CN215153126U - Ink box with clamping structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses an ink box with a clamping structure, the ink box is detachably arranged at an ink box holding part and comprises an ink bag body and a chip frame, the ink bag body is provided with an ink outlet, the plane where the ink outlet is positioned is a bottom surface, the direction of a long edge on the bottom surface is an X axis, the direction of a short edge on the bottom surface is a Y axis, the direction mutually perpendicular to the X axis and the Y axis is a Z axis, the plane oppositely arranged with the bottom surface is a top surface, the direction from the bottom surface to the top surface is a + Z axis direction, the direction from the ink outlet to a chip of the chip frame is a + X axis direction, and the chip frame can bear a plurality of chips; the chip frame is connected with the ink box holding part in a clamping way; the chip frame can be connected with a plurality of ink sac body clamping, and the clamping structure ink box has the advantages that the chip frame is clamped with the ink box holding part through the first clamping part and the second clamping part, so that a plurality of chips borne on the chip frame are tightly attached to the contact pins of the ink box holding part, the deviation of the chips in the operation process of printing equipment can be reduced, and the contact stability of the chips is ensured.

Description

Ink box with clamping structure

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a printing apparatus field, especially a block structure ink horn.

Background

A printing apparatus is an important tool for assisting in the completion of office automation, in which an inkjet printer includes a cartridge holder to which an ink cartridge containing ink is mounted, and when the ink cartridge or a cartridge-type attachment is mounted to the cartridge holder, a circuit substrate (terminal group) disposed on a side surface of a housing of the ink cartridge or the like is connected to a terminal portion (electrical connection portion) disposed and attached to the cartridge holder. This allows reading of predetermined information (for example, identification data of the ink cartridge or remaining ink amount data) stored in the circuit board. Then, the printing operation of the printer is performed based on the predetermined information. However, the conventional engagement system has a problem that printing cannot be performed even if ink is supplied because contact stability of the circuit board cannot be ensured, that is, predetermined information cannot be stably read from the circuit board.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model discloses a solve above-mentioned current block mode and can not guarantee chip (circuit substrate) contact stability's problem, designed a block structure ink horn.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an ink cartridge with a snap structure, the ink cartridge being detachably mounted on a cartridge holder, the ink cartridge comprising an ink bag body and a chip holder, the ink bag body being provided with an ink outlet, a plane of the ink outlet being a bottom surface, a direction of a long side of the bottom surface being an X axis, a direction of a short side of the bottom surface being a Y axis, a direction perpendicular to the X axis and the Y axis being a Z axis, a plane opposite to the bottom surface being a top surface, a direction from the bottom surface toward the top surface being a + Z axis direction, a direction from the ink outlet toward a chip of the chip holder being a + X axis direction, the chip holder being capable of holding a plurality of chips; the chip frame is connected with the ink box holding part in a clamping way; the chip holder can be engaged with the plurality of ink bag bodies.

Preferably, the cartridge holding portion is provided with a first engaging portion, the chip holder is provided with a first engaging portion that engages with the first engaging portion, and the first engaging portion is provided on the + X axis side of the chip holder.

Preferably, the first engaging portion is located on a + Z-axis direction side or a-Z-axis direction side of the chip holder.

Preferably, the first engaging portions are provided in plural, and the plural first engaging portions are respectively provided on both sides of the chip holder in the Y-axis direction.

Preferably, the first engaging portion includes a first connecting portion and a first combining portion, which are connected to each other, and the first combining portion is configured to engage with the first engaging portion; the plane formed by the Y axis and the Z axis is a YZ plane, the first connecting part extends on the YZ plane, and the first combining part extends along the Y axis direction.

Preferably, the number of the first engaging portions is two, and the two first engaging portions are respectively disposed at end portions of the chip holder on both sides in the Y-axis direction.

Preferably, the ink cartridge holding portion is provided with a second engaging portion, the chip holder is provided with a second engaging portion, the second engaging portion includes a second connecting portion and a second engaging portion, the second connecting portion and the second engaging portion are connected to each other, the second engaging portion is configured to engage with the second engaging portion, and the second engaging portion is disposed on a-Z axis side of the chip holder.

Preferably, the number of the second engaging portions is plural, and the plural second engaging portions are provided at intervals in the Y axis direction; the second connecting portion extends along the Z-axis direction, and the second combining portion extends along the X-axis direction or the Y-axis direction.

Preferably, the ink cartridge holding portion is provided with a first positioning portion, and the chip holder is provided with a second positioning portion engaged with the first positioning portion.

Preferably, the ink bag body is provided with a joint part, the chip frame is provided with a bearing part, and the joint part is clamped with the bearing part so as to mount the ink bag body on the chip frame.

The utility model discloses a block structure ink horn, its chip frame is through first block portion and second block portion and ink horn holding portion block for bear a plurality of chips on the chip frame and closely laminate with the contact pilotage of ink horn holding portion, can reduce the skew of chip when printing apparatus moves, guaranteed the contact stability of chip.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an angle structure of an ink cartridge holding portion according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

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

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an ink bag body according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a chip rack according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of an angle structure of an ink cartridge according to a first embodiment of the present invention in a state of being mounted on an ink cartridge holder;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the structure at A in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of an ink cartridge according to a first embodiment of the present invention in a state of being mounted on an ink cartridge holder;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the structure at B in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing another angle structure of the ink cartridge according to the first embodiment of the present invention in a state of being mounted on the ink cartridge holding part;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of an ink cartridge holding portion according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of a chip rack according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 12 is an angle structure diagram of an ink cartridge according to a second embodiment of the present invention in a state of being mounted on an ink cartridge holding portion;

fig. 13 is another angle structure diagram of the ink cartridge according to the second embodiment of the present invention in a state of being mounted on the ink cartridge holding portion.

Detailed Description

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

Example one

Fig. 1 to 2 schematically show an ink cartridge holding portion 100 of an ink jet printer according to an embodiment. The ink cartridge holding portion 100 is substantially rectangular parallelepiped in shape and has an opening along which the ink cartridge is mounted in the ink cartridge holding portion 100, and the ink cartridge holding portion 100 includes an ink cartridge mounting position 110, a first engagement position 120, a second engagement position 130, a second positioning groove 140, a contact pin 150, and an ink tube 160. The ink cartridge holding part 100 may be connected to a plurality of ink cartridges, and has a plurality of ink cartridge mounting locations 110 that can accommodate the ink cartridges, one ink cartridge mounting location 110 for each ink cartridge. As shown, there are 6 ink cartridge mounting locations 110 in this embodiment.

As shown in fig. 3 to 9, the present embodiment provides an ink cartridge with a snap-in structure, which is detachably mounted in a cartridge mounting position 110 of a cartridge holding part 100, the ink cartridge includes an ink cartridge body 2 and a chip holder 3, the chip holder 3 is disposed at one side of the cartridge holding part 100, and the chip holder 3 can carry a plurality of chips 33.

As shown in fig. 3, the ink bag 2 includes a case 21, an ink outlet 22, a handle 23, and a stopper 24. The box body 21 is substantially rectangular parallelepiped in shape, and has a bottom surface 21a, a top surface 21b, a front surface 21c, a rear surface 21d, a left surface 21e, and a right surface 21 f. To better explain the ink cartridge holding part 100 and the respective parts of the ink cartridge, reference is made to the concept of X, Y, Z axes, taking three spatial axes orthogonal to each other as X, Y and Z axes, specifically, defining the direction of the long side on the bottom surface 21a as the X axis, the direction of the short side on the bottom surface 21a as the Y axis, the direction perpendicular to the X and Y axes as the Z axis, the plane formed by the X and Z axes as the XZ plane, the plane formed by the X and Y axes as the XY plane, and the plane formed by the Y and Z axes as the YZ plane, that is, the bottom surface 21a is located on the XY plane, preferably, the XY plane is located on the horizontal plane, and the Z axis direction is the vertical direction. The top surface 21b is disposed opposite to the bottom surface 21a, a direction from the bottom surface 21a toward the top surface 21b is a + Z-axis direction, the bottom surface 21a is provided with the ink outlet 22, and the direction from the ink outlet 22 toward the chip 33 of the chip holder 3 is a + X-axis direction. The rear surface 21d is located on the YZ plane and is connected to one end of the bottom surface 21a and the top surface 21b along the-X axis, the front surface 21c is disposed opposite to the rear surface 21d, the detent 24 is disposed on the rear surface 21d and is adapted to the second positioning groove 140, and in particular, the detent 24 may be a protrusion disposed on the rear surface 21 d. The ink outlet 22 is provided on the bottom surface 21a of the cartridge body 21, disposed on the-X-axis side, at a position corresponding to the position of the ink tube 160 of the mounting portion 100. The handle 23 is disposed on the front surface 21c, the handle 23 has a certain elasticity and can elastically deflect in the XZ plane, the handle 23 is provided with an engaging portion 231, the engaging portion 231 is disposed on the + X axis side of the handle 23, and the engaging portion 231 may be a protruding structure.

As shown in fig. 1 to 2, each of the cartridge mounting positions 110 has a second positioning groove 140, a contact pin 150, an ink tube 160, and a second click 130, the second click 130 and the contact pin 150 are disposed on the + X-axis side, the ink tube 160 and the second positioning groove 140 are disposed on the-X-axis side, and the Y-axis direction is the main scanning direction of the printer, i.e., the main movement direction of the cartridge holding portion 100. Specifically, the second engagement portions 130 are a plurality of through holes, and the plurality of second engagement portions 130 are arranged on the bottom wall of the cartridge holding portion 100 at intervals in the Y-axis direction. The first engaging positions 120 may be a protrusion structure, which is provided in two positions on the + X axis side and the + Z axis side of the ink cartridge holding portion 100, and the two first engaging positions 120 are respectively provided on the + Y axis side and the-Y axis side of the ink cartridge holding portion 100, and the first engaging positions 120 extend in a direction away from the ink cartridge holding portion 100.

As shown in fig. 4, the chip holder 3 may carry a plurality of chips 33, the chips 33 may be used to monitor the amount of ink in the ink cartridge, the number of times the ink cartridge is used, and the like, one chip 33 may correspond to one ink bag 2, the plurality of chips 33 may be arranged on the chip holder 3 at intervals in the Y-axis direction, and the chip holder 3 may be provided with a first engaging portion 31 and a second engaging portion 32 for engaging with the cartridge holding portion 100. The chip holder 3 is further provided with a receiving portion 34 for engaging with the ink bag body 2.

The first engaging portions 31 are provided in two corresponding to the first engaging positions 120, one of the first engaging portions 31 is provided at an end of the chip holder 3 on the-Y axis side, the other first engaging portion 31 is provided at an end of the chip holder 3 on the + Y axis side, and the first engaging portions 31 are located at positions in the + X axis side and the + Z axis side of the chip holder 3. Specifically, the first engaging portion 31 includes a first connecting portion 311 and a first combining portion 312, which are connected to each other, the first connecting portion 311 is a bent structure and may have certain elasticity, and the first connecting portion 311 extends on a YZ plane, specifically, the first connecting portion 311 extends in a direction away from the chip frame 3 in the Y-axis direction and then extends in the-Z-axis direction; the first coupling portion 312 is disposed at a distal end thereof, the first coupling portion 312 extends in a Y-axis direction, and more particularly, in the Y-axis direction, the first coupling portion 312 extends in a direction close to the chip holder 3 (for example, the first engaging portion 31 disposed on the-Y-axis side of the chip holder 3, the first coupling portion 312 extends in the + Y-axis direction), and the first coupling portion 312 may be a protrusion structure, and when the chip holder 3 is mounted to the cartridge holding portion 100, the first coupling portion 312 engages with the-Z-axis side of the first engaging portion 120.

Alternatively, the first engaging portion 31 may be provided in plural, for example, two first engaging portions 31 are provided at intervals in the X-axis direction at the end portion on the + Y-axis side of the chip holder, and two first engaging portions 31 are provided at intervals in the X-axis direction at the end portion on the-Y-axis side of the chip holder.

And a plurality of second engaging portions 32 corresponding to the second engaging positions 130, wherein the plurality of second engaging portions 32 are spaced apart in the Y-axis direction and are positioned corresponding to the second engaging positions 130, the second engaging portion 32 is disposed on the-Z-axis side of the chip holder 3, the second engaging portion 32 includes a second connecting portion 321 and a second engaging portion 322, the second connecting portion 321 extends in the-Z-axis direction, the second engaging portion 322 is disposed at the distal end thereof, the second engaging portion 322 extends in the + X-axis direction, and specifically, the second engaging portion 322 may be a protruding structure, and when the chip holder 3 is mounted on the ink cartridge holding portion 100, the second engaging portion 322 is engaged with the-Z-axis side of the second engaging positions 130. Preferably, the second connecting portion 321 has a certain elasticity and can deflect in the XZ plane, so that the second combining portion 322 can be more easily engaged with the second engaging portion 130.

Alternatively, the second coupling portion 322 may be provided to extend in the-X-axis direction.

Alternatively, the second coupling portion 322 may be disposed to extend along the + Y axis or the-Y axis, and when the second coupling portion 322 is disposed to extend along the Y axis, the second connecting portion 321 is correspondingly disposed to be elastically deflectable in the YZ plane.

Alternatively, the number of the second engaging portions 32 may correspond to the number of the second engaging positions 130, or the number of the second engaging portions 32 may be smaller than the number of the second engaging positions 130.

The receiving portion 34 is engaged with the engagement portion 231 of the handle 23 of the ink bag body 2, the receiving portion 34 is a through hole or a blind hole, and the longitudinal direction of the receiving portion 34 is arranged along the Y-axis direction.

As shown in fig. 5 to 9, the mounting process of the ink cartridge: the chip holder 3 is first mounted on the cartridge holder 100, the first engaging portion 31 and the second engaging portion 32 of the chip holder 3 are aligned with the first engaging position 120 and the second engaging position 130 of the cartridge holder 100, then, a force in the-Z-axis direction is applied to the chip holder 3, so that the chip holder 3 is moved in the-Z-axis direction, the first engaging portion 31 is engaged with the first engaging position 120, the second engaging portion 32 is engaged with the second engaging position 130, and after the chip holder 3 is mounted on the cartridge holding portion 100, then, the ink bag body 2 is installed, firstly, the blocking position 24 of the ink bag body 2 is blocked with the second positioning groove 140, then, a force in the-Z direction is applied to the ink bladder body 2, so that the ink bladder body 2 moves in the-Z direction, the engagement portion 231 is engaged with the receiving portion 34, the ink outlet 22 abuts against the ink tube 160, and the ink bladder body 2 is mounted in place.

In the cartridge with the above-mentioned engagement structure, the chip holder 3 is engaged with the cartridge holding part 100 through the first engagement part 31 and the second engagement part 32, so that the plurality of chips 33 carried on the chip holder 3 are closely attached to the contact pins 150 of the cartridge holding part 100, thereby reducing the offset of the chips 33 during the operation of the printing apparatus and ensuring the contact stability of the chips 33.

Example two

Fig. 10 schematically shows an ink cartridge holding portion 100a of an ink jet printer according to another embodiment, which is different from the first embodiment in that a second engaging portion 130 in the form of a through hole is not provided, but a first positioning portion 170 is provided on a bottom wall of the ink cartridge holding portion 100a, the first positioning portion 170 is a protrusion structure extending in the + Z axis direction, the first positioning portion 170 is provided in plural, and one first positioning portion 170 is provided for each ink cartridge mounting position 110 in the ink cartridge holding portion 100 a. Another difference is that the first engagement position 120a is provided at the + Y-axis side and-Y-axis side direction positions of the cartridge holding portion 100a, and the first engagement position 120a extends in the Y-axis direction in a direction away from the center of the cartridge holding portion.

As shown in fig. 11, the present embodiment provides a chip holder 203 to adapt to the ink cartridge holding portion 100a in the present embodiment, and unlike the first embodiment, the chip holder 203 omits the second engaging portion 32, and instead, provides a second positioning portion 35, and the second positioning portion 35 is a through hole, and is adapted to the first positioning portion 170, and when the chip holder 203 is mounted to the ink cartridge holding portion 100a, the first positioning portion 170 is engaged with the second positioning portion 35.

Another difference is that the first engaging portion 31a is provided at the position of the + X axis side and the + Z axis side of the chip holder 203, the first connecting portion 311 may be omitted from the first engaging portion 31a, only the first engaging portion 312a is left, the first engaging portion 312a extends in the Y axis direction, specifically, in the Y axis direction, the extending direction of the first engaging portion 312a is in the direction away from the chip holder 203, and when the chip holder 203 is mounted on the cartridge holding portion 100a, the first engaging portion 312a engages with the-Z axis side of the first engaging position 120 a.

As shown in fig. 12 to 13, the mounting process of the ink cartridge: the chip holder 203 is first mounted on the ink cartridge holding part 100a, the first engaging part 31a and the second positioning part 35 of the chip holder 203 are aligned with the first engaging part 120a and the first positioning part 170 of the ink cartridge holding part 100a, then, a force in the-Z-axis direction is applied to the chip holder 203, so that the chip holder 203 moves in the-Z-axis direction, the first engaging portion 31a is engaged with the first engaging position 120a, the first positioning portion 170 is engaged with the second positioning portion 35, and after the chip holder 203 is mounted on the cartridge holding portion 100a, then, the ink bag body 2 is installed, firstly, the blocking position 24 of the ink bag body 2 is blocked with the second positioning groove 140, then, a force in the-Z direction is applied to the ink bladder body 2, so that the ink bladder body 2 moves in the-Z direction, the engagement portion 231 is engaged with the receiving portion 34, the ink outlet 22 abuts against the ink tube 160, and the ink bladder body 2 is mounted in place.

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" and "first" 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, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature.

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 box with a clamping structure is detachably arranged at an ink box keeping part and comprises an ink bag body and a chip frame, wherein an ink outlet is arranged on the ink bag body, the plane where the ink outlet is arranged is the bottom surface, the direction of the long edge on the bottom surface is the X axis, the direction of the short edge on the bottom surface is the Y axis, the direction which is mutually vertical to the X axis and the Y axis is the Z axis, the plane which is arranged opposite to the bottom surface is the top surface, the direction from the bottom surface to the top surface is the + Z axis direction, and the direction from the ink outlet to the chip of the chip frame is the + X axis direction,

the chip frame can bear a plurality of chips;

the chip frame is connected with the ink box holding part in a clamping way;

the chip holder can be engaged with the plurality of ink bag bodies.

2. The cartridge with a locking structure according to claim 1, wherein the cartridge holding portion is provided with a first locking portion, the chip holder is provided with a first locking portion which is locked to the first locking portion, and the first locking portion is provided on a + X-axis direction side of the chip holder.

3. The engagement structure cartridge according to claim 2, wherein the first engagement portion is located on a + Z-axis direction side or a-Z-axis direction side of the chip holder.

4. The engagement structure ink cartridge according to claim 3, wherein the first engagement portion is provided in plurality, and the plurality of first engagement portions are provided on both sides of the chip holder in the Y-axis direction.

5. The cartridge with clamping structure as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first clamping portion comprises a first connecting portion and a first combining portion, which are connected to each other, the first combining portion is used for clamping with the first clamping position;

the plane formed by the Y axis and the Z axis is a YZ plane, the first connecting part extends on the YZ plane, and the first combining part extends along the Y axis direction.

6. The cartridge with a snap fit structure according to claim 3, wherein the number of the first engaging portions is two, and the two first engaging portions are provided at both ends of the chip holder in the Y-axis direction.

7. The cartridge with a snap fit structure according to claim 1, wherein the cartridge holding portion is provided with a second snap fit position, the chip holder is provided with a second snap fit portion, the second snap fit portion includes a second connecting portion and a second engaging portion which are provided in a connected manner, the second engaging portion is adapted to be engaged with the second snap fit position, and the second snap fit portion is provided on a-Z axis side of the chip holder.

8. The engagement structure ink cartridge according to claim 7, wherein the second engagement portion is provided in plurality, and the plurality of second engagement portions are provided at intervals in the Y-axis direction; the second connecting portion extends along the Z-axis direction, and the second combining portion extends along the X-axis direction or the Y-axis direction.

9. The cartridge with a snap fit structure according to claim 1, wherein the cartridge holding portion is provided with a first positioning portion, and the chip holder is provided with a second positioning portion that is engaged with the first positioning portion.

10. The cartridge with a snap fit structure according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the ink bag body is provided with a joint portion, and the chip holder is provided with a receiving portion, and the joint portion is engaged with the receiving portion to mount the ink bag body on the chip holder.

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