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WO2013044755A1
WO2013044755A1 PCT/CN2012/081742 CN2012081742W WO2013044755A1 WO 2013044755 A1 WO2013044755 A1 WO 2013044755A1 CN 2012081742 W CN2012081742 W CN 2012081742W WO 2013044755 A1 WO2013044755 A1 WO 2013044755A1
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  • the present invention relates to an ink filling device dedicated to replenishing ink to an ink cartridge with a printhead.
  • the present invention is based on a Chinese utility model patent application filed on Sep. 30, 2011, with the application number 201120374266.4, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
  • FIG. 1 An ink filling device using positive pressure ink filling is shown in FIG. 1.
  • the ink filling device includes a casing 2 that is in contact with the printing head 12 of the ink cartridge 1.
  • the casing 2 has an ink chamber 23, and the ink chamber 23 has an ink chamber 23
  • the ink port 21 and the vent 22, the ink outlet 21 is disposed at the bottom of the ink chamber 23, the vent 22 is disposed at the top of the ink chamber 23; the vent 22 is open to the atmosphere, and a kapok core 3 is placed for ink discharge.
  • the nozzle 21 is in close contact with the nozzle 121 of the print head 12, and the nozzle 121 sucks ink from the kapok core 3 to the print head and sucks into the ink cartridge 1 from the sponge 11 in the ink cartridge 1.
  • the ink chamber of the ink tank and the ink chamber of the ink filling device are in the same air pressure environment, and the relative permeability and saturation of the porous medium in the wood wool core and the ink cartridge under natural pressure are formed in the ink cartridge by the relative permeability and saturation in the ink cartridge.
  • the ink is sucked to inject ink into the ink cartridge, and the ink filling speed of the ink filling device is slow and the time is long, and each ink cartridge needs to be filled for about 30 minutes each time.
  • the ink filling device of the present invention comprises a casing comprising an ink chamber having an ink outlet and a vent, the ink outlet being disposed at the bottom of the ink chamber, the vent being disposed at the top of the ink chamber; and the ink absorbing medium
  • the ink absorbing medium is disposed at the bottom of the ink chamber and at the other end of the ink outlet in the ink chamber; and further includes a pressing device connected to the vent.
  • the pressing device comprises a pressurized air bag with an air suction pipe and a gas pipe, the gas pipe is connected with the vent, and the air suction pipe is connected to the atmosphere.
  • the technical solution has the advantages of simple structure and convenient operation. advantage.
  • the suction pipe is provided with a first one-way valve
  • the gas pipe is provided with a second one-way valve.
  • the pressurized airbag is a hollow elastic sphere.
  • the volumetric utilization of the pressurized pumping gas is higher.
  • the ink absorbing medium is a kapok core. Since the kapok core has a high porosity and a high capillary ratio, the ink absorbing function is enhanced.
  • the pressing device applies pressure to the ink in the ink chamber from the vent, and the ink is supplied to the ink absorbing medium more quickly under pressure and transmitted to the nozzle of the printing head. Speed up the filling process to achieve the purpose of shortening the ink filling time of each cartridge.
  • Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional ink filling device and an ink cartridge
  • Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the ink filling device and ink container of the present invention.
  • the ink filling device of the present invention comprises a casing 2 having an ink chamber 23, an ink chamber 23 having an ink outlet 21 and a vent 22, and an ink outlet 21 disposed at the bottom of the ink chamber 23.
  • the vent 22 is disposed at the top of the ink chamber 23;
  • the kapok core 3 is disposed in the ink chamber 23 with one end at the bottom of the ink chamber 23 and the other end at the ink outlet 21, and a pressing device.
  • the pressurizing device includes a pressurized air bag 4, one end of the air suction pipe 44 and the air pipe 43 are respectively communicated with the pressurized air bag 4, the other end of the air pipe 43 is connected with the air vent 22, and the other end of the air suction pipe 44 is open to the atmosphere.
  • a first check valve 42 is disposed on the intake pipe 44, and a second check valve 41 is disposed on the gas pipe 43.
  • the ink cartridge 1 is placed on the casing 2, and the casing 2 is docked with the print head 12 of the ink cartridge 1, so that the nozzle 121 of the print head 12 is in close contact with the kapok core 3, when the pressurized airbag 4 is pressed,
  • the one-way valve 42 is closed, the second check valve 41 is turned on, the pressurized air bag 4 is pressurized to make the volume smaller, and the excess air that is squeezed enters the vent 22 through the second check valve 41 from the air supply pipe 43 to
  • the ink in the ink chamber 23 is pressed, and the ink is pressed against the ink outlet port 21, accelerated from the kapok core 3 to the nozzle 121, and sucked into the ink cartridge 1 by the sponge 11 in the ink cartridge 1, greatly improving the filling.
  • the ink speed shortens the filling time; when the pressure on the pressurized air bag 4 is stopped, the pressurized air bag 4 automatically returns to the inhalation state, at which time the first check valve 42 is opened and the second check valve 41 is closed.
  • the air enters from the suction pipe and fills the pressurized air bag 4; the pressure air bag 4 is pressed, the above operation is repeated, and the cycle is sequentially performed until the ink filling of the ink cartridge 1 is completed.
  • the pressurized airbag 4 is a hollow elastic sphere.
  • the pressurizing device may also employ an electric pressurizing pump or a bellows or the like.
  • the ink filling device of the invention can speed up the ink filling, and the ink filling time of each ink cartridge is greatly shortened.

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Disclosed is an ink-filling device for filling a cartridge having a printing head with ink. The ink-filling device comprises: a cartridge body including an ink-containing cavity having an ink outlet and a vent, the ink outlet being adjacent to the bottom of the ink-containing cavity and the vent being adjacent to the top of the ink-containing cavity; and an ink-absorbing medium located at the bottom of the ink-containing cavity at one end and located at the ink outlet inside the ink-containing cavity at the other end. The ink-filling device also comprises a pressure device connected with the vent.

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灌墨装置  Ink filling device
本发明涉及一种专用于向带有打印头的墨盒补充墨水的灌墨装置。本发明基于申请日为2011年09月30日、申请号为201120374266.4的中国实用新型专利申请，该申请的内容作为与本发明密切相关的参考文献引入本文。 The present invention relates to an ink filling device dedicated to replenishing ink to an ink cartridge with a printhead. The present invention is based on a Chinese utility model patent application filed on Sep. 30, 2011, with the application number 201120374266.4, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
现有技术中对带有打印头的墨盒补充墨水的灌墨装置有两类，一类采用正压方法灌墨，另一种是采用负压方法灌墨。其中一种采用正压灌墨的灌墨装置如图1，灌墨装置包括与墨盒1的打印头12对接的盒体2，该盒体2具有墨水容腔23，该墨水容腔23有出墨口21及通气口22，出墨口21设置在墨水容腔23的底部，通气口22设置在墨水容腔23的顶部；通气口22与大气相通，还有一个木棉芯3置于出墨口21中并与打印头12的喷嘴121紧密接触，喷嘴121从木棉芯3上把墨水吸到打印头并由墨盒1中的海绵体11吸进墨盒1内 In the prior art, there are two types of ink filling devices for replenishing ink cartridges with print heads, one of which uses a positive pressure method to fill ink, and the other which uses a negative pressure method to fill ink. An ink filling device using positive pressure ink filling is shown in FIG. 1. The ink filling device includes a casing 2 that is in contact with the printing head 12 of the ink cartridge 1. The casing 2 has an ink chamber 23, and the ink chamber 23 has an ink chamber 23 The ink port 21 and the vent 22, the ink outlet 21 is disposed at the bottom of the ink chamber 23, the vent 22 is disposed at the top of the ink chamber 23; the vent 22 is open to the atmosphere, and a kapok core 3 is placed for ink discharge. The nozzle 21 is in close contact with the nozzle 121 of the print head 12, and the nozzle 121 sucks ink from the kapok core 3 to the print head and sucks into the ink cartridge 1 from the sponge 11 in the ink cartridge 1.
墨盒内与灌墨装置的墨水容腔在同样气压的环境下，木棉芯与墨盒内的多孔介质在自然压力下靠气相及液相的相对渗透率与饱和度在墨盒内所形成的差异，自然地吸墨，从而对墨盒进行墨水灌注，用这种灌墨装置的灌墨速度慢，时间长，每只墨盒每次灌满需要30分钟左右。 Naturally, the ink chamber of the ink tank and the ink chamber of the ink filling device are in the same air pressure environment, and the relative permeability and saturation of the porous medium in the wood wool core and the ink cartridge under natural pressure are formed in the ink cartridge by the relative permeability and saturation in the ink cartridge. The ink is sucked to inject ink into the ink cartridge, and the ink filling speed of the ink filling device is slow and the time is long, and each ink cartridge needs to be filled for about 30 minutes each time.
本发明的目的是提供一种能加快灌墨速度、缩短灌墨时间的正压法灌墨装置。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a positive pressure ink filling apparatus which can speed up the ink filling speed and shorten the ink filling time.
本发明的灌墨装置包括盒体，该盒体包括具有出墨口及通气口的墨水容腔，出墨口设置在墨水容腔的底部，通气口设置在墨水容腔的顶部；吸墨介质，该吸墨介质一端位于墨水容腔底部、另一端位于出墨口地置于墨水容腔内；还包括加压装置，该加压装置与通气口连接。The ink filling device of the present invention comprises a casing comprising an ink chamber having an ink outlet and a vent, the ink outlet being disposed at the bottom of the ink chamber, the vent being disposed at the top of the ink chamber; and the ink absorbing medium The ink absorbing medium is disposed at the bottom of the ink chamber and at the other end of the ink outlet in the ink chamber; and further includes a pressing device connected to the vent.
作为对上述技术方案的一个具体方案，加压装置包括带有吸气管及输气管的加压气囊，输气管与通气口连接，吸气管与大气相通，本技术方案具有结构简单，操作方便优点。As a specific solution to the above technical solution, the pressing device comprises a pressurized air bag with an air suction pipe and a gas pipe, the gas pipe is connected with the vent, and the air suction pipe is connected to the atmosphere. The technical solution has the advantages of simple structure and convenient operation. advantage.
作为对上述技术方案的进一步改进，吸气管上设置有第一单向阀，输气管上设置有第二单向阀。本改进使得加压操作更简易，并使操作顺畅。As a further improvement of the above technical solution, the suction pipe is provided with a first one-way valve, and the gas pipe is provided with a second one-way valve. This improvement makes the pressurizing operation easier and smoother.
作为对上述技术方案的进一步改进，加压气囊是空心的弹性球体。使加压泵气的体积利用率更高。As a further improvement of the above technical solution, the pressurized airbag is a hollow elastic sphere. The volumetric utilization of the pressurized pumping gas is higher.
作为对上述技术方案的一种改进，吸墨介质为木棉芯。由于木棉芯的多孔率及毛细率高，使吸墨功能更强。As an improvement to the above technical solution, the ink absorbing medium is a kapok core. Since the kapok core has a high porosity and a high capillary ratio, the ink absorbing function is enhanced.
由于本发明的灌墨装置采用了上述技术方案，加压装置从通气口对墨水容腔内的墨水施加压力，墨水在压力下，更快的供给到吸墨介质并传到打印头的喷嘴，加快灌墨的速度，达到缩短每个墨盒灌墨时间的目的。 Since the ink filling device of the present invention adopts the above technical solution, the pressing device applies pressure to the ink in the ink chamber from the vent, and the ink is supplied to the ink absorbing medium more quickly under pressure and transmitted to the nozzle of the printing head. Speed up the filling process to achieve the purpose of shortening the ink filling time of each cartridge.
图1是现有灌墨装置与墨盒的剖视图;Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional ink filling device and an ink cartridge;
图2是本发明灌墨装置与墨盒的剖视图。Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the ink filling device and ink container of the present invention.
下面结合附图和实施例对本发明进一步说明。The invention will now be further described with reference to the drawings and embodiments.
参见图2，本发明的灌墨装置包括盒体2，盒体2具有墨水容腔23，墨水容腔23有出墨口21及通气口22，出墨口21设置在墨水容腔23的底部，通气口22设置在墨水容腔23的顶部；木棉芯3以一端位于墨水容腔23的底部、另一端位于出墨口21的状态设置于墨水容腔23内，还有一个加压装置，加压装置包括加压气囊4，吸气管44及输气管43的其中一端分别与加压气囊4相通，输气管43的另一端与通气口22连接，吸气管44的另一端与大气相通；吸气管44上设置有第一单向阀42，输气管43上设置有第二单向阀41。Referring to Fig. 2, the ink filling device of the present invention comprises a casing 2 having an ink chamber 23, an ink chamber 23 having an ink outlet 21 and a vent 22, and an ink outlet 21 disposed at the bottom of the ink chamber 23. The vent 22 is disposed at the top of the ink chamber 23; the kapok core 3 is disposed in the ink chamber 23 with one end at the bottom of the ink chamber 23 and the other end at the ink outlet 21, and a pressing device. The pressurizing device includes a pressurized air bag 4, one end of the air suction pipe 44 and the air pipe 43 are respectively communicated with the pressurized air bag 4, the other end of the air pipe 43 is connected with the air vent 22, and the other end of the air suction pipe 44 is open to the atmosphere. A first check valve 42 is disposed on the intake pipe 44, and a second check valve 41 is disposed on the gas pipe 43.
使用时，将墨盒1置于盒体2上，盒体2与墨盒1的打印头12对接，使打印头12的喷嘴121与木棉芯3紧密接触，当对加压气囊4施压时，第一单向阀42截止，第二单向阀41导通，加压气囊4受压使容积变小，被挤出的多余空气通过第二单向阀41从输气管43进入通气口22，向墨水容腔23中的墨水施压，墨水受压后涌向出墨口21，从木棉芯3加速向喷嘴121渗透，并由墨盒1中的海绵体11吸进墨盒1内，大大提高了灌墨速度，缩短了灌墨时间；当停止对加压气囊4施压时，加压气囊4自动恢复形状，进入吸气状态，这时第一单向阀42开通，第二单向阀41截止，空气从吸气管进入并充盈加压气囊4；再对加压气囊4施压，重复上面的操作，依次循环，直至完成对墨盒1的灌墨。In use, the ink cartridge 1 is placed on the casing 2, and the casing 2 is docked with the print head 12 of the ink cartridge 1, so that the nozzle 121 of the print head 12 is in close contact with the kapok core 3, when the pressurized airbag 4 is pressed, When the one-way valve 42 is closed, the second check valve 41 is turned on, the pressurized air bag 4 is pressurized to make the volume smaller, and the excess air that is squeezed enters the vent 22 through the second check valve 41 from the air supply pipe 43 to The ink in the ink chamber 23 is pressed, and the ink is pressed against the ink outlet port 21, accelerated from the kapok core 3 to the nozzle 121, and sucked into the ink cartridge 1 by the sponge 11 in the ink cartridge 1, greatly improving the filling. The ink speed shortens the filling time; when the pressure on the pressurized air bag 4 is stopped, the pressurized air bag 4 automatically returns to the inhalation state, at which time the first check valve 42 is opened and the second check valve 41 is closed. The air enters from the suction pipe and fills the pressurized air bag 4; the pressure air bag 4 is pressed, the above operation is repeated, and the cycle is sequentially performed until the ink filling of the ink cartridge 1 is completed.
本实施例中，加压气囊4是空心的弹性球体。在另外的实施例中，加压装置还可以采用电动加压泵或风箱等。In the present embodiment, the pressurized airbag 4 is a hollow elastic sphere. In other embodiments, the pressurizing device may also employ an electric pressurizing pump or a bellows or the like.
采用本发明的灌墨装置可以加快灌墨速度，使每只墨盒的灌墨时间大大缩短。 The ink filling device of the invention can speed up the ink filling, and the ink filling time of each ink cartridge is greatly shortened.

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  1. 灌墨装置，包括 Ink filling device, including
    盒体，所述盒体包括具有出墨口及通气口的墨水容腔，所述出墨口设置在所述墨水容腔的底部，所述通气口设置在所述墨水容腔的顶部；a casing comprising an ink chamber having an ink outlet and a vent, the ink outlet being disposed at a bottom of the ink chamber, the vent being disposed at a top of the ink chamber;
    吸墨介质，所述吸墨介质一端位于所述墨水容腔底部、另一端位于所述出墨口地置于所述墨水容腔内；An ink absorbing medium, one end of the ink absorbing medium is located at the bottom of the ink chamber, and the other end is located at the ink discharge port and placed in the ink cavity;
    其特征在于：It is characterized by:
    加压装置，所述加压装置与所述通气口连接。A pressurizing device that is coupled to the vent.
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的灌墨装置，其特征在于：The ink filling device according to claim 1, wherein:
    所述加压装置包括带有吸气管及输气管的加压气囊，所述输气管与所述通气口连接，所述吸气管与大气相通。The pressurizing device includes a pressurized air bag with an air suction pipe and a gas pipe, the gas pipe is connected to the air vent, and the air suction pipe is open to the atmosphere.
  3. 根据权利要求2所述的灌墨装置，其特征在于：The ink filling device according to claim 2, wherein:
    所述吸气管上设置有第一单向阀，所述输气管上设置有第二单向阀。The suction pipe is provided with a first one-way valve, and the gas pipe is provided with a second one-way valve.
  4. 根据权利要求2所述的灌墨装置，其特征在于：The ink filling device according to claim 2, wherein:
    所述加压气囊是空心的弹性球体。The pressurized balloon is a hollow elastic sphere.
  5. 根据权利要求1至4任一项所述的灌墨装置，其特征在于：The ink filling device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that:
    所述吸墨介质为木棉芯。 The ink absorbing medium is a kapok core.
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