CN213322279U

CN213322279U - Auxiliary ink box for printer

Info

Publication number: CN213322279U
Application number: CN202022154024.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王凯
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2020-09-27
Filing date: 2020-09-27
Publication date: 2021-06-01
Anticipated expiration: 2030-09-27

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of printers, in particular to an auxiliary ink box for a printer, which comprises an auxiliary ink box body, a cleaning joint, an ink outlet joint and an adjusting piece; the auxiliary ink box body is provided with an ink storage cavity and an ink inlet joint communicated with the ink storage cavity; the cleaning joint and the ink outlet joint are both connected to the auxiliary ink box body; the regulating part is rotatably arranged on the auxiliary ink box body, an ink outlet channel and a cleaning channel are arranged on the regulating part, the ink outlet channel and the cleaning channel are not communicated with each other, one end of the ink outlet channel is communicated with the ink storage cavity, the other end of the ink outlet channel is provided with an ink outlet, the regulating part is rotated, the regulating part is provided with the ink outlet and the ink outlet connector, the two ends of the cleaning channel are in a closed first state, the two ends of the cleaning channel are sequentially communicated with the cleaning connector and the ink outlet connector, and the ink outlet is in a closed second state. This printer is with vice ink horn can combine together washing and play china ink, and simple structure is convenient for realize going out the conversion regulation of china ink passageway and washing passageway, need not to control alone washing and play china ink.

Description

Auxiliary ink box for printer

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a printer technical field specifically is a printer is with vice ink horn.

Background

Inkjet printers use ink of various colors to draw images or characters, the ink being supplied from a main ink tank to a sub ink tank through an ink path pipe and then supplied from the sub ink tank to a printer head, which then ejects a large number of minute ink droplets precisely onto a medium to be printed.

After the printer works for a long time, impurities in ink can be accumulated at the printer nozzle, so that the printer nozzle needs to be cleaned, or when the printer does not need to be used for a long time, the printer nozzle also needs to be cleaned, so that the printer can be used for subsequent printing. When the nozzle of the printer needs to be cleaned, the conventional auxiliary ink box usually needs a complex structure to realize the conversion between the ink outlet channel and the cleaning channel, and is inconvenient to use.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Technical problem to be solved

For solving the above problem, the utility model provides a vice ink horn for printer can combine together washing and play china ink, and simple structure is convenient for realize going out the conversion regulation of china ink passageway and washing passageway.

(II) technical scheme

In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides a following technical scheme: a printer auxiliary ink box comprises an auxiliary ink box body, a cleaning joint, an ink outlet joint and an adjusting piece; the auxiliary ink box body is provided with an ink storage cavity and an ink inlet joint communicated with the ink storage cavity; the cleaning joint and the ink outlet joint are both connected to the auxiliary ink box body; the regulating part is rotatably arranged on the auxiliary ink box body, an ink outlet channel and a cleaning channel are arranged on the regulating part, the ink outlet channel and the cleaning channel are not communicated with each other, one end of the ink outlet channel is communicated with the ink storage cavity, the other end of the ink outlet channel is provided with an ink outlet, the regulating part is rotated, the regulating part is provided with the ink outlet and the ink outlet connector, the two ends of the cleaning channel are in a closed first state, the two ends of the cleaning channel are sequentially communicated with the cleaning connector and the ink outlet connector, and the ink outlet is in a closed second state.

Preferably, the auxiliary ink box for the printer further comprises a mounting seat, the cleaning joint and the ink outlet joint are fixedly connected to the mounting seat, the adjusting piece is rotatably connected to the mounting seat, and the mounting seat is detachably connected to the auxiliary ink box body, so that the cleaning joint, the ink outlet joint and the adjusting piece are connected to the auxiliary ink box body.

Preferably, the auxiliary ink box for the printer further comprises a fixing piece, wherein the fixing piece is provided with a first communicating hole communicated with the cleaning joint and a second communicating hole communicated with the ink outlet joint, the fixing piece is fixedly arranged on the mounting seat, the adjusting piece is rotatably connected to the fixing piece, when the adjusting piece is placed in a first state, the second communicating hole is communicated with the ink outlet and the ink outlet joint, and two ends of the cleaning channel are sealed by the fixing piece; when the regulating member is placed in the second state, the first communicating hole is communicated with the cleaning joint and the cleaning channel, the second communicating hole is communicated with the ink outlet joint and the cleaning channel, and the fixing member seals the ink outlet.

Preferably, go out the china ink and connect and be equipped with many, wash the setting of joint, regulating part and mounting one-to-one black joint of going out, and all connect on the mount pad.

Preferably, the secondary ink box for the printer further comprises a limiting part, the first end of the adjusting part extends out of the outer side of the mounting seat, the first end is provided with a rotating handle, and the limiting part is detachably connected to the mounting seat so as to limit the rotating handle.

Preferably, the auxiliary ink box for the printer further comprises a heating device, and the heating device is fixedly arranged on the auxiliary ink box body.

Preferably, the secondary ink box for the printer further comprises a liquid level sensor, wherein the liquid level sensor is fixedly installed on the secondary ink box body, and the detection end of the liquid level sensor is arranged in the ink storage cavity.

Preferably, the auxiliary ink box body is also provided with a negative pressure joint communicated with the ink storage cavity.

(III) advantageous effects

The utility model provides a printer is with vice ink horn possesses following beneficial effect: when the ink cleaning device is used, the adjustment between the first state and the second state of the adjusting piece can be realized by rotating the adjusting piece, when printing operation is required, the adjusting piece is rotated to the first state, the ink outlet is communicated with the ink outlet joint at the moment, and two ends of the cleaning channel are closed, so that the ink supply requirement of a printer can be met, and ink cannot be left in the cleaning channel; when needs wash the operation, rotate the regulating part to the second state, wash the passageway both ends this moment and communicate in proper order and wash the joint and go out the china ink joint, and go out the china ink mouth and seal to can satisfy the washing demand, and guarantee that the china ink mouth can not flow out the ink or flow in the washing liquid, so that vice ink horn body can last the use. Generally speaking, this vice ink horn for printer can combine together washing and play china ink, and simple structure is convenient for realize going out the conversion regulation of china ink passageway and washing passageway to satisfy printing or washing demand, need not to carry out independent regulation and control to washing and play china ink.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention,

in the drawings:

fig. 1 shows an overall structural diagram of an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 shows a left side view of an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view at A-A in FIG. 2;

fig. 4 shows an exploded view of an adjustment member and a fixing member in an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a sub ink cartridge body according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 shows a schematic overall structure diagram of the embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure: 2 pairs of ink box bodies, 21 ink storage cavities, 22 ink inlet joints, 23 negative pressure joints, 3 cleaning joints, 4 ink outlet joints, 5 adjusting parts, 51 ink outlet channels, 511 ink outlet ports, 52 cleaning channels, 53 rotating handles, 6 mounting seats, 7 fixing parts, 71 first communicating holes, 72 second communicating holes, 8 limiting parts, 9 heating devices and 10 liquid level sensors.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, an embodiment of the present invention provides a sub ink box for a printer, including a sub ink box body 2, a cleaning joint 3, an ink outlet joint 4 and an adjusting member 5;

the auxiliary ink box body 2 is provided with an ink storage cavity 21 and an ink inlet joint 22 communicated with the ink storage cavity 21; the cleaning joint 3 and the ink outlet joint 4 are both connected to the auxiliary ink box body 2;

the adjusting piece 5 is rotatably arranged on the auxiliary ink box body 2, the adjusting piece 5 is provided with an ink outlet channel 51 and a cleaning channel 52, the ink outlet channel 51 is not communicated with the cleaning channel 52, one end of the ink outlet channel 51 is communicated with the ink storage cavity 21, the other end of the ink outlet channel is provided with an ink outlet 511, the adjusting piece 5 is rotated to enable the ink outlet 511 to be communicated with the ink outlet joint 4 and enable the two ends of the cleaning channel 52 to be closed in a first state, and the two ends of the cleaning channel 52 are sequentially communicated with the cleaning joint 3 and the ink outlet joint 4 and enable the two ends of the ink outlet 511 to be closed in a second state.

In this embodiment, ink is injected into the ink storage chamber 21 through the ink inlet joint 22, the cleaning joint 3 can be connected to a cleaning device of the printer, and the ink outlet joint 4 is connected to a head of the printer.

According to the scheme, when the ink cleaning device is used, the adjustment between the first state and the second state of the adjusting piece 5 can be realized by rotating the adjusting piece 5, when printing operation is required, the adjusting piece 5 is rotated to the first state, the ink outlet 511 is communicated with the ink outlet joint 4 at the moment, and the two ends of the cleaning channel 52 are sealed, so that the ink supply requirement of a printer can be met, and ink cannot be left in the cleaning channel 52; when the cleaning operation is needed, the adjusting part 5 is rotated to the second state, the two ends of the cleaning channel 52 are sequentially communicated with the cleaning joint 3 and the ink outlet joint 4, and the ink outlet 511 is sealed, so that the cleaning requirement can be met, and the ink outlet 511 is ensured not to flow out ink or flow in cleaning liquid, so that the auxiliary ink box body 2 can be continuously used. Generally speaking, the auxiliary ink box for the printer can combine cleaning and ink discharging together, has a simple structure, is convenient for realizing the switching adjustment of the ink discharging channel 51 and the cleaning channel 52 so as to meet the printing or cleaning requirements, and does not need to independently regulate and control the cleaning and the ink discharging.

Further, in order to facilitate the installation of the adjusting part 5, the auxiliary ink box for the printer further comprises a mounting seat 6, the cleaning joint 3 and the ink outlet joint 4 are fixedly connected to the mounting seat 6, the adjusting part 5 is rotatably connected to the mounting seat 6, and the mounting seat 6 is detachably connected to the auxiliary ink box body 2, so that the cleaning joint 3, the ink outlet joint 4 and the adjusting part 5 are connected to the auxiliary ink box body 2.

In this embodiment, the cleaning joint 3, the ink outlet joint 4, and the adjusting member 5 may be mounted on the mounting seat 6, and then the mounting seat 6 may be mounted on the sub cartridge body 2 by screws. The joint of the mounting seat 6 and the auxiliary ink box body 2 is provided with a sealing ring to improve the sealing performance of the ink storage cavity 21, so that the risk of air leakage and ink leakage of the ink storage cavity 31 is reduced.

Further, in order to reduce the production and replacement cost of the secondary ink cartridge for the printer, the secondary ink cartridge for the printer further comprises a fixing member 7, the fixing member 7 is provided with a first communicating hole 71 communicated with the cleaning joint 3 and a second communicating hole 72 communicated with the ink outlet joint 4, the fixing member 7 is fixedly arranged on the mounting seat 6, the adjusting member 5 is rotatably connected to the fixing member 7, when the adjusting member 5 is placed in the first state, the second communicating hole 72 is communicated with the ink outlet 511 and the ink outlet joint 4, and the fixing member 7 seals two ends of the cleaning channel 52; when the regulating member 5 is placed in the second state, the first communication hole 71 communicates the purge joint 3 and the purge passage 52, and the second communication hole 72 communicates the ink outlet joint 4 and the purge passage 52, the fixing member 7 closes the ink outlet 511.

In this embodiment, in order to reduce the risk that the mounting seat 6 needs to be replaced due to wear of the mounting seat 6 when the adjusting member 5 rotates, the adjusting member 5 is rotatably disposed on the fixing member 7, and then the fixing member 7 is fixedly mounted on the mounting seat 6. Since the volume of the fixing member 7 itself is smaller than that of the mounting seat 6, the production cost or the cost of replacement after wear is lower than that of the mounting seat 6. Meanwhile, a sealing ring is arranged at the rotary joint of the adjusting piece 5 and the fixing piece 7 so as to reduce the risk of ink leakage from the joint.

Furthermore, the ink jetting amount of the printer nozzle can be adjusted conveniently to meet different printing requirements. Go out black joint 4 and be equipped with many, wash and connect 3, regulating part 5 and mounting 7 one-to-one and go out black joint 4 setting, and all connect on mount pad 6.

Specifically, in the use, the user can be according to the printing demand of difference, can adjust the regulating part 5 that many black joints 4 correspond to first state or second state to make the black volume of going out of printer shower nozzle can satisfy the user demand.

Further, in order to facilitate the realization of limiting the adjusting part 5, the auxiliary ink box for the printer further comprises a limiting part 8, the first end of the adjusting part 5 extends out of the outer side of the mounting seat 6, the first end is provided with a rotating handle 53, and the limiting part 8 is detachably connected to the mounting seat 6 so as to limit the rotating handle 53.

In this embodiment, two limiting members 8 are correspondingly disposed on the periphery of one regulating member 5 to limit the regulating member 5 in the first state and the second state, so that it is possible to clearly know whether the regulating member 5 is in the first state or the second state, and it is also possible to avoid the situation that the ink outlet 511 is communicated with the cleaning joint 3 due to excessive regulation of the regulating member 5. The limiting part 8 is detachably connected to the mounting base 6 in a threaded connection mode.

Further, in order to improve the printing quality, the auxiliary ink box for the printer further comprises a heating device 9, wherein the heating device 9 is fixedly arranged on the auxiliary ink box body 2 to heat the ink in the ink storage cavity 21, so that the viscosity of the ink can be reduced, the flowability of the ink is improved, and the printing quality is improved. In this embodiment, the heating temperature of the heating device 9 is preferably 40 to 60 ℃. The heating device 9 may be attached to a side wall of the sub tank body 2 or may be attached to a bottom wall of the sub tank body 2.

Further, the remaining amount of ink in the ink storage chamber 21 can be known at any time, so that the ink can be replenished into the ink storage chamber 21 in time. The auxiliary ink box for the printer further comprises a liquid level sensor 10, wherein the liquid level sensor 10 is fixedly installed on the auxiliary ink box body 2, and the detection end of the liquid level sensor is arranged in the ink storage cavity 21.

In this embodiment, the liquid level sensor 10 is connected to a controller of the printer, and when the liquid level sensor 10 detects that the remaining amount of ink in the ink storage chamber 21 is insufficient, ink can be automatically supplied to the ink storage chamber 21 through the ink inlet joint 22.

Further, in order to facilitate the control of the ink flow rate of the ink outlet 511, the sub ink cartridge body 2 is further provided with a negative pressure connector 23 communicating with the ink storage chamber 21, so that the negative pressure of the ink storage chamber 21 can be adjusted to make the ink flow rate of the ink outlet 511 reach a set value.

It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, and it should be understood that when the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

The relative arrangement of the components and steps, the numerical expressions, and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present application unless specifically stated otherwise. Meanwhile, it should be understood that the sizes of the respective portions shown in the drawings are not drawn in an actual proportional relationship for the convenience of description. Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail but are intended to be part of the specification where appropriate. In all examples shown and discussed herein, any particular value should be construed as merely illustrative, and not limiting. Thus, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, further discussion thereof is not required in subsequent figures.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the directional terms such as "front, rear, upper, lower, left, right", "lateral, vertical, horizontal" and "top, bottom", etc., are generally based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are used for convenience of description and simplicity of description only, and in the case of not making a reverse description, these directional terms do not indicate and imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation or be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore, should not be considered as limiting the scope of the present application; the terms "inner and outer" refer to the inner and outer relative to the profile of the respective component itself.

Spatially relative terms, such as "above … …," "above … …," "above … …," "above," and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one device or feature's spatial relationship to another device or feature as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if a device in the figures is turned over, devices described as "above" or "on" other devices or configurations would then be oriented "below" or "under" the other devices or configurations. Thus, the exemplary term "above … …" can include both an orientation of "above … …" and "below … …". The device may be otherwise variously oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", and the like are used to define the components, and are only used for convenience of distinguishing the corresponding components, and the terms have no special meanings unless otherwise stated, and therefore, the scope of protection of the present application is not to be construed as being limited.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. The auxiliary ink box for the printer is characterized by comprising an auxiliary ink box body (2), a cleaning joint (3), an ink outlet joint (4) and an adjusting piece (5);

the auxiliary ink box body (2) is provided with an ink storage cavity (21) and an ink inlet joint (22) communicated with the ink storage cavity (21);

the cleaning joint (3) and the ink outlet joint (4) are connected to the auxiliary ink box body (2);

adjusting part (5) rotatable set up in on vice ink horn body (2), be equipped with out black passageway (51) and washing passageway (52) on adjusting part (5), go out black passageway (51) with washing passageway (52) do not communicate with each other, go out black passageway (51) one end intercommunication store up ink chamber (21), the other end is equipped with out china ink mouth (511), rotates adjusting part (5), can make adjusting part (5) have go out china ink mouth (511) with go out china ink and connect (4) intercommunication, just wash passageway (52) both ends confined first state, and have wash passageway (52) both ends communicate gradually wash and connect (3) and go out china ink and connect (4), just go out china ink mouth (511) confined second state.

2. The sub cartridge for the printer as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a mounting seat (6), wherein the cleaning joint (3) and the ink outlet joint (4) are fixedly connected to the mounting seat (6), the adjusting member (5) is rotatably connected to the mounting seat (6), and the mounting seat (6) is detachably connected to the sub cartridge body (2) so that the cleaning joint (3), the ink outlet joint (4) and the adjusting member (5) are connected to the sub cartridge body (2).

3. The sub ink cartridge for the printer according to claim 2, further comprising a fixing member (7), wherein the fixing member (7) is provided with a first communicating hole (71) communicated with the cleaning joint (3) and a second communicating hole (72) communicated with the ink outlet joint (4), the fixing member (7) is fixedly arranged on the mounting seat (6), the adjusting member (5) is rotatably connected to the fixing member (7), and when the adjusting member (5) is placed in the first state, the second communicating hole (72) communicates the ink outlet (511) and the ink outlet joint (4), and the fixing member (7) closes both ends of the cleaning channel (52); when the adjusting piece (5) is placed in a second state, the first communication hole (71) is communicated with the cleaning joint (3) and the cleaning channel (52), the second communication hole (72) is communicated with the ink outlet joint (4) and the cleaning channel (52), and the fixing piece (7) is used for sealing the ink outlet (511).

4. The sub tank for the printer according to claim 3, wherein the ink outlet joint (4) is provided with a plurality of pieces, and the cleaning joint (3), the adjusting member (5) and the fixing member (7) are provided in one-to-one correspondence with the ink outlet joint (4) and are connected to the mounting seat (6).

5. The secondary ink cartridge as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a limiting member (8), wherein a first end of the adjusting member (5) extends outside the mounting seat (6), and a rotating handle (53) is disposed on the first end, and the limiting member (8) is detachably connected to the mounting seat (6) to limit the rotating handle (53).

6. The sub tank for the printer according to claim 1, further comprising a heating device (9), wherein the heating device (9) is fixedly arranged on the sub tank body (2).

7. The secondary ink tank for the printer as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a liquid level sensor (10), wherein the liquid level sensor (10) is fixedly mounted on the secondary ink tank body (2), and a detection end of the liquid level sensor is disposed in the ink storage chamber (21).

8. The sub tank for printer according to claim 1, wherein the sub tank body (2) is further provided with a negative pressure joint (23) communicating with the ink storage chamber (21).