CN216832855U - Ink box - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of printing equipment, in particular to an ink box. The ink box provided by the utility model is detachably connected to an ink vehicle, the ink vehicle comprises a buckle, the ink box comprises a shell and a locking component, the locking component comprises a moving part and a clamping part, one end of the moving part is movably connected with the clamping part, the moving part can move relative to the shell, and the clamping part can be locked or separated with or from the buckle by operating the moving part. The ink box is fixed and detached on the ink car through locking and separation of the buckle and the clamping piece, the ink box is convenient to fix at a preset position, normal work of the ink box is guaranteed, an operator can take the ink box out of the ink car conveniently, operation is convenient, and the ink box is simple in structure and low in cost.

Description

Ink box

Technical Field

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

Background

The ink-jet printer is a relatively common printing tool and has the advantage of low maintenance cost compared with laser printing. The ink-jet printer mainly comprises an ink box, an ink car and a printing head, wherein the ink box is used for containing ink, the ink box is installed in the ink car, the ink car is provided with an ink supply port, an ink outlet of the ink box is in butt joint with the ink supply port of the ink car, and then the ink in the ink box flows to the ink supply port through the ink outlet and is conveyed to the printing head so as to facilitate the printing head to perform ink-jet printing.

In the prior art, the ink box is usually positioned on the ink car through the cantilever handle extending to the outer side of the shell, when the ink box is installed on an ink box installation frame of the ink car, the ink box gives a moment to the cantilever handle along the contraction direction, when the moment acts on the cantilever handle for a long time, the cantilever handle possibly loses elasticity, so that the ink box cannot be kept at a preset position, and therefore, the chip cannot be identified by a printer due to inaccurate position of the ink box, and the ink box cannot work normally. And when the ink box is installed in the ink box, the distance between the cantilever handle of the ink box and the installation frame of the ink box of the printer is small, and the operation is inconvenient when the ink box is taken out.

Therefore, it is desirable to invent an ink cartridge to solve at least one of the above problems.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to provide an ink box, which is convenient to fix the ink box at a preset position, ensures the normal work of the ink box, is convenient to take the ink box out of an ink carriage, and has simple structure and convenient operation.

In order to achieve the purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

an ink cartridge removably attachable to an ink vehicle, the ink vehicle including a clasp, the ink cartridge comprising:

casing and locking subassembly, the locking subassembly includes moving part and joint spare, the one end of moving part with joint spare swing joint, the moving part can be relative the casing removes, through the operation the moving part, the joint spare can with buckle closure or separation.

As a preferred scheme, the movable piece can drive the clamping piece to be separated from the buckle by pressing the movable piece to move relative to the shell; alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

through releasing the movable part that is pressed, the movable part drives the joint spare breaks away from the buckle.

Preferably, the movable part comprises a pressing plate, a connecting rod and a connector which are sequentially connected, and the connector is movably connected with the clamping piece.

Preferably, the locking assembly further comprises:

the reset piece is configured to reset the moving piece, so that the moving piece drives the clamping piece to be locked or separated with the clamping buckle.

Preferably, the clip includes:

a pivot shaft pivotally connected to the housing; and

one end of the clamping head is connected with the pivot shaft, the clamping head which is pressed can rotate relative to the moving part in the releasing process, and the moving part can drive the clamping head to rotate relative to the shell, so that the free end of the clamping head is separated from the buckle.

Preferably, the movable member is provided with a sliding groove extending along a pressing direction of the movable member, the chuck is provided with a sliding block capable of sliding along the sliding groove, and when the movable member is not pressed, the lowest end of the sliding groove is lower than the pivot shaft.

Preferably, the clamping head is arranged in a manner that the direction from the pivot shaft to the free end of the pivot shaft is inclined towards the direction departing from the buckling direction.

As preferred scheme, the opening has been seted up on the casing, the one end of joint spare can stretch out the opening with buckle looks joint, the other end ability of joint spare is relative the moving part rotates, the moving part can drive the joint spare is relative the opening rotates and drives the joint spare is towards keeping away from the direction of buckle removes.

Preferably, the openings are arranged in a downward inclination from the direction of the buckle to the movable piece, the distance between the openings at the outer wall of the shell is D1, the distance between the openings at the inner wall of the shell is D2, and D1 is greater than D2, so that the distance between the openings is gradually increased from the inner wall of the shell to the outer wall of the shell.

Preferably, the movable member is provided with a sliding groove extending along the pressing direction of the movable member, the clamping member is provided with a transfer shaft, and the transfer shaft can slide along the sliding groove.

Preferably, the housing is provided with a butt joint block, the butt joint block is located below the opening, and the butt joint block is abutted to one end, away from the clamping piece, of the clamping buckle.

The utility model has the beneficial effects that:

the utility model provides an ink box, which is detachably connected to an ink vehicle, wherein the ink vehicle comprises a buckle, the ink box comprises a shell and a locking component, the locking component comprises a moving part and a clamping part, one end of the moving part is movably connected with the clamping part, the moving part can move relative to the shell, and the clamping part can be locked with or separated from the buckle by operating the moving part. The ink box is fixed and detached on the ink car through locking and separation of the buckle and the clamping piece, the ink box is convenient to fix at a preset position, normal work of the ink box is guaranteed, an operator can take the ink box out of the ink car conveniently and fast, and the ink box is simple in structure and low in cost.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an ink cartridge and a snap-lock state provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the ink cartridge and the latch in a separated state according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a partially enlarged structure of an ink cartridge according to a first embodiment of the present invention in a state of being engaged with a latch;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a clip member provided in the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of an ink cartridge and a snap-lock state according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a state where an ink cartridge and a clip are separated from each other according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a portion of a housing provided in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a clip member according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure:

100. an ink cartridge; 200. buckling;

1. a housing; 11. an accommodating chamber; 111. perforating holes; 12. an opening; 13. a butting block;

2. a locking assembly; 21. a movable member; 211. a pressing plate; 212. a connecting rod; 213. a connector; 2131. a chute; 22. a clamping piece; 221. a pivot shaft; 222. clamping a head; 2221. a slider; 223. a transfer shaft; 23. a reset member.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problems solved, the technical solutions adopted and the technical effects achieved by the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the present invention are further described below by way of specific embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the description of the present invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning permanently connected, removably connected, or integral to one another; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. "beneath," "under" and "beneath" a first feature includes the first feature being directly beneath and obliquely beneath the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

In the description of the present embodiment, the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and the like are used based on the orientations and positional relationships shown in the drawings only for convenience of description and simplification of operation, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used only for descriptive purposes and are not intended to be limiting.

Example one

As shown in fig. 1, the present embodiment provides an ink cartridge 100, which is mainly applied to an inkjet printer. The ink-jet printer has the advantages of low cost and convenient maintenance. Specifically, ink jet printer includes ink horn 100, china ink car and beats printer head, wherein, ink horn 100 is used for holding the ink, this ink horn 100 detachable connects on the china ink car, be provided with buckle 200 on the china ink car, ink horn 100 can with buckle 200 closure, thereby install ink horn 100 in the china ink car, and the china ink car is equipped with the ink supply mouth, the play china ink mouth and the china ink car of ink horn 100 supply the china ink mouth butt joint, and then realize that the interior ink of ink horn 100 flows to supplying the china ink mouth and then carry to beating printer head through going out the china ink mouth, so that beat printer head and carry out the inkjet and print.

In the prior art, the ink box is usually positioned on the ink car through the cantilever handle extending to the outer side of the shell, when the ink box is installed on an ink box installation frame of the ink car, the ink box gives a moment to the cantilever handle along the contraction direction, when the moment acts on the cantilever handle for a long time, the cantilever handle possibly loses elasticity, so that the ink box cannot be kept at a preset position, and therefore, the chip cannot be identified by a printer due to inaccurate position of the ink box, and the ink box cannot work normally. And when the ink box is installed in the ink box, the distance between the cantilever handle of the ink box and the installation frame of the ink box of the printer is small, and the operation is inconvenient when the ink box is taken out.

In order to solve the above problem, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the ink cartridge 100 provided in this embodiment includes a housing 1 and a locking assembly 2, wherein the locking assembly 2 includes a movable element 21 and a latch 22, the movable element 21 can move relative to the housing 1, one end of the movable element 21 is movably connected to the latch 22, and the latch 22 can be locked to or separated from the buckle 200 by operating the movable element 21. The fixing and the dismounting of the ink box 100 on the ink car are realized by the locking and the separation of the buckle 200 and the clamping piece 22, the ink box 100 is conveniently fixed at a preset position, the normal work of the ink box 100 is ensured, the operation personnel can take the ink box 100 out of the ink car conveniently, the operation is convenient, and the structure is simple and the cost is low.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, by releasing the pressed movable element 21, the movable element 21 drives the engaging member 22 to disengage from the engaging member 200, so as to unlock the ink cartridge 100 by the engaging member 200, thereby facilitating the operator to take the ink cartridge 100 out of the carriage, facilitating the operation, and the locking member 2 has a simple structure and a low cost.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a specific structure of the movable element 21 is described, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the movable element 21 includes a pressing plate 211, a connecting rod 212, and a connecting head 213 connected in sequence from top to bottom, wherein the connecting head 213 is movably connected to the engaging member 22.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 1, the pressing plate 211 has a certain width along the front-back direction, so as to increase the contact area of the pressing plate 211 pressed by the operator, increase the force application area of the pressing plate 211 by the operator, and the upper surface of the pressing plate 211 is more flat, so that the pressing by the operator is facilitated, the hand-pressing phenomenon is avoided, and the operation is more comfortable.

In addition, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the locking assembly 2 further includes a resetting member 23, and the resetting member 23 can reset the movable member 21, so that the movable member 21 drives the engaging member 22 to separate from the engaging member 200. When moving part 21 does not receive operating personnel's external force, reset piece 23 can provide great restoring force for moving part 21, and at this moment, joint piece 22 no longer receives moving part 21's driving force, can guarantee joint piece 22 and buckle 200 phase separation.

It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, there are two cases in which the release of the pressed movable member 21 separates the snap member 22 from the buckle 200. As shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the first way is to rotate the latch 200 clockwise (opposite direction to the direction N in fig. 1), at this time, the movable element 21 is released under the action of the restoring force of the reset element 23, the movable element 21 moves upward, the movable element 21 drives the latch 22 to rotate in the direction N, so that the latch 22 is disengaged from the latch 200; the second mode is that firstly, the movable member 21 is pressed downwards, a certain compression force is applied to the reset member 23, then the movable member 21 is released, the movable member 21 moves upwards under the action of the reset member 23, and at the moment, the movable member 21 drives the clamping member 22 to rotate along the N direction, so that the clamping member 22 is separated from the buckle 200. Because when the movable member 21 is pressed down, the engaging member 22 is slightly engaged with the buckle 200, and when the engaging member 22 moves upward, i.e., performs a return movement, the engaging member 22 can be ensured to be disengaged from the buckle 200 by the inertia force of the return movement.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 3, the reset element 23 may be a spring, the accommodating cavity 11 is opened in the housing 1, the spring is placed in the accommodating cavity 11, the pressing plate 211 is located above the accommodating cavity 11, the spring is sleeved on the connecting rod 212, the upper end of the spring abuts against the lower end face of the pressing plate 211, the lower end of the spring abuts against the bottom wall of the accommodating cavity 11, the bottom wall of the accommodating cavity 11 is opened with a through hole 111, and the connecting rod 212 penetrates through the through hole 111 and is connected with the connecting head 213. By providing the accommodation chamber 11, the protection of the spring is improved. The spring is sleeved on the connecting rod 212, so that the spring can be prevented from being deviated during compression and extension, and the stability of spring installation is improved. When operating personnel pressed down the pressing plate 211, pressing plate 211 compression spring and relative casing 1 downstream, when operating personnel no longer applyed downward pressure to pressing plate 211, when releasing pressing plate 211, the spring provides ascending answer thrust for pressing plate 211 for connector 213 drives joint spare 22 and rotates along N direction. In addition, it should be noted that the spring can provide a large restoring force, and the spring also has the advantages of high reliability and low cost.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the specific structure of the clamping member 22 is described, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the clamping member 22 includes a pivot shaft 221 and a clamping head 222, wherein the pivot shaft 221 is pivotally connected to the housing 1, one end of the clamping head 222 is connected to the pivot shaft 221, the clamping head 222 can rotate relative to the connecting head 213, and by releasing the pressed movable member 21, the connecting head 213 can drive the clamping head 222 to rotate in the N direction relative to the housing 1, so that the free end of the clamping head 222 is separated from the buckle 200.

In order to prevent the chuck 222 from being locked during the rotation process, as shown in fig. 3, the connector 213 is provided with a sliding groove 2131 extending along the pressing direction thereof, the chuck 222 is provided with a sliding block 2221, the sliding block 2221 is inserted into the sliding groove 2131 and can slide and rotate along the sliding groove 2131, and when the movable element 21 is not pressed, the lowest end of the sliding groove 2131 is lower than the pivot shaft 221, so that the connector 213 can drive the chuck 222 to move upward. When the movable element 21 is pressed downward, the slider 2221 slides upward along the sliding slot 2131, then the connector 213 drives the chuck 222 to rotate in the opposite direction of the N direction relative to the housing 1 with the pivot shaft 221 as the center of circle, then the movable element 21 is released, the slider 2221 slides downward along the sliding slot 2131, and finally the connector 213 drives the chuck 222 to rotate in the N direction relative to the housing 1 with the pivot shaft 221 as the center of circle until the chuck 222 is disengaged from the clip 200. Because slider 221 is nearer with the position of pivot axle 221, through seting up spout 2131 on connector 213, play the effect of dodging to the rotation of dop 222, prevent that dop 222 from appearing the dead phenomenon of card at relative casing 1 pivoted in-process for the rotation of dop 222 is more reliable stable.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 4, two sets of sliding blocks 2221 are disposed on the chuck 222, the two sets of sliding blocks 2221 are symmetrically disposed along the front and rear directions of the sliding slot 2131, and the two sets of sliding blocks 2221 are respectively inserted into the front and rear sides of the sliding slot 2131, so that the connection between the sliding blocks 2221 and the sliding slot 2131 is more stable.

In order to facilitate driving the chuck 222 to rotate along the N direction relative to the housing 1, as shown in fig. 3, the chuck 222 is inclined to the right from the pivot shaft 221 to the free end thereof, so that the chuck 222 is more convenient to rotate along the N direction relative to the housing 1, and the operation is more labor-saving.

Example two

The structure of the ink cartridge 100 disclosed in this embodiment is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, and the difference between the ink cartridge 100 disclosed in this embodiment and the first embodiment is as follows: as shown in fig. 5 and 6, by pressing the movable member 21 downward to move relative to the housing 1, the movable member 21 can drive the latch member 22 to disengage from the latch 200, so that the latch 200 unlocks the ink cartridge 100, an operator can take the ink cartridge 100 out of the ink cart conveniently, and the operation is convenient.

In addition, it should be noted that, when the reset member 23 in this embodiment resets the movable member 21, the movable member 21 can drive the snap member 22 to be locked with the buckle 200. The form and the installation manner of the reset member 23 in this embodiment are substantially the same as those in the first embodiment, and are not described herein again.

As shown in fig. 5 and fig. 6, the casing 1 is provided with the opening 12, one end of the clamping member 22 can extend out of the opening 12 to be clamped with the buckle 200, the other end of the clamping member 22 can rotate relative to the movable member 21, when the movable member 21 presses downwards, the clamping member 22 is firstly driven to rotate upwards relative to the opening 12, and then the clamping member 22 is driven to move towards the direction away from the buckle 200, so that the buckle 200 is unlocked for the ink box 100.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the opening 12 is arranged to be inclined downwards from the direction from the buckle 200 to the movable member 21, when the operator presses the movable member 21 downwards, the buckle member 22 moves away from the buckle 200 along the inclined direction of the opening 12, and the inclined arrangement of the opening 12 provides a guiding function for the moving direction of the buckle member 22.

Further, as shown in fig. 7, the interval of the openings 12 at the outer wall of the housing 1 is D1, the interval of the openings 12 at the inner wall of the housing 1 is D2, and D1 > D2, so that the interval of the openings 12 is gradually increased from the inner wall of the housing 1 to the outer wall of the housing 1. This arrangement allows the opening 12 to be flared and the large mouth of the flare is directed toward one side of the clip 200, thereby facilitating rotation of the clip 22 in the opening 12.

In order to prevent the locking phenomenon during the rotation of the locking member 22 relative to the opening 12, as shown in fig. 6 and 8, a sliding groove 2131 extending along the pressing direction is formed in the connector 213, a switching shaft 223 is disposed on the locking member 22, and the switching shaft 223 is inserted into the sliding groove 2131 and can slide and rotate along the sliding groove 2131. When the movable member 21 is pressed downward, the adapting shaft 223 slides upward along the sliding slot 2131, then the connector 213 drives the latch 22 to rotate upward relative to the opening 12, and then the connector 213 drives the latch 22 inclined downward to move downward along the inclined direction of the opening 12. Through seting up spout 2131 on connector 213, play the effect of dodging to the rotation of joint spare 22, prevent that the dead phenomenon of card from appearing in the relative opening 12 pivoted in-process in joint spare 22 for the rotation of joint spare 22 is more reliable stable.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 8, two sets of transfer shafts 223 are disposed on the clamping member 22, the two sets of transfer shafts 223 are symmetrically disposed along the front and rear directions of the sliding groove 2131, and the two sets of transfer shafts 223 are respectively inserted into the front and rear sides of the sliding groove 2131, so that the connection between the transfer shafts 223 and the sliding groove 2131 is more stable.

Furthermore, as shown in fig. 5 and 7, the housing 1 is provided with an abutting block 13, the abutting block 13 is located below the opening 12, and the abutting block 13 abuts against one end of the buckle 200 far from the clamping piece 22. When the operator presses the movable member 21 downwards, the connector 213 drives the engaging member 22 to rotate upwards relative to the opening 12, the abutting block 13 provides a fulcrum for the buckle 200, the buckle 200 rotates towards a direction away from the engaging member 22, so that the operator can drive the inclined engaging member 22 to move downwards along the inclined direction of the opening 12, and the engaging member 22 is separated from the buckle 200.

It should be understood that the above-described embodiments of the present invention are merely examples for clearly illustrating the present invention, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention. Other variations and modifications will be apparent to persons skilled in the art in light of the above description. And are neither required nor exhaustive of all embodiments. Any modification, equivalent replacement, and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims (11)

1. An ink cartridge for removable attachment to an ink vehicle, the ink vehicle including a clasp (200), the ink cartridge comprising:

casing (1) and locking subassembly (2), locking subassembly (2) include moving part (21) and joint spare (22), the one end of moving part (21) with joint spare (22) swing joint, moving part (21) can be relative casing (1) removes, through the operation moving part (21), joint spare (22) can with buckle (200) closure or separation.

2. The cartridge according to claim 1, wherein said movable member (21) is capable of driving said snap member (22) to disengage said catch (200) by pressing said movable member (21) to move relative to said housing (1); alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

by releasing the pressed movable piece (21), the movable piece (21) drives the clamping piece (22) to be separated from the buckle (200).

3. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 1, wherein the movable member (21) includes a pressing plate (211), a connecting rod (212) and a connecting head (213) connected in sequence, and the connecting head (213) is movably connected to the engaging member (22).

4. The cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the locking assembly (2) further comprises:

The resetting piece (23) is configured to reset the movable piece (21) so that the movable piece (21) drives the clamping piece (22) to be locked or separated with or from the buckle (200).

5. The ink cartridge as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein said catching member (22) comprises:

a pivot shaft (221) pivotally connected to the housing (1); and

the clamping head (222), one end of dop (222) with pin joint axle (221) is connected, dop (222) can rotate relatively moving part (21), can drive in the release process of the moving part (21) that is pressed dop (222) relatively casing (1) rotates, so that the free end of dop (222) breaks away from buckle (200).

6. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 5, wherein said movable member (21) is formed with a sliding groove (2131) extending in a pressing direction thereof, said cap (222) is formed with a slider (2221) slidable along said sliding groove (2131), and when said movable member (21) is not pressed, a lowest end of said sliding groove (2131) is located lower than said pivot shaft (221).

7. Ink cartridge as in claim 6, characterized in that the cartridge (222) is inclined away from the catch (200) from the pivot axis (221) to its free end.

8. The ink box according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein an opening (12) is formed in the housing (1), one end of the locking member (22) can extend out of the opening (12) to be locked with the buckle (200), the other end of the locking member (22) can rotate relative to the movable member (21), and the movable member (21) can drive the locking member (22) to rotate relative to the opening (12) and drive the locking member (22) to move in a direction away from the buckle (200).

9. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 8, wherein said openings (12) are provided to be inclined downward in a direction from said catch (200) to said movable member (21), a pitch of said openings (12) at an outer wall of said housing (1) is D1, a pitch of said openings (12) at an inner wall of said housing (1) is D2, and D1 > D2, so that said pitches of said openings (12) are gradually increased from the inner wall of said housing (1) to the outer wall of said housing (1).

10. The ink cartridge according to claim 8, wherein a sliding groove (2131) extending in a pressing direction of the movable member (21) is formed in the movable member, a transfer shaft (223) is provided in the engaging member (22), and the transfer shaft (223) is slidable along the sliding groove (2131).

11. The cartridge according to claim 8, wherein the housing (1) is provided with an abutment block (13), the abutment block (13) is located below the opening (12), and the abutment block (13) abuts against an end of the clip (200) away from the clip member (22).

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