WO2004033214A1 - Systeme de remplissage - Google Patents

Systeme de remplissage Download PDF

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WO2004033214A1
WO2004033214A1 PCT/GB2003/004424 GB0304424W WO2004033214A1 WO 2004033214 A1 WO2004033214 A1 WO 2004033214A1 GB 0304424 W GB0304424 W GB 0304424W WO 2004033214 A1 WO2004033214 A1 WO 2004033214A1
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container
neck
inlet passage
engaging member
valve
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PCT/GB2003/004424
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Graham Tremlett Ridout
Miles Julian Ling
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Orbit Inks Limited
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Priority to AU2003278308A priority Critical patent/AU2003278308A1/en
Publication of WO2004033214A1 publication Critical patent/WO2004033214A1/fr

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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
    • B41J2/17506—Refilling of the cartridge
    • B41J2/17509—Whilst mounted in the printer
    • 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
    • B41J2/1752—Mounting within the printer
    • B41J2/17523—Ink connection

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  • the present invention relates to a system for filling one container from another container.
  • inkjet printing it is sometimes desirable to transfer ink from a first container to a second container without spillage. Often, this transfer of ink is performed by tipping from one container to another. In particular, it is standard practice to fill one ink container from another ink container by inverting the first ink container and placing it over the second ink container and simply pouring the contents of the first container into the neck of the second ink container. Any arrangement such as this, which is not sealed, frequently leads to spillage, which may result in problems for the user if the contents are messy or hazardous.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an improved system for filling one substantially sealed container from another.
  • a first container having a neck including an opening at its distal end, the neck containing a normally closed valve, the valve including a valve seat, a closure member closing onto the valve seat and means for urging the closure member onto the valve seat.
  • the neck of the container will include seals on its external surface.
  • the seals will be O- rings .
  • a second container for use with the first container of the invention, the second container including an inlet passage, the inlet passage having sealing member mounted therein, the sealing member having a spike mounted in the inlet, sealing the inlet, with a bore extending from substantially the top of an engaging member (i.e. a spike), through the centre of the spike, into the inlet.
  • an engaging member i.e. a spike
  • the closure member will be a ball, and in particular a stainless steel ball.
  • the means for urging the closure member against the valve seat will be a spring.
  • the sealing member is affixed to the neck of the container with a pin.
  • the combination of the first container and the second container wherein the spike is sized to displace the closure member from the valve seat to allow the contents of the first container to travel through the aperture in the spike into the second container, and wherein the neck of the first container is sized to fit and/or seal into the inlet passage of the second container.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a first container according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a second container according to the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional partial view of the coupling of the first container and the second container.
  • the container 1 thereshown comprises a bottle 2 having a neck 4.
  • the neck 4 is provided with sealing members 6 on its outside 8.
  • the sealing members 6 are O-rings.
  • the inside 9 of the neck 4 is provided with a normally closed valve 10.
  • the valve 10 comprises a spring 12 acting to urge a ball 18 onto an o-ring 16, held on a valve seat 19.
  • FIG. 2 shows a second, complementary container 20, including a reservoir 22 and a feed tube 24 connected thereto.
  • the feed tube has a constriction 26 against which is abutted a disc 28 from which a spike 30 protrudes.
  • the disc 28 sealing fits into the feed tube 24 and is secured in place by a pin 32.
  • the spike 30 is provided with a small aperture 34 to allow any material on the disc 28 to pass into the reservoir 22.
  • the spike 30 is essentially hollow, with a passageway 36 running from apertures 38 at the top 40 of the spike 30, though the centre of the spike 30, with an outlet 42 at the other end 43 of the spike. This allows material to pass though the centre of the spike 30 into the reservoir 22.
  • the neck 4 of the first container 1 is sized to fit into the feed tube 24 of the second container 20.
  • the seals 6 provide an air tight seal between the two containers.
  • the spike 30 in the second container 20 is sized to move the ball 18 in the valve 10 of the first container 1, off the valve seat 19, opening the valve. This allows materials in the first container 1 to flow through the valve 10, into the passageway 36 in the spike 30 and into the reservoir 22 in the second container.
  • the system is able to transfer any material, for example ink or a similar viscous material, from a first container to a second container.
  • ink may be transferred from an inexpensive plastic bottle, to a more permanent container such as an inkjet cartridge.
  • inventive concepts herein described can be used for transferring any viscous material in liquid or powder form between two containers.
  • the inventive concepts relate to two portions of a valve system.
  • the first portion of the valve system is designed so that one container can be inverted without leaking.
  • the second portion of the valve system is designed to fit within a recipient container as and when the two portions of the valve system are coupled together.
  • a further benefit of the inventive concepts is that the level of material in the recipient container is controlled by, and the result of, the design of the two parts of the valve system.
  • the mechanism automatically controls the maximum level of material in the recipient container, therefore, avoiding overfilling.
  • a level of material in the recipient container is controlled by, and is resultant from, the design of the two parts of the valve system.
  • the aforementioned apparatus provides an improved mechanism for transferring material, such as ink, from a first container to a second container with minimal spillage, thereby substantially alleviating one or more of the disadvantages associated with known material transfer mechanisms.

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Abstract

La présente invention a trait à un appareil destiné au transfert de matière comportant un premier récipient (2) comprenant un col (4), dans lequel le col (4) présente une ouverture à l'extrémité distale à partir du premier récipient (2), le col comprenant une soupape normalement fermée (10). L'appareil comporte également un deuxième récipient (20) comprenant un organe de prise (30) présentant un passage d'entrée (36), le passage d'entrée présentant au moins un organe d'étanchéité monté en son sein, pour être relié en fonctionnement au col (4) du premier récipient (2). L'organe de prise engage et ouvre la soupape normalement fermée (10) pour le transfert de matière depuis le premier récipient (2) vers le deuxième récipient (20) à travers le passage d'entrée (36). Ainsi, on peut effectuer le transfert de matière depuis un récipient vers un autre récipient sensiblement sans déchet.
PCT/GB2003/004424 2002-10-10 2003-10-10 Systeme de remplissage WO2004033214A1 (fr)

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AU2003278308A AU2003278308A1 (en) 2002-10-10 2003-10-10 Filling system

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GBGB0223557.0A GB0223557D0 (en) 2002-10-10 2002-10-10 Filling system
GB0223557.0 2002-10-10

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CN110605916A (zh) * 2018-06-14 2019-12-24 京瓷办公信息系统株式会社 盖、墨盒和图像形成装置
US11803133B2 (en) 2018-08-30 2023-10-31 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Print refill devices

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US6015209A (en) * 1995-04-27 2000-01-18 Hewlett-Packard Company Replaceable ink container with fluid interconnect for coupling to an ink-jet printer
US6360795B1 (en) * 1999-03-22 2002-03-26 J. S. Staedtler Gmbh & Co. Device and arrangement for filling an ink reservoir

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US6015209A (en) * 1995-04-27 2000-01-18 Hewlett-Packard Company Replaceable ink container with fluid interconnect for coupling to an ink-jet printer
US6360795B1 (en) * 1999-03-22 2002-03-26 J. S. Staedtler Gmbh & Co. Device and arrangement for filling an ink reservoir

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN110605916A (zh) * 2018-06-14 2019-12-24 京瓷办公信息系统株式会社 盖、墨盒和图像形成装置
US11803133B2 (en) 2018-08-30 2023-10-31 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Print refill devices

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