CN219338995U - Ink collecting container - Google Patents
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The application relates to the field of printing technology, in particular to an ink collecting container for collect the ink of storing in printer ink tank, include: a container body portion having elasticity, the container body portion being capable of being deformed by compression and self-restoring; an ink collecting tube attached to the container body; when ink is collected, the ink collecting pipe is inserted into the printer ink tank, the container main body part is extruded, and the ink in the printer ink tank is collected into the container main body part through the ink collecting pipe; when ink is discharged, the ink collecting pipe is inserted into the printer ink tank, and the container main body part is extruded to enable the ink to be discharged to the printer ink tank through the ink collecting pipe. The ink in the ink tank can be collected through the atmospheric pressure by extruding the container main body part with elasticity, so that the ink leakage is prevented, the safe secondary conveying is ensured, and the ink can be conveyed back to the ink tank by extruding the container main body part when being discharged, so that the ink can be reused conveniently.
Description
Technical Field
The application relates to the field of printing technology, in particular to an ink collecting container.
Background
An inkjet printer is known, and after the start of use, in some cases, in order to change the layout or move to another location, the printer needs to be transported to another installation site (hereinafter, such transportation will be referred to as "second transportation"). When the secondary conveyance is performed in a state where the ink tank of the printer is filled with a large amount of ink, for example, the ink may leak from the ink tank itself or a connection portion of a tube through which the ink is supplied to the recording head, while also causing conveyance inconvenience.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to overcome the problems of the prior art described above, the present application provides an ink collecting container which can empty ink in an ink tank when in transportation, prevent ink leakage, and can safely carry out secondary transportation while ensuring that the ink in the ink collecting container is reused.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the present application specifically adopts the following technical scheme:
the application provides an ink collection container for collecting ink stored in a printer ink tank, comprising: a container body portion having elasticity, the container body portion being capable of being deformed by extrusion; an ink collecting tube attached to the container body; when ink is collected, the ink collecting pipe is inserted into the printer ink tank, the container main body part is extruded, and the ink in the printer ink tank is collected into the container main body part through the ink collecting pipe; when ink is discharged, the ink collecting pipe is inserted into the printer ink tank, and the ink is discharged to the printer ink tank through the ink collecting pipe. The ink in the ink tank can be collected through the atmospheric pressure by extruding the container main body part with elasticity, so that the ink leakage is prevented, the safe secondary conveying is ensured, and the ink can be conveyed back to the ink tank by extruding the container main body part when being discharged, so that the ink can be reused conveniently.
The ink collecting tube is movably mounted to the container body. By moving the ink collecting tube, the position of the port of the ink collecting tube in the container main body is adjusted, so that the ink can be fully collected in the container main body or fully discharged from the container main body, and the residue and waste of the ink are reduced.
In some embodiments, the wall of the ink collection tube is provided with an ink discharge hole, which is located in the container body; when ink is discharged, the ink is discharged from the ink discharge hole. Through the ink discharge hole arranged on the wall of the ink collecting pipe, when ink is discharged, the ink in the main body part of the container can be thoroughly and fully discharged by changing the position of the ink discharge hole, so that the waste is reduced, the stroke of the ink collecting pipe is reduced, and the operation is convenient.
In some embodiments, the container body further mounts a sealing member mounted at the junction of the container body and the ink collection tube; when ink is collected, the ink collecting pipe is moved, so that the sealing part seals the ink discharging hole, and the ink sequentially passes through the two ends of the ink collecting pipe and enters the main body part of the container; when ink is discharged, the ink collecting pipe is moved to separate the ink discharging hole from the sealing member, and ink is discharged from the ink discharging hole, so that the ink tank can be ensured to be evacuated, and pollution caused by ink in the ink collecting pipe outside the ink discharging pipe through the ink discharging hole can be prevented.
In some embodiments, the ink collection tube has first and second openings respectively provided at both ends thereof, the second opening being located inside the container body portion, and the first opening being located outside the container body portion.
In some embodiments, the ink collecting container further includes a snap member for fixing the ink collecting tube, the snap member being installed at a junction of the container body part and the ink collecting tube, the snap member being for preventing the ink collecting tube from moving up and down without an external force.
In some embodiments, the container body defines a finish, and the ink collection tube is mounted to the finish.
In some embodiments, the ink collection container further includes a cap member for sealing the ink collection tube, the cap member being removably mounted to the ink collection tube. The cap member may be capped onto the first opening of the ink collection tube to seal the ink collection tube.
The two ends of the ink collecting pipe are respectively provided with a first opening and a second opening, the second opening is positioned in the container main body part, and the first opening is positioned at the outer side of the container main body part; the second opening is along the axis of the ink collecting pipe towards the direction close to the inside of the container main body part, and the distance from the second opening to the inner wall of the container main body part is h; the ink collecting tube has a first state for collecting ink and a second state for discharging ink; in the first state, h=h 1 ，h 1 The ink collecting pipe is used as a gas channel for exhausting gas and a liquid channel for sucking ink; in the second state, h=h 2 ，0≤h 2 ＜h 1 A liquid ink discharge passage is formed between the ink discharge hole and the first opening, and a gas passage through which gas flows is formed between the first opening and the second opening.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model, the drawings that are needed in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it being obvious that the drawings in the following description are only one embodiment of the present utility model, and that other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.
Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a printer ink tank according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Fig. 2 is a schematic view of an ink collecting container according to an embodiment of the present application.
Fig. 3 is a schematic view of another direction of the ink collecting container according to the first embodiment of the present application.
Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an ink collecting container according to a second embodiment of the present utility model when the ink collecting container is normally placed before collection.
Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of an ink collecting container according to a second embodiment of the present application.
Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of another direction of the ink collecting container according to the second embodiment of the present application.
Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of an ink collecting container according to a second embodiment of the present utility model when the ink collecting container is normally placed when refilled.
Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of an ink collecting container according to a second embodiment of the present application when refilled.
Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view of another direction of refilling of an ink collecting container according to the second embodiment of the present application.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the present application will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.
It should be understood that the described embodiments are merely some, but not all, embodiments of the utility model. All other embodiments, based on the embodiments herein, which would be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the present application.
As shown in fig. 1 to 9, an ink collecting container 10 for recovering ink in a printing apparatus or supplying ink to the printing apparatus, a printer ink tank 20 for storing ink is provided in the printing apparatus (e.g., an inkjet printer), and the ink collecting container 10 is capable of recovering or discharging ink on the printer ink tank 20. The structure of the printing apparatus is prior art and will not be described here.
Referring to fig. 1, the printer ink tank 20 includes an ink storage portion 21 and at least one filling port 22 provided on the ink storage portion 21, and the ink collecting container 10 can communicate into the ink storage portion 21 through the filling port 22 for recovering or discharging ink in the ink storage portion 21 of the printer ink tank 20.
Example 1
As shown in fig. 2 to 5, the ink collecting container 10 includes a container main body 11 and an ink collecting tube 12, the container main body 11 being capable of being deformed by pressing and having elasticity capable of automatically returning the container main body 11 to an original state, the ink collecting tube 12 being mounted on the container main body with one end thereof being located in the container main body 11 for communicating with the container main body 11 and the other end thereof being located outside the container main body 11; when the ink collecting container 10 is communicated with the printer ink tank 20, one end of the ink collecting pipe 12 can be inserted into the ink storing part 21 through the filling opening 22, the container main body part 11 is extruded, the container main body part 11 is deformed, and the container main body part 11 generates negative pressure due to the atmospheric pressure and the elastic restoring force of the container, so that suction force is formed, and the ink in the ink storing part 21 can be collected into the container main body part 11 through the ink collecting pipe 12; meanwhile, when the ink is stored in the container main body 11, the ink collecting tube 12 is inserted into the filling port 22 so that the container main body 11 is positioned above the ink tank 20, and the ink in the container main body 11 is pushed out of the container main body 11 by gravity and discharged into the ink storage 21, or the container main body 11 is pushed to accelerate the outflow of the ink into the ink storage 21.
Specifically, the material of the container body 11 is an elastic material that can be deformed by being extruded and automatically elastically restored, such as rubber, latex, bag, special plastic material, etc., but is not limited thereto, and the shape of the container body 11 may be cylindrical, square, etc., and the function of containing ink is achieved, and is not limited thereto.
The container main body 11 is provided with a bottle mouth, the two ends of the ink collecting pipe 12 are respectively provided with a first opening 121 and a second opening 122, the ink collecting pipe 12 is movably inserted into the bottle mouth of the container main body, the ink collecting pipe 12 is fixed on the bottle mouth, the second opening 122 of the ink collecting pipe 12 is positioned in the container main body 11, the first opening 121 is positioned at the outer side of the container main body 11, and the container main body 11 can absorb ink from the ink tank 20 of the printer through the ink collecting pipe 12; and the second opening 122 is disposed in a direction along the axis of the ink collecting tube 12 beyond the bottle mouth, i.e., at a position near the inner bottom of the container body 11, defining a distance h between the second opening 122 and the bottom of the container body 11, through which ink absorbed in the ink collecting tube 12 flows into the container body 11, and the second opening 122 is located at a distance from the inner bottom of the container body 11, facilitating inflow of ink.
The first opening 121 of the ink collecting tube 12 can be directly inserted into the filling opening 22, and when collecting ink, h=h 1 Design h 1, By squeezing the container body 11 > 0, the gas in the container body 11 is discharged out of the container body 11 through the ink collecting tube 12, the container body 11 is deformed, and the container body 11 is elastically restored, so that the ink is absorbed into the container body 11 through the filling port 22 and the ink collecting tube 12 in this order; when collecting again, the container body 11 is pressed again, taking care not to make the ink level in the container body 11 exceed the second opening 122, ensuring that the ink does not flow back to the printer ink tank 20, repeating the operation until the ink in the ink storage portion 21 of the printer ink tank 20 is absorbed. The filling port 22 is only shown by way of example, and is equally applicable to other printers provided with such filling ports.
At the time of discharging ink, the ink collecting tube 12 is moved, at which time h=h 2 Design h 2 ＞h 1 The second opening 122 is positioned close to the bottle mouth, so that the ink can be fully discharged, the residue is reduced, and the waste is avoided.
The ink collecting tube 12 may be an integrally formed hollow tube, or may be a plurality of hollow tubes connected together, and in this embodiment, the ink collecting tube 12 is an integrally formed hollow tube.
The clamping piece 14 is installed to bottleneck department, and clamping piece 14 sets up at bottleneck inner wall, contradicts in the outer wall of ink collecting pipe 12, and in this embodiment, clamping piece 14 is the rubber circle, and clamping piece 14 is interference fit with ink collecting pipe 12, can fix ink collecting pipe 12, prevents that ink collecting pipe 12 from reciprocating under the condition that does not have external force.
Further, a cap member is mounted on the first opening 121 to seal the ink collecting tube 12. The cap member herein may be a cap, a plug or a tubular member, without limitation.
The working process of the embodiment is as follows: when collecting ink, the ink collecting tube 12 is moved so that the second opening 122 is located at a position away from the bottle mouth and close to the bottom of the inner side of the container main body 11, the first opening 121 is inserted into the filling port 22, the container main body 11 is squeezed, ink is flowed from the printer ink tank 20 into the container main body through the first opening 121 and the second opening 122 by atmospheric pressure, and then the cap member is attached to the first opening 121, so that the ink collecting container can be transported.
When ink is discharged, the ink collecting tube 12 is moved so that the second opening 122 is positioned close to the bottle mouth, and the container body 11 is pressed to sufficiently discharge ink.
Example 2
Except for the same portions as those described above, this embodiment is different in that the wall of the ink collecting tube 12 is also provided with an ink discharge hole 123, the ink discharge hole 123 being located inside the container main body portion 11, the ink discharge hole 123 being close to the bottle mouth.
The bottle mouth is also provided with a sealing part 13, the sealing part 13 is a rubber sealing ring, the sealing part 13 is arranged on the inner wall of the bottle mouth, and the ink collecting pipe 12 is in interference fit with the sealing part 13, so that the air tightness between the ink collecting pipe 12 and the sealing part 13 meets the sealing requirement.
When ink is collected, the ink collecting tube 12 is moved, and the ink discharge hole 123 is located at the sealing member 13, at this time, the sealing member 13 abuts against the ink discharge hole 123, sealing of the ink discharge hole 123 is ensured, and since the ink discharge hole 123 near the bottle mouth is sealed, the ink is pressed against the container main body 11, and the ink enters the container main body 11 from the second opening 122 near the bottom of the inner side of the container main body 11, the space in the container main body 11 can be fully utilized, and the ink can be filled in the container main body 11 as much as possible.
When ink is discharged, the ink collecting tube 12 is moved, the container main body 11 is inverted, the bottle mouth is contacted with the filling opening 22, the ink discharge hole 123 is close to the bottle mouth, the ink in the container main body 11 can flow into the ink collecting tube 12 completely and then is filled into the ink tank 20 of the printer, the residual ink in the container main body 11 is reduced, in the embodiment, the shape of the ink discharge hole 123 is not limited, and the ink in the container main body can be discharged in a maximum amount, so long as the ink residual is reduced.
The working process of the utility model is as follows:
as shown in fig. 4-6, when ink is collected, the ink collection tube 12 is moved, at which time h=h 1 Design h 1 > 0, and the ink discharge hole 123 is positioned at the sealing member 13, the ink collecting container 10 is inverted, the first opening 121 of the ink collecting tube 12 thereof is inserted into the filling port 22 of the ink tank 20, the container main body portion 11 is pressed, and the ink flows through the first opening 121, the ink collecting tube 12 and finally enters the container main body portion 11 from the second opening 122 near the bottom of the bottle, so that the ink fills the container main body portion 11.
As shown in fig. 7 to 9, the ink in the ink collecting container 10 can also be reused, and when it is required to refill the ink tank 20 with the ink in the ink collecting container 10, the ink collecting tube 12 is moved by an external force to disengage the ink discharging hole 123 from the seal of the seal member 13, and at this time, let h=h 2 H is designed to be 0 to or less 2 ＜h 1 The ink collecting container 10 is inverted so that the first opening of the ink collecting tube 12 is inserted into the filling port 22 of the ink tank 20, and the container main body 11 is squeezed, and at this time, the ink in the container main body 11 enters the inside of the ink collecting tube 12 through the ink discharge hole 123, flows into the ink storing portion 21 of the ink tank 20 through the first opening, and is reused.
The foregoing is merely a preferred embodiment of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions easily contemplated by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present application should be covered by the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.
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1. An ink collecting container for collecting ink stored in an ink tank of a printer, comprising:
a container body portion having elasticity, the container body portion being capable of being deformed by extrusion;
an ink collecting tube attached to the container body;
when ink is collected, the ink collecting pipe is inserted into the printer ink tank, the container main body part is extruded, and the ink in the printer ink tank is collected into the container main body part through the ink collecting pipe;
when ink is discharged, the ink collecting pipe is inserted into the printer ink tank, and the ink is discharged to the printer ink tank through the ink collecting pipe.
2. An ink collecting container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ink collecting tube is movably mounted to the container body.
3. An ink collecting container according to claim 2, wherein a wall of the ink collecting tube is provided with an ink discharge hole, the ink discharge hole being located in the container main body portion;
when ink is discharged, the ink is discharged from the ink discharge hole.
4. An ink collecting container according to claim 3, wherein said container main body portion is further provided with a sealing member, said sealing member being provided at a junction of said container main body portion and said ink collecting tube;
when ink is collected, the ink collecting pipe is moved, the sealing part seals the ink discharging hole, and the ink sequentially passes through the two ends of the ink collecting pipe and enters the container main body part;
when ink is discharged, the ink collecting pipe is moved to separate the ink discharge hole from the sealing member, and ink is discharged from the ink discharge hole.
5. An ink collecting container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the ink collecting tube is provided with a first opening and a second opening at both ends thereof, respectively, the second opening being located inside the container main body portion, and the first opening being located outside the container main body portion.
6. An ink collecting container as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a snap-fit member for securing the ink collecting tube, the snap-fit member being mounted at the junction of the container body portion and the ink collecting tube.
7. An ink collecting container as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the container body is provided with a bottle mouth, and the ink collecting tube is mounted to the bottle mouth.
8. An ink collecting container as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the ink collecting container further comprises a cap member for sealing the ink collecting tube, the cap member being detachably attached to the ink collecting tube.
9. An ink collecting container as claimed in claim 4, wherein,
a first opening and a second opening are respectively formed at two ends of the ink collecting pipe, the second opening is positioned in the container main body, and the first opening is positioned at the outer side of the container main body;
the second opening is arranged along the axis of the ink collecting pipe towards the inner side of the container main body part, and the distance from the second opening to the inner wall of the container main body part is h;
the ink collecting tube has a first state for collecting ink and a second state for discharging ink;
in the first state, the h=h 1 ，h 1 > 0, the ink collecting pipe is used as a gas channel for exhausting gas and a liquid channel for sucking ink;
in the second state, the h=h 2 ，0≤h 2 ＜h 1 A liquid ink discharge channel is formed between the ink discharge hole and the first opening, and a gas channel for circulating gas is formed between the first opening and the second opening.
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