CN219927292U

CN219927292U - Waste liquid containing body

Info

Publication number: CN219927292U
Application number: CN202320766338.2U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 夏敬章; 黄家彪; 林泽富
Original assignee: Zhuhai Ninestar Management Co Ltd
Current assignee: Zhuhai Ninestar Management Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-04-07
Filing date: 2023-04-07
Publication date: 2023-10-31
Anticipated expiration: 2033-04-07

Abstract

The utility model discloses a waste liquid container, which is detachably installed in an installation part of printing equipment along an insertion direction, wherein the direction opposite to the insertion direction is a separation direction of the waste liquid container, the inner surface of the installation part is provided with a positioning groove, and the waste liquid container comprises: the box body is internally provided with a waste liquid accommodating chamber for collecting waste liquid, the box body is provided with a top surface and a bottom surface in the plumb direction, and the box body is provided with a first side surface and a second side surface in the width direction crossing the plumb direction and the insertion direction; a waste liquid container-side terminal provided on the first side surface; the elastic clamping piece is arranged on the outer surface of the box body and is used for being clamped with the positioning groove, and the elastic clamping piece is positioned at the front end part of the box body in the separation direction. According to the utility model, the elastic clamping piece is arranged on the waste liquid containing body and is clamped with the positioning groove in the mounting part, so that the waste liquid containing body can be stably mounted on the mounting part by replacing a plurality of waste liquid containing bodies.

Description

Waste liquid containing body

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of printing equipment, in particular to a waste liquid containing body.

Background

In the prior art, two opposite sides of a waste liquid containing body (waste ink bin) in the width direction are respectively provided with a chip and a clamping protrusion, the mounting mode of the waste liquid containing body is to move along the linear direction for loading and unloading, the clamping protrusions are extruded by the metal elastic sheet on the inner side of the printer when the waste liquid containing body is mounted, and then the force is applied to the chip surface, so that the chip on the waste liquid containing body is electrically connected with the contact pin on the printer side, however, after the metal elastic sheet under the mounting mode is used for a long time, the fatigue can lead to poor rebound resilience performance, the mounting stability of the waste liquid containing body is affected, the stability of the chip is further reduced, and another more stable limiting mode is required to be found.

Disclosure of Invention

According to an aspect of the present utility model, there is provided a waste liquid container detachably mounted in a mounting portion of a printing apparatus in an insertion direction, a direction opposite to the insertion direction being a detachment direction of the waste liquid container, an inner surface of the mounting portion having a positioning groove, the waste liquid container comprising:

a box body, wherein a waste liquid accommodating chamber for collecting waste liquid is arranged in the box body, the box body is provided with a top surface and a bottom surface in the plumb direction, and the box body is provided with a first side surface and a second side surface in the width direction crossing the plumb direction and the insertion direction;

a waste liquid container-side terminal provided on the first side surface;

the elastic clamping piece is arranged on the outer surface of the box body and is used for being clamped with the positioning groove, and the elastic clamping piece is positioned at the front end part of the box body in the separation direction.

In some embodiments, one end of the elastic clamping piece is connected with the box body, and the other end extends towards a direction away from the box body;

the elastic clamping piece is provided with a positioning convex edge which is clamped with the positioning groove.

In some embodiments, the elastic clip is disposed on the first side; the positioning convex rib is arranged on one side of the elastic clamping piece, which faces the positioning groove.

In some embodiments, the resilient clip extends widthwise from the first side and along the disengagement direction.

In some embodiments, the first side surface is provided with a second recess on the front end side in the insertion direction, and the waste liquid container-side terminal is provided in the second recess; the first side is provided with a first concave part at one end far away from the waste liquid accommodating body side terminal, and the elastic clamping piece is arranged at the edge of the first concave part.

In some embodiments, the mounting part comprises a mounting cavity for accommodating the box body and a limiting cavity communicated with the mounting cavity, the limiting cavity is positioned below the mounting cavity, the limiting cavity is provided with a communication port communicated with the mounting cavity, and the inner top wall of the limiting cavity is provided with a positioning groove;

the elastic clamping piece is arranged on the bottom surface, and at least part of the elastic clamping piece penetrates through the communication opening to enable the positioning convex rib to be clamped with the positioning groove.

In some embodiments, the elastic clamping member comprises an extension portion arranged along the plumb direction and a horizontal portion arranged along the insertion direction, the positioning rib is arranged on the horizontal portion, and the positioning rib is clamped with the positioning groove and limits the waste liquid containing body to move in the separation direction.

In some embodiments, the positioning rib is provided with a guide surface at a front end side in the insertion direction, the positioning rib is provided with an engagement surface at a front end side in the disengagement direction, a transition surface is provided between the guide surface and the engagement surface, and the engagement surface abuts against a side wall of the positioning groove.

In some embodiments, the elastic clamping member is integrally formed with or detachably connected to the case.

In some embodiments, an opening is provided on the top surface of the case, the opening communicating the waste liquid receiving chamber with the outside; an absorption part for absorbing the waste liquid is arranged in the waste liquid storage chamber.

The utility model has the beneficial effects that: according to the utility model, the elastic clamping piece is arranged on the waste liquid containing body and is clamped with the positioning groove in the mounting part, so that the waste liquid containing body can be stably mounted on the mounting part by replacing a plurality of waste liquid containing bodies.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a mounting portion in a printing apparatus of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a waste liquid container according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 2 at A;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a waste liquid container mounted on a mounting portion according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a structure of a waste liquid container according to a modification of the first embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view illustrating an angle structure of a waste liquid container according to a second embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a waste liquid container according to another embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a waste liquid container according to a second embodiment of the present utility model, wherein the elastic clip is omitted;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an elastic clip according to a second embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing the waste liquid container according to the second embodiment of the present utility model mounted on the mounting portion.

Detailed Description

The present utility model will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein the embodiments described are 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.

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

In the present utility model, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and include, for example, either fixedly attached, detachably attached, or integrally formed; may be a mechanical connection; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the present utility model, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "up" or "down" a second feature may be the first and second features in direct contact, or the first and second features in indirect contact via an intervening medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature may be a first feature being directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is level higher than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature may be the first feature being directly under or obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

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

Example 1

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the present embodiment provides a waste liquid container 10 detachably mounted in a mounting portion 20 of a printing apparatus 1, where the printing apparatus 1 may be an inkjet printer, and the waste liquid container 10 is generally used for containing waste ink generated during cleaning of a print head of the printing apparatus 1 or printing, and the waste ink enters the waste liquid container 10 through a waste liquid outlet pipe after being generated.

As shown in fig. 1, the mounting portion 20 of the printing apparatus 1 has a mounting chamber having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, the mounting portion 20 has a bottom wall 20a, a top wall 20b, a first side wall 20c, a second side wall 20d, a third side wall 20e, and an opening, the bottom wall 20a, the top wall 20b, the first side wall 20c, the second side wall 20d, and the third side wall 20e enclose a mounting chamber having a hollow interior, and the opening communicates the mounting chamber with the outside. Three coordinate axes of an X axis, a Y axis and a Z axis are mutually perpendicular. The bottom wall 20a and the top wall 20b are disposed opposite to each other in the Z-axis direction, the direction from the top wall 20b to the bottom wall 20a is +z-axis direction, and the +z-axis direction is also the plumb direction; the first side wall 20c and the second side wall 20d are disposed opposite to each other in the Y-axis direction, which is also the width direction, and the direction from the first side wall 20c to the second side wall 20d is the +y-axis direction; the opening and the third side wall 20e are disposed opposite to each other in the X-axis direction, and the direction from the opening to the third side wall 20e is +x-axis direction, which is also the insertion direction of the waste liquid container 10 into the mounting portion 20, and the direction opposite to the insertion direction is the separation direction (-X-axis direction) of the waste liquid container 10. In a state where the waste liquid container 10 is mounted in the mounting portion 20, the coordinate system of the mounting portion 20 coincides with the coordinate system of the waste liquid container 10. The mounting portion 20 is provided therein with an apparatus-side terminal and a positioning groove 21, and in this embodiment, the apparatus-side terminal and the positioning groove 21 are both provided on a first side wall 20c of the mounting portion 20, the apparatus-side terminal being located on a +x axis side of the positioning groove 21.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the waste liquid container 10 is detachably mounted in the mounting chamber of the mounting portion 20 of the printing apparatus 1 for recovering waste ink generated during cleaning of the print head or printing of the printing apparatus 1. Specifically, the waste liquid container 10 includes a case, a waste liquid container 10 side terminal, and an elastic clip 14.

As shown in fig. 2, the cartridge has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped structure, and has a waste liquid storage chamber inside the cartridge, and includes a bottom surface 10a, a top surface 10b, a first side surface 10c, a second side surface 10d, a third side surface 10e, and a fourth side surface 10f, wherein the bottom surface 10a and the top surface 10b are disposed opposite each other in a plumb direction (Z-axis direction), the Z-axis direction is also a height direction of the cartridge, the third side surface 10e and the fourth side surface 10f are disposed opposite each other in an X-axis direction, the X-axis direction is also a length direction of the cartridge, the third side surface 10e faces an insertion direction (+x-axis direction), the fourth side surface 10f faces a separation direction (-X-axis direction), the first side surface 10c and the second side surface 10d are disposed opposite each other in a Y-axis direction, and the Y-axis direction is also a width direction of the cartridge, and the direction from the first side surface 10c to the second side surface 10d is a +y-axis direction.

An absorbing member, preferably a sponge, is provided in the waste liquid accommodating chamber for absorbing waste ink.

As shown in fig. 2, an opening 11 is provided on the top surface 10b of the case, the opening 11 communicates the waste liquid storage chamber with the outside, and specifically, the opening 11 is used to communicate with the waste liquid outlet pipe inside the printing apparatus 1, so that the waste ink generated by the printing apparatus 1 enters the waste liquid storage chamber to be stored after passing through the waste liquid outlet pipe.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, a waste liquid container 10 side terminal is provided on the first side surface 10c of the cartridge, the waste liquid container 10 side terminal being for electrical connection with the apparatus side terminal in the mounting portion 20 of the printing apparatus 1 to establish communication between the waste liquid container 10 and the printing apparatus 1. Specifically, the waste liquid container 10 side terminal is provided at one end of the first side surface 10c in the insertion direction, that is, the waste liquid container 10 side terminal is provided near one end of the first side surface 10c in the +x axis direction. Preferably, the first side surface 10c is provided with a second recess 13 on the tip end side (+x axis side) in the insertion direction, and the second recess 13 is close to the bottom surface 10a of the case in the plumb direction, and the waste liquid container 10 side terminal is provided in the second recess 13. The waste liquid container 10 is mounted in the mounting portion 20 in the insertion direction, the first side face 10c is opposite to the first side wall 20c of the mounting portion 20, the first side wall 20c is provided with the equipment side terminal at a position corresponding to the waste liquid container 10 side terminal, and when the waste liquid container 10 is mounted in place in the mounting portion 20, the waste liquid container 10 side terminal is in contact with and electrically connected to the equipment side terminal.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the elastic clip 14 is provided on the outer surface of the case for engagement with the positioning groove 21 in the mounting portion 20, and the elastic clip 14 is located at the front end of the case in the detachment direction, that is, the end of the elastic clip 14 near the case in the detachment direction (-X axis direction). Preferably, in the present embodiment, the number of the elastic clamping members 14 is one, and the elastic clamping members 14 are disposed on the first side surface 10c of the box body, and are disposed near the-X axis end of the first side surface 10c in the X axis direction, and are located approximately in the middle of the first side surface 10c in the Z axis direction. When the waste liquid container 10 is mounted in the mounting portion 20 in the insertion direction, the elastic clip 14 is engaged with the positioning groove 21 on the first side wall 20c of the mounting portion 20.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, the first side 10c is provided with a first recess 12, the first recess 12 is disposed near one end of the first side 10c along the disengaging direction (-X axis direction), and the elastic clip 14 is disposed at an edge of the first recess 12. The elastic clamping piece 14 and the box body can be of an integrated structure or a split structure, and can be fixedly arranged in the first concave part 12 of the box body through the modes of adhesion, clamping, welding and the like. In the X-axis direction, the elastic clip 14 is disposed away from the waste liquid container 10 side terminals, that is, the elastic clip 14 and the waste liquid container 10 side terminals are located at both ends of the first side surface 10c in the X-axis direction, respectively.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, one end of the elastic clamping member 14 is connected to the box body, and the other end extends in a direction away from the box body, and specifically, the elastic clamping member 14 may be an elastic plate 141, that is, one end of the elastic plate 141 is connected to the box body, and the other end extends in a direction away from the box body and can elastically swing around the connection end thereof. Preferably, the elastic plate 141 extends from the first side 10c in the width direction and along the detachment direction, and in this embodiment, one end of the elastic plate 141 is connected to the first side 10c, and the other end extends in the-Y, -X direction, and the extending direction of the elastic plate 141 is inclined with respect to the X direction. Alternatively, the elastic plate 141 may be an "L" -shaped elastic arm structure.

The elastic plate 141 is further provided with a positioning rib 142 protruding toward the positioning groove 21 in the mounting portion 20, that is, the positioning rib 142 is disposed on a side of the elastic plate 141 opposite to the first side surface 10c (that is, a side of the elastic plate 141 facing the positioning groove 21), one end of the positioning rib 142 along the insertion direction (one end along the +x axis direction) is provided with a guiding surface 1421, and one end of the positioning rib 142 along the disengagement direction is provided with an engaging surface 1422; the guide surface 1421 and the engagement surface 1422 are inclined surfaces, and the inclination directions of the guide surface 1421 and the engagement surface 1422 are different, the guide surface 1421 extends from the +x side, the +y side to the-X side, and the-Y side, and the engagement surface 1422 extends from the +x side, the-Y side to the-X side, and the-Y side; the positioning rib 142 is further provided with a transition surface 1423, the transition surface 1423 is disposed between the guiding surface 1421 and the engaging surface 1422, and the transition surface 1423 may be an arc surface or a plane surface.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, in the process of mounting the waste liquid container 10, after the waste liquid container 10 is aligned with the mounting portion 20, the waste liquid container 10 is forced to move toward the inside of the mounting portion 20 along the insertion direction (+x-axis direction), the guide surface 1421 and/or the transition surface 1423 of the positioning rib 142 on the elastic clip 14 are in contact with the first side wall 20c of the mounting portion 20, the force of the first side wall 20c on the positioning rib 142 deforms the elastic plate 141 toward the +y-axis direction, and as the waste liquid container 10 continues to move, the positioning rib 142 reaches the position of the positioning groove 21, the elastic plate 141 is not forced by the first side wall 20c, and returns to deform toward the-Y-axis direction, and the engagement surface 1422 of the positioning rib 142 is in contact with the end surface of the positioning groove 21 in the-X-axis direction, so that the waste liquid container 10 is mounted in place in the mounting portion 20.

In some other embodiments, a greater number of positioning grooves 21, such as two, three, four, etc., may be provided on the inner wall of the mounting portion 20. Correspondingly, the number of the elastic clamping pieces 14 is matched with the number of the positioning grooves 21. The plurality of positioning grooves 21 may be disposed on the same inner wall of the mounting portion 20, and then the plurality of elastic clamping members 14 may also be disposed on the same outer surface of the box body correspondingly, for example, the plurality of positioning grooves 21 are disposed on the first side wall 20c at intervals, and then the plurality of elastic clamping members 14 may also be disposed on the first side surface 10c of the box body at intervals that are adapted, and the plurality of positioning grooves 21 and the plurality of elastic clamping members 14 may be disposed at intervals along the X-axis direction or along the Z-axis direction. Alternatively, the positioning grooves 21 may be disposed on different inner walls of the mounting portion 20, and the elastic clamping members 14 may be disposed on corresponding positions on different outer surfaces of the case.

In the present embodiment, by providing the elastic clip 14 on the waste liquid container 10 to be engaged with the positioning groove 21 in the mounting portion 20, it is possible to ensure stable mounting of the waste liquid container 10 on the mounting portion 20 even if a plurality of waste liquid containers 10 are replaced; in addition, the elastic clamping member 14 is disposed at one end of the waste liquid container 10 along the detachment direction, and is located within the visible range with the positioning groove 21, so as to help the user determine that the waste liquid container 10 is accurately mounted on the mounting portion 20.

As shown in fig. 5, as a modification of the present embodiment, the structure of the cartridge of the waste liquid container 10 in the present modification is different, in the present modification, the cartridge forms a third recess 15 at the front end in the insertion direction and at the lower end in the plumb direction, the second recess 13 is located at the rear side (-X axis side) of the third recess 15, the cartridge is different in shape only for adapting to different types of printing apparatuses 1, and other structures and functions of the present modification are the same as those of the first embodiment and will not be described again.

Example two

The present embodiment discloses another waste liquid container 10, which is different from the first embodiment in the structure of the elastic clip 14.

As shown in fig. 1 and 10, in the present embodiment, a limiting cavity 22 communicating with the mounting cavity is further provided inside the mounting portion 20, the limiting cavity 22 is located at a lower side (+z-axis side) of the mounting cavity in the plumb direction, the limiting cavity 22 has a communicating port 221 communicating with the mounting cavity, the communicating port 221 is located at an-X-axis side of the limiting cavity 22, and an inner top wall (an inner wall in the-Z-axis direction) of the limiting cavity 22 is provided with a positioning groove 21.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 6 to 8, the elastic clamping member 14 is detachably disposed on the case, and in particular, the elastic clamping member 14 is detachably connected to the bottom surface 10a of the case and disposed near one end of the case along the detachment direction (-X axis direction). The bottom surface 10a of the case body is provided with a fourth concave portion 16, and the elastic clamping member 14 is connected in the fourth concave portion 16.

As shown in fig. 6, 7 and 9, the elastic clip 14 includes a connection portion 143, an extension portion 144 and a horizontal portion 145 that are connected, wherein the extension portion 144 extends in the plumb direction and the horizontal portion 145 extends in the insertion direction. The connection portion 143 is a plate-shaped member extending in a plane defined by the X axis and the Y axis, a width of the connection portion 143 in the Y axis direction is adapted to a width of the fourth recess 16 in the Y axis direction, protruding portions 1431 are provided at both ends of the connection portion 143 in the Y axis direction, a groove 161 engaged with the protruding portions 1431 is provided on an inner wall of the fourth recess 16 in the Y axis direction, and the connection portion 143 mounts the entire elastic clip 14 on the bottom surface 10a of the case by cooperation of the protruding portions 1431 and the groove 161. The extension portion 144 is connected to one end of the connection portion 143 in the detachment direction (-X axis direction), the extension portion 144 is a plate-like member extending in a plane defined by the Y axis and the Z axis, an upper end (-Z axis direction one end) of the extension portion 144 is connected to the-X axis end of the connection portion 143, and a lower end (+z axis direction one end) of the extension portion 144 is connected to the horizontal portion 145. The horizontal portion 145 is a plate-like member extending in a plane defined by the X axis and the Y axis, and one end of the horizontal portion 145 in the X axis direction is connected to the lower end of the extending portion 144, and the other end extends in the insertion direction. In this embodiment, the horizontal portion 145 is parallel to the connecting portion 143, the extending portion 144 is perpendicular to the connecting portion 143 and the horizontal portion 145, the connecting portion 143 is substantially flush with the bottom surface 10a of the case, the horizontal portion 145 and the extending portion 144 are both located below the bottom surface 10a, and a certain interval is provided between the horizontal portion 145 and the bottom surface 10 a.

Further, as shown in fig. 6, 7 and 9, the horizontal portion 145 is provided with a positioning rib 142 engaged with the positioning groove 21, thereby restricting the movement of the waste liquid container 10 in the detachment direction. The positioning rib 142 is provided on the top surface (+z-axis direction surface) of the horizontal portion 145. The positioning rib 142 is a strip-shaped protrusion, the length direction of the positioning rib extends in the Y-axis direction, one end of the positioning rib 142 along the insertion direction (one end along the +x-axis direction) is provided with a guide surface 1421, and one end of the positioning rib 142 along the disengagement direction is provided with an engagement surface 1422; the guiding surface 1421 and the engaging surface 1422 may be inclined surfaces or cambered surfaces, and the extending directions of the guiding surface 1421 and the engaging surface 1422 are different, the guiding surface 1421 extends from +x, -Z axis side to-X, +z axis side, and the engaging surface 1422 extends from +x, +z axis side to-X, -Z axis side; a transition surface 1423 is further disposed between the guiding surface 1421 and the engaging surface 1422, and the transition surface 1423 may be a plane or an arc surface.

In some other embodiments, the elastic clip may omit the connecting portion, and one end of the extending portion may be detachably connected to the bottom surface of the case. Alternatively, the elastic clamping piece can be integrally formed on the bottom surface of the box body.

In some other embodiments, the elastic clip may have other shapes, such as an extension extending obliquely to the plumb direction; and/or the horizontal portion extends obliquely with respect to the insertion direction; the extension part and the horizontal part are connected through an arc.

As shown in fig. 6 to 10, in the process of mounting the waste liquid container 10, after the waste liquid container 10 is aligned with the mounting cavity, the waste liquid container 10 is forced to move toward the inside of the mounting cavity along the insertion direction (+x-axis direction), at least part of the elastic clamping member 14 (specifically, part of the horizontal portion 145) is inserted into the limiting cavity 22 from the communication port 221, the guiding surface 1421 and/or the transition surface 1423 of the positioning rib 142 on the elastic clamping member 14 are in contact with the-X-axis end wall of the positioning groove 21, the horizontal portion 145+z-axis direction is deformed by the force of the positioning groove 21 to the positioning rib 142, the horizontal portion 145 is not subjected to the force of the positioning recess-X-axis end wall any more, the deformation is recovered in the-Z-axis direction, the engagement surface 1422 of the positioning rib 142 is in contact with the inner end surface of the positioning groove 21 in the-X-axis direction, and the waste liquid container 10 is mounted in place in the mounting portion 20.

Further, as shown in fig. 10, the mounting portion 20 is further provided with a locking groove 23 at a lower side of the positioning groove 21 in the plumb direction, and after the waste liquid container 10 is mounted, a cover member 24 is provided at an outer side (-X axis direction side) of the waste liquid container 10, a locking member 25 extending in the insertion direction is provided at a bottom of the cover member 24, and the locking member 25 abuts against and is locked with the locking groove 23, so that the cover member 24 is connected to the printing apparatus 1, and the outside of the mounting portion 20 is sealed, and after the mounting of the cover member 24 is completed, the cover member is not interfered with the elastic locking member 14, and normal use is not affected.

Other structures of the waste liquid container in this embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment, and will not be described here again.

What has been described above is merely some embodiments of the present utility model. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the spirit of the utility model.

Claims

1. A waste liquid container detachably mounted in a mounting portion of a printing apparatus along an insertion direction, a direction opposite to the insertion direction being a detachment direction of the waste liquid container, an inner surface of the mounting portion having a positioning groove, characterized in that the waste liquid container comprises:

a waste liquid container-side terminal provided on the first side surface;

2. The waste liquid container according to claim 1, wherein one end of the elastic clip is connected to the case, and the other end extends in a direction away from the case;

3. The waste liquid container according to claim 2, wherein the elastic clip is provided on the first side surface; the positioning convex rib is arranged on one side of the elastic clamping piece, which faces the positioning groove.

4. The waste liquid container according to claim 3, wherein the elastic clip extends from the first side surface in the width direction and extends in the separation direction.

5. The waste liquid container according to claim 3, wherein the first side surface is provided with a second recess on a front end side in the insertion direction, and the waste liquid container side terminal is provided in the second recess; the first side is provided with a first concave part at one end far away from the waste liquid accommodating body side terminal, and the elastic clamping piece is arranged at the edge of the first concave part.

6. The waste liquid containing body according to claim 2, wherein the installation part comprises an installation cavity for accommodating the box body and a limiting cavity communicated with the installation cavity, the limiting cavity is positioned below the installation cavity, the limiting cavity is provided with a communication port communicated with the installation cavity, and a positioning groove is formed in the inner top wall of the limiting cavity;

7. The waste liquid container according to claim 6, wherein the elastic locking member includes an extending portion provided along a plumb direction and a horizontal portion provided along an insertion direction, the positioning rib is provided on the horizontal portion, and the positioning rib is engaged with the positioning groove and restricts movement of the waste liquid container in a separation direction.

8. The waste liquid container according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein the positioning rib is provided with a guide surface on a front end side in the insertion direction, the positioning rib is provided with an engagement surface on a front end side in the disengagement direction, a transition surface is provided between the guide surface and the engagement surface, and the engagement surface abuts against a side wall of the positioning groove.

9. The waste receptacle of any one of claims 1-7, wherein the resilient clip is integrally formed with or removably attached to the cartridge.

10. The waste liquid container according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein an opening is provided in a top surface of the case, the opening communicating the waste liquid container with an outside; an absorption part for absorbing the waste liquid is arranged in the waste liquid storage chamber.