CN212124583U - Ink box with multi-chamber structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of ink-jet printer parts, in particular to an ink box with a multi-chamber structure, which comprises a box body and an ink outlet nozzle and an air inlet which are respectively arranged on the box body, wherein a plurality of ink storage cavities are arranged in the box body, the air inlet, the plurality of ink storage cavities and the ink outlet nozzle are sequentially communicated, and the bottom of one ink storage cavity is connected with the top of the other adjacent ink storage cavity through an ink suction pipe or an ink suction port; the utility model discloses set up a plurality of and store up the ink chamber and store the ink in this a plurality of stores up the ink chamber in the box body, this a plurality of stores up the ink chamber and communicates in proper order to the top that adjacent another stores up the ink chamber is connected through blotting pipe or blotting mouth in the bottom that one of them stores up the ink chamber, guarantees to consume the ink in a plurality of stores up the ink chamber in proper order, thereby reduces surplus black, and the ink obtains make full use of.

Description

Ink box with multi-chamber structure

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an ink jet printer part technical field especially relates to an ink horn of multi-chamber structure.

Background

The ink box without the adsorption material is usually provided with an ink storage cavity, the top of the ink storage cavity is provided with a vent hole communicated with the outside atmosphere, the bottom of the ink storage cavity is provided with an ink outlet connected with the printing head, ink in the ink storage cavity is subjected to ink jet by the printing head and then generates negative pressure in the ink storage cavity, and the vent hole is used for introducing air to the ink storage cavity so as to enable the ink storage cavity to keep a basically constant pressure difference relative to the outside and maintain that the ink in the ink storage cavity is continuously supplied to the printing head. However, the existing ink box still has the problem of excessive residual ink, which causes waste and increases the cost.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the utility model provides an ink box with a multi-chamber structure, which is used for solving the problem of excessive residual ink in the prior art.

The utility model provides a technical scheme that its technical problem adopted does: the utility model provides an ink box of multi-chamber structure, includes the box body, still includes to set up respectively go out on the box body the china ink chew and air inlet, be provided with a plurality of storage ink chamber in the box body, air inlet, a plurality of storage ink chamber and go out the china ink and chew intercommunication in proper order, the top that another adjacent storage ink chamber was connected through blotting pipe or blotting mouth in the bottom of one of them storage ink chamber.

As a further improvement of the scheme, the adjacent two ink storage cavities are separated by an ink absorption tube.

As a further improvement of the scheme, the ink absorption pipe and the box body are integrally formed.

As a further improvement of the above, the ink absorbing port is provided at the bottom and/or the top of the ink reservoir.

As a further improvement of the scheme, the ink storage cavity communicated with the ink outlet nozzle is provided with a nozzle cavity, and the nozzle cavity is communicated with the ink outlet nozzle.

As a further improvement of the scheme, the nozzle cavity is in a groove shape arranged at the bottom of the ink storage cavity.

As a further improvement of the scheme, an ink quantity detection assembly is arranged in the ink storage cavity and/or the nozzle cavity communicated with the ink outlet.

As a further improvement of the scheme, the ink quantity detection assembly comprises at least two liquid level sensors with different heights.

As a further improvement of the scheme, the ink storage cavity communicated with the air inlet is provided with a backflow prevention assembly.

As a further improvement of the scheme, the backflow prevention assembly comprises a backflow cavity and an adsorption block, wherein the backflow cavity is formed in an integrated mode, and the adsorption block is arranged in the backflow cavity.

The beneficial effects of the utility model are that: the utility model discloses set up a plurality of and store up the ink chamber and store the ink in this a plurality of stores up the ink chamber in the box body, this a plurality of stores up the ink chamber and communicates in proper order to the top that adjacent another stores up the ink chamber is connected through blotting pipe or blotting mouth in the bottom that one of them stores up the ink chamber, guarantees to consume the ink in a plurality of stores up the ink chamber in proper order, thereby reduces surplus black, and the ink obtains make full use of.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an ink cartridge having a multi-chamber structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Wherein: a case 100; an ink outlet nozzle 200; an air inlet 300; a nozzle chamber 400; a backflow prevention assembly 500; a first chamber 601; a second chamber 602; a third chamber 603; a fourth chamber 604; a fifth chamber 605; a sixth chamber 606; a first ink suction pipe 607; a second ink suction tube 608; the ink suction port 609.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, a plurality of means are one or more, a plurality of means are two or more, and the terms greater than, less than, exceeding, etc. are understood as not including the present number, and the terms greater than, less than, within, etc. are understood as including the present number. If the first and second are described for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, they are not to be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated or implicitly indicating the precedence of the technical features indicated.

In the description of the present invention, unless there is an explicit limitation, the words such as setting, installation, connection, etc. should be understood in a broad sense, and those skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above words in combination with the specific contents of the technical solution.

Referring to fig. 1, an ink cartridge with a multi-chamber structure includes a cartridge body 100, and further includes an ink outlet nozzle 200 and an air inlet 300 respectively disposed on the cartridge body 100, wherein a plurality of ink storage chambers are disposed in the cartridge body 100, for convenience of description, the air inlet 300, the plurality of ink storage chambers and the ink outlet nozzle 200 are sequentially communicated, a bottom of one ink storage chamber is connected to a top of another adjacent ink storage chamber through an ink absorption tube or an ink absorption port 609, specifically, the ink outlet nozzle 200 is connected to a print head, the air inlet 300 can introduce external air into one ink storage chamber, so that the ink storage chambers can maintain a substantially constant pressure difference with respect to the outside, when in use, the print head sucks ink in the ink storage chambers through the ink outlet nozzle 200, and since the plurality of ink storage chambers are sequentially communicated through the ink absorption tube or the ink absorption port 609, the ink in the plurality of ink storage chambers can be sequentially consumed, such a structure, the residual ink amount can be effectively reduced.

For convenience of description, the following embodiments are all exemplified by six ink storage chambers, and the six ink storage chambers are respectively referred to as a first chamber 601, a second chamber 602, a third chamber 603, a fourth chamber 604, a fifth chamber 605 and a sixth chamber 606, wherein the first chamber 601 is communicated with the ink outlet 200, and the sixth chamber 606 is communicated with the air inlet 300.

In some embodiments, the adjacent two ink storage cavities are separated by an ink absorption tube, specifically, an ink absorption tube is arranged between the fifth cavity 605 and the sixth cavity 606, the ink absorption tube is referred to as a first ink absorption tube 607 in this embodiment, the lower port of the first ink absorption tube 607 is opened at the bottom of the sixth cavity 606, the upper port is arranged at the top of the fifth cavity 605, the purpose is to preferentially consume the ink stored in the sixth cavity 606 during use, and the ink is absorbed into the fifth cavity 605 through the first ink absorption tube 607 by the pressure difference, and the lower port of the first ink absorption tube 607 is opened at the bottom of the sixth cavity 606 so as to completely absorb the ink in the sixth cavity 606 and avoid residual ink in the sixth cavity 606.

In other embodiments, a deep groove is formed in the sixth chamber 606 near the lower port of the first ink suction pipe 607, which is intended to facilitate the collection of the residual ink in the sixth chamber 606 at the lower port of the first ink suction pipe 607, and further ensure that the residual ink in the sixth chamber 606 can be consumed.

While in some embodiments the second chamber 602 and the third chamber 603 are separated by a second ink absorbing tube 608, the lower port of the second ink absorbing tube 608 extends to near the bottom of the second chamber 602 and the third chamber 603, and the upper port is connected to the top of the first chamber 601, i.e. the second chamber 602 and the third chamber 603 can be used simultaneously.

In some embodiments, the ink absorbing tube is integrally formed with the case body 100, that is, the partition between the adjacent ink storing chambers is integrally formed with the case body 100, and the ink absorbing channel communicated with the adjacent two ink storing chambers is opened on the partition to form the ink absorbing tube.

In some embodiments, an ink-absorbing port 609 is provided at the bottom and/or top of the ink reservoir, specifically, the fifth chamber 605 is provided above the fourth chamber 604, and the fifth chamber 605 and the fourth chamber 604 are separated by a first sealing partition, the ink-absorbing port 609 is provided on the first sealing partition, such that the fifth chamber 605 communicates with the fourth chamber 604, that is, the ink-absorbing port 609 is used for communicating the fifth chamber 605 and the fourth chamber 604, and the ink-absorbing port 609 is provided at the bottom of the fifth chamber 605, that is, the top of the fourth chamber 604.

In other embodiments, the fourth chamber 604 and the third chamber 603 are horizontally disposed, that is, the bottom of the fourth chamber 604 is at the same level as the bottom of the third chamber 603, and the fourth chamber 604 and the third chamber 603 are separated by a second sealing partition, and the bottom of the second sealing partition is provided with another ink absorbing port 609, that is, the ink in the third chamber 603 and the ink in the fourth chamber 604 can be consumed at the same time.

In other embodiments, the ink storage cavity communicated with the ink outlet 200 is provided with the nozzle cavity 400, the nozzle cavity 400 is communicated with the ink outlet 200, specifically, the nozzle cavity 400 is arranged in the first chamber 601, and the nozzle cavity 400 is arranged in a groove arranged at the bottom of the first chamber 601, and the groove can be a square groove, so that the purpose is that the residual ink in the first chamber 601 is collected into the nozzle cavity 400, the residual ink amount in the first chamber 601 is reduced, and meanwhile, the residual ink amount in the ink box is conveniently and accurately counted and detected.

In some embodiments, an ink storage cavity or a nozzle cavity 400 communicating with the ink outlet 200 is provided with an ink amount detection assembly, the ink amount detection assembly includes at least two liquid level sensors with different heights, specifically, the first cavity 601 is provided with at least two liquid level sensors with different heights, the liquid level sensors are used for detecting the ink amount in the first cavity 601, that is, the residual ink amount of the whole ink cartridge, further, the modulus detection assembly may be provided in the nozzle cavity 400, or a liquid level sensor may be provided in the nozzle cavity 400 for implementing the ink amount reporting function.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1, a backflow prevention assembly 500 is disposed on the ink storage cavity communicating with the air inlet 300, specifically, the backflow prevention assembly 500 is disposed in the sixth chamber 606, and the backflow prevention assembly 500 may include a backflow cavity integrally formed with the cartridge 100 and an adsorption block disposed in the backflow cavity, where the adsorption block may be a sponge having an adsorption function, and is used to prevent ink from flowing out of the air inlet 300, and simultaneously prevent impurities or dust in the outside air from entering the sixth chamber 606 and affecting the quality of the ink.

In all of the above embodiments, the bottom of the ink reservoir is inclined toward the lower port or ink suction port 609 of the ink suction tube, i.e., the lower port of the ink suction tube and the ink suction port 609 are disposed at the lowest position of the bottom of the ink reservoir, which is intended to ensure that the ink in the ink reservoir can flow to the next ink reservoir through the ink suction tube or ink suction port 609 and to avoid residual ink in the ink reservoir.

It should be noted that, although all the above embodiments are exemplified by six ink storage chambers, the above technical requirements and effects can be achieved by using three, four, five, etc. ink storage chambers.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and the technical effects of the present invention should be all included in the protection scope of the present invention as long as the technical effects are achieved by any of the same or similar means.

Claims (10)

1. The utility model provides an ink box of multi-chamber structure, its characterized in that, includes the box body, still including setting up respectively go out the china ink on the box body and chew and the air inlet, be provided with a plurality of storage ink chamber in the box body, air inlet, a plurality of storage ink chamber and go out the china ink and chew intercommunication in proper order, the top that another storage ink chamber adjacent was connected through blotting pipe or blotting mouth to one of them storage ink chamber's bottom.

2. The ink cartridge of claim 1, wherein adjacent two of said ink reservoirs are separated by an ink absorption tube.

3. The ink cartridge of claim 2, wherein the ink suction tube is integrally formed with the cartridge body.

4. The ink cartridge of claim 1, wherein said ink suction port is provided at the bottom and/or the top of said ink reservoir.

5. The ink box of claim 1, wherein said ink storage chamber communicating with said ink outlet is provided with a nozzle chamber, said nozzle chamber communicating with said ink outlet.

6. The multi-chamber ink bottle of claim 5, wherein said nozzle chamber is formed in a groove shape provided at the bottom of said ink reservoir.

7. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 5 or 6, wherein an ink amount detecting member is provided in the ink storage chamber and/or the nozzle chamber communicating with the ink outlet.

8. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 7, wherein the ink amount detecting unit includes at least two level sensors having different heights.

9. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 1, wherein a backflow preventing member is provided to the ink reservoir communicating with the air inlet.

10. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 9, wherein the backflow preventing member includes a backflow chamber and an adsorption block disposed in the backflow chamber.

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