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KR101743261B1
KR101743261B1 KR1020150152994A KR20150152994A KR101743261B1 KR 101743261 B1 KR101743261 B1 KR 101743261B1 KR 1020150152994 A KR1020150152994 A KR 1020150152994A KR 20150152994 A KR20150152994 A KR 20150152994A KR 101743261 B1 KR101743261 B1 KR 101743261B1
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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
    • 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
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • 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
    • B41J2/21—Ink jet for multi-colour printing

Abstract

An ink supply apparatus according to the present invention includes: a storage container in which ink is stored; An assembly body in which ink is supplied to the printer in association with a printer, the ink in the storage container being detached from the storage container; And supporting means provided on the assembly main body for supporting attachment and detachment of the storage container to the assembly main body.

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[0001] APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING INK [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ink supply device and an ink supply device for supplying ink to a printer.

It is called DIGITAL PRINITING that when a publicity material such as a banner, a poster, a signboard, a frame panel, etc. is produced, Since the output can be used by outputting all the shapes such as a desired photo or image to a material, the use thereof is rapidly increasing.

For example, in the case of a banner, a cloth may be used as an output material. In the case of a poster, a paper is output from a printer. Various types of jade , Internal and external signboards, and vehicle advertisements can be printed out using a PVC material (media) as an output material, and also used as an interior decoration for interior decoration.

However, in the large-sized printer, such a large-sized printer outputs ink as an ink. In general, a large-sized printer is provided with cartridges for outputting various kinds of color inks to a material.

That is, in a small printer connected to a home computer (PC), the amount of ink used is small so that the ink is usually embedded in the cartridge. However, in the case of a large printer, as described above, Therefore, the ink is installed in the cartridge and the ink is supplied to the head of the printer through the ink.

At this time, although not shown in the drawing, in the ink supply of the large-sized real printer for printing, the ink pack is inserted into the case-shaped cartridge connected to the ink supply line on the head side of the printer to supply ink to the printer head come.

On the other hand, in the ink supply apparatus including such an ink pack (storage container) and a cartridge (assembly main body), it is difficult to fix the large capacity ink pack to the cartridge after the ink pack is inserted into the cartridge, When the ink pack is detached, a considerable amount of force is applied to the ink pack, which makes it difficult to remove the ink pack.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an ink supply apparatus for supporting attachment and detachment of a storage container in which ink is stored to an assembly main body.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an ink supply apparatus including: a storage container storing ink; An assembly body in which ink is supplied to the printer in association with a printer, the ink in the storage container being detached from the storage container; And supporting means provided on the assembly main body for supporting attachment and detachment of the storage container to the assembly main body.

In this case, the storage container is provided with an engagement groove, and the assembly main body is formed with an assembly groove into which the storage container is inserted and assembled, And a latching portion formed in the latching groove of the latching portion.

The latch member may be a clip member to which the side wall of the assembly body is inserted. The clip member may have a latching protrusion formed on an inner side portion of the clip member, And can be fastened by the assembly main body and the fastening member.

In addition, the latching protrusion may be a bent or bent portion at the inner side of the clip member, and may have a resilient structure that is stretched when pressed by the storage container and returned to its original position when released.

At this time, the latching grooves are formed on both sides of the storage container, and the latching protrusions may be disposed on both sides of the inside of the assembly groove.

In addition, the supporting means may further include vertical guide protrusions formed on inner and outer surfaces of the mounting groove, respectively, to be inserted into the vertical guide grooves formed on the front and rear surfaces of the storage container.

The supporting means may further comprise an upper driving part for pushing the storage container upwards so as to remove and remove the storage container inserted and assembled into the mounting groove.

Specifically, the upward driving portion is a lever member that is connected to the assembly main body to have a rotation center axis and moves the assembly main body upward as a lever principle. The lever member extends to one side from the rotation center shaft, A support for supporting the storage vessel upward; And a pressing part which is disposed on the opposite side of the receiving part with respect to the rotation center axis and extends to the outside of the assembling body.

At this time, each of the receiving portion and the pressing portion may have an extended end portion having a relatively larger transverse area than the other portions.

Further, a rubber stopper is mounted on a lower outlet of the storage container, and the assembly body is disposed at a lower portion of the connection groove so that the storage container is inserted into the storage container through the rubber stopper when the storage container is inserted into the assembly groove. have.

The present invention further includes a connection body installed at a lower portion of the assembly main body and connected to the printer and having a receiving space in which the ink inside the storage container is received through the connection needle, Wherein the needle has an ink hole and an air hole formed therein and a connection tube extending to a lower portion of the accommodation space of the connection body is connected to the ink hole, A tube can be formed.

In addition, a rubber seal may be mounted on the lower discharge portion of the connection body.

In addition, the storage container, the assembly main body, and the connection main body may be made of a transparent or translucent material.

The ink supply apparatus according to the present invention is configured to support the attachment / detachment of the storage container to / from the assembly main body, so that the storage container can be firmly and stably fixed to the assembly main body, So that it can smoothly and easily draw out.

1 is a perspective view showing an ink supply apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention installed in a printer.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the ink supply device of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the storage container disassembled from the assembly main body in the ink supply device of Fig. 1. Fig.
Figs. 4 and 5 are a perspective view and a longitudinal sectional view showing the assembly body of Fig. 3;
Fig. 6 is a view showing a retaining portion of a supporting means being hooked to a retaining groove of a storage container in the ink supply device of Fig. 2;
Fig. 7 is a view showing that the storage container is removed from the assembly main body by the lever member of the supporting means in the ink supply device of Fig. 2;
8 is a view showing that the connection needles of the assembly main body in the ink supply device of FIG. 2 are inserted into the storage container.
Figs. 9 and 10 are views showing that the ink in the storage container in the ink supply device of Fig. 2 is moved to the accommodating space of the connection body and filled up to a predetermined height level.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. In the drawings, like reference numerals are used to refer to like elements throughout the drawings, even if they are shown on different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an ink supply apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention installed in a printer, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the ink supply apparatus of Fig. 1, In which the storage container is disassembled.

4 and 5 are a perspective view and a longitudinal sectional view, respectively, of the assembly main body of FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is a view showing the engagement portion of the supporting means in the ink supply device of FIG.

The present invention relates to an ink jet recording apparatus and an ink jet recording apparatus which are capable of supporting the attachment and detachment of the storage container 100 with respect to the assembly body 200, And a supporting means for supporting the support.

Here, the storage container 100 is a container in which ink is stored and packed, and its capacity and specific shape are not limited by the present invention. In addition, as a preferred example, the storage container 100 may be vacuum-packed so that the ink is not contaminated or air bubbles are formed therein.

The assembly main body 200 is configured to fasten and detach the storage container 100 and to supply the ink of the storage container 100 to the printer 1 in association with the printer 1. [ Specifically, the assembly body 200 may be connected to the printer 1 by the connection body 300, and a detailed description of the connection body 300 will be given later.

The supporting means is provided in the assembly main body 200 and supports the attachment / detachment of the storage container 100.

Specifically, the assembly body 200 is formed with an assembly groove 200a. The storage container 100 is inserted into the assembly groove 200a and assembled.

As described above, the storage container 100 may be rigidly assembled and fixed to the assembly main body 200. For example, the storage container 100 may have a latching groove 100a, And the latch 200 may have a latching protrusion 411 formed in the groove 200a to latch the latching groove 100a of the storage container 100 when the storage container 100 is inserted and assembled.

The clip member 410 may be a clip member 410 inserted into the assembly groove 200a of the assembly main body 200, 410a may be formed with the locking protrusion 411 and the outer portion 410b disposed outside the assembly groove 200a may be fastened by the assembly body 200 and the fastening member 419. [ As the clip member 410 is used as the latching part, the latching structure can be easily provided to the assembly body 200. In the process of using the clip body 410, It is possible to replace the assembly main body 200 easily when it is damaged, and further, the cost can be reduced by not replacing the entire assembly main body 200.

More specifically, the latching protrusion 411 is a bent or bent portion of the inner side 410a of the clip member 410, and when the latching protrusion 411 is pressed by the storage container 100, . Accordingly, the locking protrusion 411 is not easily damaged even when the storage container 100 is attached and detached several times in the process of using.

The latching grooves 100a may be formed on both sides of the storage container 100 and the latching protrusions 411 may be formed on both sides of the assembling main body 200. In this case, And may be disposed on both sides of the inner side of the inner case 200a. As shown in the drawing, the front and back surfaces of the storage container 100 are larger than the side surfaces of the storage container 100, so that the front and rear surfaces can be stably and firmly supported by the assembly body 200, The above-described latching structure can be applied to the small side to reinforce the rigid support structure.

In addition, the supporting means may include vertical guide protrusions 201 formed on the inner front surface and the rear surface of the assembly groove 200a so as to be inserted into the vertical guide grooves 100b formed on the front and rear surfaces of the storage container 100, respectively . The vertical guide protrusion 201 serves as a guide for inserting the storage container 100 into the assembly groove 200a of the assembly main body 200 and smoothly and easily drawing the same.

Fig. 7 is a view showing that the storage container is removed from the assembly main body by the lever member of the supporting means in the ink supply device of Fig. 2;

Referring to the drawings, the supporting means may further include an up-driving part for supporting removal of the storage container 100 inserted and assembled into the assembly groove 200a.

The upper drive part has a structure for pushing the storage container 100 upward so as to remove the storage container 100 inserted and assembled into the assembly groove 200a from the assembly groove 200a and remove the same.

For example, a lever member 420 may be utilized to move the assembly main body 200 upward as a lever principle, by connecting the rotation center axis 421 to the assembly main body 200. As shown in FIG.

The lever member 420 may include a receiving portion 422 for receiving the storage container 100 and a pressing portion 423 for rotating the receiving portion 422 in a direction opposite to the receiving portion 422.

At this time, the support portion 422 extends from the rotation center shaft 421 to one side and supports the storage container 100 upward in the assembly groove 200a.

The pressing portion 423 is disposed on the opposite side of the receiving portion 422 with respect to the rotation center axis 421 and extends to the outside of the assembly body 200 through the lever hole 200b of the assembly body 200 When the worker pushes the outer portion 410b downward, the worker rotates in the clockwise direction in the drawing, thereby rotating the receiving portion 422 counterclockwise.

In addition, each of the receiving portion 422 and the pressing portion 423 may have an extended end portion 420a having a relatively large cross-sectional area at an end portion thereof, And has a relatively wide cross-sectional area for stable support as a part to be contacted by an operator's hand.

With the lever member 420 configured as described above, the storage container 100 inserted and assembled into the assembly groove 200a of the assembly body 200 can be smoothly and easily removed.

8, a rubber stopper 110 is mounted on a lower outlet of the storage container 100, and the assembly main body 200 is installed in the assembly groove 200a when the storage container 100 is inserted and assembled The connecting needle 210 may be disposed below the rubber stopper 110 so as to be drawn into the storage container 100.

In addition, the present invention may further include a connection body 300 installed at a lower portion of the assembly body 200 and connected to the printer 1.

At this time, the connection body 300 has a receiving space 300a through which ink in the storage container 100 is received and accommodated through the connection needle 210. [

Specifically, the connection needle 210 is formed with an ink hole 210a and an air hole 210b, and the ink hole 210a is extended to a lower portion of the accommodation space 300a of the connection body 300 The connection tube 220 can be connected.

Further, a supply control tube 230 extending downward from the periphery of the connection needle 210 may be formed on the lower surface of the assembly main body 200. When the rubber stopper 110 mounted at the lower outlet of the vacuum-packed storage container 100 is pierced by the connecting needle 210 of the assembly main body 200, as shown in Figs. 9 and 10, The ink in the storage container 100 flows into the accommodation space 300a in the connection main body 300 while the air in the connection main body 300 flows into the storage container 100 through the air hole 210b of the connection needle 210. In this way, When the level of the ink reaches the lower end of the supply control tube 230, the air no longer flows toward the air hole 210b of the connection needle 210, 300 in the housing 300a.

A rubber stopper (not shown) may be mounted on the lower discharge portion 310 of the connection body 300. The rubber stopper is penetrated by the supply needle 1a mounted on the printer 1, The ink accommodated in the accommodating space 300a of the printer 300 is supplied to the printer 1 side via the supply needle 1a.

Meanwhile, the storage container 100, the assembly main body 200, and the connection main body 300 are made of a transparent or semitransparent material, so that the remaining amount of the ink can be confirmed.

As a result, as described above, the present invention is configured to provide the support means for supporting the attachment / detachment of the storage container 100 to the assembly main body 200, so that the storage container 100 is securely and stably And the storage container 100 can be smoothly and easily taken out when the storage container 100 is detached from the assembly main body 200. [

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. It is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

1: printer 100: storage container
100a: Retaining groove 100b: Vertical guide groove
110: rubber stopper 200: assembly body
200a: Assembly groove 200b: Lever hole
201: vertical guide projection 210: connecting needle
210a: ink hole 210b: air hole
220: connection tube 230: supply control tube
300: connection body 300a: accommodation space
310: lower discharge portion 410: clip member
410a: inner side of clip member 410b: outer side of clip member
411: locking projection 419: fastening member
420: lever member 420a: extended end (of the lever member)
421: rotation center shaft 422:
423:

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A storage container in which ink is stored; An assembly body in which ink is supplied to the printer in association with a printer, the ink in the storage container being detached from the storage container; And support means provided on the assembly main body for supporting attachment and detachment of the storage container to the assembly main body,
Wherein the storage container is provided with an engagement groove and the assembly body is formed with an assembly groove in which the storage container is inserted and assembled, And a latching portion formed with a latching protrusion for latching the groove,
Wherein the engaging portion is a clip member into which the side wall of the assembling body is fitted, and the clip member has the engaging projection formed on an inner side portion that is drawn into the engaging groove, and an outer portion, And is fastened by a fastening member,
Wherein the latching protrusion is a bent or bent portion at the inner side of the clip member, and when the latching protrusion is pressed by the storage container,
The latching grooves are formed on both sides of the storage container, the latching protrusions are disposed on both sides of the inside of the assembling groove,
The supporting means may further comprise an upper driving part for pushing the storage container upward so as to remove the storage container inserted and assembled into the mounting groove from the mounting groove,
The upper drive part is a lever member that is connected to the assembly main body and has a rotation center axis to move the assembly main body upward as a lever principle. The lever member is disposed on the lower side of the engagement projection, A support portion for supporting the storage container caught by the locking protrusion upward in the mounting groove; And a pressing part disposed on the opposite side of the receiving part with respect to the rotation center axis, the pressing part extending to the outer side of the mounting body,
Wherein each of the receiving portion and the pressing portion is formed with an enlarged end portion having a relatively larger transverse area than the other portion.
delete delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
The supporting means comprises:
Vertical guide protrusions formed on inner front and rear surfaces of the assembly groove to be inserted into vertical guide grooves formed on the front and rear surfaces of the storage container, respectively;
The ink supply device further comprising:
delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
A rubber sponge is mounted on a lower outlet of the storage container,
Wherein the assembly body is disposed at a lower portion of the connection needle so that the storage container is inserted into the storage container through the rubber stopper when the storage container is inserted into the assembly groove.
11. The method of claim 10,
And a connection body installed at a lower portion of the assembly main body and connected to the printer and having a receiving space in which the ink inside the storage container is received and accommodated through the connection needle,
Wherein the connection needle has an ink hole and an air hole formed therein and a connection tube extending to the lower portion of the accommodation space of the connection body is connected to the ink hole,
And a supply control tube extending downward from a periphery of the connection needle is formed on a lower surface of the assembly main body.
12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein a rubber seal is attached to a lower discharge portion of the connection body.
12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the storage container, the assembly main body, and the connection main body are made of transparent or translucent material.
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