CN215153135U

CN215153135U - Ink box

Info

Publication number: CN215153135U
Application number: CN202121154258.9U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邱涌群
Original assignee: Zhuhai Ninestar Management Co Ltd
Current assignee: Zhuhai Ninestar Management Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-05-26
Filing date: 2021-05-26
Publication date: 2021-12-14
Anticipated expiration: 2031-05-26

Abstract

The utility model discloses an ink box installs in printing apparatus's installation department along installation direction detachably, include: a box body, wherein a holding groove is formed on the top surface of the box body; a positioning part accommodated in the accommodating groove and capable of moving up and down relative to the accommodating groove; the driving part is movably arranged on the box body and is positioned behind the positioning part in the mounting direction, and the driving part can drive the positioning part to move upwards when moving along the mounting direction; in a non-working state, the top of the positioning part is lower than the top surface of the box body; in a working state, after the driven part is driven to move upwards and supported, the top of the positioning part is higher than the top surface of the box body; the utility model discloses a location portion of ink horn can reciprocate in the holding tank, and under the non-operating condition, location portion top is less than the top surface of ink horn, and location portion is accomodate completely in the holding tank, avoids the condition emergence that all the other misoperation destroys location portion.

Description

Ink box

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a printing apparatus technical field especially relates to an ink horn.

Background

In the prior art, as shown in fig. 1, the ink cartridge is provided with a positioning portion 154 for engaging with the printer mounting portion, and the positioning portion 154 is provided on the upper surface of the ink cartridge and protrudes to a certain height, so that the positioning portion 154 is easily damaged by collision during a non-operating state such as transportation or movement.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an ink cartridge detachably mountable in an installation part of a printing apparatus in an installation direction, including:

a box body, wherein a holding groove is formed on the top surface of the box body;

a positioning portion accommodated in the accommodating groove and movable up and down with respect to the accommodating groove;

the driving part is movably arranged on the box body and is positioned behind the positioning part in the mounting direction, and the driving part can drive the positioning part to move upwards when moving along the mounting direction;

in a non-working state, the top of the positioning part is lower than the top surface of the box body;

in a working state, after the positioning part is driven by the driving part to move upwards and be supported, the top of the positioning part is higher than the top surface of the box body.

In some embodiments, the driving part is provided with a buckling part, and the buckling part is buckled with a buckling part on the box body, so that the driving part keeps the position and supports the positioning part.

In some embodiments, the driving portion is provided with an unlocking portion for unlocking the engagement of the locking portion and the locking portion.

In some embodiments, the device further comprises an elastic member connected to the box body and the driving portion, and the driving portion presses the elastic member when moving in the installation direction, so that the elastic member generates a force acting on the driving portion in a direction opposite to the installation direction.

In some embodiments, the unlocking portion, the locking portion and the driving portion are integrally or separately provided.

In some embodiments, a front end surface of the driving portion in the mounting direction is an inclined surface.

In some embodiments, the drive portion is located at a rearward end of the top of the cartridge body.

In some embodiments, the ink cartridge further comprises an ink outlet located at a position of the cartridge body near a bottom surface of the cartridge body.

In some embodiments, the ink outlet is located behind a front surface of the cartridge body in a mounting direction.

In some embodiments, the ink cartridge further comprises a chip part integrally or separately provided on a top surface of the cartridge body, the chip part being located between the ink outlet and the positioning part in the mounting direction.

The utility model has the advantages that: the utility model discloses a location portion of ink horn can reciprocate in the holding tank, and under the non-operating condition, location portion top is less than the top surface of ink horn, and location portion is accomodate completely in the holding tank, avoids the condition emergence that all the other misoperation destroys location portion.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a prior art ink cartridge;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the ink cartridge of the present invention engaged with the mounting portion in a non-operating state;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the ink cartridge according to the present invention in an angle of a non-operating state;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the ink cartridge of the present invention at another angle in a non-operating state;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the ink cartridge of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the positioning portion, the driving portion and the elastic member of the ink cartridge of the present invention in a non-operating state;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the ink cartridge of the present invention in a non-operating state in cooperation with the mounting portion;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view taken at A in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the ink cartridge of the present invention engaged with the mounting portion in an operating state;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural view of the ink cartridge of the present invention in an operating state;

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the ink cartridge of the present invention engaged with the mounting portion in an operating state;

fig. 12 is an enlarged view of B in fig. 11.

Detailed Description

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

Fig. 2, 7, 9 and 11 schematically show an ink cartridge and a mounting portion 100 for accommodating the ink cartridge in a printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The mount 100 is substantially rectangular parallelepiped in shape and has an opening along which the ink cartridges 200 are mounted in the mount 100, the mount 100 has a plurality of cartridge mounting locations 110, the mount 100 can be connected to a plurality of ink cartridges 200, each ink cartridge 200 is mounted in a corresponding one of the cartridge mounting locations 110, as shown in fig. 6 and 9, the mount 100 in this embodiment has 6 cartridge mounting locations 110. The mounting portion 100 includes an engaging portion 120, a contact pin 130 (electrical connection portion), an ink supply pin 140, and a detection portion 150, and the engaging portion 120 may be a catch lever.

As shown in fig. 3, 4 and 10, the present embodiment provides an ink cartridge, the ink cartridge 200 is detachably mounted in the cartridge mounting position 110 of the mounting portion 100, and the ink cartridge 200 includes a cartridge body 1, an ink outlet 2, a chip portion 3, a light shielding portion 4, a positioning portion 5 and a driving portion 6.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the cartridge body 1 is substantially rectangular parallelepiped in shape, having a top surface 1a, a bottom surface 1b, a front surface 1c, a rear surface 1d, a left surface 1e, and a right surface 1f, and the cartridge body 1 has an ink tank containing ink therein. For better explanation of the components of the ink cartridge 200, reference is made to the concept of X, Y, Z axes, and three spatial axes orthogonal to each other are taken as an X axis, a Y axis and a Z axis, specifically, a long side on the top surface 1a is defined as the X axis, a short side on the top surface 1a is defined as the Y axis, a direction perpendicular to the X axis and the Y axis is defined as the Z axis, a plane formed by the X axis and the Z axis is an XZ plane, a plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis is an XY plane, a plane formed by the Y axis and the Z axis is a YZ plane, that is, the top surface 1a is located on the XY plane, preferably, the XY plane is located on a horizontal plane, and the Z axis is a vertical direction. The bottom surface 1b is disposed opposite to the top surface 1a, a direction from the top surface 1a toward the bottom surface 1b is a + Z-axis direction (also a plumb direction), the front surface 1c is disposed opposite to the rear surface 1d, a direction from the rear surface 1d toward the front surface 1c is a + X-axis direction, and the + X-axis direction is also a mounting direction of the ink cartridge, that is, the ink cartridge is inserted into the mounting portion 100 in the + X-axis direction, the-X-axis direction is a removal direction of the ink cartridge, and is defined as "front" in the + X-axis direction, "rear" in the-X-axis direction, "down" in the + Z-axis direction, and "up" in the-Z-axis direction.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the top surface 1a of the box body 1 is provided with a receiving groove 11 recessed downward from the top surface 1a, the receiving groove 11 is located at the rear position of the top surface 1a in the X-axis direction, an opening of the receiving groove 11 is substantially rectangular, and a length direction of the rectangular opening extends along the X-axis direction.

As shown in fig. 3, the ink outlet 2 is provided at a notch portion formed at the intersection of the front surface 1c and the bottom surface 1b of the cartridge body 1, the ink outlet 2 is located on a front end surface of the notch portion, which is closer to the rear surface 1d than the front surface 1c in the X-axis direction, that is, the ink outlet 2 is located behind the front surface 1c in the X-axis direction, and the ink outlet 2 is retracted rearward in the X-axis direction with respect to the front surface 1 c. In the Z-axis direction, the ink outlet 2 is close to the bottom surface 1b, i.e., the ink outlet 2 is located on the + Z-axis side of the cartridge body 1. The position of the ink outlet 2 is matched with the ink supply needle 140 of the mounting part 100, and when the ink box is in a working state (in-place mounting state), the ink outlet 2 is communicated with the ink supply needle 140 to supply ink for the printing equipment.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the chip portion 3 is used for recording information such as the amount of ink in the ink cartridge and the number of times the ink cartridge is used, and may be integrally formed with the cartridge body 1 or may be detachably fixed to the top surface 1a of the ink cartridge by means of engagement, adhesion, or the like. When the ink cartridge is in operation, the chip part 3 is in contact with the contact pins 130 of the mounting part 100 to achieve electrical connection. The chip part 3 is located in front of the accommodation groove 11 in the X-axis direction.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the light shielding portion 4 can shield the detection light emitted from the detection portion 150 of the printing device during the installation of the ink cartridge to enable the printing device to detect the ink cartridge, and the light shielding portion 4 has a light shielding portion for shielding the detection light emitted from the printing device. Specifically, the light shielding portion 4 is disposed on the top surface 1a of the ink cartridge 1, the light shielding portion 4 is a bump structure, and the light shielding portion is an area on the bump structure; the light shielding portion 4 may be formed integrally with the case 1 or may be provided separately and fixed to the top surface 1a of the case 1 by means of engagement, adhesion, or the like. The light shielding portion 4 is located in front of the chip portion 3 in the X-axis direction.

As shown in fig. 3-6, the positioning portion 5 is accommodated in the accommodating groove 11 and can move up and down relative to the accommodating groove 11, and the positioning portion 5 is used for engaging with the engaging portion 120 of the mounting portion 100, so as to fix the ink cartridge in the operating state in the mounting portion 100. Specifically, the positioning portion 5 may include a limiting portion 51 and a blocking portion 52, the blocking portion 52 is fixedly disposed above the limiting portion 51, and the size of the limiting portion 51 is equal to or slightly smaller than the size of the accommodating groove 11, so that the positioning portion 5 can move along (abut against) the groove wall of the accommodating groove 11 when moving up and down, and the degree of freedom of the positioning portion 5 in the front-back left-right direction is limited. The restricting portion 51 may be a substantially rectangular plate-shaped structure, the positioning portion 52 may be a protrusion structure, preferably a substantially trapezoidal plate-shaped protrusion, the length direction of which is along the X-axis direction, the width direction of which is along the Z-axis direction, the positioning portion 52 is fixedly disposed on the top of the restricting portion 51, and the positioning portion 52 may be integrally formed with the restricting portion 51, or may be a split structure, and is fixed on the top of the restricting portion 51 by means of fastening, adhering, or the like. In the non-operating state, the top of the positioning portion 5 is lower than the top surface 1a of the cartridge body 1, that is, in the Z-axis direction, the highest position of the detent portion 52 (where the width of the detent portion 52 is largest) is located on the + Z-axis side of the top surface 1a of the cartridge body 1, and the entire positioning portion 5 is housed in the housing groove 11. The positioning portion 5 can be driven by the driving portion 6 to move upwards (along the-Z axis direction) along the groove wall of the accommodating groove 11, in an operating state, after the positioning portion 5 is driven to move upwards and supported (keeping the position of the positioning portion 5 unchanged), the top of the positioning portion 5 is higher than the top surface 1a, that is, in the Z axis direction, the highest position of the blocking portion 52 is higher than the top surface 1a of the box body 1 by a certain height, at least a part of the positioning portion 5 is located on the-Z axis side of the top surface 1a, and specifically, the blocking portion 52 protrudes out of the top surface 1 a.

The up and down movement of the positioning part 5 of the ink cartridge in the accommodating groove 11, the protrusion on the top surface 1a of the ink cartridge and the state lower than the top surface 1a of the ink cartridge caused by the up and down movement of the positioning part 5 of the ink cartridge of the embodiment can be accommodated in the accommodating groove 11 (protection area) in the non-working state of the ink cartridge, and the positioning buckle is prevented from being damaged by the rest misoperation.

Further, as shown in fig. 3 and 5, at least one latch 12 protruding toward the middle of the receiving groove 11 is disposed at the notch of the receiving groove 11, the latch 12 is used to prevent the positioning portion 5 from coming out of the receiving groove 11, and when the positioning portion 5 moves to a position close to the notch of the receiving groove 11, the latch 12 abuts against the surface of the limiting portion 51, so that the positioning portion 5 cannot come out of the receiving groove 11.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the driving part 6 is disposed on the top surface 1a of the case 1 to be movable back and forth along the mounting direction and behind the positioning part 5 in the mounting direction (+ X axis direction), and the driving part 6 moves (moves forward) along the mounting direction to move the positioning part 5 upward and support the positioning part 5. The drive section 6 includes a main body, a latch section 62, and an unlocking section 63.

Further, as shown in fig. 6, the main body comprises a pushing section 611, a connecting section 612 and a pushing section 613 which are connected in sequence, in the X-axis direction, the pushing section 611 is located at the foremost end of the main body, the pushing section 613 is located at the rearmost end of the main body, the pushing section 611 contacts with the positioning part 5, the front end surface of the pushing part is an inclined surface 611a inclined from + Z, + X-axis side to-Z, -X-axis side, that is, the front end face is an upward inclined face, the top of the front end face is connected to a plane (parallel to the top surface 1a), in a non-working state (initial state), the rear lower end of the positioning portion 5 is in contact with the front lower end of the pushing section 611, and as the driving portion 6 moves forward (along the + X axis side), the positioning portion 5 is lifted along the front end face of the pushing section 611 until the positioning portion 5 moves to the top of the pushing portion and is supported by the plane of the top, and at this time, the ink cartridge is in a working state. The pushing section 613 is vertically arranged in the-Z-axis direction, and the pushing section 613 is used for a user to apply an urging force to move the entire driving part 6 in the mounting direction (+ X-axis direction movement). The connecting section 612 is used for sliding connection with the box body 1, specifically, a sliding slot 14 extending along the X-axis direction is formed on the top surface 1a of the box body 1, and the connecting section 612 is embedded in the sliding slot 14 and moves along the sliding slot 14.

Further, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, a locking portion 62 is provided at the top of the pressing section 613 of the main body, the locking portion 62 extends in the + X axis direction, and the front end of the locking portion 62 in the + X axis direction is a hook-shaped portion which is locked with a locking portion 13 provided on the top surface 1a of the case 1, so that the driving portion 6 can be held at a certain position after moving forward. The engaging portion 13 may be an engaging groove formed on the top surface 1 a. The portion of the locking portion 62 other than the hook portion may have a certain elasticity and be elastically deflectable in the XZ plane with a position connected to the pressing section 613 as a fulcrum. The provision of the snap-in portion 62 makes the fixing of the driving portion 6 more convenient.

Further, as shown in fig. 6, one end of the unlocking portion 63 is connected to the fastening portion 62, the other end is suspended, and the unlocking portion 63 is configured such that when the suspended end of the unlocking portion 63 is pressed downward, the end connected to the fastening portion 62 is driven to tilt, and at the same time, the fastening portion 62 is elastically deflected to be lifted, so that the hook-shaped portion of the fastening portion 62 is separated from the fastening portion 13, and the fastening portion 62 and the fastening portion 13 are unlocked.

Further, as shown in fig. 6 to 8 and fig. 11 to 12, the ink cartridge further includes an elastic member 7, and the elastic member 7 connects the cartridge body 1 and the driving portion 6, specifically, the elastic member 7 may be a compression spring, and one end thereof is fixedly connected to the driving portion 6, specifically, to the front end surface of the pushing section 613, and the other end thereof may be fixedly connected to the top surface 1a of the cartridge body 1. The elastic member 7 extends in the X-axis direction in the extending and retracting direction, and when the driving portion 6 moves in the mounting direction, the elastic member 7 is pressed, and the elastic member 7 is compressed, so that the elastic member 7 generates a force acting on the driving portion 6 in the direction opposite to the mounting direction, thereby pushing the driving portion 6 to return (move in the-X-axis direction).

Alternatively, the elastic member 7 may be a tension spring, a spring plate, elastic rubber, or elastic sponge, and the elastic expansion and contraction direction of the elastic member 7 may be configured to be along the X-axis direction.

The ink cartridge of the embodiment enables the reset of the driving part 6 to be faster and improves the unlocking efficiency by the arrangement of the pressing unlocking part 63 and the elastic member 7.

As shown in fig. 11 and 12, in the process of mounting the ink cartridge, the ink cartridge is aligned with the ink cartridge mounting position 110 of the mounting portion 100, a force in the mounting direction (+ X axis direction) is applied to the driving portion 6, so as to push the driving portion 6 to move in the + X axis direction and move the ink cartridge into the mounting portion 100 until the driving portion 6 moves to the limit position (i.e. the working state), during the forward movement of the driving portion 6, the positioning portion 5 moves upward relatively along the inclined surface 611a at the front end of the pushing section 611, i.e. the driving portion 6 moves forward while the positioning portion 5 moves relatively along the inclined surface 611a, so that the whole positioning portion 5 is lifted upward in the accommodating groove 11, and at the same time, the elastic member 7 is compressed, so as to generate a force acting on the driving portion 6 in the direction opposite to the mounting direction; when the driving part 6 moves to the limit position, the buckling part 62 is buckled with the buckling part 13 on the top surface 1a of the box body 1 to fix the position of the driving part 6, the blocking part 52 of the positioning part 5 is also supported by the driving part 6 in a state of protruding out of the top surface 1a of the box body 1, after the driving part 6 is fixed, the ink box can be clamped at a certain angle, the blocking part 52 can be clamped at the front end of the clamping part 120 of the mounting part 100, and the ink box is fixed in the ink box mounting part 100, at this time, the ink outlet 2 is communicated with the ink supply needle 140, the chip part 3 is contacted with the contact needle 130, the shading part of the light shading part 4 is positioned at a position capable of shading the detection light emitted by the detection part 150, and the whole ink box reaches the working state. Of course, the driving portion 6 may be moved to a position so that the positioning portion 5 reaches a protruding state, and then the user mounts the ink cartridge in the cartridge mounting portion by moving the ink cartridge at a predetermined angle. Therefore the utility model provides an embodiment can realize the operation to the installation ink horn in a flexible way to block stable in structure.

As shown in fig. 7 and 8, in the process of removing the ink cartridge, an external force is applied to press down the suspended end of the unlocking portion 63, the end of the unlocking portion 63 connected to the locking portion 62 is driven to tilt, and at the same time, the locking portion 62 is elastically deflected to be lifted, so that the hook-shaped portion of the locking portion 62 is separated from the locking portion 13, the locking of the locking portion 62 and the locking portion 13 is released, and the elastic member 7 drives the driving portion 6 to reset (move in the-X axis direction) due to the elastic acting force generated by compression; after the driving part 6 is reset, the positioning part 5 can not be supported any more, the positioning part 5 moves downwards and is accommodated in the accommodating groove 11 again, the top of the positioning part 5 is lower than the top surface 1a of the box body 1, the clamping part 52 is completely contacted with the clamping part 120 of the mounting part 100, the ink box is taken out without any difficulty, the ink box can be removed more quickly and conveniently, and the user experience is improved.

In the non-working state of the ink box, the top of the positioning part 5 is lower than the top surface 1a of the box body 1, the whole positioning part 5 is accommodated in the accommodating groove 11, and the positioning part 5 is prevented from being damaged by other misoperation; the driving part 6 which can move along the installation direction drives the positioning part 5 to move upwards and support the positioning part 5, so that the positioning part 5 protrudes out of the top surface 1a of the box body 1 to be clamped with the clamping part 120 of the installation part 100 in the working state of the ink box; the fastening part 62 that the driving part 6 was equipped with makes the fixing of driving part 6 more convenient, presses setting up of unblock portion 63 and spring and makes the reset of driving part 6 faster, promote unblock efficiency.

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.

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

1. An ink cartridge detachably mountable to a mounting portion of a printing apparatus in a mounting direction, comprising:

2. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 1, wherein the driving part is provided with a locking part, and the locking part is locked with a locking part on the cartridge body, so that the driving part maintains its position and supports the positioning part.

3. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 2, wherein the driving portion is provided with an unlocking portion for unlocking the engagement of the locking portion with the locking portion.

4. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 3, further comprising an elastic member connected to the cartridge body and the driving portion, wherein the driving portion presses the elastic member when moving in the mounting direction, so that the elastic member generates a force acting on the driving portion in a direction opposite to the mounting direction.

5. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 3, wherein the unlocking unit, the locking unit, and the driving unit are integrally or separately provided.

6. The ink cartridge according to claim 1, wherein a front end surface of the driving portion in the mounting direction is an inclined surface.

7. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 1, wherein the driving part is located at a rear end of a top of the cartridge body.

8. The ink cartridge as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising an ink outlet port located at a position of the cartridge body near a bottom surface of the cartridge body.

9. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 8, wherein the ink outlet is located behind a front surface of the cartridge body in a mounting direction.

10. The ink cartridge according to claim 9, further comprising a chip part integrally or separately provided on a top surface of the cartridge body, the chip part being located between the ink outlet and the positioning part in a mounting direction.