CN216268230U - Ink replenishing container - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides an ink replenishing container, including container main part, ink outlet flow path portion, locating part and rib, the container main part is inside to be seted up the chamber that holds ink. The ink outlet flow path portion is mounted on the top end side of the container main body portion and is provided with an ink channel communicated with the accommodating cavity, an ink outlet is arranged at one end, away from the accommodating cavity, of the ink channel, the limiting piece is arranged on the ink outlet flow path portion, and the limiting piece is further provided with an opening portion into which the ink inlet flow path portion is inserted. One end of the rib is connected to the stopper, and the other end of the rib is away from the stopper and abuts against the outer peripheral wall of the ink inlet flow path. The ink replenishing container in the application has the advantages that the ink replenishing container is connected with the ink tank through the abutting between the rib and the ink inlet flow path portion, the stability is improved, the ink replenishing container is not prone to toppling relative to the ink tank, the risk of ink leakage is reduced, and the use feeling of the ink replenishing container is improved.

Description

Ink replenishing container

[ technical field ] A method for producing a semiconductor device

The utility model relates to the technical field of printing equipment, in particular to an ink replenishing container.

[ background of the utility model ]

When the ink bottle among the prior art is inserting on the china ink jar upside down and supplyes the ink to the china ink jar, the connection between on ink bottle and the china ink jar is firm inadequately, and the ink bottle can't block steadily on the china ink jar, and the ink bottle easily inclines for the china ink jar, causes to supply ink smooth, ink reveals the scheduling problem, influences the use impression of ink bottle.

[ Utility model ] content

In view of this, the present application provides an ink replenishing container, which is used to solve the problems in the prior art that the engagement between the ink bottle and the ink tank is unstable and the ink is easy to leak when the ink is replenished.

The application provides an ink replenishing container, and the ink replenishing container supplies ink to an ink tank of a printer through an ink inlet flow path part. The ink outlet flow path portion is installed on the top end side of the container main body portion and is provided with an ink channel communicated with the accommodating cavity, an ink outlet is formed in one end, away from the accommodating cavity, of the ink channel, a limiting piece is arranged on the ink outlet flow path portion, and an opening portion for inserting the ink inlet flow path portion is further formed in the limiting piece. One end of the rib is connected to the stopper, and the other end of the rib is away from the stopper and abuts against the outer peripheral wall of the ink inlet flow path portion.

In one possible design, the rib portion is provided in plural, and the plural rib portions are provided at intervals in the circumferential direction of the stopper.

In a possible design, the ink replenishing container further includes a movable sealing member disposed in the ink passage, an ink circulating portion is disposed at an end of the movable sealing member facing the outlet of the ink passage, an ink inlet communicated with the ink circulating portion is disposed on a sidewall of the movable sealing member, a sealing portion is disposed in the ink passage, the sidewall of the movable sealing member abuts against the sealing portion and can slide relative to the sealing portion, so that the sealing portion closes or opens the ink inlet, and the stopper is disposed at a side of the movable sealing member close to the ink outlet.

In a possible design, the ink replenishing container further includes an elastic member, an annular abutting portion is disposed around an end of the movable sealing member away from the accommodating chamber, one end of the elastic member is connected to the annular abutting portion, and the other end of the elastic member is connected to the sealing portion.

In one possible design, the resilient member is a spring.

In a possible design, the ink refill container further includes a sealing ring, the sealing ring is sleeved on one end of the movable sealing member close to the accommodating cavity, and the sealing ring is used for abutting against the sealing portion.

In one possible design, an end of the rib portion away from the stopper is provided with an extension portion extending in a direction approaching the container body portion.

In one possible design, the junction of the extension and the rib is provided with a chamfer structure.

In a possible design, the ink replenishing container further includes a self-sealing valve for closing the ink channel, and the stopper is disposed on a side of the self-sealing valve away from the ink outlet.

In one possible design, an end of the rib portion, which is away from the stopper, is provided with an extending portion that extends in a direction approaching the container main body portion, and the extending portion is inclined toward a center direction of the ink passage.

In a possible design, the ink replenishing container further includes a self-sealing valve for closing the ink channel, and the self-sealing valve is disposed on a side of the stopper away from the ink outlet.

The ink replenishing container is provided with an ink channel in an ink outlet flow path part, the limiting part is arranged around the inner wall of the ink channel, a rib part is arranged on the limiting part in a protruding mode, and when an ink bottle is connected with an ink tank, the rib part is abutted to the outer peripheral wall of the ink inlet flow path part on the ink tank.

Therefore, the stability of the ink replenishing container when the ink replenishing container is connected with the ink tank is improved through the connection between the rib part and the ink inlet flow path part, the ink replenishing container is not prone to toppling over relative to the ink tank, the risk of ink leakage is reduced, and the use feeling of the ink replenishing container is improved.

Additional features and advantages of embodiments of the present application will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by the practice of embodiments of the present application. The objectives and other advantages of the embodiments of the application will be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the written description and drawings.

[ description of the drawings ]

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without inventive labor.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an ink refill container according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a structure of an ink tank in the prior art;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an ink outlet flow path portion provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a limiting element according to a first embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a position limiter according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the connection between an ink replenishing container and an ink tank according to one embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view taken at A in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view of an ink outlet flow path portion in the second embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing the connection between an ink replenishment container and an ink tank in the second embodiment of the present application;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of an ink outlet flow path portion in the third embodiment of the present application.

Reference numerals:

100-ink refill container;

1-a container body portion;

11-a containment chamber;

2-an ink outlet flow path portion;

21-ink channel;

211-an ink outlet;

22-a seal;

3-a limiting part;

31-an opening;

4-ribs;

41-an extension;

5-moving the seal;

51-ink circulation part;

52-an ink inlet;

53-an annular abutment;

6-an elastic member;

7-sealing ring;

8-self-sealing valve;

9-sealing cover;

200-ink tank;

210-ink reservoir;

220-a recess;

230-ink inlet flow path portion.

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present application and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the application.

[ detailed description ] embodiments

For better understanding of the technical solutions of the present application, the following detailed descriptions of the embodiments of the present application are provided with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It should be understood that the embodiments described are only a few embodiments of the present application, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

The terminology used in the embodiments of the present application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. As used in the examples of this application and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

It should be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein is merely one type of association that describes an associated object, meaning that three relationships may exist, e.g., a and/or B may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. In addition, the character "/" herein generally indicates that the former and latter related objects are in an "or" relationship.

It should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and the like used in the embodiments of the present application are described in terms of the angles shown in the drawings, and should not be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present application. In addition, in this context, it will also be understood that when an element is referred to as being "on" or "under" another element, it can be directly on "or" under "the other element or be indirectly on" or "under" the other element via an intermediate element.

The ink replenishment container 100 in the present application may also be referred to as an ink bottle, which is capable of replenishing ink into a printing apparatus. The ink replenishment container 100 may be used in cooperation with an ink tank 200, the ink tank 200 being always provided on a printing apparatus, the ink tank 200 serving as an ink storage means of the printing apparatus to supply ink to the printing apparatus.

Referring to fig. 2, the ink tank 200 has an ink storage chamber 210 capable of storing ink. The ink tank 200 is further provided with a recess 220 as a filling port of the ink tank 200, the recess 220 is provided with an ink inlet flow path portion 230, and the ink inlet flow path portion 230 may have a hollow needle structure, so that the ink inlet flow path portion 230 may also be referred to as an ink supply needle, and when the ink replenishing container 100 is attached to the ink tank 200, the ink in the ink replenishing container 100 is filled into the ink tank 200 through the ink inlet flow path portion 230.

The ink bottle among the prior art does not set up location block portion in the ink outlet 211 outside, when ink bottle inserts ink tank 200 upside down, on ink tank 200 can not stably block to the ink bottle, the ink bottle inclines easily, leads to ink bottle's sealing performance not good, the condition that ink was revealed appears easily, influences ink bottle's use impression.

Next, a specific example of the structure of the ink replenishment container according to the embodiment of the present application will be described.

The first embodiment is as follows:

referring to fig. 1 to 9, the ink replenishing container 100 includes a container main body portion 1, an ink outlet flow path portion 2, a stopper 3, and a rib portion 4.

The container body 1 is provided with an accommodating chamber 11 for accommodating ink therein, the ink outlet flow path portion 2 is mounted on the container body 1, preferably, the ink outlet flow path portion 2 is mounted on the top end side of the container body 1, the ink outlet flow path portion 2 and the container body 1 can be connected by a screw structure, an ink channel 21 for communicating the outside with the accommodating chamber 11 is formed on the ink outlet flow path portion 2, an ink outlet 211 is formed at one end of the ink channel 21 away from the accommodating chamber 11, and after the ink outlet flow path portion 2 is mounted on the container body 1, the ink channel 21 plays a role of communicating the accommodating chamber 11 with the outside, referring to fig. 1, a sealing cover 9 can be further mounted on the ink outlet flow path portion 2 to improve the sealing performance of the ink replenishing container 100.

The stopper 3 is disposed on the ink channel 21, the stopper 3 may be disposed on the inner peripheral wall of the ink channel 21 in a surrounding manner, preferably, the stopper 3 is disposed at one end of the ink outlet flow path portion 2 away from the container main body portion 1, the stopper 3 may be in an annular structure, and the stopper 3 is further provided with an opening portion 31 into which the ink inlet flow path portion 230 is inserted. The inner wall of the stopper 3 is provided with a rib 4, one end of the rib 4 is connected to the stopper 3, one end of the rib 4 away from the stopper 3 is suspended, and one end of the rib 4 away from the stopper 3 is used for abutting against the outer peripheral wall of the ink inlet flow path portion 230.

The rib 4 may be made of plastic or rubber having a certain elasticity, and when the ink replenishment container 100 is connected to the ink tank 200, the rib 4 may abut against the outer wall of the ink inlet flow path portion 230, so that the connection between the ink replenishment container 100 and the ink inlet flow path portion 230 is more stable.

The number of the ribs 4 may be one or more, when one rib 4 is provided, the rib 4 may be provided to surround along the inner wall of the stopper 3, the diameter of an annular space formed by the rib 4 surrounding is smaller than the diameter of the inner ring of the stopper 3, and the diameter of the annular space is the same as or slightly larger than the diameter of the ink inlet flow path portion 230, so that the rib 4 may support the side wall of the ink inlet flow path portion 230; referring to fig. 4, when a plurality of ribs 4 are provided, the plurality of ribs 4 are spaced apart from each other along the circumferential direction of the stopper 3, the plurality of ribs 4 are independent from each other, and the plurality of ribs 4 support the side wall of the ink inlet flow path portion 230 together, so that the connection between the ink replenishment container 100 and the ink inlet flow path portion 230 is more stable.

The ink inlet flow path portion 230 has an ink inlet flow path, the ink inlet flow path portion 230 may be an ink supply needle on an ink tank of the printer, and the ink inlet flow path is a channel on the ink inlet flow path portion 230 communicating with the inside of the ink tank, when the ink replenishing container 100 is connected to the ink inlet flow path portion 230, the ink in the ink replenishing container 100 can enter the inside of the ink tank along the ink inlet flow path, thereby completing the ink replenishing operation of the printer.

Referring to fig. 3 and 5, an extending portion 41 extending in a direction approaching the container body 1 may be provided at an end of the rib portion 4 away from the stopper 3. In this way, the contact area between the rib 4 and the side wall of the ink inlet flow path portion 230 is increased, the connection stability between the ink replenishment container 100 and the ink inlet flow path portion 230 is improved, and the ink replenishment container 100 is less likely to fall.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, a chamfer structure may be further disposed at a connection between the extending portion 41 and the rib portion 4, and the chamfer structure may be a rounded corner or a chamfered corner, and the chamfer structure may play a certain guiding role when the ink replenishing container 100 is installed, so as to help the ink inlet flow path portion 230 to be inserted into a space surrounded by the rib portion 4.

Referring to fig. 3, 6 and 7, in some embodiments, a sealing portion 22 is further disposed in the ink channel 21, and the sealing portion 22 may be a ring-shaped structure disposed in the middle of the ink channel 21, and the ring-shaped structure may be connected to the sidewall of the ink channel 21 through a supporting rib, so that the ring-shaped structure is fixedly disposed in the ink outlet flow path portion 2. The seal portion 22 is circumferentially provided along the inner wall of the ink passage 21 to form a closed annular structure, and the structure circumferentially formed by the seal portion 22 has an opening through which the movable seal 5 passes.

The movable seal 5 is at least partially disposed in the ink passage 21, and the movable seal 5 is used to open or close the ink passage 21. Referring to fig. 3 and 7, an ink circulating portion 51 is disposed at an end of the movable sealing member 5 facing the outlet of the ink channel 21, specifically, the movable sealing member 5 may be a cylinder with a hollow interior, the hollow position is the ink circulating portion 51, the ink circulating portion 51 may be a cavity structure, an opening of the cavity is an outlet portion, the movable sealing member 5 is disposed close to the container main body portion 1, and an ink inlet 52 communicating with the ink circulating portion 51 is further disposed on an outer wall of the movable sealing member 5. The ink inlets 52 may be provided on both sides of the moving seal 5, and the number of the ink inlets 52 may be one or more, so that the flow rate of the ink may be increased when a plurality of the ink inlets 52 are provided at intervals.

The movable seal 5 can slide up and down relative to the seal portion 22 so that the ink inlet 52 of the movable seal 5 is in contact with or displaced from the seal portion 22, and when the ink inlet 52 of the movable seal 5 is in contact with the wall surface of the seal portion 22, the ink inlet 52 is blocked. When the ink inlet 52 of the movable seal 5 is displaced from the wall surface of the seal portion 22, the ink in the housing chamber 11 can enter the ink flow portion 51 through the ink inlet 52 and flow out through the outlet portion.

The ink replenishing container 100 has at least a normal state and a filling state, and when the ink replenishing container 100 is in the normal state, the accommodating chamber 11 in the container main body portion 1 is not communicated with the outside; when the ink replenishing container 100 is in a filled state, the ink replenishing container 100 is attached to the ink tank 200, and the ink in the container main body 1 flows into the ink tank 200 along the ink outlet flow path 2. Correspondingly, the movable sealing member 5 in the ink channel 21 also has a sealing state and an opening state, when the movable sealing member 5 is in the sealing state, the ink inlet 52 is blocked by the sealing part 22, and the ink communication part 51 is not communicated with the accommodating cavity 11; when the movable seal 5 is in the open state, the ink inlet 52 is displaced from the seal portion 22, and the accommodation chamber 11 communicates with the ink flow portion 51 through the ink inlet 52.

In order to facilitate the automatic switching between the sealing state and the opening state of the movable sealing member 5, referring to fig. 3, 6 and 7, in some embodiments, the ink replenishing container 100 further includes an elastic member 6, an annular abutting portion 53 is disposed around an end of the movable sealing member 5 away from the accommodating chamber 11, one end of the elastic member 6 is connected to the annular abutting portion 53, and the other end of the elastic member 6 is connected to the sealing portion 22. When the ink is filled, the ink inlet flow path portion 230 pushes the movable seal 5 to move, so that the movable seal is in an open state, the elastic member 6 disposed between the annular abutting portion 53 and the sealing portion 22 is compressed, and after the ink is filled, the ink inlet flow path portion 230 is separated from the movable seal 5, and the elastic member 6 naturally extends to push the movable seal 5 to return to a sealed state. Thus, the sealing performance of the ink replenishment container 100 is remarkably improved, and the automatic closing function of the ink passage 21 is realized by the automatic returning capability of the elastic member 6. It should be noted that the elastic member 6 may be an elastic component such as a spring, a rubber column, etc., which is made of an elastic material, and is deformed under the action of an external force and is restored to its original shape after the external force is removed, in one embodiment, the elastic member 6 may be a coil spring, and the elastic member 6 may improve the convenience of restoration and the operation efficiency.

In order to further improve the sealing performance of the ink replenishing container 100, please refer to fig. 6 and 7, a sealing ring 7 may be further disposed on the ink replenishing container 100, the sealing ring 7 is sleeved on one end of the movable sealing member 5 close to the accommodating cavity 11, the sealing ring 7 may be a rubber ring, and when the movable sealing member 5 is in a sealing state, the sealing ring 7 is attached to the sealing portion 22, so that the sealing ring 7 seals a gap between the movable sealing member 5 and the sealing portion 22, and ink is prevented from flowing out along the gap.

In summary, the operation process when filling ink can be as follows:

the outer end of the ink inlet flow path portion 230 is abutted against the end face of the movable seal 5, and for the sake of convenience of abutment, the annular abutting portion 53 may be provided around the end of the movable seal 5 away from the housing chamber 11 to increase the contact area and enhance the contact stability. The ink replenishing container 100 is pushed to move in a direction approaching the ink tank 200, the seal 5 is moved toward the container body 1 by the ink inlet passage section 230, the elastic member 6 is compressed, the ink inlet 52 is opened by being separated from the seal of the seal section 22, the ink enters the ink passage section 51 from the ink inlet 52 and flows into the ink inlet passage section 230 from the ink passage section 51 along the outlet section, and at the same time, the rib 4 of the stopper 3 abuts and fixes the outer peripheral wall of the ink inlet passage section 230 to be stably engaged therewith, thereby improving the stability of connection.

Example two:

referring to fig. 8 and 9, compared to the first embodiment, the ink replenishing container 100 is provided with a self-sealing valve 8 capable of automatically sealing the ink channel 21, the self-sealing valve 8 is a valve structure commonly used in ink bottles, and is usually disposed in the ink channel 21 or at the outlet of the ink channel 21, and is usually made of an elastic rubber material, and a notch is formed on the self-sealing valve 8, so that when the ink inlet flow path portion 230 is inserted, the notch on the self-sealing valve 8 is opened, and when the ink inlet flow path portion 230 is withdrawn, the notch on the self-sealing valve 8 is automatically closed.

In this embodiment, the stopper 3 is disposed on a side of the self-sealing valve 8 away from the ink outlet 211, the end of the rib 4 away from the stopper 3 is provided with an extending portion 41 extending in a direction approaching the container body 1, and the extending portion 41 is inclined toward the center of the ink channel 21 (the end of the extending portion 41 away from the stopper 3 is closer to the center of the ink channel 21 than the end of the extending portion 41 closer to the stopper 3), so that the outer wall of the ink inlet flow path portion 230 can abut against the extending portion 41 and push the extending portion 41 to bend in the direction away from the center of the ink channel 21, and the connection stability between the ink inlet flow path portion 230 and the extending portion 41 is further increased by the elastic force of the extending portion 41 itself.

Example three:

referring to fig. 10, a schematic structural diagram of an ink outlet flow path portion in the third embodiment of the present disclosure is shown, compared to the second embodiment, the ink replenishing container 100 in the present embodiment is also provided with a self-sealing valve 8 capable of automatically sealing the ink channel 21, and the difference is that the self-sealing valve 8 in the present embodiment is disposed on a side of the limiting member 3 away from the ink outlet 211, so that when the ink replenishing container 100 is installed, the ink inlet flow path portion 230 will first contact with the rib portion 4 on the limiting member 3, so that the ink inlet flow path portion 230 is better positioned, and the ink inlet flow path portion 230 is ensured to accurately penetrate into the central portion of the self-sealing valve 8, thereby not only improving the sealing performance during ink replenishing, but also increasing the stability during ink replenishing.

In some embodiments, the end of the rib 4 away from the stopper 3 may also be provided with an extending portion 41 extending in a direction approaching the container body 1, so as to increase the contact range between the outer wall of the ink inlet flow path portion 230 and the extending portion 41, thereby improving the stability when the two are engaged with each other.

The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the utility model, and any modifications, equivalents, improvements and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. An ink replenishment container for replenishing ink to an ink tank of a printer via an ink inlet flow path section having an ink inlet flow path, the ink replenishment container comprising:

a container main body portion in which an accommodating chamber for accommodating ink is formed;

an ink outlet flow path section which is attached to the top end side of the container main body section and has an ink passage communicating with the accommodation chamber, and an ink outlet is provided at one end of the ink passage away from the accommodation chamber;

a stopper provided in the ink outlet flow path portion, the stopper further having an opening portion into which the ink inlet flow path portion is inserted;

and a rib having one end connected to the stopper and the other end remote from the stopper and abutting against the outer peripheral wall of the ink inlet flow path.

2. The ink refill container according to claim 1, wherein the rib is provided in plurality, and the plurality of ribs are provided at intervals in a circumferential direction of the stopper.

3. The ink replenishing container according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a movable sealing member disposed in the ink passage, wherein an ink flowing portion is disposed at an end of the movable sealing member facing the outlet of the ink passage, an ink inlet communicating with the ink flowing portion is disposed on a side wall of the movable sealing member, a sealing portion is disposed in the ink passage, the side wall of the movable sealing member abuts against the sealing portion and can slide relative to the sealing portion, so that the sealing portion closes or opens the ink inlet, and the stopper is disposed at a side of the movable sealing member close to the ink outlet.

4. The ink replenishing container according to claim 3, further comprising an elastic member, wherein an annular abutting portion is circumferentially provided around an end of the movable sealing member remote from the accommodating chamber, one end of the elastic member is connected to the annular abutting portion, and the other end of the elastic member is connected to the sealing portion.

5. The ink refill container according to claim 3, further comprising a seal ring disposed at an end of the movable seal member adjacent to the accommodating chamber, the seal ring being adapted to abut against the seal portion.

6. The ink refill container according to claim 3, wherein an end of the rib portion remote from the stopper is provided with an extension portion extending in a direction approaching the container main body portion.

7. The ink refill container according to claim 6, wherein a junction of the extension and the rib is provided with a chamfered structure.

8. The ink replenishing container according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a self-closing valve for closing the ink passage, wherein the stopper is provided on a side of the self-closing valve away from the ink outlet.

9. The ink refill container according to claim 8, wherein an end of the rib portion remote from the stopper is provided with an extending portion that extends in a direction approaching the container main body portion, and the extending portion is inclined toward a center direction of the ink passage.

10. The ink refill container according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a self-closing valve for closing the ink passage, wherein the self-closing valve is disposed on a side of the stopper away from the ink outlet.

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