JP5996818B1 - Ink cartridge and tag sorting method in the cartridge - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to facilitate sorting work when discarding a cartridge. An engagement portion 30 to be fitted to an exterior body 20 of an ink cartridge 1 has an engagement hole 35 and a fitting rib 34 which serves as a guide when fitting with an opening of the exterior body on the periphery on the back surface side. Are provided with an engagement rib 35a erected in the same direction as the fitting rib 34 and an attachment region D for attaching a communication tag 36 for short-range wireless communication with the printing apparatus 100. Yes. Moreover, the tag peeling hole 37 formed in the sticking area D for inserting the rod-like member and peeling it from the adhesive surface side of the communication tag 36 is formed by connecting each end of the arc part of the sticking area D. It is formed in the formation area Ea which is the sticking area D in the first quadrant and the fourth quadrant in the orthogonal coordinate system with the virtual line X, Y having the center O of the virtual circle VC as the origin and the coordinate axis. [Selection] Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to an ink cartridge that is attached to and detached from an ink jet printing apparatus that prints an image by ejecting ink onto a printing medium, and a method for separating a communication tag attached to the cartridge.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an inkjet printing apparatus that prints a desired image on a sheet serving as a printing medium is used for an inkjet recording apparatus that contains an ink container having an ink lead-out portion and an ink storage portion for supplying ink to an ink head. An ink cartridge (hereinafter simply referred to as “ink cartridge”) is used.

  There is a demand for this ink cartridge to be easily detachable from an ink jet printing apparatus, to be resistant to drops during transportation and handling, vibration during transportation, and to be manufactured at low cost. . In order to meet these demands, the applicant of the present application provides an ink cartridge as disclosed in Patent Document 1 below.

  As shown in FIG. 10 (a), the ink cartridge 200 is an elongated casing having a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is attached to and detached from the printing apparatus in the horizontal direction (attachment / detachment operation direction), and is filled with ink. A liquid storage container 210, a resin or metal engagement surface 220 provided at one end in the longitudinal direction of the liquid storage container 210 and engaged with the cartridge mounting mechanism of the printing apparatus, and the liquid storage container 210. It is comprised with the exterior body 230 made from paper (corrugated cardboard) which is the outer box inserted.

  FIG. 10B is a plan view showing the back side of the abutting surface of the engaging surface 220 that abuts against the cartridge mounting mechanism when the ink cartridge 200 is loaded in the printing apparatus. As shown in the figure, an engagement hole 220 a that engages with an ink supply port provided in the liquid storage container 210 is formed at a substantially central portion of the engagement surface 220. Further, in a position adjacent to the engagement hole 220a in the longitudinal direction of the engagement surface 220 (in the vicinity of the left end portion of the engagement surface 220 in the figure), a non-contact communication unit provided on the printing apparatus side and a short-range wireless communication. An attachment region D for attaching a communication tag for performing communication is formed.

  In this sticking area D, striped recesses arranged at a predetermined interval in approximately half of the sticking area D (right side area in the figure) for facilitating peeling when removing the stuck communication tag. 220b is formed. Further, when discarding the ink cartridge 200, in order to improve the efficiency of the separation work between the engagement surface 220 and the communication tag, for example, the communication tag attached by inserting a stick-like member such as a driver is attached to the abutting surface side. A tag peel-off hole 220c for peeling from the surface is formed in the vicinity of the corner of the engagement surface 220 (upper left region of the sticking region D in the figure).

JP 2010-82994 A

  However, although the recessed part 220b is formed in the sticking area | region D of the engaging surface 220 of patent document 1 in order to make it easy to peel off the stuck communication tag, this recessed part 220b is difficult to shape | mold and the manufacturing cost increases. There's a problem. Further, when viewed from the abutting surface side, there is a problem that sink marks are generated at the portions of the convex portions between the molded concave portions 220b, and the entire surface is swelled.

  Further, when separating the engagement surface 220 and the communication tag, a bar-like member is inserted from the tag peeling hole 220c to peel off a part of the communication tag, and the peeled and lifted portion is picked and peeled off. However, at the position of the tag peeling hole 220c formed on the engagement surface 220, the raised portion is generated at the corner of the engagement surface 220. It was difficult to insert the operator's finger because it was in the way, and it was difficult to pick up the raised part.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an ink cartridge capable of easily separating a communication tag when discarding the ink cartridge while suppressing the manufacturing cost of the ink cartridge, and the cartridge An object of the present invention is to provide a method for sorting communication tags to be attached to a card.

In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect according to the present invention includes a box-shaped exterior body having an opening with one end opened,
An ink supply portion having a supply port portion for communicating between the inside and the outside of the container, and an ink container housed in the exterior body;
An engagement hole that engages with the supply port is formed in a substantially central portion, and includes a rectangular engagement portion that fits into an opening of the exterior body when the ink container is accommodated in the exterior body. ,
In an ink cartridge that is detachable from a printing apparatus,
In the engaging portion,
A fitting rib that is formed on the periphery on the back surface side and serves as a guide when fitting with the opening of the exterior body,
An engagement rib which is erected on the periphery of the engagement hole in the same direction as the fitting rib and holds the supply port portion engaged;
And attaching area communication tag that performs near field communication I region der to be adhered, to be made form a position adjacent to the front Kigakarigoana and laterally between the printing device,
The formed into bonded region, and the tag peeled hole for gas peeling said communication tag by inserting a rod-like member, is provided with,
The tag peeling hole is an ink cartridge, wherein the tag peeling hole is formed at a position deviated from a corner of the fitting rib .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the ink cartridge according to the first aspect, the tag peeling hole is further formed at a position away from the center of gravity of the communication tag attached to the engaging portion. An ink cartridge characterized by the above.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the ink cartridge according to the first or second aspect, the sticking region has a chord part and an arc part, and is adjacent to the engagement hole in the lateral direction. The string portion is formed in a state in contact with the base end of the fitting rib on the short side of the engagement portion,
The tag peeling hole has a center O of a virtual circle VC formed by connecting each end of the arc portion of the sticking region as an origin, and is parallel to a long side of the engaging portion passing through the center O. A first when the virtual line X is defined as a positive direction that approaches the engagement rib, and a rectangular coordinate system with the virtual axis Y passing through the center O in a direction orthogonal to the virtual line X as a coordinate axis. The ink cartridge is formed in a formation area Ea which is an area in the sticking area in the quadrant and the fourth quadrant .

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the ink cartridge according to the third aspect, the tag peeling hole is formed in the first quadrant from the center O of the virtual circle VC in the formation region Ea in the first quadrant. A region between the imaginary line L1 and the imaginary line Y passing through the circumference of the side and extending to the periphery of the engagement hole;
Of the formation region Ea in the fourth quadrant, a virtual line L2 and a virtual line Y drawn from the center O of the virtual circle VC through the circumference on the fourth quadrant side to the periphery of the engagement hole The ink cartridge is formed in a formation region Eb including a region therebetween .

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the ink cartridge according to the fourth aspect, when the virtual circle VC1 that is a concentric circle of the virtual circle VC is formed with a radius ra that is half the radius r of the virtual circle VC. In addition,
Among the formation areas Eb in the first quadrant and the fourth quadrant, the tag is placed in a formation area Ec formed of an area in which a hole center is arranged on the circumference of the virtual circle VC1 and an area outside the virtual circle VC1. An ink cartridge, wherein a peeling hole is formed.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the ink cartridge according to the fifth aspect, a circle on the first quadrant side in the virtual circle VC from the center O so that the first quadrant side of the formation region Ec is equally divided. Draw a virtual line L3 toward the lap,
A virtual line L4 is drawn from the center O toward the fourth quadrant side of the virtual circle VC so that the fourth quadrant side of the formation region Ec is equally divided,
An area delimited by the virtual line L3 and the virtual line L1 in the formation area Ec on the first quadrant side, and an area delimited by the virtual line L4 and the virtual line L2 in the formation area Ec in the fourth quadrant The ink cartridge is characterized in that the tag peeling hole is formed in a formation region Ed composed of a region and a region in which a hole center is arranged on the virtual line L3 and the virtual line L4 .

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, a box-shaped exterior body having an opening that is open at one end;
An ink supply portion having a supply port portion for communicating between the inside and the outside of the container, and an ink container housed in the exterior body;
An engagement hole that engages with the supply port is formed in a substantially central portion, and includes a rectangular engagement portion that fits into an opening of the exterior body when the ink container is accommodated in the exterior body. ,
In an ink cartridge that is detachable from a printing apparatus,
The engaging portion is
A fitting rib that is formed on the periphery on the back surface side and serves as a guide when fitting with the opening of the exterior body,
An engagement rib which is erected on the periphery of the engagement hole in the same direction as the fitting rib and holds the supply port portion engaged;
A tag peeling hole provided between the fitting rib and the engaging rib and provided at a position covered with a communication tag that performs short-range wireless communication with the printing apparatus;
The tag peel-off hole is a formation region Ee that is a region on the engagement rib side that is separated by a virtual perpendicular PL that passes through the center of gravity G of the communication tag and is perpendicular to the long-side fitting rib in the engagement portion. An ink cartridge is characterized in that at least a part thereof is formed therein.
The ink cartridge according to an eighth aspect is the ink cartridge according to the seventh aspect, wherein the tag peeling hole includes a fitting rib and a long side on a short side of the engaging portion in the forming region Ee. Forming a corner section intersecting with virtual lines L6 and L7 that connect a corner section where the communication tag is attached and a corner section where the side fitting rib intersects, and the center O1 of the engagement hole An ink cartridge is formed in the region Ef.
Further, a ninth aspect of the present invention, is adhered to the front Kigakarigo portion by inserting a rod member into the tag peeled holes formed in the ink cartridge according to any of embodiments of the first 1-8 Peeling off the communication tag part and floating;
Picking the raised part and separating the communication tag from the engaging part;
It is a tag classification method characterized by including these.

According to the ink cartridge of the first aspect, the stick member is inserted into the tag peeling hole formed at the position away from the engaging rib of the engaging portion, so that communication is performed in a region away from the corner portion of the engaging portion. Since a part of the tag can be lifted, the operator can easily insert his / her finger into the part lifted off by the stick-shaped member, and can easily pick up the lifted part.
In addition, according to the ink cartridge of the second aspect, by inserting the rod-like member having the tag peeling hole n formed at a position that is disengaged from the fitting rib of the engaging portion and further from the center of gravity of the communication tag, Since a part of the communication tag can be lifted in the area away from the corner of the joint and the fitting rib, the operator can easily put the finger into the part that has been lifted off with the stick-shaped member, and the part that has been lifted is easy Can be picked.
Furthermore, according to the ink cartridge according to the third aspect, when the bar-like member is inserted into the tag peeling hole and the communication tag is peeled off, the place where the operator's finger is easily inserted can be removed from the corner of the engaging portion. Because it floats, it can be easily picked and peeled off.

According to the ink cartridge of the fourth aspect, when the communication tag is peeled off by the rod-shaped member, the lifted portion is lifted at a position away from the engagement rib, so that the operator's finger does not contact the engagement rib. Easy to insert.

According to the ink cartridge according to the fifth aspect, the position where the communication tag is peeled is more outside than the formation regions Ea and Eb, and therefore the communication tag is easily peeled off, and further, the portion that has been peeled off and floated is easily picked.

According to the ink cartridge according to the sixth aspect, the position where the communication tag is peeled away from the forming area Ec is a position away from the fitting rib, so that the operator's finger is compared with the tag peeling hole in the forming area Ec. Is hardly contacted with the fitting ribs or the engaging ribs, and the portion that is lifted off after the communication tag is peeled off becomes easier to pick.

According to the ink cartridge according to the seventh aspect, the tag peeling hole is formed in the formation region Ee near the engagement rib in the region divided by the virtual perpendicular PL with the center of gravity G of the communication tag, and thus has an arbitrary shape. When peeling and floating a part of the communication tag, it can be lifted at a part away from the corner part of the engaging part or the fitting rib, and the operator can easily insert a finger into the part lifted off by the rod-shaped member, The raised portion can be easily picked.

According to the ink cartridge of the eighth aspect, the position where the communication tag is peeled away from the formation region Ee is far away from the fitting rib and the engagement rib, and a gap is provided between each rib. The tag is more easily peeled off, and the part that has been lifted off is easier to pick.

According to the tag fractionation method according to the ninth aspect, simply by inserting the rod-like member to the tag peeled hole formed in the engaging portion of the ink cartridge engaging Ru to an aspect of the first aspect to the eighth engagement Since part of the communication tag attached to the attachment area of the joint can be peeled off and lifted at a position where it can be easily picked, the operator can easily pick up the communication tag and pull the communication tag from the engagement part. Can be peeled off. Therefore, when the ink cartridge is discarded, the separation operation between the engaging portion and the communication tag can be performed smoothly.

(A) is the schematic plan view which showed the structure of the inkjet printing apparatus which loads the ink cartridge based on this invention, (b) is a schematic front view of the apparatus, (c) is a schematic side view of the apparatus. It is. (A) is a schematic perspective view showing the appearance and the inside of the cartridge, and (b) is a schematic perspective view of the appearance of the cartridge as seen from the back side. (A) is a front view of the engaging part of the cartridge, and (b) is a partially enlarged schematic side sectional view in the vicinity of the engaging part. (A) is the schematic perspective view seen from the back side of the abutting surface used as the surface of an engaging part, (b) is the schematic plan view which looked at the engaging part from the abutting surface side, (c) is an engaging part. It is the schematic plan view seen from the back side. (A)-(d) is a figure which shows embodiment of the formation location of the tag peeling hole formed in an engaging part. (A) is a figure which shows the hole formation position when performing comparative evaluation with the tag peeling hole of the conventional product, and the tag peeling hole formed in formation area Ea-Ed, (b) shows the result of the comparative evaluation. It is a table | surface which shows. (A), (b) is a figure which shows the other example of a tag peeling hole formed in the engaging part of the cartridge. (A) is a figure which shows the hole formation position when comparative evaluation of the tag peeling hole of a conventional product and the tag peeling hole formed in the formation area | region Ee and Ef was performed using the rectangular communication tag, (b ) Is a table showing the results of the comparative evaluation. (A) is a figure which shows the hole formation position when comparative evaluation of the tag peeling hole of the conventional product and the tag peeling hole formed in formation area Ee, Ef was performed using the circular communication tag, (b ) Is a table showing the results of the comparative evaluation. (A) is a schematic perspective view of a conventional ink cartridge, and (b) is a schematic plan view of the engagement surface of the cartridge as seen from the back side.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention is not limited by this embodiment, and other forms, examples, operation techniques, and the like that can be considered by those skilled in the art based on this form are all included in the scope of the present invention. To do.

  In the present specification, in the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, when the words “up”, “down”, “left”, and “right” are used to indicate directions and positions, this is shown in FIG. Matches top, bottom, left, and right.

  Further, the direction in which the ink cartridge 1 according to the present invention is horizontally attached to and detached from the printing apparatus 100 is “attachment / detachment direction A”, and the direction in which the ink cartridge 1 is inserted into the printing apparatus 100 and loaded is “loading direction A1”. A direction in which the ink cartridge 1 is detached from the printing apparatus 100 and removed is referred to as a “separation direction A2”.

  Furthermore, the loading direction A1 is the same as the direction in which the ink filled in the ink cartridge 1 flows out to the printing apparatus 100 (hereinafter referred to as “ink outflow direction B”), and the ink container 10 is stored in the exterior body 20. The direction of insertion into the direction is the same as the direction of separation A2.

[1. Overall configuration of printing device]
As shown in any of FIGS. 1A to 1C, a printing apparatus 100 loaded with an ink cartridge 1 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of ink heads each having a plurality of nozzles, and each ink head. An ink-jet line color printer that discharges inks of different colors and prints in units of lines and forms a plurality of images so as to overlap each other on a printing paper on a conveyance belt will be described as an example.

  In this embodiment, four line-type ink heads are provided, and the four color inks of black (K), cyan (C), magenta (M), and yellow (Y) are ejected from each ink head. However, the number of ink heads and the number and type of ink colors are not particularly limited.

  In addition, the printing apparatus 100 includes a control unit 110 that performs overall control of each unit included in the apparatus to execute a printing process corresponding to the print job. This control unit 110 performs control related to ink supply from the ink cartridge 1 in addition to the above-described printing process by the ink head and drive control of the transport mechanism.

  Further, the control unit 110 is connected to a setting operation unit 120 including an input device including, for example, operation keys and a display / input panel, and receives an instruction and a setting operation by the user through the setting operation unit 120. be able to.

  As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1C, a plurality of cartridge mounting mechanisms 130 for attaching the ink cartridge 1 are provided on the upper portion of the apparatus main body 100a of the printing apparatus 100 for each ink head (the number of ink heads in the figure). 4).

  An upper surface device 140 is disposed so as to cover the upper part of the cartridge mounting mechanism 130. The ink cartridge 1 is loaded by inserting it horizontally between the lower surface of the upper surface device 140 and the upper surface of the main body of the printing apparatus 100. The upper surface device 140 includes, for example, an image reading device (scanner) that optically reads a document set on an ADF (auto document feeder) as it is conveyed and converts it into digital data, and the setting operation unit 120.

  Furthermore, the cartridge attachment mechanism 130 is provided with a holder portion 131 that fits into the engagement portion 30 described later when the ink cartridge 1 is loaded in the printing apparatus 100.

  The holder part 131 includes a holder-side joint part (not shown) that fits with a supply part-side joint part 18 provided in the supply part 13 so as to cover an ink supply part 13 to be described later assembled to the engagement part 30. . When the ink cartridge 1 is loaded in the printing apparatus 100, the engagement portion 30 and the holder-side joint portion are fitted, so that the below-described inner plug 15 is pushed against the urging force of the urging means 16. The inside and outside of the ink supply unit 13 communicate with each other. Accordingly, an ink outflow path between the ink container 10 and an ink path (not shown) provided in the printing apparatus 100 is opened, so that the ink in the ink container 10 can flow out in the ink outflow direction B.

[2. Overall configuration of ink cartridge]
Next, the configuration of the ink cartridge 1 according to the present invention will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2A or 2B, the ink cartridge 1 is an elongated casing having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape that is attached and detached along an attaching / detaching direction A that is a horizontal direction with respect to the printing apparatus 100. The ink cartridge 1 includes an ink container 10 made of a thermoplastic film 11 filled with predetermined ink, an exterior body 20 that is an outer box into which the ink container 10 is inserted, and one end portion in the longitudinal direction of the ink container 10. And an engaging portion 30 that engages with the cartridge mounting mechanism 130 of the printing apparatus 100.

<2-1. Ink container>
The ink container 10 is a bag body in which ink is enclosed. In the present embodiment, two rectangular thermoplastic films 11 are stacked, and the periphery is joined by thermal welding in a state where an ink supply unit 13 (described later) is interposed at one end in the longitudinal direction. The ink container 10 is manufactured as the ink cartridge 1 by being inserted through the opening of the exterior body 20 and fitting the engaging portion 30 assembled with the ink supply portion 13 into the opening.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, an ink supply unit 13 that supplies ink filled in the container when loaded in the printing apparatus 100 is provided at the end of the ink container 10 on the loading direction A1 side. It is attached.

  When the ink container 10 is manufactured, the ink supply unit 13 is attached by thermal welding while being interposed at a predetermined position between the ink container 10 and the ink supply unit 13 is assembled to the engagement unit 30 in this state.

  3B, the ink supply unit 13 is engaged with the engagement hole 35 of the engagement unit 30 to communicate the inside and the outside of the ink container 10, and An inner plug 15 that opens or closes the communication of the supply port portion 14, an urging means 16 that urges the inner plug 15 in the ink outflow direction B to close the supply port portion 14, and a medium that accompanies attachment / detachment of the ink cartridge 1. It is composed of a protective member 17 that guides the sliding of the stopper 15 along the attaching / detaching direction A and covers and protects the shaft portion of the inner stopper 15 regardless of the presence or absence of sliding.

  In the present embodiment, before the ink cartridge 1 is loaded into the printing apparatus 100, the plug portion 15a is pressed toward the opening 14a by the biasing force of the biasing means 16. Thereby, the plug portion 15a closes the opening 14a, and the O-ring 15d fills the gap between the plug portion 15a and the supply port portion 14, so that the supply port portion 14 is closed.

  Further, when the ink cartridge 1 is loaded in the printing apparatus 100, the engagement receiving portion 15c provided at the tip of the plug portion 15a engages with a pressing portion (not shown) of the cartridge mounting mechanism 130. As a result, the plug portion 15a is pressed against the urging force of the urging means 16 and the plug portion 15a is separated from the opening 14a, so that the supply port portion 14 is opened and the ink can flow out in the ink outflow direction B. Become.

  Further, around the supply port portion 14 in the ink supply portion 13, there is provided a concave supply portion side joint portion 18 that fits with a holder side joint portion (not shown) provided in the holder portion 131.

  Furthermore, when the ink cartridge 1 is loaded in the printing apparatus 100 at the tip of the supply port portion 14, a slight gap is provided between the opening 14a and the holder side joint portion so that the amount of ink flowing out is appropriate. A protrusion 14b is provided for the purpose of conversion. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3A, three protrusions 14b are provided around the opening 14a at substantially equal intervals.

<2-2. Exterior body>
The exterior body 20 has a bottomed structure in which one end in the longitudinal direction is opened and the other end is closed by bending a fold side set on a sheet member made of paper (for example, cardboard) and bonding an adhesive margin portion together. It is assembled in a box shape that forms a hollow rectangular parallelepiped.

  In the present embodiment, a rectangle in which the ratio of the horizontal side in which the opening of the exterior body 20 is parallel to the horizontal plane including the attachment / detachment direction A of the ink cartridge 1 and the vertical side perpendicular to the horizontal plane is about 2 to 1. It has a shape. In other words, as shown in FIG. 3A, when the ink cartridge 1 is attached to the printing device 100 in the loading direction A1, the engagement portion 30 on the printing device 100 side is the front, and the ink The ratio of the width w to the height h of the cartridge 1 is about 2: 1.

  In addition, an engagement portion 30 that engages with the cartridge mounting mechanism 130 on the printing apparatus 100 side is fitted into the opening of the exterior body 20 (the opening on the printing apparatus 100 side when the cartridge is loaded). It is an abutting surface with the cartridge mounting mechanism 130.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2B, a pullout recess 21 that penetrates the surface of the exterior body 20 is formed on the lower surface of the exterior body 20. The concave portion 21 is formed by making a predetermined cut at a concave portion forming portion of the outer package 20 and bending the cut portion on the inner surface side and the terminal side on the member surface of the outer package 20. .

  A partition member 22 that secures the shape of the internal space between the inner surface of the outer package 20 and the pointed outer surface of the terminal portion 12 of the ink container 10 is disposed at the inner end of the outer package 20. The space secured by the partition member 22 has a triangular side cross section, and is located in the exterior body 20 at a position corresponding to the back surface of the recess 21.

  In the present embodiment, a part of the outer package 20 that is bent when the recess 21 is formed is bent toward the terminal side of the outer package 20 so as to be positioned in the internal space secured by the partition member 22. There is a notch. Moreover, about the partition member 22, what is necessary is just to close an opening part, after inserting and incorporating the partition member 22 so that it may be arrange | positioned at the termination | terminus of the exterior body 20, before closing the termination | terminus side, for example.

  As described above, the ink cartridge 1 includes the partition member 22 inside the exterior body 20 and the recess 21 on the surface of the exterior body 20. As a result, when the user performs the attachment / detachment operation of the ink cartridge, the user can grasp the concave portion 21 at the end of the exterior body 20 and pull out the ink cartridge, so that the ink cartridge 1 can be easily attached / detached and the workability is improved. Further, when the user grasps the recess 21 and attaches / detaches the ink cartridge 1, the user's hand does not directly touch the ink container 10, so that the ink container 10 is damaged due to contact of the user's nails or ornaments when attaching / detaching the cartridge. Can be prevented.

  Furthermore, since the insertion direction of the ink container 10 with respect to the exterior body 20, the attachment / detachment direction A, and the ink outflow direction B at the time of ink replenishment are located on the same axis, excessive stress is not generated on the exterior body 20. The attachment / detachment mechanism such as the supply unit 13 and the holder unit 131 and the possibility that the exterior body 20 main body is damaged can be reduced.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2A, a label peeling notch 23 is formed on the top surface of the exterior body 20 so as to overlap an end portion of a label 31 described later. This cut 23 is formed on the surface side of the exterior body 20 in a state where a part becomes a fold and the other part is broken and connected to the exterior body 20. When the notch 23 is pushed inward by a user's finger, a part of the outer package 20 is broken and broken while a part of the label 31 is adhered.
Therefore, the user pushes the notch 23 with the finger inward of the exterior body 20, grips the broken portion, and peels off the label 31 and the exterior body 20, whereby the label 31 and the part of the exterior body 20 where the label 31 is broken Since they can be peeled off together, the separation work can be easily performed.

<2-3. Engagement section>
The engaging portion 30 is made of a hard material such as resin or metal, and the abutting surface 30a with the holder portion 131 is directed in the loading direction A1, and when the ink cartridge 1 is loaded into the printing apparatus 100, the engaging portion 30 and It functions as an attaching / detaching mechanism to be engaged. Further, since the engaging portion 30 is fitted with the opening portion of the exterior body 20, the engaging portion 30 is formed with a size substantially equal to the size of the opening portion.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b), after the engaging portion 30 is fitted into the opening of the exterior body 20, a seal-like label 31 having adhesiveness on the back surface (for example, film-type synthetic paper) In this way, the sheet is affixed and fixed with a sheet material in which an adhesive is applied to the back surface of the synthetic paper whose main component is synthetic resin. The label 31 extends from the side surface of the opening portion of the exterior body 20 through the abutting surface 30a of the engagement portion 30 to the side surface of the opening portion on the opposite side in a state where the engagement portion 30 is fitted to the exterior body 20. The engaging part 30 is assembled and fixed to the exterior body 20 by being wound.

  In addition, on the upper and lower sides of the central portion of the engaging portion 30, a fitting portion 32 that is fitted so as to be gripped by gripping means (not shown) provided on the printing apparatus 100 side is formed. Triangular convex portions are arranged in the fitting portion 32 and are fitted to gripping means provided on the holder portion 131 of the printing apparatus 100. This gripping means has a mechanism for gripping a pair of upper and lower concave portions by elastic force, and the convex portion of the fitting portion 32 is pushed between the concave portions of the gripping means between the gripping means. The fitting portion 32 is fitted with a click feeling.

In addition, a pair of shielding protrusions 33 project from the upper portion of the engaging portion 30. The shielding convex portion 33 is provided only at one end edge so as not to make a mistake in the vertical direction when the cartridge is attached. When the shielding convex portion 33 is fitted to the printing apparatus 100, it is detected by an attachment detection sensor (not shown) provided on the printing apparatus 100 side.
Specifically, the attachment detection sensor is an optical sensor such as a light projecting / receiving sensor, and detects the presence of the shielding object by blocking light reception. The shielding convex part 33 is approached to the attachment detection sensor at the time of attachment, and the attachment is detected by blocking light reception of the sensor.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4C, a fitting rib 34 is erected in the detaching direction A <b> 2 on the rear surface side periphery of the abutting surface 30 a in the engaging portion 30 that abuts the holder portion 131. . The fitting rib 34 plays a role of a guide when fitting into the opening of the exterior body 20 and a role of preventing removal from the exterior body 20 after the fitting.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4B and 4C, the supply port portion 14 of the ink supply portion 13 is engaged with the substantially central portion of the engagement portion 30 when the ink supply portion 13 is assembled. An engagement hole 35 is formed. In this embodiment, the formation position of the engagement hole 35 with respect to the engagement portion 30 is formed at a substantially central portion of the engagement portion 30 as shown in FIG.

  Further, on the periphery of the engagement hole 35, an engagement rib 35a serving as a guide when the supply port portion 14 is engaged and holding the supply port portion 14 after the engagement is provided. And in the same direction (separation direction A2) with the same height.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4C, on the back side of the abutting surface 30a of the engaging portion 30, a position adjacent to the engaging hole 35 in the lateral direction (in the vicinity of the left end of the engaging portion 30 in the figure). Yes, between the end and the engagement hole 35) is a sticker for attaching a communication tag 36 for short-range wireless communication with a non-contact communication part (not shown) provided on the printing apparatus 100 side. A landing area D is formed at a position facing the non-contact communication unit.

  In this embodiment, the sticking area | region D is shape | molded according to the shape of the communication tag 36 (hatched part in FIG.4 (c)) stuck. That is, the sticking region D is a string part Da that functions as a positioning side for positioning when the communication tag 36 is stuck by contacting a string of the communication tag 36 to be described later, and an arc that contacts the arc of the communication tag 36. It has a bowl shape (substantially D shape) having a portion Db. As shown in FIG. 4C, the string portion Da is formed in contact with the base end of the fitting rib 34 provided at the left end portion of the engaging portion 30. Thereby, if it sticks in the state which aligned the string of the communication tag 36 to the string part Da, the communication tag 36 can be appropriately stuck to the sticking area | region D. FIG.

  The communication tag 36 attached to the attachment region D is, for example, an RFID (Radio Frequency identification) in which a coil pattern for radio wave communication is mounted on a substrate composed of an arc exceeding 180 degrees and a string of the arc that abuts the string portion Da. It consists of tags. An adhesive material (double-sided tape, glue, etc.) is applied to the entire back surface of the communication tag 26. The communication tag 36 generates internal power using radio waves received from the non-contact communication unit, reads and writes data to and from the memory using the power, and transmits and receives data through the antenna. In this embodiment, this memory stores the ink color of the cartridge, the type of water and oiliness, the number of attachments and detachments, and starts communication with the non-contact communication unit when loading is detected by the cartridge mounting mechanism 130. Then, the data stored in the device is transmitted.

  In the present embodiment, the communication tag 36 has a hook shape made of an arc and a chord as described above, but is formed in the sticking region D at least on the back side of the abutting surface of the engaging portion 30. If it has the size and shape which can be stuck so that the tag peeling hole 37 mentioned later may be covered, it will not specifically limit. In addition, the communication tag 36 may be attached by directly adjusting the tag itself in the attachment region D, or an adjustment member having an adhesive region formed of an adhesive tape or an adhesive (communication distance with the printing apparatus 100). Or a member for adjusting the communication angle) may be attached to the region D. Furthermore, since the sticking area | region D gives the function as a guide at the time of sticking the communication tag 36, at least one part of the area | region can also be formed in concave shape or convex shape.

  In addition, a tag peeling hole 37 is formed in the sticking area D for inserting the sticky communication tag 36 from the abutting face 30a side and peeling off a part from the adhesive face side of the communication tag 36 to float. Yes. In this embodiment, one tag peeling hole 37 is formed in the sticking region D, but a plurality of tag peeling holes 37 may be formed.

The tag peeling hole 37 is used for easily performing the separation work between the engaging portion 30 and the communication tag 36 when the ink cartridge 1 is discarded. Therefore, the conditions for forming the tag peeling hole 37 must satisfy the following two conditions.
Condition 1: When the communication tag 36 is peeled off from the abutting surface 30a side with a rod-shaped member and lifted, the floating portion is formed so that it can be easily picked up.
Condition 2: Since the entire back surface of the communication tag 36 is relatively firmly bonded to the sticking region D, the communication tag 36 is large when the communication tag 36 is peeled off and lifted by the rod-shaped member and inserted. The position should not damage the tag itself without applying force.

  Here, the formation region of the tag peeling hole 37 in the ink cartridge 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In Embodiments 1 to 4 described below, as shown in FIGS. 5A to 5D, each end of the arc portion of the sticking region D when the rear surface side of the engaging portion 30 is viewed in plan view. X is a virtual line passing in the horizontal direction with the center O of a virtual circle VC (one-dot chain line) formed by connecting the parts as an origin, and Y is a virtual line passing through the center O in a direction (vertical direction) orthogonal to the virtual line X A description will be given using an orthogonal coordinate system having two virtual lines X and Y as coordinate axes. Further, in this orthogonal coordinate system, four regions obtained by partitioning with virtual lines X and Y are arranged in order of “first quadrant”, “second quadrant”, “third quadrant”, “ The fourth quadrant.

  Furthermore, since the formation area of the following formation examples 1 to 4 slightly changes depending on the diameter of the tag peeling hole 37, the shape and size of the formation area shown in FIGS. It is not limited. Moreover, in each figure, in order to express clearly the area | region of formation area Ea-Ed, the code | symbol of each part in the engaging part 30 is abbreviate | omitted.

(Example 1)
As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the formation area Ea of the tag peeling hole 37 defined in the first embodiment is the first quadrant among the four quadrants of the virtual circle VC defined by the virtual lines X and Y. It is the area | region in the sticking area | region D in a 4th quadrant.

  In the first embodiment, the tag peeling hole 37 deviates from the center (center of gravity) of the communication tag 36 to which a large force is applied by the insertion operation by the rod-like member when the communication tag 36 is peeled off, and the corner portion of the engaging portion 30 It will be out of the position. For this reason, the operator can easily insert his / her finger into the part lifted off by the stick-shaped member, and can easily pick the part lifted up.

(Example 2)
As shown in FIG. 5B, the formation area Eb of the tag peeling hole 37 defined in the second embodiment is based on the formation area Ea of the first embodiment. In Embodiment 2, first, two virtual lines connecting the center O of the virtual circle VC and the peripheral end of the engagement hole 35 are drawn, and the two virtual lines pass through the circumference on the first quadrant side from the center O. An imaginary line to be transmitted is denoted by L1, and an imaginary line passing through the circumference on the fourth quadrant side from the center O is denoted by L2. Then, an area between the virtual line L1 and the virtual line Y in the formation area Ea in the first quadrant, and an area between the virtual line L2 and the virtual line Y in the formation area Ea in the fourth quadrant, The formation region of Embodiment 2 is used. The tag peeling hole 37 is formed in the formation region Eb defined in the second embodiment.

  When the tag peel-off hole 37 is formed in the formation area Eb defined in the second embodiment, the formation area is removed when the operator picks up the portion that is off the center (center of gravity) of the communication tag 36 and is lifted off by the stick-shaped member. Since a part of the communication tag 36 can be lifted at a position farther from the engagement rib 35a than the tag peeling hole 37 formed in Ea, it is easy to insert the operator's finger without contacting the engagement rib 35a. Become.

(Example 3)
The formation area Ec of the tag peeling hole 37 defined in the third embodiment is based on the formation area Eb of the second embodiment as shown in FIG. In the formation area Ec of the third embodiment, a virtual circle VC1 that is a concentric circle of the virtual circle VC is formed with a radius ra that is half the radius r of the virtual circle VC, and the formation area Eb in the first quadrant and the fourth quadrant Of these, the virtual circle VC1 is a region where the hole center is arranged on the circumference and a region outside the virtual circle VC1. Therefore, the size of the formation region Ec defined in the third embodiment is defined by the diameter of the tag peeling hole 37.

  When the tag peeling hole 37 is formed in the formation area Ec defined in the configuration example 3, the position where the communication tag 36 is peeled is outside the formation area Eb defined in the configuration example 2, so that the communication tag 36 is further separated. It is easy to pick up the part that has been peeled off and lifted up.

  Further, when the tag peeling hole 37 is provided at the center (center of gravity) of the communication tag 36, the tag itself may be damaged when the tag is peeled off by the rod-shaped member, and the position where the peeling starts is not determined and the floating portion is difficult to pick. The problem of floating in position can occur. However, if the tag peeling hole 37 is formed in the formation region Ec defined in the third embodiment, a part of the tag is peeled off and floated at a position deviated from the center (center of gravity) of the communication tag 36. I don't get up.

(Example 4)
As shown in FIG. 5D, the formation region Ed of the tag peeling hole 37 defined in the fourth embodiment is premised on the formation region Ec of the third embodiment. First, a virtual line L3 is drawn from the center O toward the circumference on the first quadrant side in the virtual circle VC so that the first quadrant side of the formation region Ec is equally divided (bisected). Further, a virtual line L4 is drawn from the center O toward the fourth quadrant side circumference in the virtual circle VC so that the fourth quadrant side of the formation region Ec is equally divided (bisected). Then, the region on the side delimited by the virtual line L3 and the virtual line L1 in the formation region Ec on the first quadrant side, and the region on the side delimited by the virtual line L4 and the virtual line L2 in the formation region Ec on the fourth quadrant side A region where the hole center is arranged on the virtual line L3 and the virtual line L4 is defined as a formation region Ed. Therefore, the formation area Ed defined in the fourth embodiment is defined by the diameter of the tag peeling hole 37.

  When the tag peeling hole 37 is formed in the formation area Ed defined in the fourth embodiment, the position where the communication tag 36 is peeled from the formation area Ec defined in the third embodiment is a position away from the fitting rib 34. For this reason, compared with the tag peeling hole 37 in the formation area Ec, the operator's finger is hardly in contact with the fitting rib 34 or the engaging rib 35a, and it is easier to pick up the portion that is lifted off after the communication tag 36 is peeled off. Become.

  As described above, the formation regions Ea to Ed of the tag peeling holes 37 are at positions away from the fitting ribs 34 standing at least on the short side of the engagement portion 30 so as to satisfy the two formation conditions described above. The first quadrant and the fourth quadrant are formed. For this reason, when the communication tag 36 is peeled off and picked up, the lifted portion is separated from the corner of the engaging portion 30, so that the operator's finger can be easily inserted.

  Further, as the formation region becomes Ea → Eb → Ec → Ed, the position where the tag peeling hole 37 is formed is separated from the center (center of gravity) of the communication tag 36 and away from the fitting rib 34 and the engaging rib 35a. Will become the position. Therefore, when the communication tag 36 is peeled off, the communication tag 36 can be peeled off with a smaller force, and the portion lifted off and lifted up can be easily picked. Therefore, among the formation regions Ea to Ed shown in the first to fourth embodiments, the formation region Ed is most suitable as a region for forming the tag peeling hole 37.

[3. Example]
Next, comparative evaluation of the tag peeling holes 37 formed in the above-described formation regions Ea to Ed will be described with reference to FIG.
In the following comparative evaluation, as shown in FIG. 6A, the tag peel-off hole formed in the formation region Ea defined in the above-described Embodiment 1 is set as the “comparative example” where the conventional tag peel-off hole is formed. The position of the tag peel-off hole 37 formed in the formation area Eb defined in the embodiment 2 is defined as “example 2”, and the position of the position 37 is formed in the formation area Ec defined in the embodiment 3. The position of the tag peeling hole 37 is referred to as “Example 3”, and the position of the tag peeling hole 37 formed in the formation region Ed defined in Embodiment 4 is referred to as “Example 4”. Then, the evaluation based on the “peeling degree” and the “picking degree” was performed as the degree indicating the ease of peeling of the communication tag 36.

Here, the “degree of peeling” refers to a communication tag using a push-pull gauge (MODEL 9500 series) manufactured by Aiko Engineering Co., Ltd. as a rod-shaped member by inserting a ball driver (P1-140) manufactured by Vessel Co., Ltd. from the tag peeling hole 37. This is a result of measuring the N value required to make a state where a part of 36 is peeled off and is lifted, and evaluating with reference to 15N as a reference value. As an evaluation result, less than 15N is “◯”, 15N or more is “Δ”, and when the communication tag 36 is damaged, it is “x”.
Note that “15N”, which is a reference value for evaluating the degree of peeling, is that when the bar-like member (driver) is pierced, if the value exceeds this value, the bar-like member is largely protruded by the remaining force peeled off, and the communication tag 36. Is a value that will be damaged.

  The “pick degree” is a result of relatively evaluating the ease of picking when a plurality of experimenters pick with their fingers. As a result of the evaluation, when a part of the communication tag 36 that is lifted by inserting a rod-like member from the tag peeling hole 37 is picked, the experimenter's finger is engaged with the fitting rib 34 or the engaging rib 35a around the hole 37. The position judged to be picked without contact is set to “◯”, which is the highest picking degree, and the experimenter's finger is only one of the fitting rib 34 and the engaging rib 35a around the hole 37 and one place. The position determined to be picked in the contacted state is set to “Δ”, which is lower than “◯”, and the experimenter's finger is placed at two or more places with the fitting rib 34 and the engaging rib 35 a around the hole 37. The position at which it was determined that the object had to be picked in contact was defined as “x” having the lowest degree of picking.

As shown in FIG. 6B, as a result of comparing Examples 1 to 4 and the comparative example, there is no great difference between them in terms of the degree of peeling. However, in terms of the degree of picking, the comparative example was “x”, whereas Examples 1 to 4 were generally highly evaluated.
That is, as in the present invention, if the tag peel-off hole 37 is formed in any one of the formation regions Ea to Ed defined in the first to fourth embodiments, the communication tag 36 is more than the conventional product. It was proved that peeling was easy.

As described above, the engaging portion 30 of the ink cartridge 1 described above has the tag peeling hole 37 in any one of the formation areas Ea to Ed defined in the sticking area D shown in the first to fourth embodiments. Form.
That is, as the first form example, the first quadrant in the orthogonal coordinate system with the virtual lines X and Y having the origin as the center O of the virtual circle VC formed by connecting the end portions of the arc part of the sticking region D is the coordinate axis. And the area | region in the sticking area | region D in the 4th quadrant is made into the formation area Ea, and the tag peeling hole 37 is formed in this formation area Ea.

Thereby, when the tag peeling hole 37 is removed from the center (center of gravity) of the communication tag 36 and the rod-shaped member is inserted from the tag peeling hole 37 and the communication tag 36 is peeled off, the engaging portion is easily inserted by the operator's finger. Since the part removed from the 30 corners is lifted, it can be easily picked and peeled off.

  In Embodiment 2, the virtual line L1 drawn from the center O of the virtual circle VC through the circumference on the first quadrant side to the periphery of the engagement hole 35 in the formation region Ea in the first quadrant Of the region between the imaginary line Y and the formation region Ea in the fourth quadrant, the imaginary drawn from the center O of the virtual circle VC through the circumference on the fourth quadrant to the periphery of the engagement hole 35 A region between the line L2 and the virtual line Y is defined as a formation region Eb, and a tag peeling hole 37 is formed in the formation region Eb.

  As a result, the portion that is off the center (center of gravity) of the communication tag 36 and that is lifted off by the stick-shaped member is lifted at a position away from the engagement rib 35a. It becomes easy to insert the finger without contacting the engagement rib 35a.

  Furthermore, in Embodiment 3, when the virtual circle VC1 that is a concentric circle of the virtual circle VC is formed with a radius ra that is half the radius r of the virtual circle VC, the formation area Eb in the first quadrant and the fourth quadrant Among them, the tag peeling hole 37 is formed in a region where the hole center is arranged on the circumference of the virtual circle VC1 and a formation region Ec which is a region outside the virtual circle VC1.

  As a result, the position where the communication tag 36 is peeled off from the formation region Eb is on the outer side, so that the communication tag 36 is more easily peeled off, and the portion that has been peeled off and lifted is further easily picked.

  In Embodiment 4, the imaginary line L3 is drawn from the center O toward the circumference of the first quadrant side of the virtual circle VC so that the first quadrant side of the formation area Ec is equally divided, and the fourth of the formation area Ec. A virtual line L4 is drawn from the center O toward the circumference of the fourth quadrant side in the virtual circle VC so that the quadrant side is equally divided, and is divided by the virtual line L3 and the virtual line L1 in the formation area Ec on the first quadrant side. A region on the other side, a region delimited by the imaginary line L4 and the imaginary line L2 in the formation region Ec on the fourth quadrant side, and a region where the hole center is arranged on the imaginary line L3 and the imaginary line L4 are defined as a formation region Ed. A tag peeling hole 37 is formed in the formation region Ed.

  As a result, the position where the communication tag 36 is peeled off from the formation area Ec is a position away from the fitting rib 34, so that the operator's finger is fitted compared to the tag peeling hole 37 having the hole center in the formation area Ec. There is almost no contact with the ribs 34 and the engaging ribs 35a, and it becomes easier to pick a portion that has been lifted off after the communication tag 36 is peeled off.

  Further, as a method of separating the communication tag 36 attached to the engaging portion 30, a contact surface 30a which is the surface of the engaging portion 30 is inserted into the tag peeling hole 37 formed in any one of the formation regions Ea to Ed. By simply inserting the rod-shaped member from the side, a part of the communication tag 36 attached to the attachment region D of the engaging portion 30 can be peeled off at a position where it can be easily picked and lifted. As a result, the operator can easily remove the communication tag 36 from the engaging portion 30 by grasping the lifted portion. Therefore, when the ink cartridge 1 is discarded, the engaging portion 30 and the communication tag 36 Can be carried out smoothly.

[Other embodiments]
In addition, this invention is not limited to said each embodiment, For example, as shown below, it can also change suitably according to a use environment etc. and can also be implemented. Also, the following modifications can be implemented in any combination within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention.

  In the embodiment described above, the tag peeling hole 37 has been described as being formed in the formation regions Ea to Ed shown in the first to fourth embodiments. However, the formation regions Ee and Ef defined in the fifth and sixth embodiments shown below. You may form in.

  In the embodiment described below, the communication tag 36 has an arbitrary shape (for example, a polygon, a circle, and an ellipse), and is affixed at least between the fitting rib 34 and the engaging rib 35a in the engaging portion 30. Worn.

  In the following embodiment, the tag peeling hole 37 is formed below the communication tag 36 (that is, an area covered with the communication tag 36).

In addition, an area where the communication tag 36 is attached on the back side of the engaging portion 30 is referred to as an attachment area D. That is, in the above-described embodiment, the attachment region D is formed in accordance with the shape of the communication tag 36 in order to function as a guide for attaching the communication tag 36. However, in this embodiment, the communication tag having an arbitrary shape. 36, the communication region 36 attached between at least the fitting rib 34 and the engaging rib 35a in the engaging portion 30 is formed without forming the attaching region D in the engaging portion 30. The pasted area is defined as a pasted area D.
Therefore, in this embodiment, if the communication tag 36 has a rectangular shape as shown in FIG. 7A, the sticking area D forms a rectangle having the same shape as the tag. Moreover, if it is a circular communication tag 36 as shown in FIG.7 (b), the sticking area | region D will make the same shape circle as this tag. Note that the shape and size of the communication tag 36 shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B are examples, and the shape and size can be arbitrarily designed.

(Example 5)
As shown in FIG. 7A, the formation region Ee defined in the fifth embodiment is, for example, the engagement portion 30 through the gravity center G of the communication tag 36 with respect to the sticking region D of the rectangular communication tag 36. An imaginary perpendicular line PL perpendicular to the fitting rib 34 provided on the long side is drawn. And the area | region by the side of the engagement rib 35a among the sticking area | regions D divided | segmented by the virtual perpendicular | vertical line PL is made into the formation area Ee. Further, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), at least a part of the tag peeling hole 37 only needs to be positioned closer to the engaging rib 35a than the position of the center of gravity G, and thus is delimited by the virtual perpendicular PL. It is formed so as to extend toward the fitting rib 34 side on the short side side by the size of substantially the whole hole rather than the region.
In other words, the size and position of the formation region Ee are defined by the shape of the communication tag 36, the attachment position, and the diameter of the tag peeling hole 37.

  When the tag peeling hole 37 is formed in the formation area Ee defined in the fifth embodiment, the hole is formed at a position closer to the engaging rib 35a than the center of gravity G of the communication tag 36. Therefore, the communication tag 36 having an arbitrary shape. Can be lifted at a portion away from the corner of the engaging portion 30 and the fitting rib 34 when the portion is lifted off, so that the operator can easily insert a finger into the portion lifted off by the rod-shaped member The lifted part can be easily picked.

(Example 6)
The formation region Ef defined in the sixth embodiment is premised on the formation region Ee defined in the fifth embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7B, the formation region Ef of the sixth embodiment is a corner portion where the short side fitting rib 34 and the long side fitting rib 34 first intersect in the engaging portion 30. Virtual lines L5 and L6 that connect the corner on the communication tag 36 side and the center O1 of the engagement hole 35 are drawn. Then, a region defined by the virtual lines L5 and L6 in the formation region Ee is defined as a formation region Ef. Further, as shown in FIG. 7 (b), at least a part of the tag peeling hole 37 only needs to be positioned closer to the engaging rib 35a than the position of the center of gravity G, and thus is delimited by the virtual perpendicular PL. It is formed so as to extend toward the fitting rib 34 side on the short side side by the size of substantially the whole hole rather than the region.
That is, the size and position of the formation region Ef are defined by the shape of the communication tag 36, the attachment position, and the diameter of the tag peeling hole 37.

  The formation area Ef defined in the embodiment 6 has a position at which the communication tag 36 is peeled away from the fitting rib 34 and the engagement rib 35a as compared with the formation area Ee defined in the embodiment 5, and there is a gap between each rib. Therefore, the communication tag 36 is more easily peeled off, and the part that has been peeled off and lifted up becomes easier to pick.

  As described above, by forming at least a part of the tag peeling hole 37 in the formation regions Ee and Ef described above, the position of the hole is formed at a position closer to the engaging rib 35a than the position of the center of gravity G of the communication tag 36. Will be. Therefore, when a rod-like member is inserted into the tag peeling hole 37 formed under the communication tag 36 and a part of the tag is peeled off and lifted, a finger can be easily inserted, and the portion that is lifted up as in the first to fourth embodiments Can be easily picked.

Next, comparative evaluation of the tag peeling holes 37 formed in the formation regions Ee and Ef described above will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the following comparative evaluation, as shown in FIGS. 8 (a) and 9 (a), the formation position of the conventional tag peel-off hole is defined as “comparative example”, and within the formation region Ee defined in the above-described fifth embodiment. The position of the tag peel-off hole 37 formed in the above example is “Example A”, the position of the tag peel-off hole 37 formed in the formation region Ef defined in the embodiment 6 is “Example B”, and the communication tag 36 can be easily peeled off. As the degree indicating the thickness, the evaluation was performed based on the “peeling degree” and the “picking degree”.

In FIG. 8A, the shape of the communication tag 36 in the present embodiment is rectangular, and in FIG. 9A, the shape of the communication tag 36 in the present embodiment is circular. "Is described in [3. It was the same as the evaluation criteria shown in Example.

As shown in FIG. 8B, as a result of comparing Examples A and B with the comparative example, there is no significant difference between them in terms of the degree of peeling. However, in terms of the degree of picking, the comparative example was “x”, whereas Examples A and B were generally highly evaluated.
That is, as in the present invention, if a part of the hole is formed in any one of the formation regions Ee and Ef defined in the above-described Embodiments 5 and 6 as in the case of the tag peeling hole 37, the conventional product will be used. It has also been proved that the communication tag 36 can be easily peeled off.

Moreover, as shown in FIG.9 (b), as a result of comparing with Examples C and D and a comparative example, there is no big difference in both in terms of the degree of peeling. However, in terms of the degree of picking, the comparative example was “x”, whereas the evaluations in Examples C and D were generally high.
That is, as in the present invention, if a part of the hole is formed in any one of the formation regions Ee and Ef defined in the above-described Embodiments 5 and 6 as in the case of the tag peeling hole 37, the conventional product will be used. It has also been proved that the communication tag 36 can be easily peeled off.

  As described above, the fifth embodiment is separated by the virtual perpendicular PL that passes through the center of gravity G of the communication tag 36 having an arbitrary shape and is perpendicular to the fitting rib 34 provided on the long side of the engaging portion 30. The tag peeling hole 37 is formed in the forming area Ee, which is the area on the engagement rib 35a side, in the pasting area D thus formed so that a part of the hole is covered.

  As a result, the formed hole is formed at a position closer to the engagement rib 35a than the center of gravity G of the communication tag 36. Therefore, when part of the communication tag 36 having an arbitrary shape is peeled off and floated, Since it can be lifted at the corner or the part away from the fitting rib 34, the operator can easily insert his / her finger into the part lifted off by the rod-like member, and can easily pick up the part lifted up.

  In addition, the corner portion of the engagement portion 30 where the short side fitting rib 34 and the long side fitting rib 34 intersect and the communication tag 36 is attached to the corner portion, and the engagement hole 35. A tag peel-off hole 37 is formed in a formation region Ef formed by dividing the formation region Ee by imaginary lines L5 and L6 connecting the center O1 with at least a part of the hole.

  As a result, the position where the communication tag 36 is peeled off from the formation area Ee is far away from the fitting rib 34 and the engagement rib 35a, and the gap is provided between each rib. Therefore, the communication tag 36 is more easily peeled off. The part that has been peeled off and lifted up becomes easier to pick.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Ink cartridge 10 ... Ink container 11 ... Thermoplastic film 12 ... Terminal part 13 ... Ink supply part 14 ... Supply port part (14a ... Opening, 14b ... Projection part)
15 ... Inner plug (15a ... plug part, 15b ... shaft part, 15c ... engagement receiving part, 15d ... O-ring)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 16 ... Energizing means 17 ... Protection member 18 ... Supply part side joint part 20 ... Exterior body 21 ... Recessed part 22 ... Partition member 23 ... Notch 30 ... Engagement part (30a ... Abutting surface)
31 ... label 32 ... fitting part 33 ... shielding convex part 34 ... fitting rib 35 ... engagement hole (35a ... engagement rib)
36 ... Communication tag 37 ... Tag peeling hole 100 ... Printing device (100a ... Device body)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 110 ... Control part 120 ... Setting operation part 130 ... Cartridge attaching / detaching mechanism 131 ... Holder part 140 ... Upper surface apparatus A ... Attachment / detachment direction (A1 ... loading direction, A2 ... detachment direction)
B: Direction of ink outflow D: Adhering area (Da: string portion, Db: arc portion)
Ea to Ef: Tag peel-off hole formation region L1 to L6, X, Y ... Virtual line PL ... Virtual perpendicular VC, VC1 ... Virtual circle r, ra ... Virtual circle radius O ... Virtual circle center O1 ... Engagement hole Center 200 ... Conventional ink cartridge 210 ... Liquid storage container 220 ... Engagement surface (220a ... Engagement hole, 220b ... Recess, 220c ... Tag peeling hole)
230 ... exterior body

Claims (9)

A box-shaped exterior body having an opening with one end open;
An ink supply portion having a supply port portion for communicating between the inside and the outside of the container, and an ink container housed in the exterior body;
An engagement hole that engages with the supply port is formed in a substantially central portion, and includes a rectangular engagement portion that fits into an opening of the exterior body when the ink container is accommodated in the exterior body. ,
In an ink cartridge that is detachable from a printing apparatus,
In the engaging portion,
A fitting rib that is formed on the periphery on the back surface side and serves as a guide when fitting with the opening of the exterior body,
An engagement rib which is erected on the periphery of the engagement hole in the same direction as the fitting rib and holds the supply port portion engaged;
And attaching area communication tag that performs near field communication I region der to be adhered, to be made form a position adjacent to the front Kigakarigoana and laterally between the printing device,
The formed into bonded region, and the tag peeled hole for gas peeling said communication tag by inserting a rod-like member, is provided with,
The ink cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the tag peeling hole is formed at a position deviated from a corner of the fitting rib . The ink cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the tag peeling hole is further formed at a position deviated from a center of gravity of the communication tag attached to the engaging portion . The sticking region has a chord portion and an arc portion, and the chord portion is in contact with a base end of a fitting rib on a short side of the engagement portion at a position adjacent to the engagement hole in the lateral direction. Formed in a state,
The tag peeling hole has a center O of a virtual circle VC formed by connecting each end of the arc portion of the sticking region as an origin, and is parallel to a long side of the engaging portion passing through the center O. A first when the virtual line X is defined as a positive direction that approaches the engagement rib, and a rectangular coordinate system with the virtual axis Y passing through the center O in a direction orthogonal to the virtual line X as a coordinate axis. 3. The ink cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the ink cartridge is formed in a formation region Ea that is a region in the pasting region in the quadrant and the fourth quadrant . The tag peeling hole is a virtual line L1 drawn from the center O of the virtual circle VC through the circumference on the first quadrant side to the periphery of the engagement hole in the formation region Ea in the first quadrant. And an area between the virtual line Y and
Of the formation region Ea in the fourth quadrant, a virtual line L2 and a virtual line Y drawn from the center O of the virtual circle VC through the circumference on the fourth quadrant side to the periphery of the engagement hole ink cartridge according to claim 3, wherein formed in the forming region Eb consisting region between characterized Rukoto. When a virtual circle VC1 that is a concentric circle of the virtual circle VC is formed with a radius ra that is half the radius r of the virtual circle VC,
Among the formation areas Eb in the first quadrant and the fourth quadrant, the tag is placed in a formation area Ec formed of an area in which a hole center is arranged on the circumference of the virtual circle VC1 and an area outside the virtual circle VC1. The ink cartridge according to claim 4 , wherein a peeling hole is formed. A virtual line L3 is drawn from the center O toward the first quadrant side of the virtual circle VC so that the first quadrant side of the formation region Ec is equally divided,
A virtual line L4 is drawn from the center O toward the fourth quadrant side of the virtual circle VC so that the fourth quadrant side of the formation region Ec is equally divided,
An area delimited by the virtual line L3 and the virtual line L1 in the formation area Ec on the first quadrant side, and an area delimited by the virtual line L4 and the virtual line L2 in the formation area Ec in the fourth quadrant 6. The ink cartridge according to claim 5 , wherein the tag peeling hole is formed in a formation region Ed formed of a region and a region in which a hole center is arranged on the virtual line L3 and the virtual line L4 . A box-shaped exterior body having an opening with one end open;
An ink supply portion having a supply port portion for communicating between the inside and the outside of the container, and an ink container housed in the exterior body;
An engagement hole that engages with the supply port is formed in a substantially central portion, and includes a rectangular engagement portion that fits into an opening of the exterior body when the ink container is accommodated in the exterior body. ,
In an ink cartridge that is detachable from a printing apparatus,
The engaging portion is
A fitting rib that is formed on the periphery on the back surface side and serves as a guide when fitting with the opening of the exterior body,
An engagement rib which is erected on the periphery of the engagement hole in the same direction as the fitting rib and holds the supply port portion engaged;
A tag peeling hole provided between the fitting rib and the engaging rib and provided at a position covered with a communication tag that performs short-range wireless communication with the printing apparatus;
The tag peel-off hole is a formation region Ee that is a region on the engagement rib side that is separated by a virtual perpendicular PL that passes through the center of gravity G of the communication tag and is perpendicular to the long-side fitting rib in the engagement portion. An ink cartridge having at least a portion formed therein . The tag peeling hole is a corner portion of the forming region Ee where a short side-side fitting rib and a long side side fitting rib intersect with each other, and the side to which the communication tag is attached The ink cartridge according to claim 7, wherein the ink cartridge is formed in a formation region Ef that is a region delimited by virtual lines L6 and L7 that connect the corner of the engagement hole and the center O1 of the engagement hole. Inserting a rod-like member into the tag peeling hole formed in the ink cartridge according to any one of claims 1 to 8 and peeling off a part of the communication tag attached to the engaging portion;
Picking the raised part and separating the communication tag from the engaging part;
A tag sorting method characterized by comprising: