WO2014101673A1 - 墨水罐用适配器及包含该适配器的墨盒 - Google Patents

墨水罐用适配器及包含该适配器的墨盒 Download PDF

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WO2014101673A1
WO2014101673A1 PCT/CN2013/089345 CN2013089345W WO2014101673A1 WO 2014101673 A1 WO2014101673 A1 WO 2014101673A1 CN 2013089345 W CN2013089345 W CN 2013089345W WO 2014101673 A1 WO2014101673 A1 WO 2014101673A1
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ink tank
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郭洪生
罗建军
夏敬章
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珠海纳思达企业管理有限公司
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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
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/17553—Outer structure
    • 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
    • B41J2/17513—Inner structure
    • 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

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  • the invention relates to an ink tank adapter and an ink cartridge including the same.
  • a recording apparatus is configured to obtain information from a corresponding ink cartridge relating to characteristics of a known ink cartridge, for example, the color of ink stored in a known ink cartridge and the amount of ink, or the known ink cartridge is In which country is sold.
  • This information can be carried by the ink cartridge, such as the shape, location, or physical structure of a particular portion of the ink cartridge.
  • the information carried by the ink cartridge varies from one cartridge to another, that is, the shape, position, or physical structure of a particular portion of the ink cartridge varies from one cartridge to another, it is necessary to manufacture a plurality of different Type of ink cartridge.
  • the Chinese patent CN201110072748. 9 discloses an adapter, since the adapter has information about the ink cartridge, so it is not necessary to manufacture a plurality of different types of ink cartridges, and a common ink cartridge can be used. When the ink cartridge is used, the adapter should be installed into the printer, and then the ink tank is inserted into the adapter.
  • the printer determines whether the ink cartridge is completed by detecting the timing of the first and second signal shielding components on the adapter.
  • the identification is installed, and the type of the ink cartridge is judged by the third signal shielding member on the ink tank, and then the printing can be performed normally.
  • the user usually inserts the adapter and the ink tank into the printer after being assembled for convenience. At this time, because the installation speed is too fast, the printer cannot judge the first and second shielding members in a short time.
  • the timing which causes the ink cartridge type to be judged incorrectly, for example, the black ink cartridge is confused with the color ink cartridge, the empty ink cartridge and the full ink cartridge, and printing at this time causes contamination of the print head and a problem of deterioration in print quality.
  • the present invention provides an ink tank adapter and an ink cartridge including the same, to solve the problem that the existing ink tank adapter and the ink cartridge including the same cannot prevent the user from first loading the ink tank into the adapter before loading the printer into the printer.
  • the technical solution adopted by the present invention is:
  • An ink tank adapter includes a main body that can accommodate the ink tank, wherein the main body is further provided with the ink tank being first loaded into the adapter and then loaded into the printer, and the ink cartridge is not properly installed. Limited parts.
  • the top of the body is provided with a first signal shielding member.
  • the defining member is a protrusion provided to a front wall of the body.
  • the bottom of the main body is further provided with a second signal shielding member.
  • An ink cartridge comprising: an ink tank and any of the ink tank adapters as described above, the ink tank including a third signal blocking portion and a resetting member, if the ink tank is first inserted into the adapter before the ink cartridge is installed The defining component will move the third signal blocking component from the first position to the second position.
  • the third signal shielding member is a movable lever member, and the lever member is movably coupled to the ink tank through the shaft.
  • the reset member is coupled to the ink tank and the lever member, respectively, to reset the lever member.
  • the ink tank further includes a connecting rod pivotally connected to an inner wall of the ink tank, and at least one outer wall of the ink storage chamber is formed by a variable film, one end of the connecting rod is connected with the variable film, and the other end is connected The position of the lever member corresponds.
  • the reset member is a spring.
  • the first position is a position at which the third signal shielding member is tilted forward in a natural situation.
  • the second position is a position at which the third signal shielding member is inclined rearward and abuts against the connecting rod.
  • FIG. 1 is a structural view of an ink cartridge of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a structural view of an ink cartridge adapter in the present invention
  • Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the first signal shielding member of the ink cartridge of the present invention.
  • Figure 4 is a structural view of the ink tank of the ink cartridge of the present invention.
  • Figure 5 is a view showing the internal structure of the ink tank of the present invention.
  • Figure 6 is a structural view of the mounting portion of the ink cartridge of the present invention.
  • Figure 7 is a view showing a state in which the adapter is mounted to the mounting portion of the ink cartridge of the present invention.
  • Figure 8 is a view showing a state in which an ink tank is mounted to an ink cartridge mounting portion according to the present invention
  • FIG. 9a and 9b are diagrams showing the detection of the sensor in different states when the ink cartridge is installed;
  • FIG. 10a, FIG. 10b and FIG. 10c are diagrams showing the position change of the movable rod when the ink cartridge of the present invention is installed; Timing diagram of the sensor during installation;
  • Figure 12 is a structural view showing the assembly of the ink cartridge adapter and the ink tank of the present invention.
  • Figure 13a is a structural view of the ink cartridge adapter and the ink tank of the present invention when assembled;
  • FIG. 13b is an internal structure diagram of the ink tank after the ink cartridge adapter and the ink tank of the present invention are assembled;
  • FIG. 14 is a timing chart of the sensor when the ink cartridge of the present invention is incorrectly installed;
  • FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are respectively structural diagrams of an ink cartridge and an adapter thereof.
  • the ink cartridge 1 of the embodiment of the present invention includes an adapter 2 and an ink tank 3, wherein the adapter includes a main body 4, and is located at the top of the main body. a signal blocking member 5 and a second signal shielding member 6 at the bottom, wherein the first signal shielding member is a tilted movable member, and the body 4 has a container shape and can be configured to accommodate the ink tank 3, in other embodiments, the body It can accommodate substantially all or other parts of the ink cartridge.
  • the main body is further provided with a defining member 11 (which will be described later).
  • the main body 4 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape corresponding to the shape of the ink tank.
  • the ink tank 3 includes an ink storage chamber 7 (refer to FIG. 5), and the ink tank is provided with a third signal blocking.
  • the movable lever member 8 is partially movable, and the movable lever member 8 is in a forwardly inclined state when it is not normally mounted to the adapter, and the movable lever member is in the first position.
  • An ink outlet 9 is provided near the bottom wall position, and the ink tank further includes a reset member 12 (refer to FIG. 5). Wherein, a certain amount of ink is stored inside the ink storage chamber 7, and at least one outer wall is composed of a variable type film. The ink is supplied to the printer through the ink outlet 9.
  • a holding member 10 is disposed on the rear wall of the ink tank 3, and the ink tank 3 is configured to be inserted into the space of the main body via the rear end of the adapter 2, and to accommodate the side of the ink tank in the main body when the adapter and the ink tank are mounted to the printer. In the space.
  • Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the first signal shielding member of the ink cartridge.
  • the top of the adapter is provided with a guiding groove 24, which includes a first wall 25 and a second wall 26, the first wall A gap 27 is provided, and the first signal shielding member 5 is disposed in the guiding groove 24 of the adapter body, and is a separate component from the adapter body 4, and is composed of a light shielding material, such as a black resin or a reflective material, and the first signal is blocked.
  • a light shielding material such as a black resin or a reflective material
  • the member 5 is provided with a first protrusion 28 extending upwardly and abutting against the inner rear portion 29 of the guide groove through the slit 27, the first signal shielding member 5 further comprising an upwardly extending second protrusion 30, the second protrusion 30 is engaged with the non-return end 31 of the top of the adapter body, and the non-return end may be a recess or protrusion provided at the top end to stably cooperate with the guide groove 24, wherein the first protrusion 28 can slide along the slit 27, thereby making the first A signal shielding member 5 is moved in the direction in which the ink cartridge is mounted and detached.
  • the first signal shielding member 5 can be snapped or sleeved in the recess 24 and moved within the recess.
  • the above assembly method is not limited, and for example, the protrusions may be set at other positions, such as the side wall or the bottom wall of the adapter.
  • a power resilient member is disposed in the guide groove 24.
  • the compression spring 32 has a compression spring 32 that abuts against the front wall of the adapter and the other end abuts the gear 33 of the first signal shielding member.
  • the pre-pressure of the compression spring 32 forms a torque force with the second protrusion 30, so that the tail portion of the first signal shielding member is tilted upward and the front end is inclined downward to prevent accidental advancement. the goal of.
  • the first signal shielding member When the ink tank is not mounted to the adapter, the first signal shielding member is in an inclined state, that is, offset in a horizontal direction, and the first protrusion of the first signal shielding member 5 during mounting of the ink tank to the adapter 28 is pressed into the horizontal direction by the fixing lever 22 (refer to FIG. 6) of the cartridge mounting portion, and the second projection 30 is separated from the non-return end 31 and moved in the cartridge mounting direction to be detected by the first sensor.
  • the ink outlet port 9 includes a sealing member which is sealed with the printer ink supply needle 18 after the ink cartridge is installed to prevent ink from leaking.
  • the self-sealing of the sealing member prevents the ink in the ink storage chamber 7 from leaking when the machine is not installed.
  • the reset member connected to the lever member 8, preferably, in the present embodiment, is a spring 12 that can drive the lever member 8 to reciprocate in the direction in which the ink cartridge is mounted.
  • the spring 12 can move the ink tank 3 Ejected from the adapter 2 to facilitate the disassembly and assembly of the ink tank, and in addition, the spring 12 can reset the movable lever member 8 to the position where the initial state is installed.
  • the mechanism for detecting the ink amount of the ink storage chamber 7 is a connecting rod 15, and the connecting rod 15 can move around the axis as the ink storage chamber 7 - the wall of the film changes, and cooperates to complete the ink amount detection. Since the printer ink supply needle has a certain suction force, the ink inside the ink storage chamber 7 can be extracted.
  • the ink storage chamber 7 has only the ink outlet port 9 connected to the outside, so when the ink is reduced, the volume of the ink reservoir chamber 7 changes, and the film wall of the ink storage chamber 7 is deformed.
  • the first end 14 of the connecting rod 15 is fixedly connected to the film wall of the ink storage chamber 7, and may be bonded by a double-sided tape or by a fixed card.
  • the deformation position of the film is related to the thickness of the film and the pressure applied.
  • a spring (not shown) is attached to the ink storage chamber 7 at a position corresponding to the first end 14 to balance the internal pressure. The deformation of the junction of the first end and the film is finally made.
  • FIG. 6 is a structural view showing a mounting portion of the ink cartridge on the printer.
  • the ink cartridge mounting portion 17 is provided with a printer ink supply needle 18, a first sensor 19, a projection 20, a second sensor 21 and a fixed chuck 22, and an ink cartridge.
  • the optical sensors on the mounting portion are the first sensor and the second sensor, and under the cooperative detection of the two optical sensors, the installation detection and the ink amount detection of the ink cartridge are completed.
  • the ink supply needle 18 of the printer when the ink cartridge 1 is installed, cooperates with the ink outlet 9 of the ink cartridge to transfer ink to the print head.
  • the second sensor 21 can cooperate with the first sensor 19 to complete the installation detecting function of the ink cartridge 1, and after the ink amount inside the ink cartridge 1 is changed, the ink amount detection inside the ink cartridge is completed.
  • the protrusion 20 can abut the spring 12, the spring 12 is in a deformed state, and the ink can be matched with the spring 12
  • the can is ejected to facilitate the disassembly and assembly of the ink tank.
  • the fixing rod 22 is located on the upper wall of the mounting portion of the ink cartridge, and is connected to the outer casing through a shaft.
  • the shaft is embedded with an elastic member 23, and the shaft is rotated by the torque to fix the rod, and the groove is matched with the upper portion of the adapter.
  • the adapter 2 is fixed in the ink cartridge mounting portion 17. When the ink cartridge is properly installed: During the installation of the ink cartridge, the adapter 2 should be installed first. After the adapter 2 is installed, insert the ink tank 3 into the adapter.
  • the structure after installing the adapter into the ink cartridge mounting portion is shown in Figure 7.
  • the fixing lever 22 presses the end of the first signal shielding member 5, and the first signal shielding member changes from the inclined state to the horizontal state.
  • the first and second sensors The light emitted by the light emitting portion can be received by the receiving portion.
  • the ink tank can be installed into the adapter.
  • the ink tank 3 can be installed during the process. Since the movable lever member 8 is closer to the second sensor 21, the second signal from the second sensor 21 is first blocked for the first time.
  • the first signal blocking portion 5 does not block the first sensor 19.
  • the ink tank pushes the first signal shielding member forward, and the first signal shielding member 5 blocks the first signal from the first sensor 19 and continues the entire installation process.
  • the movable lever member 8 is rotated away from the first position by the projection 20 and the spring 12, rotates about the shaft 13 in a direction opposite to the mounting direction (refer to FIG. 10a), deviates from the second sensor 21, and is no longer The second sensor 21 is blocked.
  • the connecting end 15 interlocks the second end 16 by the lever shaft, and the second end 16 is offset from the position of the movable rod 8 and no longer abuts against the movable rod 8.
  • the movable lever member 8 is biased to block the position of the second sensor 21 under the action of the cartridge mounting portion projection 20, and no longer blocks the second sensor signal. The printer thus detects that the amount of ink inside the ink cartridge 1 is to be exhausted, as shown in Fig. 9a.
  • the movable lever member 8 is moved about the shaft 13, and initially the movable lever member 8 is located at the initial position of the installation detection, which blocks the second signal.
  • the movable rod 8 moves under the action of the mounting portion protrusion 20, and is quickly moved away from the second sensor.
  • the abutting force is The thrust of the projection 20 causes the movable lever member 8 to stay at the ink amount detecting position corresponding to the second sensor of the printer.
  • This position is the blocking position after the ink cartridge is installed, and when the movable lever 8 is located at the ink amount detecting position corresponding to the second sensor 21 of the printer, it blocks the second signal for the second time. After the installation test is completed, when the ink is used up, the movable lever member returns to the position of Fig. 10b, that is, the second sensor is not blocked.
  • the first and second sensors output sensor signals in accordance with the intensity of light received by the light receiving elements. For example, according to the intensity of light received by the light receiving element, an analog electrical signal, such as a voltage signal or a current signal, is output from the sensor, and the sensor signal output from the sensor is supplied to the main controller, and the main controller is electrically charged by the sensor electrical signal.
  • the sensor signal is determined to be a high level signal when, for example, the voltage value or current value is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold, and the sensor signal is determined to be a low level signal when the level is less than the threshold.
  • the sensor signal when the optical path of the sensor is blocked, the sensor signal is determined to be a low level signal, and when the optical path is not blocked, the sensor signal is determined to be a high level signal, and when the light emitted by the light emitting element is blocked or redirected, the light is received.
  • the intensity of the light received by the component can be zero.
  • the ink cartridge 1 having a different model or ink amount in the ink cartridge set and the movable lever member 8' due to the thickness of the movable lever member 8 of the ink cartridge 1 and the second ink cartridge 1 when the ink cartridge mounting portion 17 is loaded The thickness of the printer can be judged according to the timing of the second sensor signal detected by the printer. As shown in FIG. 11, the time profile of the signal level of the sensor signal output from the first sensor 19 when the ink cartridge 1 is mounted to the ink cartridge mounting portion and the sensor signal output from the first sensor 19 when the ink cartridge is mounted to the mounting portion are shown.
  • the time curve of the signal level is the same, the difference is that at the time T1, the second sensor of the ink cartridge 1 outputs a high level signal, and the second sensor of the ink cartridge outputs a low level signal of the type of the ink cartridge by the main controller according to the first sensor 19 and The time curve of the second sensor 21 is determined.
  • the adapter When the ink cartridge is installed normally, the adapter should be installed before inserting the ink tank into the adapter. However, for the convenience of the user, the adapter and the ink tank are usually assembled and then inserted into the ink cartridge mounting portion.
  • T1 the printer cannot correctly judge the level signal of the second sensor, which causes the ink cartridge type to be judged incorrectly, for example, the color and black are reversed, resulting in damage to the print head.
  • the front wall of the adapter main body 4 of the present invention is provided with a fixed defining member 11 which is a projection and is positioned more than the position of the movable lever member 8.
  • a fixed defining member 11 which is a projection and is positioned more than the position of the movable lever member 8.
  • the first signal shielding member needs to be artificially placed to the horizontal position, and then the ink tank is continuously pushed toward the mounting direction, and the movable rod member on the ink tank is driven.
  • the defining member 11 will squeeze the movable member to move in a direction opposite to the mounting direction, and finally abut the second end of the connecting rod 16, assembled, that is, the forcibly assembled ink cartridge, the movable lever member has been moved from the first position to the second position.
  • the ink cartridge forcibly assembled by the user is as shown in FIG. 13b. If the ink cartridge in this state is mounted to the ink cartridge mounting portion, since the movable lever member 8 has abutted against the second end 16, the movable member is installed during the mounting process. 8 will not move again.
  • the timing chart of the sensor signal detected by the printer is shown in Figure 14. According to Figure 14, the printer detects that there is no T2 and T3 timing during normal installation. Therefore, the installation test fails and the printer cannot be printed. The printer prompts the user to reinstall the ink cartridge.

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公开了一种墨水罐用适配器和一种包含该适配器的墨盒。墨水罐用适配器（2）包括可容纳墨水罐（3）的主体（4），主体上设置有使墨水罐先装入适配器再装入打印机时无法识别墨盒是否正常安装的限定部件（11）。在用户将墨水罐先装入适配器再装入打印机时，打印机无法识别墨盒是否正常安装，从而防止用户先将适配器与墨水罐组装后再安装至打印机中。解决了现有墨水罐用适配器及包含该适配器的墨盒不能阻止用户先将墨水罐先装入适配器，再装入打印机的操作而导致墨盒类型判断错误的技术问题。

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说明书 墨水罐用适配器及包含该适配器的墨盒 技术领域
本发明涉墨水罐用适配器及包含该适配器的墨盒。
背景技术 记录设备被构造成从相应的墨盒获得信息， 该信息是关于已知的墨盒的特 性， 例如， 存储在已知的墨盒中的墨的颜色和墨的量， 或者该已知的墨盒是在哪 个国家出售的。 可由墨盒来承载该信息， 如墨盒的特定部分的形状、 位置、 或者 物理结构。然而， 因为由墨盒所承载的信息从一个盒到另一个盒是变化的， 即墨 盒的特定部分的形状、位置、或者物理结构从一个盒到另一个盒是变化的， 所以 需要制造多个不同类型的墨盒。相似地， 如果信息是关于墨盒是在哪个国家出售 的， 那么就需要制造对应于多个国家的多个不同类型的墨盒。所以， 不能使用公 共的墨盒， 这增加了制造墨盒的成本， 并且使得墨盒的库存控制变得复杂。 中国专利 CN201110072748. 9公开了一种转接器， 因为转接器具有关于墨盒 的信息， 所以不需要制造多个不同类型的墨盒， 并且可使用公共的墨盒。这种墨 盒在使用时应先将转接器安装至打印机中， 再将墨水罐插入到转接器中， 打印机 通过检测转接器上的第一、 第二信号遮挡部件的时序判断墨盒是否完成安装识 别， 并通过墨水罐上的第三信号遮挡部件判断墨盒类型， 此后可正常打印。 然而， 用户在使用时为了方便通常先将转接器与墨水罐组装完毕后在整体 地插入打印机中， 此时由于安装速度过快， 打印机无法在短时间内判断第一、第 二遮挡部件的时序， 从而导致墨盒类型判断错误， 例如黑色墨盒与彩色墨盒、 空 墨盒与满墨盒混淆， 此时进行打印， 将造成打印头污染， 打印质量下降的问题。 发明内容 本发明提供一种墨水罐用适配器及包含该适配器的墨盒，以解决现有墨水罐 用适配器及包含该适配器的墨盒不能阻止用户先将墨水罐先装入所述适配器，再 装入打印机的操作而导致墨盒类型判断错误的技术问题。 为了解决上述问题， 本发明采用的技术方案是：
一种墨水罐用适配器， 包括可容纳所述墨水罐的主体， 其特征是， 所述主体 上还设置有使所述墨水罐先装入所述适配器再装入打印机时无法识别墨盒是否 正常安装的限定部件。
所述主体的顶部设置有第一信号遮挡部件。
所述限定部件为设置于所述主体前壁的突起。
所述主体的底部还设置有第二信号遮挡部件。
一种墨盒， 其特征是，包括墨水罐和如上所述的任一墨水罐用适配器， 所述 墨水罐包括第三信号阻挡部分和复位部件，在安装墨盒之前， 若将墨水罐先插入 到适配器中， 则限定部件将使第三信号遮挡部件由第一位置移动到第二位置。
所述第三信号遮挡部件为可活动杠杆件， 杠杆件通过轴与墨水罐可活动连 接。
所述复位部件分别与所述墨水罐和杠杆件连接，以对所述杠杆件复位。 所述墨水罐还包括与所述墨水罐的内壁转轴连接的连接杆，所述墨水储存腔 至少一个外壁由可变型的薄膜构成，所述连接杆的一端与可变型的薄膜连接， 另 一端与所述杠杆件的位置相对应。
所述复位部件为弹簧。
所述第一位置为第三信号遮挡部件在自然情况下向前倾斜时的位置。
所述第二位置为第三信号遮挡部件向后倾斜并与连接杆抵接时的位置。 在采用了上述技术方案后，由于增加了使所述墨水罐先装入所述适配器再装 入打印机时无法识别墨盒是否正常安装的限定部件。在用户将墨水罐先装入所述 适配器再装入打印机时， 打印机无法识别墨盒是否正常安装， 从而防止用户先将 适配器与墨水罐组装后再安装至打印机中。解决了现有墨水罐用适配器及包含该 适配器的墨盒不能阻止用户先将墨水罐先装入所述适配器，再装入打印机的操作 而导致墨盒类型判断错误的技术问题。 附图说明 图 1为本发明的墨盒结构图；
图 2为本发明中的墨盒适配器结构图；
图 3为本发明中的墨盒第一信号遮挡部件的放大图；
图 4为本发明墨盒墨水罐结构图；
图 5为对本发明墨水罐内部结构图；
图 6为本发明墨盒安装部分的结构图；
图 7为本发明将适配器安装至墨盒安装部分的状态图；
图 8为本发明将墨水罐安装至墨盒安装部分的状态图；
图 9a和图 9b为本发明墨盒安装时传感器在不同状态下的检测图； 图 10a、 图 10b和图 10c为本发明墨盒安装时可活动杆件的位置变化图； 图 11为本发明墨盒正常安装时传感器的时序图；
图 12为本发明墨盒适配器与墨水罐组装结构图；
图 13a为本发明墨盒适配器与墨水罐组装完毕时结构图；
图 13b为本发明墨盒适配器与墨水罐组装完毕后墨水罐内部结构图； 图 14为本发明墨盒错误安装时传感器的时序图； 附图标记：
1墨盒， 2适配器， 3墨水罐， 4主体， 5第一信号遮挡部件， 6第二信号遮挡 部件， 7储存腔， 8杠杆件， 9供墨口， 10把持件， 11限定部件， 12复位部件， 13轴， 14第一端， 15连接杆，16第二端， 17安装部分， 18供墨针， 19第一传 感器， 20 凸起， 21 第二传感器， 22 固定卡杆， 23 弹性部件， 24 导向槽， 25 第一壁， 26 第二壁， 27 缝隙， 28 第一突起， 29 后部， 30 第二突起， 31 止回 端， 32 压缩弹簧， 33 挡位。 具体实施方式
如图 1、 2所示分别为本发明墨盒及其适配器的结构示图， 本发明实施例的墨 盒 1， 包括:适配器 2与墨水罐 3， 其中适配器包括主体 4， 位于主体顶部的第一 信号遮挡部件 5以及位于底部的第二信号遮挡部件 6， 其中第一信号遮挡部件为 一个倾斜的可活动部件， 主体 4具有容器形状， 可构造成容纳墨水罐 3， 在其他 实施例中， 主体可大致容纳墨盒的全部或其他部分。主体上还设置有一限定部件 11 (后续将说明）， 主体 4具有对应于墨水罐形状的大致长方体形状， 墨水罐 3 包括墨水储存腔 7 (参考图 5)， 墨水罐上设置有第三信号阻挡部分即可活动杠杆 件 8， 可活动杠杆件 8在自然情况下即未安装至适配器时处于向前倾斜状态， 此 时可活动杠杆件位于第一位置。 靠近底壁位置处设置出墨口 9， 墨水罐还包括复 位部件 12 (参考图 5)。 其中， 墨水储存腔 7内部存有一定量墨水， 至少一个外 壁由可变型的薄膜构成。并通过出墨口 9向打印机提供油墨。墨水罐 3后壁上设 置有一个把持件 10， 墨水罐 3被构造成经由适配器 2的后端插入主体的空间中， 并当适配器和墨水罐安装至打印机上时， 将墨水罐侧面容纳在主体的空间中。
图 3所示为墨盒的第一信号遮挡部件的放大图， 从图中可以看出， 适配器的 顶部设置有一个导向槽 24， 该导向槽包括第一壁 25和第二壁 26， 第一壁中设置 有一缝隙 27， 第一信号遮挡部件 5设置在适配器主体的导向槽 24中， 与所述适 配器主体 4是分开的独立部件， 由遮光材料构成， 例如黑色树脂或者反光材料， 第一信号遮挡部件 5上设置有第一突起 28，第一突起 28向上延伸并穿过缝隙 27 与导向槽的内侧后部 29抵接，第一信号遮挡部件 5还包括向上延伸第二突起 30， 第二突起 30与适配器主体顶部的止回端 31卡和，止回端可以为一个设置在顶端 的凹部或突起， 从而与导向槽 24稳定的配合， 其中第一突起 28可沿缝隙 27滑 动， 从而使第一信号遮挡部件 5沿墨盒安装和拆卸方向移动。
第一信号遮挡部件 5可以采用卡接或者套接在所述凹槽 24内，并且在凹槽内 移动。 并不限定上述装配方式， 例如可将突起设定在其他位置， 比如适配器的侧 壁或底壁等。 一个动力回弹部件设置在导向槽 24内， 优选的， 本实施例中为压 缩弹簧 32， 其中压缩弹簧的一端抵接适配器的前壁， 另一端抵接第一信号遮挡 部件的挡位 33。 当适配器与第一信号遮挡部件 5装配到一起时由压缩弹簧 32 的预压力与第二突起 30形成扭矩力， 使第一信号遮挡部件的尾部向上翘起前端 向下倾斜， 而达到防止意外推进的目的。
在墨水罐未安装至适配器时， 所述第一信号遮挡部件处于倾斜状态， 即偏移 水平方向，在将墨水罐安装至适配器的过程中， 第一信号遮挡部件 5的第一突起 28被墨盒安装部分的固定卡杆 22 (参考图 6 )挤压成水平方向， 第二突起 30与 止回端 31分离并沿着墨盒安装方向移动， 从而被第一传感器检测。
如图 4和图 5所示， 出墨口 9包括一密封部件， 在墨盒装机后与打印机供墨 针 18配合密封， 防止墨水泄露。 在未装机时， 密封部件自密封可防止墨水储存 腔 7内墨水泄露。 与杠杆件 8连接的复位部件， 优选的， 本实施例中为一个弹簧 12， 可驱动杠杆件 8在墨盒安装方向上往复运动， 在墨水罐 3拆离适配器时， 弹 簧 12可将墨水罐 3从适配器 2中弹出， 方便墨水罐拆装， 另外， 弹簧 12可将可 活动杠杆件 8复位至安装初始状态的位置。
墨水存储腔 7的配合墨水量检测的机构为连接杆 15， 连接杆 15可随墨水储 存腔 7—薄膜壁的变化而绕轴发生移动，配合完成墨水量检测。 由于打印机供墨 针有一定的抽吸力， 可将墨水储存腔 7内部的墨水抽出。墨水储存腔 7只有出墨 口 9与外部连接， 所以当墨水减少时， 墨水储墨腔 7的体积发生变化， 随之墨水 储存腔 7的薄膜壁发生形变。 连接杆 15的第一端 14与墨水储存腔 7的薄膜壁固定连接，可用双面胶粘合， 或由固定卡位连接。 在薄膜壁发生形变时， 第一端 14向墨水腔内部方向移动， 第二端 16向墨水腔外侧移动，从而使第二端 16偏移抵接可活动杠杆件 8的位置， 并不再抵接可活动杆件 8 (详细过程将在后续具体介绍）。
由于墨水罐 3的薄膜壁会产生形变，而薄膜的形变位置跟薄膜的厚度和所受 压力有关。 为了确保在墨水将要耗尽时， 第一端 14与薄膜连接处才发生形变， 所以在墨水储存腔 7内部， 第一端 14对应的位置加装一弹簧（未示出）， 平衡内 部压力， 使第一端与薄膜连接处最后发生形变。
如图 6所示为打印机上墨盒安装部分的结构示图， 墨盒安装部分 17上设置 有：打印机供墨针 18， 第一传感器 19， 凸起 20， 第二传感器 21和固定卡杆 22， 墨盒安装部分上的光学传感器为第一传感器和第二传感器，在两个光学传感器的 配合检测下， 完成墨盒的装机检测和墨水量检测。 打印机供墨针 18在墨盒 1装 机后， 与墨盒的出墨口 9配合， 可将墨水传输到打印头。 第二传感器 21可配合 第一传感器 19完成墨盒 1的装机检测功能， 并在墨盒 1内部墨水量变化后， 完 成墨盒内部的墨水量检测。
凸起 20可抵接弹簧 12， 使弹簧 12处于形变状态， 并可配合弹簧 12将墨水 罐弹出， 方便墨水罐拆装。 固定卡杆 22， 位于墨盒安装部分的上壁， 通过轴与 外壳连接， 轴上嵌有弹性部件 23， 轴通过扭力使固定卡杆可绕轴旋转， 通过与 适配器上部的凹槽配合， 可将适配器 2固定在墨盒安装部分 17内。 墨盒正常安装时： 墨盒在装机过程中， 应先安装适配器 2， 待适配器 2安装完毕后， 再将墨水 罐 3插入到适配器中，如图 7所示为将适配器安装到墨盒安装部分后的结构示意 图，将适配器 2安装至墨盒安装部分 17后， 固定卡杆 22挤压第一信号遮挡部件 5的末端， 第一信号遮挡部件由倾斜状态变为水平状态， 此时， 第一、 第二传感 器的光发射部分所发出的光均可被接收部分接收，适配器 2安装完毕后， 再将墨 水罐安装至适配器中， 在开始安装时， 如图 8所示， 墨水罐 3在安装过程中， 可 活动杠杆件 8由于更靠近第二传感器 21， 先将第二传感器 21发出的第二信号第 一次阻挡。 此时第一信号阻挡部分 5未阻挡第一传感器 19。 在墨水罐 3继续安装过程中， 如图 9a所示， 墨水罐推动第一信号遮挡部件 向前移动， 第一信号遮挡部件 5将第一传感器 19发出的第一信号阻挡， 并持续 整个装机过程。 随后， 可活动杆件 8在凸起 20和弹簧 12的共同作用下， 偏离第 一位置， 沿与装机方向相反的方向绕轴 13旋转 （参考图 10a)， 偏离第二传感器 21， 并不再阻挡第二传感器 21。 可活动杆件 8在绕轴 13旋转到连接杆 15的第 二端 16时， 被第二端 16抵住， 并不再继续移动， 此时可活动杠杆件 8处于第二 位置。如图 9b所示，装机继续进行，第二传感器 21再次被可活动杠杆件 8阻挡， 至此第一传感器 19被第一信号遮挡部件 5阻挡，第二传感器 21被可活动杠杆件 8阻挡， 装机检测完毕。 在检测墨水量过程中， 当墨水消耗到一定量时， 墨水储存腔 7的可变型的薄 膜壁发生较大形变， 连接杆 15的第一端与薄膜固定连接， 第一端沿储存腔内部 方向移动， 连接端 15通过杠杆转轴联动第二端 16， 第二端 16偏移抵接可活动 杆件 8的位置， 并不再抵接可活动杆件 8。可活动杆件 8在墨盒安装部分凸起 20 作用下， 偏移开阻挡第二传感器 21的位置， 不再阻挡第二传感器信号。 由此打 印机检测墨盒 1内部墨水量将要耗尽， 如图 9a所示。
如图 10a所示， 在装机检测过程中， 可活动杆件 8绕轴 13移动， 开始时可 活动杆件 8 位于装机检测初始位置， 其将第二信号阻挡。 在装机过程中， 如图 10b所示， 可活动杆件 8在安装部分凸起 20的作用下发生移动， 迅速远离第二 传感器， 如图 10c，当碰到连接杆 15的第二端即配合位置时， 其抵接力中和凸起 20的推力， 使可活动杆件 8停留在与打印机的第二传感器相对应的墨水量检测 位置。此位置为墨盒装机后的阻挡位置， 可活动杆件 8位于与打印机的第二传感 器 21相对应的墨水量检测位置时， 其将第二信号第二次阻挡。 装机检测完成， 当墨水用尽后， 可活动杆件又恢复到图 10b位置， 即第二传感器不遮挡。
打印机中，第一、第二传感器根据由光接收元件接收光的强度输出传感器信 号。 例如， 根据由光接收元件接受的光的强度， 从传感器输出模拟电信号， 例如 电压信号或电流信号，将从传感器输出的传感器信号供应给主控制器， 并且主控 制器在传感器电信号的电平例如电压值或电流值大于或等于预定阈值时确定该 传感器信号为高电平信号，并且在电平小于该阈值时确定该传感器信号为低电平 信号。例如传感器的光路被阻断时确定传感器信号为低电平信号， 在光路没有被 阻断时确定传感器信号为高电平信号，当发光元件发出的光被阻挡或被改变方向 时， 由光接收元件接收的光的强度可以为零。
如图 11所示， 墨盒组内型号或墨水量不同的墨盒 1和 在装入墨盒安装 部分 17时，由于墨盒 1的活动杠杆件 8的厚度与第二墨盒 1，的可活动杠杆件 8' 的厚度不同，打印机可根据其检测到的第二传感器信号的时序不同而判断不同的 墨盒 1和 。如图 11所示，在将墨盒 1安装至墨盒安装部分时从第一传感器 19 输出的传感器信号的信号电平的时间曲线与在将墨盒 安装至安装部分时从第 一传感器 19输出的传感器信号的信号电平的时间曲线相同，区别在于 T1时刻时， 墨盒 1的第二传感器输出高电平信号， 墨盒 的第二传感器输出低电平信号 墨盒的类型由主控制器根据第一传感器 19和第二传感器 21的时间曲线来确定。
墨盒在正常安装时，应先安装适配器再将墨水罐插入到适配器中， 然而用户 为了方便，通常先将适配器与墨水罐组装再整体地插入到墨盒安装部分中， 这时 由于用户安装速度过快， 导致 T1时刻， 打印机无法正确判断第二传感器的电平 信号， 导致墨盒类型判断错误， 例如将彩色与黑色颠倒， 导致损坏打印头。
为了防止上述现象的发生， 如图 12所示， 本发明中的适配器主体 4的前壁 上设置有一个固定的限定部件 11， 该限定部件为一个突起， 且位置比可活动杆 件 8位置更靠前， 由于第一信号遮挡部件 5处于倾斜状态， 因此墨水罐 3不能完 全插入至适配器 2中， 此时限定部件 11位于可活动杆件前端并且没有接触。 如图 13a所示， 当用户强行向适配器中插入墨水罐时， 需先人为的将第一信 号遮挡部件至于水平位置，此时继续向安装方向推动墨水罐， 墨水罐上的可活动 杆件 8与适配器上的限定部件接触， 进一步推动墨水罐时， 如图 13b所示， 限定 部件 11将挤压可活动部件使其向与安装方向相反的方向移动， 最终抵接连接杆 的第二端 16， 组装完毕， 即强行组装的墨盒， 其可活动杠杆件已由第一位置移 动到第二位置。
此时， 用户强行装配的墨盒如图 13b所示，若将该状态的墨盒安装至墨盒安 装部分时， 由于可活动杆件 8已经与第二端 16相抵接， 因此在安装过程中， 活 动件 8不会再发生移动。 打印机检测到的传感器信号的时序图如图 14， 根据图 14可知， 打印机的检测无正常安装时的 T2和 T3时序， 因此安装检测失败， 无 法打印， 打印机提示用户重新安装墨盒。

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、 一种墨水罐用适配器， 包括可容纳所述墨水罐的主体， 其特征是， 所述主 体上还设置有使所述墨水罐先装入所述适配器再装入打印机时无法识别 墨盒是否正常安装的限定部件。
、 如权利要求 1所述的墨水罐用适配器， 其特征是， 所述主体的顶部设置有 第一信号遮挡部件。
、 如权利要求 1-2所述的任一墨水罐用适配器， 其特征是， 所述限定部件为 设置于所述主体前壁的突起。
、 如权利要求 1所述的墨水罐用适配器， 其特征是， 所述主体的底部还设置 有第二信号遮挡部件。
、 一种墨盒， 其特征是，包括墨水罐和如权利要求 1-4所述的任一墨水罐用 适配器，所述墨水罐包括第三信号阻挡部分和复位部件，在安装墨盒之前， 若将墨水罐先插入到适配器中，则限定部件将使第三信号遮挡部件由第一 位置移动到第二位置。
、 如权利要求 5所述的墨盒， 其特征是， 所述第三信号遮挡部件为可活动杠 杆件， 杠杆件通过轴与墨水罐可活动连接。
、 如权利要求 6所述的墨盒， 其特征是， 所述复位部件分别与所述墨水罐和 杠杆件连接，以对所述杠杆件复位。
、 如权利要求 7所述的墨盒， 其特征是， 所述墨水罐还包括与所述墨水罐的 内壁转轴连接的连接杆，所述墨水储存腔至少一个外壁由可变型的薄膜构 成，所述连接杆的一端与可变型的薄膜连接， 另一端与所述杠杆件的位置 相对应。
、 如权利要求 8所述的墨盒， 其特征是， 所述复位部件为弹簧。
0、 如权利要求 5所述的墨盒， 其特征是， 所述第一位置为第三信号遮挡部件 在自然情况下向前倾斜时的位置。
1、 如权利要求 5所述的墨盒， 其特征是， 所述第二位置为第三信号遮挡部件 向后倾斜并与连接杆抵接时的位置。
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