JPS62214960A - Ink jet recorder - Google Patents

Ink jet recorder

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Publication number
JPS62214960A
JPS62214960A JP5866586A JP5866586A JPS62214960A JP S62214960 A JPS62214960 A JP S62214960A JP 5866586 A JP5866586 A JP 5866586A JP 5866586 A JP5866586 A JP 5866586A JP S62214960 A JPS62214960 A JP S62214960A
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Prior art keywords
head
ink
power
ink supply
pump
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JP5866586A
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Japanese (ja)
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JPH085186B2 (en
Inventor
Takashi Akaha
孝志 赤羽
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Seiko Epson Corp
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Seiko Epson Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor

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Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the mechanism of an ink jet recorder by operating an ink supply system using a power for a head movement mechanism. CONSTITUTION:An ink jet head 1 moves following the movement of a belt, which is a head movement power transmission mechanism for transmission of a power for an electric motor which is a power source for head shift. This enables formation of characters on the surface of paper. When the quantity of an ink in the head has reduced because of printing, the above-mentioned electric motor 6 is rotated so that the head 1 may move to the left end of the figure. Then the head 1 contacts a pump 2 which is an ink supply means and thereby a power for the electric motor 6 is transmitted to the pump 2. Thus the pump 2 is actuated, causing the ink in an ink tank 4 to be sucked out into the head 1 after passing through a channel 9.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〈産業上の利用分野〉 本発明は、簡略化されたインク自動供給手段を有するイ
ンクジェット記録装置に関する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to an ink jet recording apparatus having a simplified automatic ink supply means.

〈従来の技術〉 第５図に示す、従来のインクジェット記録装置では、イ
ンクタンク４内のインクは、インクポンプまたは、イン
クタンク４の加圧部及びインク導管等よりなる、インク
供給手段２によって、インクジェットヘッド１に流入さ
れる。<Prior Art> In the conventional inkjet recording apparatus shown in FIG. 5, ink in an ink tank 4 is supplied by an ink supply means 2 consisting of an ink pump, a pressurizing part of the ink tank 4, an ink conduit, etc. It flows into the inkjet head 1.

流入に際して、前記インク供給手段２を動作させる場合
、人力又は専用の動力源として、インク供給動力機構３
が必要となる◎ 以上の様に、従来のインクジェット記録装置においては
、インク供給機構の動力源として、独立した動力機構が
必要となり、その複雑な機構が問題となっていた。When operating the ink supply means 2 during inflow, the ink supply power mechanism 3 is operated manually or as a dedicated power source.
As described above, in the conventional inkjet recording apparatus, an independent power mechanism is required as a power source for the ink supply mechanism, and the complicated mechanism poses a problem.

〈発明の解決しようとする問題点〉 本発明は、以上の様な欠点を、他の動力と共有化するこ
とで除去することを目的とし、以下図面について詳細に
説明する。<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> The present invention aims to eliminate the above drawbacks by sharing the power with other power sources, and will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

〈問題点を解決するための手段〉 本発明のインクジェット記録装置は、噴射ノズルを有す
るインクジェットヘッドと、印字用インクを内蔵するイ
ンクタンクと、該インクタンクより前記インクジェット
ヘッドがインクを供給するインク供給機構と、前記イン
クジェットヘッドを印字に伴って移動させるヘッド移動
機構と、該ヘッド移動機構の動力を前記インク供給機構
に伝達する伝達機構より構成されることを特徴とする。<Means for Solving the Problems> The inkjet recording apparatus of the present invention includes an inkjet head having an ejection nozzle, an ink tank containing printing ink, and an ink supply unit that supplies ink to the inkjet head from the ink tank. A head moving mechanism that moves the inkjet head along with printing, and a transmission mechanism that transmits the power of the head moving mechanism to the ink supply mechanism.

〈実施例〉 第１図は本発明の記録装置の実施例説明図であり・イン
ク供給動力部５を除く部分については、従来例で記述し
たインクジェット記録装置の構造及び作用とほぼ同等で
あるが・インク供給動力部５は、ヘッド移動動力源６と
これと連絡し、インク供給機構２に動力を伝達するイン
ク供給動力伝達機構７により構成されている。<Embodiment> FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment of the recording apparatus of the present invention.The structure and operation of the inkjet recording apparatus described in the conventional example are almost the same except for the ink supply power unit 5. - The ink supply power unit 5 includes a head movement power source 6 and an ink supply power transmission mechanism 7 that communicates with the head movement power source 6 and transmits power to the ink supply mechanism 2.

また、前記ヘッド移動動力源６は、これと連絡し、前記
インクジェットヘッド１を移動させる、ヘッド移動動力
伝達機構８にも動力を与える構造になっている。Further, the head movement power source 6 is connected to the head movement power source 6 and is structured to provide power to a head movement power transmission mechanism 8 that moves the inkjet head 1.

第２図は本発明によるインクジェット記録装置の実施例
である。インクジェットヘッド１はヘッド移動動力源で
ある電動機６の動力を伝達する、ヘッド移動動力伝達機
構であるベルト８の移動に伴い移動し、紙面上に文字を
形成する。FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of an inkjet recording apparatus according to the present invention. The inkjet head 1 moves with the movement of a belt 8, which is a head movement power transmission mechanism that transmits the power of an electric motor 6, which is a head movement power source, and forms characters on a paper surface.

印字によって、ヘッド内のインクが減少した場合、上記
電動機６を、ヘッド１が図中左端に移動する様に回転さ
せれば、やがて、ヘッド１はインク供給手段であるポン
プ２に接触し、前記電動機乙の動力が、ポンプ２に伝え
られる。これによって、前記ポンプ２が動作し、インク
タンク４内のインクが吸い出され、流路９を通ってヘッ
ド１内に供給される。When the ink in the head decreases due to printing, if the electric motor 6 is rotated so that the head 1 moves to the left end in the figure, the head 1 will eventually come into contact with the pump 2, which is an ink supply means, and the above-mentioned The power of electric motor B is transmitted to pump 2. As a result, the pump 2 operates, and the ink in the ink tank 4 is sucked out and supplied into the head 1 through the flow path 9.

第３図は、インク供給動力伝達機構として、電動機の回
転により制御される機械クラッチ、又は流体クラッチ又
は、電器クラッチ等の動力切換手段を有する伝達機構１
０を使用した場合の実施例である。この実施例において
は、ポンプ２や、インクタンク４を任意の位置に配置で
きる為、記録装置全体の構成がしやすいといった効果が
ある。FIG. 3 shows a transmission mechanism 1 having a power switching means such as a mechanical clutch, a fluid clutch, or an electric clutch controlled by the rotation of an electric motor as an ink supply power transmission mechanism.
This is an example in which 0 is used. In this embodiment, since the pump 2 and the ink tank 4 can be placed at arbitrary positions, there is an effect that the entire recording apparatus can be easily configured.

第４図は、インク供給手段として、インクジェットヘッ
ド１のノズル前部からインクを吸引するポンプ２を用い
た場合の実施例であり、ポンプ２によって発生した負圧
により、インクタンク４内のインクが前記インクジェッ
トヘッド１内に流入する。また該ヘッドより放出された
インクは、排インクタンク１６内に蓄積される。この様
な実施例においては、前記インクジェットヘッドのクリ
ーニングにおいても容易に動力源の有効な活用ができる
といった効果がある＠ 以上述べてきた第２図〜第４図の実施例においても、イ
ンク供給機構（ポンプ）内の圧力上昇を利用して、ヘッ
ド移動動力によりクリーニングを行なっても良い。FIG. 4 shows an embodiment in which a pump 2 that sucks ink from the front part of the nozzle of the inkjet head 1 is used as the ink supply means, and the negative pressure generated by the pump 2 causes the ink in the ink tank 4 to be The liquid flows into the inkjet head 1 . Further, the ink ejected from the head is accumulated in the waste ink tank 16. In such an embodiment, the power source can be easily and effectively used for cleaning the inkjet head. Cleaning may also be performed using the head moving power by utilizing the pressure increase inside the pump.

〈発明の効果〉 以上の様に、本発明によれば、ヘッド移動機構の動力で
、インク供給機構を動作させることにより、インクジェ
ット記録装置の機構を簡略化することができ、製品価格
を低く押えることができる。<Effects of the Invention> As described above, according to the present invention, by operating the ink supply mechanism using the power of the head moving mechanism, the mechanism of the inkjet recording device can be simplified, and the product price can be kept low. be able to.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第１図は本発明によるインクジェット記録装置の構成図
、第２〜第４図は本発明の詳細な説明図。 第５図は従来のインクジェット記録装置の構成図０ １・・・・・・インクジェットヘッド ２・・・・・・インク供給手段（ポンプ）５・・・・・
・インク供給動力機構 ４・・・・・・インクタンク ５・・・・・・インク供給動力部 ６・・・・・・ヘッド移動動力源（を動機）７・−・・
・・インク供給動力伝達機構８・・・・・・ヘッド移動
動力伝達機構９・・・・・・流路 １０・・・・・・動力切換手段を有する伝達１構１１・
・・・・・ヘッドキャップ １２・・・・・・排インクタンク 以　　上 出願人　セイフーエブソン株式会社 代理人　弁理士最上　務　他１名 第３図FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an inkjet recording apparatus according to the present invention, and FIGS. 2 to 4 are detailed explanatory diagrams of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the configuration of a conventional inkjet recording apparatus.
・Ink supply power mechanism 4...Ink tank 5...Ink supply power unit 6...Head movement power source (motivation) 7...
... Ink supply power transmission mechanism 8 ... Head movement power transmission mechanism 9 ... Channel 10 ... Transmission structure 11 having power switching means
...Head cap 12 ...Drained ink tank and above Applicant Seifu Ebson Co., Ltd. Agent Tsutomu Mogami, patent attorney, and 1 other person Figure 3

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 噴射ノズルを有するインクジェットヘッドと、印字用イ
ンクを内蔵するインクタンクと、該インクタンクより前
記インクジェットヘッドにインクを供給するインク供給
機構と、前記インクジェットヘッドを印字に伴って移動
させるヘッド移動機構と、該ヘッド移動機構の動力を前
記インク供給機構に伝達する伝達機構より構成されるこ
とを特徴とする、インクジェット記録装置。an inkjet head having an ejection nozzle, an ink tank containing printing ink, an ink supply mechanism that supplies ink from the ink tank to the inkjet head, and a head movement mechanism that moves the inkjet head along with printing; An inkjet recording apparatus comprising a transmission mechanism that transmits the power of the head moving mechanism to the ink supply mechanism.
JP5866586A 1986-03-17 1986-03-17 Inkjet recording device Expired - Lifetime JPH085186B2 (en)

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JP5866586A JPH085186B2 (en) 1986-03-17 1986-03-17 Inkjet recording device

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JPS62214960A true JPS62214960A (en) 1987-09-21
JPH085186B2 JPH085186B2 (en) 1996-01-24

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS62263058A (en) * 1986-05-12 1987-11-16 Canon Inc Ink jet printer
JPH01125239A (en) * 1987-10-23 1989-05-17 Yokogawa Hewlett Packard Ltd Service station for ink jet printer

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS62263058A (en) * 1986-05-12 1987-11-16 Canon Inc Ink jet printer
JPH01125239A (en) * 1987-10-23 1989-05-17 Yokogawa Hewlett Packard Ltd Service station for ink jet printer

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