KR970015037A - Print head capping device for ink jet printers - Google Patents

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KR970015037A
KR970015037A KR1019950029890A KR19950029890A KR970015037A KR 970015037 A KR970015037 A KR 970015037A KR 1019950029890 A KR1019950029890 A KR 1019950029890A KR 19950029890 A KR19950029890 A KR 19950029890A KR 970015037 A KR970015037 A KR 970015037A
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41JTYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
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    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41JTYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
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    • B41J2/165Prevention or detection of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
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    • B41J2/16535Cleaning of print head nozzles using wiping constructions

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본 발명은 잉크제트 프린터(Ink Jet Printer)의 캡핑장치에 관한 것으로 특히, 별도의 전용구동 모터를 사용하여 캡수단과 와이퍼수단을 수직왕복운동시킬 수 있도록 구성한 잉크제트 프린터의 인쇄헤드 캡핑장치(Dapping divice)에 관한 것이다.The present invention relates to a capping apparatus of an ink jet printer, and in particular, a print head capping apparatus (dapping) of an ink jet printer configured to vertically reciprocate the cap means and the wiper means using a separate dedicated driving motor. divice).

본 발명은 수직왕복운동만을 수행하는 캡수단과 와이퍼수단, 이 캡수단과 와이퍼수단의 수직왕복운동을 유도하는 슬라이더수단과, 이 슬라이더수단이 수평왕복운동 하도록 회전운동을 수평왕복운동으로 전환하는 운동방향전환수단과, 이 운동방향전화수단에 회전력을 부여하는 동력수단 및 이 동력을 전달하는 동력전달수단으로 구성된 잉크제트 프린터의 캡핑장치에 의해 달성된다.The present invention provides a cap means and a wiper means for performing only a vertical reciprocating motion, a slider means for inducing a vertical reciprocating motion of the cap means and a wiper means, and a motion for converting a rotational movement into a horizontal reciprocating motion so that the slider means moves horizontally The capping device of the ink jet printer is constituted by a turning means, a power means for imparting rotational force to the movement direction telephone means, and a power transmission means for transmitting the power.

본 발명에 따른 잉크제트 프린터의 인쇄헤드 캡핑장치는 별도의 전용모터에 의해 인쇄헤드의 노즐을 밀폐하는 캡수단과 인쇄헤드의 노즐면을 닦아주는 와이퍼수단이 오직 수직왕복운동만 수행하도록 구성됨으로써 인쇄헤드 캐리어가 수평방향으로 이동하는 구간이 생략되어 부피가 작아지고 간단한 구조로 여러 가지 복잡한 기능을 수행할 수 있는 효과가 있다.The print head capping apparatus of the ink jet printer according to the present invention is formed by a separate dedicated motor cap means for sealing the nozzle of the print head and wiper means for wiping the nozzle surface of the print head is configured to perform only the vertical reciprocating motion Since the section in which the head carrier moves in the horizontal direction is omitted, the volume becomes smaller and the simple structure has the effect of performing various complicated functions.

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잉크제트 프린터의 인쇄헤드 캡핑(Capping) 장치Printhead capping device for inkjet printers

본 내용은 요부공개 건이므로 전문내용을 수록하지 않았음Since this is an open matter, no full text was included.

제1도는 본 발명에 따른 잉크제트 프린터의 인쇄헤드 캡핑장치의 구성을 개략적으로 보여주는 평면도이다.1 is a plan view schematically showing the configuration of a printhead capping apparatus of an inkjet printer according to the present invention.

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인쇄대기구간으로 진입된 잉크제트 프린터의 인쇄헤드의 노즐면을 밀폐하도록 고무캡(12)이 형성된 캡수단(11)과, 인쇄대기구간으로 진입하는 인쇄헤드의 노즐면을 닦아내도록 와이퍼(23)가 형성된 와이퍼수단(21)과, 상기 캡수단(11)과 와이퍼수단(21)을 구동하는 구동원(71)으로 구성된 잉크제트 프린터의 인쇄헤드 캡핑장치에 있어서, 상기 캡수단(11)과 와이퍼수단(21)이 수직으로 상승되도록 가압하는 제1가압수단과, 상기 캡수단(11)과 와이퍼수단(21)이 수직으로 하강되도록 가압하는 제2가압수단과, 상기 제2가압수단이 수직왕복운동하도록 수평왕복운동하는 슬라이더 수단과, 상기 슬라이더수단이 수평왕복운동하도록 회전운동을 수평왕복운동으로 전환하는 운동방향전환수단과, 상기 운동방향전환수단에 회전력을 부여하는 동력전달수단을 포함하여 구성됨으로써 상기 캡수단(11)과 와이퍼수단(21)이 수평방향으로의 운동없이 수직왕복운동만을 수행하는 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크젯트 프린터의 인쇄헤드 캡핑장치.Cap means 11 having a rubber cap 12 formed to seal the nozzle face of the print head of the ink jet printer entered into the printing passage, and the wiper 23 to wipe the nozzle face of the print head entering the printing passage. In the print head capping apparatus of an ink jet printer, comprising: a wiper means (21) having a recess and a drive source (71) for driving the cap means (11) and the wiper means (21), the cap means (11) and the wiper means A first pressurizing means for pressurizing the 21 to rise vertically, a second pressurizing means for pressurizing the cap means 11 and the wiper means to fall vertically, and the second pressurizing means for the vertical reciprocating motion A slider means for horizontal reciprocating movement, a movement direction switching means for converting a rotational movement into a horizontal reciprocation movement for the horizontal reciprocating movement, and a power transmission means for imparting rotational force to the movement direction switching means; The printhead capping apparatus of the inkjet printer, characterized in that the cap means (11) and the wiper means (21) performs only a vertical reciprocating movement without movement in the horizontal direction. 제1항에 있어서, 상기 제1가압수단이 상기 캡수단(11)의 수평돌출봉(19) 아래의 슬라이드수직봉(18)에 감긴 코일스프링(20)인 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크제트 프린터의 인쇄헤드 캡핑장치.The ink jet printer according to claim 1, wherein the first pressing means is a coil spring (20) wound on a slide vertical rod (18) below the horizontal protrusion rod (19) of the cap means (11). Head capping device. 제1항에 있어서, 상기 제2가압수단이 그 저면이 상기 수평돌출봉(19)의 상면과 접촉되며 경사부와 수평부가 일체로 형성된 안내편(34)인 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크제트 프린터의 인쇄헤드 캡핑장치.The ink jet printer according to claim 1, wherein the second pressing means is a guide piece 34 whose bottom surface is in contact with the upper surface of the horizontal protrusion rod 19 and in which the inclined portion and the horizontal portion are integrally formed. Head capping device. 제1항에 있어서, 상기 슬라이드수단은 그 하부에 상기 안내편(34)이 일체로 형성된 장방형의 판체인 슬라이드판(32)과, 일측에는 상기 캡수단(11)의 슬라이드수직봉(18)과 수평돌출봉(19)이 슬라이드되는 가이드홈(22,24)이 형성되고 타측에는 슬라이드판(32)이 상면이 가이드되도록 가이드돌부(38)가 일체로 형성된 가이드본체(36)로 구성된 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크제트 프린터의 인쇄헤드 캡핑장치.According to claim 1, The slide means is a slide plate 32 which is a rectangular plate body formed integrally with the guide piece 34 on the lower portion, on one side of the slide vertical rod 18 of the cap means 11 and Guide grooves 22 and 24 to which the horizontal protrusion rod 19 slides are formed, and on the other side, the guide body 36 is formed integrally with the guide protrusion 38 to guide the upper surface of the slide plate 32. Printhead capping device for an inkjet printer. 제3항에 있어서, 상기 안내판은 높은 위치의 수평부(41,45)와 낮은 위치의 수평부(43) 및 경사부(42,44)를 갖는 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크제트 프린터의 인쇄헤드 캡핑장치.4. The printhead capping apparatus of an ink jet printer according to claim 3, wherein the guide plate has a horizontal portion (41,45) at a high position, a horizontal portion (43), and a slope (42, 44) at a low position. . 제1항에 있어서, 상기 운동전환수단은 일정방향으로 회전하는 회전기어(52)와, 이 회전기어(52)의 회전에 따라 회전기어(52)의 제1고정축(53)을 중심으로 일정한 원을 그리며 공전하는 제1연결돌기(56)와 수평왕복운동방향으로 운동영역이 제한된 슬라이드판(32)의 연장부(33)에 형성된 제2연결돌기(55) 사이에 회전가능하게 연결된 연결레버(54)로 구성되어, 상기 연결레버(54)의 일측은 제1연결돌기(55)를 따라 원운동하고 타측은 운동영역이 제한된 슬라이드판(32)을 수평왕복운동시키는 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크제트 프린터의 인쇄헤드 캡핑장치.The method of claim 1, wherein the movement switching means is fixed to the rotary gear 52 that rotates in a predetermined direction, and the first fixed shaft 53 of the rotary gear 52 in accordance with the rotation of the rotary gear 52 The connecting lever rotatably connected between the first connecting projection 56 rotating in a circle and the second connecting projection 55 formed in the extension portion 33 of the slide plate 32 whose movement area is limited in the horizontal reciprocating direction. And an ink jet, characterized in that one side of the connection lever 54 moves circularly along the first connection protrusion 55 and the other side horizontally reciprocates the slide plate 32 with limited movement area. Printhead capping device for the printer. 제1항에 있어서, 상기 동력전달수단은 지름이 상대적으로 큰 상부기어(67)와 상대적으로 지름이 작은 하부기어(68)가 동일한 축공을 형성하도록 일체로 결합된 단위체기어(63,64)를 연결로드(65)로 연결한 기어결합체로서 구동원의 회전력을 전달하는 동력단속기어체(62)와, 지름이 상대적으로 작은 상부기어와 상대적으로 지름이 큰 하부기어가 동일한 축공을 형성하며 일체로 결합된 동력전달기어(66)로 구성되어 동력단속기어체(62)로부터 전달되는 구동력을 회전기어(52)에 전달하는 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크제트 캡핑장치.The method of claim 1, wherein the power transmission means has a unit gear (63, 64) integrally coupled so that the upper gear (67) having a relatively large diameter and the lower gear (68) having a smaller diameter form the same shaft hole. As a gear assembly connected to the connecting rod 65, the power interruption gear body 62 which transmits the rotational force of the driving source, and the upper gear having a relatively small diameter and the lower gear having a relatively large diameter form the same shaft hole and are integrally coupled. Inkjet capping device comprising a power transmission gear (66) to transfer the driving force transmitted from the power control gear body (62) to the rotary gear (52). 제7항에 있어서, 상기 동력단속기어체(62)의 단위체기어(63,64)는 양단부에 탄성핀(69)이 형성된 연결로드(65)에 의해 상부기어(67)가 서로 맞물리도록 연결되어 일측의 단위체기어(64)는 제2고정축(73)에 의해 고정된 태양기어(64)이고, 타측의 단위체기어(63)은 고정축에 고정되지 않은 유성기어(63)로서, 태양기어(64)의 회전방향에 따라 유성기어(63)가 상기 태양기어(64)의 제2고정축(73)을 중심으로 공정하는 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크제트 프린터의 인쇄헤드 캡핑장치.The unit gears 63 and 64 of the power control gear body 62 are connected to each other so that the upper gear 67 is engaged with each other by a connecting rod 65 having elastic pins 69 formed at both ends thereof. Of the unit gear 64 is the sun gear 64 fixed by the second fixed shaft 73, the other unit gear 63 is a planetary gear 63 is not fixed to the fixed shaft, the sun gear 64 Printhead capping apparatus of the ink jet printer, characterized in that the planetary gear (63) is processed around the second fixed shaft (73) of the sun gear (64) according to the rotation direction of the. 제8항에 있어서, 상기 유성기어(63)은 상기 태양기어(64)의 회전방향에 따라 그 공전궤도상에 고정되어 있는 운동방향전환수단(51)에 동력을 전달하는 제1전달기어(66)와 맞물리거나 잔존잉크펌핑수단(81)에 동력을 전달하는 제2전달기어(82)와 맞물리는 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크제트 프린터의 인쇄헤드 캡핑장치.The first transmission gear (66) of claim 8, wherein the planetary gear (63) transmits power to the movement direction switching means (51) fixed on its orbit along the rotational direction of the sun gear (64). Or a second transfer gear (82) for transmitting power to the remaining ink pumping means (81). 제1항에 있어서, 상기 펌퍼수단(81)은 상기 제2전달기어(82)의 하부기어로부터 동력을 전달받는 펌프기어(84)와, 상기 펌프기어(84)의 저면에 위치하는 세 개의 원통형 회전롤러(87)와, 상기 원통형의 회전롤러(87)를 회전가능하게 고정하도록 상기 펌프기어(84)의 저면에 일체로 형성된 세 개의 제4고정축(85)과, 캡부(14)의 잔존잉크유통로(16)와 연결된 고무관(92)을 회전롤러(87)로 가압하기 위해 상기 회전롤러(87)의 공전궤도 근처에 형성된 칸막이(91)로 이루어진 것을 특징으로 하는 잉크제트 프린터의 인쇄헤드 캡핑장치.The pump gear (81) of claim 1, wherein the pump gear (81) receives power from a lower gear of the second transmission gear (82), and three cylinders located on a bottom surface of the pump gear (84). Remaining of the rotary roller 87, the three fourth fixed shaft 85 integrally formed on the bottom of the pump gear 84 and the cap 14 to rotatably fix the cylindrical rotary roller 87 A print head of an ink jet printer, comprising a partition 91 formed near an orbit of the rotary roller 87 to press the rubber tube 92 connected to the ink flow path 16 with the rotary roller 87. Capping device. ※ 참고사항 : 최초출원 내용에 의하여 공개하는 것임.※ Note: The disclosure is based on the initial application.
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