TWM458402U - Liquid supplying device - Google Patents

Description

Liquid supply device

The present invention relates to a liquid supply device, and more particularly to a liquid supply device applied to an inkjet device.

With the advancement of printing technology, high-speed printing and high-definition image quality are necessary conditions, so it has also increased the use of ink cartridges. In addition, many used ink cartridges tend to leave some ink, which indirectly causes waste of resources and environmental pollution.

In response to the above problems, a liquid supply device for replenishing ink in the ink cartridge is derived, and the conventional liquid supply device injects ink by means of a pump or floats in the ink by means of a float ball, thereby controlling the height of the ink inside the device; However, the above conventional liquid supply devices use external parts to control ink, and the problems caused by maintenance costs, maintenance costs, and resource consumption are unpredictable.

Therefore, it is necessary to propose a liquid supply device to avoid the loss of the conventional technology due to the external parts.

The object of the present invention is to provide a liquid supply device for convection of atmospheric pressure in a liquid supply device by a pressure difference generated between a plurality of separators, thereby controlling the height of the liquid inside the liquid supply device.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention proposes a liquid supply device for supplying and having a liquid The liquid unit is combined, and the liquid supply device comprises a carrier member, a top plate, a plurality of side plates, a bottom plate, a first partition plate, a second partition plate, a third partition plate and a fourth partition plate. Wherein the carrier member has a tapered portion, a first through hole and a second through hole, the tapered portion receives the liquid from the liquid unit; the top plate has an input hole, and the input hole is closely attached Cooperating with the carrier member, and the input hole corresponds to the first through hole and the second through hole; and the carrier member can be replaced with a sealing member for preventing the liquid from contacting the outside air; the side plates are Separately having two connecting ends, one end of each of the side plates is vertically disposed at an end of the top plate; the bottom plate has a bottom plate body, a plurality of bottom partitions and a cavity, and the end of the bottom plate body is disposed at the end The other side of the side plate is at a plurality of bending angles and is pivotally connected to the cavity. Further, the bottom plate is provided on one side of the bottom plate body, wherein the top plate, the top plate, the same The side plate and the bottom plate form a hollow portion for receiving the liquid; the first partition plate, the second partition plate, the third partition plate and the fourth partition plate are respectively disposed on the top plate and the bottom plate One end of the first partition is disposed adjacent to the input The other end of the top plate is disposed on the bottom plate body, and one end of the second baffle is disposed on the top plate of the input hole, and one end of the third baffle is disposed adjacent to the other edge of the input hole The top plate, one end of the fourth partition is disposed on the top plate, and the fourth partition is adjacent to the third partition.

Compared with the prior art, the liquid supply device of the present invention separates the unequal areas by the first partition, the second partition, the third partition and the fourth partition in the hollow portion, so that Unequal pressure is generated in the space; thereby, the pressure difference generated by the unequal pressure is reused, and the atmospheric pressure of the hollow portion is matched, so that the liquid can be continuously supplied to the liquid supply device from the liquid unit supplement. In one embodiment, the atmospheric pressure is a space formed by the second partition and the third partition to push the liquid inside the liquid unit to pass through the first partition and the first a space formed by the two partitions is injected into the liquid supply device, and when the liquid located in the hollow portion rises to the bottom end of the fourth partition, the rising liquid is isolated from the third by the fourth partition a space formed by the partition and the fourth partition, and when the liquid surface of the liquid is in close contact with the bottom end of the third partition, the liquid will be located in the first partition and the second partition The pressure with the third diaphragm changes with the height of the liquid until the liquid rises to a pressure equilibrium state, and the liquid unit stops injecting the liquid.

1‧‧‧Liquid supply device

11‧‧‧Carriage

113‧‧‧Cone

115‧‧‧First through hole

117‧‧‧second through hole

12‧‧‧ top board

122‧‧‧ input hole

14‧‧‧floor

142‧‧‧ bottom partition

144‧‧‧Bottom body

146‧‧‧ cavity

148‧‧‧Folding board

16‧‧‧ side panels

162‧‧‧ output hole

164‧‧‧ catheter

166‧‧‧Connecting parts

167‧‧‧ card groove

18‧‧‧ Hollow

182‧‧‧ first partition

183‧‧‧First space

1832‧‧‧ first area

184‧‧‧Second partition

185‧‧‧Second space

1852‧‧‧second area

186‧‧‧ third partition

187‧‧‧ third space

1872‧‧‧ third area

188‧‧‧4th partition

19‧‧‧Seal

2‧‧‧Liquid unit

3‧‧‧Liquid

32‧‧‧liquid surface

5‧‧‧Atmospheric pressure

The first figure is a schematic cross-sectional view of a liquid supply device.

The second figure is an exploded perspective view of a liquid supply device.

The third figure is a three-dimensional sectional view of a liquid supply device.

The fourth figure is a schematic diagram of the liquid flow of a liquid supply device.

The fifth figure is a schematic diagram of the liquid stationary of a liquid supply device.

The sixth drawing is a further embodiment of creating a liquid supply device.

In order to fully understand the purpose, features and effects of this creation, the following specific examples are used, and the accompanying drawings are used to explain the creation in detail. For the following: Please refer to the first figure and the second figure. . The first drawing is a schematic cross-sectional view of a liquid supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the second drawing is an exploded perspective view of the liquid supply device of the present embodiment. Here, the liquid supply device 1 is described by taking an ink cartridge as an example. In the first figure, the liquid supply device 1 is for combination with the liquid unit 2 in which the liquid 3 is stored, and the liquid 3 can be continuously supplied to the liquid supply device 1 after bonding. Wherein the liquid 3 of the liquid unit 2 has A liquid surface 32. Further, the liquid 3 can be one of ink, water, and oil. In the second figure, the liquid supply device 1 includes a carrier member 11, a top plate 12, a bottom plate 14 and a plurality of side plates 16, and by combining the top plate 12, the bottom plate 14 and the side plates 16 to form a hollow portion 18; The hollow portion 18 is for storing the liquid 3 from the liquid unit 2.

The carrier member 11 has a tapered portion 113, a first through hole 115 and a second through hole 117, and the tapered portion 113 of the carrier member 11 is connected to the liquid unit 2 by the first through The perforation 115 and the second through hole 117 deliver liquid to the liquid supply device 1, and if the liquid 3 of the liquid unit 2 has been completely delivered to the liquid supply device 1, the liquid unit 2 can be removed and replaced with another The liquid unit 2 allows the liquid 3 to be replenished without interruption to enhance the replenishing efficiency. The material of the tapered portion 113 is one of metal and plastic.

Moreover, the top plate 12 has an input hole 122 corresponding to the first through hole 115 and the second through hole 117, and is closely attached to the carrier member 11 through the first through hole 115 and One end of the second through hole 117 communicates with the input hole 122, and the other end receives the liquid 3 of the liquid unit 2, and introduces the liquid 3 into the hollow portion 18.

The bottom plate 14 includes a bottom plate body 144, a plurality of bottom partition plates 142, and a cavity 146. The bottom partition plates 142 are disposed on one side of the bottom plate body 144. In another embodiment, one of the side panels 16 further includes an output aperture 162 in communication with the hollow portion 18 for providing the liquid 3 to a liquid device (not shown).

Further, the base plate 144 extends from the one of the side plates 16 toward the cavity 146. Before being adjacent to the cavity 146, there is a bent plate 148 which is inclined at an angle upward and then bent at an angle such that the bent plate 148 is vertically pivoted to the cavity 146.

The side plates 16 include a plurality of card grooves 167 which are vertically extended by the top plate 12. The hollow portion 18 further includes a conduit 164. One end of the conduit 164 is disposed on the cavity 146 and is pivotally connected to the output hole 162, and the other end is used for the liquid 3 The hollow portion 18 is delivered to the output aperture 162. The material of the conduit 164 can be one of metal, plastic, and rubber.

Furthermore, the material of the carrier member 11, the top plate 12, the side plates 16 and the bottom plate 14 is one of translucent and transparent, and the material may be polyethylene terephthalate. One of (PET), polypropylene (PP), and polyethylene (PE).

Please refer to the third figure together for a three-dimensional sectional view of a liquid supply device. The hollow portion 18 further includes a first partition plate 182, a second partition plate 184, a third partition plate 186, and a fourth partition plate 188.

The first partition 182, the second partition 184, the third partition 186, and the fourth partition 188 respectively correspond to the card grooves 167 of the side plates 16, thereby fixing the positions of the partitions .

The first partition 182 has one end disposed at an edge of the input hole 122 and the other end extending to the bottom plate body 144 of the bottom plate 14 of the hollow portion 18.

The third partition 186 is disposed on the edge of the other end of the input hole 122; the second partition 184 is connected to the input hole 122, and is divided by the side plate 16, the first partition 182, and the third The space formed by the partition 186 forms a first space 183 and a second space 185.

The fourth partition 188 is disposed on the top plate 12 of the hollow portion 18 and surrounds the side plate 16 and the second partition plate 184 to generate the third space 187.

In addition, the spacers are disposed on the top panel 12 at different distances, and the distance between the spacers may be, for example, that the distance between the first spacer 182 and the second spacer 184 is greater than the first a distance between the second partition 184 and the third partition 186, and the first partition 182 and the second The distance between the partitions 184 is less than the distance between the second partition 184 and the fourth partition 188.

Moreover, the first space 183, the second space 185, and the third space 187 are formed by vertically projecting on the liquid surface 32 of the liquid 3 located in the hollow portion 18 to form a first area 1832 and a second area. 1852 and a third area 1872, for example, an area relationship of the first area 1832, the second area 1852, and the third area 1872 is such that the third area 1872 is greater than the first area 1832, and the first area 1832 is greater than the second The area is 1852.

Furthermore, the first partition 182, the second partition 184, the third partition 186, and the fourth partition 188 respectively correspond to the first length, the second length, the third length, and the fourth length. The relationship between the lengths may be that the first length is greater than the second length, and the second length is greater than the third length and the fourth length. In this embodiment, the fourth length is greater than the third length and less than the second length.

Please refer to the fourth and fifth figures for a schematic diagram of the liquid flow of the liquid supply device and a schematic diagram of the liquid holding of the liquid supply device, taking the ink cartridge as an example. The liquid supply device 1 is punctured by the carrier member 11 and closely adheres to the liquid unit 2, and the liquid 3 is transported to the hollow portion 18 through the first through hole 115 and the second through hole 117. The second partition 184 divides the first space 183 and the second space 185, and the first space 183 and the second space 185 are projected on the liquid surface 32 to form a first area 1832 and a second area 1852. And the first area 1832 is greater than the second area 1852, so the pressure of the first area 1832 is less than the pressure of the second area 1852; thereby, the atmospheric pressure 5 pushes the liquid unit 2 from the second space 185 The liquid 3 is internally injected into the liquid supply device 1 through the first space 183; further, the liquid 3 is raised to the bottom end of the fourth partition 188 by the fourth partition 188 isolating the liquid 3 from the third space 187, and the liquid 3 Raising to the bottom of the third partition 186, the liquid 3 will change with the height of the liquid 3 due to the pressure of the first space 183 and the second space 185 until the liquid 3 rises to a pressure balance State, at this time, the liquid unit 2 will stop supplying the liquid 3. However, when the liquid device (not shown) draws the liquid 3 through the output hole 162, the liquid surface 32 will gradually decrease; therefore, the atmospheric pressure 5 can continue to push the liquid 3 inside the liquid unit 2, so that It continues to replenish the liquid 3. The third area 187 formed by the third space 187 projected on the liquid surface 32 is used for visually observing the liquid surface 32 of the liquid 3. It is noted that the bottom plate 144 is along the same. One of the side plates 16 extends to the cavity 146 and extends in the opposite direction of the hollow portion 18, so that as the liquid surface 32 continuously descends, the liquid 3 is concentrated along the bottom plate body 144 Between the bent plate 148 and the bottom plate body 144, one end of the pipe 164 is seated at the foregoing position, and the other end is disposed at the output hole 162. By this method, the residual amount of the liquid 3 can be reduced. .

Please refer to the sixth figure for a further embodiment of a liquid supply device. The liquid supply device 1 can remove the liquid unit 2 and the carrier member 11 and cover the input hole 122 of the top plate 12 with a sealing member 19 to prevent impurities contained in the outside air from being mixed into the liquid 3, thereby improving the The quality and life of the liquid 3 is used, and if the liquid surface 32 is lowered to the condition that the liquid 32 needs to be replenished, the sealing member 19 can be removed, and the carrying member 11 and the liquid unit 2 can be reset to the top plate. The input hole 122 of 12. The material of the sealing member 19 is one of synthetic rubber and natural rubber.

While the embodiments of the present invention have been particularly shown and described herein, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is only intended to depict the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. Many changes, changes, and substitutions are familiar to the creative field without departing from the creation. Easy to think about. It should be understood that various alternatives to the embodiments of the present invention described herein can be used to implement the creation. It is intended that the scope of the present invention be defined by the scope of the following claims and the scope of the claims.

1‧‧‧Liquid supply device

11‧‧‧Carriage

113‧‧‧Cone

115‧‧‧First through hole

117‧‧‧second through hole

12‧‧‧ top board

122‧‧‧ input hole

14‧‧‧floor

142‧‧‧ bottom partition

144‧‧‧Bottom body

146‧‧‧ cavity

148‧‧‧Folding board

16‧‧‧ side panels

162‧‧‧ output hole

164‧‧‧ catheter

166‧‧‧Connecting parts

167‧‧‧ card groove

18‧‧‧ Hollow

182‧‧‧ first partition

184‧‧‧Second partition

186‧‧‧ third partition

188‧‧‧4th partition

2‧‧‧Liquid unit

3‧‧‧Liquid

32‧‧‧liquid surface

5‧‧‧Atmospheric pressure

Claims (15)

A liquid supply device for combining with a liquid unit having a liquid, the liquid supply device comprising: a carrier member having a tapered portion, a first through hole and a second through hole, the tapered portion receiving the The liquid plate of the liquid unit; the top plate has an input hole, the input hole is closely attached to the carrier member, and corresponds to the first through hole and the second through hole; the plurality of side plates respectively have two connection ends, One end of each of the side plates is vertically disposed at an end of the top plate; the bottom plate has a bottom plate body, a plurality of bottom partitions, and a cavity, and the end of the bottom plate body is pivotally connected to the side plates, and the bottom plate The bottom plate is provided on one side of the body, wherein the top plate, the side plates and the bottom plate form a hollow portion for receiving the liquid; and the first partition plate, the second partition plate, the third partition plate and the first Four partitions are respectively disposed between the top plate and the bottom plate, one end of the first partition is disposed adjacent to the edge of the input hole, and the other end is disposed on the bottom plate, the second partition One end system is set to this input The top plate, one end of the third partition is disposed adjacent to the other edge of the input hole, one end of the fourth partition is disposed on the top plate, and the fourth partition is adjacent to the top Three partitions. The liquid supply device according to claim 1, wherein the material of the carrier, the top plate, the side plates and the bottom plate are one of translucent and transparent. The liquid supply device of claim 2, wherein the material is one of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polypropylene (PP), and polyethylene (PE). By. The liquid supply device of claim 1, wherein the tapered portion is one of a metal and a plastic. The liquid supply device of claim 1, wherein the liquid system is one of ink, water, and oil. The liquid supply device of claim 1, wherein the carrier member is a replaceable seal member that covers an input hole of the top plate to prevent the liquid from coming into contact with outside air. The liquid supply device according to claim 6, wherein the carrier member and the material of the seal member are one of synthetic rubber and natural rubber. The liquid supply device of claim 1, wherein the side plates further comprise a plurality of card grooves respectively corresponding to the first partition, the second partition, and the third partition And the fourth partition. The liquid supply device of claim 1, wherein one of the side plates further comprises an output aperture and a connector, the output aperture extending through the connector and the cavity and communicating with the hollow. The liquid supply device of claim 9, wherein the output hole further comprises a conduit for drawing the liquid. The liquid supply device of claim 10, wherein the material of the conduit is one of metal, rubber, and plastic. The liquid supply device of claim 1, wherein the bottom plate system extends from the one of the side plates to the cavity and is adjacent to the cavity at a plurality of angles The degree is bent and vertically pivoted to the cavity. The liquid supply device of claim 1, wherein a distance between the first partition and the second partition is greater than a distance between the second partition and the third partition, and The distance between the first partition and the second partition is smaller than the distance between the second partition and the fourth partition. The liquid supply device of claim 1, wherein the first partition, the second partition, the third partition, and the fourth partition respectively correspond to the first length, the second length, and the The third length and the fourth length are greater than the second length, and the second length is greater than the third length and the fourth length. The liquid supply device of claim 14, wherein the fourth length is greater than the third length and less than the second length.