WO2023188334A1 - インクカートリッジおよび該インクカートリッジを備えるインクジェット式記録装置 - Google Patents

インクカートリッジおよび該インクカートリッジを備えるインクジェット式記録装置 Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2023188334A1
WO2023188334A1 PCT/JP2022/016706 JP2022016706W WO2023188334A1 WO 2023188334 A1 WO2023188334 A1 WO 2023188334A1 JP 2022016706 W JP2022016706 W JP 2022016706W WO 2023188334 A1 WO2023188334 A1 WO 2023188334A1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
flat plate
ink
ink cartridge
box body
plate member
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Ceased
Application number
PCT/JP2022/016706
Other languages
English (en)
French (fr)
Japanese (ja)
Inventor
哲平 澤田
理沙 服部
智 平出
昭洋 鈴木
佑樹 富田
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Roland DG Corp
Original Assignee
Roland DG Corp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Roland DG Corp filed Critical Roland DG Corp
Priority to JP2024511086A priority Critical patent/JPWO2023188334A1/ja
Priority to PCT/JP2022/016706 priority patent/WO2023188334A1/ja
Publication of WO2023188334A1 publication Critical patent/WO2023188334A1/ja
Priority to US18/899,804 priority patent/US20250018721A1/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Ceased legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • 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
    • 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
    • B41J2/17536—Protection of cartridges or parts thereof, e.g. tape
    • B41J2/1754—Protection of cartridges or parts thereof, e.g. tape with means attached to the cartridge, e.g. protective cap
    • 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
    • B41J2002/17516—Inner structure comprising a collapsible ink holder, e.g. a flexible bag

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to an ink cartridge and an inkjet recording device equipped with the ink cartridge, and particularly relates to an ink cartridge having a bag filled with ink inside a box body, and an inkjet recording device equipped with this ink cartridge.
  • ink cartridges for supplying ink to inkjet recording devices such as inkjet printers have had an ink pouch containing the ink fixed inside the case with double-sided tape.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses that a fixing plate is interposed between the ink pouch and the case, the ink pouch is adhered to the fixing plate, and a protrusion of the fixing plate is inserted into a gap between a rib provided on the case and a side plate of the case. discloses an ink cartridge in which an ink pouch is fixed at a predetermined position in a case via a fixing plate.
  • the fixing plate when replacing the ink pouch, the fixing plate can be pulled out from the gap between the rib and the case side plate, the ink pouch and the fixing plate can be removed from the case, and replaced with a new ink pouch.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to provide an ink cartridge having a fixing plate that allows the ink pouch to be easily replaced and that allows the ink pouch to be fixed even if the ink pouch is fixed to a plate material having a certain degree of poor rigidity.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide an inkjet printer equipped with this ink cartridge.
  • the ink cartridge according to the present invention includes a bottomed box body having an opening on the top surface, a box body having a lid covering the opening, and a bag body fixedly installed on the box body and having an inside filled with ink.
  • a plate member including at least one bent portion, a first flat plate portion and another flat plate portion formed by bending at the bent portion; When the box body is closed, the end of the other flat plate portion contacts the corner of the box body and the lid, and the first flat plate portion contacts the bottom surface of the box body. It is placed in contact with the
  • the first flat plate part of the plate member is brought into contact with a corner of the box body and the lid when the box body is closed, and the first flat plate part is attached to the bottom surface of the box body. Since the first flat plate part is placed in contact with the bottom surface of the box body, opening the lid releases the first flat plate part from contacting the bottom surface of the box body. Therefore, by opening and closing the box, the first flat plate portion to which the bag is adhered is released/fixed to the box body, making it easy for general users to replace the bag (ink).
  • the rigidity of the plate member can be increased compared to using a conventional single-plate fixing plate.
  • the physical properties of the plate member can be replaced by a material with lower rigidity than the conventional one.
  • an ink cartridge having a fixing plate that allows ink to be easily replaced and that can fix an ink pouch even if the plate material has a certain degree of rigidity, and an inkjet printer equipped with this ink cartridge.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an ink cartridge 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the main part of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing other aspects of the plate member, respectively: (A) L-shaped in cross-section, (B) U-shaped in cross-section, (C) R-shaped in cross-section, and (D) (B) corner-shaped. It shows a plate member having a cut state and a state in which the ends of (E) and (B) are folded back.
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 2 of an ink cartridge 100 according to a second embodiment of the present invention, having another aspect of the plate member.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic view taken in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1 showing the positional relationship between the undercover structure 10 of the present invention and an exhaust pipe (a portion different from a part of the lower floor of the vehicle).
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a plate member in which a folded portion having a rectangular cross-sectional shape is formed on the end side.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an inkjet recording device 130 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • 3 is a schematic diagram of an ink supply system 150 of an inkjet recording apparatus 50.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the arrangement of the ink cartridge 10 within the ink cartridge case 136, in which (A) shows a state where there is a lot of ink, and (B) shows a state where there is little ink.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an ink cartridge 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II--II in FIG. 1
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the main part of FIG.
  • arrow H indicates the height direction
  • arrow W indicates the width direction
  • arrow L indicates the length direction.
  • the upper direction in the height H direction refers to the arrow direction
  • the lower direction in the height H direction refers to the opposite direction
  • the back direction of the width W refers to the arrow direction
  • the near side direction of the width W refers to the opposite direction.
  • the forward direction in the length L direction refers to the direction of the arrow
  • the backward direction in the length L direction refers to the opposite direction.
  • the ink cartridge 10 includes a box body 20, a bag body 40, and a plate member 50.
  • the box 20 is a wide, substantially rectangular parallelepiped box in which the width W and length L are greater than the height H, and includes a box body 22 and a lid 30.
  • the box body 22 includes a substantially rectangular bottom wall 23 (see FIG. 2), a front wall 24, a side wall 25, and a side wall facing the side wall 25, which stand up from the end of the bottom wall 23, respectively. 26, and a rear wall 27.
  • the front wall 24 protrudes a little more than the side walls 25, 26, and the rear wall 27 in the height H direction, and the side walls 25, 26, and the rear wall 27 are at approximately the same height. be. Therefore, the box body 22 has an opening on its top surface surrounded by the upper sides of the front wall 24, side wall 25, side wall 26, and rear wall 27, and has a bottom (the bottom is the upper surface of the bottom wall 23). ) is the box body.
  • a U-shaped groove 24a is provided in the front wall 24 at an intermediate position in the width W direction, and a spout 42 of a bag body 40, which will be described later, is attached to this groove 24a from above in the height H direction.
  • the side wall 26 on the near side of the width W in FIG. Approximately rectangular holes 26a and 26b are provided, respectively.
  • holes 25a and 25b are provided in the side wall 25 on the back side of the width W at positions facing the holes 26a and 26b, respectively.
  • the rear portions of the holes 25a and 25b in the length L direction of the side wall 25 are thin-walled portions 25c and 25d, which are gouged at the front side in the width W direction. It is finally resolved at the rear position in the length L direction by the inclined surfaces 25ca and 25da that rise upward in the height H direction as the distance increases.
  • the side wall 26 also has thin parts 26c, 26d at positions facing the thin parts 25c, 25d, and sloped surfaces 26ca, 26da at positions facing the slopes 25ca, 25da. It is provided.
  • ribs 25e and 25f protruding in the front direction of the width W are provided on the side wall 25 on the back side in the width W direction in FIG. ing.
  • the side wall 26 is also provided with ribs 26e and 26f that protrude in the depth direction of the width W at positions facing the ribs 25e and 25f, respectively.
  • the lid 30 includes a ceiling wall 31 of a size corresponding to the bottom wall 23 of the box body 22, a side frame 32 that stands downward from the edge of the ceiling wall 31, and a side frame 32.
  • a side frame 33 and a rear frame 34 facing each other are provided.
  • No frame is provided in front of the ceiling wall 31 in the length L direction, and the heights of the side frames 32, 33, and rear frames 34 are equal to the heights of the front wall 24 and side wall 25 of the box body 22, respectively.
  • the side frame 33 of the lid 30 has claw portions 33a that protrude further downward in the height H direction from the lower end of the side frame 33 at positions corresponding to the holes 26a and 26b of the side wall 26 in the length L direction. , 33b are provided.
  • the side frame 32 of the lid 30 has holes protruding further downward in the height H direction from the lower end of the side frame 32 at positions corresponding to the holes 25a and 25b of the side wall 25 in the length L direction. Claw portions 32a and 32b are provided.
  • the bag body 40 has a structure in which the respective sides of two rectangular films of the same size are bonded together, and the width W of the short side in the front direction in the length L direction in FIG.
  • a cylindrical spout 42 is inserted about halfway into the bag 40 at the central position in the direction.
  • a plug 42a is attached to the front end of the spout 42 in the length L direction.
  • the inside of the bag 40 is filled with ink.
  • the size of the bag body 40 is slightly smaller than the length in the length L direction and the length in the width W direction of the bottom wall 23 of the box body 22.
  • the plate member includes at least one bent portion, and a first flat plate portion and other flat plate portions formed by bending at this bent portion.
  • the plate member 50 is formed by folding a rectangular flat plate from both end sides in the transverse direction at an angle of 90 degrees in the same direction so that the folds are parallel to each other. It is a plate member having a flat plate portion and two bent portions (see FIG. 2). As shown in FIG. 2, the three flat plate parts are a first flat plate part 51, a second flat plate part 52 and a third flat plate part 53 located on the opposite side with the first flat plate part 51 in between. , the two bent portions are a bent portion 54 between the first flat plate portion 51 and the second flat plate portion 52 and a bent portion 55 between the first flat plate portion 51 and the third flat plate portion 53. be.
  • the width of the first flat plate portion 51 is shorter than the length between the side walls 25 and 26 in the width W direction of FIG. 2, and longer than the length of the bag body 40 in the lateral direction.
  • the length of the first flat plate portion 51 is such that it just fits between the ribs 25e to 25f of the side wall 25 and between the ribs 26e to 26f of the side wall 26 in the length L direction of FIG.
  • the lengths of the second flat plate part 52 and the third flat plate part 53 are also the same length as the first flat plate part 51 in the length L direction of FIG.
  • the height of the box 53 is approximately the same as the height of the side walls 25 and 26 of the box body 22 in the height H direction in FIG.
  • the plate member 50 is fitted into the box body 22 between the ribs 25e to 25f of the side wall 25 and between the ribs 26e to 26f of the side wall 26, and the bag body 40 is inserted into the spout 42 as shown in FIG.
  • the bag body 40 is placed in the box body 22 with the bag body 40 being fitted into the U-shaped groove 24a of the box body 22 from above in the height H direction.
  • the bag 40 is bonded to the upper surface of the first flat plate part 51 from a position near the farthest side of the width W of this bag 40 in FIG. 1 to a position near the farthest side.
  • the claws 32a, 32b of the side frame 32 of the lid 30 and the claws 33a, 33b of the side frame 33 are inserted into the holes 25a, 25b of the side wall 25 and the holes 26a, 26b of the side wall 26, respectively.
  • the box 20 in a closed state is formed.
  • the lid 30 when opening the box body 20, as shown in FIG. 1, the lid 30 may be slid rearward in the length L direction with respect to the box body 22.
  • the claws 32a, 32b of the side frame 32 and the claws 33a, 33b of the side frame 33 are removed from the holes 25a, 25b of the side wall 25 and the holes 26a, 26b of the side wall 26 in the length L direction. Transitioning to the thin parts 25c, 25d of the side wall 25 located at the rear and the thin parts 26c, 26d of the side wall 26, and further the inclined surfaces 25ca, 25da on the rear side wall 25 in the length L direction and the inclined surface 26ca on the side wall 26,
  • the box body 20 can be opened quickly by moving upward while sliding over 26 da.
  • the opening and closing of the lid 30 is not limited to the sliding mechanism in which the lid 30 is slid backward in the length L direction with respect to the box body 22, but can be opened and closed by lifting the lid 30 upward in the height H direction in FIG.
  • the lid 30 of the box body 20 may be opened using the lid 30, or a hinge for opening and closing the lid 30 may be provided at the upper end of the side wall 25, and a well-known opening/closing mechanism for the box body 20 may be adopted.
  • the upper end portion of the second flat plate portion 52 and the upper end portion of the third flat plate portion 53 of the plate member 50 are connected to the box body when the box body 20 is in the closed state. 22 and the corner portions 21a and 21b of the lid 30, and the first flat plate portion is placed in contact with the bottom surface of the box body 22, so that when the lid 30 is opened, the bottom surface of the box body 22 is touched.
  • the contact state of the first flat plate portion 51 can be easily released. That is, by opening and closing the box body 20, the first flat plate portion 51 to which the bag body 40 is bonded is released/fixed to the box body 22, so that even general users can easily replace the bag body 40 (ink). It is.
  • the rigidity of the plate member 50 can be increased compared to using a conventional single-plate fixing plate. Therefore, the material of the plate member 50 can be replaced with a material having lower rigidity than the conventional material, such as coated cardboard.
  • FIG. 3 there is a gap in a part of the box body 20 in the closed state, that is, in the engagement part between the claw part 33a of the side frame 33 of the lid 30 and the side wall 26a of the box body 22.
  • a light-shielding member such as coated cardboard is used as the plate member 50, and the second flat plate portion 52 of the plate member 50 is placed in a position to block the gap when the box body 20 is closed. By doing so, it is possible to block light in the direction of arrow A entering into the box body 20 through the gap between the box bodies 20.
  • a photocurable resin is used as the ink in the bag, and in that case, the ink hardens inside the bag due to light entering the box through the gaps in the box, or the viscosity of the ink increases.
  • light in the direction of arrow A that enters the box body 20 through the gap is blocked, and there is a possibility that a photocurable resin is used as the ink in the bag body 40. Even if the ink is hardened or the viscosity increases, it can be prevented.
  • the plate member 50 is positioned by the ribs 25e, 25f, 26e, and 26f provided on the box body 22, the plate member 50 is not only misaligned in the width W direction and the height H direction in FIG. 50 in the length L direction in FIG. 1 is also suppressed.
  • the plate member 50 is a plate member having three flat plate portions 51, 52, 53 having a U-shape in cross section and two bent portions 54, 55.
  • the plate member may be any material as long as it includes at least one bent part and a first flat plate part and other flat plate parts formed by bending at this bent part. There may be.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing another aspect of the plate member.
  • the plate member in FIG. 4(A) is an L-shaped plate member in cross section, and includes a first flat plate portion 56, a second flat plate portion 57, and a bent portion 58.
  • arrow W indicates the width direction
  • arrow H indicates the height direction. Note that arrows W and H are omitted in FIGS. 4(B) to 4(E).
  • the plate member in FIG. 4(B) has a U-shape in cross section, and includes a first flat plate portion 59, a second flat plate portion 60, a third flat plate portion 61, and bent portions 62 and 63. It is a plate member.
  • the angle formed by the first flat plate part 59 and the second flat plate part 60 and the angle formed by the first flat plate part 59 and the third flat plate part 61 are obtuse angles larger than 90 degrees. It is.
  • the plate member in FIG. 4(C) includes a first flat plate part 64, a second flat plate part 65, a third flat plate part 66, a fourth flat plate part 67, and bent parts 68, 69, 70. It is a plate member having a square shape in cross section. In FIG. 4(C), both the flat plate parts 65 and 67 may be joined at the abutting part between the second flat plate part 65 and the fourth flat plate part 67.
  • the plate member in FIG. 4(D) includes a first flat plate part 72, a second flat plate part 73, a third flat plate part 74, a fourth flat plate part 75, a fifth flat plate part 76, It is a plate member having bent portions 77, 78, 79, and 80. The shape is such that the corners of the bent portions 54 and 55 of the plate member 50 according to the first embodiment are cornered.
  • the plate member in FIG. 4(E) includes a first flat plate part 81, a second flat plate part 82, a third flat plate part 83, a fourth flat plate part 84, a fifth flat plate part 85, It is a plate member having bent portions 86, 87, 88, and 89. As for the shape, it can be said that the upper ends of the second flat plate part 52 and the third flat plate part 53 of the plate member 50 in the height H direction are further bent inward in the width W direction.
  • FIGS. 4(C), (D), and (E) can be said to have flat plate portions on four or more sides by being bent in the same direction at least three times with folds that do not intersect.
  • FIG. 5 shows (A) a plate member 90 provided with an opening 90a, (B) a plate member 91 provided with a notch 91a, and (C) a plate member provided with notches 92a and 92b. 92.
  • FIG. 5(A) arrow H indicates the height direction
  • arrow L indicates the length direction
  • arrow W indicates the width direction. Note that arrows H, L, and H are omitted in FIGS. 5(B) to 5(C).
  • the plate member 90 has a rectangular opening 90a at the center position in the length L direction of the first flat plate part, and as shown in FIG. 5(B), the plate member 90 has a rectangular notch 91a at the front in the length L direction of the first flat plate part, and as shown in FIG. 5(C), the plate member 92 has a second flat plate part and a third flat plate part. It has rectangular notches 92a and 92b at the center position in the length L direction, respectively.
  • FIG. 6 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 2 of an ink cartridge 100 according to a second embodiment of the present invention, which has another aspect of the plate member. Note that in this embodiment, descriptions of the same parts as in the first embodiment will be omitted.
  • the plate member 102 includes a first flat plate part 103, a second flat plate part 104, a third flat plate part 105, a fourth flat plate part 106, and a fifth flat plate part 107. , has sixth to ninth flat plate portions 108 to 111 corresponding to the second to fifth flat plate portions, and has bent portions 112 to 119 as shown.
  • the plate member 102 is bent three times in the same direction on each end side of the plate member 102 so that sides substantially parallel to each other are formed, thereby forming a folded portion 120 having a triangular cross-sectional shape.
  • the third flat plate part 105 of the second flat plate part 104 , the third flat plate part 105 , and the fourth flat plate part 106 forming the folded part 120 having a triangular cross-sectional shape is attached to the ceiling wall 31 of the lid 30 . to face. The same applies to the folding portion 121, and its description will be omitted.
  • cylindrical projections 31a and 31b that project downward in the height H direction are provided on the lower surface of the ceiling wall 31 of the lid 30, and these projections are connected to the box body 22 and the lid. 30 (see FIGS. 2 and 3).
  • the pressing force from the lid part 30 is applied to both ends of the first flat plate part 103 in the width W direction shown in FIG.
  • the first flat plate part 103 is not only pressed down from above in the height H direction in FIG. 6, but also pulled in the direction of both ends of the width W.
  • the bag adhered to 103 can also be firmly fixed to the bottom (bottom wall 23) of the box body 22 via this first flat plate part 103.
  • the third flat plate part 105 and the seventh flat plate part 109 face the ceiling wall 31 of the lid 30, and when the box body 20 is closed Since the flat plate parts 109 are in contact with the protrusions 31a and 31b, respectively, it is possible to reliably and stably apply a pressing force to the first flat plate part 103, thereby fixing the bag body 40. Shaking of the plate member 102 within the box body 20 can be more effectively suppressed.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a plate member in which a folded portion having a rectangular cross-sectional shape is formed on the end side. As shown in the figure, the plate member 124 is bent three times in the same direction on both ends of the plate member 124 so that sides substantially parallel to each other are formed, thereby forming folded portions 125 and 126 having a rectangular cross-sectional shape. It is formed.
  • the length of the first flat part 51 of the plate member 50 is between the ribs 25e to 25f of the side wall 25 and between the ribs 26e to 26f of the side wall 26 in the length L direction of FIG.
  • the first flat plate portion 51 was positioned within the box body 22 by having a length that just fit within the length, the ribs 25e to 25f and 26e to 26f are not essential. If these ribs are not provided, the flat plate portions are different from each other in the plane of the first flat plate portion 51 when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the plane of the first flat plate portion 51 (height H direction in FIG. 1).
  • the length in two directions width W direction and length L direction in FIG.
  • the present invention includes a box body having an opening and a lid covering the opening, and a bag installed inside the box and filled with ink.
  • the ink cartridge has a plate member including at least one bent portion, a first flat plate portion and another flat plate portion formed by bending at the bent portion, and the first flat plate portion
  • the bag is adhered to one surface of the box, at least a part of the other flat plate portion is located on the side of the one surface, and with the plate member and the bag disposed on the box,
  • the length of the other flat plate part when viewed from a direction parallel to the surface of the first flat plate part i.e., the length L direction in FIG. 1) (i.e., the length in the height H direction in FIG. 2) ) is the length (i.e.,
  • This is an ink cartridge whose width is equal to the width of the inside of the box in the height H direction shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an inkjet recording device 130 according to the first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of an ink supply system 150 of the inkjet recording device 50
  • FIG. 10 is an ink cartridge inside an ink cartridge case.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the arrangement of the ink, in which (A) shows a state where there is a lot of ink, and (B) shows a state where there is a little ink.
  • A shows a state where there is a lot of ink
  • B shows a state where there is a little ink.
  • arrow Y is referred to as the main scanning direction
  • arrow X is referred to as the secondary scanning direction
  • arrow H is referred to as the height direction.
  • the ink supply system 150 is an example of an ink supply system between the ink cartridge 10a and the ink head 145a.
  • the inkjet recording device 130 includes the ink cartridge 10 according to the first embodiment, an ink head 145 that discharges the ink filled in the ink cartridge 10, and an ink head 145 that discharges the ink filled in the ink cartridge.
  • An ink supply system 150 for guiding the ink to the ink head 145 is provided.
  • the inkjet recording device 130 includes a main body part 134, a main body case 140, a right leg part 132R, a left leg part 132L, an ink head unit 146, and an ink cartridge case 136.
  • the main body part 134 has the main scanning direction Y as its longitudinal direction, and the right leg part 132R and the left leg part 132L are attached to the lower part of the main body part 134 to support the main body part 134.
  • the main body part 134 is provided with a guide rail 135 extending in the main scanning direction Y.
  • An ink head unit 146 is attached to the guide rail 135 via a carriage (not shown). It reciprocates along the rail 135 in the main scanning direction.
  • a recording paper P is placed on the main body 134 at a position facing the ink head unit 146.
  • the ink cartridge case 136 is provided in the main body case 140 on the right side in the main scanning direction Y of the main body part 134, and a plurality of (six in this embodiment) ink cartridges 10 are installed in the ink cartridge case 136.
  • the box body 22 is placed side by side with the side wall 25 facing downward in the height H direction in FIG. 8 and the side wall 26 facing upward in the height H direction in FIG. There is.
  • the bags 40 are normally filled with inks of different colors.
  • the ink head unit 146 is equipped with six ink heads 145a to 145f (see FIG. 8) that eject the different colored inks onto the recording paper P using an inkjet method.
  • a plurality of inkjet nozzles which are ejection openings for ejecting ink onto the recording paper P, are arranged downward in the height H direction toward the recording paper P. They are arranged to face each other.
  • the ink supply system 150 is an ink supply system that supplies ink from the ink cartridges 10a to 10f to the ink heads 145a to 145f, and as shown in FIG. We are prepared.
  • a supply pump is an example of an ink supply device.
  • the ink head 145a and the damper 154 are mounted on a carriage (not shown) and reciprocate in the main scanning direction Y.
  • the ink cartridge 10a is not mounted on a carriage and does not reciprocate in the main scanning direction Y. Therefore, in order to prevent the ink path 151 from being damaged even when the carriage moves in the main scanning direction Y, most of the ink path 151 (at least half of the total length) is arranged to extend in the main scanning direction Y. . In this embodiment, a total of six ink paths 151 are provided.
  • the ink in the ink cartridges 10a to 10f can be supplied to the ink heads 146a to 146f via the ink supply system 150, and can be recorded on the recording paper P.
  • the user takes out the ink cartridge 10 from the ink cartridge case 136, and as already described, opens and closes the box 20 to open the first flat plate portion 51 to which the bag 40 is attached.
  • the bag body 40 (ink) can be easily replaced because the fixation of the bag body 40 (ink) to the box body 22 is released/fixed.
  • the ink cartridge 10 is placed such that the side wall 25 of the box body 22 faces downward in the height H direction in FIG. It is placed horizontally so that it faces upward in the height H direction.
  • the bag body 40 is placed on the upper surface of the first flat plate part 51 from a position near the farthest side of the width W of this bag body 40 in FIG. A position from near the upper end to near the lower end in the direction becomes the adhesive portion Ad.
  • the pigment in the ink generally sinks downward in the height H direction, so the ink is thick at the bottom of the bag body 40, thin at the top, and in the middle in the middle. Since the ink is maintained at just the right density and the spout 42 is located at the center in the height H direction in FIG. I can do it.
  • the ink in the ink cartridge 10 when used and the ink in the bag 40 decreases, the volume of the bag 40 decreases and the entire bag 40 is reduced, as shown in FIG.
  • the bag body 40 moves to the first flat plate part 51 side, but since the position of the bag body from the vicinity of the upper end to the vicinity of the lower end in the height H direction in FIG. Ink can be supplied from the central part in the height H direction, and therefore, the ink in the bag body 40 can be used up to the end while maintaining just the right density.
  • the first flat plate part 51 is stably fixed to the bottom wall 23 in the closed state of the box body 20, and the bag body 40 is fixed to the bottom wall 23 via this first flat plate part 51. This is due to the fact that it is installed.
  • the bag 40 is glued to the upper surface of the first flat plate part 51 from the position near the farthest side of the width W of this bag 40 in FIG.
  • the adhesive part Ad is from the upper end to the lower end in the height H direction in FIG. It does not necessarily have to be adhered to the first flat plate part 51 up to the point.
  • the inventors have discovered that the bag 40 has a first area in at least 4/5 of the length of the bag 40 in the lateral direction, with the center position in the height direction of the bag 40 in FIG. It has been confirmed that if the ink is adhered to the flat plate part 51, the ink in the bag 40 can be used from beginning to end with a density within the allowable range, neither too dark nor too thin.

Landscapes

  • Ink Jet (AREA)
PCT/JP2022/016706 2022-03-31 2022-03-31 インクカートリッジおよび該インクカートリッジを備えるインクジェット式記録装置 Ceased WO2023188334A1 (ja)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2024511086A JPWO2023188334A1 (https=) 2022-03-31 2022-03-31
PCT/JP2022/016706 WO2023188334A1 (ja) 2022-03-31 2022-03-31 インクカートリッジおよび該インクカートリッジを備えるインクジェット式記録装置
US18/899,804 US20250018721A1 (en) 2022-03-31 2024-09-27 Ink cartridge and inkjet recording device including ink cartridge

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/JP2022/016706 WO2023188334A1 (ja) 2022-03-31 2022-03-31 インクカートリッジおよび該インクカートリッジを備えるインクジェット式記録装置

Related Child Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US18/899,804 Continuation US20250018721A1 (en) 2022-03-31 2024-09-27 Ink cartridge and inkjet recording device including ink cartridge

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2023188334A1 true WO2023188334A1 (ja) 2023-10-05

Family

ID=88200363

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/JP2022/016706 Ceased WO2023188334A1 (ja) 2022-03-31 2022-03-31 インクカートリッジおよび該インクカートリッジを備えるインクジェット式記録装置

Country Status (3)

Country Link
US (1) US20250018721A1 (https=)
JP (1) JPWO2023188334A1 (https=)
WO (1) WO2023188334A1 (https=)

Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH04214361A (ja) * 1990-12-10 1992-08-05 Canon Inc インクジェット記録装置および該装置用インクタンクカートリッジ
JPH11207982A (ja) * 1998-01-22 1999-08-03 Seiko Epson Corp 記録装置におけるインクカートリッジの装填装置
JP2006103061A (ja) * 2004-10-01 2006-04-20 Kiwa Kagaku Kogyo Kk インクカートリッジ及びこれに用いるインクパッケージ
JP2006198873A (ja) * 2005-01-20 2006-08-03 Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic Inc インクジェット記録装置用インクカートリッジ
JP2008155596A (ja) * 2006-12-26 2008-07-10 Seiko Epson Corp 端子間接続構造及び液体収容容器並びに液体収容容器の組立方法
JP2015058669A (ja) * 2013-09-20 2015-03-30 セイコーエプソン株式会社 画像記録装置

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH04214361A (ja) * 1990-12-10 1992-08-05 Canon Inc インクジェット記録装置および該装置用インクタンクカートリッジ
JPH11207982A (ja) * 1998-01-22 1999-08-03 Seiko Epson Corp 記録装置におけるインクカートリッジの装填装置
JP2006103061A (ja) * 2004-10-01 2006-04-20 Kiwa Kagaku Kogyo Kk インクカートリッジ及びこれに用いるインクパッケージ
JP2006198873A (ja) * 2005-01-20 2006-08-03 Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic Inc インクジェット記録装置用インクカートリッジ
JP2008155596A (ja) * 2006-12-26 2008-07-10 Seiko Epson Corp 端子間接続構造及び液体収容容器並びに液体収容容器の組立方法
JP2015058669A (ja) * 2013-09-20 2015-03-30 セイコーエプソン株式会社 画像記録装置

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
JPWO2023188334A1 (https=) 2023-10-05
US20250018721A1 (en) 2025-01-16

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US8448942B2 (en) Recording medium stacker and recording apparatus with stored second stack member
CN103991287B (zh) 喷墨记录装置
EP2397335B1 (en) Liquid supply device, image printing apparatus, and liquid container
JP2012076450A (ja) 画像形成装置
AU2020239767B2 (en) Liquid cartridge
JP2009208245A (ja) プラテン及び画像記録装置
JP7331417B2 (ja) メディア支持構造及び記録装置
EP2397336A1 (en) Liquid container, liquid supply device, and image printing apparatus
WO2023188334A1 (ja) インクカートリッジおよび該インクカートリッジを備えるインクジェット式記録装置
JP4284556B2 (ja) インク供給装置、インクカートリッジ及びインクジェット画像記録装置
US8287107B2 (en) Ink passages, platens for an inkjet recording device, and inkjet recording devices
TWI543881B (zh) 液體噴射裝置
US7748820B2 (en) Image recording apparatus
JP2015112800A (ja) 記録装置
JP2019043019A (ja) インクタンクおよびインクジェット記録装置
JP7447535B2 (ja) 画像記録装置
AU2020239713B2 (en) Liquid cartridge
JP2013226728A (ja) 記録装置
JP2006231851A (ja) インクジェット記録装置
JP6287162B2 (ja) 記録装置及び複合機
WO2025028513A1 (en) Ink container and system
US20250042167A1 (en) Ink container and system
EP4556241A1 (en) Ink container and system
EP2567820B1 (en) Ink cartridge and inkjet printer
US7832848B2 (en) Ink cartridge mounting device and image forming device

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application

Ref document number: 22935476

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A1

ENP Entry into the national phase

Ref document number: 2024511086

Country of ref document: JP

Kind code of ref document: A

NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: DE

122 Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase

Ref document number: 22935476

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A1