CN218020840U

CN218020840U - Ink cartridge

Info

Publication number: CN218020840U
Application number: CN202222343492.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 夏敬章; 贾志铮
Original assignee: Zhuhai Ninestar Management Co Ltd
Current assignee: Zhuhai Ninestar Management Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-09-03
Filing date: 2022-09-01
Publication date: 2022-12-13
Anticipated expiration: 2032-09-01

Abstract

The utility model provides an ink box relates to ink jet printer technical field. The ink box comprises a shell and a chip plate; the casing is provided with an upper surface, a front surface and a rear surface, wherein the front surface is provided with an ink outlet which extends along the insertion direction; the chip board is arranged on the upper surface of the shell and stores variable ink amount information; the housing has an operation portion and an avoidance space, the avoidance space is provided on the upper side of the housing, and the operation portion is provided on the rear side of the housing. The operating part and the avoiding space are arranged through the shell, the avoiding space is used for avoiding the locking part of the box mounting part when the ink box is inserted into the box mounting part, so that the moving direction of the ink box can be parallel to the inserting direction through the operating part when the ink box is mounted or taken out, the ink box cannot displace in the up-and-down direction, and the ink leakage problem can be avoided.

Description

Ink box

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an ink jet printer technical field especially relates to an ink horn.

Background

An ink cartridge is a component for storing printing ink in an ink jet printer, and is one of important components in an ink jet printer. The ink box can be detachably arranged in the box installation part of the ink-jet printer, and ink is provided for the box installation part of the ink-jet printer through the ink box, so that the ink-jet printer can realize normal printing work.

In the related art, the ink cartridge includes a case and a chip board, the chip board is located at a boundary between an upper surface and a front surface of the case, and an ink outlet is provided at a front end of the case. The upper surface of the housing has a protrusion including a locking surface, a horizontal surface forward of the locking surface, and an inclined surface forward of the horizontal surface. The ink cartridge is configured to pivot about a pivot center, which is a center of the ink outlet, when the ink cartridge is inserted into a cartridge mounting portion of the ink jet printer and the ink needle is inserted through the ink outlet. The cartridge mounting portion includes an ink needle and a locking portion.

The ink cartridge is configured to pivot between a first posture and a second posture. When the ink cartridge is in the first posture, the locking surface contacts the locking portion and restricts the ink cartridge from moving in a removal direction with respect to a cartridge mounting portion of the ink jet printer; when the ink cartridge is in the second posture, the locking surface is positioned farther in a lower direction than the locking portion. When it is necessary to take out the ink cartridge, the ink cartridge will be pivoted from the first posture to the second posture, the ink cartridge pivots clockwise about the pivot center, and the lock of the ink cartridge in the cartridge mounting portion of the ink jet printer is thereby released.

However, in the process of unlocking the ink cartridge in the cartridge mounting portion of the ink jet printer, the ink cartridge is displaced in the up-down direction in which the ink outlet of the ink cartridge extends obliquely to the ink needle, and such up-down displacement may cause an ink leakage problem between the ink outlet of the ink cartridge and the ink needle.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model provides an ink box to solve and in the locking process of removing the ink horn in ink jet printer's box installation portion, can cause the ink horn to be at the ascending displacement of upper and lower side, the play china ink mouth extending direction and the china ink needle of ink horn slope mutually, this kind of displacement of upper and lower direction probably causes the china ink problem of leaking to appear between the play china ink mouth and the china ink needle of ink horn.

The utility model provides an ink box, which comprises a shell and a chip board;

the housing has an upper surface, a front surface and a rear surface, the front surface is provided with an ink outlet, the ink outlet extends along an insertion direction, and the ink outlet is used for being connected with an ink needle of a cartridge mounting part of the ink jet printer;

a chip plate provided on an upper surface of the case, the chip plate storing variable ink amount information, the chip plate being adapted to be brought into contact with the contact pins of the cartridge mounting portion in an up-down direction of the case;

the casing has an operation portion and an avoidance space, the avoidance space is provided on the upper side of the casing, the avoidance space is used for avoiding the locking portion of the cartridge mounting portion when the ink cartridge is inserted into the cartridge mounting portion, the operation portion is provided on the rear side of the casing, and the operation portion is used for making the movement direction of the ink cartridge parallel to the insertion direction when the ink cartridge is mounted or removed.

Optionally, the housing includes a housing main body, a projection disposed at a rear side of the housing main body, and an operating portion including an operating plate vertically connected to the projection in an up-down direction of the housing;

the operation panel is provided with an operation surface for taking out the ink cartridge, the operation surface facing the front surface.

Optionally, the operating portion includes two operating panels, the two operating panels are respectively disposed on the upper side and the lower side of the protruding block, and the two operating panels and the shell main body enclose two grooves; or the like, or a combination thereof,

the operating part comprises the operating board, the operating board is arranged on the upper side of the lug, and the operating board and the shell main body enclose a groove; or the like, or a combination thereof,

the operating part comprises one operating board, the operating board is arranged on the lower side of the lug, and the operating board and the shell main body enclose a groove.

Optionally, the operation portion includes one operation plate, the operation plate is vertically connected to the case main body, and the operation plate is provided with a hollow hole extending in a left-right direction of the case.

Optionally, the casing includes a casing main body, a protruding block and an operation portion, the protruding block is disposed at a rear side of the casing main body, the operation portion includes an operation panel, the operation panel is respectively vertically connected to the casing main body and the protruding block, the operation panel is provided with an operation surface for taking out the ink cartridge, the operation surface is located at left and right sides of the operation panel, and the operation surface is provided with an anti-slip groove.

Optionally, the housing includes a housing main body, a projection disposed at a rear side of the housing main body, and an operation portion including an operation panel located at an upper side of the projection, the operation panel being connected to the housing main body.

Optionally, the operation panel is connected to the case main body in an inclined manner, the operation panel is provided with an operation surface for taking out the ink cartridge, the operation surface is located on the upper side and the lower side of the operation panel, and the operation surface is provided with an anti-slip groove.

Optionally, the operation panel is vertically connected to the case main body, the operation panel is provided with an operation surface for taking out the ink cartridge, the operation surface is located on the upper side and the lower side of the operation panel, and the operation surface is provided with an anti-slip groove.

Optionally, the operation plate has a thin-walled end, the thin-walled end is perpendicularly connected to the case main body, and the thin-walled end is used for enabling the operation plate to be elastically movable in the up-and-down direction of the housing relative to the case main body.

Optionally, an upper surface of the casing is provided with a guide plate provided at a rear side of the upper surface and a stopper plate provided at a front side of the stopper plate, the stopper plate being for positioning the ink cartridge when the ink cartridge is inserted into the cartridge mounting part, the guide plate being for guiding the insertion of the ink cartridge into the cartridge mounting part;

the guide plate and the upper surface of the shell enclose the avoidance space.

The utility model provides an ink box sets up the operating portion through the casing and dodges the space, dodges the space and is used for dodging the sticking department of box installation department when the ink horn inserts in the box installation department to through making the direction of motion that the operating portion can make the ink horn parallel with the direction of insertion when the installation or take out the ink horn, the ink horn can not produce the displacement in the upper and lower direction, and then can avoid appearing leaking the china ink problem.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without inventive labor.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an ink cartridge according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a cartridge mounting section of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the cartridge mounting section of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing an ink cartridge according to an embodiment of the present invention being mounted to a cartridge mounting portion;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of an ink cartridge of an embodiment of the present invention mounted in place in a cartridge mounting portion;

FIG. 6 is another perspective view of the ink cartridge according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an ink cartridge according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an ink cartridge according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a perspective view of an ink cartridge according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a perspective view of an ink cartridge according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a perspective view of an ink cartridge according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the reference numerals:

1-ink cartridge; 11-a housing;

111-a front surface; 112-upper surface;

113-a rear surface; 114-lower surface;

115-side surface; 12-a shell body;

13-a bump; 14-an operating part;

141-an operation surface; 142-a groove;

143-hollow holes; 144-anti-slip groove;

145-thin walled end; 20-a chip board;

21-a chip rack; 22-a first shade;

23-a second shade; 24-an ink outlet;

25-avoiding space; 26-a stop plate;

27-a guide plate; 51-insertion direction;

52-removal direction; 53-down orientation;

54-up direction; 55-right direction;

56-left direction; 57-anterior direction;

58-rear direction; 100-cartridge mounting section;

101-a mounting port; 102-ink needles;

103-a stylus; 104-a first sensor;

105-a second sensor; 106-positioning rod;

107-locking part.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without making creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless explicitly defined otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can include, for example, fixed connections, removable connections, or integral connections; may be mechanically coupled, may be electrically coupled or may be in communication with each other; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.

In the present application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "on" or "under" a second feature may be directly contacting the second feature or the first and second features may be indirectly contacting the second feature through intervening media. Also, a first feature "on," "above," and "over" a second feature may be directly on or obliquely above the second feature, or simply mean that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

In the description above, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., are intended to mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

In the related art, the ink cartridge is configured to pivot between a first posture and a second posture. When the ink cartridge is in the first posture, the locking surface contacts the locking portion and restricts the ink cartridge from moving in the removal direction with respect to the cartridge mounting portion of the ink jet printer; when the ink cartridge is in the second posture, the locking surface is positioned farther in a lower direction than the locking portion. When it is necessary to remove the ink cartridge, the ink cartridge will pivot from the first posture to the second posture, the ink cartridge pivots clockwise about the pivot center, thereby releasing the lock of the ink cartridge in the cartridge mounting portion of the ink jet printer. However, in the process of unlocking the ink cartridge in the cartridge mounting portion of the ink jet printer, the ink cartridge is displaced in the up-down direction in which the ink outlet of the ink cartridge extends obliquely to the ink needle, and such up-down displacement may cause an ink leakage problem between the ink outlet of the ink cartridge and the ink needle. It should be noted that, when the extending direction of the ink outlet of the ink cartridge is parallel to the ink needle, the ink leakage between the ink outlet of the ink cartridge and the ink needle is not caused.

In order to solve the problem, the utility model provides an ink box removes the sticking portion matched with the box installation department protruding on with the casing, sets up the operation portion and dodges the space simultaneously on the casing, dodges the space and is used for dodging the sticking portion of box installation department when the ink horn inserts in the box installation department to can make the direction of motion of ink horn parallel with the direction of insertion through the operation portion when the installation or take out the ink horn, the ink horn can not produce the displacement on the up-and-down direction, and then can avoid appearing leaking black problem.

The ink cartridge and the ink jet printer provided by the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the following embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an ink cartridge according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a cartridge mounting section of the present invention; fig. 3 is a sectional view of the cartridge mounting section of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing an ink cartridge mounted to a cartridge mounting portion according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 5 is a schematic view of an ink cartridge installed in place in a cartridge installation part according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1, an embodiment of the present invention provides an ink cartridge 1, which includes a casing 11 and a chip board 20. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the direction in which the ink cartridge 1 is inserted into the cartridge mounting portion 100 is defined as an insertion direction 51; the direction in which the ink cartridge 1 is removed from the cartridge mounting portion 100 is defined as a removal direction 52, and the removal direction 52 is opposite to the insertion direction 51. The insertion direction 51 is parallel to the extending direction of the ink needle 102 of the cartridge mounting portion 100, and the insertion direction 51 may or may not be horizontal. In the present embodiment, the insertion direction 51 is horizontal and the removal direction 52 is horizontal.

The direction of gravity of the ink cartridge 1 is defined as the lower direction 53; the direction opposite to the direction of gravity is defined as the upper direction 54; the directions orthogonal to the insertion direction 51 and the lower direction 53 will be defined as a right direction 55 and a left direction 56. In a state where the ink cartridge 1 has been inserted into the cartridge mounting portion 100, when the ink cartridge 1 is viewed in the removal direction 52, a direction extending rightward is defined as a right direction 55, and a direction extending leftward is defined as a left direction 56. The insertion direction 51 may be referred to as a front direction 57 and the removal direction 52 may be referred to as a rear direction 58.

The casing 11 is a container for holding ink, has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and has a front surface 111, an upper surface 112, a rear surface 113, a lower surface 114, and a side surface 115. The front surface 111, the upper surface 112, the rear surface 113, the lower surface 114, and the side surface 115 in this embodiment are not necessarily flat surfaces, and there may be protrusions or depressions.

Front surface 111 faces forward direction 57, rear surface 113 faces rearward direction 58, upper surface 112 faces upward direction 54, lower surface 114 faces downward direction 53, and side surface 115 faces right direction 55 and left direction 56.

The upper surface 112 is provided with a chip frame 21, wherein the chip frame 21 is mounted with a chip board 20, in the embodiment, the chip board 20 is mounted in the chip frame 21 by means of plug-in snap-fit.

The chip board 20 stores variable ink amount information, and the chip board 20 is used for contacting with a contact pin of the cartridge mounting portion 100 along the up-down direction of the case 11. The chip board 20 is located on the upper surface 112 in the up-down direction of the case 11, most of the chip board 20 is covered with the chip holder 21, and only the electrical interface is exposed at a position where it can contact the contact pins 103 of the cartridge mounting section 100.

The rear side of the chip frame 21 is provided with a first shielding portion 22, and the first shielding portion 22 is disposed on the upper surface 112 for shielding the light from propagating.

The rear side of the first shielding portion 22 in the rear direction 58 is provided with a second shielding portion 23, and the second shielding portion 23 also performs a light blocking function when the ink cartridge 1 is mounted to the cartridge mounting portion 100 of the ink jet printer.

The front surface 111 of the housing 11 is provided with an ink outlet 24, the ink outlet 24 extending in the forward direction 57 from the front surface 111, the ink outlet 24 being for connection with the ink needle 102 of the cartridge mounting portion 100 of the ink jet printer. In the present embodiment, the ink outlet 24 is located below the chip board 20 in the up-down direction of the case 11.

As shown in fig. 1 and 3, the casing 11 has an operation portion 14 and a relief space 25, the relief space 25 is provided on an upper side of the casing 11, and the relief space 25 is used to relieve the lock portion 107 of the cartridge mounting portion 100 when the ink cartridge 1 is inserted into the cartridge mounting portion 100. It should be noted that the locking portion 107 may be a metal rod.

An operation portion 14 is provided on the rear side of the housing 11, the operation portion 14 being used to make the moving direction of the ink cartridge 1 parallel to the insertion direction 51 when the ink cartridge 1 is mounted or removed. Specifically, the operation portion 14 can facilitate the operation of the ink cartridge 1 by the user, and the user can mount and remove the ink cartridge 1 through the operation portion 14.

The rear side of the upper surface 112 of the housing 11 is provided with a stopper plate 26 for positioning the ink cartridge 1 when the ink cartridge 1 is inserted into the cartridge mounting portion 100.

In front of the stopper plate 26 is a guide plate 27, the guide plate 27 being for guiding the insertion of the ink cartridge 1 into the cartridge mounting portion 100 in the insertion direction 51. Specifically, the guide plate 27 and the upper surface 112 of the housing 11 enclose an avoidance space 25.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the cartridge mounting section 100 is a hollow chamber in which four ink cartridges 1 corresponding to cyan, magenta, yellow, and black can be mounted through the mounting ports 101. The cartridge mounting portion 100 includes an ink needle 102, a contact pin 103, a first sensor 104, a second sensor 105, and a positioning lever 106 for each ink cartridge 1, wherein each of the first sensor 104 and the second sensor 105 is composed of a pair of optical sensors, one end of which is a light emitter and the other end of which is a light receiver. The first sensor 104 is located in front of the second sensor 105 in the front direction 57. The positioning rod 106 is a long metal rod in this embodiment.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, when the ink cartridge 1 is attached in the cartridge mounting portion 100, the ink needle 102 is connected to the ink outlet 24 of the ink cartridge 1 to supply ink to the cartridge mounting portion 100 from the ink cartridge 1, the first shielding portion 22 shields the signal from the first sensor 104 or changes the path of the signal from the first sensor 104, the contact pin 103 is electrically contacted to the chip board 20 of the ink cartridge 1 to realize the connection of an electrical signal for reading the information stored in the chip board 20, the second sensor 105 is shielded by the second shielding portion 23 of the ink cartridge 1 to shield the signal from the second sensor 105 or change the path of the signal from the second sensor 105, and the positioning rod 106 is abutted to the stop plate 26 of the ink cartridge 1 to position the ink cartridge 1 in the cartridge mounting portion 100.

The ink cartridge 1 is mounted into the hollow cavity in the insertion direction 51 through the mounting port 101 in the cartridge mounting portion 100, at which time at least a portion of the upper surface 112 and the lower surface 114 of the ink cartridge 1 will contact the inner wall of the cartridge mounting portion 100. The positioning rod 106 of the cartridge mounting portion 100 is in contact with the guide plate 27 of the ink cartridge 1, and the ink cartridge 1 is gradually moved toward the cartridge mounting portion 100 in the front direction 57 by the movement of the guide plate 27 along the positioning rod 106 in the insertion direction 51.

As the ink cartridge 1 is inserted, the positioning rod 106 of the cartridge mounting portion 100 moves along the guide plate 27 to the stopper plate 26, and abuts against the stopper plate 26, that is, means that the ink cartridge 1 is mounted in place in the cartridge mounting portion 100, and the user can stop pressing the operating portion 14 in the insertion direction 51 by the feedback of this abutment. When the ink cartridge 1 is mounted in place in the cartridge mounting portion 100, the ink outlet 24 of the ink cartridge 1 is connected to the ink needle 102 of the cartridge mounting portion 100, the chip board 20 of the ink cartridge 1 is electrically connected to the contact pin 103 of the cartridge mounting portion 100, and the first sensor 104 detects the type or style of the ink cartridge 1 by the change of the electrical signal due to the shielding of the first shielding portion 22. When the ink cartridge 1 is mounted in place, the second sensor 105 is shielded by the second shielding portion 23.

The float 28 is disposed inside the ink cartridge 1, when the amount of ink in the ink cartridge 1 is consumed, the float 28 rotates, the baffle plate at the second shielding portion 23 on the upper end of the float 28 displaces, the second shielding portion 23 cancels shielding of the second sensor 105 at this time, the signal of the second sensor 105 changes, and the change of the amount of ink in the ink cartridge 1 is detected, so that the amount of ink is detected.

Positional relationship of the upper surface 112 of the case 11 with respect to the chip plate 20, the first and

second shielding portions

22 and 23, and the stopper plate 26: when the ink cartridge 1 is mounted in the cartridge mounting portion 100, the first shielding portion 22 and the second shielding portion 23 are located above the upper surface 112 of the case 11, i.e., above the chip board 20, in the up-down direction of the case 11. The chip plate 20, the first shielding portion 22, the second shielding portion 23, and the stopper plate 26 are sequentially arranged along the insertion direction 51.

The stopper plate 26 of the ink cartridge 1 is provided on the rear side of the upper surface 112 of the ink cartridge 1 in this embodiment to abut against the positioning lever 106 of the cartridge mounting portion 100. It is to be noted that the ink cartridge 1 and the cartridge mounting portion 100 may be positioned not only at this point, but also by providing the stopper plate 26 on the front surface 111 of the ink cartridge 1, and the position of the ink cartridge 1 in the cartridge mounting portion 100 may be controlled by adjusting the size or length of the protrusion protruding outward from the front surface 111, that is, the position of the ink cartridge 1 may be positioned by the abutment of the front surface 111 with the inner wall surface of the cartridge mounting portion 100. The abutment surface of the ink cartridge 1 with the cartridge mounting portion 100 faces the insertion direction 51.

When the ink cartridge 1 is required to be inserted into the cartridge mounting portion 100, the user only needs to push the operating portion 14 forward, the ink cartridge 1 can move along the insertion direction 51, the insertion direction 51 is a horizontal direction, and the avoiding space 25 can avoid the locking portion 107 of the cartridge mounting portion 100; when the ink cartridge 1 needs to be taken out from the cartridge mounting portion 100, the user only needs to pull the operating portion 14 backwards, the ink cartridge 1 can move along the removing direction 52, the removing direction 52 is a horizontal direction, and the removing direction 52 is consistent with the extending direction of the ink outlet 24, so that the ink cartridge 1 is prevented from being displaced in the up-down direction, damage caused by excessive extrusion between the chip board 20 and the contact pins 103 is prevented, and the service life of the product is prolonged.

It should be noted that, when the ink cartridge 1 is inserted into the cartridge mounting portion 100 of the ink jet printer and the ink needle 102 is inserted through the ink outlet 24, the escape space 25 of the ink cartridge 1 escapes from the locking portion 107 of the cartridge mounting portion 100, so that the ink cartridge 1 can be prevented from pivoting around the pivot center, which is the center of the ink outlet 24, and therefore, when the ink cartridge 1 is mounted or removed, the movement direction of the ink cartridge 1 can be made parallel to the insertion direction 51 by the operating portion 14, the ink cartridge 1 cannot be displaced in the up-down direction of the housing 11, and the problem of ink leakage can be avoided.

Alternatively, the case 11 includes a case main body 12, a projection 13, and an operation portion 14, the projection 13 being disposed at a rear side of the case main body 12, the operation portion 14 including an operation panel perpendicularly connected to the projection 13, the operation panel being provided with an operation surface 141 for taking out the ink cartridge 1, the operation surface 141 facing the front surface 111.

Wherein, the case main body 12, the projection 13 and the operation portion 14 may be integrally formed. The projection 13 projects outward from the rear side of the case main body 12, and it is understood that the surfaces are not necessarily flat surfaces in the present embodiment, and there may be projections or depressions. Both the case main body 12 and the bump 13 may be used to store ink.

The shape of the operation panel may be square. The operation panel may be connected to the boss 13 perpendicularly in the vertical direction of the housing 11, or may be connected to the boss 13 perpendicularly in the horizontal direction of the housing 11.

The surface of the operation portion 14 facing the rear direction 58 is also a part of the rear surface 113, and the user mounts the ink cartridge into the cartridge mounting portion 100 by pushing the rear side of the operation portion 14.

When the ink cartridge 1 needs to be taken out of the cartridge mounting portion 100, the user pulls the operation surface 141 of the operation portion 14 backward, and the ink cartridge 1 can be moved in the removal direction 52, where the removal direction 52 is a horizontal direction.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 1, the operating portion 14 may include two operating plates provided on the upper and lower sides of the projection 13, respectively, the two operating plates and the case main body 12 enclosing two recesses 142. With the two recesses 142, the user's finger operation can be facilitated to remove the ink cartridge 1 from the cartridge mounting portion 100.

Fig. 6 is another perspective view of the ink cartridge according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 6, the operation portion 14 includes an operation plate disposed on the upper side of the projection 13, and the operation plate and the case main body 12 enclose a recess 142. The operation of the user's finger is facilitated by one of the recesses 142 to facilitate the user's removal of the ink cartridge 1 from the cartridge mounting portion 100.

In other implementations, the operating portion includes an operating plate disposed on the underside of the tab 13, the operating plate and the housing body 12 enclosing a recess 142.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of an ink cartridge according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 7, the housing 11 includes a housing main body 12, a projection 13, and an operating portion 14, the projection 13 being disposed at a rear side of the housing main body 12, and the operating portion 14 including an operating plate vertically connected to the housing main body 12 and the projection 13, respectively.

Here, the operation plate may be provided with a hollow hole 143, the hollow hole 143 extends along the left-right direction of the housing 11, and a surface facing the front surface 111 in the hollow hole 143 is the operation surface 141. The user can pull out the ink cartridge 1 in the removing direction 52 through the hollow hole 143 of the operation portion 14.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of an ink cartridge according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 8, the housing 11 includes a case main body 12, a projection 13, and an operation portion 14, the projection 13 being disposed at a rear side of the case main body 12, and the operation portion 14 including an operation plate vertically connected to the case main body 12 and the projection 13, respectively.

The operation panel is provided with operation surfaces 141 for taking out the ink cartridge 1, and the operation surfaces 141 are located on both left and right sides of the operation panel.

The operation surface 141 is provided with an anti-slip groove 144. When the user pulls the ink cartridge along the removing direction 52 through the anti-slip groove 144 on the operation surface 141, the friction between the user's finger and the operation portion 14 can be increased, and the slip between the user's finger and the operation portion 14 can be avoided.

In an alternative embodiment, the operating surface 141 is provided with a plurality of anti-slip protrusions, the anti-slip protrusions are rectangular, the anti-slip protrusions are spaced apart from each other, and the grooves between the anti-slip protrusions are anti-slip grooves 144.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of an ink cartridge according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 9, the housing 11 includes a case main body 12, a boss 13, and an operation portion 14, the boss 13 being provided on the rear side of the case main body 12, the operation portion 14 including an operation plate located on the upper side of the boss 13, the operation plate being connected to the case main body 12.

Wherein the operation panel and the case main body 12 can be connected obliquely.

The operation panel is provided with an operation surface 141, the operation surface 141 is located at the upper and lower sides of the operation panel, and the operation surface 141 is provided with an anti-slip groove 144. When the user pulls the ink cartridge along the removing direction 52 through the anti-slip groove 144 on the operation surface 141, the friction between the user's finger and the operation portion 14 can be increased, and the slip between the user's finger and the operation portion 14 can be avoided.

In an alternative embodiment, the upper and lower sides of the operation panel are provided with operation surfaces 141, the operation surfaces 141 are disposed obliquely relative to the upper surface 112, a plurality of anti-skid protrusions are disposed on the operation surfaces 141, the anti-skid protrusions are rectangular, the anti-skid protrusions are spaced from each other, and the grooves between the anti-skid protrusions are anti-skid grooves 144.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of an ink cartridge according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention; fig. 11 is a perspective view of an ink cartridge according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 10, the housing 11 includes a case main body 12, a boss 13, and an operation portion 14, the boss 13 being provided on the rear side of the case main body 12, the operation portion 14 including an operation plate located on the upper side of the boss 13, the operation plate being connected to the case main body 12.

Wherein the operation panel and the case main body 12 can be vertically connected. The operation panel is provided with operation surfaces 141, the operation surfaces 141 are located at upper and lower sides of the case operation panel, and the operation surfaces 141 are provided with anti-slip grooves 144. When the user pulls the ink cartridge along the removing direction 52 through the anti-slip groove 144 on the operation surface 141, the friction between the user's finger and the operation portion 14 can be increased, and the slip between the user's finger and the operation portion 14 can be avoided.

In an alternative embodiment, the upper and lower sides of the operation panel are provided with operation surfaces 141, the operation surfaces 141 are arranged in parallel with respect to the upper surface 112, a plurality of anti-skid protrusions are arranged on the operation surfaces 141, the anti-skid protrusions are rectangular, the anti-skid protrusions are arranged at intervals, and the grooves between the anti-skid protrusions are anti-skid grooves 144.

Further, as shown in fig. 11, the operation plate has a thin-walled end 145, the thin-walled end 145 being perpendicularly connected to the case main body 12, the thin-walled end 145 being for allowing the operation plate to be elastically movable in the up-down direction of the case 11 with respect to the case main body 12. The operation portion 14 can be elastically moved in the up-down direction of the housing 11 with respect to the case main body 12 by the thin-walled end 145, and the operation portion 14 can be prevented from being damaged by collision.

The thin-walled end 145 may be formed by thinning an end portion of the operation plate.

The embodiment of the utility model provides an ink-jet printer, which comprises a cartridge mounting part 100 and an ink cartridge 1; the ink cartridge 1 is detachably mounted in the cartridge mounting portion 100.

The ink cartridge 1 in this embodiment has the same structure as the ink cartridges provided in any of the embodiments described above, and can bring about the same or similar technical effects, and details are not repeated here, and specific reference may be made to the description of the embodiments described above.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit the same; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the scope of the invention in its corresponding aspects.

Claims

1. An ink cartridge, comprising a case and a chip board;

the casing is provided with an upper surface, a front surface and a rear surface, the front surface is provided with an ink outlet, the ink outlet extends along an insertion direction, and the ink outlet is used for being connected with an ink needle of a box mounting part of the ink-jet printer;

a chip board provided on an upper surface of the case, the chip board storing variable ink amount information, the chip board being for contact with the contact pins of the cartridge mounting portion in an up-down direction of the case;

2. The ink cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the case includes a case main body, a projection provided at a rear side of the case main body, and an operation portion including an operation plate vertically connected to the projection in an up-down direction of the case;

3. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 2, wherein the operation portion includes two operation plates provided on upper and lower sides of the projection, respectively, the two operation plates and the case main body enclosing two recesses; or the like, or, alternatively,

the operating part comprises the operating plate, the operating plate is arranged on the upper side of the lug, and the operating plate and the shell main body enclose a groove; or the like, or, alternatively,

4. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 2, wherein the operation portion includes one of the operation plates, the operation plate being vertically connected to the case main body, the operation plate being provided with a hollow hole extending in a left-right direction of the case.

5. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 1, wherein the case includes a case main body, a projection provided at a rear side of the case main body, and an operation part including an operation panel vertically connected to the case main body and the projection, respectively, the operation panel being provided with operation surfaces for taking out the ink cartridge, the operation surfaces being located at left and right sides of the operation panel, the operation surfaces being provided with anti-slip grooves.

6. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 1, wherein the case includes a case main body, a projection provided at a rear side of the case main body, and an operation portion including an operation plate located at an upper side of the projection, the operation plate being connected to the case main body.

7. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 6, wherein the operation plate is connected to the case main body in an inclined manner, the operation plate is provided with operation surfaces for taking out the ink cartridge, the operation surfaces are positioned at upper and lower sides of the operation plate, and the operation surfaces are provided with anti-slip grooves.

8. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 6, wherein the operation plate is vertically connected to the case main body, the operation plate is provided with operation surfaces for taking out the ink cartridge, the operation surfaces are located at upper and lower sides of the operation plate, and the operation surfaces are provided with anti-slip grooves.

9. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 8, wherein the operation plate has a thin-walled end vertically connected to the case main body for elastically moving the operation plate with respect to the case main body in an up-down direction of the case.

10. The ink cartridge as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein an upper surface of the case is provided with a guide plate and a stopper plate, the stopper plate being provided at a rear side of the upper surface, the guide plate being provided at a front side of the stopper plate, the stopper plate being for positioning a position of the ink cartridge when the ink cartridge is inserted into the cartridge mounting part, the guide plate being for guiding the insertion of the ink cartridge into the cartridge mounting part;

the guide plate and the upper surface of the shell enclose the avoidance space.