ink box of the other type, and the aim of using the empty shell of the existing ink box to the maximum extent is fulfilled.
Detailed Description
Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1A is a partially exploded schematic view of a first model ink cartridge; fig. 1B is a perspective view of the second model ink cartridge. To make the description clearer, the following is first defined: the mounting direction (longitudinal direction) of the ink cartridge is the front-rear direction, the width direction (thickness direction) is the left-right direction, and the height direction is the up-down direction.
As shown in the drawing, the first type ink cartridge C1 includes a case 1 and a face cover 2 coupled to each other, the case 1 encloses a chamber 13 having an opening 14, ink is contained in the chamber 13, the opening 14 is opened to the left, and the face cover 2 is coupled to the case 1 in the left-right direction to cover the opening 14.
The shell 1 comprises a front panel 11 positioned in front, an upper panel 12 positioned above, a chip mounting part 40, an ink outlet 31 and an air guide opening 32 which are arranged on the front panel 11, wherein the front panel 11 and the upper panel 12 are at least partially arranged adjacently, and the chip mounting part 40 is positioned between the front panel 11 and the upper panel 12, namely the chip mounting part 40 is respectively adjacent to the front panel 11 and the upper panel 12; the chip 9 is mounted in the chip mounting portion 40, and electrical contacts 91 on the chip 9 are used to make contact with contact pins 8 provided in the ink-jet printer, so that the chip 9 establishes a communication connection with the ink-jet printer.
In the first type ink cartridge C1, the chip mounting portion 40 includes a first base 41 disposed in parallel with the up-down direction, the first base 41 having a first surface 411 facing the left and a second surface facing the right, the chip 9 being mounted on the first surface 411; the face cover 2 includes an outer surface 21 facing leftward and an inner surface 22 facing rightward (the cavity 13), and a notch 23 corresponding to the chip mounting portion 40, and the chip 9 is exposed leftward through the notch 23 when the face cover 2 is coupled to the housing 1.
The second ink cartridge C2 has substantially the same structure as the first ink cartridge C1, and the same parts are given the same reference numerals, except for the structure of the chip mounting portion 40. As shown in fig. 1B, the chip mounting portion 40 includes a second pedestal 42 provided on the face cover 2, the second pedestal having a first surface 421 facing leftward and a second surface 422 facing rightward, the chip 9 being mounted on the second surface 422; the second base 42 corresponds to the location of the notch 23 relative to the face cover 2 of the first type ink cartridge C1, such that the second base second surface 422 is substantially planar with the face cover inner surface 22.
The utility model discloses regeneration formation ink horn C3 on first model ink horn C1's basis for regeneration ink horn C3 can be general with second model ink horn C2, and regeneration ink horn C3 adopts the same serial number with the same part of above-mentioned first model ink horn C1.
[ example one ]
FIG. 2A is a schematic exploded view of a portion of an ink cartridge of a first type being recycled according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2B is a perspective view of a first type ink cartridge according to a first embodiment of the present invention after regeneration; fig. 2C is a perspective view of the first type ink cartridge regenerated in another way according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
In the present embodiment, the recycling ink cartridge C3 is such that the external connector 5 is mounted on the first type ink cartridge C1 such that the external connector 5 becomes a part of the chip mounting portion 40 and the chip 9 can be mounted on the external connector 5. As shown in the figure, the external connector 5 includes a main body 51 and a combining portion provided on the main body 51, the combining portion being used for combining with a combined portion provided on the housing 1 or the face cover 2, the combined portion being provided on the face cover 2 from the viewpoint of convenience of installation; preferably, the coupling portion is at least one protrusion extending from the main body 51, and the coupled portion is a groove provided corresponding to the protrusion. When the protrusion and the groove are provided in one, the external connector 5 may be mounted in such a manner as to be inserted into the face cover 2 from the upper panel 12 or the front panel 11 in a direction parallel to the up-down direction or the front-rear direction, and when the protrusion and the groove are provided in plural, as shown in the drawing, the external connector 5 includes a first protrusion 52 and a second protrusion 53 protruding from the main body 51, and the face cover 2 includes a first groove 24 and a second groove 25 provided in the outer surface 21, and at this time, the external connector 5 may be mounted in such a manner as to be attached to the face cover 2 from the left of the face cover 2 in a direction parallel to the left-right direction, so that the first protrusion 52 is attached to the first groove 24, and the second protrusion 53 is attached to the second groove 25.
In addition, in order to ensure that the external connector 5 is securely mounted, the external connector 5 further includes a support plate 54 extending from the main body 51, the support plate 54 being perpendicular to the up-down direction, the support plate 54 being combined with at least one of the first base 41 or the housing 1 when the external connector 5 is mounted, and the support plate 54 also serves to reinforce the overall strength of the external connector 5.
As shown in fig. 2A and 2B, the main body 51 has a first surface 511 facing left and a second surface 512 facing right, both the first surface 511 and the second surface 512 are parallel to the front-rear direction, when the external connector 5 is mounted, the second surface 512 is opposed to the first base 41, and the second surface 512 is substantially in one plane with the cover inner surface 22, the chip 9 can be mounted on the second surface 512, and thus, the recycled ink cartridge C3 can be used commonly with the second type ink cartridge C2.
Further, the recycled ink cartridge C3 can also be used in common with the first model ink cartridge C1 while the chip 9 is still mounted on the first base 41.
As a modification of the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 2C, the external connector 5 is mounted on the casing 1 in the left-right direction, that is, the external connector 5 is further away from the face cover outer surface 21 with respect to the above-described mounting manner, and at this time, the main body first surface 511 and the face cover inner surface 22 are substantially on the same plane, and the chip 9 is mounted on the first surface 511, and therefore, the ink cartridge C3 reproduced in this manner can be used in common with the second model ink cartridge C2; since the second surface 512 is spaced apart from the first base 41, the recycled ink cartridge C3 can be used in common with the first model ink cartridge C1 while the chip 9 is still mounted on the first base 41. Of course, the first base 41 may be cut away to allow more room for the contact pins 8 to make contact with the electrical contacts 91, and the regeneration ink cartridge C3 may be used only with the second model ink cartridge C2.
[ example two ]
FIG. 3A is a schematic exploded view of a second embodiment of the present invention showing a portion of a first type ink cartridge; fig. 3B is a perspective view of the first type ink cartridge according to the second embodiment of the present invention after being regenerated; fig. 3C is a perspective view of the first type ink cartridge regenerated in another manner according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
The present embodiment is different from the above-described embodiments in the structure of the external connector, and as shown in fig. 3A and 3B, the external connector 6 includes a main body 61 and first and second protrusions 62 and 63 respectively protruding from the main body 61, the first and second protrusions 62 and 63 are both perpendicular to the up-down direction, and the first and second protrusions 62 and 63 respectively protrude from the upper and lower ends of the main body 61, the main body 61 has a first surface 611 facing leftward and a second surface 612 facing rightward, the first and second surfaces 611 and 612 are both parallel to the front-rear direction; when the external connector 6 is mounted, the first protrusion 62 and the second protrusion 63 are respectively engaged with the first base 41, the second surface 612 is substantially in one plane with the inner surface 22 of the cover, and the chip 9 can be mounted on the second surface 612, so that the ink cartridge C3 reproduced in this manner can be used in common with the second model ink cartridge C2.
The first projection 62 and the second projection 63 are provided so that the face cover 2 and the case 1 of the first type ink cartridge C1 do not have to be modified, and only the external connector 6 needs to be attached. The first and second protrusions 62 and 63 may also function to support the body 61 against deformation and to provide a gap between the first base 41 and the second surface 612 of the outer joint.
As a modification of this embodiment, as shown in fig. 3C, the external connector 6 according to this embodiment may be disposed further away from the surface cover outer surface 21, the main body first surface 611 and the surface cover inner surface 22 are substantially on the same plane, and the chip 9 is mounted on the first surface 611, so that the ink cartridge C3 regenerated in this way can be used in common with the second type ink cartridge C2; since the second surface 612 is spaced apart from the first base 41, the recycled ink cartridge C3 can be used in common with the first model ink cartridge C1 while the chip 9 is still mounted on the first base 41. Of course, the first base 41 may be cut away to allow more room for the contact pins 8 to make contact with the electrical contacts 91, and the regeneration ink cartridge C3 may be used only with the second model ink cartridge C2.
[ third example ]
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the first type ink cartridge according to the third embodiment of the present invention after being regenerated.
As described above, the face cover 2 of the first type ink cartridge C1 is provided with the notch 23 facing the chip mounting portion 40, and the present embodiment forms the regeneration ink cartridge C3 by attaching the external connector 7 to the face cover 2, the external connector 7 being attached to the position of the notch 23 and forming a part of the chip mounting portion 40. As shown by the dotted line in fig. 4, the external connector 7 is a plate-like body including a main body 71 having a first surface 711 facing left and a second surface 712 facing right, the first surface 711 and the second surface 712 both being parallel to the front-rear direction, the first surface 711 being substantially in a plane with the cover outer surface 21, the second surface 712 being substantially in a plane with the cover inner surface 22, and the second surface 712 being disposed opposite to the first base 41 with a space therebetween, and the chip 9 being mountable on the second surface 712, so that the ink cartridge C3 reproduced in this manner can be used in common with the second type ink cartridge C2; similarly, the recycled ink cartridge C3 can be used in common with the first type ink cartridge C1 when the chip 9 is mounted on the first base 41. Of course, the first base 41 may be cut away to allow more room for the contact pins 8 to make contact with the electrical contacts 91, and the regeneration ink cartridge C3 may be used only with the second model ink cartridge C2.
As a modification of the present embodiment, since the external connector 7 is directly mounted on the face cover 2, the face cover 2 may be directly replaced without mounting the external connector 7, and the replaced face cover 2 is not provided with the notch 23 but has the same length as the housing 1 in both the up-down direction and the front-rear direction, and in this case, the chip 9 is directly mounted on the inner surface 22 of the replaced face cover.
Although this modified embodiment does not mount the external connector 7 on the original cover 2 but replaces the original cover 2, the inner surface of the replaced cover is also substantially on the same plane as the inner surface of the original cover, and thus, this modified embodiment can be considered to have the same idea as the third embodiment and is an extension of the third embodiment.
[ example four ]
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the first type ink cartridge according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention after being regenerated.
As shown in fig. 1A, the contact pins 8 are elongated and have side surfaces 81 and end surfaces 82, and when the first and second type cartridges C1 and C2, to which the chip 9 is mounted, are mounted forward in the front-rear direction to the ink jet printer, the side surfaces 81 of the contact pins 8 come into contact with the electrical contacts 91 of the chip 9, and therefore, the above-described embodiment needs to ensure that a space for insertion of the contact pins 8 is reserved in the left-right direction, which also imposes a high demand on the mounting accuracy of the external connector, and once the mounting error of the external connector exceeds a predetermined value, the side surfaces of the contact pins 8 cannot be brought into electrical communication with the chip 9 mounted on the external connector.
For this reason, the present embodiment proposes another mode of regeneration, as shown in fig. 5, in which the external connector 43 is mounted on at least one of the housing 1 and the face cover 2, the surface 431 for mounting the chip 9 is no longer parallel to the front-rear direction but intersects the front-rear direction, and the chip 9 (electrical contact 91) is exposed in a vertical angle formed by the front and left sides in a plane perpendicular to the up-down direction, preferably, the chip mounting surface 431 is perpendicular to the first surface 411 of the first base 41, the chip 9 (electrical contact 91) faces forward, or the chip 9 (electrical contact 91) is exposed through the front panel 11, and when the ink cartridge C3 is mounted, the end surface 82 of the contact pin 8 abuts against the electrical contact 91, and since the external connector 43 no longer blocks the contact pin 8 in the left-right direction, the mounting accuracy of the external connector 43 is lowered.
Further, a holder (not shown) for holding the forward movement tendency of the external connector 43 may be further provided between the external connector 43 and at least one of the housing 1 and the face cover 2, in which case the external connector 43 is movably mounted, and the external connector 43 may be moved in the front-rear direction, in which case the mounting accuracy of the external connector 43 may be further lowered, and preferably, the holder is an elastic member.
The ink cartridge C3 reproduced in the above manner can be used in common with the second type ink cartridge C2; similarly, the recycled ink cartridge C3 can be used in common with the first type ink cartridge C1 when the chip 9 is mounted on the first base 41.
As a modification of this embodiment, when the first type ink cartridge C1 is used for regeneration, the first base 41 may be cut off, the external connector 43 may be installed, and the chip 9 may be installed on the external connector 43 according to the type of the ink cartridge C3, that is, when the regeneration ink cartridge C3 needs to be used with the first type ink cartridge C1, the chip 9 may be installed farther from the face cover 2, and when the regeneration ink cartridge C3 needs to be used with the second type ink cartridge C1, the chip 9 may be installed closer to the face cover 2, so that the regeneration ink cartridge C3 may be used with both the first type ink cartridge C1 and the second type ink cartridge C2, and the requirement for the installation accuracy of the external connector 43 may be reduced.
Similarly, when the second type ink cartridge C2 is used for regeneration, the second base 42 may be cut away and the external connector 43 may be attached, so that the regenerated ink cartridge C3 can be used in common with both the first type ink cartridge C1 and the second type ink cartridge C2.
As mentioned above, the external connector is installed on the ink box of one type to regenerate the ink box of the type, so that the regenerated ink box can be suitable for the ink-jet printer suitable for the ink box of the other type, and the aim of using the empty shell of the existing ink box to the maximum extent is fulfilled.