JPH1044579A - Ink vessel of printing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ink vessel of a printing machine which can always be set easily in a vessel holder of the printing machine without the possibility that a tubular part is depressed into an outer box, even in the case when another thing collides against this part or in other similar cases. SOLUTION: This ink vessel is equipped with a bag body 2 holding ink and an outer box 3 holding the bag body 2. The outer box 3 is constructed of thick paper and the top side thereof is so opened as to form an opening 36 for putting in and taking out the bag body. The bag body 2 of which the lower part side is constructed of synthetic resin having a small thickness has an ink holding part 21 inside, while a tubular part 22 having a circular section and a plate-shaped support body 4 fixed to the tubular part 22 are provided on the upper part side thereof. This support body 4 has a plate-shaped support main body 41 and extension pieces 42 extended from the support main body 41 and forming outer box fitting-engaging parts 43. The support body 4 is so designed as to be fixed to the bag body 2 with a plate-shaped engaging piece 5 interposed. By putting the outer box 3 on the bag body 2 from the lower side of the body, the upper parts of the lateral and longitudinal sides of the outer box 3 are fitted on and made to engage with the outer box fitting-engaging part 43, while the support main body 41 is supported by each side of the outer box 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in an ink container used for a printing machine such as a copying machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an ink container used in a printing machine such as a copying machine, there is known an ink container as shown in FIG. The ink container a is composed of a synthetic resin bag b for storing ink and a paper outer box c for storing the bag a. A cylindrical portion d protruding from the cylindrical portion d is provided, and an ink outlet d1 communicating with the inside of the bag body b is provided inside the cylindrical portion d. It is assumed that the printing machine positioning insert portion d2 is provided, and the outer box c is formed as a rectangular parallelepiped having an upper surface c1, a lower surface, a left side surface c2 forming a lid extending from the lower surface, a right side surface, and front and rear side surfaces. It is composed of boxes. Then, in order to store the bag body b in the outer box c, the left side c
Open 2 and store the bag b from the left side,
After storing the projecting base end of the cylindrical portion d through the escape groove c3 provided on the upper surface c1, the left side surface c2 is closed. Thus, as shown in FIG. 9, one ink container a is entirely covered with a paper outer box c except for the cylindrical portion d. The groove c4 shown at the end of the left side surface c2 is the same as the escape groove c3 on the upper surface c1, and is a relief groove c4 for preventing the cylindrical portion d from hitting the cylindrical portion d when the left side surface c2 is closed. is there. The ink container a thus formed can be set in the printer E by placing it in a container holder E1 provided in the printer E as shown in FIG. Specifically, the container holder E1 provided in the printing machine E is
As shown in FIG. 5, the upper part is opened, and a U-shaped container insertion groove E2 is provided on the rear side surface (the left side in FIG. 5). And the printer connecting portion d2 of the cylindrical portion d is inserted into the container insertion groove E2 into the container holder E1 from the upper side of the container holder E1. Put in. As a result, the cylindrical portion d of the ink container a is positioned with respect to the printing press E, and from this state, by pressing the inside of the container holder E1, the printing press E is pressed.
Can be set to By configuring the ink container in this manner, it is easy to replace the ink container, and when disposing of the used ink container, the outer box c is made of paper. Can be made less bulky and easier to handle.

[0003]

However, since the entire outer periphery of the ink container a is covered with the outer box c made of paper and the cylindrical portion d is protruded from the outer box c, the ink container a Other things can easily hit the cylindrical portion d during storage or handling such as transportation, and even when the ink container a is dropped, an impact force may be applied to the cylindrical portion d. When a force is applied when another object hits the cylindrical part d, the upper surface c2 of the outer box c having the cylindrical part d protruding as shown in FIG. 10 is crushed from the peripheral part of the cylindrical part d and deformed. As a result, the printing press positioning fitting insertion portion d2 of the tubular portion d is depressed in the outer box c. In such a state, even if an attempt is made to fit the ink container a into the container holder E1,
Since the printing press positioning fitting insertion portion d2 is depressed in the outer box c, the printing press positioning fitting insertion portion d2 is placed in the container holder E.
There is a problem that the ink container a does not fit into the container holder E1 because the ink container a does not enter the container insertion groove E2.

When storing the bag body b in the outer box c, the left side face c2 forming the lid of the outer box c is opened, and the bag body b is stored from the left side. Release groove c3 provided in c1
After the lower portion of the cylindrical portion d is passed through the housing, the left side surface c2 must be closed, and the storing operation is troublesome and time-consuming.

[0005] The present invention has been proposed in view of the above circumstances, and there is no danger that the cylindrical portion will fall into the outer box even when the cylindrical portion is hit by another one. It is a first object of the present invention to provide an ink container for a printing press which can be easily set in a container holder.

A second object of the present invention is to provide an ink container for a printing press, which can easily perform the operation of storing a bag containing ink in an outer box.

[0007]

The present invention solves the above problems by providing an ink container for a printing press having the following features. The first invention of the present application includes a bag 2 that stores ink and an outer box 3 that stores the bag 2. Outer box 3
Are the front, rear, left and right side surfaces 31, 32, 33, 34
Is provided, a bag body storage section 30 capable of storing the bag body 2 is formed between them. The bag 2 has a cylindrical portion 22 projecting outward from the one side of the bag 2 by a predetermined length.
And a support 4 having a plate-shaped support body 41 fixed to the protruding base end of the cylindrical portion 22. Also, this cylindrical portion 2
The inside of the bag 2 is provided with an ink outlet 24 communicating with the inside of the bag body 2, and the outer periphery of the tubular portion 22 is provided with a printing press positioning fitting insertion portion 27. The ink container 1 is positioned at a predetermined position of the printing machine E by inserting the insertion portion 27 into the ink container fitting groove E2 provided in the printing machine E, so that the ink outlet 24
Can be mounted so that the ink in the bag 2 can be sent out. The support main body 41 of the support 4 is formed of a member formed to be wider than the interval between at least two opposing side surfaces 31, 32, 33, 34 in the outer box 3. A press insertion portion 27 for positioning the printing press;
The outer box (3) is bridged between the ends 31a, 32a, 33a and 34a of at least two opposing side surfaces 31, 32, 33 and 34 of the outer box (3) between the bag 3 and the outer box 3 containing the bag body 2. With this arrangement, the printing press positioning fitting insertion portion 27 of the tubular portion 22 is supported so as not to sink into the bag housing portion 30 of the outer box 3.

According to a second invention of the present application, the outer box 3 according to the first invention of the present application is provided with an opening 36 for opening and closing the bag on the upper surface side. The bag 2 can be accommodated in the accommodating portion 30 from the lower side toward the upper support 4. The support 4 includes a plate-shaped support main body 41 and an extension piece 42. The vertical width and the horizontal width of the support main body 41 are formed to be wider than the vertical width and the horizontal width of the bag body entrance 36 of the outer box 3, respectively. As the bag 2 is housed in the outer case 30, the support 4 is hung over the upper ends 31a, 32a, 33a and 34a of the front and rear side surfaces 31 and 32 and the left and right side surfaces 33 and 34 of the outer case 3, respectively. The third bag body opening 36 is covered. The extension piece 42 is integrally extended from at least a part of the peripheral portion of the support main body 41 in the direction of the lower outer box 3,
An outer box fitting / locking portion which can fit and lock the upper portions of the front and rear side surfaces 31 and 32 and the left and right side surfaces 33 and 34 of the outer box 3 between the side surface of the bag body 2 and the extending piece 42. 43 are formed.

A third invention of the present application is directed to a bag 2 according to the first or second invention of the present application, in which a groove 25
Is provided. In addition, a flange 26 is provided in the groove 25, so that the inside of the groove 25 is divided into an upper-side press-fitting-portion inserting portion 27 and a lower-side locking piece mounting portion 28. The support 4 is formed separately from the bag 2, and is fixed to the bag 2 via the locking pieces 5. The support body 41 of the support 4 is provided with an insertion hole 41a through which the cylindrical portion 22 can pass. The cylindrical portion 22 is passed through the insertion hole 41a, so that the support body 41 is
Is mounted on the upper surface having the cylindrical portion 22. The locking piece 5 is formed of a plate having a predetermined thickness. The locking piece 5 is pushed into between the flange 26 and the support body 41 in the locking piece mounting portion 28 of the tubular portion 22, so that the support 4 is attached to the locking piece 5 and the bag 2. It is fixed with the upper surface.

In the first invention of the present application, the support 4 having the plate-shaped support body 41 fixed to the protruding base end of the cylindrical portion 22 is attached to at least two opposing side surfaces 31 of the outer box 3. The support main body 41 is formed by forming the support body 41 wider than the interval between 32, 33, and 34. Between the two sides 31, 32, 3
3 and 34 are arranged so as to be bridged to the respective end portions 31a, 32a, 33a and 34a. In this way, when the ink container 1 is stored or transported, other objects hit the cylindrical portion 22, or the ink container 1 is dropped on the floor surface and the cylindrical portion 22 has an impact force in the thickness direction. , It is possible to prevent the cylindrical portion 22 from sinking from the end portions 31a ... 34a of the side surfaces 31 ... 34 of the outer box 3 to the bag body storage portion 31 side. As a result, the fitting portion 27
When the ink container 1 is placed in the container holder E1 by aligning the ink container 1 with the container insertion groove E2, the cylindrical portion 22
Can be inserted into the container insertion groove E2, and the mounting operation can be easily performed.

In the second invention of the present application, a bag body inlet / outlet 36 is provided on the upper surface side of the outer box 3, and the vertical width and the horizontal width of the support body 12 a of the support 4 are determined by the bag body insertion / removal of the outer box 3. When the bag 2 is stored in the bag storage section 30 of the outer box 3 through the bag insertion / reception port 36 by forming the width to be wider than each of the vertical width and the horizontal width of the opening 36, the support body 41 of the support 4 is formed. To the front and rear sides 31, 32 and the left and right sides 3 of the outer box 3.
The upper and lower ends 31a, 32a, 33a and 34a of the outer box 3 can cover the bag opening 36 of the outer box 3 respectively. Thereby, the support main body 41 of the support 4 can also function as a lid of the outer box 3. Therefore, when storing the bag 2 in the outer box 3, a single operation of putting the bag 2 into the bag storage section 30 of the outer box 3 from the bag opening 36 can be completed. Further, the support body 4 is provided with an extension piece 42, and the outer box 3 is inserted into the bag body 2 through the bag
The upper part of each of the front and rear side surfaces 31 and 32 and the left and right side surfaces 33 and 34 of the outer case 3 naturally fits with the outer case fitting locking portion 4.
3 so that the outer box 3 and the bag 2 can be easily locked.

In the third invention of the present application, the support 4 is
The locking piece 5, which is composed of a separate body from the bag body 2 and made of a plate-like body having a predetermined thickness, is provided with a support main body 41 of the support body 4 and a cylindrical part 22 mounted on the upper surface of the bag body 2. The support 4 is fixed between the locking piece 5 and the upper surface of the bag body 2 by being pushed between the locking piece attaching portion 28 and the flange 26. By doing so, the tubular portion 22 with respect to the upper surface of the support body 41 of the support 4 can be formed simply by pushing in the locking piece 5.
The position of the press insertion portion 27 for positioning the printing press can be naturally determined.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an ink container of a printing press according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
It is sectional drawing.

The ink container 1 of the printing press according to the present invention includes a bag 2 for storing ink and an outer box 3 for storing the bag 2.

The outer box 3 is made of cardboard and has opposing front and rear side surfaces 31, 32 and left and right side surfaces 33, 34, and a lower surface 35, by which the bag body 2 can be stored. The storage unit 30 is formed of a rectangular parallelepiped box formed by partitioning. Further, the opened upper surface side forms a bag opening 36 for taking the bag 2 in and out.

The bag 2 has a lower portion made of a synthetic resin having a small thickness, and an ink storage portion 2 capable of storing ink therein.
1 and has a size large enough to be stored in the bag storage section 30 of the outer box 3. On the upper side of the bag 2, a cylindrical section 22 having a circular cross section protruding upward at a predetermined length from the upper surface of the bag 2, and a plate-like support 4 fixed to the cylindrical section 22. And are provided. Since the bag 2 is made of a synthetic resin having a small thickness, when the ink is stored in the ink storing section 21, it easily deforms and assumes an arbitrary shape.

Inside the cylindrical portion 22, an ink storage portion 21 is provided.
An ink outlet 24 is provided, which communicates with the ink outlet 21. On the other hand, the cylindrical portion 2
A groove 25 having a small diameter is provided on the outer periphery of 2. The groove 25 has a disk-shaped flange 26 integrally formed with a predetermined thickness in a radial direction from the cylindrical portion 22.
The flange 26 divides the groove 25 into a printing press positioning fitting insertion portion 27 on the upper side and a locking piece mounting portion 28 on the lower side. Although not shown, a lid 29 is screwed onto the upper end of the tubular portion 22. Until the printer 29 is set in the printing machine E (shown in FIGS. 4 and 6), ink is taken out by the lid 29. The mouth 24 is closed.

The support member 4 is for supporting the cylindrical portion 22. In the present embodiment, the support member 4 is formed separately from the bag body 2, and includes a support body 41 and extended pieces 42. And The support body 41 is formed of a synthetic resin having a predetermined thickness, and is formed in a rectangular shape having a width L1 and a width L2 wider than the width L3 and the width L4 of the bag opening 36 in the outer box 3. Has a resistance that does not easily bend with respect to a force in the thickness direction (a vertical force in FIG. 1), and when it is bent by receiving a force greater than the resistance, the force is removed. And has a restoring force for restoring the original state. Specifically, it is stronger in strength than cardboard, for example, hardly deforms even when the cardboard is bent and deformed. It is possible to maintain the state before receiving.

The support body 41 of the support body 4 is provided with an insertion hole 41a large enough to allow the cylindrical portion 22 to pass therethrough.

The extension pieces 42... 42 of the support body 4 have a predetermined length (1 in this embodiment) from the entire periphery of the support body 41 to the lower side.
(About 0 mm).

The support 4 thus formed is fixed to the bag 2 via a disk-shaped locking piece 5. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3 (A), the locking piece 5 is provided with a locking hole 51 for locking with the locking piece mounting portion 28 of the tubular portion 22 of the bag 2.
And an opening 52 that is opened to communicate with the outside from the locking hole 51. The thickness of the locking piece 5 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (B), the total size of the thickness t2 of the support body 41 of the support 4 and the thickness t1 of the locking piece 5 is the cylindrical portion 22.
Is set to be slightly thicker than the length t3 of the locking piece mounting portion 28 from the upper surface to the flange portion 26 in FIG. The outer diameter of the locking piece 5 is formed to be larger than the inner diameter of the insertion hole 41 a of the support 4. On the other hand, the inner diameter of the locking hole 51 is larger than the outer diameter of the locking piece mounting portion 28 of the cylindrical portion 22 in the bag body 2, and the width of the opening 52 is equal to the locking piece mounting portion 2 of the cylindrical portion 22.
8 is slightly smaller than the outside diameter. First, the cylindrical portion 22 of the bag 2 is passed through the insertion hole 41 a of the support 4 from the top end side of the bag 2 so that the insertion hole 41 a projects from the top end of the cylindrical portion 22 on the upper surface of the bag 2. The support body 41 is inserted into the support fitting portion 2a formed in the
Is placed on the upper surface of the. And from that state, the locking piece 5
The locking piece mounting portion 28 between the support body 41 and the flange portion 26.
Then, it is inserted by pushing it through the opening 52. As a result, the opening 52 is opened, and the locking piece mounting portion 28 can be inserted into the locking hole 51. After the opening 52 is inserted, the opening 52 returns to its original position by elasticity and is locked in the locking hole 51. The one-side mounting portion 28 can be locked. Also, this locking piece 5
As a result, the support body 41 is pressed downward, and as a result, the support body 41 receives a pressing force from the locking piece 5 and the upper surface of the bag body 2. 2
Fixed to Therefore, only by pushing in the locking piece 5, the position of the press-positioning fitting portion 27 of the tubular portion 22 with respect to the upper surface of the support body 41 of the support 4 is naturally determined. Therefore, the upper surface of the support main body 41 serves as a reference surface for the printing press positioning fitting portion 27, and the projection height h from the upper surface of the support main body 41 forming the reference surface to the printing press positioning fitting portion 27 is kept constant. it can.

In this fixed state, the whole of the bag body 2 is covered from above by the support body 41, and the extension pieces 42.
An outer box fitting / locking portion 43 is formed between the inner peripheral surface of the outer case 2 and the upper outer periphery of the bag body 2 so as to fit and lock the outer box 3.

In order to lock the outer box 3 to the outer box fitting / locking section 43, the bag 2 is inserted into the bag storage section 30 of the outer box 3 from below, and The upper part of the box 3 is fitted to the outer box fitting locking portion 43. At this time, the upper part of the outer box 3 and the outer box fitting / locking portion 43 are merely fitted to each other, and the locking force due to the fitting of the two is small, but the width of the bag body 2 accommodates the ink. At this time, the bag 2 is partially swelled beyond the width of the bag storage section 30 of the outer box 3, so that the bag 2 is stored in the bag storage section 30 of the outer box 3.
Is stored, the side surface of the bag 2 presses the inner surface of the outer box 3 from the inside, and as a result, the bag 2 and the outer box 3 are locked, and the outer box 3 storing the bag 2 Is the bag 2 with the weight of the outer box 3
From falling off. Therefore, in addition to the locking force due to the fitting,
The locking force between the bag body 2 and the outer box 3 acts, and the fitting state between the upper part of the outer box 3 and the outer box fitting and locking portion 43 can be maintained.
When the outer box 3 is fitted and locked to the support 4, the back surface of the support body 41 of the support 4 and the upper ends 31 a. In this state, the supporting body 41 is supported on each side of the outer box 3. Therefore, the bag 2 can be stored in the bag storage section 30 of the outer box 3 by a single operation of inserting the bag 2 from the bag opening 36 in the outer box 3, and the storing operation can be simplified. When the upper part of the outer case 3 and the outer case fitting engagement part 43 are strongly fitted, for example, as shown in FIG. Are formed in a curved shape that protrudes in the opposite direction in advance (the front and rear extension pieces 42a and 42a in FIG. 7), and the inner width V is set to the two opposing side surfaces of the outer box 3 (the front and rear extension in FIG. 7). Piece 42
a, 42a may be formed so as to be smaller than the outer width of the front and rear side surfaces 31, 32 corresponding to the front and rear sides a, 42a. If the side of the outer box 3 is pressed inward,
The fitting can be strengthened. Further, the upper part of the outer box 3 and the outer box fitting and locking portion 43 may be fixed by a fixing means such as a tape or the like, and can be changed as appropriate.

The ink container 1 of the present invention thus formed is mounted on a printing machine E as follows in the same manner as in the prior art. First, the lid of the ink container 2 is removed, and the ink container 2 is placed in a container holder E1 provided in the printing machine E as shown in FIG. More specifically, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, a U-shaped container fitting groove E2 is provided on the rear surface (the left side in FIG. 5), and the ink container 1 is turned sideways so that the upper surface side of the ink container 1 is on the rear side. The printing machine positioning fitting insertion portion 27 of the cylindrical portion 22 is aligned with the container fitting insertion groove E2, and is then placed in the container holder E1. At this time, the support body 41 of the ink container 1 is made of a material having resistance and restoring force, and the entire periphery is received by each side surface of the outer box 3. The support body 41 may be used when another object hits the cylindrical portion 22 during handling such as transportation, or when the ink container 1 is dropped on the floor surface and an impact force in the thickness direction is applied to the cylindrical portion 22. And the upper end 31a of each side surface 31 of the outer box 3
Even if the cylindrical portion 22 is bent toward the bag housing portion 30 due to the large received force without sinking into the bag housing portion 30 from the side 4a, the received force is not applied. If there is no more, the original state can be restored by the restoring force.
.., 34a, that is, the projection height h of the ink container 1 from the upper surface of the support main body 41 can always be kept constant. Therefore, as long as the fitting portion 27 and the container fitting groove E2 are aligned and the ink container 1 is always placed in the container holder E1, the fitting portion 27 of the tubular portion 22 will be in the container fitting groove E2. And can be easily mounted.

When the ink container 1 enters the container holder E1, the position of the ink outlet 11 of the cylindrical portion 22 of the ink container 1 with respect to the connection port (not shown) provided in the printing machine E is determined. Container holder E as shown in
Push 1 backward. Thus, the connection port of the printer E and the ink outlet 11 of the ink container 1 communicate with each other, and the ink container 1 can be mounted on the printer E so that the ink in the ink storage unit 21 can be sent to the printer E.

In this embodiment, the support 4 is connected to the bag 2
However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the support 4 may be formed integrally with the bag 2. By doing so, the work of attaching the support 4 to the bag body 2 can be omitted, and the work can be simplified.

In this embodiment, the vertical width L1 and the horizontal width L2 of the support body 41 of the support 4 are set to be wider than the vertical width L3 and the horizontal width L4 of the bag opening 36 in the outer box 3. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example, only the vertical width L1 of the support
The width of the support main body 41 is made narrower than the width L3 of the bag body inlet / outlet 36 so that the width of the support main body 41 is narrower.
1 may be bridged between the left and right side surfaces 33 and 34 of the outer box 3. Regarding the shape of the support main body 41, the support main body 41 is formed at least on the left and right side surfaces 33, 34 of the outer box 3.
Alternatively, the shape is not particularly limited as long as the shape can be bridged between the front and rear side surfaces 31 and 32. Further, the extension piece 42 of the support 4 may not be formed over the entire circumference of the support main body 41, but may be provided only on, for example, both front and rear sides, and may be appropriately changed.

[0028]

As described above, the first invention of the present application is an ink container 1
When the ink container 1 is hit on the cylindrical portion 22 when the ink container 1 is dropped on the floor surface or when an impact force in the thickness direction is applied to the cylindrical portion 22 during storage or handling such as transportation. ,
By the support 4, the cylindrical portion 22 is formed on each side surface 31 of the outer box 3.
34a can be prevented from sinking into the bag housing section 31 from the end portions 31a. Accordingly, as long as the insertion portion 27 and the container insertion groove E2 are aligned and the ink container 1 is placed in the container holder E1, the insertion portion 27 of the cylindrical portion 22 is always in the container insertion groove E2. It can be easily inserted into the printing machine E.

The second invention of the present application has the same effects as the first invention of the present application, and furthermore, the bag housing portion 3 of the outer case 3 is inserted through the bag opening 36.
When the bag body 2 is stored in the outer case 3, the support body 41 of the support body 4 is connected to the front and rear side surfaces 31 and 32 and the left and right side surfaces 33 and 34 of the outer box 3.
Each of the upper ends 31a, 32a, 33a, and 34a can cover the bag opening 36 of the outer case 3. Thereby, the support main body 41 of the support 4 can also function as a lid of the outer box 3. Therefore, when the outer box 3 is to store the bag 2, the single operation of putting the bag 2 into the bag storage section 30 of the outer box 3 through the bag insertion / removal port 36 can be completed, as in the conventional case. The operation of storing the bag body 2 in the outer box 3 can be simplified without the need to open and close the cover of the outer box. Moreover, since the outer box fitting / locking portion 43 is formed by the extension piece 42 of the support 4, the outer box 3 is
If the bag 2 is put in from 6, the front and rear sides 31 of the outer box 3,
The upper portion of each of the outer case 32 and the left and right side surfaces 33 and 34 naturally fits into the outer case fitting and locking portion 43, so that the outer case 3 and the bag body 2 can be locked.

According to the third invention of the present application, the support 4 is formed separately from the bag 2, and the locking piece 5 formed of a plate having a predetermined thickness is mounted on the upper surface of the bag 2. The supporting body 41 of the placed support 4 and the flange 2 in the locking piece attaching portion 28 of the tubular portion 22
6, the supporting body 4 is locked by the locking pieces 5
And the upper surface of the bag body 2, only by pushing in the locking piece 5, the press-fitting of the cylindrical portion 22 with respect to the upper surface of the support body 41 of the support 4 is performed. The position of the insertion portion 27 can be determined as natural. Therefore, the support body 41 is pushed by the pushing-in operation of the locking piece 5.
Can be used as a reference surface for the printing press positioning fitting portion 27, and the projection height h from the upper surface of the support main body 41 forming the reference surface to the printing press positioning fitting portion 27 can be made constant. Then, even when the impact force in the thickness direction is applied to the cylindrical portion 22 as described above, the protruding height h from the reference plane to the press-fitting positioning insertion portion 27 can be maintained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of an ink container of a printing press according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of an ink container of the printing press according to the present invention.

3 (A) is a plan view of a locking piece, and FIG. 3 (B) is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part in a state where the locking piece is mounted on a tubular portion of a bag body.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view when the ink container of the present invention is mounted on a printing press.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged explanatory view of a main part when the ink container of the present invention is placed in a container holder of a printing press.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a state where an ink container is placed in a container holder of the printing press.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the support.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional example.

FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view of a conventional example.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of a state where the tubular portion is depressed in the outer box.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ink container 2 Bag body 3 Outer box 4 Support body 22 Cylindrical part 27 Insertion part for printing machine positioning 28 Locking piece attaching part 41 Supporting body 42 Extension piece E Printing machine E1 Container holder

Claims (3)

[Claims] A bag (2) for storing ink and an outer box (3) for storing the bag (2), wherein the outer box (3) faces the front, rear, left and right sides (31). (32) (33) (3
4), a bag storage portion (30) capable of storing the bag (2) is defined between them, and the bag (2) is extended from one side of the bag (2) by a predetermined length. With bag (2)
A support having a tubular portion (22) protruding outward of the plate, and a plate-shaped support body (41) fixed to the protruding base end of the tubular portion (22)
(4), an ink outlet (24) communicating with the inside of the bag (2) is provided inside the tubular portion (22), and an outer peripheral portion of the tubular portion (22) is provided at the outer periphery of the tubular portion (22). The printing press positioning insert portion (27) is provided, and the printing press positioning insert portion (27) is inserted into the ink container insertion groove (E2) provided in the printing press (E). With this, the ink container (1) is positioned at a predetermined position of the printing machine (E), and can be attached so that the ink in the bag (2) can be sent out from the ink outlet (24), and the support (4) The support body (41) of the outer box (3) is formed to be wider than the space between at least two opposing side surfaces (31), (32), (33), and (34) of the outer box (3). )
However, the printing machine positioning fitting insertion portion (27) of the cylindrical portion (22) and the bag body
At least two opposite sides (31), (32), (33), and (34) of the outer box (3) between the outer box (3) and the outer box (3) containing the (2). (33a) By being arranged so as to be bridged over (34a), the press insertion portion (27) for positioning the printing press of the tubular portion (22) is placed in the bag housing portion (30) of the outer box (3). An ink container for a printing press, which is supported so as not to sink into the ink container. The outer box (3) is provided with an opened bag body inlet / outlet (36) on the upper surface side, and the outer box (3) is opened by the bag body inlet / outlet (36). The bag (2) can be accommodated in the direction of the support (4) from the lower side to the upper side in the 30), and the support (4) is composed of a plate-shaped support body (41) and an extension piece. (42), and the support body (41) is formed so that the vertical width and the horizontal width are wider than the vertical width and the horizontal width of the bag body entrance (36) of the outer box (3). , The bag compartment of the outer box (3) from the bag compartment (36)
As the bag (2) is stored in (30), the support (4)
The bag of the outer box (3) that is wrapped around the upper end (31a) (32a) (33a) (34a) of each of the front and rear sides (31) (32) and the left and right sides (33) (34) of (3) An extension piece (42) is integrally extended from at least a part of the periphery of the support body (41) in the direction of the lower outer box (3) so as to cover the body access opening (36). As a result, the front and rear sides (31) and (32) and the right and left sides (33) and (34) of the outer box (3) are located between the side of the bag (2) and the extension piece (42). 2. An ink container for a printing press according to claim 1, wherein an outer box fitting / locking portion (43) capable of fitting and locking the outer case is formed. 3. A groove (25) is provided on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion (22) of the bag (2), and a flange (26) is provided in the groove (25).
, The inside of the groove (25) is partitioned into an upper-side press-fitting-portion inserting portion (27) and a lower-side locking piece mounting portion (28), and the support (4) is It is composed of a body separate from the body (2), and is fixed to the bag body (2) via a locking piece (5) .The support body (41) of this support (4) includes: An insertion hole (41a) through which the cylindrical portion (22) can pass is provided, and the cylindrical portion (22) is passed through the insertion hole (41a), so that the support main body (41) becomes a bag body (2).
The locking piece (5) is placed on the upper surface having the cylindrical portion (22), and the locking piece (5) is formed of a plate-like body having a predetermined thickness. The locking piece (5) is pushed into between the flange (26) and the support body (41) of the locking piece mounting portion (28), so that the locking piece (5) and the bag (2) 3. The ink container for a printing press according to claim 1, wherein the ink container is fixed to an upper surface.