WO2013170706A1

WO2013170706A1 - Continuous ink supply system packing body and packing method

Info

Publication number: WO2013170706A1
Application number: PCT/CN2013/075020
Authority: WO
Inventors: 黄先察; 吴泽
Original assignee: 珠海天威技术开发有限公司
Priority date: 2012-05-15
Filing date: 2013-04-29
Publication date: 2013-11-21
Also published as: CN103419498A

Abstract

A continuous ink supply system packing body (1) and packing method. The continuous ink supply system packing body (1) includes the continuous ink supply system (10) and the packing box, the continuous ink supply system (10) includes a number of empty ink cartridges (11C, 11M, 11Y, 11B), the continuous ink supply system packing body (1) further includes a number of ink bottles (20C, 20M, 20Y, 20B) with containing ink which accommodated in the packing box. The continuous ink supply system packing method includes: prepare packing box; prepare the continuous ink supply system (10) including the number of empty ink cartridges (11C, 11M, 11Y, 11B); prepare of ink bottles (20C, 20M, 20Y, 20B) with containing ink; and put continuous ink supply system (10) and ink bottles (20C, 20M, 20Y, 20B) in the packing box.

Description

Continuous ink supply system package and packaging method

The present invention relates to a continuous ink supply system package and packaging method, and more particularly to a continuous ink supply system package and packaging method for packaging a continuous ink supply system used on an ink jet printer. The present invention is based on the Chinese Patent Application No. 201210151177.2, filed on May 15, 2012, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference.

Inkjet printers typically use a replaceable ink cartridge to supply ink to the printhead. For monochrome inkjet printers, a black ink cartridge is used. For color inkjet printers, depending on the design, Are four-color ink cartridges (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black), six-color ink cartridges (cyan, light cyan, magenta, light magenta, yellow, and black, respectively) or five-color ink cartridges (pig black, cyan, Magenta, yellow and dye black) and so on. Since the capacity of the ink cartridge is limited, it is necessary to frequently replace the ink cartridge, which causes inconvenience in printing work and causes high printing cost. In order to solve this problem, a continuous ink supply system capable of continuously supplying ink to an ink cartridge has been invented, which generally includes a plurality of ink tanks having an ink outlet and a plurality of ink tubes sealed to the ink outlet. The ink cartridge is usually enclosed by an ink storage chamber by welding an open frame and a panel covering the open, and the ink cartridge usually has an ink supply port penetrating through the ink storage chamber and a sealing plug sealing the ink supply port. Ink can be added to the ink reservoir through the ink filling port. 1 is a conventional four-color continuous ink supply system 10 for use in a four-color printer, comprising four ink cartridges (cyan ink cartridge 11C, magenta ink cartridge 11M, yellow ink cartridge 11Y, and black storage, respectively). The ink cartridge 11B) is composed of an ink cartridge set and four ink tubes 12C, 12M, 12Y and 12B which are usually made of an elastic material, and each of the

ink cartridges

11C, 11M, 11Y or 11B passes through an ink tube 12C, The 12M, 12Y or 12B is connected to an ink cartridge (not shown) containing ink of a corresponding color to automatically supply the inks stored in the

ink tanks

11C, 11M, 11Y and 11B into the respective ink cartridges. The ink cartridge set can be composed not only by a plurality of separate ink cartridges as shown in FIG. 1, but also by an integral ink cartridge having a plurality of ink storage chambers, as long as the ink cartridge set has a plurality of independent ink storage chambers. Just fine. For the working principle and detailed structure of the continuous ink supply system, reference may also be made to the Chinese utility model patent with the announcement number CN201633284U and the Chinese utility model patent with the announcement number CN201516728U.

For ease of use by the user, the ink cartridges are typically designed to have a larger volume to store more ink, whereby the weight of the continuous ink supply system is typically larger. In the process of storage and transportation from the factory to the user's use stage, the continuous ink supply system is prone to large external impact due to its large weight. This external impact force may cause the welding face and the ink outlet and the output of the ink cartridge. In the case where the connection strength of the ink tube is weak, the connection strength is weak, and the ink is leaked. Therefore, the packaging requirements for the continuous ink supply system are high. The Chinese utility model patent with the publication number CN201067998Y discloses a packaging structure of a continuous ink supply device, which is composed of an outer carton and an inner card package inner card, and the inner card of the package mainly made of foam mainly makes the product The inside of the carton is fixed and damped to prevent damage to the continuous ink feeder.

The packaging structure has the following deficiencies: First, even if the inner ink supply system is used to protect the continuous ink supply system, when temperature and atmospheric pressure change during storage and transportation, between the inside and the outside of the continuous ink supply system The resulting pressure difference may still cause the ink-filled surface and the ink-filled port and the ink-receiving pipe to be sealed at a weak connection point, and the ink leakage may occur due to the failure to withstand such a pressure difference. Secondly, in order to play a reasonable damping effect, the inner card of the package prepared from the foam material is usually thick, resulting in a large packaging volume of the continuous ink supply device, and an increase in packaging and transportation costs. Finally, because the inner card of the package is generally difficult to recycle, and the foam material is generally difficult to degrade, the packaging structure is not environmentally friendly.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a continuous ink supply system package which prevents damage to the continuous ink supply system due to temperature and atmospheric pressure changes during storage and transportation;

Another object of the present invention is to provide a continuous ink supply system packaging method that prevents damage to a continuous ink supply system due to temperature and atmospheric pressure changes during storage and transportation.

To achieve the above main object, the present invention provides a continuous ink supply system package comprising a package and a cartridge set placed in the package and an ink supply tube thereof, the ink cartridge set having a plurality of empty ink storage chambers. The continuous ink supply system package also includes an ink bottle that is placed in a package and that stores ink.

Specifically, the ink bottle is placed between the ink cartridge set and the package. Since the ink bottle is usually made of an elastically deformable material, it can elastically deform and absorb the external impact force when subjected to an external impact force, so the ink bottle placed between the ink cartridge set and the package can serve The cartridge group protects.

More specifically, the ink bottles are placed on opposite sides of the ink cartridge set. The ink bottles are disposed only on opposite sides of the ink cartridge set to reduce the volume of the continuous ink supply system package as compared to the placement of the ink bottles on more than three sides of the ink cartridge set.

More specifically, the inking tube is wound around a surface of the ink cartridge set that does not face the ink bottle. Since the inking tube is usually made of an elastic material and formed into a hollow shape, the ink tube wound on the surface of the ink tank can be elastically deformed and absorbed by the external impact force to provide continuous ink supply. The system provides protection. It can be seen that the complete protection of the continuous ink supply system is achieved by only using the ink bottle and the ink supply tube, so that the package inner card can be omitted to reduce the cost and volume of the continuous ink supply system package.

In order to achieve the above other object, the present invention provides a continuous ink supply system packaging method comprising an ink cartridge set having a plurality of empty ink storage chambers and an ink supply tube thereof. The continuous ink supply system packaging method includes:

Step 1: Prepare the package;

Step 2: Prepare a continuous ink supply system;

Step 3: Prepare an ink bottle in which ink is stored;

Step 4: Place the continuous ink supply system and ink bottle in the box.

Specifically, in step 4, the ink bottle is placed between the ink cartridge set and the package.

More specifically, the ink bottles are placed on opposite sides of the ink cartridge set.

In the above aspect, further comprising, in step 4, winding the ink feed tube on a surface of the ink cartridge set that does not face the ink bottle.

The package of the present invention does not suffer from damage to the continuous ink supply system due to pressure differences between the internal and external systems during circulation. In addition, the packaging requirements for the continuous ink supply system can be appropriately reduced.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a conventional continuous ink supply system;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the embodiment of the package of the continuous ink supply system of the present invention after the package is omitted.

Continuous ink supply system package embodiment

As shown in FIG. 2, as a package embodiment of the continuous ink supply system of the present invention, a four-color continuous ink supply system package 1 for packaging a four-color continuous ink supply system 10 for a four-color inkjet printer is provided. This embodiment has a package, a four-color continuous ink supply system 10, and four

ink bottles

20C, 20M, 20Y, and 20B.

The four-color continuous ink supply system 10 has four

empty ink tanks

11C, 11M, 11Y and 11B, and each of the four

ink tanks

11C, 11M, 11Y and 11B has an ink outlet (not visible in the figure) for the convenience of the user. And supplying ink to the ink cartridges, and the ink discharge ports are provided at the bottom walls of the

ink tanks

11C, 11M, 11Y, and 11B. Further, the four

ink tank cartridges

11C, 11M, 11Y, and 11B are arranged in close proximity to each other to form a cartridge group 13 to reduce the space occupied by the four-color continuous ink supply system 10 and to enhance the four-color continuous ink supply system. 10 impact resistance.

The four-color continuous ink supply system 10 further includes four ink delivery tubes 12C, 12M, 12Y and 12B, each of which is sealed with an ink outlet of a

storage cartridge

11C, 11M, 11Y or 11B. connection. The four ink tubes 12C, 12M, 12Y, and 12B are bundled side by side and wound around the bottom surface, the left side surface, the top surface, and the right side surface of the ink cartridge set 13. Since the ink tubes 12C, 12M, 12Y, and 12B are usually prepared of an elastic material and formed into a hollow shape, the ink tubes 12C, 12M, 12Y, and 12B wound around the surface of the ink cartridge 13 can be subjected to an external impact force. Elastic deformation occurs and absorbs the external impact force to provide protection for the four-color continuous ink supply system 10.

Four

ink bottles

20C, 20M, 20Y and 20B are used to store ink during storage and transportation of the four-color continuous ink supply system 10, and the ink in each

ink bottle

20C, 20M, 20Y or 20B is added by the user before use. A corresponding one of the

ink cartridges

11C, 11M, 11Y or 11B. In order to reduce the volume of the four-color continuous ink supply system package 1 and obtain a better protection effect, two

ink bottles

20Y, 20B and two inks are arranged on the front side and the rear side of the four-color continuous ink supply system 10, respectively.

Bottles

20C, 20M, two ink bottles on each side are sequentially arranged in the left-right direction to be close to the four-color continuous ink supply system 10, and two ink bottles on each side may also be four

ink bottles

20C, 20M, 20Y And any two ink bottles in 20B. The

ink bottles

20C, 20M, 20Y, and 20B are generally prepared of an elastically deformable material that can be elastically deformed and absorb the external impact force when subjected to an external impact force, whereby the continuous ink supply system 10 is on its front side and The rear side is protected.

Further, since the

ink tanks

11C, 11M, 11Y and 11B are usually made of a harder material, when the four-color continuous ink supply system package 1 is subjected to an external impact, the centrally located ink cartridge group 13 can support the periphery. The roles of the

ink bottles

20C, 20M, 20Y, and 20B, that is, the ink cartridge set 13 and the

ink bottles

20C, 20M, 20Y, and 20B can improve the impact resistance of the four-color continuous ink supply system package 1.

The following simple structural changes can also be made to the present embodiment: four

ink bottles

20C, 20M, 20Y, and 20B are disposed on the front side, the rear side, the left side, and the right side of the ink cartridge set 13, respectively, and the ink tubes 12C, 12M 12Y and 12B are wound at least on the bottom surface and the top surface of the ink cartridge set 13, especially in such a manner that the

ink bottles

20C, 20M, 20Y and 20B can be continuously supplied to the four colors without considering the size. A better protection effect of the system package 1; the ink tubes 12C, 12M, 12Y and 12B are wound around the rear, top, front and bottom surfaces of the ink cartridge set 13, four

ink bottles

20C, 20M, 20Y and 20B in two A set is respectively disposed on the left and right sides of the ink cartridge set 13; considering that the consumption of black ink during printing is larger than that of the other three colors, two storages are placed in the package 1 of the four-color continuous ink supply system The black ink bottle, that is, the four-color continuous ink supply system package 1 includes five ink bottles.

Continuous ink supply system packaging method embodiment

As an embodiment of the continuous ink supply system packaging method of the present invention, a four-color continuous ink supply system packaging method for packaging a four-color continuous ink supply system 10 for a four-color inkjet printer.

The four-color continuous ink supply system 10 includes four

empty ink tanks

11C, 11M, 11Y, and 11B, and the four

ink tanks

11C, 11M, 11Y, and 11B are arranged in close proximity to each other to form an ink cartridge set 13. The four-color continuous ink supply system packaging method includes the following steps:

Step 1: Prepare the package;

Step 2: preparing a four-color continuous ink supply system 10;

Step 3: preparing

ink bottles

20C, 20M, 20Y and 20B in which ink is stored;

Step 4: The four-color continuous ink supply system 10 and the

ink bottles

20C, 20M, 20Y, and 20B are placed in a package.

It should be understood that there are no operational sequence requirements for steps 1, 2 and 3 of the four-color continuous ink supply packaging method; The four-color continuous ink supply system 10 and the four

ink bottles

20C, 20M, 20Y and 20B in 4 may be placed in the package at the same time, or may be sequentially placed in the package in a sequence.

In the steps In 4, four

ink bottles

20C, 20M, 20Y, and 20B may be disposed to surround the ink cartridge set 13, for example, respectively disposed on the front side, the rear side, the left side, and the right side of the ink cartridge set 13, to reach the ink bottle. 20C, 20M, 20Y and 20B serve the purpose of protecting the continuous ink supply system 10.

Considering the volume of the package 1 of the four-color continuous ink supply system as much as possible, in the step It is also possible to arrange four

ink bottles

20C, 20M, 20Y, and 20B on opposite sides of the ink cartridge set 13, such as the front side and the rear side or the left side and the right side, and arrange left and right sides on each side. Or any two ink bottles arranged one behind the other.

The continuous ink supply system 10 further includes ink tubes 12C, 12M, 12Y, and 12B that communicate with the

ink tanks

11C, 11M, 11Y, and 11B, respectively, and supply ink to the ink cartridges. In order to obtain a four-color continuous ink supply system package 1 with better protection effect, the four-color continuous ink supply system packaging method is in step 4. The step of winding the ink tubes 12C, 12M, 12Y, and 12B on the surface of the ink cartridge set 13 may also be included, and the ink tubes 12C, 12M, 12Y, and 12B are wound around the ink cartridge set 13 and not with the

ink bottles

20C, 20M, 20Y. Surfaces facing 20B, such as bottom, right, top and left or bottom, front, top and back.

The following simple structural changes can also be made to the present embodiment: considering that the consumption of black ink during printing is greater than the consumption of ink of the other three colors, in step 3 Prepare two ink bottles that store black ink.

As an embodiment of the continuous ink supply system package and packaging method of the present invention, a four-color continuous ink supply system package 1 and a packaging method for packaging a four-color continuous ink supply system 10 used in a four-color inkjet printer are provided. The inventive concept of the four-color continuous ink supply system package 1 and the packaging method embodiment of the present invention is equally applicable to other types of spraying such as monochrome, three-color, five-color, six-color, seven-color, eight-color, nine-color, and ten-color. A continuous ink supply system package and packaging method for packaging a continuous ink supply system used on an ink printer.

Since the ink in the ink storage chamber is stored in the ink bottle, the invention does not need to keep the continuous ink supply system sealed during the circulation process, and the internal and external parts of the continuous ink supply system do not cause changes due to temperature and atmospheric pressure. The pressure difference will not cause damage to the continuous ink supply system due to the pressure difference between the internal and external systems. In addition, since there is no stored ink in the ink storage chamber, the quality of the continuous ink supply system is small, which reduces the possibility of a large external impact of the continuous ink supply system during circulation.

Claims

Continuous ink supply system package, including

Packing box

It is characterized by:

a cartridge group and an inking tube disposed in the package, the cartridge group having a plurality of empty ink storage chambers;

An ink bottle placed in the package and storing ink.
A continuous ink supply system package according to claim 1 wherein:

The ink bottle is placed between the ink cartridge set and the package.
A continuous ink supply system package according to claim 2, wherein:

The ink bottles are placed on opposite sides of the ink cartridge set.
A continuous ink supply system package according to claim 3, wherein:

The ink supply tube is wound on a surface of the ink cartridge set that does not face the ink bottle.
A continuous ink supply system packaging method, the continuous ink supply system comprising an ink cartridge set having a plurality of empty ink storage chambers and an ink supply tube thereof, the continuous ink supply system packaging method comprising:

Step 1: Prepare the package;

Step 2: Prepare a continuous ink supply system;

Step 3: Prepare an ink bottle in which ink is stored;

Step 4: The continuous ink supply system and the ink bottle are placed in a package.
A continuous ink supply system packaging method according to claim 5, wherein:

In step 4, the ink bottle is placed between the ink cartridge set and the package.
A continuous ink supply system packaging method according to claim 6, wherein:

The ink bottles are placed on opposite sides of the ink cartridge set.
A continuous ink supply system packaging method according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein:

Also included in step 4 is winding the ink tube on a surface of the ink cartridge set that does not face the ink bottle.