CN219927290U - Ink replenishing container - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to an ink replenishing container which is used for being matched with an ink box of printing equipment, wherein the ink box is provided with a first accommodating groove and a second accommodating groove, the ink replenishing container comprises a bottle body and a bottle cap, the bottle body is provided with an ink storage cavity for accommodating ink, the bottle cap is connected with the bottle body, an ink outlet for enabling the ink to flow out is arranged on the bottle cap, the bottle body is used for being matched with the first accommodating groove, and the bottle cap is used for being matched with the second accommodating groove; the outer peripheral wall of the bottle cap is provided with a clamping part, the clamping part comprises two clamping blocks which are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the bottle cap, and the clamping part is used for being matched with the locking part in the second accommodating groove. In the utility model, when the ink replenishing container is mounted on the ink box, the clamping part is matched with the locking part, so that the ink replenishing container is stably connected with the ink box and is not easy to shake relative to the ink supply needle, thereby effectively preventing the ink replenishing container from leaking when supplying ink to the printing device.

Description

Ink replenishing container

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of printing, in particular to an ink replenishing container.

Background

The ink bottle can supply ink for the printer so as to ensure that the printer can normally perform printing work. Specifically, when the ink bottle is used for replenishing ink for the printer, the ink bottle is filled in an ink box of the printer, and an ink supply needle in the ink box stretches into the ink bottle, so that the ink bottle is connected with the ink box or the ink supply needle in an unstable manner. When the connection between the ink bottle and the ink box or the ink supply needle is unstable, the ink in the ink bottle is easy to leak and pollute the printer.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model provides an ink replenishing container which is used for solving the problem of ink leakage caused by unstable connection of an ink bottle and an ink box of a printing device.

The embodiment of the utility model provides an ink replenishing container which is used for being matched with an ink box of printing equipment, wherein the ink box is provided with a first accommodating groove and a second accommodating groove, the ink replenishing container comprises a bottle body and a bottle cap, the bottle body is provided with an ink storage cavity for accommodating ink, the bottle cap is connected with the bottle body, the bottle cap is provided with an ink outlet for enabling the ink to flow out, the bottle body is used for being matched with the first accommodating groove, and the bottle cap is used for being matched with the second accommodating groove; the outer peripheral wall of the bottle cap is provided with a clamping part, the clamping part comprises two clamping blocks which are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the bottle cap, and the clamping part is used for being matched with the locking part in the second accommodating groove.

In one possible design, the distance between the two engagement blocks decreases gradually in a direction approaching the bottle body.

In one possible design, when the locking portion is not engaged with the locking portion, a first minimum distance h1 is provided between the two locking blocks, and when the locking portion is engaged with the locking portion, a second minimum distance h2 is provided between the two locking blocks, and the first minimum distance h1 is smaller than the second minimum distance h2.

In one possible design, the engaging portion is disposed at an end of the bottle cap away from the bottle body.

In one possible design, there is an engagement groove between two of the engagement blocks, the engagement groove being for inserting the locking portion in the first direction.

In one possible design, the bottle body is provided with a bottle mouth, an external thread and an abutting part are arranged on the bottle mouth, and the abutting part is arranged below the external thread along a first direction; the inner peripheral wall of the bottle cap is provided with an internal thread, and one end of the internal thread far away from the ink outlet is provided with an abutting surface;

the internal thread is matched with the external thread, and the abutting part can be abutted with the abutting surface and/or the inner peripheral wall of the bottle cap.

In one possible design, the ink refill container includes a sealing valve disposed at a mouth of the bottle, the sealing valve comprising: the ink storage device comprises a support body, a valve core and an elastic piece, wherein the support body is provided with an inner cavity and a third opening, the third opening is communicated with the ink storage cavity and the inner cavity of the support body, the valve core is arranged in the inner cavity of the support body and can move along a first direction in the inner cavity, the elastic piece is arranged in the inner cavity of the support body, one end of the elastic piece is abutted to the bottom wall of the inner cavity, and the other end of the elastic piece is abutted to the valve core.

In one possible design, the support body is provided with a first annular portion, a second annular portion and a third annular portion, the radius of the second annular portion being greater than the radius of the first annular portion and the radius of the third annular portion; the inner peripheral wall of the bottle neck is provided with an annular table, and the second annular part can be abutted with the annular table so as to limit the movement of the supporting body relative to the bottle neck.

In one possible design, the ink replenishment container further includes a seal disposed between the bottle cap and the bottle body, the seal being provided with an annular plane and a fourth annular portion connected to the annular plane, the fourth annular portion partially protruding from the annular plane in the first direction; the bottle cap is provided with a first annular groove, and the first annular groove is matched with the part, protruding out of the annular plane, of the fourth annular part.

In one possible design, the seal is provided with a fifth annular portion and a sixth annular portion connected to the annular plane, with a second annular groove therebetween, which cooperates with the first annular portion.

In the utility model, when the ink replenishing container is mounted on the ink box, the clamping part is matched with the locking part, so that the ink replenishing container is stably connected with the ink box and is not easy to shake relative to the ink supply needle, thereby effectively preventing the ink replenishing container from leaking when supplying ink to the printing device.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the utility model as claimed.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an ink refill container according to the present utility model mounted to an ink cartridge;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the ink cartridge of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the ink cartridge of FIG. 3 taken along the direction A-A;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion of region I of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the locking portion of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the ink refill container of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the bottle cap of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a portion of area II of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a portion of region III of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 13 is an exploded view of the bottle of FIG. 7;

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the body, bottom cap and mouthpiece of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a schematic view of the body of FIG. 13;

FIG. 16 is a schematic view of the body of FIG. 13 from another perspective;

FIG. 17 is a schematic view showing the structure of the bottle cap of FIG. 7 from another view angle;

FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is an exploded view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 7;

FIG. 20 is an exploded view of the sealing valve of FIG. 7;

FIG. 21 is a schematic view of the sealing valve of FIG. 7;

FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 21;

FIG. 23 is an enlarged view of a portion of region IV of FIG. 14;

FIG. 24 is a schematic view of the seal of FIG. 19;

FIG. 25 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 24;

FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 7;

figure 27 is an enlarged view of a portion of region v of figure 26;

fig. 28 is a partial structural cross-sectional view of fig. 1.

Reference numerals:

1-an ink replenishment container;

11-a bottle body;

111-a body;

111 A-An ink reservoir;

112-a housing;

113-a bottom cover;

114-mouth;

114 a-external threads;

114 b-abutment;

114 c-a ring table;

12-bottle cap;

121-an ink outlet;

121 A-A guide ramp;

122-an engagement portion;

122 A-A snap block;

122 b-a snap groove;

123-internal threads;

123 A-Abutment surface;

124-mounting slots;

125-a first annular groove;

13-sealing the valve;

131-a support;

131 A-A first annular portion;

131 b-a second annular portion;

131 c-a third annular portion;

131 d-a third opening;

131 e-limit protrusions;

132-an elastic member;

133-spool;

14-a seal;

141-fourth annular portion;

142-a fifth annular portion;

143-a sixth annular portion;

144-a second annular groove;

145-an annular plane;

146-annular ribs;

15-a gasket;

2-ink cartridge;

21-a bracket;

21 A-A first receiving groove;

21 b-a second receiving groove;

21 c-a notch groove;

22-a separator;

23-ink supply needle;

231-a first opening;

232-a first flow path;

233-a second opening;

234-a second flow path;

24-locking part;

241-top surface;

242-bottom surface;

243-guiding surface;

the accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the utility model and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the utility model.

Detailed Description

For a better understanding of the technical solution of the present utility model, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present utility model refers to the accompanying drawings.

It should be understood that the described embodiments are merely some, but not all, embodiments of the utility model. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.

The terminology used in the embodiments of the utility model is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the utility model. As used in this application and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

It should be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein is merely one relationship describing the association of the associated objects, meaning that there may be three relationships, e.g., a and/or B, may represent: a exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone. In addition, the character "/" herein generally indicates that the front and rear associated objects are an "or" relationship.

It should be noted that, the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and the like in the embodiments of the present utility model are described in terms of the angles shown in the drawings, and should not be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present utility model. In the context of this document, it will also be understood that when an element is referred to as being "on" or "under" another element, it can be directly on the other element or be indirectly on the other element through intervening elements.

The present utility model provides an ink cartridge 2 on a printing apparatus, as shown in fig. 1, the ink cartridge 2 being for accommodating an ink replenishment container 1. As shown in fig. 2, the ink cartridge 2 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape or a square shape, and includes a holder 21 and a partition plate 22, the holder 21 having an accommodation space accommodating the ink replenishment container 1, the partition plate 22 being provided in the accommodation space and dividing at least part of the accommodation space into a plurality of first accommodation grooves 21a, the plurality of first accommodation grooves 21a being capable of accommodating the ink replenishment container 1 containing the unused color ink or the different types of ink replenishment containers 1. Wherein an upper portion of the first accommodation groove 21a communicates with the outside, thereby enabling the ink replenishment container 1 to be inserted into the first accommodation groove 21 a. Specifically, the partition 22 may be vertically connected to a part of the side wall of the holder 21 such that the first receiving groove 21a is also square or rectangular in shape so as to be fitted to the ink replenishment container 1.

The direction in which the ink replenishment container 1 is inserted into or withdrawn from the first accommodation groove 21a is defined as a first direction X, and the first direction X is also the height direction of the ink replenishment container 1. The first direction X is divided into an insertion direction (+x direction) of the ink replenishment container 1 and a withdrawal direction (-X direction) of the ink replenishment container 1.

As shown in fig. 2, in order to facilitate the user to take the ink replenishment container 1 from the ink cartridge 2, a cutout groove 21c is provided in the holder 21, the cutout groove 21c extending toward the bottom of the first accommodation groove 21a in the +x direction, so that the user's finger can grasp the ink replenishment container 1 through the cutout groove 21c. Specifically, the notch grooves 21c are oppositely provided on both side walls of the first accommodation groove 21a in a direction perpendicular to the distribution direction of the first accommodation groove 21 a. It is understood that the notch grooves 21c may be provided on the other two side walls of the first receiving groove 21a, or the notch grooves 21c may be provided on all four side walls of the first receiving groove 21 a.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the bottom of the first receiving groove 21a is provided with a second receiving groove 21b, and the second receiving groove 21b includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and an inner peripheral wall. The top surface of the second accommodating groove 21b is leveled with the bottom of the notch groove 21c in the first direction X, the bottom surface of the second accommodating groove 21b is circular, and the second accommodating groove 21b is cylindrical as a whole.

As shown in fig. 2 and 4, an ink supply needle 23 is provided in the second accommodation groove 21b, and the ink supply needle 23 can be inserted into the ink replenishment container 1 to supply the ink replenishment container 1 with ink to the printing apparatus through the ink cartridge 2. Specifically, the ink supply needle 23 extends in the-X direction from the bottom surface of the second accommodation groove 21b, and the ink supply needle 23 may protrude in the-X direction from the second accommodation groove 21b, so that the ink in the ink replenishment container 1 can flow out to the maximum extent.

As shown in fig. 4, the ink supply needle 23 is provided with a first flow path 232 and a second flow path 234, the first flow path 232 communicates with the second accommodation groove 21b through the first opening 231, and the second flow path 234 communicates with the second accommodation groove 21b through the second opening 233. Wherein, in the first direction X, the first opening 231 and the second opening 233 are provided at different heights of the ink supply needle 23, and the diameter of the opening closer to the bottom surface of the second accommodation groove 21b is larger.

When the ink supply needle 23 is inserted into the ink replenishment container 1, one of the first flow path 232 and the second flow path 234 serves as an ink flow path, and the other serves as an air flow path, thereby ensuring that ink in the ink replenishment container 1 can smoothly flow out.

Further, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the second accommodation groove 21b is provided therein with a locking portion 24, and the locking portion 24 is a projection extending in a direction perpendicular to an inner peripheral wall of the second accommodation groove 21 b. Specifically, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the locking portion 24 has a top surface 241, a bottom surface 242, and a guide surface 243. Wherein, the width of the top surface 241 is longer than the width of the bottom surface 242, the guiding surface 243 connects the top surface 241 and the bottom surface 242, and the guiding surface 243 is an arc surface.

The utility model provides an ink replenishing container 1, as shown in fig. 7 and 8, the ink replenishing container 1 comprises a bottle body 11 and a bottle cap 12, the bottle body 11 is provided with an ink storage cavity 111a for containing ink, the bottle cap 12 is connected with the bottle body 11, an ink outlet 121 for the ink to flow out is arranged on the bottle cap 12, the bottle body 11 is used for being matched with a first containing groove 21a, and the bottle cap 12 is used for being matched with a second containing groove 21 b; as shown in fig. 8 and 9, the outer peripheral wall of the bottle cap 12 is provided with an engaging portion 122, and the engaging portion 122 includes two engaging blocks 122a provided at intervals along the circumferential direction of the bottle cap 12. As shown in fig. 10 and 11, the engaging portion 122 is for engagement with the locking portion 24 in the second accommodation groove 21 b.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 7 to 11, when the ink replenishment container 1 is mounted to the ink cartridge 2, the engagement portion 122 and the lock portion 24 cooperate to stably connect the ink replenishment container 1 to the ink cartridge 2, and the ink replenishment container 1 is less likely to shake with respect to the ink supply needle 23, so that ink leakage when the ink replenishment container 1 supplies ink to the printing apparatus can be effectively prevented.

The ink replenishment tank 1 supplies ink to the printing apparatus through the ink cartridge 2 by: after the ink supply needle 23 is inserted into the ink outlet 121, the ink in the ink storage chamber 111a flows into the first flow path 232 or the second flow path 234 through the first opening 231 or the second opening 233, and then flows to the printing device, so that ink is supplied to the printing device.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 8 and 12, the engaging portion 122 is disposed at the end of the bottle cap 12 away from the bottle body 11, and the locking portion 24 is disposed at the side of the second accommodating groove 21b away from the first accommodating groove 21a, so that the engaging portion 122 and the locking portion 24 can be engaged in the first place when the ink replenishment container 1 is reversely inserted into the ink cartridge 2, and the ink supply needle 23 can be inserted into the ink replenishment container 1 more firmly.

In a specific embodiment, as shown in fig. 9, the distance between the two engaging blocks 122a gradually decreases in the direction approaching the bottle body 11.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 9, when the ink replenishment container 1 is placed upside down, the surfaces of the two engagement blocks 122a facing each other are in an "eight" shape. When the locking portion 24 is just inserted into the engaging groove 122b, the distance between the two engaging blocks 122a is larger, so that the difficulty of the locking portion 24 entering the engaging groove 122b is reduced, and as the distance between the two engaging blocks 122a is reduced, the locking portion 24 and the engaging portion 122 are tightly matched, so that the ink replenishment container 1 is not easy to shake relative to the ink cartridge 2. Therefore, the surfaces of the two engaging blocks 122a facing each other can guide the locking portion 24 and the engaging portion 122 in cooperation.

Further, as shown in fig. 9 and 11, when the engaging portion 122 is not engaged with the locking portion 24, a first minimum distance h1 is provided between the two engaging blocks 122a, and when the engaging portion 122 is engaged with the locking portion 24, a second minimum distance h2 is provided between the two engaging blocks 122a, and the first minimum distance h1 is smaller than the second minimum distance h2.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 7 and 10, the first minimum distance h1 is smaller than the second minimum distance h2, that is, the engagement portion 122 is in interference fit with the locking portion 24, so as to further improve the connection stability between the ink replenishment container 1 and the ink cartridge 2, and ensure that the ink in the ink replenishment container 1 can smoothly supply ink to the printing apparatus.

In a specific embodiment, as shown in fig. 9 to 11, an engagement groove 122b is provided between the two engagement blocks 122a, and the engagement groove 122b is used to insert the lock portion 24 in the +x direction.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 9 to 11, the lock portion 24 is inserted into the engagement groove 122b in the +x direction, and the ink replenishment container 1 is also inserted into the first accommodation groove 21a in the +x direction, that is, the direction in which the ink replenishment container 1 is engaged with the ink cartridge 2 and the direction in which the engagement portion 122 is engaged with the lock portion 24 are the same, thereby facilitating engagement of the lock portion 24 with the engagement portion 122.

Specifically, the engagement portions 122 are provided in plurality along the circumferential direction of the bottle cap 12.

In this embodiment, a plurality of locking portions 122 may be provided along the circumferential direction of the bottle cap 12, and a plurality of locking portions 24 are correspondingly provided in the second accommodating groove 21b, so as to increase the fastening points of the ink replenishment container 1 and the ink cartridge 2, improve the fastening effect, further enhance the fastening degree of the ink replenishment container 1 and the ink cartridge 2, and prevent ink leakage caused by unstable fastening.

Preferably, the plurality of engaging portions 122 are uniformly provided on the bottle cap 12, and the plurality of locking portions 24 are also uniformly provided on the inner peripheral wall of the second accommodation groove 21 b.

In order to better understand the ink replenishment container 1 in the present utility model, the internal structure of the ink replenishment container 1 is described below.

As shown in fig. 13 and 14, the bottle 11 includes a main body 111, a housing 112, and a bottom cover 113. Wherein, the main body 111 is provided with a bottle mouth 114, and the bottle mouth 114 and the main body 111 are integrally formed. The ink reservoir 111a is provided to the main body 111, and ink in the main body 111 can flow out through the mouthpiece 114. The outer shell 112 is sleeved or clamped on the outer side of the main body 111, so that the main body 111 can be protected, and pollution caused by extrusion of ink when the main body 111 is extruded and collided is prevented. The bottom cover 113 is clamped to the bottom of the main body 111, and further protects the main body 111. The bottom of the main body 111 may be an opening sealed with a film. The clamping mode comprises clamping connection, threaded connection, rib clamping connection and the like. It will be appreciated that the main body 111, the housing 112 and the bottom cover 113 may be integrally formed with each other, or may be integrally formed with any two.

In a specific embodiment, as shown in fig. 15 and 16, the mouth 114 is provided with an external thread 114a and an abutment 114b, and the abutment 114b is provided below the external thread 114a in the-X direction; as shown in fig. 16, the inner peripheral wall of the cap 12 is provided with a female screw 123, and the female screw 123 has an abutment surface 123a at an end remote from the ink outlet 121, and a normal direction of the abutment surface 123a is perpendicular to the first direction X.

In the present embodiment, the female screw 123 is engaged with the male screw 114a to screw the cap 12 to the bottle body 11, and this connection has the advantage of stable connection and easy disassembly, so that the cap 12 can be easily removed to add ink into the bottle body 11. It will be appreciated that the cap 12 and the body 11 may be connected by a snap-fit connection.

Gaps can possibly occur between the bottle body 11 and the bottle cap 12 due to threaded connection, so that the bottle cap 12 is easy to loosen or shake relative to the bottle body 11, the abutting part 114b abuts against the abutting surface 123a and/or the inner peripheral wall of the bottle cap 12 abuts against the inner peripheral wall of the bottle cap 12, the connection stability of the bottle cap 12 and the bottle body 11 can be improved, and the bottle cap 12 is prevented from loosening or shaking relative to the bottle body 11.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 15 to 17, a plurality of abutting portions 114b may be provided, for example, two abutting portions 114b may be symmetrically provided along the radial direction of the mouthpiece 114. One of the abutting portions 114b may be provided at a terminal end of the male screw 114a near the main body 111 so as to be capable of abutting against the abutting surface 123a and functioning as a screw locking, preventing excessive screwing of the screw.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 18, the ink outlet 121 is provided with a guide slope 121a, and the guide slope 121a can guide the ink supply needle 23, reducing the difficulty of accurately inserting the ink supply needle 23 into the ink outlet 121.

In a specific embodiment, as shown in fig. 19, the ink replenishment container 1 further includes a sealing valve 13, a sealing member 14, and a gasket 15. Wherein the sealing valve 13 is provided to the mouthpiece 114 to prevent ink from flowing out of the mouthpiece 114 in the non-use state of the ink replenishment container 1. A seal 14 and a gasket 15 are provided between the cap 12 and the body 11 to prevent ink from flowing out of the gap between the cap 12 and the body 11.

As shown in fig. 20 to 22, the sealing valve 13 includes a supporting body 131, an elastic member 132 and a valve core 133, the supporting body 131 has an inner cavity, a limit protrusion 131e is disposed at the bottom of the inner cavity, the elastic member 132 and the valve core 133 are disposed in the inner cavity of the supporting body 131, one end of the elastic member 132 is sleeved on the limit protrusion 131e, and the other end is sleeved on the bottom of the valve core 133, so that the valve core 133 can move along the first direction X under the action of the elastic member 132. The elastic member 132 may be a spring or the like.

Further, as shown in fig. 20 to 22, the supporting body 131 includes a first annular portion 131a, a second annular portion 131b, and a third annular portion 131c coaxially disposed, and the radius of the second annular portion 131b is larger than the radius of the first annular portion 131a and the radius of the third annular portion 131 c.

As shown in fig. 23, the inside of the mouth 114 is provided with an annular land 114c, and when the sealing valve 13 is mounted on the bottle 11, the second annular portion 131b can abut against the annular land 114c to limit the sealing valve 13, thereby preventing the sealing valve 13 from falling into the main body 111 of the bottle 11. Further, as shown in fig. 21, a third opening 131d is provided on the third annular portion 131c so that ink in the ink reservoir 111a can flow out through the third opening 131 d. The third opening 131d may be provided in plurality along the circumferential direction of the third annular portion 131 c.

As shown in fig. 24 and 25, the seal 14 is provided with a fourth annular portion 141, a fifth annular portion 142, and a sixth annular portion 143, the radius of the fourth annular portion 141 being larger than the radius of the fifth annular portion 142, the radius of the fifth annular portion 142 being larger than the radius of the sixth annular portion 143. In addition, the seal member 14 is provided with a flow passage into which the ink supply needle 23 is inserted.

As shown in fig. 25, a second annular groove 144 is provided between the fifth annular portion 142 and the sixth annular portion 143, and the annular land 114c of the support body 131 can extend into the second annular groove 144 to stably connect the seal 14 and the seal valve 13. Meanwhile, the sixth annular portion 143 abuts the upper surface of the spool 133, thereby restricting the movement range of the spool 133.

As shown in fig. 25, the seal 14 has an annular plane 145, the fourth annular portion 141, the fifth annular portion 142, and the sixth annular portion 143 are all disposed on the annular plane 145, and a portion of the fourth annular portion 141 protrudes from the annular plane 145 in the +x direction.

As shown in fig. 18, the bottle cap 12 is provided with a mounting groove 124 and a first annular groove 125 inside. As shown in fig. 26 and 27, the portion of the fourth annular portion 141 protruding from the annular plane 145 can extend into the first annular groove 135, and the end surface of the fourth annular portion 141 adjacent to the fifth annular portion 152 abuts against the upper end surface of the mouthpiece 114, so that the sealing member 14 is stably connected to the cap 12, thereby reliably sealing the cap 12 and the body 11, and preventing ink from flowing out from the gap between the cap 12 and the body 11.

Meanwhile, the gasket 15 can be abutted against the annular plane 145 and is accommodated in the mounting groove 124 under the action of the annular plane 145, so that the gap between the bottle cap 12 and the bottle body 11 is further sealed.

In a specific embodiment, the seal 14 is a self-closing seal, and the resilient member 132 and the valve core 133 may not be provided on a secondary basis.

In a specific embodiment, as shown in fig. 27 and 28, when the ink replenishment container 1 is mounted to the ink cartridge 2, the ink supply needle 23 sequentially passes through the ink outlet 121 on the cap 12, the center hole of the gasket 15, the flow passage of the sealing member 14, then abuts against the upper surface of the valve core 133, and pushes the valve core 133 to press the elastic member 132 in the-X direction, so that the ink in the ink storage chamber 111a can flow into the inner cavity of the support body 131 through the third opening 131d, and then flows into the ink supply needle 23 through the first opening 231 or the second opening 233, thereby realizing ink supply for the printing apparatus.

When the ink replenishment container 1 is removed from the ink cartridge 2, the valve element 133 approaches the ink outlet 121 in the +x direction by the elastic member 132, thereby sealing the ink replenishment container 1 from leaking ink.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 25, the side wall of the flow path is provided with an annular rib 146, and when the ink supply needle 23 is inserted into the flow path of the seal member 14, the annular rib 146 can abut against the ink supply needle 23 to prevent ink from flowing out of the ink supply needle 23.

The above description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model, but various modifications and variations can be made to the present utility model by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present utility model should be included in the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims (10)

1. An ink replenishment container for cooperation with an ink cartridge (2) of a printing apparatus, the ink cartridge (2) having a first accommodation groove (21 a) and a second accommodation groove (21 b), characterized in that the ink replenishment container (1) comprises a bottle body (11) and a bottle cap (12), the bottle body (11) having an ink storage chamber (111 a) for accommodating ink, the bottle cap (12) being connected with the bottle body (11), an ink outlet (121) for ink outflow being provided on the bottle cap (12), the bottle body (11) being for cooperation with the first accommodation groove (21 a), the bottle cap (12) being for cooperation with the second accommodation groove (21 b);

the outer peripheral wall of the bottle cap (12) is provided with a clamping part (122), the clamping part (122) comprises two clamping blocks (122 a) which are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the bottle cap (12), and the clamping part (122) is used for being matched with the locking part (24) in the second accommodating groove (21 b).

2. The ink replenishment container according to claim 1, wherein a distance between the two engagement blocks (122 a) gradually decreases in a direction approaching the bottle body (11).

3. The ink replenishment container according to claim 1, wherein when the engagement portion (122) is not engaged with the locking portion (24), a first minimum distance h1 is provided between the two engagement blocks (122 a), and when the engagement portion (122) is engaged with the locking portion (24), a second minimum distance h2 is provided between the two engagement blocks (122 a), and the first minimum distance h1 is smaller than the second minimum distance h2.

4. The ink replenishment container according to claim 1, wherein the engagement portion (122) is provided at an end of the bottle cap (12) remote from the bottle body (11).

5. The ink replenishment container according to claim 1, characterized in that an engagement groove (122 b) is provided between the two engagement blocks (122 a), the engagement groove (122 b) being used for inserting the locking portion (24) in the first direction (X).

6. The ink refill container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the bottle body (11) is provided with a bottle neck (114), an external thread (114 a) and an abutment portion (114 b) are provided on the bottle neck (114), the abutment portion (114 b) being provided below the external thread (114 a) in a first direction (X);

an inner peripheral wall of the bottle cap (12) is provided with an inner thread (123), and one end of the inner thread (123) far away from the ink outlet (121) is provided with an abutting surface (123 a);

wherein the internal thread (123) is engaged with the external thread (114 a), and the abutting portion (114 b) can abut against the abutting surface (123 a) and/or the inner peripheral wall of the bottle cap (12).

7. The ink refill container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the ink refill container (1) comprises a sealing valve (13), the sealing valve (13) being provided at a mouthpiece (114) of the bottle body (11), the sealing valve (13) comprising:

a support body (131), the support body (131) having an inner cavity and a third opening (131 d), the third opening (131 d) communicating the ink storage chamber (111 a) and the inner cavity of the support body (131);

a valve core (133), wherein the valve core (133) is arranged in an inner cavity of the supporting body (131) and can move in a first direction (X) in the inner cavity;

the elastic piece (132), the elastic piece (132) set up in the inner chamber of supporter (131), just the one end of elastic piece (132) with the diapire butt of inner chamber, the other end with case (133) butt.

8. The ink replenishment container according to claim 7, wherein the support body (131) is provided with a first annular portion (131 a), a second annular portion (131 b) and a third annular portion (131 c), the radius of the second annular portion (131 b) being larger than the radius of the first annular portion (131 a) and the radius of the third annular portion (131 c);

the inner peripheral wall of the bottle mouth (114) is provided with an annular table (114 c), and the second annular part (131 b) can be abutted with the annular table (114 c) so as to limit the movement of the supporting body (131) relative to the bottle mouth (114).

9. The ink refill container according to claim 8, wherein the ink refill container (1) further comprises a sealing member (14), the sealing member (14) being arranged between the bottle cap (12) and the bottle body (11), the sealing member (14) being provided with an annular plane (145) and a fourth annular portion (141), the fourth annular portion (141) being connected to the annular plane (145), the fourth annular portion (141) protruding partially from the annular plane (145) in the first direction (X);

the bottle cap (12) is provided with a first annular groove (125), and the first annular groove (125) is matched with the part, protruding out of the annular plane (145), of the fourth annular part (141).

10. The ink refill container according to claim 9, wherein the seal (14) is provided with a fifth annular portion (142) and a sixth annular portion (143) connected to the annular plane (145), the fifth annular portion (142) and the sixth annular portion (143) having a second annular groove (144) therebetween, the second annular groove (144) cooperating with the first annular portion (131 a).