EP2814674B1 - Druckeinrichtung - Google Patents

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EP2814674B1
EP2814674B1 EP13766276.3A EP13766276A EP2814674B1 EP 2814674 B1 EP2814674 B1 EP 2814674B1 EP 13766276 A EP13766276 A EP 13766276A EP 2814674 B1 EP2814674 B1 EP 2814674B1
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Matthias Eilers
Frank Otte
Christian Schmitt
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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
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    • 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
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  • the invention relates to a printing device according to the preamble of claim 1 and claim 2.
  • Storage containers are known for use in printing devices, in particular printing machines, for example in inkjet printing devices for industrial applications and also in the home and office sector.
  • Such storage containers are preferably storage containers for operating fluids of the printing device, in particular ink reservoir and / or solvent reservoir.
  • reservoirs are used with a dimensionally stable outer body, which have in its interior at least one variable-shape storage body, usually in the form of a bag, which contracts during a removal of the corresponding operating fluid, for example during an ink withdrawal.
  • the outer bodies often have further elements, for example electronic circuits and memory devices, via which information can be exchanged with the printing device, for example via the current filling level of the storage container and / or a type of content and / or manufacturer information and / or a date of manufacture , Depending on the operating time, for example, this data can be written updated in this memory. This makes it possible, for example, issue a warning as soon as, for example, the amount in the reservoir falls below a certain value, so that the user can replace the reservoir in time for a new one.
  • electronic circuits and memory devices via which information can be exchanged with the printing device, for example via the current filling level of the storage container and / or a type of content and / or manufacturer information and / or a date of manufacture , Depending on the operating time, for example, this data can be written updated in this memory. This makes it possible, for example, issue a warning as soon as, for example, the amount in the reservoir falls below a certain value, so that the user can replace the reservoir in time for
  • such a pressure module has a considerable complexity, whereby both manufacturing costs and operating costs are relatively high, since usually after emptying of the reservoir and in particular of the storage body, the complete print module is replaced and disposed of.
  • Reservoirs of simpler design have only a dimensionally stable outer body with an in-mold variable storage body, such as bags, and in addition to electronic devices for the exchange of information.
  • an in-mold variable storage body such as bags
  • the complexity of the entire reservoir is lower, and thus manufacturing costs and operating costs are lower.
  • such reservoirs are usually replaced after emptying as a whole.
  • Reservoir in even simpler design have only a container that is either designed as dimensionally stable body and when emptying requires additional facilities for ventilation or designed as non-dimensionally stable body, such as a bag that requires a corresponding elaborately designed recording device for its support.
  • a communication of said electronic devices with a machine control of the printing device is usually via electrical contacts, via which the power supply of the electrical device to the reservoir and the data transfer between the reservoir and the control system of the printer.
  • the receiving device for the reservoir for example, a Row of contact pins, which come in an insertion and fixing of the reservoir in the receiving device with corresponding contact surfaces on the reservoir in connection, whereby the electrical contacts come about.
  • This can lead to difficulties in particular in the industrial use of pressure equipment or labeling devices that the contacts of both sides are at least temporarily unprotected, whereby the risk of oxidation of metal surfaces and / or contamination of the contact surfaces by oil, dust, moisture or leaked ink , which can lead to the failure of the communication and thus to a fault condition of the entire printing device.
  • inks and solvents used for industrial applications are sometimes very aggressive or have high adhesion to a wide variety of materials, which leads to increased cleaning effort when contaminating the contacts with such inks.
  • a reservoir of a printing device wherein the reservoir has at least one opening and wherein at least one of the opening opposite surface element of an outer side of the reservoir has a pointing in a first direction surface normal and wherein the reservoir has at least one data module, the at least one transmitting and / or receiving unit for a contactless communication with at least one communication module of a printing device and wherein on the data module data is stored, by means of at least one communication module of a Printing device are readable.
  • a printing device has at least two receiving devices for receiving a respective storage container and wherein the printing device has at least one communication module and wherein the at least one communication module has at least one transmitting and / or receiving unit, the contactless data transmission between them Transmitting and / or receiving unit and in each case at least one data module of a storage container is suitable and wherein the printing device has at least one line system.
  • a storage container of a printing device wherein the storage container has at least one data module which has at least one transmitting and / or receiving unit for contactless communication with at least one communication module of a printing device.
  • Continuously operating inkjet printers have a working principle in which an ink to be printed is removed from a storage container, for example by means of a negative pressure, and is preferably conveyed via pumps with overpressure into a pressure chamber, which is preferably located in a print head and at least on one side facing an object to be printed having a nozzle. From the at least one nozzle ink initially emerges as a continuous ink jet, which decays into individual drops.
  • at least one modulation element is attached to the pressure chamber, for example, which generates pressure fluctuations in the exiting ink jet, so that after leaving the nozzle after a short time in breaks a defined distance into individual similar drops of ink.
  • the size of the ink droplets depends, for example, on the applied modulation frequency, the nozzle diameter and the pressure generated by the pump and can be adjusted within the limits prescribed by the combination of said parameters for the system.
  • the ink drops are each provided with an individual electrical charge, wherein the height of the charge preferably depends on the desired impact position on the object to be printed.
  • the electrically charged ink drops subsequently enter the electrostatic field of a plate capacitor and, depending on their individual charge, are more or less deflected from their rectilinear trajectory and fly off the electrostatic field at a certain angle dependent on their charge their original trajectory continues.
  • different impact positions can be selected on a surface to be labeled with individual ink droplets, which in this embodiment takes place only in a deflection direction.
  • the ink droplets receive a certain fixed charge or remain uncharged, so that they meet after exiting the electrostatic field of the plate capacitor in a collection pipe, from where they via a pump system in the Ink tank are pumped back. This causes the unprinted ink to circulate, resulting in the designation of continuous ink jet printers.
  • the inks used for this purpose have certain required or desired properties, such as the said electrical conductivity or the shortest possible drying time.
  • a short drying time requires the use of volatile solvents as the carrier liquid in the ink.
  • volatile solvents for example, methyl ethyl ketone, alcohols, acetone or generally organic solvents are used as solvents for this purpose. Due to the principle, it is so that even in the non-printing operating state ink droplets escape from said nozzle and are returned to the ink circulation again on the catch pipe only after a certain distance in the ink jet print head. During their flight along this route, the ink droplets are exposed to the ambient air, losing some of their solvent due to the volatility of the solvent mentioned and used in the ink.
  • the ink jet printer continuously decreases the proportion of solvent in the ink circulation in the ink circuit, resulting in an increase in the viscosity of the ink and thus malfunction or failure of the printer.
  • the ink is continuously or at regular intervals or as needed fed a certain amount of solvent from a dedicated reservoir. This is done, for example, by time-controlled a certain amount of solvent is supplied to the ink system or via a viscosity measurement as needed, a certain amount of solvent is supplied.
  • different pumps and / or valves and / or filters and / or measuring devices are provided in the ink system, which must be brought into different contact with each other as needed. Therefore, extensive tubing between the mentioned devices is required to ensure functionality.
  • the respective devices such as pumps and / or valves and / or filters and / or measuring devices are mounted on at least one base plate or mounting plate.
  • a tubing of the individual devices with each other is usually made by means of respective hose connections, which requires a considerable amount of time in the production.
  • the tubing of each device is prone to error, which can lead to a considerable rework.
  • it is often necessary for service purposes at least certain hose connections releasably design, resulting in increased costs due to the fasteners to be used.
  • a printing device which has a line, wherein the printing device has a base body which has a first and a second main side and wherein the base body has two passages, the one Connect channel with the second main side of the body and wherein an ink reservoir on the second main side of the at least one base body connected to one of the two passages of the at least one channel and / or connectable.
  • pressure fluctuations can occur due to inserted pumps, which can adversely affect, for example, discharge behavior of operating fluids, such as ink ejected from an ink jet printhead. This is due to the fact that in the ink jet print head as constant as possible pressure conditions should prevail, to ensure a smooth operation. As a rule, however, the pressure fluctuations can continue from the corresponding pump to one end of the line system, for example to at least one print head.
  • a pressure device which comprises a conduit system and a base body having a first and a second main side and having at least two passages, each connecting a channel with the second main side of the base body, wherein at least one ink jet print head and / or at least a coupling element for reservoir on the second main side of the body is connected in each case directly and / or via an intermediate connecting line with one of the passages.
  • the main body has on its first main side at least two channels, are defined by the respective one, by the main body on the one hand and at least one sealing element on the other hand limited line of the at least one conduit system.
  • the layer structure has a main body which has a first and a second main side and which has at least two passages which each connect a channel to the second main side of the main body, wherein the main body has at least two channels on its first main side, through which respectively one, are defined by the at least one base body on the one hand and at least one sealing element on the other hand limited line of the at least one conduit system.
  • the main body On its second main side, has at least one compensating recess, by which a compensating volume of the at least one conduit system defined by the main body on the one hand and a cover on the other hand is fixed. The compensating volume is connected via at least one passage to the first main side of the at least one main body.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a printing device.
  • a preferred printing device which has at least one line system
  • the printing device has at least one main body having a first main side and a second main side and wherein the at least one base body has at least two passages each having at least one channel with the second main side of the at least one Connecting main body and wherein at least one ink reservoir and / or at least one solvent reservoir and / or at least one inkjet printhead and / or at least one coupling element for storage containers on the second main side of the at least one base body is connected and / or connectable directly and / or via at least one intermediate connecting line to at least one of the at least two passages of the at least one channel;
  • the at least one base body has at least two channels on its first main side, by which at least one line of the at least one line system is defined by the at least one base body on the one hand and at least one cover and / or at least one sealing element on the other side and wherein at least one further component the at least one line system is arranged and / or can be arranged on the second main
  • the at least one base body not only defines and forms the line system, but also provides a connection system which can continue to serve as a receiving plate and / or mounting body or mounting plate for fluidic devices and / or other devices.
  • the base body can serve as a mounting body for at least one sheet metal housing, which is preferably folded away and thus, for example, the base body accessible from three sides accessible.
  • a further advantage is preferably that a predefined, fixed, structurally optimized line system is present through the at least one channel in the base body, that is less susceptible to errors than a system of hoses. There are no elastic lines necessary that could become brittle and / or leaking.
  • the at least one cover is reversible, so in particular releasably connected to the at least one base body. This ensures that the line system can be made accessible for maintenance purposes, for example.
  • the at least one channel is covered by at least one sealing element, thereby a line is determined, which does not require contact with the at least one cover.
  • the at least one cover and / or the at least one sealing element is designed to be at least partially flexible in an area bounding the compensating volume and / or that on one of the compensating volume
  • the at least one damping body is arranged and / or the at least one damping body is formed reversibly deformable and / or at least one damping body between the at least one sealing element and the at least one cover is arranged the advantage of a particularly simple and therefore cost effective but effective construction of the pipe system.
  • An embodiment in which the compensation volume is designed as a compensation line and is connected to at least two passages and / or the compensation volume is connected via at least two passages to the second main side of the main body having different sized cross-sectional areas offers the advantage that the damping takes place within a region of the line system through which the operating fluid is continuously exchanged and / or an improvement in the effect of the damping body and / or a laminar flow behind the compensating volume can be achieved by throttling.
  • the advantages which can preferably be achieved with the invention are preferably that the preferred storage container can be manufactured and handled very simply and inexpensively and is prone to errors.
  • the advantage of arranged and / or used transmitting and / or receiving devices is that a contactless exchange of signals and / or data is possible between a pressure device and the reservoir, essentially insensitive to contamination.
  • a contactless exchange of signals and / or data between a reservoir and an external communication device is possible.
  • Such an exchange of signals and / or data is preferably encrypted and therefore insensitive to external interference and protected against manipulation.
  • An advantage of a preferred storage container is that the storage container a production and / or a Mounting position with lower precision allowed, as if it had contact surfaces for electrical contacts.
  • An advantage of a preferred storage container is that after emptying the storage container can be refilled and / or reused, in particular because at least one data module of the storage container can be newly described with data.
  • a preferred reservoir of a pressure device which has at least one opening, wherein at least one of the opening opposite surface element of an outer side of the reservoir having a facing in a first direction surface normal and wherein the reservoir by applying a negative pressure to an interior of the reservoir from a first operating state in a wherein the outer body of the reservoir in the second operating state has a different shape than in the first operating state and wherein the direction of the surface normal of the at least one surface element of the outside of the reservoir in the second operating state of a direction of the surface normal of the at least one Surface element of the outside of the reservoir in the first operating state deviates by more than 60 °, in particular has the advantage that on this surface element a mo dul and / or a marking can be arranged, which is readable and / or writable and / or readable in each of the two operating states.
  • a preferred storage container of a pressure device which has at least one opening and at least one outer body, wherein at least the outer body of the reservoir at least partially from a mixture of a HDPE (High Density Polyethylene), ie a polyethylene having a density between 0.94 g / cm ⁇ 3 and 0.97 g / cm ⁇ 3 on the one hand and an LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene), ie a polyethylene having a density between 0.915 g / cm ⁇ 3 and 0.935 g / cm ⁇ 3 on the other hand has the particular advantage that this reservoir is reversibly and / or substantially changeable in its shape with prescribed sequence, whereby, in particular, an orientation of at least one surface element of its outer side can be influenced.
  • HDPE High Density Polyethylene
  • LDPE Low Density Polyethylene
  • a preferred reservoir of a printing device having at least one data module having at least one transmitting and / or receiving unit for contactless communication with at least one communication module of a printing device, wherein the reservoir by applying a negative pressure to an interior of the reservoir from a first operating state in a second operating state can be transferred and wherein an outer body of the reservoir in the second operating state has a different shape than in the first operating state, in particular has the advantage that the reservoir inexpensive to produce, easy to handle and yet suitable for data exchange with the printing device is.
  • a preferred printing device which has at least two receiving devices for receiving in each case a storage container, wherein the printing device has at least one communication module and wherein the at least one communication module has at least one transmitting and / or receiving unit, which leads to a contactless data transmission between this transmitting and / or receiving unit and in each case at least one data module of a storage container is suitable and wherein each of the at least two receiving devices has at least one coupling element and wherein the at least two coupling elements via at least one conduit system for Operating fluids with each other and with at least one inkjet printhead in connection, has in particular the advantage that can be prevented by appropriate data matching that mismatched operating fluids, such as different inks and / or inks and incompatible solvents mixed together in a common line system and thereby rendered unusable, for example.
  • mismatched operating fluids such as different inks and / or inks and incompatible solvents mixed together in a common line system and thereby rendered unusable, for example.
  • Preference is therefore particularly a reservoir of a printing device having at least one data module are stored on the data, which can be read by at least one communication module of a printing device, wherein the data stored on the at least one data module information on settings that at the printing device are set when using the operating fluid contained in the reservoir.
  • this offers the advantage that the printing device is always set correctly, regardless of operators. This reduces a probability of failure and thus costs due to downtime. For example, in a change of components of an ink from one delivery to the next, the operator does not have to be informed about new necessary settings of the printing device, but the corresponding settings are performed automatically without errors by the printing device.
  • this is shown in a preferred method for operating a printing device, wherein at least one storage container having at least one data module is inserted into a receiving device of the printing device and wherein data is read from the at least one data module of the at least one storage container by means of at least one communication module of the printing device and wherein a machine control checks on the basis of at least the read-out data settings of the printing device and / or changes settings of the printing device as a function of the data read out.
  • the at least one data module preferably contains information about how often the storage container has already been inserted into a printing device. It can then be estimated, for example, how much a cover of an opening has already been damaged and whether further insertion of the storage container into the same or another pressure device is permitted without the risk of leakage.
  • the at least one data module is arranged on one of the at least one opening of the storage container opposite side of the reservoir, so that communication means of the printing device and recording devices of the printing device can be arranged spatially separated from each other. This prevents dangers that would result if electronics were located near possible exit points of operating fluids.
  • the at least one data module preferably contains information about how much liquid has already been taken from the storage container. Preferably, this is the only information that can be written by a normal user, while all other information can only be read by a normal user but written and read by a manufacturer. This guarantees comfortable and safe operation for the user and flexibility for the manufacturer.
  • the at least one line system 27 is in particular at least one liquid line system 27 and / or at least one line system 27 for operating fluids.
  • the at least one line system 27 preferably serves to transport at least one operating fluid of the pressure device 21.
  • Such an operating fluid is, for example, at least one ink and / or at least one solvent.
  • an ink refers in particular to a printing ink which is preferably suitable for use in an inkjet printing device 21. Unless contradictions arise, this is generally understood to mean a printing ink.
  • the at least one conduit system 27 is preferably at least one conduit system 27 of at least one inking unit of the printing device 21 and / or at least one ink conduit system 27 and / or at least one ink conduit system 27 and / or at least one solvent conduit system 27.
  • the at least one ink preferably contains at least one solvent, for example water and / or an organic solvent.
  • the at least one line system 27 preferably has at least one line 31.
  • the at least one line 31 of the conduit system 27 is preferably connected to at least one storage container 01 and / or connectable.
  • the at least one reservoir 01 is in particular at least one reservoir 01 for at least one operating fluid of the pressure device 01.
  • the at least one reservoir 01 is preferably as an ink reservoir 01 and / or as Solvent reservoir 01 formed. Therefore, in the following at least one reservoir 01 is mentioned, which always includes at least one ink reservoir 01 and / or at least one solvent reservoir 01 is to be understood.
  • the at least one storage container 01 is a storage container 01 of the pressure device 21 and, as such, preferably detachable and / or removable and preferably exchangeably connected to the pressure device 21 and / or connectable.
  • the printing device 21 preferably has at least one receiving device 22 for the at least one detachable and / or removable and preferably exchangeable storage container 01.
  • the printing device 21 has at least one inkjet printhead 24, which is also preferably connected to the at least one line system 27, for example via at least one intermediate, preferably flexible connecting line 46.
  • the storage container 01 preferably has at least one outer body 02.
  • the at least one outer body 02 is preferably the at least one part of the storage container 01, which is in contact with an environment of the storage container 01 in a closed state of the storage container 01.
  • the at least one outer body 02 may consist of several components, but is preferably formed in one piece.
  • the storage container 01 and preferably the at least one outer body 02 of the storage container 01 preferably has at least one and more preferably exactly one opening 03.
  • the storage container 01 is preferably filled via the at least one opening 03 and / or emptied.
  • Each opening 03 is preferably preferably closed and / or closed by means of a closure 04.
  • the at least one closure 04 is designed, for example, as a press-on closure 04, but preferably as a twist closure 04.
  • the closure 04 preferably has at least one flexible region which can be pierced relatively easily by means of a pointed object, for example a coupling element 26 designed as a needle 26. In this way, the storage container 01 can be connected, for example, to the printing device 21.
  • This flexible region is made for example of a rubber and / or an elastomer and / or designed as a sealing element.
  • the storage container 01 initially no opening 03 until the at least one outer body 02, for example by means of a pointed object, for example a needle 26 is pierced.
  • the reservoir 01 has at least one and preferably exactly one interior 06.
  • the at least one interior 06 is limited by means of the outer body 02 and the at least one closure 04 and in particular delimited from an outer space.
  • the outer body 02 is formed single-walled. This means that the outer body 02 preferably defines the inner space 06 both with its inner side, and also forms the outer side of the reservoir 01 with its outer side. In particular, therefore, preferably no bag is arranged in an interior of the outer body 02 and / or of the storage container 01.
  • the reservoir 01 is at least partially and further preferably formed completely single-walled.
  • the storage container 01 has at least one surface element 08 on an outer side of the storage container 01, which preferably lies opposite the at least one opening 03.
  • the at least one surface element 08 of the at least one opening 03 is independent of an operating state of the storage container 01 and in particular in each operating state of the storage container 01 opposite. If, in the following, an operating state of the storage container 01 is mentioned, it is to be understood in particular as a form of the storage container 01, which preferably results from the pressure conditions in the interior 06 and / or outside of the storage container 01.
  • the outer body 02 of the reservoir 01 and more preferably the entire reservoir 01 is at least partially formed from at least one reversibly deformable material.
  • at least the outer body 02 of the reservoir 01 is formed from this at least one reversibly deformable material.
  • This at least one material is preferably a plastic.
  • a preferred one Material is for example a mixture of a HDPE (High Density Polyethylene, ie a polyethylene with a preferred density between 0.94 grams per cubic centimeter (g / cm ⁇ 3) and 0.97 grams per cubic centimeter (g / cm ⁇ 3)) and an LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene, ie a polyethylene having a preferred density of between 0.915 grams per cubic centimeter (g / cm 3) and 0.935 grams per cubic centimeter (g / cm 3)).
  • a mixing ratio of HDPE to LDPE is on the one hand 1 to 4 and on the other hand 4 to 1.
  • a proportion of the HDPE in the mixture is preferably between 20% and 80% and a proportion of the LDPE preferably between 80% and 20%. lies. More preferably, the mixing ratio of HDPE to LDPE is 1 to 1. Preferably, the proportions of HDPE and LDPE add up to 100%.
  • the material may contain PPE (polyphenylene ether) and / or PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene).
  • the storage container 01 preferably has non-zero dimensions in each operating state in three orthogonally aligned spatial directions.
  • the storage container 01 has a height which is between 5 cm and 50 cm, more preferably between 10 cm and 30 cm and even more preferably between 15 cm and 25 cm.
  • the storage container 01 has a width which is between 5 cm and 30 cm, more preferably between 7 cm and 20 cm and even more preferably between 9 cm and 15 cm.
  • the reservoir 01 has a depth which is between 5 cm and 30 cm, more preferably between 7 cm and 20 cm and even more preferably between 9 cm and 15 cm.
  • height, width and depth are each orthogonal to each other.
  • a liquid arranged inside the storage container 01 in particular operating liquid, for example an ink and / or a solvent, can preferably be removed from the storage container 01 by applying a negative pressure to the at least one opening 03. Since the reservoir 01 preferably has no ventilation opening, the reservoir 01 preferably pulls through Negative pressure related withdrawal of liquid together. This is preferably done in an at least substantially controlled and / or predetermined manner, which is predetermined by the shape and the material of the reservoir 01.
  • a volume formed by the interior 06 can be reduced.
  • a first operating state of the storage container 01 in particular in a first form of the storage container 01, the interior 06 of the storage container 01 has a first volume.
  • the reservoir 01 is preferably undeformed as long as it is in the first operating state.
  • the first operating state is preferably given, for example, when at least one opening 03 of the storage container 01 is unlocked and / or when pressure compensation between the interior 06 of the storage container 01 and an environment is possible and / or given.
  • the reservoir 01 at least in the first operating state apart from the at least one opening 03 and the at least one closure 04 has a shape which substantially corresponds to a cuboid or a cylinder or a cone or a sphere.
  • the reservoir 01 on at least one of its outer sides and preferably at least on two opposite outer sides of formations 09, which are formed for example in the form of ribs 09 and / or thickening 09 and / or thinners 09. More preferably, these formations 09 are arranged on each corresponding outer side in at least two rows, between which a predetermined bending line 11 extends.
  • a shape and / or a sequence is preferably determined in which the reservoir 01, when it is emptied, contracts from the first operating state into another, in particular a second, operating state.
  • the reservoir 01 is thus preferably characterized in that the reservoir 01 has at least one outer side at least two protrusions 09, which are arranged spatially separated from each other on the at least one outer side and between each other at least one area formed as a predetermined bending line 11 at least surrounded by two sides.
  • the at least one predetermined bending line 11 preferably extends parallel to the direction B of the surface normal of the at least one surface element 08 and / or to alignment of a direction A, in particular normal direction A of the at least one data module 07 at least in the first operating state and more preferably in each operating state.
  • the interior 06 of the reservoir 01 has in further operating states of the reservoir 01 volumes which differ from the first volume and in particular are smaller than the first volume.
  • the interior 06 of the storage container 01 in at least one second operating state, a second volume which is smaller than the first volume.
  • the second volume is preferably at most 25% of the first volume. More preferably, the second volume is at most 10% of the first volume. Still more preferably, the second volume is at most 5% of the first volume. Still more preferably, the second volume is at most 2% of the first volume.
  • the reservoir 01 can be transferred from the first operating state into the second operating state by applying a negative pressure to the interior 06 of the reservoir 01.
  • the outer body 02 of the reservoir 01 which delimits in particular the inner space 06, preferably has a different shape than in the first operating state.
  • the at least one, preferably the at least one opening 03 opposite surface element 08 of the outside of the reservoir 01 preferably has a pointing in a first direction B surface normal.
  • a first direction B of the surface normal of the at least one surface element 08 of the outside of the reservoir 01 in the second operating state differs from a direction B of the surface normal of the at least one surface element 08 of the outside of the reservoir 01 in the first operating state by at most 60 °, more preferably at most 45 °, more preferably at most 30 °, and even more preferably at most 15 °.
  • the storage container 01 preferably has at least one and more preferably exactly one data module 07, more preferably at least one data module 07, which has at least one transmitting and / or receiving unit for contactless, in particular wireless communication with at least one communication module 28 of the printing device 21.
  • Contactless is to be understood in particular as meaning that there is no physical contact.
  • the at least data module 07 preferably has a normal direction A.
  • the normal direction A is preferably a direction of the strongest reception and / or transmission power of the at least one receiver and / or the at least one transmitter of the at least one data module 07.
  • the normal direction A of the at least one data module 07 is also called the transmission direction A of the at least one data module 07.
  • the normal direction A of the at least one data module 07 is a direction A which is orthogonal to a surface of the at least one data module 07 which has a largest surface area of all surfaces of the at least one data module 07.
  • An orientation of the normal direction A of the at least one data module 07 is not necessarily, but preferably oriented in each operating state of the reservoir 01 parallel to the first direction B of the surface normal of the at least one surface element 08 of the outside of the reservoir 01.
  • An orientation of the normal direction A in the second operating state preferably deviates from an orientation of the normal direction A of FIG at least one data module 07 in the first operating state by at most 60 °, more preferably at most 45 °, even more preferably at most 30 ° and even more preferably at most 15 °.
  • the at least one data module 07 is arranged on one side of the storage container 01 opposite the at least one opening 03.
  • At least one data module 07 data are preferably stored, which are preferably by means of the at least one communication module 28 of the printing device 21 can be read, further preferably wirelessly readable.
  • data are preferably contactless, in particular wirelessly interchangeable between the at least one data module 07 and corresponding devices, for example the at least one communication module 28 of the printing device 21.
  • the at least one data module 07 is preferably designed as an RFID module 07 (radio frequency identification module) and / or as an optical data module 07.
  • the at least one data module 07 preferably has at least one data memory, in particular memory and at least one transmitting unit, in particular a transmitter and at least one receiving unit, in particular a receiver.
  • the at least one data module 07 preferably has at least one processor element for processing data.
  • the at least one transmitting unit and the at least one receiving unit are preferably designed as a combined transmitting and / or receiving unit, in particular in the case of an RFID module 07.
  • the at least one transmitting unit and / or the at least one receiving unit and / or the at least one transmitting and / or receiving unit is preferably formed as at least one antenna, more preferably in the form of at least one conductor loop and even more preferably in the form of at least one conductor coil having a plurality of turns.
  • the data module 07 is at least readable. In particular, therefore, data from the at least one memory of the at least one data module 07 is contactless, in particular wirelessly to at least one reading device, for example the at least one Communication module 28 of the printing device 21 transferable.
  • the data module 07 is preferably writable.
  • data from at least one transmitting device for example the at least one communication module 28 of the printing device 21, can be transmitted from contactless, in particular wireless, to the at least one data module 07 and in particular into the at least one memory of the at least one data module and / or are data in the at least one Memory of at least one data module 07 by means of at least one transmitting device, for example, the at least one communication module 28 of the printing device 21 variable.
  • the at least one data module 07 has at least one repeatedly contactlessly writable and readable memory.
  • the at least one receiver also energy contactless, in particular wirelessly transferable to the at least one data module 07.
  • the at least one data module 07 preferably has at least one energy source, which is preferably rechargeable, but in an alternative form can also be embodied as a non-rechargeable energy source.
  • the at least one energy source is designed, for example, as at least one capacitor and / or at least one accumulator.
  • the at least one surface element 08 of the outer side of the storage container 01 carries the at least one data module 07, more preferably in each operating state of the storage container 01.
  • the volume of the inner space 06 of the storage container 01 is reduced by negative pressure relative to an ambient pressure, independently of the orientation of the normal direction A of the at least one data module 07 and / or the direction B of the surface normal of the surface element 08 carrying the at least one data module 07 to the outside of the storage container 01 always by at most 60 °, more preferably at most 45 °, even more preferably at most 30 ° and even more preferably at most 15 ° from the Alignment of the normal direction A of the at least one data module 07 and / or from the direction B of the surface normal of this at least one data module 07 bearing surface element 08 of the outside of the reservoir 01 at balanced with the ambient pressure in the interior space 06 of the reservoir 01 from.
  • a marking for example in the form of a barcode, may also be arranged on the at least one surface element 08. Due to the guaranteed alignment of the surface element 08, this marking is always sufficiently readable, for example by machine.
  • a center of gravity and / or a geometric center of the at least one data module 07 differs in the second operating state by preferably at least 0.1 cm, more preferably by at least 0.5 cm and even more preferably by at least 1 cm from the center of gravity and / or geometric center of the at least one data module 07 in the first operating state.
  • the focus here is to be understood as the physical center of gravity of the at least one data module 07.
  • the geometric center means a point which corresponds to the physical center of gravity at constant density of the at least one data module 07.
  • the center of gravity and / or the geometric center of the at least one data module 07 in the second operating state preferably deviates by at most 15 cm, more preferably at most 10 cm, even more preferably at most 5 cm and even more preferably at most 2 cm from the center of gravity and / or the geometric center of the at least one data module 07 in the first operating state.
  • a layer of at least one point of the at least one data module 07-bearing surface element 08 of the outer side of the reservoir 01 in the second operating state preferably by at most 15 cm, more preferably at most 10 cm, even more preferably at most 5 cm and still more preferably at most 2 cm from a position of this at least one point of this the at least one data module 07 bearing surface element 08 of the outside of the reservoir 01 deviates in the first operating state.
  • the at least one surface element 08 carrying the at least one data module 07 preferably performs a limited translatory movement and more preferably no appreciable or even more preferably no rotational in a transition of the reservoir 01 from the first operating state to another operating state, for example the second operating state Move.
  • the at least one data module 07 is preferably attached to the at least one data module 07 bearing surface element 08 of the outside of the reservoir 01, for example, releasably, more preferably, however, insoluble.
  • the at least one data module 07 is adhesively or preferably non-detachably adhered to the storage container 01 by means of an adhesive bond and / or is detachably or preferably insoluble, completely or partially integrated, in particular melted, into the material of the storage container 01 and / or releasably or non-detachably completely or partially embedded in a potting compound and / or adhesive.
  • the potting compound and / or adhesive is preferably fixed to the reservoir 01, in particular undetachably connected.
  • the at least one data module 07 is formed dust-tight and / or liquid-tight. Further Preferably, the at least one data module 07 is dust-tight and liquid-tightly encapsulated by means of an encapsulation, wherein more preferably the encapsulation is resistant to solvents.
  • the encapsulation is preferably resistant to acetone (also called propanone or dimethyl ketone) and / or alcohols and / or MEK (also called butanone or methyl ethyl ketone) and / or toluene (also called methylbenzene) and / or organic solvents.
  • the encapsulation of the at least one data module 07 is preferably resistant to inorganic and / or organic acids and / or inorganic and / or organic alkalis.
  • Due to the at least partial formation of the reservoir 01 from the at least one reversibly deformable material of the reservoir 01 is preferably transferred from the second operating state and / or another operating state back into the first operating state.
  • This is possible, on the one hand, in that the storage container 01 located in the second or other operating state is returned to the first operating state, for example after removal of the closure 04, by applying an overpressure or due to pressure being equalized by removal of the closure 04 automatically transferred back to the first operating state.
  • a deflated and transferred to the first operating state reservoir 01 is again filled with at least one liquid, such as an ink and / or a solvent and reused.
  • the storage container 01 allows a method for emptying the replaceable storage container 01 of the printing device 21, wherein the storage container 01 has at least one opening 03 and is initially in the first operating state in which an outer body 02 of the reservoir 01 has a first shape and the direction B the surface normal of at least one of the at least one opening 03 opposite surface element 08 of the outside of the reservoir 01 preferably has a first orientation and wherein by applying a negative pressure to the interior 06 of the reservoir 01 of the reservoir 01 in the second Operating state is transferred, in which the outer body 02 has a different shape than in the first operating state and in which the direction B of the surface normal of the at least one surface element 08 preferably has a second orientation, the orientation of the direction B of the surface normal of the at least one surface element 08 deviates in the first operating state by at most 60 °, preferably at most 45 °, more preferably at most 30 ° and even more preferably at most 15 °.
  • the orientation of the normal direction A of the at least one data module 07 during the transition from the first operating state to the second operating state at any time differs from the orientation of the normal direction A of the at least one data module 07 in the first operating state by at most 60 °, preferably at most 45 °, more preferably at most 30 ° and even more preferably at most 15 °.
  • the volume of the interior 06 of the storage container 01 is preferably reduced from the first volume to the second volume and / or the center of gravity and / or the geometric center of the at least one data module 07 and / or or the at least one surface element 08 is moved by preferably at least 0.1 cm.
  • a volume taken up by the storage container 01 is preferably reduced by at least 25%, more preferably by at least 50% and even more preferably by at least 75%.
  • At least in the first operating state of the storage container 01 at least one signal without contact, in particular wirelessly transmitted from the at least one data module 07 of the reservoir 01 to at least one communication module 28 of the printing device 21 and / or at least in the second operating state of the reservoir 01 at least one signal contactless, in particular wirelessly transmitted from the at least one data module 07 of the reservoir 01 to at least one and more preferably the same communication module 28 of the printing device 21.
  • the data stored on the at least one data module 07 preferably contain information about settings which are to be set on the pressure device 21 when using the operating fluid contained in the reservoir 01.
  • the data stored on the at least one data module 07 contain information about settings of at least one ratio of ink and solvent and / or settings of a temperature of at least one ink and / or at least one solvent and / or settings of a viscosity of at least one ink and / or at least a solvent and / or settings for a desired value of a conductivity of at least one ink and / or information about a relationship between temperature and viscosity of a liquid contained in the reservoir 01.
  • the corresponding settings are preferably made in the form of ranges with limit values.
  • the data stored on the at least one data module 07 preferably further contains information as to whether an ink or a solvent is contained in the storage container 01 and / or in which receiving device 22 the storage container 01 is to be inserted and / or if and to what extent from certain temperatures
  • the solvent must be added to the ink at all and / or in different doses to compensate for increased evaporation rates.
  • desired data for settings of the printing device 21 obtained from the data read out from the at least one data module 07 are compared with actual data for these settings of the printing device 21 and become corresponding at least one deviation from actual data and desired data Adjusted settings of the printing device 21 in response to the read data.
  • the corresponding settings of the printing device 21 are changed according to the desired data, which were read out of the at least one data module 07 by means of the at least one communication module 28.
  • the data read from the at least one data module 07 preferably contains information on settings of at least one ratio of ink and solvent to each other and / or settings of a temperature of at least one ink and / or at least one solvent and / or settings of a viscosity of at least one ink and / or or at least one solvent and / or settings for a target value of a conductivity of at least one ink and / or information about a relationship between temperature and viscosity of a liquid contained in the reservoir 01.
  • the printing device 21 has at least one printing unit 23 and preferably several printing units 23.
  • the at least one inkjet printhead 24 is preferably connected to the at least one line system 27 of the printing device 21 and / or connectable.
  • the ducking device 21 has at least one receiving device 22 for at least one storage container 01 and preferably at least two receiving devices 22 for in each case at least one and preferably in each case exactly one storage container 01.
  • the storage container 01 is preferably fixable and / or fixed in the at least one receiving device 22 by means of at least one fixing device 29.
  • the at least one fixing device 29 may be part of the storage container 01, but is preferably part of the at least one receiving device 22.
  • Each receiving device 22 preferably has at least one coupling element 26, by means of a liquid-tight connection between the interior 06 of the respective storage container 01 and the conduit system 27th the printing device 21 can be produced and / or manufactured.
  • the coupling element 26 may, for example, have the form of a screw connection 26 and / or a needle 26 and / or a plug connection 26. By means of such a needle 26, the closure 04 and / or the outer body 02 of the reservoir 01 is pierceable and / or pierced.
  • connection between the at least one line system 27 of the pressure device 21 and the interior 06 of the reservoir 01 is at least one operating fluid, preferably ink and / or solvent continuously or discontinuously from the reservoir 01 and at least one line system 27 of the printing device 21 can be fed, in particular by means of a negative pressure of the reservoir 01 and in particular for conveying the ink and / or the solvent through the at least one inkjet printhead 24th
  • At least one receiving device 22 and preferably each receiving device 22 of the printing device 21 is preferably associated with at least one communication module 28 and more preferably in each case a communication module 28. That at least one Communication module 28 preferably has at least one transmitting and / or receiving unit. The at least one transmitting and / or receiving unit of the at least one communication module 28 is preferably designed as at least one antenna, more preferably in the form of at least one conductor loop and even more preferably in the form of at least one conductor coil with several turns. The at least one communication module 28 is preferably at least temporarily in data communication with the machine control of the printing device 21.
  • the at least one communication module 28 of a respective receiving device 22 and the at least one data module 07 of a storage container 01 received or to be received in the respective receiving device 22 are contactless, in particular wirelessly exchangeable, at least in one direction (unidirectional) and preferably in both directions (bidirectional ).
  • the at least one communication module 28 is formed dust-proof and / or liquid-tight. More preferably, the at least one communication module 28 is dust-tight and liquid-tight encapsulated by means of an encapsulation, wherein more preferably the encapsulation is resistant to solvents.
  • the encapsulation is preferably resistant to acetone (also called propanone or dimethyl ketone) and / or alcohols and / or MEK (also called butanone or methyl ethyl ketone) and / or toluene (also called methylbenzene) and / or other organic solvents.
  • the encapsulation of the at least one communication module 28 is preferably resistant to inorganic and / or organic acids and / or inorganic and / or organic alkalis.
  • Each receiving device 22 and its associated at least one communication module 28 are preferably arranged aligned with one another in such a way that a space area provided for and / or occupied by the storage device 01 between the at least one communication module 28 of the respective receiving device 22 and the respective one Coupling element 26 of the respective receiving device 22 is arranged.
  • each receiving device 22 is characterized in that the at least one coupling element 26 is arranged below the at least one communication module 28.
  • storage containers 01 can then be arranged in such a receiving device 22 or have an opening 03 at one end and a data module 07 at an opposite end.
  • Such reservoirs 01 preferably have the shape of a bottle, for example a cylindrical or cuboidal bottle, wherein a bottom surface of the bottle is equipped with the data module 07 and the bottle is inserted head-on into the respective receiving device 22 or is.
  • at least one data module 07 of the storage container 01 is arranged opposite the communication module 28 of the receiving device 22 accommodating the ink supply container 01.
  • a distance between the at least one communication module 28 of the receiving device 22 and the data module 07 of Reservoir 01 is less than a maximum usable range of signals that are sent from the at least one communication module 28 of the receiving device 22 and / or the at least one data module 07 of the reservoir 01 and / or received.
  • this maximum usable range is at least 10 cm, more preferably at least 50 cm, and even more preferably at least 100 cm.
  • a carrier frequency of the at least one communication module 28 of the receiving device 22 and / or from the at least one data module 07 of the storage container 01 emitted and / or sendable and / or received and / or receivable signals, in particular radio signals is preferably between 10 MHz (ten megahertz) and 15 MHz (fifteen megahertz), more preferably between 13 MHZ (thirteen megahertz) and 14 MHz (fourteen megahertz) and even more preferably 13.56 MHZ (thirteen point five six megahertz).
  • communication between the at least one data module 07 of the storage container 01 and the at least one communication module 28 of the receiving device 22 takes place alternatively or additionally preferably via optical signals, in particular light signals.
  • the at least one data module 07 and / or the at least one communication module 28 additionally or alternatively to at least one antenna preferably at least one light-emitting component, for example at least one light-emitting diode (LED) and / or at least one laser source and / or at least one light registering component, for example, at least one light sensor.
  • LED light-emitting diode
  • the light used preferably has at least one wavelength which is in the ultraviolet range (1 nm to 380 nm, one nanometer to three hundred eighty nanometers) and / or in the visible range (380 nm to 780 nm, three hundred eighty nanometers to seven hundred eighty nanometers) and / or infrared range (780 nm to 1 mm, seven hundred eighty nanometers to one millimeter) of the electromagnetic spectrum lies or lie.
  • the exchanged signals and / or data stored in the at least one memory of the at least one data module 07 and / or in at least one memory of the at least one communication module 28 preferably stored data encrypted.
  • at least one corresponding key exists and more preferably there are several keys for encryption and / or decryption of the exchanged signals and / or the stored data.
  • the one or more keys preferably give different rights and thus access to different sized signals and / or data.
  • These rights preferably depend, for example, on the printing device 21 and / or the type of ink used and / or the type of solvent used and / or the user of the printing device 21 and / or the supplier of the ink and / or the solvent and / or the manufacturer the printing device 21 from.
  • data dependent on operating parameters and / or data dependent on participating devices flow into the encryption.
  • data and / or signals exchanged between the at least one data module 07 and the at least one communication module 28 are encrypted in the at least one data module 07 and / or in the at least one communication module 28 and / or in the machine control of the printing device 21 / or decrypted and / or processed and / or stored.
  • Such exchanged and / or stored data preferably contain information about a current state of the printing device 21 and / or about a type of operating fluid arranged in the reservoir 01, in particular ink and / or solvent and / or the type of ink used in the printing device 21 and / or via a consumption of the ink and / or a remaining stock of ink and / or solvent in the storage container 01 and / or a frequency of use of the storage container 01 and / or via a manufacturer identifier to the operating fluid contained in the reservoir 01, in particular Ink and / or solvent and / or a date of manufacture and / or a lifetime of the operating fluid contained in the reservoir 01, in particular ink and / or solvent.
  • the at least one data module 07 of the storage container 01 is able to exchange data and signals with at least one other than the at least one communication module 28 of the receiving device 22, for example an external communication module 28.
  • the relevant data module 07 already relevant data supplied, for example, the nature and amount of the contents of the reservoir 01 and on the content of the reservoir 01 defined requirements for the printing device 21.
  • a data exchange between the at least one data module 07th the storage container 01 and the at least one external communication module 28 over a distance of more than 100 cm takes place. In this way, for example, contents of deliveries of several storage containers 01 can be detected and checked at once in a simple manner, for example if they are delivered bundled.
  • a second, different carrier frequency and / or wavelength and / or at least one other key is used than for the exchange of data and / or or signals between the at least one data module 07 and the at least one communication module 28 of the recording device 22 of the printing device 21.
  • the key or keys in turn preferably give different rights and thus access to different types of signals and / or data. These rights in turn preferably depend, for example, on the printing device 21 and / or the type of ink used and / or the type of solvent used and / or the user of the printing device 21 and / or the supplier of the ink or solvent and / or the manufacturer Printing device 21 from.
  • the at least one data module 07 with respect to its stored data by means of a corresponding key in an original state can be displaced and / or re-initialized.
  • the printing device 21 has at least one and more preferably exactly one base body 32, which is further preferably designed as at least one base plate 32.
  • the at least one base body 32 preferably serves as a mounting body 32.
  • the at least one base plate 32 therefore preferably serves as a mounting plate 32. If a base plate 32 is described below, then a general base body 32 is meant at the same time insofar as there are no contradictions.
  • the at least one main body 32 preferably has dimensions which are different from zero in three mutually orthogonal spatial directions.
  • the at least one base plate 32 has a substantially plate-shaped, in particular preferably cuboid shape.
  • the at least one base body 32 at least two, and preferably exactly two preferably opposite main sides 33; 44 on.
  • the printing device 21 preferably has the at least one base body 32, which more preferably has a first main side 33 and a second main side 44, which preferably has the first main side 33 opposite.
  • a minimum dimension of the at least one base plate 32 for example a height of the at least one base plate 32, is orthogonal on at least one main side 33; 44 and preferably the at least two main sides 33; 44 of the at least one base plate.
  • the at least two main sides 33; 44 the largest sides of the at least one base plate 32 relative to its surface.
  • At least one, and more preferably exactly one, first main side 33 of the at least one main body 32 has at least one channel 34 and preferably a plurality of channels 34.
  • the at least one channel 34 defined by the at least one base body 32 is open towards the first main side 33 of the at least one base body 32.
  • at least one cover 36 and / or at least one sealing element 39 is preferably arranged.
  • the at least one channel 34 preferably forms together with at least one cover 36 arranged and / or arranged on the at least one main body 32 and / or with at least one sealing element 39 arranged and / or arranged on the at least one main body 32 at least one line 31 of the at least one line system 27.
  • the at least one line 31 is preferably in a direction pointing from the second main side 44 of the at least one base body 32 to the first main side 33 of the at least one base body 32 through the at least one sealing element 39 and / or the at least one cover 36 is closed.
  • the at least one channel 34 preferably extends parallel to the at least one first main side 33 over a length which is greater than a depth of the at least one channel 34, over which the at least one channel 34 extends orthogonal to this first main side 33.
  • the length of the at least one channel 34 is at least three times as large, more preferably at least five times as large and even more preferably at least ten times as large as the depth of the at least one channel 34.
  • the at least one channel 34 is bounded by the at least one base body 32 in five mutually orthogonal and / or parallel directions, in particular in and against the direction of its length and in and against the direction of its width and in the direction of its depth. Contrary to the direction of its depth, the at least one channel 34 is preferably bounded by the at least one cover 36 and more preferably at least partially by the at least one sealing element 39, more preferably exclusively by the at least one sealing element 39. In particular, the at least one channel 34 is without a sealing element 39 and without cover 36 to the first main side 33 of the at least one main body 32 toward open.
  • the at least one cover 36 is preferably designed as at least one and more preferably as exactly one common cover plate 36, of which preferably at least two and more preferably all channels 34 of the at least one main body 32 are limited and / or delimitable.
  • the at least one sealing element 39 is further preferred as at least one and further preferably designed as exactly one common sealing element 39, of which preferably at least two and more preferably all channels 34 of the at least one base body 32 are limited and / or delimitable.
  • the at least one cover 36 is preferably dust-tight and liquid-tight connected to the at least one base body 32 and / or connectable.
  • the at least one cover 36 is releasably connected, for example by means of at least one screw with the at least one base body 32 and / or connectable.
  • At least two channels 34 are preferably arranged on the first main side 33 of the at least one main body 32, through which at least one line 31 of the at least one line bounded by the at least one main body 32 on the one hand and at least one cover 36 and / or at least one sealing element 39 on the other Line system 27 are fixed.
  • the at least one sealing element 39 is arranged and / or can be arranged, for example, on the at least one main body 32 or on the at least one cover 36.
  • the at least one sealing element 39 seals the at least one channel 34 preferably against an environment and / or against other channels 34.
  • the at least one sealing element 39 is preferably a sealing element 39 common to all channels 34.
  • the at least one sealing element 39 preferably consists of a flexible plastic material and / or an elastomer, for example rubber.
  • the at least one sealing element 39 preferably has the shape of a recessed mat 39.
  • the at least one sealing element 39 has no recesses and / or the at least one sealing element completely delimits the line system from the at least one cover 36.
  • this is at least one sealing element 39 as a coating 39
  • a flexible coating 39 made of a plastic, in particular an elastomer and / or a rubber.
  • Such a coating 39 is preferably applied to the at least one main body 32 and / or the at least one cover 36.
  • the at least one main body 32 at least one passage 37 and preferably more and more preferably per channel 34 at least one and more preferably per channel 34 at least two passages 37.
  • the at least one passage 37 represents a preferably flow-through connection of the at least one channel 34 with the second, remote from the at least one channel 34 main side 44 of the at least one base body 32.
  • the at least one further component 38 of the at least one line system 27, which is preferably flowed through and / or flowed through by at least one operating fluid, is preferably arranged and / or can be arranged on the second main side 44 of the at least one base body 32 facing away from the at least two channels 34 and / or can be arranged at least one further component 38 of the at least one line system 27 is at the same time connected and / or can be arranged connected to at least two passages 37, which are each assigned to different ones of the at least two channels 34.
  • the at least one passage 37 preferably has connections with which the at least one component 38 of the line system 37 can be connected, more preferably directly, ie without further intermediate components.
  • the at least one component 38 is designed, for example, as at least one valve 38 and / or at least one pump 38 and / or at least one filter element 38 and / or measuring device 38.
  • at least one component 38 designed as a valve 38 is preferably arranged on the second main side 44 of the at least one main body 32 facing away from the at least one channel 34 such that a first connection of this at least one valve 38 is connected to a first passage 37 of a first channel 34 and that a second connection of this at least one valve 38 is connected to a second passage 37 of a second channel 34. In this way, the first and the second channel 34 are connected to each other and / or connectable via the at least one valve 38.
  • a second passage 37 of the second channel 34 is connected to a designed as a pump 38 component 38, which is preferably also disposed on the second, the at least one channel 34 opposite side of the at least one base body 32. Then, the at least one valve 38 is arranged connected via the second channel 34 with the at least one pump 38.
  • At least one ink reservoir 01 and / or at least one solvent reservoir 01 and / or at least one ink jet print head 24 and / or at least one coupling element 26 for reservoir 01 on the second main side 44 of the at least one base body 32 each directly and / or at least one intermediate connection line 46 with at least one of at least two passages 37 of the at least one channel 34 connected and / or connectable.
  • the at least one main body 32 preferably has the at least one receiving device 22.
  • the at least one main body 32 preferably has the at least one coupling element 26.
  • the at least one base body 32 preferably has at least one and preferably a plurality of moldings for receiving the at least one component 38, which is designed, for example, as a pump 38 and / or valve 38 and / or filter element 38 and / or measuring device 38 and / or pressure compensation element.
  • the at least one base body 32 preferably has at least one and preferably a plurality of formations for receiving at least one sensor and / or at least one electronic component 38 and / or at least one electronic assembly.
  • the at least one base body 32 consists of at least one ink-resistant and / or solvent-resistant material, for example a material which is resistant to acetone (also called propanone or dimethyl ketone) and / or alcohols and / or MEK (also called butanone or methyl ethyl ketone) and / or toluene (also called methylbenzene) and / or organic solvents.
  • the at least one main body 32 preferably consists at least of aluminum and / or steel and / or non-ferrous metal and / or of a metal alloy and / or plastic and / or glass-fiber-reinforced plastic and / or carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic.
  • the at least one main body 32 is and / or is preferably produced in an injection molding process.
  • the at least one base body 32 is and / or is preferably manufactured in one piece.
  • the at least one cover 36 preferably consists at least of aluminum and / or steel and / or non-ferrous metal and / or of a metal alloy and / or plastic and / or glass-fiber-reinforced plastic and / or carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic.
  • the at least one cover 36 is preferably produced in an injection molding process.
  • the at least one cover 36 is releasably connected to the at least one Base body 32 connected and / or connectable, for example by means of at least one screw.
  • the at least one cover 36 is permanently connected to the at least one main body 32 and / or connectable, for example by means of at least one cohesive connection, in particular at least one adhesive connection and / or a welded connection.
  • the at least one cover 36 has at least one and more preferably a plurality of feet 42, which are designed as feet 42 of the printing device 21.
  • the at least one cover 36 preferably has at least one base 42 of the printing device 21 on a side facing away from the at least one main body 32 and / or the at least one main body 32 has at least one base 42 of the printing device 21, in particular on the second main side 44.
  • the at least one cover 36 is at the same time a bottom plate 36 of the printing device 21, in particular a bottom plate 36 of the printing device 21 carrying the printing device 21.
  • the at least one cover 36 has at least one and more preferably a plurality of fastening aids 41, by means of which, for example, the at least one cover 36 is attached to the at least one base body 32 and / or fastened.
  • the at least one fastening aid 41 is in turn designed, for example, as a screw 41 and / or as a bore 41 and / or as a thread 41 and / or as a clamp 41 and / or as a groove 41 and / or as a pin 41.
  • At least a part of the fastening aids 41 is preferably provided for fastening further housing parts of the printing device 21.
  • the first main side 33 of the at least one main body 32 preferably points downwards and has the second main side 44 of the at least one main body 44 upwards.
  • the at least one cover 36 is arranged below the at least one base body 32.
  • the at least one main body 32 and / or the at least one cover 36 preferably has at least one ventilation opening 43, so that a housing of the pressure device 21 can be flowed through for cooling air.
  • a printing device 21 is preferred, wherein the printing device 21 has at least one line system 27 and wherein the printing device 21 has at least one main body 32, which has a first main side 33 and a second main side 44 opposite the first main side 33, and wherein the at least one main body 32 has at least two passages 37 which connect at least one preferably arranged on the first main side 33 of the at least one body 32 channel 34 preferably flow-through with the second main side 44 of the at least one base body 32 and at least one ink reservoir 01 and / or at least one solvent reservoir 01 and / or at least one inkjet printhead 24 and / or at least one coupling element 26 for storage container 01 on the second main side 44 of the at least one base body 32 each directly and / or via at least one intermediate connection line 46 is connected to at least one of the at least two passages 37 of the at least one channel 34 and / or connectable, wherein preferably at least two channels 34 are arranged on the first main side 33 of the at least one base body 32, through which at least one,
  • At least one further component 38 of the at least one line system 27 preferably flowed through and / or flowed through by at least one operating fluid is preferably arranged and / or arranged on the second main side 44 of the at least one main body 32 facing away from the at least two channels 34, and this is at least a further component 38 of the at least one line system 27, which is preferably flowed through and / or flowed through by at least one operating fluid, is arranged and / or can be arranged at the same time with at least two passages 37, which are each assigned to different ones of the at least two channels 34.
  • the at least one component 38 is preferably fluidic with the at least two channels 34 connected and / or arranged connectable. This means that a working fluid can flow from one channel 34 through the component 38 into the other channel 34, at least when the component 38 is switched and / or operated accordingly.
  • the at least two channels 34 are delimited from one another, for example by components of the base body 32 and / or the at least one sealing element 39.
  • At least one compensation volume 49 is preferably arranged, which cooperates with at least one damping body 48 and thus compensates for pressure fluctuations.
  • At least one compensating recess 34; 47 arranged by the at least one, by the at least one base body 32 on the one hand and the at least one cover 36 and / or the at least one sealing element 39 on the other hand limited compensation volume 49 of the at least one conduit system 27 is fixed.
  • the at least one compensating volume 49 is preferably part of the at least one conduit system 27.
  • the compensating volume 49 is connected via at least one passage 37 to the second main side 44 of the at least one main body 32.
  • a volume bounded by the at least one compensating volume 49 can be changed by compression and / or decompression of at least one damping body 48, in particular can be enlarged and / or reduced in size.
  • the at least one cover 36 is arranged and / or attached to the at least one main body 32 and / or the damping body 48 abuts at least partially on the at least one cover 36 and / or on the at least one sealing element 39. As a result, for example, the at least one damping body 48 is held in its position.
  • a pressure device 21 thus preferably results, wherein the pressure device 21 has at least one line system 27 and wherein the pressure device 21 has at least one main body 32 which has a first main side 33 and a second main side 44 and wherein the at least one main body 32 has at least two passages 37, each connecting at least one channel 34 to the second main side 44 of the at least one main body 32 and wherein at least one ink reservoir 01 and / or at least one solvent reservoir 01 and / or at least one inkjet printhead 24 and / or at least one coupling element 26 for Reservoir 01 on the second main side 44 of the at least one base body 32 each directly and / or connected via at least one intermediate connecting line 46 with at least one of the at least two passages 37 of at least one channel 34 and / or connectable, characterized in that ss on the first main side 33 of the at least one base body 32 at least one compensation recess 34; 47 is arranged by the at least one, by the at least one base body 32 on the one hand and at least one cover 36
  • the at least one cover 36 and / or the at least one sealing element 39 of the at least one damping body 48 is arranged on a side facing away from the compensating volume 49. Accordingly, the at least one damping body 48 is preferably arranged between the at least one sealing element 39 and the at least one cover 36.
  • the at least one cover 36 and / or the at least one sealing element 39 is at least partially flexible in a region delimiting the compensating volume 49. This allows the preferably by means of the cover 36 and / or the sealing element 39 of the differential volume 49 delimited damping body 48 act damping, without being exposed to the arranged in the compensating volume 49 operating fluids and without forming a flow resistance.
  • the at least one cover 36 is formed dimensionally stable and the at least one sealing element 39 is at least partially flexible, so that preferably the at least one between the at least one cover 36 and the at least one sealing element 39 arranged damping body 48 at a deformation of the at least one sealing element 39 against the at least one cover 36 is pressed and compressed.
  • the at least one damping body 48 is designed as a passively deformable damping body 48.
  • the at least one damping body 48 is compressible and elastic.
  • the at least one damping body 38 is formed reversibly deformable and / or made of a porous and / or foamed material.
  • the at least one damping body 48 is made of a foamed polyurethane.
  • a polyurethane foam can be applied directly to the at least one sealing element 39 and / or the at least one cover 36.
  • the compensation volume 49 is designed as a compensation chamber 49 and connected to exactly one passage 37.
  • the compensation volume 49 is designed as a compensation line 49 and connected to at least two passages 37.
  • the at least one damping volume 49 is a specially designed line 34 of the at least one conduit system 31. Then, operating fluid can flow through the compensation volume 49, while its pressure fluctuations are damped.
  • the compensation volume 49 is connected via at least two passages 37 to the second main side 44 of the main body 32, which have different sized cross-sectional areas.
  • a cross section of an outlet of the compensation volume 49 is smaller than a cross section of an inlet of the compensation volume 49.
  • the cross-sectional area of the inlet and / or the cross-sectional area of the outlet can be controlled or regulated. In particular, this causes a laminar flow behind the compensating volume 49.
  • the at least two lines 31 are bounded by the same at least one cover 36 and / or the same at least one sealing element 39. More preferably, the at least one compensating volume 49 is also limited by the same at least one cover 36 and / or the same at least one sealing element 39.
  • At least one ink reservoir 01 and at least one solvent reservoir 01 via the at least one conduit system 27 are connected to each other and / or connectable.
  • the at least one channel 34 to which the ink reservoir 01 and / or at least one solvent reservoir 01 and / or at least one ink jet print head 24 is connected is, for example, one of the at least two channels 34 to which the at least two passages 37 are assigned, with which the at least one further component 38, which is preferably flowed through and / or flowed through by at least one operating fluid, is arranged and / or can be arranged at the same time connected at the same time.
  • the at least one channel 34, to which the ink reservoir 01 and / or at least one solvent reservoir 01 and / or at least one ink jet print head 24 is connected is an additional channel 34 of the conduit system 27.
  • the printing device 21, in particular printing machine 21, preferably has the at least one, preferably at least partially fillable and / or filled with ink and / or solvent line system 27.
  • the printing device 21 is preferably characterized in that the printing device 21 has the at least one base body 32, which has the first main side 33 and the second main side 33 opposite the first main side 33 and that on the first main side 33 of the at least one base body 32 a channel 34 is arranged, by means of which the at least one line 31 of the at least one line system 27 defined by the at least one main body 32 on the one hand and the at least one cover 36 is fixed, and in that the at least one main body 32 has the at least two passages 37, connect the at least one channel 34 each with the second main side 44 of the at least one base body 32.
  • the printing device 21 is preferably characterized in that, in particular at least in one operating state, at least one ink reservoir 01 and / or at least one solvent reservoir 01 and / or at least one ink jet print head 24 and / or at least one coupling element 26 on the second main side 44 of the at least one Main body 32 each directly and / or connected via at least one intermediate, preferably flexible connecting line 46 with at least one of the at least two passages 37 of the at least one channel 34 and / or connectable.
  • a preferably flexible connection line 46 between the base body 32 and the inkjet printhead 24 can be arranged in different positions and used flexibly.
  • the at least one main body 32 preferably has the at least one Fixing aid 41, by means of which at least one component 38 of the at least one conduit system 27 is attached to the at least one base body 32 and / or fastened.
  • the at least one receiving device 22 for storage container 01 is arranged and / or arranged on the second main side 44 and connected and / or connectable via at least one passage 37 to the at least one channel 34 and / or arranged.
  • the printing device 21 preferably has at least two receiving devices 22 for receiving a respective storage container 01, the printing device 21 having the at least one communication module 28 and more preferably at least two communication modules 28 and the at least one communication module 28 and preferably each of the at least two communication modules 28 has at least one transmitting and / or receiving unit which is suitable for a contactless data transmission between this transmitting and / or receiving unit and in each case at least one data module 07 of a storage container 01.
  • Each of the at least two receiving devices 22 preferably has at least one coupling element 26 and the at least two coupling elements 26 communicate with each other and with at least one inkjet printhead 24, in particular in one for transporting at least one operating fluid, in particular ink and / or solvent suitable compound.
  • each of the at least two receiving devices 22 has at least one such communication module 28.
  • At least one pump 38 operating fluids, for example ink and / or solvent, from at least two different storage containers 01 via at least two coupling elements 26 at least two different receiving devices 22 in at least one common container and / or at least one common line 31 conveyed.
  • a container is for example a mixing chamber and / or a pressure equalization tank and / or an internal Storage container of the printing device 21.
  • the method for operating the printing device 21, in which at least two storage containers 01, each having at least one data module 07, are inserted into at least two respective receiving device 22 of the printing device 21, characterized in that by means of at least one communication module 28 preferably contactless data from at least one data module 07 of the at least two storage containers 01 are read out and that by means of the machine control of the printing device 21 on the basis of at least the data read from the at least two data modules 07 a check is made whether a common use of the operating fluids contained in the at least two reservoirs 01 in the printing device 21 is allowed. Before the data are read out of the at least two data modules 07 by means of the at least one communication module 28, the at least two storage containers 01 are preferably inserted into the printing device 21.
  • the data is read out of the at least one data module 07 by means of at least one communication module 28 per storage container 01.
  • a negative pressure to the at least two storage containers 01 is preferred at the earliest after the Check created.
  • data stored in the at least one data module 07 is changed by means of the at least one communication module 28, in particular contactless.
  • a counter can measure a taken amount of operating fluid and change information in the at least one data module 07, for example information about a fill level of the corresponding reservoir 01.
  • information can be stored about how often the reservoir 01 is already connected to a Pressure device 21 was connected and / or to which pressure devices 21 of the reservoir 01 was already connected.
  • a distance between the at least one data module 07 of the storage container 01 inserted into the receiving device 22 to the at least one communication module 28 is at most 15 cm, more preferably at most 10 cm and even more preferably at most 8 cm.
  • mutual interference in the communication can be prevented.

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