CN214563901U - Ink box - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses an ink box, which is detachably arranged on an installation part and comprises an outer frame body and an ink bag body, wherein the outer frame body contains at least one part of the ink bag body; the outer frame body is connected with the ink bag body through an elastic part, and the ink bag body can move relative to the outer frame body; the outer frame has a first engaging portion fixedly provided on a front side thereof, and the ink bag has a second engaging portion provided on a rear side thereof. The utility model discloses an be fixed connection between the first block portion of ink horn and the outer frame body, its first block portion does not set up on the movable part, has consequently avoided fixed position to have the deviation, has avoided the chip position to have the deviation, and its chip can be effectual and beat the interior contact pilotage of printer head and contact.

Description

Ink box

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a printing apparatus field, especially an ink horn that can provide ink for ink jet printer.

Background

The ink cartridge is a part for supplying ink when the ink jet printer is operated, and in order to ensure stable operation of the ink cartridge in the ink jet printer, the ink cartridge and the ink cartridge need to be stably combined. For example, in the structure described in chinese patent CN201620194336.0 patent, the ink cartridge is fixed by locking the print head mounting limiting part by the push rod hook part 42 on the movable push rod 4, in practical application, after the ink cartridge is taken off the shield part 6 and mounted in the print head, its card board 12 can also match with the corresponding position in the print head to fix the ink cartridge, because the movable push rod 4 and the chip 71 are both disposed at the front end side of the ink cartridge, the movable push rod 4 belongs to the movable part, the movable push rod 4 is disposed close to the chip 71, which may cause the possibility of deviation of the fixed position due to the movability of the movable push rod 4, the chip position may deviate, and further the contact position between the chip and the print head may deviate, resulting in the chip not being able to effectively function.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an ink cartridge detachably mountable to a mounting portion, the ink cartridge including an outer frame body and an ink bag body, the outer frame body accommodating at least a part of the ink bag body; the outer frame body is connected with the ink bag body through an elastic piece, and the ink bag body can move relative to the outer frame body; the outer frame has a first engaging portion fixedly provided on a front side thereof, and the ink bag body has a second engaging portion provided on a rear side thereof.

Preferably, the first clamping part is provided with a first joint part, and the first joint part is used for clamping the mounting part.

Preferably, the mounting portion comprises a rotary member having a bore into which the first engagement portion snaps; the first joint portion extends in a direction away from the outer frame.

Preferably, the mounting portion further comprises a second bracket, and the first engaging portion is clamped between the second bracket and the rotating member; the first engaging portion is provided above the ink cartridge, the first connecting portion is bent toward a bottom of the outer frame, and the first engaging portion extends toward a direction toward the outer frame.

Preferably, the mounting portion comprises a first bracket comprising a ramp comprising an upper ramp and/or a lower ramp; the two first clamping parts are respectively positioned on two sides of the front surface of the outer frame body; or, the two side surfaces of the outer frame body are respectively positioned at one side close to the front surface; first joint portion extends along the left and right sides direction of outer frame, first joint portion joint is arrived go up inclined plane and/or lower inclined plane downside.

Preferably, the mounting part comprises a first bracket, the first bracket comprises a slope and a bottom plane, and the first joint part is clamped to the lower side of the bottom plane; the first connecting portion bends towards the bottom of the outer frame body, and the first joint portion extends along the direction close to the outer frame body.

Preferably, the ink bag body comprises an operating part, and the movement of the operating part can drive the ink bag body to move.

Preferably, the operation portion is provided on an upper surface of the ink bladder.

Preferably, the elastic member is disposed between a front surface of the ink bag body and an inner side of a front surface of the outer frame.

Preferably, the mounting part comprises a clamping groove, and the second clamping part is provided with a second joint part which is clamped into the clamping groove; the second engaging portion has a guide surface that is an inclined surface inclined toward the bottom surface of the ink bag body.

The utility model discloses a be fixed connection between first block portion in the ink horn and the outer frame body, its first block portion does not set up on the movable part, has consequently avoided fixed position to have the deviation, has avoided the chip position to have the deviation, and its chip can be effectual and beat the interior contact pilotage of printer head and contact.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an angled ink cartridge mounting section according to some embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an ink cartridge mounting portion according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a first bracket of an ink cartridge mounting section according to some embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic side view of an overall structure of an ink cartridge according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic view illustrating a fastening state of an ink cartridge according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic view of a fastening state of an ink cartridge according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic view of the engagement state of the ink cartridge according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 to 2 schematically show an ink cartridge loading section 100 of an ink jet printer according to an embodiment. The mounting part 100 is substantially rectangular parallelepiped and has an opening, the ink cartridge 200 is mounted in the mounting part 100 along the opening, the mounting part 100 includes the contact pin 110, the first bracket 120, the second bracket 130, the ink tube 140, the bracket 150, the rotary member 160 and the slot 170, the mounting part 100 may not have the rotary member 160, the first bracket 120, the second bracket 130 and the ink tube 140 are mounted on the bracket 150, the rotary member 160 is mounted between the first bracket 120 and the second bracket 130, and the mounting part 100 can accommodate one or more ink cartridges 200, which has 6 cartridge mounting positions in this embodiment.

To better explain the respective components of the mount 100 and the ink cartridge 200, reference is made to the concept of X, Y, Z axes, taking three spatial axes orthogonal to each other as the X axis, the Y axis, and the Z axis, as shown in fig. 1, the X axis is located on a horizontal plane, the direction toward the stylus 110 along the ink tube 140 is the + X axis direction, the Z axis is the vertical direction, the vertically upward direction is the + Z axis direction, the Y axis is located on a horizontal plane and is orthogonal to the X axis, the Y axis direction is the main scanning direction of the printer, and the main movement direction of the mount 100. The plane formed by the X axis and the Z axis is an XZ plane, the plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis is an XY plane, and the plane formed by the Y axis and the Z axis is a YZ plane. As shown in the coordinate axes of FIG. 1, the definition is "front" along the + X-axis direction, "rear" along the-X-axis direction, "up" along the + Z-axis direction, "down" along the-Z-axis direction, "left" along the + Y-axis direction, and "right" along the-Y-axis direction. The movement in the back-and-forth, up-and-down, or left-and-right directions or the movement in the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis directions in the embodiments are not limited to the movement in the vertical, horizontal, or parallel directions, and the movement having an inclination angle may be calculated as long as there is a component movement in the direction.

As shown in fig. 1 to 2, the rotary member 160 is mounted on the front side wall 151(+ X-axis direction side wall) of the mounting portion 100, the catching groove 170 is provided on the rear side wall 152 (-X-axis direction side wall) of the mounting portion 100, and the ink tube 140 is provided on the bottom wall 153 of the mounting portion 100. The first holder 120 and the contact pins 110 are disposed on the + X-axis side, and the ink tubes 140 and the card slots 170 are disposed on the-X-axis side.

As shown in fig. 3, the first bracket 120 includes: the inclined plane (inclined plane inclined from + Z, + X to-Z and-X axis), the fixing portion 124 (fixing the first bracket 120 to the mounting portion 100), and the bottom plane 123 may be formed as an upper inclined plane 121 and a lower inclined plane 122, which are two upper inclined planes and two lower inclined planes as shown in fig. 3, respectively, or may be formed as one inclined plane, that is, only the upper inclined plane 121 or the lower inclined plane 122 is provided.

Example one

As shown in fig. 4 to 5, in the present embodiment, an ink cartridge 200 is provided, the ink cartridge 200 is detachably mounted in the mounting portion 100, and the ink cartridge 200 includes an ink bag body 1, an outer frame body 2, an elastic member 3, an ink outlet 4, and a chip 5. The ink bag body 1 is substantially in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped having a bottom surface 1a, an upper surface 1b, a front surface 1c, a rear surface 1d, a left surface and a right surface, the bottom surface 1a being located on an XY plane, a long side of the bottom surface 1a being in an X-axis direction, a short side of the bottom surface 1a being in a Y-axis direction, the top surface 1b being disposed opposite to the bottom surface 1a, the rear surface 1d being located on a YZ plane and being connected to one ends of the bottom surface 1a and the top surface 1b in a-X-axis direction, the front surface 1c being disposed opposite to the rear surface 1 d.

An outer frame 2 having a bottom surface 2a, an upper surface 2b, a front surface 2c, a rear surface 2d, a left surface and a right surface, the bottom surface 2a, the upper surface 2b, the front surface 2c, the rear surface 2d, the left surface and the right surface of the outer frame 2 and the bottom surface 1a, the upper surface 1b, the front surface 1c, the rear surface 1d, the left surface and the right surface of the ink bag body 1 being parallel to and corresponding to each other; the outer frame 2 has a cavity therein arranged in the X-axis direction, and one surface thereof has an opening, preferably, the opening is arranged on the rear surface 2d of the outer frame 2, i.e., the end surface on the-X-axis side, at least a part of the ink bag body 1 can be inserted into the cavity inside the outer frame 2 from the opening, preferably, the front surface 1c end of the ink bag body 1 is inserted into the cavity, and the ink bag body 1 can move along the inner wall of the cavity (i.e., move in the X-axis direction).

And an elastic member 3 which is provided between the outer frame 2 and the ink bag 1 in the X-axis direction and connected to the outer frame and the ink bag 1, and which is capable of generating an urging force acting on the ink bag 1 in a direction opposite to the movement direction of the ink bag 1. Specifically, the elastic member 3 is located in the cavity of the outer frame 2, one end of the elastic member is connected to the inside of the front surface 2c of the outer frame 2, the other end of the elastic member is connected to the outside of the front surface 1c of the ink bag body 1, and the elastic member 3 may be a compression spring. Alternatively, the elastic member 3 may be an extension spring, a spring piece, or the like, and the elastic member 3 may be a silicon rubber, a rubber, or the like, and the elastic expansion direction thereof may be set along the X axis.

The ink outlet 4, which is provided on the bottom surface 1a of the ink bag body 1, is provided on the-X axis side at a position corresponding to the position of the ink tube 140 of the mounting portion 100.

The chip 5 is used for the ink amount of the ink cartridge 200, monitoring the number of times the ink cartridge 200 is used, and the like, and is disposed outside the inclined surface where the bottom surface 2a and the front surface 2c of the outer frame 2 are connected.

The outer frame 2 is provided with a first engaging portion 21, and preferably, the first engaging portion 21 is provided on the front surface 2c of the outer frame 2 at a position close to the upper surface 2b, or may be provided at the intersection between the front surface 2c and the upper surface 2 b. The first engaging portion 21 includes a first connecting portion 211 and a first engaging portion 212, which are connected to each other, that is, one end of the first connecting portion 211 is connected to the outer frame 2, and the other end thereof is connected to the first engaging portion 212, and the first engaging portion 212 is used for engaging with the mounting portion 100, so that the ink cartridge 200 is mounted in the mounting portion 100.

In this embodiment, the first engaging portion 212 is engaged with the hole 161 of the rotary member 160, the hole 161 is a groove portion provided in the rotary member 160, the hole 161 is provided on the + Z axis side of the rotary member 160, the opening of the hole 161 faces the-X axis direction, the first engaging portion 212 may be a first protrusion provided along the + X axis direction, and when engaged, the first engaging portion 212 is inserted into the hole 161 of the rotary member 160, so that the ink cartridge 200 is mounted on the mounting portion 100. The first connection portion 211 may be in the same line as the first engagement portion 212, i.e., the first connection portion 211 is also disposed along the + X axis direction; the first connection portion 211 may not be disposed along the + X axis direction, and may form an angle with the first engagement portion 212, that is, the first connection portion 211 may be deflected by a certain angle in the XZ plane.

Alternatively, the first connecting portion 211 and the first engaging portion 212 may be integrally formed, or may be separately formed and then fixedly connected by adhesion.

Alternatively, the first engaging portion 21 and the outer frame 2 may be integrally formed, or may be separately formed and fixed to the outer frame 2 by a connecting means such as adhesion or snap.

The ink bag body 1 is provided with a second engaging portion 11, and preferably, the second engaging portion 11 is provided on the rear surface 1d of the ink bag body 1. The second engaging portion 11 has a second engaging portion 111, the second engaging portion 111 is adapted to the card slot 170 and can be engaged with the card slot 170, and specifically, the second engaging portion 111 is a second protrusion arranged along the-X axis direction. The second engaging portion 11 further has a guide surface 112, the guide surface 112 is an inclined surface inclined toward the bottom surface of the ink bag body 1, that is, a part of the-Z axis side of the second engaging portion 11 is inclined, and the inclined surface is the guide surface 112, specifically, the direction of inclination of the guide surface 112 is inclined from + Z, -X to-Z and + X axis directions. The second engaging portion 11 is provided with a guiding surface 112 for guiding the ink bag 1 to compress the elastic member 3, so that the second engaging portion 111 of the second engaging portion 11 can enter the mounting portion 100 to engage with the engaging groove 170.

Alternatively, the second engaging portion 11 and the outer frame 2 may be integrally formed, or may be separately formed and fixed to the ink bag body 1 by a connecting means such as adhesion or snap.

Alternatively, the guide surface 112 may be non-planar, such as an outwardly convex surface with a curvature to achieve the same technical effect.

Still be provided with operation portion 12 on the ink utricule 1, operation portion 12's motion can drive ink utricule 1 motion, operation portion 12 is receiving behind the effort along + X axle direction promptly, drive ink utricule 1 and remove along + X axle direction, ink utricule 1 can compress elastic component 3, and then make ink utricule 1 be close to outer frame 2's front surface 2c gradually, thereby second joint portion 111 breaks away from in the draw-in groove 170, ink horn 200 takes out from installation portion 100, this kind of mode can be convenient for the operator and take out ink horn 200. Preferably, the operation portion 12 is provided on the upper surface 1b of the ink bag body 1, and the operation portion 12 may be a third protrusion having a geometric shape such as a cylindrical shape, a rectangular shape, a flat elongated shape, a prismatic shape, or a hemispherical shape.

Alternatively, the operation portion 12 may be provided on the rear surface 1d of the ink bag body 1, and when the operation portion 12 is provided on the rear surface 1d, the position of the operation portion 12 is located above the second engaging portion 11, that is, the operation portion 12 is located on the + Z side of the second engaging portion 11.

Alternatively, the operation portion 12 and the ink bag body 1 may be integrally formed, or may be separately formed and fixed to the ink bag body 1 by a connection method such as adhesion or snap.

Mounting process of the ink cartridge 200: first, the first engaging portion 212 of the first engaging portion 21 is inserted into the hole 161 of the rotary member 160 of the mounting portion 100, after the first engaging portion 212 is engaged with the hole 161, the upper surface 1b of the ink bag body 1 or the upper surface 2b of the outer frame body 2 is pressed in the-Z axis direction, the ink cartridge 200 moves downward (in the-Z axis direction), the guide surface 112 of the second engaging portion 11 abuts against the rear side wall 152 of the mounting portion 100, the guide surface 112 guides the ink bag body 1 to compress the elastic member 3, the ink bag body 1 moves in the + X axis direction, and gradually approaches the front surface 2c of the outer frame body 2, the ink cartridge 200 gradually enters the mounting portion 100 until the second engaging portion 111 of the second engaging portion 11 is engaged with the engaging groove 170, and at the same time, the ink outlet 4 abuts against the ink tube 140, and the ink cartridge 200 is mounted. The elastic member 3 is compressed by the ink bag body 1, and generates a force (in the-X axis direction) acting on the ink bag body 1 in the direction opposite to the moving direction of the ink bag body 1, and the force can abut against the ink bag body 1 and cannot move at the engaged position, so that the ink cartridge 200 is stably connected to the mounting portion 100.

Removal process of the ink cartridge 200: the operation part 12 is broken off and a force in the + X axis direction is applied to the operation part 12, the ink bag body 1 is driven to move in the + X axis direction, the ink bag body 1 compresses the elastic part 3, the ink bag body 1 gradually approaches to the front surface 2c of the outer frame body 2 until the second engagement part 111 of the second engagement part 11 is disengaged from the slot 170, and then the first engagement part 21 is pulled out from the hole part 161 of the rotating part 160, so that the ink cartridge 200 can be taken out.

In the ink cartridge 200 of the present embodiment, the first engaging portion 21 is fixedly connected to the outer frame 2, the first engaging portion 21 is not disposed on the movable member, and the mounting and removing of the ink cartridge 200 are both achieved by the relative movement between the ink bag body 1 and the outer frame 2, so that the fixed position deviation is avoided, the position deviation of the chip 5 is avoided, the chip 5 can effectively contact with the inner contact pin 110 of the printhead, and the connection is stable; the ink bag body 1 and the outer frame body 2 are connected through the elastic piece 3 and can move relatively, so that the ink box 200 is more convenient and labor-saving to install and remove.

Example two

As shown in fig. 6, the present invention provides an ink cartridge 200, which is different from the first embodiment in that the engaging position of the first engaging portion 221, in this embodiment, the engaging position of the first engaging portion 2212, is between the rotary member 160 and the second bracket 130. The first connecting portion 2211 is bent toward the bottom of the outer frame 2, i.e., the bending direction of the first connecting portion 2211 is from + Z, -X to-Z and + X, the first engaging portion 2212 is disposed at the end of the first connecting portion 2211 along the bending direction, and the first engaging portion 2212 extends toward the outer frame 2 (i.e., along the-X direction). When the ink cartridge 200 is mounted, the first engagement portion 2212 is inserted into a gap between the rotating member 160 and the second bracket 130, the rotating member 160 is rotated, and the first engagement portion 2212 is fixed into the gap, thereby fixing the ink cartridge 200 to the mounting portion 100.

EXAMPLE III

As shown in FIG. 3, the present embodiment provides an ink cartridge 200, which is different from the first embodiment in that the engaging position of the first engaging portion 321 is a slope. Specifically, two first engaging portions 321 may be provided, which are respectively located on two sides of the front surface of the outer frame 2, that is, one first engaging portion 21 is located on the + Y axis side of the ink cartridge 200, the other first engaging portion 321 is located on the-Y axis side of the ink cartridge 200, and the two first engaging portions 321 are respectively engaged with the lower sides of the upper inclined surfaces 121 on the left and right sides of the ink cartridge 200.

Alternatively, the first engaging portion 321 may engage with the lower side of the lower inclined surface 122.

Alternatively, two sets of upper and lower first engaging portions 321 may be provided to engage with the upper inclined surface 121 and the lower inclined surface 122 on the left and right sides, respectively.

Alternatively, the two first engaging portions 321 may be respectively disposed on the left surface and the right surface of the outer frame 2 on the side close to the front surface.

Alternatively, the first engaging portion 321 in this embodiment may omit the first connecting portion, and one end of the first connecting portion is connected to the outer frame 2, and the other end thereof engages with the upper inclined surface 121 and/or the lower inclined surface 122.

Example four

As shown in fig. 7, the present embodiment discloses an ink cartridge 200, which is different from the first embodiment in that the engaging position of the first engaging portion 421 is the bottom plane 123 of the first bracket 120, and the rotating member 160 is disposed between the first bracket 120 and the bottom plane 123 in the Y-axis direction. The first connection portion 4211 is bent towards the bottom of the outer frame 2 (from + Z, -X to-Z and + X directions), the first connection portion 4211 can be bent into an arc shape with a radian, the first joint portion 4212 is arranged at the tail end of the first connection portion 4211 along the bending direction, the first joint portion 4212 extends along the direction close to the front surface 2c of the outer frame 2, the first connection portion 4211 is connected with the first joint portion 4212 to form a hook-shaped structure, and the first joint portion 4212 is arranged at the end position of the hook. The number of the first engaging portions 421 is two, one of the first engaging portions 421 is located on the + Y axis side of the ink cartridge 200, the other one of the first engaging portions 421 is located on the-Y axis side of the ink cartridge 200, when the ink cartridge 200 is mounted, the first engaging portion 4212 is engaged with the lower side of the bottom plane 123, and the two first engaging portions 421 are located on two sides of the rotary member 160.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second", "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", "third" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features.

The above embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. According to the utility model discloses a shape, structure and principle have a great deal of transform yet. Therefore, any changes and modifications made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention should be covered by the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. An ink cartridge detachably mountable to a mounting portion, characterized in that the ink cartridge includes an outer frame body and an ink bag body, the outer frame body accommodating at least a part of the ink bag body;

the outer frame body is connected with the ink bag body through an elastic piece, and the ink bag body can move relative to the outer frame body;

the outer frame has a first engaging portion fixedly provided on a front side thereof, and the ink bag body has a second engaging portion provided on a rear side thereof.

2. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first engaging portion has a first connecting portion and a first engaging portion connected to each other, and the first engaging portion is adapted to engage with the mounting portion.

3. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 2, wherein the mounting portion includes a rotary member having a hole portion into which the first engagement portion is snapped; the first joint portion extends in a direction away from the outer frame.

4. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 2, wherein the mounting portion further includes a second bracket, and the first engaging portion is snapped between the second bracket and the rotary member;

the first engaging portion is provided above the ink cartridge, the first connecting portion is bent toward a bottom of the outer frame, and the first engaging portion extends toward a direction toward the outer frame.

5. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 2, wherein the mounting portion includes a first bracket including a slope; the inclined plane comprises an upper inclined plane and/or a lower inclined plane;

the two first clamping parts are respectively positioned on two sides of the front surface of the outer frame body; or, the two side surfaces of the outer frame body are respectively positioned at one side close to the front surface; first joint portion extends along the left and right sides direction of outer frame, first joint portion joint is arrived go up inclined plane and/or lower inclined plane downside.

6. The ink cartridge of claim 2, wherein the mounting portion includes a first bracket including a ramp and a bottom surface; the first joint part is clamped to the lower side of the bottom plane;

the first connecting portion bends towards the bottom of the outer frame body, and the first joint portion extends along the direction close to the outer frame body.

7. The ink cartridge as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the ink bag body includes an operation portion, and movement of the operation portion moves the ink bag body.

8. The ink cartridge according to claim 7, wherein the operation portion is provided on an upper surface of the ink bag body.

9. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 8, wherein the elastic member is provided between a front surface of the ink bag body and an inner side of a front surface of the outer frame body.

10. The ink cartridge as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the mounting portion includes a card slot, and the second engaging portion has a second engaging portion which is snapped into the card slot;

the second engaging portion has a guide surface that is an inclined surface inclined toward the bottom surface of the ink bag body.

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