CN217671780U

CN217671780U - Ink box

Info

Publication number: CN217671780U
Application number: CN202122641151.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 梁仕超
Original assignee: Zhuhai Ninestar Management Co Ltd
Current assignee: Zhuhai Ninestar Management Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-02-26
Filing date: 2021-10-29
Publication date: 2022-10-28
Anticipated expiration: 2031-10-29

Abstract

The utility model discloses an ink box, detachable install in the installation department, and the ink box includes: the ink box comprises a box body and an ink outlet assembly, wherein the ink outlet assembly comprises an ink outlet part and a limiting part, and the ink outlet part and the limiting part are integrally arranged. The utility model discloses an ink box, the integrative setting of ink outlet part and restriction part is injectd the position of ink outlet part through restriction part, has avoided the ink to reveal and the ink outlet can not lived by fine sealing.

Description

Ink box

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an ink box.

Background

The existing ink box with ink bags can not be effectively positioned when being installed on the installation part of the printer, so that the ink outlet is easy to find out the inclination, the ink supply needle is obliquely inserted into the ink outlet, the ink is leaked, and the ink outlet can not be well sealed.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an ink cartridge, which is detachably mounted in a mounting portion, the ink cartridge comprising: the ink box comprises a box body and an ink outlet assembly, wherein the ink outlet assembly comprises an ink outlet part and a limiting part, and the ink outlet part and the limiting part are integrally arranged.

Further, the ink outlet assembly includes a plate member, the ink outlet member and the regulating member being provided on the plate member such that the ink outlet member and the regulating member are integrally provided, the regulating member being for regulating a position of the ink cartridge in the mounting portion.

Further, the regulating member is provided on an upper end side and/or a lower end side of the plate member.

Further, the regulating member is provided on a front end side of the plate member in a mounting direction of the ink cartridge to the mounting portion.

Further, at least one restriction member is provided above and/or below the ink outlet member.

Furthermore, the ink cartridge further comprises a chip assembly, the limiting component is provided with a vacant part, a first wall and/or a second wall, the vacant part is used for installing the chip assembly, the first wall and/or the second wall are/is arranged on the side face of the vacant part, a first combining part is arranged on the first wall, and/or a second combining part is arranged on the second wall;

the first combining part is matched with the first clamping part of the mounting part, and the second combining part is matched with the second clamping part of the mounting part.

Further, the first combining part is a first groove disposed on the first wall, and/or the second combining part is a second groove disposed on the second wall.

Further, the restricting member includes a columnar body extending in a mounting direction in which the ink cartridge is mounted to the mounting portion, at least a portion of the restricting member is exposed to a front surface of the cartridge body in the mounting direction, and a first positioning hole is formed in a front end surface of the restricting member in the mounting direction; the first positioning hole is matched with the first column body of the mounting part.

Further, the restricting member has a first edge and a second edge, the first edge and the second edge extending in the mounting direction; the first rib and the second rib are combined with the positioning portion of the mounting portion to limit the degree of freedom of the ink cartridge in a state where the ink cartridge is mounted to the mounting portion; the first and second ribs are located above the top surface of the box and/or below the bottom surface of the box.

Further, the ink cartridge also has an ink bag storing ink; the ink discharge assembly further includes a welding portion and an ink amount detection member provided on the plate member; the welding part is used for connecting the ink bag to the ink outlet component, and the welding part is arranged at the rear end side of the plate part along the installation direction of the ink box to the installation part; the ink amount detection member is for detecting a remaining amount of ink in the ink bag, and the ink amount detection member is provided on a front end side of the plate member in the mounting direction.

The utility model discloses an ink box, the integrative setting of ink outlet part and restriction part is injectd the position of ink outlet part through restriction part, has avoided the ink to reveal and the ink outlet can not lived by fine sealing.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a view showing a mounting part of a printing apparatus and an ink cartridge according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a structural view of a printer side terminal portion of the mounting portion according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of an ink cartridge according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a partial structure view of the ink cartridge according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in which the cartridge body and the chip assembly of the ink cartridge are omitted;

FIG. 5 is a side view of a mounting portion of a printing device according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of an ink cartridge according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a partial structural view of an ink cartridge according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in which a cartridge body and a chip assembly of the ink cartridge are omitted;

fig. 8 is a structural view of an installation part of a printing apparatus according to still another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a partial structural view of an ink cartridge according to a third embodiment of the present invention, in which a cartridge body and a chip module of the ink cartridge are omitted.

Detailed Description

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

Example one

Fig. 1 schematically shows a mounting portion 70 of a printing apparatus and an ink cartridge 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. To better explain the ink cartridge 10, it is assumed that three coordinate axes of X, Y, and Z are perpendicular to each other as a three-dimensional rectangular coordinate system XYZ shown in fig. 1, and that the + Z direction is a vertical direction, the mounting portion 70 is configured to accommodate a plurality of ink cartridges 10, and the ink cartridge 10 is mounted to the mounting portion 70 along the + Y direction, that is, the + Y direction is a mounting direction of the ink cartridge 10 to the mounting portion 70. The mounting portion 70 has a plurality of accommodating portions, namely a first accommodating portion 70a, a second accommodating portion 8230a, arranged in an X-axis direction.

Each of the accommodating portions has an ink supply tube 71, a printer-side terminal portion (not shown in fig. 1). The first containing portion 70a can contain one ink cartridge 10, and the ink injection tube 71 communicates with a print head of the printing apparatus for printing ink in the ink cartridge 10 onto a recording medium.

As shown in fig. 2, the printer-side terminal part 52 and the ink feed tube 71 are located at the + Y-axis end of the mounting part 60, and the printer-side terminal part 52 is located above the ink feed tube 71, i.e., the printer-side terminal part 52 is located on the-Z-axis side of the ink feed tube 71. The printer-side terminal part 52 includes a contact pin assembly 52a, the contact pin assembly 52a is used for electrically connecting with the chip 21 of the ink cartridge 10, and a first engaging part 52g and a second engaging part 52f are respectively provided on both sides of the printer-side terminal part 52 in the X-axis direction.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the present embodiment provides an ink cartridge 10 which is detachably mounted in a mounting portion 70, the ink cartridge 10 including a cartridge body 1, a chip component 2, an ink discharging component, and an ink bag 3. In fig. 3, the coordinate system of the ink cartridge 10 coincides with the coordinate system of the mounting portion 70 in a state where the ink cartridge 10 is mounted on the mounting portion 70.

The cartridge body 1 includes a rear case 12 and a front cover 11, and the ink bag 3 is welded to the ink outlet member and then mounted to the rear case 12 and the front cover 11 to form an integral ink cartridge 10. The rear housing 12 may be a single housing or may be split into multiple housings, such as by combining a first half-shell and a second half-shell. The front cover 11 is located on the front end side of the rear case 12 in the mounting direction (along the + Y axis direction), the front cover 11 has a front face 111 (i.e., a front end face of the front cover 11 in the mounting direction), and the front face 111 is opened with a first hole 112.

The ink outlet assembly includes an ink outlet member 41, a regulating member 42, a plate member 43, a welding portion 44, and an ink amount detecting member 45. The ink outlet member 41 and the restricting member 42 are integrally provided, and the position of the ink outlet member 41 is restricted by the restricting member 42, thereby preventing ink leakage and preventing the ink outlet from being sealed well.

The ink outlet member 41, the regulating member 42, the welding portion 44, and the ink amount detection member 45 are provided on the plate member 43, and the ink outlet member 41, the regulating member 42, the plate member 43, the welding portion 44, and the ink amount detection member 45 are integrally formed by integrally connecting the respective members.

The plate member 43 is a strip-shaped plate-like structure, the length direction of which is set along the Z-axis direction, and the ink outlet member 41 is provided with an ink outlet which is matched with the ink injection tube 71. The ink outlet member 41 is disposed at a substantially central portion of the plate member 43, and is located on a front end surface of the plate member 43 along the mounting direction (+ Y axis direction), the ink outlet member 41 is matched with the first hole 112, a rubber plug 411 may be disposed in the ink outlet member 41 for preventing ink leakage, and the ink injection tube 71 passes through the first hole 112 and communicates with an ink outlet of the ink outlet member 41 when the ink cartridge 10 is mounted to the mounting portion 70. The soldering portion 44 is provided on the rear end surface of the plate member 43 in the mounting direction, and the soldering portion 44 is used to connect the ink bag 3 to the ink outlet unit, and the ink in the ink bag 3 is supplied to the printer through the ink outlet member 41. The ink amount detecting member 45 is for detecting the remaining amount of ink in the ink bag 3, the ink amount detecting member 45 is provided on the front end side of the plate member 43 in the mounting direction, and the ink amount detecting member 45 is located below the ink outlet member 41, that is, the ink amount detecting member 45 is located on the + Z axis side of the ink outlet member 41, the movable plate member 451 is provided on the front end side of the ink amount detecting member 45 in the mounting direction (+ Y axis direction), and the cooperation of the ink amount detecting member 45 and the movable plate member 451 allows the printer to detect whether or not the remaining amount of ink in the ink bag 3 reaches a predetermined value.

As shown in fig. 4, the regulating member 42 is provided on the upper end side of the plate member 43, i.e., the regulating member 42 is located on the-Z axis side of the plate member 43, and the regulating member 42 is located above the ink outlet member 41 (on the (-Z axis side), and the regulating member 42 is located on the-Z axis side and the + Y axis side of the ink cartridge 10 as a whole. The regulating member 42 has a recess 421, a first wall 422 and a second wall 423, the first wall 422 and the second wall 423 are respectively provided on both sides of the recess 421 in the X axis direction, the first wall 422 is provided with a first coupling portion 4221, the second wall 423 is provided with a second coupling portion 4231, the first coupling portion 4221 is a first groove extending in the-Y axis direction, the second coupling portion 4231 is a second groove provided in the-Y axis direction, the first coupling portion 4221 and the second coupling portion 4231 are provided opposite to each other, the first engaging portion 52g on the printer terminal portion 52 is a first projection adapted to the first groove, the second engaging portion 52f is a second projection adapted to the second groove, the first coupling portion 4221 is engaged with the first engaging portion 52g, the second engaging portion 4231 is engaged with the second engaging portion 52f in a state where the ink cartridge 10 is mounted to the mounting portion 60, and the position of the outlet port of the regulating member 41 can be preferably regulated by the regulating member 42.

Alternatively, the same restriction function may be achieved by providing the first coupling portion 4221 as a first protrusion, the first engaging portion 52g as a first recess, the second coupling portion 4231 as a second protrusion, and the second engaging portion 52f as a second recess.

Alternatively, the position of the ink outlet member 41 may be limited by providing only the first wall 422 or the second wall 423, providing only the first wall 422 or the second wall 423 with the coupling portion, providing only one side of the printer terminal portion 52 corresponding thereto with the engaging portion, and coupling only one side of the coupling portion to the engaging portion.

Alternatively, the same limiting function can be achieved by the first coupling portion 4221 being a flat surface on the first wall 422 without protrusions or grooves and the second coupling portion 4231 being a flat surface on the second wall 423 without protrusions or grooves.

The chip module 2 is disposed in the vacant part 421 of the regulating member 42, the chip module 2 includes the chip 21, and the chip 21 is electrically connected to the contact pin module 52a of the printer terminal part in a state where the ink cartridge 10 is mounted on the mounting part 70. Optionally, the chip assembly 2 further includes a chip frame 22, the chip frame 22 is mounted in the hollow portion 421, and the chip 21 is mounted on the chip frame 22.

The ink cartridge 10 may be mounted to the mounting portion 70 by the following mounting process: the ink cartridge 10 is aligned to the opening of the first accommodating portion 70a of the mounting portion 70, a force in the + Y axis direction is applied to the ink cartridge 10, so that the ink cartridge 10 gradually moves into the mounting portion 70 in the + Y axis direction until the first and

second coupling portions

4221 and 4231 of the restriction member 42 engage with the first and second engaging

portions

52g and 52f of the printer terminal portion 52, the ink outlet member 41 communicates with the ink filling tube 71, the chip 21 contacts with the contact pin assembly 52a, and the ink cartridge 10 is mounted in place. The ink outlet member 41 and the regulating member 42 are integrally provided, and after the regulating member 42 is engaged in place, the position of the ink outlet member 41 is regulated and cannot be freely moved, so that the ink outlet member 41 and the ink filling tube 71 are communicated in place. The position of the ink outlet member 41 is limited by the limiting portion, and the problems of ink leakage and poor sealing of the ink outlet member 41 are solved.

Example two

Fig. 5 schematically shows a first accommodating portion 60a of a mounting portion 60 according to another embodiment, and differs from the first embodiment in that a first column 60a1 is provided on an inner side surface of a front wall 69 of the first accommodating portion 60a, the first column 60a1 extends in a direction opposite to the mounting direction (the Y-axis direction), and the first column 60a1 is located above an ink supply tube 61 (the Z-axis side). Another difference is that the stylus assembly 52a is provided on the upper wall 64 of the mounting portion 60 a.

As shown in fig. 6 and 7, the present embodiment provides an ink cartridge 10a adapted to the mounting portion 60 in the present embodiment, and unlike the first embodiment, the restriction member 42a is a cylindrical body, one end of which is disposed on the front end surface of the plate member 43 in the mounting direction (+ Y-axis direction), and the restriction member 42a extends in the mounting direction (+ Y-axis direction), specifically, the restriction member 42a is a cylindrical body, and may be a rectangular body, a prism body, or the like. The regulating member 42a is positioned above the ink outlet member 41 (on the (-Z axis side). A first positioning hole 42a1 is formed in a front end surface of the regulating member 42a in the mounting direction. The front surface 111 of the front cover 11 is provided with a second hole 113, the position of the regulating member 42a is matched with the second hole 113, the front end portion of the regulating member 42a in the mounting direction is exposed from the second hole 113, and the first cylinder 60a1 is inserted into the first positioning hole 42a1 in a state where the ink cartridge 10a is mounted to the mounting portion 60, so as to achieve a function of regulating the position of the ink outlet member 41.

Alternatively, the restricting member 42a may be located below the ink outlet member 41 (+ Z axis side), and correspondingly, the first column 60a1 in the first housing portion 60a may be located below the ink filling tube 61 (+ Z axis side). Alternatively, two regulating members 42a may be provided above and below the ink outlet member 41, respectively, and two first columns 60a1 may be provided in the mounting portion 60 a.

Alternatively, the first positioning hole 42a1 may be a circular hole, a square hole, a polygonal hole, or the like, and the shape thereof is not limited strictly, and the corresponding first cylinder 60a1 may also be configured to have a shape adapted to the first positioning hole 42a1.

Another difference is that the chip module 2 is disposed on the upper surface of the case body 1 at a position corresponding to the stylus module 52 a.

EXAMPLE III

Fig. 8 schematically shows a mounting portion 60 of a printing apparatus according to yet another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the mounting portion 60 includes a frame, a lock portion, a printer side terminal portion 52 (the same printer side terminal portion 52 as in the first embodiment), an ink filling tube 61, and a positioning portion 89. The frame has an upper wall 64, a lower wall 62, a front wall 69, an opening 66, a right wall 67, and a left wall 68. For better explanation of the mounting portion 60 and the ink cartridge 10, a three-dimensional rectangular coordinate system XYZ is established, three coordinate axes of X, Y, and Z are perpendicular to each other, the direction in which the upper wall 64 is directed toward the lower wall 62 is the + Z direction, the + Z direction is also the vertical direction, the direction in which the opening 66 is directed toward the front wall 69 is the + Y direction, the + Y direction is also the mounting direction in which the ink cartridge 10 is mounted on the mounting portion 60, the front wall 69 is the surface of the mounting portion 60 on the front end side in the mounting direction, and the direction in which the right wall 68 is directed toward the left wall 67 is the + X direction. The printer side terminal portion 52 and the ink supply tube 61 are located at the + Y-axis end of the mounting portion 60, and the printer side terminal portion 52 is located above the ink supply tube 61, i.e., the printer side terminal portion 52 is located on the-Z-axis side of the ink supply tube 61. As shown in fig. 2, the printer side terminal portion 52 includes a contact pin member 52a, the contact pin member 52a is used for electrically connecting with the chip 21 of the ink cartridge 10, and a first engaging portion 52g and a second engaging portion 52f are provided on both sides of the printer terminal portion 52 in the X-axis direction, respectively. As shown in fig. 8, the upper wall 64 of the mounting portion 60 is provided on the inner side surface thereof with a positioning portion 89, and the positioning portion 89 has a prism-like structure and is provided along the Y-axis direction.

As shown in fig. 9, the present embodiment provides an ink cartridge 10, differing from the first embodiment in that a regulating member 42b has a first ridge 42b1 and a second ridge 42b2, the first ridge 42b1 and the second ridge 42b2 extend in the mounting direction (extend in the Y-axis direction), the first ridge 42b1 and the second ridge 42b2 are located on the upper end side (-Z-axis side) of the regulating member 42b and above the upper surface (-Z-axis side) of the cartridge body 1; the first rib 42b1 and the second rib 42b2 are provided to face each other with a space therebetween, and the positioning portion is fitted between the first rib 42b1 and the second rib 42b2 in a state where the ink cartridge 10 is mounted to the mounting portion 60, and outer side surfaces (86, 87) of the positioning portion are respectively fitted to the inner side surface 42b11 of the first rib 42b1 and the inner side surface 42b21 of the second rib 42b2, so that the degree of freedom of the ink cartridge 10 in a direction perpendicular to the mounting direction is restricted, and a stopper function is realized.

Alternatively, the limiting member 42b may be disposed on the lower end side (+ Z axis side) of the plate member 43, the first rib 42b1 and the second rib 42b2 may be disposed on the lower end side (+ Z axis side) of the limiting member 42b and below the lower surface (+ Z axis side) of the case 1, and the inner surface of the lower wall 62 of the mounting portion 60 may be correspondingly disposed with the positioning portion, so that the same limiting function may be achieved.

Alternatively, the two regulating members 42b are provided, which are respectively provided on the upper end side and the lower end side of the plate member 43, and are respectively located above and below the upper surface and the lower surface of the box body 1, the regulating member 42b on the upper end side is engaged with the positioning portion 89 provided on the upper wall 64, and the regulating member 42b on the lower end side is engaged with the positioning portion 89 provided on the lower wall 62. The positioning portions on the upper wall 64 are disposed opposite the positioning portions on the lower wall 62.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on 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 and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or to implicitly indicate the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature.

The above are only some embodiments of the invention. For those skilled in the art, without departing from the inventive concept, several modifications and improvements can be made, which all fall within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. An ink cartridge detachably mountable to a mounting portion, the ink cartridge comprising: the ink box comprises a box body and an ink outlet assembly, and is characterized in that the ink outlet assembly comprises an ink outlet part and a limiting part, and the ink outlet part and the limiting part are integrally arranged.

2. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 1, wherein said ink outlet assembly includes a plate member, said ink outlet member and said regulating member being provided on said plate member such that said ink outlet member and said regulating member are integrally provided, said regulating member being for regulating a position of said ink cartridge within said mounting portion.

3. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 2, wherein said regulating member is provided on an upper end side and/or a lower end side of said plate member.

4. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 2, wherein said regulating member is provided on a front end side of said plate member in a mounting direction of said ink cartridge to said mounting portion.

5. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of said regulating members is provided above and/or below said ink outlet member.

6. The ink cartridge according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a chip component, wherein the regulating member has a hollow portion for mounting the chip component, a first wall and/or a second wall provided on a side of the hollow portion, the first wall is provided with a first engaging portion, and/or the second wall is provided with a second engaging portion;

7. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first engaging portion is a first groove provided on the first wall, and/or the second engaging portion is a second groove provided on the second wall.

8. The ink cartridge as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein said regulating member includes a columnar body extending in a mounting direction of said ink cartridge to said mounting portion, at least a part of said regulating member is exposed to a front surface of said cartridge body in said mounting direction, and a front end surface of said regulating member in said mounting direction is formed with a first positioning hole;

the first positioning hole is matched with the first column body of the mounting part.

9. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 4, wherein said regulating member has a first rib and a second rib, said first rib and said second rib extending in said mounting direction; the first rib and the second rib are combined with the positioning portion of the mounting portion to limit the degree of freedom of the ink cartridge in a state where the ink cartridge is mounted to the mounting portion;

the first and second ribs are located above the top surface of the box and/or below the bottom surface of the box.

10. The ink cartridge as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 4, further comprising an ink bag storing ink; the ink discharge assembly further includes a welding portion and an ink amount detection member provided on the plate member;

the welding part is used for connecting the ink bag to the ink outlet component, and the welding part is arranged at the rear end side of the plate part along the installation direction of the ink box to the installation part;

the ink amount detection member is for detecting a remaining amount of ink in the ink bag, and the ink amount detection member is provided on a front end side of the plate member in the mounting direction.