JPH10226084A - Anti-vibration mechanism for ink supply tube - Google Patents
Anti-vibration mechanism for ink supply tubeInfo
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- JPH10226084A JPH10226084A JP9048452A JP4845297A JPH10226084A JP H10226084 A JPH10226084 A JP H10226084A JP 9048452 A JP9048452 A JP 9048452A JP 4845297 A JP4845297 A JP 4845297A JP H10226084 A JPH10226084 A JP H10226084A
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- Prior art keywords
- ink supply
- ink
- tubes
- supply tube
- supply tubes
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Classifications
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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
- B41J19/00—Character- or line-spacing mechanisms
- B41J19/005—Cable or belt constructions for driving print, type or paper-carriages, e.g. attachment, tensioning means
Abstract
Description
【０００１】[0001]
【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、インクジェットプ
リンタに用いるインク供給チューブの振れ止め機構に関
する。[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a steadying mechanism for an ink supply tube used in an ink jet printer.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】インクタンクを装置本体の一部に据置く
形式のインクジェットプリンタでは、キャリッジに搭載
した記録ヘッドへインクを供給するために、インクタン
クとキャリッジとの間にインク供給チューブを引回すよ
うにしているが、この種のプリンタでは、キャリッジの
走行時にインク供給チューブが走行面へ垂れ下ったりあ
ばれたりするため、インク供給チューブをコイルバネ中
に通して適度の剛性を付与すようにしているが、このよ
うな機構は、多数のインク供給チューブを用いて多色の
インクを記録ヘッドに供給する形式のインクジェットプ
リンタでは、キャリッジに大きな負荷がかかってその走
行に支障をきたしてしまうといった問題が生じる。2. Description of the Related Art In an ink jet printer in which an ink tank is installed in a part of the apparatus main body, an ink supply tube is routed between the ink tank and the carriage to supply ink to a recording head mounted on the carriage. However, in this type of printer, the ink supply tube passes through a coil spring so that the ink supply tube hangs or bulges to the traveling surface when the carriage travels, so that appropriate rigidity is imparted. However, such a mechanism has a problem that a large load is applied to the carriage to hinder the traveling of the inkjet printer of a type in which multi-color ink is supplied to the recording head using a large number of ink supply tubes. Occurs.
【０００３】[0003]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】本発明はこのような問
題に鑑みてなされたもので、その目的とするところは、
多数のインク供給チューブをキャリッジの動きに忠実に
追従させることのできる新たなインク供給チューブの振
れ止め機構を提供することにある。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a problem.
An object of the present invention is to provide a new ink supply tube steadying mechanism capable of making a large number of ink supply tubes faithfully follow the movement of a carriage.
【０００４】[0004]
【課題を解決するための手段】すなわち、本発明はこの
ような課題を達成するためのインク供給チューブの振れ
止め機構として、プリンタ本体の一部に装填した複数の
インク収容容器のそれぞれに一端を連通させた複数の各
インク供給チューブを帯状に結束して、帯状をなすこれ
らインク供給チューブの巾方向の面を上下に向かせた状
態でこれらを桁方向に走行する記録ヘッドに結合させる
ようにしたものである。That is, according to the present invention, one end of each of a plurality of ink storage containers loaded in a part of a printer main body is provided as a steadying mechanism of an ink supply tube for achieving such a problem. A plurality of the ink supply tubes communicated with each other are bound in a belt shape, and these ink supply tubes in a band shape are coupled to a recording head traveling in a beam direction in a state where the width direction surface of the ink supply tubes is directed up and down. It was done.
【０００５】[0005]
【作用】このように帯状にしたことにより、上下方向に
強くなったその剛性をもってこれらの垂れ下がりを防ぐ
とともに、厚み方向には変わらないこれらの柔軟性をも
ってキャリッジの動きに円滑に追従させるようにしたも
のである。The belt has a rigidity which is strengthened in the vertical direction to prevent them from sagging and allows the carriage to smoothly follow the movement of the carriage with its flexibility which does not change in the thickness direction. Things.
【０００６】[0006]
【発明の実施の形態】そこで以下に本発明の実施例につ
いて説明する。図１、図２は本発明の一実施例を示した
ものである。Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention.
【０００７】図において符号１‥‥は、複数のインクタ
ンク１６‥‥内の各インクを記録ヘッドに供給するイン
ク供給チューブで、これらのインク供給チューブ１‥‥
はそれぞれ難燃性の保護チューブ２に挿通された上、一
面に薄いステンレスの板３を貼着したポリエステルより
なる柔軟な帯状部材４の上に並べられて、結束用のバン
ド５により一体的に止着されている。図２は、このよう
にして結束したインク供給チューブ１‥‥をプリンタに
取り付けた状態を示したもので、プリンタ本体１０の背
面に立設したサブフレーム１１には、その背面に、キャ
リッジ１５の走行領域の一半に達する長さの４本の金属
パイプ１２‥‥がキャリッジ１５の走行経路に沿うよう
に配設され、さらに、これらの金属パイプ１２の終端部
には、上述した柔軟な帯状部材４がサブフレーム１１の
前面他半に伸びだすように固定された上、キャリッジ１
５の走行に支障をきたさない程度のゆとりを持たせてそ
の他端をキャリッジ１５に取付けられていて、イエロ
ー、マゼンタ、シアン、ブラックの各インクを収容した
インクタンク１６‥‥からそれぞれ延出したインク供給
チューブ１‥‥は、金属パイプ１２の内部を通して帯状
部材４の内側の面に並べられた上、一体的に結束されて
キャリッジ１５のもとへ引回されるように構成されてい
る。なお、図中符号１８はフレキシブルケーブルを示し
ている。In the drawing, reference numeral 1 # denotes an ink supply tube for supplying each ink in the plurality of ink tanks 16 # to the recording head.
Are respectively inserted through a flame-resistant protective tube 2, and are arranged on a flexible belt-like member 4 made of polyester with a thin stainless steel plate 3 stuck on one side, and are integrally formed by a band 5 for binding. It is fixed. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the ink supply tubes 1 # thus bound are attached to a printer. A sub-frame 11 erected on the back of the printer main body 10 has a carriage 15 on its back. Four metal pipes 12 # having a length reaching one half of the running area are arranged along the running path of the carriage 15, and further, the above-mentioned flexible band-shaped member is provided at the end of these metal pipes 12. 4 is fixed so as to extend to the other half of the front surface of the subframe 11 and the carriage 1
Ink 5 is provided with sufficient clearance so as not to hinder the traveling of the carriage 5, and the other end is attached to the carriage 15, and the inks respectively extend from ink tanks 16 # containing yellow, magenta, cyan, and black inks. The supply tube 1 # is arranged so as to be arranged on the inner surface of the band-shaped member 4 through the inside of the metal pipe 12, and then united integrally and routed to the carriage 15. In addition, the code | symbol 18 in a figure has shown the flexible cable.
【０００８】このようにして組付けられたインク供給チ
ューブ１は、キャリッジ１５の動きに影響のない走行方
向一半部では、金属パイプ１２により十分に保護され、
また、他半部分では、帯状部材４の面に並べて添設した
その巾方向の面を上下方向に向けることにより、上下方
向には付与された剛性によって垂れ下がりが抑えられ、
かつ、厚み方向には、単独のインク供給チューブと変わ
りのない柔軟性によりキャリッジ１５の動きに滑らかに
追従するように保持される。The ink supply tube 1 assembled in this manner is sufficiently protected by the metal pipe 12 in a half portion in the traveling direction where the movement of the carriage 15 is not affected.
Also, in the other half, the surface in the width direction provided side by side with the surface of the band-shaped member 4 is oriented in the vertical direction, so that the sag is suppressed by the rigidity imparted in the vertical direction,
In addition, in the thickness direction, the ink supply tube is held so as to smoothly follow the movement of the carriage 15 with the same flexibility as the single ink supply tube.
【０００９】図３は本発明の第２の実施例を示したもの
で、このものは、インク供給チューブ１‥‥を保護する
多数の保護チューブ２２‥‥、この実施例では４本の保
護チューブ２２‥‥を断面串ダンゴ状に結合して、これ
らの内部にインク供給チューブ１‥‥を挿通するように
したもので、これを巾方向の面が上下に向くような状態
でプリンタ本体に取付けることにより、上下方向には撓
むことなく、厚み方向には十分な柔軟性を持たせるよう
にしたものである。FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, in which a plurality of protection tubes 22 # for protecting the ink supply tube 1 #, and in this embodiment, four protection tubes 22 # are provided. 22 ‥‥ are joined in a skewered cross section so that the ink supply tubes 1 ‥‥ are inserted into the inside thereof, and these are attached to the printer body in such a manner that the surface in the width direction faces up and down. Thereby, sufficient flexibility is provided in the thickness direction without bending in the vertical direction.
【００１０】またさらに、図４に示した実施例は、記録
ヘッドに信号電流を供給するフレキシブルケーブル３７
を、インク供給チューブ１‥‥を偏平に結束するための
帯状部材として利用したもので、このフレキシブルケー
ブル３７の一面に、保護チューブ２に挿通した複数のイ
ンク供給チューブ１‥‥を並べた上で、結束用のバンド
３４によって一体的に結束したものである。Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, a flexible cable 37 for supplying a signal current to the recording head is provided.
Is used as a band-shaped member for binding the ink supply tubes 1 偏 flatly. A plurality of ink supply tubes 1 し た inserted through the protection tube 2 are arranged on one surface of the flexible cable 37. , Are integrally bound by a binding band 34.
【００１１】[0011]
【発明の効果】以上述べたように本発明によれば、複数
のインク供給チューブを帯状に結束一体とした上、この
幅方向の面を上下方向に向けて記録ヘッドに結合させる
ようにしたので、結束したことにより巾方向に強くなっ
た剛性によりその垂れ下がりを抑えつつ、結束した厚み
方向には、単一のインク供給チューブの持つ柔軟性をそ
のまま活かしてキャリッジの走行に滑らかに追従させる
ことができる。As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of ink supply tubes are united in a band shape, and the surface in the width direction is coupled to the recording head with the vertical direction. In the thickness direction of the binding, the flexibility of the single ink supply tube can be used as it is to make it follow the movement of the carriage smoothly in the thickness direction of the binding while suppressing the drooping by the rigidity that has become stronger in the width direction due to the binding. it can.
【００１２】しかも、これらのインク供給チューブを帯
状部材の一面に整列させて結束することにより、これら
のチューブに剛性を付与してこれらのたるみ等をさらに
なくすことができ、さらに、インク供給チューブを保護
する保護チューブそれ自体を断面串ダンゴ状に結束する
ようにすれば、部品点数を増やすことなく、これらのチ
ューブの剛性をさらに高めることができる。Moreover, by aligning and bundling these ink supply tubes on one surface of the belt-shaped member, rigidity can be imparted to these tubes so that slack and the like can be further eliminated. If the protective tubes themselves to be protected are bound in a skewered cross section, the rigidity of these tubes can be further increased without increasing the number of parts.
【図１】本発明の一実施例を示すインク供給チューブの
振れ止め機構の斜視図である。FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a steadying mechanism of an ink supply tube according to an embodiment of the present invention.
【図２】（ａ）（ｂ）は、同上機構を用いたプリンタの
一例を示す上面図と正面図である。FIGS. 2A and 2B are a top view and a front view showing an example of a printer using the above mechanism.
【図３】本発明の他の実施例を示す斜視図である。FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.
【図４】本発明のさらに別の実施例を示す斜視図であ
る。FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment of the present invention.
１ インク供給チューブ ２、２２ 保護チューブ ４ 帯状部材 ５、３５ 結束用のベルト ３７ フレキシブルケーブル DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ink supply tube 2, 22 Protective tube 4 Belt member 5, 35 Bundling belt 37 Flexible cable
Claims (4)
ンク収容容器のそれぞれに一端を連通させた複数の各イ
ンク供給チューブを帯状に結束して、帯状をなす該複数
のインク供給チューブの巾方向の面を上下に向かせた状
態で該各インク供給チューブを桁方向に走行する記録ヘ
ッドに結合させたことを特徴とするインク供給チューブ
の振れ止め機構。1. A plurality of ink supply tubes, one ends of which are communicated with a plurality of ink storage containers loaded in a part of a printer body, are bound in a band shape, and the width of the band-shaped ink supply tubes is formed. The ink supply tube steadying mechanism, wherein each of the ink supply tubes is coupled to a recording head running in the direction of the beam in a state where the surface of the ink supply tube is directed up and down.
数の保護チューブを断面串状に結束して一体となしたこ
とを特徴とする請求項１記載のインク供給チューブの振
れ止め機構。2. The anti-vibration mechanism for an ink supply tube according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of protection tubes through which the respective ink supply tubes are inserted are united in a skewered cross section.
一面に整列させて結束したことを特徴とする請求項１記
載のインク供給チューブの振れ止め機構。3. The anti-vibration mechanism for an ink supply tube according to claim 1, wherein said ink supply tubes are aligned and bound on one surface of a belt-shaped member.
電流を供給するフレキシブルケーブルとなしたことを特
徴とする請求項１または３記載のインク供給チューブの
振れ止め機構。4. The anti-vibration mechanism for an ink supply tube according to claim 1, wherein the belt-like member is a flexible cable for supplying a signal current to the recording head.
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| JP9048452A JPH10226084A (en) | 1997-02-17 | 1997-02-17 | Anti-vibration mechanism for ink supply tube |
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