CN220904435U - Regeneration ink box - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a regeneration ink box, which comprises a shell, a liquid supply part and an expansion cavity, wherein the shell is provided with an ink storage cavity for storing ink and a mounting groove, and the inner peripheral surface of the mounting groove is provided with a communication hole for communicating the ink storage cavity; the liquid supply part is arranged on the shell and communicated with the ink storage cavity; the expansion cavity can be arranged in the mounting groove or taken down from the mounting groove along the width direction of the ink box, and a communication port is formed in the position, corresponding to the communication hole, of the expansion cavity; when the dilatation cavity is arranged in the mounting groove, the outer peripheral surface of the dilatation cavity is attached to the inner peripheral surface of the mounting groove, the communication hole is communicated with the communication port, a filling groove is formed at the joint of the dilatation cavity and the shell, and adhesive substances are filled in the filling groove so as to seal and fix the dilatation cavity and the shell. The ink storage capacity is enlarged through the expansion cavity, and the expansion cavity is tightly adhered to the shell body through the adhesive substance, so that the ink box has a stable structure and is not easy to be damaged under the action of external force.

Description

Regeneration ink box

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of ink boxes, in particular to a regenerated ink box.

Background

The invention with the application number 202310477231.0 discloses a regeneration ink box and a manufacturing method, but the expansion cavity and the shell of the regeneration ink box are connected only through a rubber ring or dispensing between the first communication hole 15 and the connecting pipeline 44, the interaction area between the expansion cavity and the shell is small, and the expansion cavity is easy to fall off from the shell.

And no matter the rubber ring is smeared on the communication hole and the connecting pipeline before installation, or the connecting pipeline is fixed by a dispensing process after being installed on the connecting hole, the process method is not very convenient for workers to operate because the connecting area is between the expansion cavity and the mounting groove, the unstable connection between the expansion cavity and the mounting groove is easily caused, and the expansion cavity is easily separated from the ink box in the using process of the recovered ink box.

Disclosure of utility model

According to an aspect of the present utility model, there is provided a recycling cartridge to be mounted in a printer in a mounting direction, comprising:

The shell is provided with an ink storage cavity for storing ink, the shell is provided with a mounting groove, and the inner peripheral surface of the mounting groove is provided with a communication hole for communicating the ink storage cavity;

A liquid supply part which is arranged on the shell and communicated with the ink storage cavity, wherein the liquid supply part is positioned below the mounting groove in the gravity direction vertical to the mounting direction; and

The expansion cavity can be arranged in the mounting groove or taken down from the mounting groove along the width direction of the ink box, and a communication port is formed in the expansion cavity at a position corresponding to the communication hole;

When the expansion cavity is arranged in the mounting groove, the outer peripheral surface of the expansion cavity is attached to the inner peripheral surface of the mounting groove, the communication hole is communicated with the communication opening, a filling groove is formed at the joint of the expansion cavity and the shell, and adhesive substances are filled in the filling groove so as to seal and fix the expansion cavity and the shell.

In some embodiments, the mounting groove includes a first groove and a second groove, the housing is provided with a partition plate, the first groove and the second groove are respectively located at both sides of the partition plate in a width direction perpendicular to the mounting direction and the gravity direction, one side of the first groove and the second groove away from the partition plate in the width direction of the regeneration ink cartridge is open, and the expansion chamber can be mounted in the first groove or the second groove through the opening.

In some embodiments, the first slot is in communication with the second slot or not.

In some embodiments, an opening is provided on one side of the expansion chamber, the opening faces the partition plate when the expansion chamber is mounted in the first groove and/or the second groove, and a chamber capable of storing ink is formed between the expansion chamber and the partition plate.

In some embodiments, the partition plate is provided with an opening communicating the first and second grooves.

In some embodiments, the communication hole is provided at an inner peripheral surface of the first groove or the second groove near the partition plate.

In some embodiments, the cavity is provided with a recess, and when the cavity is mounted in the mounting groove, a filling groove is formed between the recess and the housing.

In some embodiments, the recess is disposed on the flash chamber around a perimeter of the flash chamber, and when the flash chamber is mounted to the first groove and/or the second groove, the recess and an inner periphery of the first groove or the second groove form a filled groove around an opening on the first groove or the second groove.

In some embodiments, the filling groove is located on the outer peripheral surface side of the housing.

In some embodiments, the mounting groove can limit movement of the expansion chamber perpendicular to the width direction of the housing.

The utility model has the beneficial effects that: according to the recycling ink box, the expansion cavity just attached to the inner peripheral surface of the mounting groove is arranged, the outer wall of the mounting groove is not damaged, the outer wall of the mounting groove can be utilized to prevent the expansion cavity from moving in the height direction of the ink box and the length direction of the ink box, meanwhile, the filling groove is arranged at the joint of the outer surface of the expansion cavity and the outer peripheral surface to fill adhesive substances so that the expansion cavity and the shell are tightly adhered, the interaction area of the filling groove and the shell is increased, and the filling groove is arranged on the outer peripheral surface side, so that the operation of workers is facilitated.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a prior art recycling cartridge (random cartridge) at an angle;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a recycling cartridge (random cartridge) of the prior art at another angle;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a recycling cartridge according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of the position A in FIG. 3

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of another angle of the recycling cartridge of the present utility model;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing an exploded structure of a recycling ink cartridge according to the present utility model;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the structure of the housing of the ink cartridge according to the present utility model at an angle;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of another angle of the housing of the recycling cartridge of the present utility model;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the expansion chamber of the ink cartridge according to the present utility model;

fig. 10 is a schematic view of another angle of the expansion chamber of the regeneration ink cartridge according to the present utility model.

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 mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; 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.

Referring to fig. 1, a recycled ink cartridge is an ink cartridge after remanufacturing of a random ink cartridge, which is typically an ink cartridge recovered from the market and used by an end user, and the recycled ink cartridge is remanufactured to obtain a recycled ink cartridge.

The embodiment provides a regeneration ink box, detachably installs in printing device (such as: printer) for supply ink for the printer, be provided with the installation cavity in the printer, regeneration ink box is in the installation cavity with the detachably of standing the gesture, and regeneration ink box stores the consumptive material that is used for developing, say: ink, when printed by a printer, the ink in the recycled ink cartridge may develop on the print medium (e.g., paper). One or more ink cartridges (which may be regenerated ink cartridges or random ink cartridges or compatible ink cartridges) may be housed in the mounting chamber, the plurality of ink cartridges being arranged side-by-side in the mounting chamber, the plurality of ink cartridges being cyan, magenta, yellow and black ink cartridges. The printing apparatus is of the prior art and will not be described here.

As shown in fig. 3 to 4, in the present embodiment, the regeneration ink cartridge includes a housing 1, a liquid supply portion 2, a detection portion 3, and an expansion chamber 4, an ink storage chamber 10 for storing ink is provided in the housing 1, the liquid supply portion 2 is mounted on the housing 1 and communicates into the ink storage chamber 10, and ink stored in the ink storage chamber 10 can be supplied to a printing medium; the detecting part 3 is arranged on the shell 1, and when the regenerated ink box is arranged in the mounting cavity, the detecting part 3 is electrically connected with a contact pin arranged in the mounting cavity, so that the printer can recognize the information about the ink box stored in the detecting part 3; the expansion chamber 4 is mounted on the housing 1, and can store ink therein, and can supply the stored ink to the ink storage chamber 10 or the liquid supply part 2, and then supply ink to the printer through the ink storage chamber 10 or the liquid supply part 2, thereby expanding the ink storage capacity of the regeneration ink cartridge.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the casing 1 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and has a front wall a, a rear wall b, a top wall c, a bottom wall d, a left wall e, and a right wall f, the rear wall b is opposite to the front wall a, the top wall c intersects the front wall a and the rear wall b, the bottom wall d is opposite to the top wall c, the left wall e intersects the front wall a, the rear wall b, and the top wall c, the right wall f is opposite to the left wall e, and the front wall a, the rear wall b, the top wall c, the bottom wall d, the left wall e, and the right wall f are connected to each other to form the casing 1 into a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the inside of the casing 1 has an ink storage chamber 10 for storing ink.

To better explain the respective components of the ink cartridge, a three-dimensional rectangular coordinate system XYZ axis is established, the housing 1 is set in a Z-axis direction along a vertical direction (gravity direction) in a state of being mounted to the mounting chamber in an upright posture, the top wall c is directed toward the bottom wall d in a-Z direction (gravity direction), the horizontal direction is in an X-direction, that is, the rear wall b is directed toward the front wall a in a +x-direction, which is also the mounting direction of the ink cartridge, -the X-direction is the removal direction of the ink cartridge, which is also the length direction of the housing 1, the width direction of the housing 1 is in a Y-direction, and the left wall e is directed toward the right wall f in a +y-direction. "front" along the +X axis direction, "rear" along the-X axis direction, "up" along the +Z axis direction, "down" along the-Z axis direction, "left" along the +Y axis direction, and "right" along the-Y axis direction.

As shown in fig. 1 to 10, the housing 1 is further provided with a mounting groove. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the mounting groove includes the first groove 11 and the second groove 12, the first groove 11 and the second groove 12 are disposed opposite to each other in the width direction (Y direction) of the housing 1, and the first groove 11 and the second groove 12 are separated by the partition plate 13 on the housing 1, the first groove 11 and the second groove 12 being symmetrical with respect to the partition plate 13; the partition plate 13 is located at approximately the middle position of the housing 1 in the width direction, and the partition plate 13 extends in a plane defined by the Z axis and the X axis, the first groove 11 is located on the-Y axis side of the partition plate 13, the second groove 12 is located on the +y axis side of the partition plate 13, the side of the first groove 11 away from the partition plate 13 in the width direction is open, the opening is formed on the left wall e, that is, the first groove 11 is a non-closed space; the side of the second groove 12 away from the partition plate 13 in the width direction is open, which is formed on the right wall f, i.e., the second groove 12 is also a non-closed space. The first and second grooves 11, 12 extend to the front wall a of the housing 1 at one end in the +x axis direction, with a certain spacing between the one end of the first and second grooves 11, 12 in the-X axis direction and the rear wall b of the housing 1, with a certain spacing between the inner walls of the first and second grooves 11, 12 in the +z axis direction and the top wall c of the housing 1, with the ink reservoir 10 at least partially above the first and second grooves 11, 12, and the inner walls of the first and second grooves 11, 12 in the-Z axis direction above the liquid supply portion 2.

The liquid supply portion 2 extends from the housing 1 in a length direction (X-axis direction) intersecting the height direction (Z-axis direction), the liquid supply portion 2 is partially located under the first groove 11 and the second groove 12 in the gravity direction, and the liquid supply portion 2 has an ink outlet 21 facing forward in the length direction, that is, the ink outlet 21 faces in the +x direction, the ink outlet 21 being located on the rear side of the front wall a in the X-axis direction with a certain distance from the front wall a. The liquid supply portion 2 has a liquid passage therein, which communicates with the ink outlet 21 and the ink reservoir 10, and is configured to allow ink in the ink reservoir 10 to flow out of the housing 1 through the ink outlet 21. When the ink cartridge is mounted in the mounting chamber in a vertical posture, the ink supply needle in the mounting is inserted into the liquid supply portion 2 from the ink outlet 21, and communication with the ink storage chamber 10 is achieved, so that ink in the ink cartridge is supplied to the printer. The ink outlet 21 is also provided with a self-closing sealing structure for sealing.

As shown in fig. 6 to 10, the expansion chamber 4 can be detachably installed in the installation groove. Specifically, in this embodiment, the expansion chamber 4 is a semi-enclosed containing shell structure with an opening 41 at one side, the interior of the semi-enclosed containing shell structure can store ink, the shape of the expansion chamber is matched with that of the first groove 11 or the second groove 12, preferably, the expansion chamber 4 is provided with the opening 41 at the +y side or the-Y side, the expansion chamber 4 can be mounted on the first groove 11 or the second groove 12 along the width direction of the regenerated ink box, the expansion chamber 4 can also be removed from the first groove 11 or the second groove 12 along the width direction of the ink box, when the expansion chamber 4 is mounted on the first groove or the second groove along the width direction of the ink box, the outer peripheral surface of the expansion chamber 4 is attached to the inner peripheral surface of the first groove 11 or the second groove 12, the first groove 11 and the second groove 12 can limit the movement of the expansion chamber 4 along the direction perpendicular to the width direction of the ink box, namely, the first groove 11 and the second groove 12 can limit the movement of the expansion chamber 4 along the direction of the Z axis, so that the limit position of the casing 1 along the X axis direction can prevent the expansion chamber 4 from falling off from the casing 1; when the expansion chamber 4 is mounted in the first groove 11 or the second groove 12, the partition plate 13 is positioned at the +y circumferential side or the-Y axial side of the opening 41 of the expansion chamber 4, and the partition plate 13 can shield the opening 41 on the expansion chamber 4, so that the expansion chamber 4 and the partition plate can form a chamber for storing ink.

Further, a filling groove 5 is formed at the junction of the expansion cavity 4 and the housing 1, and an adhesive substance is filled in the filling groove 5, so that the expansion cavity 4 and the housing 1 can be sealed, and the expansion cavity 4 can be fixed on the housing 1. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the cavity 4 is provided with the recess 42 on the side opposite to the opening 41, preferably, the junction of the upper side surface of the cavity 4 facing away from the opening 41 and the adjacent side surface is provided with the step-forming recess 42, that is, the recess 42 provided on the side periphery of the-Y side or +y side (i.e., away from the partition plate 13) of the cavity 4, and when the cavity 4 is mounted in the first groove 11 or the second groove 12, the junction of the recess 42 and the left wall e or the right wall f of the housing 1 forms the filling groove 5, that is, the filling groove 5 is located on the outer peripheral surface side _; of the housing 1 to fill the filling groove 5 with the adhesive substance, preferably, the adhesive substance may be one or more of glue, adhesive tape, wax, clay and fusion agent, preferably, the filling process selects dispensing, and further enables sealing between the cavity 4 and the housing 1, and enables the machine operation to be facilitated when the filling groove 5 is located on the outer peripheral surface side of the housing 1.

Further, the recess 42 is disposed on the cavity 4 around the periphery of the cavity 4, and when the cavity 4 is mounted in the first groove 11 and/or the second groove 12, the recess 42 and the inner peripheral surface of the first groove 11 and/or the second groove 12 form a filling groove 5 around the first groove 11 and/or the second groove 12, so that the cavity 4 and the first groove 11 or the second groove 12 can be completely sealed when the filling groove 5 is filled with the adhesive material.

When the expansion chamber 4 is installed in the first tank 11 or the second tank 12, the expansion chamber 4 can communicate with the ink storage chamber 10, so that the ink in the expansion chamber 4 can be supplied into the ink storage chamber 10, thereby increasing the capacity of the ink cartridge. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the communication hole 15 for communicating with the ink reservoir 10 is formed in the inner wall of the first tank 11 or the second tank 12, and when the expansion chamber 4 is mounted in the first tank 11 or the second tank 12, the communication hole 43 is formed in the position corresponding to the communication hole 15 in the expansion chamber 4, preferably, the communication hole 15 is formed in the inner wall of the first tank 11 or the second tank 12 in the-X axis direction, the communication hole 43 is formed on the-X side of the expansion chamber 4, the communication hole 43 corresponds to the position of the communication hole 15, and when the expansion chamber 4 is mounted in the first tank 11 or the second tank 12, the communication hole 43 communicates with the communication hole 15, so that the expansion chamber 4 can communicate with the ink reservoir 10 through the communication hole 43 and the communication hole 15, and ink in the expansion chamber 4 can be replenished into the ink reservoir 10.

When the expansion chamber 4 is mounted in the first tank 11 or the second tank 12, the expansion chamber 4 at least partially overlaps the first tank 11 and/or the second tank 12, i.e. the expansion chamber 4 is at least partially located in the first tank 11 and/or the second tank 12, and when the ink cartridge is mounted in the printer, the ink storage chamber 10 is at least partially located above the expansion chamber 4 in the direction of gravity, and the expansion chamber 4 is at least partially located above the liquid supply portion 2. Preferably, the expansion chamber 4 may be provided only in the first groove 11, may be provided only in the second groove 12, and may be provided in both the first groove 11 and the second groove 12. In order to expand the capacity of the recovery cartridge as much as possible, the present utility model preferably provides the expansion chamber 4 in both the first tank 11 and the second tank 12.

Or in some other embodiments, when the expansion chamber 4 is installed in the first tank 11 or the second tank 12, the expansion chamber 4 may also be in communication with the liquid supply portion 2, so long as the ink in the expansion chamber 4 can be supplied to the printer for use.

Further, when the expansion chambers 4 are installed in the first tank 11 and the second tank 12, the expansion chambers 4 in the first tank 11 and the second tank 12 can be communicated. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the casing 1 is provided with the opening 14, preferably, the opening 14 is provided on the partition plate 13 so as to extend in the Y-axis direction for communicating the first tank 11 and the second tank 12 on the casing 1, when the expansion chambers 4 are mounted in the first tank 11 and the second tank 12, the two expansion chambers 4 are arranged side by side in the Y-axis direction, and because the expansion chambers 4 are mounted in the first tank 11 and the second tank 12, the openings 41 of the expansion chambers face the partition plate 13 and form a sealed chamber with the partition plate 13, so that when the expansion chambers 4 are mounted in the first tank 11 and the second tank 12, the opening 14 enables the expansion chambers 4 mounted in the first tank 11 and the second tank 12 to communicate with the ink storage chamber 10, preferably, the openings 41 may be close to the entire side of the partition plate, or the openings 41 may not be the entire side of the expansion chambers 4, so long as the expansion chambers 4 communicate with the opening 14 through the openings 41; at this time, only one of the first tank 11 and the second tank 12 is provided with the communication hole 15, and the two expansion chambers 4 installed in the first tank 11 and the second tank 12 are provided with the communication hole 43 only in the expansion chamber 4 corresponding to the installation tank provided with the communication hole 15, and the communication hole 15 corresponds to the position of the communication hole 43, so that the expansion chamber 4 not provided with the communication hole 43 is not directly communicated with the ink storage chamber 10, but is communicated with the expansion chamber 4 provided with the communication hole 43 through the opening 14 to supply ink to the ink storage chamber 10, and the two expansion chambers 4 installed in the first tank 11 and the second tank 12 can be connected only by providing one communication hole 15 in the casing 1.

Or in some other embodiments, when the first tank 11 and the second tank 12 are each provided with the communication hole 15, the expansion chambers 4 installed in the first tank 11 and the second tank 12 may be each provided with the communication hole 43 without the opening 41, the partition plate may be not provided with the opening 14, and the expansion chambers 4 installed in the first tank 11 and the second tank 12 are each communicated to the ink storage chamber 10 through the communication hole 43 and the communication hole 15. Alternatively, the opening 14 may not be provided when only one expansion chamber 4 is provided in the housing 1.

The detecting portion 3 is provided on the top wall c of the housing 1, and the detecting portion 3 includes a chip that is electrically connected with a stylus in the mounting chamber when the ink cartridge is mounted to the mounting chamber of the printer, so that the printer can recognize information about the ink cartridge stored in the chip. The detection section 3 is located at a position substantially in the middle of the top wall c in the X-axis direction. The detection portion 3 is located at least partially above the first groove 11 and the second groove 12 in a direction opposite to the gravitational direction.

In the above structure, the detecting portion 3 and the liquid supplying portion 2 are both structures existing on the random ink cartridge (recovery ink cartridge), and the expanding chamber 4 and the housing are structures different from the random ink cartridge by adding the formed regeneration ink cartridge on the random ink cartridge (recovery ink cartridge).

The regeneration ink horn of this embodiment is through setting up the dilatation chamber 4 that just laminates with the mounting groove inner peripheral face, this regeneration ink horn need not destroy the outer wall of mounting groove, and can utilize the outer wall of mounting groove to prevent dilatation chamber 4 at ink horn direction of height, the motion of ink horn length direction, set up filling groove 5 at the junction of dilatation chamber 4 and casing 1 simultaneously and pack the bonding material and make dilatation chamber and casing closely adhere, the interactive area of filling groove 5 and casing 1 has been increased, because filling groove 5 sets up in the outer peripheral face side, make things convenient for the workman to operate, through above-mentioned structure, make the stable in structure of regeneration ink horn be difficult for being destroyed under the effect of external force.

The present embodiment also provides a method for manufacturing a recycling ink cartridge (random ink cartridge) to obtain the recycling ink cartridge described above. As shown in fig. 1 to 10, a method of manufacturing a recycling ink cartridge includes the steps of:

S10: the first groove 11 or the second groove 12 on the housing 1 of the recovery ink cartridge is communicated with the ink storage chamber 10, and the first groove 11 and the second groove 12 are communicated;

S20: the first groove 11 and/or the second groove 12 are provided with the dilatation cavity 4, and the filling groove 5 is filled with adhesive substances to adhere the dilatation cavity 4 and the shell 1;

s30: ink is injected into the ink storage chamber 10 and the expansion chamber 4.

Before the step S10, an acquisition step is further included, namely, acquiring a random ink cartridge (recovered ink cartridge), where the step includes a complete set of stock preparation flows of recovery, sorting and intelligence links.

In step S10, the first tank 11 or the second tank 12 on the casing 1 of the recovery ink cartridge is communicated with the ink storage chamber 10, specifically, a communication hole 15 is formed on an inner wall of the first tank 11 or the second tank 12 adjacent to the ink storage chamber 10, or in some other embodiments, the communication hole 15 may be replaced by a communication pipe, and after the communication hole 15 penetrates through the inner wall, the first tank 11 or the second tank 12 is communicated with the inside of the ink storage chamber 10; the communication hole 15 is formed on the inner wall of the first groove 11 or the second groove 12 in the-X axis direction, and in the present embodiment, the communication hole 15 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the first groove 11 or the second groove 12 near the partition plate; the partition plate 13 is provided with the opening 14, so that the first groove 11 and the second groove 12 are communicated, and when the expansion chambers 4 are installed on the first groove 11 and the second groove 12, the inks in the two expansion chambers 4 mutually circulate, and therefore the inks in the two expansion chambers 4 can be supplied to the ink storage chamber 10.

In some other embodiments, when the expansion chambers 4 mounted in the first tank 11 and the second tank 12 are each provided with the communication port 43 or the expansion chambers 4 are mounted in only one of the first tank 11 and the second tank 12, the first tank 11 and the second tank 12 may not be communicated in step S10.

In some other embodiments, a communication hole may be formed in an inner wall of the first tank 11 or the second tank 12 adjacent to the liquid supply portion 2, so that ink in the first tank 11 or the second tank 12 can flow to the liquid supply portion 2 and be supplied to the printer.

The portion of the housing 1 located at the front end of the liquid supply portion 2 in the mounting direction is not removed before step S20, so that the expansion chamber 4 can be prevented from falling off the housing 1 when the expansion chamber 4 is mounted in the first groove 11 and the second groove 12.

Before step S20, the method further includes a step of preparing the cavity 4, where the cavity 4 is adapted to the shape of the first groove 11 and the second groove 12, and the cavity 4 includes a cavity for accommodating ink, an opening 41 attached to the partition plate 13 to form a sealed cavity, a communication port 43 for communicating with the communication hole 15, and a recess 42 forming a filling groove with the outer peripheral surface of the housing, and the specific structure of the cavity 4 is described in the foregoing and detailed description and will not be repeated herein. The expansion chamber 4 can be integrally formed by injection molding.

In step S20, the expansion chamber 4 is provided in the first tank 11 and/or the second tank 12; specifically, the-Y axis side or +y axis side of the prepared expansion chamber 4 is aligned with the opening 41 of the first groove 11 or the second groove 12 in the +y axis direction or the-Y axis direction, then force is applied to move the expansion chamber 4 into the first groove 11 or the second groove 12 along the-Y axis direction or the +y axis direction, and in the moving process, the communication port 43 on the expansion chamber 4 is aligned with the communication hole 15, so that the expansion chamber 4 is communicated with the ink storage chamber 10; then, the outer surface of the expansion cavity and the outer peripheral surface of the first groove and/or the second groove 12 are adhered by using an adhesive substance to form a filling groove, so that the expansion cavity is fixedly provided with the first groove and/or the second groove 12, and the expansion cavity and the first groove and/or the second groove 12 can be sealed.

In step S30, ink is injected into the ink storage chamber 10 and the expansion chamber 4, specifically, an ink injecting instrument may be inserted from the ink outlet 21 of the liquid supply portion 2 to inject ink into the ink storage chamber 10 and the expansion chamber 4; the shell 1 can be provided with an ink filling port additionally, and after the ink filling device fills the expansion cavity 4 and the ink storage cavity 10 with ink, the ink filling port is sealed by the sealing piece.

To this end, the entire remanufacturing process from the smaller-capacity recovery cartridge (random cartridge) to the enlarged-capacity regeneration cartridge is completed.

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 (10)

1. A recycling cartridge to be mounted in a printer in a mounting direction, comprising:

A housing having an ink storage chamber for storing ink and an installation groove, wherein a communication hole for communicating the ink storage chamber is formed in the inner circumferential surface of the installation groove;

A liquid supply portion mounted on the housing and communicating with the ink reservoir, the liquid supply portion being located below the mounting groove in a gravitational direction perpendicular to a mounting direction; and

The expansion cavity can be arranged in the mounting groove or taken down from the mounting groove along the width direction of the ink box, and a communication port is formed in the position, corresponding to the communication hole, of the expansion cavity;

When the expansion cavity is arranged in the mounting groove, the outer peripheral surface of the expansion cavity is attached to the inner peripheral surface of the mounting groove, the communication hole is communicated with the communication opening, a filling groove is formed at the joint of the expansion cavity and the shell, and an adhesive substance is filled in the filling groove so that the expansion cavity and the shell are sealed and fixed.

2. The recycling ink cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the mounting groove includes a first groove and a second groove, the housing is provided with a partition plate, the first groove and the second groove are respectively located on both sides of the partition plate in a width direction perpendicular to a mounting direction and a gravitational direction, and a side of the first groove and the second groove away from the partition plate in the recycling ink cartridge width direction is open, and the expansion chamber can be mounted into the first groove or the second groove through the opening.

3. The regeneration cartridge of claim 2, wherein the first slot is in communication with the second slot or not.

4. The regeneration ink cartridge according to claim 2, wherein an opening is provided on one side of the expansion chamber, the opening faces the partition plate when the expansion chamber is mounted in the first groove and/or the second groove, and a chamber capable of storing ink is formed between the expansion chamber and the partition plate.

5. The recycling cartridge according to claim 2, wherein the partition plate is provided with an opening communicating the first groove and the second groove.

6. The recycling cartridge according to claim 2, wherein the communication hole is provided at an inner peripheral surface of the first groove or the second groove near the partition plate.

7. The regeneration ink cartridge according to claim 2, wherein a recess is provided in the expansion chamber, and the filling groove is formed between the recess and the housing when the expansion chamber is mounted in the mounting groove.

8. The regeneration cartridge of claim 7, wherein the recess is disposed on the expansion chamber around a perimeter of the expansion chamber, and wherein the recess forms the filling groove with an inner periphery of the first groove or the second groove around the opening on the first groove or the second groove when the expansion chamber is mounted to the first groove and/or the second groove.

9. The recycling cartridge according to claim 7, wherein the filling groove is located on an outer peripheral surface side of the housing.

10. The recycling cartridge according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the mounting groove is capable of restricting movement of the expansion chamber perpendicular to the width direction of the casing.