CN217532291U - Ink container and image forming apparatus - Google Patents
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The utility model provides an ink container and an image forming device, wherein the ink container comprises a container main body part and an ink outflow part communicated with the container main body part, and the ink outflow part is provided with an ink flow channel; the ink container further includes: an elastic container part accommodated in the container main body part, wherein the elastic container part is used for accommodating ink, and a liquid outlet of the elastic container part is communicated with the ink outflow part; and at least one elastic piece accommodated in the container main body part, wherein two ends of the elastic piece are respectively connected with the elastic container part and the inner bottom of the container main body part, and the elastic piece is in a compressed state when the ink container does not supply ink. The application provides an ink container and image forming apparatus, promote the ink in the elastic container portion to flow out fast through the elastic component, improve filling efficiency.
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[ technical field ] A method for producing a semiconductor device
The utility model relates to a print technical field, especially relate to ink container and image forming device.
[ background of the invention ]
The existing ink bottle is provided with an ink bag in the ink bottle, the end part of the ink bottle is provided with an ink outlet forming part, the end part of the ink outlet forming part is provided with a valve for controlling the outflow of ink, when the ink is supplied, the ink bottle is inverted, the end part of the ink outlet forming part is combined with the ink tank concave part of a printer, an ink supply needle is inserted into the valve, the ink in the ink bag enters the ink tank through the ink supply needle, and the ink bag has limited elasticity and cannot keep a fixed state in a contraction state, so that the ink bag is contracted slowly, the outflow speed of the ink is slow, the quick filling is difficult to realize, and the use experience of a client is influenced.
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The utility model provides an ink container and image forming device sets up the elastic component between being equipped with elastic container portion and ink container bottom in the ink bottle, promotes the ink in the elastic container portion to flow out fast through the elastic component, improves packing efficiency.
The utility model provides an ink container, which comprises a container main body part and an ink outflow part communicated with the container main body part, wherein the ink outflow part is provided with an ink flow channel; the ink container further includes:
an elastic container part accommodated in the container main body part, wherein ink is accommodated in the elastic container part, and a liquid outlet of the elastic container part is communicated with the ink outflow part; and at least one elastic piece accommodated in the container main body part, wherein two ends of the elastic piece are respectively connected with the elastic container part and the inner bottom of the container main body part, and the elastic piece is in a compression state when the ink container does not supply ink.
In a possible embodiment, the bottom of the inner side of the container main body is provided with a clamping part, one end of the elastic member is connected with the clamping part in a clamping way, and the other end of the elastic member is connected with the elastic container part.
In a possible embodiment, two first hooks are disposed at the bottom of the inner side of the container main body, two second hooks are disposed at one end of the side wall of the elastic container portion close to the first hooks, the ink container includes two elastic members, and each elastic member is connected to a corresponding first hook and a corresponding second hook.
In one possible embodiment, the elastic container portion includes a corrugated accommodating portion that is compressed by deformation of the elastic member when the ink is supplied from the ink container.
In one possible embodiment, the resilient member is a compression spring.
In one possible embodiment, the ink container further includes a sealing member for opening or closing the ink flow path.
In one possible embodiment, the seal includes a seal body, a mounting structure disposed in the seal body at an end proximal to the container body, and a sealing structure disposed in the seal body at an end distal to the container body; the sealing member is mounted at an opening of the ink outflow portion by the mounting structure.
In a possible embodiment, the sealing structure is provided with at least one cut-out; when the ink container is butted with the image forming device, an ink filling pipe of the image forming device is abutted and props up the notch.
In one possible embodiment, the ink container further includes a lid body that is screwed to the ink outflow portion.
In a second aspect, the present application provides an image forming apparatus including the ink container described above.
After adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, beneficial effect is:
the embodiment provides, connect elastic container portion and container main part through the elastic component, the elastic component compression when ink container does not supply ink, when ink container invert supplies ink, change in direction under the action of gravity at elastic container portion, the elastic component loses the compression effort of elastic container portion, the elastic component becomes the telescopic state by the compression state to promote elastic container portion further flexible, make accept with the interior ink acceleration of elastic container portion flow, improve annotate black efficiency.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required 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 that other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without inventive labor.
Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an overall structure of an ink container according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of an ink container according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of an ink container provided in an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 4 is another cross-sectional view of an ink container provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an ink container according to an embodiment of the present disclosure in an ink supplying state;
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a seal in an ink container according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 7 is a schematic view of another angle of a seal in an ink container according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of an ink cartridge in an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.
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For better understanding of the technical solutions of the present invention, the following detailed descriptions of the embodiments of the present invention are provided with reference to the accompanying drawings.
It should be understood that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an overall structure of an ink container according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and fig. 2 is a schematic view of an exploded structure of the ink container according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, an ink container 1 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure includes a container main body 11 and an ink outflow portion 12 communicating with the container main body 11, the ink outflow portion 12 having an ink flow channel; the ink container further includes:
an elastic container portion 20 housed in the container body portion 11, the elastic container portion 20 housing ink therein, a liquid outlet of the elastic container portion 20 communicating with the ink outflow portion 12; and
at least one elastic element 30 accommodated in the container body 11, wherein two ends of the elastic element 30 are respectively connected with the elastic container part 20 and the inner bottom of the container body 11, and the elastic element 30 is in a compressed state when the ink is not supplied to the ink container.
In the above scheme, connect elastic container portion and container main part through the elastic component, the elastic component compression when the ink tank does not supply ink, when the ink tank is invertedly supplied ink, change in direction under the action of gravity at elastic container portion, the elastic component loses the compression effort of elastic container portion, and the elastic component becomes the extending state by the compression state to promote elastic container portion further flexible, make accomodate with the interior ink acceleration of elastic container portion flow, improve and annotate black efficiency.
In the present embodiment, the container main body portion 11 is used to store printing material such as ink to be supplied to the ink supply tube 2 on the image forming apparatus. The container body 11 may be a metal container, a plastic container, or other materials that meet the ink storage standards, and is not limited thereto.
The ink outflow portion 12 attached to the container main body portion 11 is provided with an ink flow path forming a path through which ink flows, one end of the ink outflow portion 12 is connected to the container main body portion 11, one end of the ink flow path is provided with an ink outlet 121, and the container main body portion 11 and the ink outflow portion 12 are in a communicating structure. In practical use, the ink outflow portion 12 of the ink container 1 is brought into abutment with the ink supply tube 2 of the image forming apparatus, and the ink stored in the container main body portion 11 flows through the ink flow path of the ink outflow portion 12, and then flows out from the ink outlet 121 into the ink supply tube 2, thereby filling the ink.
Specifically, the elastic container portion 20 includes a corrugated receiving portion 21, and the corrugated receiving portion 21 is compressed by the deformation of the elastic member 30 when the ink is supplied to the ink container. The receiving portion 21 may be a foldable and telescopic cylindrical structure made of plastic, the receiving portion 21 of the foldable and telescopic cylindrical structure can be compressed under the deformation of the elastic member 30, and when the ink container is normally placed in the non-ink-filled state, the ink in the elastic container portion 20 is received in the receiving portion 21, and the receiving portion 21 is in an extended state under the gravity of the ink.
When the elastic member 30 loses the compression force of the elastic container portion 20, the elastic member 30 changes from the compression state to the expansion state, and the elastic member 30 may be a compression spring, a compression rubber pad, a silicone pad, a compression plate spring, or the like, which is not limited herein.
In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, an engaging portion 111 is provided at the bottom inside the container body 11, and one end of the elastic member 30 is connected to the engaging portion 111, and the other end is connected to the elastic container 20. Specifically, the engaging portion 111 may be a snap ring with a protruding edge, and the engaging portion 111 may also be a hook, a snap hole, etc., as long as the connection of the elastic member 30 is facilitated. The elastic member 30 is a compression spring.
In other embodiments, as shown in fig. 4, two first hooks 112 are disposed at the bottom of the inner side of the container body 11, two second hooks 211 are disposed at one end of the side wall of the elastic container portion 20 close to the first hooks 112, the ink container 1 includes two elastic members 30, and each elastic member 30 is connected to a corresponding first hook 112 and a corresponding second hook 211. In this embodiment, the elastic member 30 may be a compression spring.
In some embodiments, the ink container 1 further includes a sealing member 13, and the sealing member 13 is at least partially embedded in the ink flowing portion 12 for opening or closing the ink flow path, so as to control the flowing in and out process of the ink. In the application, the material of the sealing element 13 may be at least one of rubber and plastic, and when the material is plastic, the material may have better corrosion resistance and prolong the service life; when the material is rubber, the sealing member 13 has good plastic deformability and can be adapted to the structure of the ink discharging portion 12. The material can be other materials, and can be selected according to actual needs, and is not limited herein.
As shown in fig. 6 and 7, the seal member 13 includes a seal member main body 131, a mounting structure 132, and a sealing structure 133, the sealing structure 133 being disposed at an end of the seal member main body 131 close to the container main body 11, the mounting structure 132 being disposed at an end of the seal member main body 131 far from the container main body 11; the seal 13 is attached to the opening of the ink outlet portion 12 by the attachment structure 132.
The mounting structure 132 is a ring-shaped boss formed by extending along the radial direction of the sealing member main body 131, and the outer diameter of the ring-shaped boss is larger than the diameter of the ink outlet 121 of the ink flow channel, so that the sealing member 13 can be clamped at the ink outlet 121 through the mounting structure 132, and at least part of the sealing member main body 131 is embedded in the ink flow channel, thereby preventing the sealing member 13 from falling into the ink flow channel due to the fact that the diameter of the sealing member main body 131 is smaller than or equal to the diameter of the ink outlet 121 in the using process.
The sealing structure 133 is provided with at least one cut 131a; when the ink container is docked with the image forming apparatus, the ink filling pipe 2 of the image forming apparatus abuts against and expands the notch 131a. When the ink supply tube 2 of the image forming apparatus is brought into abutment with the inverted ink container 1, the ink supply tube 2 is inserted into and spread the slit 131a of the seal structure 133, and the ink stored in the container body 11 flows out from the ink outlet 121 into the ink supply tube 2, thereby filling the ink.
Further, the ink container further includes a lid 14, and the lid 14 is screwed to the ink outflow portion 12. The cap 14 is used to prevent ink from contaminating other objects.
When ink is not supplied, the ink container 1 is normally placed, and because the ink in the elastic container part 20 is contained in the containing part 21, the containing part 21 is in an extended state under the action of the gravity of the ink; the elastic member 30 is in a compressed state by the gravity of the elastic container part 20. When supplying ink, as shown in fig. 5 and 8, the ink container 1 is inverted, the ink filling tube 2 opens the notch 131a of the sealing member 13, the ink filling tube 2 communicates the elastic container portion 20 and the ink storage chamber 3 of the image forming apparatus, the elastic member 30 loses the gravity action of the elastic container portion 20, the elastic member 30 is deformed from a compressed state to an extended state, the elastic container portion 20 is compressed under the gravity action of the ink and the deformation action force of the elastic member 30, the outflow speed of the ink contained in the elastic container portion 20 is increased, and the ink filling efficiency is improved.
Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included within the scope of the present invention.
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1. An ink container includes a container main body portion (11) and an ink outflow portion (12) communicating with the container main body portion (11), the ink outflow portion (12) being provided with an ink flow path; characterized in that the ink container further comprises:
an elastic container part (20) accommodated in the container body part (11), wherein ink is accommodated in the elastic container part (20), and a liquid outlet of the elastic container part (20) is communicated with the ink outlet part (12); and
at least one elastic piece (30) accommodated in the container main body part (11), wherein two ends of the elastic piece (30) are respectively connected with the elastic container part (20) and the inner bottom of the container main body part (11), and the elastic piece (30) is in a compression state when the ink container does not supply ink.
2. The ink container according to claim 1, wherein an engaging portion (111) is provided at a bottom portion inside the container main body portion (11), and one end of the elastic member (30) is connected to the engaging portion (111) and the other end is connected to the elastic container portion (20).
3. The ink container according to claim 1, wherein two first hooks (112) are disposed at the bottom of the inner side of the container main body (11), two second hooks (211) are disposed at an end of the side wall of the elastic container portion (20) close to the first hooks (112), the ink container (1) includes two elastic members (30), and each elastic member (30) is connected to a corresponding one of the first hooks (112) and the second hooks (211), respectively.
4. The ink container according to claim 1, wherein the elastic container portion (20) includes a corrugated accommodating portion (21), and the corrugated accommodating portion (21) is compressed by deformation of the elastic member (30) when the ink is supplied to the ink container.
5. The ink container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the elastic member (30) is a compression spring.
6. The ink container according to claim 1, further comprising a seal (13), the seal (13) being for opening or closing the ink flow passage.
7. The ink container according to claim 6, wherein the seal member (13) includes a seal member main body (131), a mounting structure (132), and a seal structure (133), the seal structure (133) being provided in the seal member main body (131) at an end close to the container main body portion (11), the mounting structure (132) being provided in the seal member main body (131) at an end remote from the container main body portion (11); the seal member (13) is mounted to an opening of the ink outflow portion (12) by the mounting structure (132).
8. An ink container according to claim 7, wherein the sealing structure (133) is provided with at least one cut (131 a); when the ink container is butted with an image forming device, an ink filling pipe (2) of the image forming device is abutted and stretches the notch (131 a).
9. The ink container according to claim 1, further comprising a lid (14), wherein the lid (14) is screwed with the ink outflow portion (12).
10. An image forming apparatus comprising the ink container according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
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