KR100853534B1 - The ink ribbon cartridge and refill ink pack - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an ink ribbon cartridge or a refilling ink pack in a ribbon storage chamber to extend the printing life of the ink ribbon and simultaneously constitutes the refilling ink pack. A refilling ink pack and an ink ribbon cartridge using the same, which have a variable width (length) of a refilling ink pack so as to be freely installed corresponding to the width of a ribbon storage chamber of various types of ink ribbon cartridges. A case, an ink storage felt disposed through a wall partitioned to one side in the case, and an idle gear installed in the case to guide the ink ribbon is rotatably installed by a support plate, and interlocked with the idle gear And receive ink from the ink storage felt at the same time An ink delivery gear to be delivered to the ribbon, a plurality of poles adjacent to the front / rear of the gears to guide the introduction and withdrawal of the ink ribbon to the case, and an ink ribbon cartridge formed on both front sides of the case to install the case An extension wing that is elastically installed on both inner walls of the ribbon storage compartment so that the ink ribbon does not get caught in the gap between the side walls of the case and the ribbon storage compartment and at the same time corresponds to the width of the ribbon storage compartment; It is characterized in that the cover is formed on the upper portion of the case cover is formed by a plurality of fixing pole through the cover installation groove formed through the wall to cover the ink storage felt.

Extension Wings, Ink Storage Felt, Ink Ribbon, Case, Refill Ink Pack

Description

Refillable ink packs and ink ribbon cartridges using the same {THE INK RIBBON CARTRIDGE AND REFILL INK PACK}

1 is a plan view of a refilling ink pack illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a plan view of a refilling ink pack including an ink ribbon in a box of the present invention.

3 is a plan view illustrating a state in which a refilling ink pack of the present invention is installed in an ink ribbon cartridge.

4 is a plan view illustrating a modification of the refilling ink pack of the present invention.

5 is an exploded perspective view of an ink pack for refill illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is an assembled perspective view of FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a refilling ink pack including an ink ribbon in the box of FIG. 5. FIG.

8 is a plan view illustrating a state in which the refilling ink pack of FIG. 7 is installed in an ink ribbon cartridge.

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10, 10A: refill ink pack 11, 12: case

13, 14: wall 15, 16: ink storage felt

18: ink delivery felt 17, 20: idle gear

21, 22: ink transfer gear 23, 24, 25: Paul

26: slit 27, 28, 28a: extension wing

29: cover mounting groove 31: fixed pole

33: cover 40: box

50: ink ribbon cartridge 52: ink ribbon or refill ribbon

54: ribbon storage room

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The present invention relates to an ink ribbon cartridge, and more particularly, to refill an ink ribbon or to install a refilling ink pack in a ribbon storage chamber in an ink ribbon cartridge product in use to extend the printing life of the ink ribbon and simultaneously configure the refilling ink pack. The present invention relates to a refilling ink pack and an ink ribbon cartridge using the same, by allowing an extension mounting wing to have a variable width (length) of the refilling ink pack so as to be freely installed corresponding to the width of a ribbon storage chamber of various types of ink ribbon cartridges. .

In general, the ink ribbon cartridge is stacked in the ribbon storage chamber and the ink ribbon is drawn out from one end of the outlet by the driving means and continuously circulated to the other end of the inlet. When the ink ribbon passes through the printer head and the head is operated, the ink deposited on the ribbon It is delivered to paper and printed.

In this way, the ink ribbon cartridge is printed on paper by ink on the ribbon, and when the ink is used up, a new ink ribbon cartridge product is purchased and replaced, or a refilled ink ribbon is opened and replaced by opening the cover of the ribbon cartridge.

In addition, the ink ribbon cartridge extends the printing life of the ink ribbon by incorporating an ink felt or ink supply roller filled with ink in the case of the ribbon cartridge to extend the life of the ink.

The present invention is to install and use the ink felt in the case to extend the printing life of the ink ribbon cartridge described above.

Background of the Invention

Most of the ink ribbon cartridge is installed and used in a dot printer, the ink ribbon cartridge according to the type and printer of the printer is changed according to the different manufacturers are also produced separately. Therefore, companies that manufacture and supply ink ribbon cartridges will produce and produce corresponding ink ribbon cartridges of various standards as described above.

When the ink felt is applied to the ink ribbon cartridge to extend the life of the ink to the ink ribbon cartridges manufactured in various standards as described above, the specifications of the ink felt are manufactured according to each model, which is very expensive accordingly. In consideration of this, even if the type of ink ribbon cartridge is different, by providing a refilling ink pack that can accommodate it, it has a general purpose, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost so that it can be supplied to consumers at low cost.

First, the prior art examined by the inventors will be described.

The related arts related to the above are the Republic of Korea Registered Utility Model Nos. 20-0370780, 20-0380923, 20-0401409.

As described above, the prior art for extending the printing life of the ink ribbon is occupying a separate place in the case to install the ink felt or ink supply roller. According to this, the ink ribbon cartridge cannot use the ink felt or ink supply rollers in various models by their respective sizes depending on the type of the printer, so that each ink felt or ink supply roller has to be manufactured and supplied. When the ink felt or ink supply roller is used for refilling as described above, manufacturing costs corresponding to the dimensions of the respective ink ribbon cartridges must be manufactured and supplied, thereby increasing manufacturing costs.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, and the main object of the present invention is to provide a general-purpose refill ink pack capable of freely responding to the width of a ribbon storage chamber of various types of ink ribbon cartridges. Refillable ink packs and ink ribbon cartridges that can be used for ink ribbon cartridges of various sizes to improve production cost and productivity and significantly reduce manufacturing costs at companies that manufacture various ink ribbon cartridges. To provide.

Looking at the configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object is as follows.

A case having an open top, an ink storage felt disposed in the case to store ink, an ink delivery felt installed in the ink storage felt to deliver ink, and an idle gear installed in the case to guide the ink ribbon; An ink delivery gear which is connected to the idle gear to guide the ink ribbon and at the same time receives ink from the ink delivery felt and delivers the ink to the ink ribbon; and a pawl and a slit formed in the case to guide the drawing of the ink ribbon; It is formed on both sides of the front of the case and elastically installed on both inner walls of the ribbon storage chamber of the ink ribbon cartridge in which the case is installed so that the ink ribbon is not caught between the gaps between the side walls of the case and the ribbon storage chamber and at the same time. It is refilling ink pack including extension blade to correspond to width of The.

In addition, the refilling ink pack of the present invention includes a case having an open top, an ink storage felt disposed through a wall partitioned to one side in the case, and an idle gear installed in the case to guide the ink ribbon by a support plate. Rotatably installed, interlocked with the idle gear to guide the ink ribbon and at the same time receiving ink from the ink storage felt and delivering the ink to the ink ribbon; A plurality of poles for guiding the ribbon in and out, and elastically installed on both inner walls of the ribbon storage chambers of the ink ribbon cartridge formed on both sides of the front of the case to install the ink ribbons, Extension wings to avoid being pinched in the gap between the two side walls and at the same time corresponding to the width of the ribbon compartment, The cover having a plurality of fixing poles is installed on the top of the case through the cover installation grooves formed through the exterior and the wall of the case, characterized in that configured to cover the ink storage felt.

The refilling ink pack is placed in a box, the box comprising a ribbon for refilling.

The extension wing is characterized in that formed integrally with the case.

The extension blade is characterized in that it is installed detachably assembled in the recess groove formed in the case.

The refilling ink pack is characterized by providing an ink ribbon cartridge product which is installed and used in a ribbon storage chamber of an ink ribbon cartridge.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Prior to this, the terms or words used in this specification and claims should not be construed in the ordinary and dictionary sense, and the inventors may appropriately define the concepts of terms in order to best describe their invention. It should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the configuration shown in the drawings are only one preferred embodiment of the present invention, and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, various equivalents that may be substituted for them at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be water and variations.

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1 is a plan view of a refilling ink pack illustrating an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a refilling ink pack including an ink ribbon in a box of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an ink refilling ink pack of the present invention. It is a top view which illustrates the state installed in the ribbon cartridge.

As shown in Fig. 1, reference numeral 10 shows a refilling ink pack of the present invention.

The refilling ink pack 10 has an open upper portion to form a case 12 having a substantially rectangular shape, and an ink storage felt 16 in which ink is stored through a wall 14 partitioned to one side in the case 12. Is disposed, the ink storage felt 16 is provided with an ink transfer felt 18 for delivering the ink stored therein in the form of a rod, and a part thereof is protruded from the ink storage felt 16, and the case 12 ), An idle gear 20 for guiding the ink ribbon 52 is rotatably installed, and interlocks with the idle gear 20 to guide the ink ribbon 52 and simultaneously draws ink from the ink transfer felt 16. An ink delivery gear 22 is installed to receive and transfer the ink ribbon 52 to the ink ribbon 52. The pawls 24 and the slits 26 for guiding the drawing of the ink ribbon 52 into and out of the case 12 are respectively provided. 45 degrees from both sides of the case 12 and formed on both sides of the case 12. Is formed with extension wings (28) having an elastic restoring force to the wing to form the expanded configuration is.

The refilling ink pack 10 configured as described above can be provided to the ink ribbon cartridge 50, and as shown in FIG. 2, the refilling ink pack 10 is placed in a box 40, and the box ( 40 may be provided to the ink ribbon cartridge 50 including a refill ribbon 52.

One embodiment of the refilling ink pack 10 of the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

3 is a plan view of a conventional ink ribbon cartridge 50 in a state where the cover is removed, and the refilling ink pack 10 of the present invention is directed to one side of the ribbon storage chamber 54 of the ink ribbon cartridge 50. Install.

That is, after the existing ink ribbon 52 is removed, the refilling ink pack 10 together with the refilling ink ribbon 52 in the box 40 shown in FIG. 2 is stored in the storage chamber 54 of the ink ribbon cartridge 50. ) And then the box 40 is removed, and the refilling ink ribbon 52 is sandwiched between the drive gear 58 and the idle gear 60 on one side of the case 56 and endless with the outlet 62 and the inlet. Expose to outside through (64) and install in a tense state.

On the other hand, the refilling ink pack 10 is disposed in the ribbon storage chamber 54 such that the ink ribbon 52 passes through the pawl 24 between the idle gear 20 and the ink transfer gear 22 and passes through the slit 26. It is installed.

At this time, the case 12 constituting the refilling ink pack 10 is provided with an extension wing 28 elastically in close contact with the inner wall 56a of the case 56 of the ribbon storage chamber 54. In this way, the refilling ink pack 10 installed in the ribbon storage chamber 54 has an extension wing 28 blocking the gap of the inner wall 56a of the case 56 of the ink ribbon 52 in the ribbon storage chamber 54. The ink ribbon 52 in the ribbon storage chamber 54 is transported in a stable state.

Referring to the operating state according to the present invention. The ink ribbon cartridge 50 has a drive gear 58 and an idle gear 60 meshed with one another inside the case 56 with the ink ribbon 52 interposed therebetween, and the ink ribbon 52 is a ribbon storage chamber. It is folded and accommodated in 54, and it is installed in a tensioned state exposed to the outside through the outlet 62 and the inlet 64 as an endless. Then, the refilling ink pack 10 is disposed in the ribbon storage chamber 54 so that the ink ribbon 52 passes through the pawl 24, between the idle gear 20 and the ink transfer gear 22, and then passes through the slit 26. Is installed.

Accordingly, the ink ribbon cartridge 50 is installed in the printer, the drive gear 58 is driven in accordance with the command of the computer to move the ink ribbon 52 endless circulation, the ink passing through the refill ink pack 10 The ribbon 52 transfers the ink stored in the ink storage felt 16 to the ink ribbon 52 as the ink delivery felt 18 delivers the ink to the ink delivery gear 22 so that the ink ribbon 52 has a print life. Will be extended.

The refilling ink pack 10 constructed and operated as described above may have the width L of the casing 56 of the ink ribbon cartridge 50 different from each other by the extension blades 28 formed in the casing 12. By receiving the extension blade 28 elastically installed, the refilling ink pack 10 designed to the single dimension can be used for various types of ink ribbon cartridges 50 having different widths L.

FIG. 4 shows a modification of the refilling ink pack 10, in which the extension vane 28a is integrally formed in the case 12, whereas the extension vane 28a is disposed in the case 12. It is characterized in that the detachable fixed.

That is, the extension blade 28a is configured to be installed in the recess groove 30 formed on both sides of the case 12 by interference fit.

In the case of the extension blade 28a detachably installed as described above, only the extension blade 28a can be replaced and used according to the size of the case width L of the ink ribbon cartridge 50, thereby providing greater versatility. will be.

5 is an exploded perspective view of a refilling ink pack illustrating an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is an assembled perspective view of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a plan view of a refilling ink pack including an ink ribbon in a box of FIG. 5. 8 is a plan view illustrating a state in which the refilling ink pack of FIG. 7 is installed in an ink ribbon cartridge.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the refilling ink pack 10A is formed in a substantially rectangular shape with a case 11 having an open top, and a wall 13 partitioned to one side in the case 11. The ink storage felt 15 in which the ink is stored is disposed, and an idle gear 17 for guiding the ink ribbon 52 is rotatably installed by the support plate 19 in the case 11. An ink transmission gear 21 for guiding the ink ribbon 52 in conjunction with the idle gear 17 and receiving ink from the ink storage felt 15 and delivering the ink to the ink ribbon 52 is installed. A plurality of pawls 23 and 25 are formed in the case 11 and adjacent to the front and rear sides of the case 11 to guide the inflow and out of the ink ribbon 52, respectively. Extends having elastic resilience on both sides in the form of a wing that extends from the case 11 in about 45 degrees. A wing 27 is formed, and a cover 33 having a plurality of fixing poles 31 formed through a plurality of cover installation grooves 29 formed through the exterior and the wall 13 of the case 11 includes a case 11. Is installed on top of the) is configured to cover the ink storage felt 15.

The refilling ink pack 10A configured as described above can be provided to the ink ribbon cartridge 50 as shown in FIG. 8, and the refilling ink pack 10A is shown in the box 40 as shown in FIG. 7. The box 40 can be provided in the ink ribbon cartridge 50 by including the refilling ribbon 52.

Two embodiments of the refill ink pack 10A of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

As shown in FIG. 8, the refilling ink pack 10A of the present invention is provided on one side of the ribbon storage chamber 54 of the ink ribbon cartridge 50. As shown in FIG.

That is, after the existing ink ribbon 52 is removed, the refilling ink pack 10A together with the refilling ink ribbon 52 in the box 40 shown in FIG. 7 is stored in the storage chamber 54 of the ink ribbon cartridge 50. ) And then the box 40 is removed, and the refilling ink ribbon 52 is sandwiched between the drive gear 58 and the idle gear 60 on one side of the case 56 and endless with the outlet 62 and the inlet. Expose to outside through (64) and install in a tense state.

On the other hand, the refilling ink pack 10A is disposed in the ribbon storage chamber 54 such that the ink ribbon 52 passes between the pawls 23, passes through the idle gear 17 and the ink transfer gear 21, and the pawl 25. It is installed through).

At this time, the case 11 constituting the refilling ink pack 10A is provided with an extension wing 27 elastically in close contact with the inner wall 56a of the case 56 of the ribbon storage chamber 54. In this way, the refilling ink pack 10A installed in the ribbon storage chamber 54 has the extension wings 27 blocking the gap of the inner wall 56a of the case 56 of the ink ribbon 52 in the ribbon storage chamber 54. The ink ribbon 52 in the ribbon storage chamber 54 is transported in a stable state.

Referring to the operating state according to the present invention. The ink ribbon cartridge 50 has a drive gear 58 and an idle gear 60 meshed with one another inside the case 56 with the ink ribbon 52 interposed therebetween, and the ink ribbon 52 is a ribbon storage chamber. It is folded and accommodated in 54, and it is installed in a tensioned state exposed to the outside through the outlet 62 and the inlet 64 as an endless. A refilling ink pack 10A is disposed in the ribbon storage chamber 54 such that the ink ribbon 52 passes between the pawls 23, passes through the idle gear 17 and the ink transfer gear 21, and the pawl 25. Installed through.

Accordingly, the ink ribbon cartridge 50 is installed in the printer, the drive gear 58 is driven in accordance with a computer command to move the ink ribbon 52 endless circulation, the ink passing through the refill ink pack (10A) The ribbon 52 is to transfer ink to the ink ribbon 52 as the ink stored in the ink storage felt 15 is transferred to the ink delivery gear 21 so that the ink ribbon 52 extends the printing life.

The refilling ink pack 10A constructed and operated as described above may have the width L of the casing 56 of the ink ribbon cartridge 50 being different depending on the model by the extension vanes 27 formed in the casing 11. By accommodating the extension blade 27 elastically installed, the refilling ink pack 10A designed to the single dimension can be used for various types of ink ribbon cartridges 50 having different widths L.

In the refilling ink pack 10A, the lid 33 installed on the upper portion of the case 11 covers the ink storage felt 15 so that the user may get ink on his or her hands when handling the refilling ink pack 10A. In addition, the ink filled in the ink storage felt 15 has an effect of extending the service life of the refilling ink pack 10A by minimizing volatilization.

As described above, the refilling ink pack of the present invention and the ink ribbon cartridge using the same are a general-purpose refilling ink pack capable of freely responding to the width of the ribbon storage chamber of various types of ink ribbon cartridges by the refilling ink pack having extension wings. It can be used for ink ribbon cartridges of various specifications, which can improve production management, productivity control and productivity at companies that manufacture various ink ribbon cartridges, and greatly reduce manufacturing costs.

Claims (7)

A case having an open top, an ink storage felt disposed in the case to store ink, an ink delivery felt installed in the ink storage felt to deliver ink, and an idle gear installed in the case to guide the ink ribbon; An ink delivery gear which is connected to the idle gear to guide the ink ribbon and at the same time receives ink from the ink delivery felt and delivers the ink to the ink ribbon; and a pawl and a slit formed in the case to guide the drawing of the ink ribbon; It is formed on both sides of the front of the case and elastically installed on both inner walls of the ribbon storage chamber of the ink ribbon cartridge in which the case is installed so that the ink ribbon is not caught between the gaps between the side walls of the case and the ribbon storage chamber and at the same time. Refilling inks, including extension wings to accommodate the width of the Pack. An upper case is opened, an ink storage felt disposed through a wall partitioned to one side in the case, and an idle gear installed in the case to guide the ink ribbon is rotatably installed by a support plate. A plurality of ink delivery gears interlocked with each other to guide ink ribbons and at the same time receive ink from the ink storage felt and to deliver the ink ribbons to the ink ribbons; It is elastically installed on both inner walls of the ribbon storage chamber of the ink ribbon cartridge in which the pawls and the front side of the case are installed to prevent the ink ribbon from being caught between the gaps between the side walls of the case and the ribbon storage chamber. Extension wings to accommodate the width of the storage compartment, and through the exterior and walls of the case Through the cover mounting groove formed in the channel cover is formed of a plurality of fixed pole is installed on the upper portion of the casing refilled ink pack, characterized in that is configured to cover the ink containing felt. The refilling ink pack of claim 1 or 2, wherein the refilling ink pack is contained in a box, and the box includes a refilling ink ribbon. The refilling ink pack of claim 1 or 2, wherein the extension vane is formed integrally with the case. The ink pack for refilling as claimed in claim 1, wherein the extension vane is detachably installed in the recess groove formed in the case. A case having an open top, an ink storage felt disposed in the case to store ink, an ink delivery felt installed in the ink storage felt to deliver ink, and an idle gear installed in the case to guide the ink ribbon; And an ink transfer gear which is connected to the idle gear to guide the ink ribbon and at the same time receives ink from the ink transfer felt and delivers the ink ribbon to the ink ribbon, and a slit formed in the case to guide the drawing of the ink ribbon. Extensions formed on both sides of the case and elastically installed on both inner walls of the ribbon storage chamber of the ink ribbon cartridge in which the case is installed to block the passage so that the ink ribbon is not caught in the gap between the side walls of the case and the ribbon storage chamber. Refilling ink pack containing wings is installed in the ribbon storage room of the ink ribbon cartridge An ink ribbon cartridge, characterized in that the. An upper case is opened, an ink storage felt disposed through a wall partitioned to one side in the case, and an idle gear installed in the case to guide the ink ribbon is rotatably installed by a support plate. A plurality of ink delivery gears interlocked with each other to guide ink ribbons and at the same time receive ink from the ink storage felt and to deliver the ink ribbons to the ink ribbons; It is elastically installed on both inner walls of the ribbon storage chamber of the ink ribbon cartridge in which the pawls and the front side of the case are installed to prevent the ink ribbon from being caught between the gaps between the side walls of the case and the ribbon storage chamber. Extension wings to accommodate the width of the storage compartment, and through the exterior and walls of the case An ink refilling ink pack configured to cover the ink storage felt by installing a cover having a plurality of fixing poles through a cover mounting groove formed in a number to cover the ink storage felt is installed and used in a ribbon storage chamber of an ink ribbon cartridge. Ribbon cartridge.

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