TWI288078B - Conduit transporting mechanism for continuous ink supply system - Google Patents

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TWI288078B
TWI288078B TW95129989A TW95129989A TWI288078B TW I288078 B TWI288078 B TW I288078B TW 95129989 A TW95129989 A TW 95129989A TW 95129989 A TW95129989 A TW 95129989A TW I288078 B TWI288078 B TW I288078B
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A conduit transporting mechanism for continuous ink supply system is disclosed. The conduit transporting mechanism includes a main housing and a driving mechanism. The main housing includes a curve-shaped guiding part and a conduit clamping part. The conduit clamping part is disposed on two sides of the main housing. The driving mechanism is disposed in the interior of the main housing and includes a driving element, plural rollers and plural resilient conduits, wherein the resilient conduits are disposed between the rollers and the curve-shaped guiding part and spaced to each other. The resilient conduits can be fastened and spaced via the curve-shaped guiding part and the conduit clamping part so that the ink or specific fluid contained in the resilient conduits can be transported independently when the driving mechanism drives the rollers to rotate.

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I 九、發明說明: 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本案係關於一種抽吸機構,尤指一種應用於連續供墨 系統之導管抽吸機構。 【先前技術】 隨著列印技術的不斷提昇,列印輸池裝置除了可供普 I 通文字輸出外,更可應用於文宣資料輸出以及數位照片輸 出,以滿足消費者對於影像輸出的需求。其中喷墨印表機 因具備價格低廉、操作時噪音低以及優良的列印品質,並 且可列印於各種喷墨媒體,例如一般紙張、特殊喷墨列印 紙張、相片紙及專用投影片等優點,因此已廣泛地應用於 家庭、個人工作室、甚至是各行各業。 然而,喷墨印表機所使用的墨水匣其售價一直居高不 下,一般黑色搭配彩色墨水匣的價格幾乎是購買一台印表 機的售價,再加上墨水匣的墨水容量有限,約十餘克甚至 更少,因此為了降低使用成本,同時避免墨水耗盡時更換 墨水匣所造成之列印不連續或是色彩差異等問題,連續供 墨系統便因應而生。 常見的連續供墨系統係利用具有單一喷墨孔的喷墨 頭來進行列印工作,為了滿足提升圖像之列印品質的需 求,最新的技術又出現了一種尺寸更小的喷射孔。在操作 的過程中,由於油墨係從多個微小的喷墨孔中喷出,難免 6 1288078 /、中^有些噴墨孔發生墨水堵塞的情形,而造成喷墨不 5用低品質的圖像。為解決該問題,第1對策就是 、’、遵裝置來恢復噴墨性能,該維護裝置通常包括一個 用於覆盍噴墨頭之罩蓋及一個連接抽吸裝置,該抽吸裝置 的主要作用就是在罩蓋中產生負壓,從而將諸如 墨、,泡和類似物質從喷墨孔中抽吸出來,使嘴=孔二的 ’由,能破新供給的油墨取代。然習知所使用之插吸裝置, • ^多:系為組成構件多且設計又複雜的泵浦,且抽吸廢墨之 導墨官的數量略顯不足,所佔的體積也較大,不僅成本負 擔龐大’更不符合現代輕薄短小的設計需求。 、 因此,如何發展一種結構簡單、組裝容易 藤 巧从及成本低 歇又不佔空間之連續供墨系統之導管抽吸機構,實為目前 迫切需要解決之問題。 μ , 【發明内容】 ® 本案之主要目的在於提供一種連續供墨系統之導管 抽吸機構,其係利用轉軸帶動滚輪,以迴轉的方式壓迫彈 性導管,使彈性導管内部空間的體積變化以產生負壓,進 而將墨水或空氣導入或輸送出去,以達到收集廢墨、導墨 及棑除空氣的功用,避免殘墨造成環境污染或印表機的損 壞,維持穩定的列印品質。同時利用主殼體内設有弧形導 今丨部以及卡管件,簡化組裝的步驟及組成的構件,又辛 免彈性導管互相干涉。 ^ 為達上述目的,本案提供/種連續供墨系統之導管抽 1288078 吸機構,其包含:一主殼體,其包含弧形導引部以及卡管 件’該卡管件設於該主殼體之兩側;一驅動機構’其係設 於該主殼體之内部,其包含一驅動元件、複數個滾輪以及 複數個彈性導管,其中複數個彈性導管係設於滾輪與弧形 導引部之間,且互相間隔排列;藉以,利用該弧形導引部 與該卡管件固定該複數個導管並使彈性導管互相間隔排 列,俾使驅動機構驅動滾輪進行轉動時,彈性導管内部之 _ 墨水或特定流體可做輸送動作,且彈性導管之間互相獨 立。 根據本案上述之構想,其中驅動機構更包含:一轉 轴,其一端與驅動元件連接且受該驅動裝置之驅動而轉 動;以及一轉盤,其係設於該轉軸之另一端,並於該轉軸 轉動時與轉軸同步轉動,且容置該複數個滾輪,以於與轉 軸同步轉動時帶動複數個滾輪轉動。 根據本案上述之構想,其中該驅動元件係為馬達。 丨 根據本案上述之構想,其中該驅動元件更包含齒輪。 根據本案上述之構想,其中卡管件固定複數個彈性導 管,並使彈性導管呈上下平行排列且左右間隔排列。 根據本案上述之構想,其中彈性導管之其中之一係專 用導送黑色墨水。 根據本案上述之構想,其中彈性導管之其中之二係專 用導送彩色墨水。 根據本案上述之構想,其中彈性導管所導送之特定流 體係可為空氣。 ,1288078 根據本案上述之構想,其中更包含一導管控制閥。 根據本案上述之構想,其中導管控制閥係包含有一導 管接頭以及一閥件。 根據本案上述之構想,其中該導管接頭之一端係與彈 性導管之末端相接。 根據本案上述之構想,其中該導管接頭之一端係具有 呈錐管狀之導接部。 I 根據本案上述之構想,其中該閥件係包含一板件以及 一閥體。 根據本案上述之構想,其中板件與墨水匣之承載架固 定在一起 根據本案上述之構想,其中閥體固定於板件上。 根據本案上述之構想,其中閥體更包含複數個連接 管、彈性元件、活塞閥以及套筒。 根據本案上述之構想,其中該彈性元件係為彈簧。 丨本案進一步更提供一種連續供墨系統之導管抽吸機 構,其包含:一主殼體,其包含弧形導引部以及卡管件,該 卡管件設於該主殼體之兩側;一驅動機構,其係設於該主 殼體之内部,其包含一驅動元件、複數個滾輪以及複數個 彈性導管,其中複數個彈性導管係設於滾輪與弧形導引部 之間,且互相間隔排列;一導管控制閥,其包含一導管接 頭以及一閥件,其中該導管接頭之一端係與彈性導管之末 端相接,而閥件之一端則與墨水匣之承載座相接;藉以, 利用該弧形導引部與該卡管件固定該複數個導管並使彈 9 1288078 性導管互相間隔排列,以及導管控制閥之作動,俾使墨水 匣所排放之墨水或特定流體得以藉由驅動機構進行輸 送,且彈性導管之間互相獨立。 【實施方式】 本案所提供之連續供墨系統之導管抽吸機構,係可廣 泛的應用於任何種類的喷墨印表機及其連續供墨系統中。 請一併參閱第一圖與第二圖,其中第一圖係為本案之 連續供墨系統之導管抽吸機構之較佳實施例示意圖,而第 二圖係為第一圖之連續供墨系統之導管抽吸機構之透視 圖。如圖所示,本案之連續供墨系統之導管抽吸機構1主 要包含主殼體10以及用以驅動導管抽吸機構1之驅動機 構,其中主殼體10内設有弧形導引部101以及卡管件 102,而驅動機構係設於該主殼體10之内部,且包含驅動 元件11、複數個滚輪12以及複數個彈性導管13。該弧形 導引部101係用以導引定位彈性導管13,而卡管件102則 是設於主殼體10之兩側,以固定彈性導管13之位置,使 複數個彈性導管13呈上下平行排列且左右間隔排列之關 係,彼此互相獨立而不會互相干擾。該驅動機構進一步更 包含轉軸14與轉盤15,其中轉軸14之一端係設於該轉盤 15上,另一端連接至該驅動元件11,以利用該驅動元件 11之控制使轉軸14帶動轉盤15進行轉動。滾輪12固定 於轉盤15上,且設於轉軸14之周圍,以當轉盤15受到 驅動元件11之驅動而轉動時與轉盤15可同步轉動。當驅 1288078 動元件11驅動轉轴14時,轉盤15以及滾輪12就會進行 轉動,使得滾輪12循環迴轉的壓迫彈性導管13,利用彈 性導管13内部空間的體積變化產生負壓,以達到抽吸彈 性導管13内之墨水或空氣的作用。 於本案之實施例中,較好的方式係可利用至少三個彈 性導管13來抽吸廢墨,其中之一專門用來導送黑色墨水, 而其餘兩個彈性導管13則專門用來導送彩色墨水。當然, 美 除廢墨之外,剩餘的彈性導管13之任何一個皆可應用於 導送空氣或其他特定流體。例如,墨水匣於初次使用時, 係需將墨水匣内部的空氣全部抽吸出來,以使墨水匣呈真 空狀態,並且進行初次的導墨步驟,引導墨水匣内部之墨 水能夠順暢的流動,此時,便可利用其中尚未被利用的導 管來進行空氣抽吸或是導墨的步驟。 此外,本案之連續供墨系統之導管抽吸機構1更具有 一導管控制閥16,其係以導管連通至一封蓋喷頭區域之罩 • 蓋上(未圖式),以對罩蓋於封蓋喷頭區域時能將抽吸之 墨水提供接收流道啟閉之用。 請一併參閱第三圖、第四圖、第五圖及第六圖,其中 第三圖係為本案之導管控制閥之導管接頭之較佳實施例 之示意圖,第四圖係為本案之導管控制閥之閥件之整體結 構示意圖,第五圖為本案之導管控制閥之分解結構示意 圖,而第六圖為本案之導管控制閥之作動狀態示意圖。如 圖所示,導管控制閥16係包含有一導管接頭161以及一 閥件162,該導管接頭161之一端係與彈性導管13之末端 π 1288078 相接,另一端則具有呈錐管狀之導接部1611,以與閥件 162之出口端套接。該閥件162係包含一板件1621以及一 閥體1622,其中板件1621與墨水匣之承載架固定在一起 (未圖示)’然後閥體1622固定於板件1621上。閥體1622 更包含複數個連接管16221、彈性元件16222、活塞閥16223I. Description of the invention: [Technical field to which the invention pertains] The present invention relates to a suction mechanism, and more particularly to a catheter suction mechanism applied to a continuous ink supply system. [Prior Art] With the continuous improvement of printing technology, the printing and transporting device can be applied to text output and digital photo output in addition to the general text output to meet the consumer's demand for image output. Among them, inkjet printers are available in a variety of inkjet media, such as general paper, special inkjet printing paper, photo paper and special slides, because of their low price, low noise during operation and excellent printing quality. Advantages, and therefore have been widely used in homes, personal studios, and even in all walks of life. However, the ink used in inkjet printers has always been high in price. The price of black ink with color ink cartridges is almost the price of buying a printer, and the ink capacity of ink cartridges is limited. About ten grams or less, so in order to reduce the cost of use, while avoiding the problem of printing discontinuity or color difference caused by ink replacement when the ink is exhausted, the continuous ink supply system will be born. A common continuous ink supply system uses an ink jet head having a single ink jet orifice for printing. In order to meet the demand for improved image print quality, the latest technology has produced a smaller size spray hole. In the process of operation, since the ink is ejected from a plurality of tiny ink-jet holes, it is inevitable that 6 1288078 /, some of the ink-jet holes are blocked by the ink, and the ink-jet is not used for low-quality images. . In order to solve this problem, the first countermeasure is, ', according to the device to restore the ink-jet performance, the maintenance device usually includes a cover for covering the ink-jet head and a connecting suction device, the main function of the suction device That is, a negative pressure is generated in the cover, so that ink such as ink, bubbles, and the like are sucked out from the ink-jet hole, so that the nozzle = the hole 2 can be replaced by the newly supplied ink. However, the insertion device used in the prior art, • ^: is a pump with a large number of components and a complicated design, and the number of ink guides for aspirating waste ink is slightly insufficient, and the volume is also large. Not only is the cost burden huge, it is not in line with the modern, light and short design requirements. Therefore, how to develop a catheter suction mechanism with a simple structure, easy assembly, and a continuous ink supply system with low cost and no space is actually an urgent problem to be solved. μ, [Invention] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a catheter suction mechanism for a continuous ink supply system, which uses a rotating shaft to drive a roller to press the elastic conduit in a rotating manner, so that the volume of the internal space of the elastic conduit changes to produce a negative Pressing, and then introducing or conveying ink or air to achieve the function of collecting waste ink, guiding ink and removing air, avoiding environmental pollution caused by residual ink or damage of printer, and maintaining stable printing quality. At the same time, the curved main guide and the tube fitting are arranged in the main casing to simplify the assembly steps and the components, and the elastic ducts interfere with each other. ^ In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a catheter pumping 1288078 suction mechanism for a continuous ink supply system, comprising: a main housing comprising an arc guiding portion and a snap fitting member, wherein the snap tube member is disposed in the main housing On both sides, a driving mechanism is disposed inside the main casing, and includes a driving component, a plurality of rollers and a plurality of elastic conduits, wherein a plurality of elastic conduits are disposed between the roller and the curved guiding portion And being spaced apart from each other; thereby, the arc guide is used to fix the plurality of conduits with the card tube member and the elastic conduits are spaced apart from each other, so that when the driving mechanism drives the roller to rotate, the ink inside the elastic conduit or the specific The fluid can be transported and the flexible conduits are independent of each other. According to the above concept of the present invention, the driving mechanism further includes: a rotating shaft, one end of which is connected to the driving element and driven to rotate by the driving device; and a rotating wheel which is disposed at the other end of the rotating shaft and on the rotating shaft Rotating synchronously with the rotating shaft, and accommodating the plurality of rollers, so as to drive a plurality of rollers to rotate when synchronously rotating with the rotating shaft. According to the above concept of the present invention, the drive element is a motor.丨 In accordance with the above teachings of the present invention, wherein the drive element further comprises a gear. According to the above concept of the present invention, the card tube member is fixed with a plurality of elastic tubes, and the elastic tubes are arranged in parallel in the up and down direction and spaced apart from each other. According to the above concept of the present invention, one of the flexible conduits is dedicated to directing black ink. According to the above concept of the present invention, one of the elastic conduits is dedicated to the delivery of color ink. According to the above concept of the present invention, the specific flow system guided by the flexible conduit may be air. 1288078 According to the above concept of the present invention, a catheter control valve is further included. According to the above concept of the present invention, the conduit control valve includes a conduit joint and a valve member. According to the above concept of the present invention, one end of the conduit joint is in contact with the end of the elastic conduit. According to the above concept of the present invention, one of the ends of the conduit joint has a tapered tubular guide. I According to the above concept of the present invention, wherein the valve member comprises a plate member and a valve body. According to the above concept of the present invention, the plate member is fixed to the carrier of the ink cartridge. According to the above concept of the present invention, the valve body is fixed to the panel member. According to the above concept of the present invention, the valve body further comprises a plurality of connecting tubes, elastic members, piston valves and sleeves. According to the above concept of the present invention, the elastic member is a spring. Further, the present invention further provides a catheter suction mechanism for a continuous ink supply system, comprising: a main housing including an arc guiding portion and a snap fitting member, the snap tube member being disposed on both sides of the main housing; The mechanism is disposed inside the main casing, and comprises a driving component, a plurality of rollers and a plurality of elastic conduits, wherein the plurality of elastic conduits are disposed between the roller and the curved guiding portion and are spaced apart from each other a conduit control valve comprising a conduit connector and a valve member, wherein one end of the conduit connector is coupled to the end of the flexible conduit, and one end of the valve member is coupled to the carrier of the ink cartridge; thereby utilizing The curved guiding portion and the clamping tube fix the plurality of conduits and arrange the elastic 9 1288078 conduits to each other, and the conduit control valve operates to enable the ink or specific fluid discharged from the ink cartridge to be transported by the driving mechanism And the elastic conduits are independent of each other. [Embodiment] The catheter suction mechanism of the continuous ink supply system provided in the present invention can be widely applied to any type of ink jet printer and its continuous ink supply system. Please refer to the first figure and the second figure together, wherein the first figure is a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the catheter suction mechanism of the continuous ink supply system of the present case, and the second figure is the continuous ink supply system of the first figure. A perspective view of the catheter suction mechanism. As shown, the catheter suction mechanism 1 of the continuous ink supply system of the present invention mainly comprises a main casing 10 and a driving mechanism for driving the catheter suction mechanism 1, wherein the main casing 10 is provided with an arc guiding portion 101. And a card tube member 102, and the driving mechanism is disposed inside the main casing 10, and includes a driving element 11, a plurality of rollers 12, and a plurality of elastic conduits 13. The curved guiding portion 101 is used for guiding and positioning the elastic conduit 13, and the clamping member 102 is disposed on both sides of the main casing 10 to fix the position of the elastic conduit 13, so that the plurality of elastic conduits 13 are vertically parallel. The arrangement and arrangement of the left and right intervals are independent of each other and do not interfere with each other. The driving mechanism further includes a rotating shaft 14 and a turntable 15, wherein one end of the rotating shaft 14 is disposed on the turntable 15 and the other end is connected to the driving component 11 to control the rotating shaft 14 to rotate the rotating wheel 15 by the control of the driving component 11. . The roller 12 is fixed to the turntable 15 and disposed around the rotary shaft 14 to rotate synchronously with the turntable 15 when the turntable 15 is rotated by the drive member 11. When the drive member 1188078 drives the rotary shaft 14, the turntable 15 and the roller 12 rotate, so that the roller 12 circulates the compression elastic conduit 13, and the volume change of the internal space of the elastic conduit 13 generates a negative pressure to achieve suction. The action of ink or air in the flexible conduit 13. In the embodiment of the present invention, it is preferred that at least three flexible conduits 13 can be used to pump waste ink, one of which is dedicated to guiding black ink, and the other two flexible conduits 13 are dedicated to guiding Color ink. Of course, in addition to waste ink, any of the remaining flexible conduits 13 can be used to direct air or other specific fluids. For example, when the ink cartridge is used for the first time, it is necessary to suck all the air inside the ink cartridge so that the ink cartridge is in a vacuum state, and the first ink guiding step is performed to guide the ink inside the ink cartridge to smoothly flow. At this time, the catheter that has not been utilized can be utilized for the steps of air suction or ink guiding. In addition, the catheter suction mechanism 1 of the continuous ink supply system of the present invention further has a catheter control valve 16 which is connected by a conduit to a cover/cover of the cover nozzle area (not shown) to cover the cover. When the nozzle area is closed, the sucked ink can be used to open and close the receiving flow path. Please refer to the third, fourth, fifth and sixth figures. The third figure is a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the catheter joint of the catheter control valve of the present invention, and the fourth figure is the catheter of the present invention. The overall structure diagram of the valve member of the control valve, the fifth diagram is the exploded structure diagram of the conduit control valve of the present case, and the sixth diagram is the schematic diagram of the actuation state of the conduit control valve of the present invention. As shown, the catheter control valve 16 includes a conduit connector 161 and a valve member 162. One end of the conduit connector 161 is connected to the end of the flexible conduit 13 π 1288078, and the other end has a tapered tubular guide. 1611 is to be sleeved with the outlet end of the valve member 162. The valve member 162 includes a plate member 1621 and a valve body 1622, wherein the plate member 1621 is fixed to the carrier of the ink cartridge (not shown) and then the valve body 1622 is fixed to the plate member 1621. The valve body 1622 further includes a plurality of connecting tubes 16221, elastic members 16222, and piston valves 16223

以及套同16224。於初始狀態下,該活塞閥16223係受到 彈性元件16222(例如彈簧等)的抵頂作用而向前推擠,並封 住套筒16224前端的出口,以防止連接管16221内的墨水 或空氣溢流出來。由於,墨水匣進行出墨的時候,會在印 表機内部來回運動,使得固定於墨水匣之承載座之板件 1621與閥體1622亦會隨著墨水£之承載座來回運動如 第六圖所示,當閥體1622對準導管接頭161之導接部“Η 時,該導接部1611會相接至閥體1622之出口端,使導接 部髓之前端與活塞間16223互相抵頂,此時活塞閥 16223便受到推頂作用而壓縮彈性元件16222,促使活塞 閥16223於套筒16224中向後退縮,活塞闕am便脫離 套筒16224的前端開口,並使得導管接頭16i與套筒16224 互相連通而形成流體通路s。那麼,間件162便可開啟罩 盍^官路’將㈣所收集到的廢墨透過連接管i622i導引 入v管接頭⑹所銜接之彈性導管13中此時,承載該 間L16!之承載架亦會觸控到導管抽吸機構1上所設有之 ’驅動凡件11便會開始驅動轉軸14,如同前段 所述,轉盤15及滾輪12便開妒 循環迴轉雜迫雜導管13,㈣轉動,使得滚輪12 % 5 13使弹性導管13内部空間的 12 1288078 體積變化而產生負壓,開始抽吸導管接頭161以及彈性導 管13内的墨水或是空氣,而達到抽吸廢墨的作用。 在本案的實施悲樣中’驅動元件11之組成元件並無 限制,以第一圖所示之實施例為例,驅動元件11係可為 馬達111或更搭配複數個齒輪112,利用馬達111驅動齒 輪112以及齒輪112與齒輪112之間相互的作用,使固定 於轉盤15上的轉軸可隨著驅動元件11的控制而轉動。除 此之外,連接管16221以及彈性導管13的數量亦無限制, 以所舉之實施例而言,係可設置七個連接管16221,其中 之一可以專門收集黑色墨水,而其他的六個連接管16221 則可收集其他六種不同顏色的彩色墨水,甚至是空氣等 等。而彈性導管13的數量除了圖示中所顯示的3個導管 外,也可以達到8個之多,以應用於其他不同種類的需求。 另一方面,由於本案之連續供墨系統之導管抽吸機構 1之主殼體10内係設有弧形導引部101來導引彈性導管 13,且又設有卡管件102來定位彈性導管13,使得彈性導 管13呈上下平行排列且左右間隔排列的狀態,因此當轉 盤15受驅動元件11驅動而轉動後,各個彈性導管13雖 然都會受到不同方向的擠壓而產生變形,但是都不會發生 相互干涉之情形,不但可以延長彈性導管13的使用壽命, 更重要的,組裝的時候因為構件簡單,又可分別固定,所 以更具有容易組立之安裝特性。 綜上所述,本案所提供之連續供墨系統之導管抽吸機 構係具有弧形導引部以及卡管件來定位彈性導管,簡化組 13 1288078 裝的步驟及組成的構件,又可避免彈性導管互相干涉導致 導墨不順的缺失,同時利用導管控制閥來引導封蓋喷頭區 域之罩蓋上所收集的廢墨,藉由導管控制閥之導管接頭以 及閥件互相之間的活塞作用,搭配連接管與彈性導管的連 接關係,再利用驅動裝置以及轉盤與滚輪等元件的相互作 用,使得彈性導管内的墨水或空氣可完整的被抽吸出來, 不但免於利用習知技術之吸墨棉的設計,就可達到抽吸出 廢墨的目的,而且利用導管控制閥還可完全避免墨水溢出 而產生污染的情況。除此之外,本案之連續供墨系統之導 管抽吸機構更可應用於抽吸墨水中多餘的空氣以及初次 使用之墨水匣進行初次導墨的工作,不但可穩定列印的品 質,更具有可多方面應用的優點。更重要的,本案之連續 供墨系統之導管抽吸機構因為構件簡單,所佔的體積不 大,彈性導管的數量亦無限制,成本低廉且應用範圍廣 泛,大大改善習知之連續供墨系統利用傳統幫浦來吸收殘 墨所引起的諸多缺失。是以,本發明確已符合發明專利之 要件,爰依法提出專利申請。 惟,以上所述僅為本發明之較佳實施例,舉凡熟悉本 案技藝之人士援依本發明之創作精神所作之等效修飾或 變化,皆應涵蓋在本案所載之申請專利範圍内。 14 1288078 【圖式簡單說明】 第一圖:本案之連續供墨系統之導管抽吸機構之較佳實施 例示意圖 第二圖:本案之第一圖之連續供墨系統之導管抽吸機構之 透視圖。 第三圖:本案之導管控制閥之導管接頭之較佳實施例之示 意圖。 第四圖:本案之導管控制閥之閥件之整體結構示意圖。 第五圖:本案之導管控制閥之分解結構示意圖。 第六圖:本案之導管控制閥之作動狀態示意圖。 【主要元件符號說明】 導管抽吸機構1 弧形導引部101 驅動元件11 彈性導管13 轉盤15 導管接頭161 導接部1611 閥體1622 彈性元件16222 套筒16224 齒輪112 主殼體10 卡管件102 滾輪12 轉轴14 導管控制閥16 閥件162 板件1621 連接管16221 活塞閥16223 馬達111 15And the same as 16224. In the initial state, the piston valve 16223 is pushed forward by the abutting action of the elastic member 16222 (for example, a spring or the like), and seals the outlet of the front end of the sleeve 16224 to prevent ink or air overflow in the connecting tube 16221. Flow out. Because the ink cartridge is inked, it will move back and forth inside the printer, so that the plate member 1621 and the valve body 1622 fixed to the carrier of the ink cartridge will also move back and forth along with the ink carrier. As shown, when the valve body 1622 is aligned with the guiding portion of the conduit connector 161, the guiding portion 1611 will be connected to the outlet end of the valve body 1622, so that the leading end of the guiding portion and the piston portion 16223 are mutually abutted. At this time, the piston valve 16223 is pushed to compress the elastic member 16222, causing the piston valve 16223 to retract in the sleeve 16224, and the piston 阙am is separated from the front end opening of the sleeve 16224, and the conduit joint 16i and the sleeve 16224 are closed. The fluid passages s are formed to communicate with each other. Then, the partition member 162 can open the cover 盍^官路' to introduce the waste ink collected by (4) into the elastic conduit 13 connected to the v-tube joint (6) through the connecting pipe i622i. The carrier carrying the L16! will also touch the 'drive unit 11' provided on the catheter suction mechanism 1 to start driving the shaft 14, as described in the previous paragraph, the turntable 15 and the roller 12 are opened and closed. Rotating miscellaneous conduit 13, (4) rotating, The roller 12% 5 13 changes the volume of 12 1288078 in the inner space of the elastic conduit 13 to generate a negative pressure, and starts to suck the ink or air in the conduit joint 161 and the elastic conduit 13 to achieve the function of sucking the waste ink. In the implementation of the sad example, the constituent elements of the driving element 11 are not limited. Taking the embodiment shown in the first figure as an example, the driving element 11 may be a motor 111 or a plurality of gears 112, and the gear 111 is driven by the motor 111. And the mutual interaction between the gear 112 and the gear 112, so that the rotating shaft fixed on the turntable 15 can be rotated according to the control of the driving element 11. In addition, the number of the connecting pipe 16221 and the elastic conduit 13 is also unlimited, In the embodiment, seven connecting tubes 16221 can be provided, one of which can collect black ink exclusively, and the other six connecting tubes 16221 can collect other six different colors of color ink, even air, etc. And the number of elastic conduits 13 can be as many as eight in addition to the three conduits shown in the figure to apply to other different kinds of requirements. In the main casing 10 of the catheter suction mechanism 1 of the continuous ink supply system of the present invention, a curved guiding portion 101 is provided to guide the elastic conduit 13, and a snap tube member 102 is further provided to position the elastic conduit 13 so that the elastic conduit 13 is arranged in parallel in the upper and lower directions and arranged in the left and right intervals. Therefore, when the turntable 15 is driven by the driving member 11 to rotate, each of the elastic conduits 13 is deformed by being pressed in different directions, but the mutual interference does not occur. Not only can the service life of the flexible conduit 13 be extended, but more importantly, since the components are simple and can be separately fixed during assembly, the installation characteristics are easy to assemble. In summary, the catheter suction mechanism of the continuous ink supply system provided in the present invention has a curved guiding portion and a snap tube member for positioning the elastic conduit, simplifying the steps and components of the group 13 1288078, and avoiding the elastic conduit. Mutual interference leads to the lack of ink guiding, and the conduit control valve is used to guide the waste ink collected on the cover of the capping nozzle area, and the pipe joint of the pipe control valve and the piston function of the valve member are matched with each other. The connection relationship between the connecting tube and the elastic conduit, and the interaction between the driving device and the components such as the rotating disc and the roller, so that the ink or air in the elastic conduit can be completely sucked out, not only avoiding the use of the absorbent cotton of the prior art. The design can achieve the purpose of pumping out the waste ink, and the use of the catheter control valve can completely avoid the contamination of the ink and cause pollution. In addition, the catheter suction mechanism of the continuous ink supply system of the present invention can be applied to the excess air in the suction ink and the ink used for the first time to perform the initial ink guiding work, which not only stabilizes the quality of printing, but also has the quality The advantages of many applications. More importantly, the catheter suction mechanism of the continuous ink supply system of the present invention has a small volume and a small volume, and the number of elastic conduits is not limited, the cost is low, and the application range is wide, which greatly improves the utilization of the conventional continuous ink supply system. The traditional pump to absorb the many defects caused by residual ink. Therefore, the present invention has indeed met the requirements of the invention patent, and the patent application is filed according to law. The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art to the spirit of the present invention should be included in the scope of the patent application contained in the present application. 14 1288078 [Simple description of the drawings] The first figure: a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the catheter suction mechanism of the continuous ink supply system of the present invention. The second diagram: the perspective of the catheter suction mechanism of the continuous ink supply system of the first figure of the present case Figure. Fig. 3 is a schematic illustration of a preferred embodiment of a conduit connector for a catheter control valve of the present invention. Figure 4: Schematic diagram of the overall structure of the valve control valve of the case. Figure 5: Schematic diagram of the decomposition structure of the conduit control valve in this case. Figure 6: Schematic diagram of the actuation state of the catheter control valve in this case. [Main component symbol description] Catheter suction mechanism 1 Curved guide 101 Drive element 11 Elastic catheter 13 Turntable 15 Conduit joint 161 Guide portion 1611 Valve body 1622 Elastic element 16222 Sleeve 16224 Gear 112 Main housing 10 Card tube member 102 Roller 12 Rotary shaft 14 Conduit control valve 16 Valve member 162 Plate 1621 Connecting pipe 16221 Piston valve 16223 Motor 111 15

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1288078 十、申請專利範圍: 1. 一種連續供墨系統之導管抽吸機構,其包含: 一主殼體,其包含弧形導引部以及卡管件,該卡管件 設於該主殼體之兩側;以及 一驅動機構,其係設於該主殼體之内部,其包含一驅 動元件、複數個滾輪以及複數個彈性導管,其中複數個彈 性導管係設於滾輪與弧形導引部之間,且互相間隔排列; _ 藉以,利用該弧形導引部與該卡管件固定該複數個導 管並使彈性導管互相間隔排列,俾使驅動機構驅動滾輪進 行轉動時,彈性導管内部之墨水或特定流體可做輸送動 作,且彈性導管之間互相獨立。 2·如申請專利範圍第1項所述之連續供墨系統之導管抽吸 機構,其中驅動機構更包含: 一轉軸,其一端與驅動元件連接且受該驅動裝置之驅 動而轉動;以及 一轉盤,其係設於該轉軸之另一端,並於該轉軸轉動 時與轉轴同步轉動,且容置該複數個滾輪,以於與轉軸同 步轉動時帶動複數個滾輪轉動。 3·如申請專利範圍第1項所述之連續供墨系統之導管抽吸 機構,其中卡管件固定複數個彈性導管,並使彈性導管 呈上下平行排列且左右間隔排列。 4. 一種連續供墨系統之導管抽吸機構,其包含: 一主殼體,其包含弧形導引部以及卡管件,該卡管件 16 1288078 設於該主殼體之兩側; 一驅動機構,其係設於該主殼體之内部,其包含一驅 動元件、複數個滾輪以及複數個彈性導管,其中複數個彈 性導管係設於滚輪與弧形導引部之間,且互相間隔排列; 以及 一導管控制閥,其包含一導管接頭以及一閥件,其中 該導管接頭之一端係與彈性導管之末端相接,而閥件之一 _ 端則與墨水匣之承載座相接; 藉以,利用該弧形導引部與該卡管件固定該複數個導 管並使彈性導管互相間隔排列,以及導管控制閥之作動, 俾使墨水匣所排放之墨水或特定流體得以藉由驅動機構 進行輸送,且彈性導管之間互相獨立。 5. 如申請專利範圍第4項所述之連續供墨系統之導管抽吸 機構,其中驅動機構更包含: 一轉軸,其一端與驅動元件連接且受該驅動裝置之驅 丨動而轉動;以及 一轉盤,其係設於該轉軸之另一端,並於該轉軸轉動 時與轉轴同步轉動,且容置該複數個滾輪,以於與轉轴同 步轉動時帶動複數個滾輪轉動。 6. 如申請專利範圍第4項所述之連續供墨系統之導管抽吸 機構,其中卡管件固定複數個彈性導管,並使彈性導管 呈上下平行排列且左右間隔排列。 7. 如申請專利範圍第4項所述之連續供墨系統之導管抽吸 機構,其中該導管接頭之一端係具有呈錐管狀之導接 17 ^288078 部。 如申凊專利範圍第4項所述之連續供墨 機構,其中該閥件係包含—板件以及」導管抽吸 件、閥體與墨水匣之承載架固定在一起。,且該板 9.如申請專利範圍第8項所述之連續供墨系統 機構,其中閥體更包含複數個連接管、彈性元件、活寒 閥以及套筒。1288078 X. Patent application scope: 1. A catheter suction mechanism of a continuous ink supply system, comprising: a main casing comprising an arc guiding portion and a clamping tube member, wherein the clamping tube member is disposed on the main casing And a driving mechanism disposed inside the main casing, comprising a driving component, a plurality of rollers and a plurality of elastic conduits, wherein the plurality of elastic conduits are disposed between the roller and the curved guiding portion And spaced apart from each other; _ whereby the plurality of conduits are fixed with the arcuate guide and the elastic conduits are spaced apart from each other such that the drive mechanism drives the roller to rotate, the ink inside the flexible conduit or the specific The fluid can be transported and the flexible conduits are independent of each other. 2. The catheter suction mechanism of the continuous ink supply system of claim 1, wherein the driving mechanism further comprises: a rotating shaft, one end of which is connected to the driving element and driven to be driven by the driving device; and a turntable The shaft is disposed at the other end of the rotating shaft, and rotates synchronously with the rotating shaft when the rotating shaft rotates, and accommodates the plurality of rollers to drive a plurality of rollers to rotate when synchronously rotating with the rotating shaft. 3. The catheter suction mechanism of the continuous ink supply system according to claim 1, wherein the card tube member fixes the plurality of elastic conduits, and the elastic conduits are arranged in parallel in the upper and lower directions and are arranged at right and left intervals. 4. A catheter suction mechanism for a continuous ink supply system, comprising: a main housing comprising an arcuate guide and a snap tube member, the snap tube member 16 1288078 being disposed on both sides of the main housing; a drive mechanism The inner casing is disposed inside the main casing, and comprises a driving component, a plurality of rollers and a plurality of elastic conduits, wherein the plurality of elastic conduits are disposed between the roller and the curved guiding portion and are spaced apart from each other; And a conduit control valve comprising a conduit connector and a valve member, wherein one end of the conduit connector is coupled to the end of the flexible conduit, and one of the valve members is coupled to the carrier of the ink cartridge; thereby, The arc guide is used to fix the plurality of conduits with the card tube member and the elastic conduits are spaced apart from each other, and the conduit control valve is actuated to enable the ink or the specific fluid discharged from the ink cartridge to be transported by the driving mechanism. And the elastic conduits are independent of each other. 5. The catheter suction mechanism of the continuous ink supply system of claim 4, wherein the driving mechanism further comprises: a rotating shaft, one end of which is connected to the driving element and is rotated by the driving device; A turntable is disposed at the other end of the rotating shaft, and rotates synchronously with the rotating shaft when the rotating shaft rotates, and accommodates the plurality of rollers to drive a plurality of rollers to rotate when synchronously rotating with the rotating shaft. 6. The catheter suction mechanism of the continuous ink supply system according to claim 4, wherein the card tube member fixes the plurality of elastic conduits, and the elastic conduits are arranged in parallel in the upper and lower directions and are arranged at right and left intervals. 7. The catheter suction mechanism of the continuous ink supply system of claim 4, wherein one end of the conduit joint has a tapered tubular guide 17 ^ 288078. The continuous ink supply mechanism of claim 4, wherein the valve member comprises a plate member and a conduit suction member, and the valve body is fixed to the carrier of the ink cartridge. And the board of the continuous ink supply system of claim 8, wherein the valve body further comprises a plurality of connecting tubes, elastic members, live cold valves and sleeves. 1818
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