EP0723868B1 - Halterahmen für eine Tintenkassette und Vorrichtung zum Auffüllen der Tinte - Google Patents

Halterahmen für eine Tintenkassette und Vorrichtung zum Auffüllen der Tinte Download PDF

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EP0723868B1
EP0723868B1 EP95305512A EP95305512A EP0723868B1 EP 0723868 B1 EP0723868 B1 EP 0723868B1 EP 95305512 A EP95305512 A EP 95305512A EP 95305512 A EP95305512 A EP 95305512A EP 0723868 B1 EP0723868 B1 EP 0723868B1
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Sakae Hayao
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/17506—Refilling of the cartridge

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  • the present invention relates generally to refilling of ink cartridges and more specifically to an ink cartridge holding box and to an ink refill kit including an ink cartridge holding box.
  • the refilling of ink into ink cartridges is currently performed in several different ways.
  • One of them is that an empty cartridge is set in a cartridge holding casing that has a top cover so that the empty ink cartridge is entirely inside the casing for receiving the ink.
  • Another way of refilling ink is to use a refill adapter.
  • One of the refill adapters invented by the inventor of the present application has been filed in the United States Patent Office under the Serial Number 08/327,280. When this refill adapted is used, an empty cartridge is held by hand and the adapter is placed on the cartridge, and then an ink tube is set on the adapter upside down so that the ink in the tube flows into the cartridge.
  • EP-A-0 568 124, DE-U-9 404 685 and EP-A-0 567 308 different examples of ink cartridge holding boxes for holding ink cartridges to stand for refilling ink thereinto are disclosed.
  • an ink cartridge holding box used for holding a used ink cartridge to stand for refilling ink thereinto wherein said cartridge holding box is provided therein with an adhesive layer to which an underside of said cartridge may be adhered.
  • the ink cartridge may become loosened on the adhesive material.
  • the ink refill act when the ink refill act is performed, it is required to seal the vent hole that is opened in the underside of an ink cartridge.
  • the sealing is presently accomplished by, for example, applying a rubber plug into the vent hole or by covering the hole with a plastic tape.
  • the vent hole is surrounded by a labyrinth-like pattern which is uneven or partially projects from the underside of the cartridge, a sealing of the vent hole with such means is not accomplished well, causing a leakage of ink from the vent hole.
  • Another object of the present invention is to at least partly overcome the above-mentioned difficulties.
  • an ink cartridge holding box used for refilling ink into a used empty ink cartridge comprising a main box section, a supporting block provided on an inside upper surface of a bottom of said main box section, a platform provided on top of said supporting block, said platform being formed with an opening into which a projected portion of said ink cartridge is inserted, and an adhesive layer provided on one side of said platform so as to be located next to said opening, said adhesive layer being in convex shape.
  • An embodiment of the present invention provides an improved ink cartridge holding box with which the vent hole of the cartridge can be sealed well and the ink cartridge can stand still without getting loosened or becoming unstable, thus assuring an efficient and clean ink refilling process.
  • an ink refill kit that comprises an instruction sheet and a cartridge holding box in which the instruction sheet includes a central working area and an instruction area which surrounds the central working area with the instruction area divided into several sections containing descriptions and illustrations of steps to refill ink indicated, and the cartridge holding box which is placed in the central working area includes a cartridge holding means comprising an opening and an adhesive that are provided on a platform provided above the bottom of the cartridge holding box.
  • the holding box with the ink cartridge may be placed in the central working area of the instruction sheet, and an empty cartridge placed in the cartridge holding box in a positionally secured fashion, and then the ink refilling performed in this centrally located working area following the description and illustration indicative of the steps to be taken that are shown around the central working area.
  • the ink refill can be done easily and efficiently with an additional advantage that the area around the refilling job can be kept clean.
  • the ink refill kit includes an instruction sheet 10 and an ink cartridge holding box 50.
  • the instruction sheet 10 comprises a base sheet 10C printed with a working area 10A and an instruction area 10B.
  • the instruction sheet 10 is made of durable paper, but it can be made of any material including vinyl and plastics that have a certain strength.
  • the instruction sheet 10 can be coated with a water-proof substance for a better durability and for keeping ink from soaking thereinto.
  • the working area 10A is located at the center of the instruction sheet 10, which is, in this embodiment, a rectangular shape.
  • the instruction sheet 10 can be in any shape including a square, circle, etc.
  • the working area 10A at the center is of a like figure to the cartridge holding box 50 and defined by thick surrounding lines which are portions of two longitudinal lines 12 and two lateral lines 14, and an intended work, an ink refilling in this embodiment, is performed in this working area 10A.
  • the instruction area 10B is provided so as to encircle or surround the working area 10A.
  • the instruction area 10B is divided into a plurality of sections 10B1 through 10B6 by the longitudinal and lateral lines 12 and 14 so that each step to be taken in the ink refilling is described in each one of these sections in words and illustrations.
  • these sections 10B1 through 10B6 are printed with consecutive numbers from 1 through 6 counter-clockwise which represent the steps to be taken in this order. Alternatively, the steps could also be printed clockwise.
  • the instruction sheet 10 may be folded along the lines 12 and 14 by using these lines as creases.
  • the sheet 10 is folded along the longitudinal lines 12 first and then along the lateral lines 14 so that the instruction sheet 10 can be put into the size of the cartridge holding box 50, thus being stored in the box 50 along with other ink refill components such as the adapter and a priming pump.
  • each of the six (6) sections are given the following instruction statements:
  • the cartridge holding box 50 is made of durable paper and has a cover 50a.
  • a bottom 50b of the holding box 50 is securely provided with a supporting block 52 which is size-wise about one half of the bottom 50b.
  • the supporting block 52 is made of, for example, a liquid absorbent material so that any spilled ink can be absorbed by the supporting block 52 for example a cotton that is formed into a relatively flat block shape.
  • a platform 54 which is as large in size as the bottom 52b is provided.
  • An empty space 60 is left on one side underneath of the platform 54.
  • the platform 54 is provided with a rectangular opening 56 that opens into the empty space 60.
  • the opening 56 is substantially the same as or slightly larger than the bottom projected portion 82 of an ink cartridge 80 that is shown in Figure 3.
  • An adhesive 58 which makes a cartridge holding means along with the opening 56, is provided next to the opening 56 so as to be located above the inner end portion 52a of the supporting block 52.
  • the adhesive 58 is a self adhesive tacky substance or pressure sensitive contact adhesive and covered by a removable thin sheet of plastic film 58a.
  • the platform 54 is printed with numbers 1 through 6 around the opening 56 and holding means 58.
  • the numbers 1 through 6 positionally correspond to the numbers which appear in the sections 10B1 through 10B6 printed on the instruction sheet 10.
  • the numbers 1 through 6 are printed, like the sections 10B1 through 10B6, counter-clockwise so that when the cartridge holding box 50 is placed in the working area 10A of the instruction sheet 10, the numbers 1 through 6 of the box 50 match the numbers of the sections 10B1 through 10B6 of the instruction sheet 10.
  • the folded instruction sheet 10 which is placed on the platform 54 is taken out of the cartridge holding box 50 and extended. Then, the cartridge holding box 50 is placed in the working area 10A of the thus extended instruction sheet 10.
  • the numbers 1 through 6 printed on the platform 54 of the holding box 50 and the numbers 1 through 6 printed on the instruction sheet 10 are matched, and an empty ink cartridge is set inside the cartridge holding box 50.
  • the plastic film 58a is first removed from the holding means 58, and the projected portion 82 of the cartridge 80 is pushed into the rectangular opening 56 of the platform 54 of the cartridge holding box 50.
  • the rectangular portion 82 is pushed, the bottom of the cartridge 80 is pressed onto the adhesive 58 of the platform 54.
  • the ink cartridge 80 can stand upright by the opening 56 and the adhesive 58, which make a holding means, so that the cartridge 80 is firmly held inside the cartridge holding box 50 without moving horizontally nor vertically.
  • the holding means When the cartridge 80 is thus firmly held by the holding means or by the opening 56 and the adhesive 58, the supply hole (not shown) opened in the bottom of the cartridge 80 for supplying the ink to the printer is tightly closed by the adhesive 58.
  • the holding means not only firmly holds the ink cartridge 80 upright but also securely closes the ink outlet hole of the cartridge 80, thus preventing leakage of the ink.
  • the cartridge holding box 150 is made of durable paper with water-proof treatment thereon and includes a main box section 152 and a cover section 154.
  • the main box section 152 includes a bottom plate 152a, front wall 152b, rear wall 152c and two side walls 152d.
  • the cover section 154 extends from the upper edge of the rear wall 152c so as to open and close in a hinge-like fashion.
  • the cover section 154 has a front flap 154a and two side flaps 154b.
  • the front flap 154a is provided with a tab 156 that is peelable along perforations 158 formed on both sides of the tab 156.
  • the front flap 154a of the cover section 154 is glued to the outside surface of the front wall 152b of the main box section 152 with the side flaps 154b both inside the main box section 152.
  • the tab 156 is removed along the perforations 158 so that the cover section 154 can be opened.
  • One of the side walls 152d of the main box section 152 may have a hanging flap 152d' with a hole 152d'' therein so that the box 150 can be hung from, for example, a display stand.
  • the supporting block 160 is made of, for example, cotton that is formed into a relatively flat block shape. In other words, it is preferable that the supporting block 160 is made of a liquid absorbent material so that any spilled ink can be absorbed by the supporting block 160 and the absorbing sheet 152b'.
  • the supporting block 160 is size-wise about one half of the bottom plate 152a.
  • a platform 170 which is as large in size as the bottom plate 152a is provided, and an empty space 162 is left on one side underneath the platform 70.
  • the platform 170 is provided with a rectangular opening 172 that opens into the empty space 162.
  • the opening 172 is substantially the same as or slightly larger than the projected portion 102 of an ink cartridge 100.
  • the adhesive layer 180 consists of an adhesive agent such as a self adhesive tacky substance, pressure sensitive contact adhesive, etc. and is covered by a removable thin sheet of plastic film 182.
  • the adhesive layer 180 is as large in size as the underside 104, on which an vent hole 106 and an uneven labyrinth pattern 108 are formed, of the ink cartridge 100.
  • a spacer 184 is provided underneath the adhesive layer 180.
  • the spacer 184 is made of any material that can compensate for or absorb the unevenness on the surface pattern of the underside 104 of the cartridge 100. More specifically, the spacer 184 is, for example, a round thin plate with a thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.2 mm and made of a material such as rubber, plastics, etc.
  • the spacer 184 is installed so that it is at substantially the central area of the adhesive layer 180. With this spacer 184 inserted between the adhesive layer 180 and the platform 70, the adhesive layer 80 forms substantially a convex shape when viewed from the side as seen in Figures 6 and 7.
  • the convex shape in the adhesive layer 180 can be obtained by bending upward a portion of the platform 170 that corresponds to substantially the central area of the adhesive layer 80 as seen in Figure 8. Furthermore, the same convex configuration may be obtained by applying an excess amount of the adhesive substance at the central area of the adhesive layer 180 on the flat portion 170 as seen in Figure 9.
  • the cartridge holding box 150 is placed on a flat surface after removing the tab 156 along the perforations 158, and then the plastic film 182 is removed from the adhesive layer 180.
  • the projected portion 102 of the cartridge 100 is pushed down into the opening 172 of the platform 170 that is installed in the cartridge holding box 150.
  • the ink cartridge 100 is firmly held by the adhesive layer 180 and stands upright with the help of the opening 156 into which the projected portion 102 of the cartridge 100 is pushed.
  • the cartridge 100 is thus stably held inside the cartridge holding box 150 without moving horizontally nor vertically.
  • the convex shape cartridge layer 180 is flattened evenly and spreads out so as to seal a vent hole 106 and conforms with the unevenness or roughness of the underside 104 of the cartridge 100.
  • the unevenness of the underside 104 of the ink cartridge 100 is balanced out and the entire underside 104 of the ink cartridge 100 is evenly adhered to the adhesive layer 180.
  • the cartridge 100 is held inside the cartridge holding box 150 stably and the ink refill act can be easily and cleanly performed on this firmly held cartridge 100 that is free of any looseness and free of any leakage.
  • the cartridge 100 After refilling the thus held cartridge 100 with ink, the cartridge 100 is removed from the adhesive layer 180, taken out of the holding box 150 and then set in an ink jet printer.
  • the cartridge holding box 150 is described as placed on a flat surface so that the cartridge 100 held by the box can be re-filled with ink. It is of course also envisaged that the refilling can be performed with the box 150 set in the working area 10A of the instruction sheet 100, described with reference to Figures 1 to 3 so that the cartridge 100 is refilled in the same manner as the refilling of the cartridge 80.

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  1. Tintenkassetten-Halterahmen, welcher zum Stehen einer gebrauchten Tintenkassette für das Wiederauffüllen derselben mit Tinte verwendet wird, wobei der Kassetten-Halterahmen innen mit einer Haftschicht versehen ist, an welcher eine Unterseite der Kassette anhaften kann.
  2. Tintenkassetten-Halterahmen nach Anspruch 1, worin die Haftschicht eine konvexe Gestalt aufweist.
  3. Tintenkassetten-Halterahmen nach Anspruch 1 oder Anspruch 2, weiters umfassend eine unter der Haftschicht vorgesehene Zwischenlage.
  4. Tintenkassetten-Halterahmen, welcher zum Stehen einer gebrauchten Tintenkassette für das Wiederauffüllen derselben mit Tinte verwendet wird, umfassend eine über einer Innenfläche einer Bodenplatte des Rahmens vorgesehene Plattform und eine auf der Plattform vorgesehene Kassetten-Haltevorrichtung, wobei die Kassetten-Haltevorrichtung eine Öffnung, eine neben der Öffnung vorgesehene Haftschicht und eine unter der Haftschicht vorgesehene Zwischenlage umfaßt, wobei die Öffnung einen vorstehenden Abschnitt der Tintenkassette aufnimmt und die Haftschicht eine Unterseite der Tintenkassette hält.
  5. Tintenkassetten-Halterahmen, welcher zum Nachfüllen von Tinte in eine gebrauchte leere Tintenkassette verwendet wird, umfassend:
    einen Hauptrahmenabschnitt;
    einen an einer inneren Oberfläche eines Bodens des Hauptrahmenabschnitts vorgesehenen Stützblock;
    eine oben auf dem Stützblock vorgesehene Plattform, wobei die Plattform mit einer Öffnung ausgebildet ist, in welche ein vorstehender Abschnitt der Tintenkassette eingeführt wird; und
    eine Haftschicht, welche zwecks Anordnung neben der Öffnung zum Halten einer Unterseite der Tintenkassette auf einer Seite der Plattform vorgesehen ist, wobei die Haftschicht eine konvexe Gestalt aufweist.
  6. Tintenkassetten-Halterahmen nach Anspruch 5, weiters umfassend eine zwischen der Haftschicht und der Plattform angebrachte Zwischenlage zwecks Bildung der konvexen Gestalt der Haftschicht.
  7. Tintenkassetten-Halterahmen nach Anspruch 5, worin ein positionsmäßig dem zentralen Bereich der Haftschicht entsprechender Teil der Plattform zwecks Bildung der konvexen Gestalt der Haftschicht nach oben gebogen ist.
  8. Tintenkassetten-Halterahmen nach Anspruch 5, worin zwecks Bildung der konvexen Gestalt der Haftschicht eine überschüssige Menge an Haftsubstanz im zentralen Bereich der Haftschicht aufgetragen ist.
  9. Tintenkassetten-Halterahmen nach einem der Ansprüche 5-8, weiters umfassend einen Deckelabschnitt, welcher zwecks Öffnens und Schließens auf scharnierartige Weise mit dem Hauptrahmenabschnitt verbunden ist.
  10. Tintenauffüllvorrichtung zum Nachfüllen von Tinte in eine leere Tintenkassette, umfassend ein Instruktionsblatt und einen Tintenkassetten-Halterahmen, worin:
    das Instruktionsblatt im wesentlichen in einem Zentrum des Instruktionsblatts mit einer Arbeitszone versehen ist und ein Instruktionsbereich die Arbeitszone umgibt, wobei der Instruktionsbereich in eine Mehrzahl von Abschnitten unterteilt ist, welche mit eine Reihenfolge von durchzuführenden Schritten beim Nachfüllen von Tinte anzeigenden fortlaufenden Nummern und mit Instruktionsanweisungen und Abbildungen dieser Schritte bedruckt sind; und
    der Tintenkassetten-Halterahmen über einem Boden des Halterahmens mit einer Plattform versehen ist, welche Plattform mit einer eine Öffnung und ein Haftmittel umfassenden Kassetten-Haltevorrichtung versehen ist, wobei die Öffnung einen vorstehenden Abschnitt der Tinterkassette aufnimmt und das Haftmittel einen flachen Boden der Tintenkassette sicher hält.
  11. Tintenauffüllvorrichtung nach Anspruch 10, worin die Arbeitszone und der Instruktionsbereich des Instruktionsblatts durch in Längs- und Querrichtung kreuzende Linien zwecks Faltens des Instruktionsblatts entlang der Linien und Lagerns im Kassetten-Halterahmen definiert sind.
  12. Tintenauffüllvorrichtung nach Anspruch 10 oder Anspruch 11, worin das Haftmittel von einem entfernbaren dünnen Plastikblatt bedeckt ist.
  13. Tintenauffüllvorrichtung nach Anspruch 11 oder Anspruch 12, worin das Haftmittel ein druckempfindlicher Kontaktkleber ist.
  14. Tintenauffüllvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 10-12, worin das Haftmittel eine selbsthaftende, klebrige Substanz ist.
  15. Tintenauffüllvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 10-14, worin die Plattform der Tintenkassette mit fortlaufenden Nummern bedruckt ist, welche den im Instruktionsbereich des Instruktionsblatts aufgedruckten fortlaufenden Nummern entsprechen.
  16. Tintenauffüllvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 10-15, worin das Instruktionsblatt mit einer wasserundurchlässigen Substanz beschichtet ist.
  17. Tintenauffüllvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 10-16, worin die Plattform auf einem Stützblock vorgesehen ist, welcher aus einem flüssigkeitsabsorbierenden Material besteht und an einem Boden des Kassetten-Halterahmens befestigt ist.
  18. Tintenauffüllvorrichtung nach Anspruch 17, worin das absorbierende Material Baumwolle ist.
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