CN219381980U - Ink box - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides an ink box for supplying ink to an inkjet imaging device, which comprises a box body and a raw chip assembly which are connected with each other, wherein the raw chip assembly comprises a raw supporting part and a raw electric contact part which is electrically connected with the inkjet imaging device, the raw supporting part is used for supporting the raw electric contact part, the raw chip assembly is from a recycling ink box or a regeneration ink box, and the raw supporting part is a part of the box body of the recycling ink box or the regeneration ink box; according to the utility model, the original chip of the original ink box and the original supporting part for mounting the original chip are simultaneously dismounted and are simultaneously mounted to the new ink box again, so that the original chip cannot be worn in the recovery process, and the recovery and reutilization of the original chip are realized.

Description

Ink box

Technical Field

The present utility model relates to the field of inkjet imaging, and more particularly, to an ink cartridge detachably mountable to an inkjet imaging apparatus.

Background

The ink cartridge is used for supplying ink to an inkjet image forming apparatus (hereinafter referred to as "apparatus"), and a chip is provided on the ink cartridge, the chip storing information about the ink cartridge, and the chip establishes communication connection with the apparatus after the ink cartridge is mounted to the apparatus.

In order to realize resource recycling and protect the environment, the prior art is used for recycling the used original ink box chip and installing the recycled chip on the new ink box for the second time, so that the new ink box can be used, and the chip of the original ink box is welded on the shell of the ink box to prevent the chip from falling off, therefore, the chip is easily worn by the way of independently disassembling the chip in the process of recycling the chip, and the chip cannot be reused to cause resource waste and environmental pollution.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model provides an ink box for solving the technical problem that chips are easy to wear in the chip recovery process. The specific scheme is as follows:

an ink cartridge for supplying ink to an inkjet image forming apparatus, the ink cartridge comprising a cartridge body and a primitive chip assembly connected to each other, the primitive chip assembly comprising a primitive support portion for supporting a primitive electrical contact portion and a primitive electrical contact portion electrically connected to the inkjet image forming apparatus, the primitive chip assembly being derived from a recovery ink cartridge or a regeneration ink cartridge, the primitive support portion being a part of the recovery ink cartridge or the regeneration ink cartridge body.

The primary electrical contact portion and primary support portion are simultaneously detached from the recovery or regeneration cartridge and simultaneously attached to the cartridge body.

The original supporting part is detached by cutting or carving or releasing the clamping.

The original supporting part is mounted on the box body in a bonding or welding or clamping mode.

Before the original supporting part is combined with the box body, at least one of the original supporting part and the box body is modified.

The ink cartridge further includes an ink outlet provided in the cartridge body for supplying ink to the inkjet image forming apparatus, and a through hole for communicating with the atmosphere, and a shield detachably coupled to the cartridge body for simultaneously sealing the ink outlet and the through hole.

The box body is provided with draw-in groove portion, the guard shield is provided with the buckle portion with draw-in groove portion complex.

The ink cartridge further includes an external blade for electrically connecting with the inkjet image forming apparatus.

The primary chip assembly comprises a primary chip with at least primary electric contact parts, the primary chip stores ink box identification information, and the external piece is used for storing information except the ink box identification information.

According to the utility model, the original chip of the original ink box and the original supporting part for mounting the original chip are simultaneously dismounted and are simultaneously mounted to the new ink box again, so that the original chip cannot be worn in the recovery process, and the recovery and reutilization of the original chip are realized.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an original ink cartridge according to the present utility model.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the ink cartridge according to the present utility model.

Fig. 3 is an exploded view of the ink cartridge according to the present utility model.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a hidden part of the ink cartridge according to the first embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a chip assembly of an ink cartridge according to a first embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a hidden part of the ink cartridge according to the second embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a cartridge according to a second embodiment of the present utility model after a chip module and an external sheet are combined.

Fig. 8 is an exploded view of a chip assembly and an external piece of an ink cartridge according to a second embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 9 and 10 are perspective views showing a combination of a chip assembly and an external sheet of an ink cartridge according to a third embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of an ink cartridge shield according to the present utility model.

Detailed Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an original ink cartridge according to the present utility model; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the ink cartridge according to the present utility model; fig. 3 is an exploded view of the ink cartridge according to the present utility model.

For convenience of description and understanding, the longitudinal direction of the original ink cartridge 200 is defined as the front-rear direction, the width direction of the original ink cartridge 200 is defined as the left-right direction, the height direction of the original ink cartridge 200 is defined as the up-down direction, and the left side of the line of sight is left and the right side of the line of sight is right when viewed from the rear to the front of the original ink cartridge 200, based on the state shown in fig. 1. The front-rear direction, the left-right direction, and the up-down direction intersect each other, and preferably the front-rear direction, the left-right direction, and the up-down direction are perpendicular to each other.

Fig. 1 shows an original ink cartridge 200 of one type, the original ink cartridge 200 is a recovered ink cartridge/regenerated ink cartridge, the recovered ink cartridge/regenerated ink cartridge may be either an empty ink cartridge that is consumed by ink or an ink cartridge that contains ink, further, the recovered ink cartridge is an untreated or treated but untreated ink cartridge after being recovered, and the regenerated ink cartridge is an ink cartridge that is reprocessed or a treated and reusable ink cartridge after being processed. The ink cartridge 200 includes a cartridge body 1', an ink outlet 11', and a cartridge chip assembly 5, the cartridge body 1 'is configured to accommodate ink, the ink outlet 11' and the cartridge chip assembly 5 are disposed below the cartridge body 1', the ink outlet 11' is configured to be connected to an ink suction needle in the apparatus, the cartridge chip assembly 5 includes a cartridge chip 51 (as shown in fig. 4) and a cartridge support 52 (as shown in fig. 4), the cartridge chip 51 includes at least a plurality of cartridge electrical contacts 511 (as shown in fig. 5), the cartridge electrical contacts 511 are configured to be electrically connected to electrical contact pins in the apparatus, at least the cartridge electrical contacts 511 are supported by the cartridge support 52, the cartridge support 52 is integrally or separately formed with the cartridge body 1', and the cartridge support 52 can be considered as a part of the cartridge body 1' after the cartridge 200 is assembled. Alternatively, the original ink cartridge 200 may be an ink cartridge or an ink bag having other structures.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the ink cartridge 100 is a new ink cartridge, the ink cartridge 100 includes a cartridge body 1 and an ink outlet 11 (as shown in fig. 4) provided in the cartridge body 1, the cartridge body 1 is used for containing ink, the ink outlet 11 is used for being connected with an ink suction needle in the device to supply ink to the device, further, the cartridge body 1 in the ink cartridge 100 can be newly injection molded or recycled/regenerated. The cartridge 1 includes front and rear side walls 101 and 102 disposed opposite each other in the front-rear direction, left and right side walls 103 and 104 disposed opposite each other in the left-right direction, and top and bottom walls 106 and 105 disposed opposite each other in the up-down direction (as shown in fig. 4), and in some embodiments, the ink cartridge 100 further includes a cover 2, and the cover 2 may be the top wall 106 or one of the left and right side walls 103 and 104.

Taking one type of the ink cartridge 100 as an example, the ink outlet 11 is located at the bottom wall 105, the cartridge body 1 includes a sponge chamber 12, an ink storage chamber 13 and a gas guide chamber 14, the sponge chamber 12 and the ink storage chamber 13 are used for containing ink, the sponge chamber 12 is located above the ink outlet 11, the sponge chamber 12 is communicated with the ink outlet 11, the ink in the sponge chamber 12 is supplied to the device through the ink outlet 11, the ink storage chamber 13 and the sponge chamber 12 are communicated with each other, the cartridge body 1 further includes a through hole 141 (as shown in fig. 4) provided at the bottom wall 105, the through hole 141 is located in front of the ink outlet 11 in the front-rear direction, further, the through hole 141 is located below the gas guide chamber 14, and the through hole 141 is used for communicating with the atmosphere. The first negative pressure generating part 121 and the second negative pressure generating part 122 are arranged in the box body 1, wherein the first negative pressure generating part 121 is positioned in the sponge cavity 12, the second negative pressure generating part 122 is positioned in the ink outlet 11, and the first negative pressure generating part 121 and the second negative pressure generating part 122 are used for keeping the ink in the sponge cavity 12 so as to prevent the ink from leaking out from the ink outlet 11 to cause pollution. The box body 1 is provided with an air inlet hole 21 and an air guide hole 22, further, the air inlet hole 21 and the air guide hole 22 are arranged on the top wall 106, when the ink cartridge 100 is provided with the cover 2 shown in fig. 2, the air inlet hole 21 and the air guide hole 22 are arranged on the cover 2, the cover 2 is used for covering the sponge cavity 12, the ink storage cavity 13 and the air guide cavity 14, further, the air inlet hole 21 is positioned above the sponge cavity 12, the air guide hole 22 is positioned above the air guide cavity 14, the air inlet hole 21 is communicated with the air guide hole 22, the air guide hole 22 is communicated with the atmosphere, and the upward facing sides of the air inlet hole 21 and the air guide hole 22 are sealed through the membrane 23, so that the atmosphere passes through the air guide cavity 14, the air guide hole 22 and the air inlet hole 21 from the through hole 141 to the sponge cavity 12, and the air pressure inside the ink cartridge 100 is balanced. In some embodiments, the air intake hole 21 may also function as an ink adding hole for adding ink to the ink cartridge 100.

The rear side wall 102 of the ink cartridge 100 is further provided with a handle 3, and further, the handle 3 is disposed obliquely upward from the lower end of the rear side wall 102, so that the user can take the ink cartridge conveniently, and the user experience can be improved.

[ embodiment one ]

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a hidden portion of an ink cartridge according to an embodiment of the present utility model; fig. 5 is a perspective view of a chip assembly of an ink cartridge according to a first embodiment of the present utility model.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the ink cartridge 100 further includes a microchip assembly 5 detached from the ink cartridge 200, further, the microchip assembly 5 may be disposed on the bottom wall 105, the microchip assembly 5 is located at the rear of the ink outlet 11 in the front-rear direction, the primitive support portion 52 is provided with a primitive main plate 521, at least the primitive electrical contact portion 511 is supported by a lower side 521a of the primitive main plate 521, an upper side 521b of the primitive main plate 521 faces the case 1, the primitive support portion 52 is used for coupling with the case 1, for example, coupling may be performed by bonding or welding or clamping, further, the primitive support portion 52 may be coupled with the case 1 through the upper side 521b, or may be coupled with the case 1 through other sides than the upper side 521b and the lower side 521 a.

The raw chip assembly 5 is detached from the raw ink cartridge 200 and is mounted to the box body 1, the mounting position in the box body 1 corresponds to the raw mounting position in the raw ink cartridge 200, and the box body 1 no longer needs to be provided with a structure for fixing the raw chip 51, so that the raw supporting portion 52 and the raw chip 51/the raw electric contact portion 511 are detached at the same time, and the method of mounting the raw supporting portion 52 and the raw chip 51/the raw electric contact portion 511 to the box body 1 can enable the box body 1 to be simple in structure, and meanwhile, if the box body 1 is newly molded, the material consumption of the box body 1 can be reduced, and in addition, damage to the raw chip 51 during independent detachment of the raw chip 51 can be avoided, so that stability and accuracy of communication connection can be ensured. In some embodiments, the original chip assembly 5 may be mounted in a position other than the original mounting position after being detached from the original ink cartridge 200.

Further, the original support portion 52 may be detached from the original ink cartridge 200 by cutting, carving, or releasing engagement, and the like, as long as the original support portion 52 can be detached together with the original chip 51/the original electrical contact portion 511. The case 1 is also provided with a structure to be fitted with the original supporting portion 52 so that the original supporting portion 52 can be mounted.

Further, the combination mode of the original chip assembly 5 and the box body 1 may be bonding, welding or clamping, so long as the original chip assembly 5 can be mounted on the box body 1, so that the ink cartridge 100 can be used, if the welding or clamping mode is adopted, welding wires or buckles can be arranged on the box body 1 in advance, or the original chip assembly 5/box body 1 can be modified according to design requirements, so that the original chip assembly 5 and the box body 1 of the ink cartridge 100 are combined more stably. The ink cartridge 100 shown in the present embodiment is mounted downward and dismounted upward, and further, the present embodiment is also applicable to an ink cartridge mounted forward, an ink cartridge in which the ink outlet 11 is provided in the front side wall 101, an ink cartridge in which the raw chip assembly 5 is provided in the front side wall 101/the upper side wall 106, an ink cartridge without a negative pressure generating member, or the like.

[ example two ]

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a hidden part of the ink cartridge according to the second embodiment of the present utility model; FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a cartridge of a second embodiment of the present utility model after a chip assembly and an external piece are combined; fig. 8 is an exploded view of a chip assembly and an external piece of an ink cartridge according to a second embodiment of the present utility model.

As shown in fig. 6, 7 and 8, the present embodiment provides an external sheet 6 electrically connected to the original chip assembly 5 in the first embodiment. The external sheet 6 is a new chip different from the original chip 51, further, the external sheet 6 is electrically connected to the original chip 51, in this embodiment, the original chip 51 stores the cartridge identification information, for example, the cartridge identification information may be serial number information, so that the image forming apparatus identifies the cartridge 100, and the external sheet 6 is used to store information other than the cartridge identification information, for example, parameter information such as the ink volume and the number of printed pages of the cartridge 100. Preferably, the external sheet 6 is located below the original chip 51 in the up-down direction and covers at least a portion of the original electrical contact portion 511, so that the external sheet 6 can be directly disposed at the original chip 51, and the ink cartridge 100 does not need to be additionally provided with a structure for mounting the external sheet 6, thereby making the structure of the ink cartridge 100 simpler; specifically, the external sheet 6 includes an external sheet storage portion 62 and a plurality of external sheet electrical contact portions 61 electrically connected to the original electrical contact portions 511, the external sheet storage portion 62 is used for storing the above parameter information of the ink cartridge 100, the external sheet electrical contact portions 61 are electrically connected to the electrical contact pins for communication connection with the image forming apparatus, further, the external sheet electrical contact portions 61 have a first contact surface 611 and a second contact surface 612, specifically, the first contact surface 611 is used for electrical connection with the electrical contact pins, the second contact surface 612 is used for electrical connection with the original electrical contact portions 511, and optionally, when the original chip assembly 5 detached from the original ink cartridge 200 is not mounted at a position corresponding to the original ink cartridge 200 but mounted at another position of the cartridge body 1, at this time, a conductor connection is required between the external sheet 6 and the original chip 51. When the cartridge 100 is mounted to the image forming apparatus, the electrical contact pins establish a communication connection with the external sheet electrical contact 61 to acquire parameter information of the cartridge 100 and at the same time acquire cartridge identification information stored in the original chip 51 to identify the cartridge 100, thereby making the cartridge 100 usable.

In some embodiments, the ink cartridge 100 is provided with an external sheet 6, the external sheet 6 is used for storing information about the identification information of the ink cartridge, and also storing information other than the identification information of the ink cartridge, and the external sheet 6 is used for being electrically connected to the image forming apparatus for communication connection, and at this time, the original chip 51 is not required, so that the external sheet 6 is not required to be electrically connected to the original chip 51. Thus, the external sheet 6 does not need to be provided with a part electrically connected with the original chip 51, so that the external sheet 6 has a simple structure, and the operations of cleaning, data clearing and the like of the original chip 51 can be omitted, thereby saving time.

[ example III ]

Fig. 9 and 10 are perspective views of a cartridge according to a third embodiment of the present utility model after a chip assembly and a recycling chip are combined.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 9 and 10, the primary support portion 52 further includes one or more primary side plates 522 connected to the primary main plate 521, where the primary side plates 522 are used for being combined with the box 1, so as to enable the primary chip assembly 5 to be positioned, so as to ensure that the mounting position of the primary chip assembly 5 is accurate, and further, the primary side plates 522 may also be a kind of buckle when the primary support portion 52 is clamped with the box 1, so as to be used for being clamped with the box 1. When the original supporting portion 52 is provided with the original side plate 522, the side wall of the cartridge body 1 is provided with a recess combined with the original side plate 522, so that the original side plate 522 is flush with the side wall of the cartridge body 1, and the ink cartridge 100 is more attractive.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of an ink cartridge shield according to the present utility model.

As shown in fig. 4, 6 and 11, the ink cartridge 100 further includes a shield 4 detachably coupled to the cartridge body 1, the shield 4 can be used to simultaneously seal the ink outlet 11 and the through hole 141 to prevent leakage of ink during transportation or when the ink cartridge 100 is not in use, and the ink outlet 11 and the through hole 141 are simultaneously sealed without additionally providing a member for sealing the through hole 141, so that the production process can be simplified. Further, the front side wall 101 of the box body 1 is provided with a clamping portion 16, the clamping portion 16 is used for being matched with the shield 4, the box body 1 is provided with a clamping groove portion 15, specifically, the clamping groove portion 15 comprises a first clamping groove 151 and a second clamping groove 152 which are symmetrically arranged in the left-right direction, the first clamping groove 151 and the second clamping groove 152 are symmetrically arranged in the left-right direction, the clamping groove portion 15 is further provided with a protruding portion 153, the protruding portion 153 is used for interacting with the shield 4, the protruding portion 153 comprises a first protruding portion 153a arranged in the first clamping groove 151 and a second protruding portion 153b arranged in the second clamping groove 152, the shield 4 is provided with a clamping portion 44 matched with the clamping groove portion 15, specifically, the clamping portion 44 comprises a first clamping buckle 441 matched with the first clamping groove 151 and a second clamping buckle 442 matched with the second clamping groove 152, and the first clamping buckle 441 is further combined with the first protruding portion 153a, and the second clamping buckle 442 is further combined with the second protruding portion 153 b.

According to the above description, the present utility model provides a method for regenerating a raw chip, comprising the steps of:

a step of preparing an external sheet, in which information other than the ink cartridge identification information is written into the external sheet;

and electrically connecting the external piece with the original chip.

Wherein, the original chip stores the ink box identification information. Furthermore, since the original chip is used, before step 2, the original chip needs to be cleaned so that the external piece can be better electrically connected with the original chip; in some embodiments, the data clearing operation is needed to be performed on the original chip, but the ink box identification information is reserved, so that the information stored in the original chip is more single, on one hand, the error caused by reading of information irrelevant to the ink box identification information in the original chip by a printer can be prevented, and on the other hand, the error caused by data exchange between the external chip and the original chip can be prevented; furthermore, the external piece can be directly connected with the original chip, and also can be connected with the original chip through a conductor.

Further, the state of the raw chip includes two cases:

in the first case, the original chip is detached from the original supporting portion; in the second case, the chip is not detached from the original support portion.

In the first case, the original chip is detached from the supporting part and then is mounted on the box body (such as the box body 1) of the new ink box, and then the external piece is mounted on the box body of the new ink box or the original chip; the original chip is detached from the supporting part to be easy to perform data clearing operation and easy to clean, so that a new ink box can be better identified; in some embodiments, the original chip is detached from the support portion, and is reinstalled to the original ink cartridge after data removal, cleaning, etc., and then the external sheet is installed on the cartridge body of the original ink cartridge or on the original chip, and the original ink cartridge after the external sheet is installed can be regarded as a new ink cartridge.

The second case comprises two cases, wherein in the first case, an external sheet is directly arranged on the box body or the original chip of the original ink box; in a second case, according to the second embodiment, after the original chip assembly (including the original chip and the original supporting portion) is cut out and mounted to the cartridge body of the new ink cartridge, the external sheet is mounted on the cartridge body of the new ink cartridge or on the original chip.

In both cases, the cartridge body of the new ink cartridge may be newly injection molded, or may be regenerated/reformed.

According to the utility model, the original chip of the original ink box and the original supporting part for mounting the original chip are simultaneously dismounted and are simultaneously mounted to the new ink box again, so that the original chip cannot be worn in the recovery process, and the recovery and reutilization of the original chip are realized.

Claims (9)

1. An ink cartridge for supplying ink to an inkjet image forming apparatus, the ink cartridge comprising a cartridge body and a microchip assembly connected to each other, the microchip assembly comprising a primitive support portion and a primitive electrical contact portion electrically connected to the inkjet image forming apparatus, the primitive support portion being for supporting the primitive electrical contact portion, characterized in that,

the original chip assembly is from a recycling ink box or a regeneration ink box, and the original supporting part is a part of a recycling ink box or a regeneration ink box body.

2. An ink cartridge as claimed in claim 1, wherein the primary electrical contact portion and primary support portion are simultaneously detached from the recovery or regeneration ink cartridge and simultaneously attached to the cartridge body.

3. An ink cartridge according to claim 2, wherein the original support portion is removed by cutting or engraving or releasing engagement.

4. A cartridge according to claim 3, wherein the means for mounting the primary support portion to the cartridge body comprises adhesive bonding or welding or clamping.

5. A cartridge according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the primary support portion and the cartridge body is adapted before the primary support portion is coupled to the cartridge body.

6. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 4, further comprising an ink outlet provided in the cartridge body for supplying ink to the ink jet image forming apparatus, and a through hole for communicating with the atmosphere, the ink cartridge further comprising a shield detachably coupled to the cartridge body for sealing the ink outlet and the through hole at the same time.

7. An ink cartridge as claimed in claim 6, wherein the cartridge body is provided with a catching groove portion, and the shield is provided with a catching portion engaged with the catching groove portion.

8. The ink cartridge as in any one of claims 1-7, further comprising an external tab for electrical connection with the inkjet image forming apparatus.

9. The cartridge of claim 8, wherein the microchip assembly includes a microchip having at least a microchip electrical contact, the microchip storing cartridge identification information, the external sheet for storing information other than cartridge identification information.