CN101151158A - liquid injection device - Google Patents
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本发明的液体喷射装置包括：可搬式的液体喷射单元(10)，其可以进行自身单独向对象物喷射液体的动作；以及定置单元(100)，安装液体喷射单元(10)并可分离地与其一体化。液体喷射单元(10)具有向对象物喷射液体的液体喷射头(12)、以及包括储存供应给液体喷射头(12)的液体的储存空间的液体容器(14)。定置单元(10)具有储存供应给液体喷射头(12)的液体的液体罐(101)。液体喷射装置还包括液体罐连接单元(105)，当液体喷射单元(10)与定置单元(100)一体化时，使液体罐(101)与液体喷射头(12)可以连通。本发明的液体喷射装置可以满足能够进行大量印刷、并且能够根据需要而进行搬运这两种需求。
The liquid ejecting device of the present invention comprises: a portable liquid ejecting unit (10), which can perform the action of ejecting liquid to an object independently; integration. A liquid ejection unit (10) has a liquid ejection head (12) for ejecting a liquid onto an object, and a liquid container (14) including a storage space for storing liquid supplied to the liquid ejection head (12). The stationary unit (10) has a liquid tank (101) storing liquid supplied to the liquid ejection head (12). The liquid injection device also includes a liquid tank connection unit (105), which enables the liquid tank (101) to communicate with the liquid injection head (12) when the liquid injection unit (10) is integrated with the fixed unit (100). The liquid ejecting device of the present invention satisfies both needs of being able to print a large amount and being able to carry it as needed.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to have to the liquid injection apparatus of the jet head liquid of object atomizing of liquids and the method for recovering waste liquid of this device.
Background technology
Representative example as in the past liquid injection apparatus has the inkjet recording device with the recording ink jet recording head of image.As other liquid injection apparatus, for example can list: have the pigment injector head that in the colour filter manufacturing of LCD etc., uses device, have electrode material (conduction slurry) injector head that in the electrode of OLED display or face active display (FED) etc. forms, uses device, have the device of the biological organic matter injector head that in the biochip manufacturing, uses and have as the device of the test portion injector head of precise pipet etc.
Less as the noise that the inkjet recording device of the representative example of liquid injection apparatus produces when the printing, and can form point with high density, therefore be used to comprise in many printings of colored printing always.
As to the liquid method of supplying that with the inkjet recording device is the liquid injection apparatus supply liquid of representative, the mode of supplying liquid from the liquid container of storaging liquid to liquid injection apparatus is arranged.And, in the liquid method of supplying of this liquid container, can change liquid container simply by the depleted time point of liquid in liquid container in order to make the user, usually liquid container is constituted the box body that can load and unload with respect to liquid injection apparatus.
Inkjet recording device generally includes record head that the ejection ink droplet is installed and the carriage that moves back and forth along the recording surface of recording medium (object).As having: at carriage print cartridge is installed, is supplied the mode (so-called) of ink from the print cartridge that moves back and forth with record head to record head in the frame mode from the method for supplying of print cartridge to record head supply ink.Method of supplying as other has: print cartridge is installed in the housing etc. of apparatus main body, and via the ink flow path that forms by flexible pipe etc. from the mode (so-called from frame mode) of print cartridge to record head supply ink.
User's request about the occupation mode of inkjet recording device is varied, both existed can carrying out the demand of the inkjet recording device of relatively large printing treatment continuously, also exist simultaneously to be convenient to carry, the demand of the movable inkjet recording device of small-sized, light weight.
Therefore, can print in a large number and can carry the inkjet recording device of these two kinds of demands as required if exist to satisfy simultaneously, very facility.
But, in the inkjet recording device that is suitable for printing in a large number, need print cartridge capacious or be used for attracting to discharge the jumbo suction pump etc. of ink, so tape deck integral body can become and relatively maximizes and the big device of weight from record head.Therefore, make small-sized, light weight and the unusual difficulty of the inkjet recording device that is suitable for printing in a large number.
In addition, for movable inkjet recording device, owing to exist to realize small-sized, lightweight so that the needs of carrying therefore need to use small-sized print cartridge or suction pump etc., thereby the capacity of print cartridge or suction pump must diminish.Therefore, make also unusual difficulty of the movable inkjet recording device be suitable for printing in a large number.
And, in inkjet recording device, when the record head filling ink or when carrying out clean operation, can attract to discharge ink in the early stage from record head for the obstruction of the nozzle of eliminating record head, therefore need suitably to reclaim the waste liquid that is discharged from.
But, in movable inkjet recording device, owing to need to realize small-sized, lightweight as mentioned above, therefore be difficult to be equipped with jumbo returnable in order to reclaim waste liquid, in addition, also be difficult in order to attract ink and to be equipped with jumbo suction pump from record head.
Therefore, in movable inkjet recording device, in use waste liquid may overflow from returnable.In addition, to record head initial stage during filling ink or when after not using for a long time, carrying out clean operation etc., wish to carry out the problem that powerful attraction operation also can't obtain enough attractions even exist.
Summary of the invention
The present invention based on first feature In view of the foregoing finishes, and its purpose is to provide a kind of liquid injection apparatus that can satisfy following two kinds of demands, that is, can print in a large number, and can carry as required.
The present invention based on second feature In view of the foregoing finishes, its purpose is to provide a kind of waste liquid with expectation to reclaim the liquids recovery method of liquid injection apparatus and this device of function, and described waste liquid reclaims function to be used for satisfying and can to print in a large number and can carry these two kinds of demands as required.
In order to address the above problem, liquid injection apparatus of the present invention based on first feature is characterised in that, comprise: movable liquid ejection unit, have to the jet head liquid of object atomizing of liquids and the liquid container that comprises the storage area that stores the liquid that is supplied to described jet head liquid, described movable liquid ejection unit self can be carried out the action to the object atomizing of liquids separately; Described movable liquid ejection unit and integrated with it in separable mode is installed in the fixation unit, and described fixation unit comprises the liquid tank that stores the liquid that is supplied to described jet head liquid; And the liquid tank linkage unit, when described liquid ejection unit and described fixation unit integral, described liquid tank can be communicated with described jet head liquid.
In addition, preferably, described liquid ejection unit has the tube parts that connects described liquid container and described jet head liquid and form the flexibility of liquid flow path, and described liquid container is fixedly installed in the described liquid ejection unit mutually independently with described jet head liquid.
In addition, preferably, described liquid tank linkage unit comprises: liquid injection port, be arranged on the described liquid container, and be used for liquid is injected in the described storage area of described liquid container; And liquid injects pin, inserts the described liquid injection port of described liquid container when described liquid ejection unit and described fixation unit integral, is arranged in the described fixation unit.
In addition, preferably, the stream that is communicated with described liquid container and described jet head liquid have the pressure adjustment unit midway, this pressure adjustment unit is maintained the pressure of described jet head liquid one side constant and makes the pressure independent of itself and described liquid container one side.
In addition, preferably, also comprise: integrated detecting unit, detect described jet head liquid with described fixation unit integral; And liquid supply control module, according to detection signal, make from of the action of described liquid tank to described liquid container additive liq from described integrated detecting unit.
In addition, preferably, comprise that also supply finishes the report unit, this supply is finished report unit according to the detection signal from described amount of liquid detecting unit, and report has been finished to described liquid container additive liq.
In addition, preferably, also comprise the consumption memory cell of the consumption of the liquid in the described liquid container of storage, according to the memory of resetting described amount of liquid memory cell from the detection signal of described amount of liquid detecting unit.
In addition, preferably, comprise a plurality of described movable liquid ejection unit, the following formation in described fixation unit: a plurality of described liquid ejection unit are installed, integrated according to the mode that can separate with a plurality of described liquid ejection unit.
In order to address the above problem, fixation of the present invention unit based on first feature is Locating Type fixation unit, movable liquid ejection unit and integrated with it in separable mode is installed, described movable liquid ejection unit has the jet head liquid to the object atomizing of liquids, and the liquid container that comprises the storage area that stores the liquid that is supplied to described jet head liquid, described movable liquid ejection unit self can be carried out the action to the object atomizing of liquids separately, described fixation unit is characterised in that, comprise: liquid tank stores the liquid that is supplied to described jet head liquid; And connecting portion, be used for when described liquid ejection unit and described fixation unit integral, in the described storage area of described liquid container, injecting liquid.
In order to address the above problem, liquid injection apparatus of the present invention based on second feature is characterised in that, comprise: movable liquid ejection unit, have jet head liquid to the object atomizing of liquids, store the liquid that is supplied to described jet head liquid liquid container, attract the liquid of liquid to attract the unit and reclaim to attract the unit to attract the waste liquid returnable of the liquid of discharge from described jet head liquid from described jet head liquid by described liquid, described movable liquid ejection unit self can be carried out the action to the object atomizing of liquids separately; Described movable liquid ejection unit and integrated with it in separable mode is installed in the fixation unit, and described fixation unit comprises the waste liquid recycling can that is used to reclaim from the liquid of described waste liquid returnable discharge; And waste liquid recycling can linkage unit, when described liquid ejection unit and described fixation unit integral, described waste liquid returnable can be communicated with described waste liquid recycling can.
In addition, preferably, integrated detecting unit, detect described movable liquid ejection unit with described fixation unit integral; And waste liquid recovery control module, according to detection signal, make from of the action of described waste liquid returnable to the effluent discharge of described waste liquid recycling can from described integrated detecting unit.
In addition, preferably, the liquid discharge rate memory cell that also comprises the discharge rate of the liquid that storage is discharged to described waste liquid returnable, when the waste liquid that reclaimed by described waste liquid recycling can in the described waste liquid returnable, the memory of resetting described liquid discharge rate memory cell.
In addition, preferably, comprise also reclaiming and finish the report unit that this recovery is finished the report of report unit and reclaimed waste liquid in the described waste liquid returnable by described waste liquid recycling can.
In addition, preferably, described fixation unit comprises that also waste liquid reclaims pump, make by described waste liquid recycling can linkage unit under described waste liquid returnable and the state that described waste liquid recycling can is communicated with, described waste liquid reclaims pump and attracts the waste liquid in the described waste liquid returnable and discharge to described waste liquid recycling can.
In addition, preferably, it is pump that described liquid attracts the unit, and described waste liquid reclaims pump to have than the high ability in described liquid attraction unit.
In addition, preferably, comprise control module, when described liquid ejection unit and described fixation unit integral, described control module uses described waste liquid to reclaim pump from described jet head liquid attraction liquid.
In addition, preferably, the following formation of described waste liquid returnable promptly, comprising: container body, and at least a portion is formed by the chamber wall of flexibility; Flexible liquid absorbent material is arranged on the inside of described container body; The waste liquid inlet is used for and will will attract the waste liquid of discharge to be injected into the inside of described container body from described jet head liquid; And the waste liquid outlet, be used for inside effluent discharge from described container body; Along with from the effluent discharge of described waste liquid outlet, the inside of described container body becomes negative pressure, the chamber wall of described flexibility is out of shape and the internal capacity of described container body is reduced thus, and described liquid absorbent material is shunk, described waste liquid recycling can linkage unit comprises the described waste liquid outlet of described waste liquid returnable, when described liquid ejection unit and described fixation unit integral, the described waste liquid outlet of described waste liquid returnable can be communicated with described waste liquid recycling can.
In addition, preferably, comprise a plurality of described movable liquid ejection unit, the following formation in described fixation unit: a plurality of described liquid ejection unit are installed, can be integrated with a plurality of described liquid ejection unit discretely.
In order to address the above problem, fixation of the present invention unit based on second feature is Locating Type fixation unit, movable liquid ejection unit and integrated with it in separable mode is installed, described movable liquid ejection unit has the jet head liquid to the object atomizing of liquids, and reclaim from the waste liquid returnable of the liquid of described jet head liquid attraction discharge, described movable liquid ejection unit self can be carried out the action to the object atomizing of liquids separately, described fixation unit is characterised in that, comprise: the waste liquid recycling can is used to reclaim the liquid of discharging from described waste liquid returnable; And waste liquid recycling can linkage unit, be used for being communicated with described waste liquid returnable during with described fixation unit integral in described liquid ejection unit.
In addition, preferably, described fixation unit comprises that also waste liquid reclaims pump, make by described waste liquid recycling can linkage unit under described waste liquid returnable and the state that described waste liquid recycling can is communicated with, described waste liquid reclaims pump and attracts the waste liquid in the described waste liquid returnable and discharge to described waste liquid recycling can.
Can satisfy based on the liquid injection apparatus of the present invention of first feature and can print in a large number and can carry these two kinds of demands as required.
According to the present invention based on second feature, the liquids recovery method that can provide a kind of waste liquid with expectation to reclaim liquid injection apparatus and this device of function, described waste liquid reclaim function and are used for satisfying and can print in a large number and can carry these two kinds of demands as required.
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Fig. 1 is the stereogram as the inkjet recording device of an embodiment of liquid injection apparatus of the present invention, shows the state of pulling down ink jet unit from support (cradle) unit;
Fig. 2 is the sectional view as the inkjet recording device of an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 amplifies the stereogram illustrate as the major part of the inkjet recording device of an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 amplifies the figure illustrate as the pipe pump of the inkjet recording device of an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 is the back view as the ink jet unit of the inkjet recording device of an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 6 is the ground plan as the ink jet unit of the inkjet recording device of an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 is the stereogram as the box body of the ink jet unit of the inkjet recording device of an embodiment of the invention, is the figure when the direction of the ink filling port that can observe ink tank is observed;
Fig. 8 is the stereogram as the box body of the ink jet unit of the inkjet recording device of an embodiment of the invention, is the figure when the direction of the ink supply port that can observe ink tank is observed;
Fig. 9 is the sectional view as the box body of the ink jet unit of the inkjet recording device of an embodiment of the invention;
Figure 10 is the plane that the state of the upper surface that opens wide ink tank is shown, and this ink tank is the ink tank as the inkjet recording device of an embodiment of the invention;
Figure 11 is the stereogram as the ink reservoir part of the ink tank of the inkjet recording device of an embodiment of the invention;
Figure 12 is the sectional view as the ink filling port of the ink tank of the inkjet recording device of an embodiment of the invention (ink supply port);
Figure 13 constitutes as the variation of an embodiment of the invention and the waste liquid returnable stereogram of the ink tank of box body independently mutually, is the figure when the direction that can observe ink filling port is observed;
Figure 14 constitutes as the variation of an embodiment of the invention and the waste liquid returnable stereogram of the ink tank of box body independently mutually, is the figure when the direction that can observe ink supply port is observed;
Figure 15 is the sectional view as the waste liquid returnable of the inkjet recording device of an embodiment of the invention;
Figure 16 is the exploded perspective view as the waste liquid returnable of the inkjet recording device of an embodiment of the invention;
Figure 17 is the system diagram that illustrates as the concise and to the point formation of the inkjet recording device of an embodiment of the invention;
Figure 18 is the front elevation as the variation of the inkjet recording device of an embodiment of the invention.
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Below, with reference to accompanying drawing inkjet recording device as an embodiment of liquid injection apparatus of the present invention is described.In addition, method for recovering waste liquid as the inkjet recording device of an embodiment of the method for recovering waste liquid of liquid injection apparatus of the present invention is described.
As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, the inkjet recording device 1 of present embodiment comprises: small-sized, light weight and be the movable ink jet unit 10 and the carrier unit (fixation unit) 100 of Locating Type, this carrier unit 100 loads these ink jet units 10, and both are integrated according to the mode that can separate on physics and function.Ink jet unit 10 can and carry out printing treatment separately from carrier unit 100 separation, himself has the function of inkjet recording device.
As shown in Figure 1 to Figure 3, ink jet unit 10 comprises: ink jet recording head 12 is installed on the carriage 11; Ink tank 14 comprises storage area 13, stores the ink that is supplied to record head 12 in storage area 13; And battery 15, provide power to ink jet unit 10.
Movable ink jet unit 10 also comprises: ink attracts unit 16, is used for attracting to discharge ink from record head 12; And waste liquid returnable 17, reclaim the ink that attracts unit 16 to discharge by ink from record head 12 attractions.
Ink attracts unit 16 to comprise: enclosure element 18, can seal record when attracting to operate a nozzle of 12 form face; And pipe pump 20, be communicated with the duct member 19 of connection cover cap assembly 18 and waste liquid returnable 17.
As shown in Figure 3, ink tank 14 is communicated with via the tube parts 26 of the flexibility that forms liquid flow path with record head 12, and ink tank 14 is fixedly installed in the ink jet unit 10.That is, in ink jet unit 10, the configuration of ink tank can be adopted so-called from the frame mode.
Be provided with pressure-regulating valve 48 on the top of record head 12, the end near spraying first side of flexible tube parts 26 is connected with this pressure-regulating valve 48.This pressure-regulating valve 48 plays a role as the pressure adjustment unit, be used for the pressure independent of the pressure of injector head side and ink tank side be maintained constant.
As shown in Figure 4, pipe pump 20 is included in the pulley (pulley) 22 that carries out rotation and revolution when flattening flexible pipe 21.The rotating shaft 23 of pulley 22 can intert in the pilot hole 25 of the bending on being formed at swivel plate 24 slidably.
When swivel plate 24 was just being changeed, pulley 22 was pressed towards flexible pipe 21 and makes pipe 21 distortion, thereby becomes blocking state.By under this state, continuing to make swivel plate 24 just transfer to realize the pumping function of pipe pump 20.Even swivel plate 24 stops just to change, the blocking state of the pipe of realizing by pulley 22 21 also can be kept.On the other hand, when swivel plate 24 was reversed, pulley 22 moved to the direction away from the pipe 21 of flexibility along pilot hole 25, manages 21 thus and becomes connected state.
As shown in Figure 2, carrier unit 100 comprises: China ink jar 101 stores the ink that is supplied to record head 12; And waste liquid recycling can 102, be used to reclaim the useless China ink of discharging from waste liquid returnable 17.China ink jars 101 similarly constitutes the box that can freely load and unload with ink tank 14, has the capacity bigger than ink tank 14.Waste liquid recycling can 102 has the capacity bigger than waste liquid returnable 17.
As shown in Figure 1, carrier unit 100 comprises: bracket side power supply 103 is connected with ink jet unit 10 when movable ink jet unit 10 forms as one with carrier unit 100; And charging circuit 104, after forming as one, ink jet unit 10 and carrier unit 100 begin the battery 15 of ink jet unit 10 is charged.
Report the charged state (charge/charge and finish) of the battery 15 of ink jet unit 10 by state-of-charge indicator 125.In comprising the bracket side display part of state-of-charge indicator 125, also be provided with supply positioning indicator 123 and reclaim positioning indicator 124.
In carrier unit 100, be provided with a plurality of ink-filling needles 105, these a plurality of ink-filling needles 105 constitute the part of China ink jar linkage unit, are communicated with record head 12 fluids but this China ink jar linkage unit is used for making black jar 101 when movable ink jet unit 10 forms as one with carrier unit 100.
In addition, in carrier unit 100, be provided with waste liquid and discharge pin 106, this waste liquid is discharged the part that pin 106 constitutes waste liquid recycling can linkage unit, but this waste liquid recycling can linkage unit is used for making when ink jet unit 10 forms as one with carrier unit 100 waste liquid returnable 17 to be communicated with waste liquid recycling can 102 fluids.
And comprise in carrier unit 100: power supply is used to make bracket side power supply 103 to be electrically connected with the battery 15 of ink jet unit 10 with connector 107; And interface is used for carrying out the transmission and the reception of signal with connector 108 between carrier unit 100 and ink jet unit 10.When ink jet unit 10 and carrier unit 100 formed as one, power supply was connected with connecting portion 119 with interface with connecting portion 118 with the power supply at the back side that is arranged on ink jet unit shown in Figure 5 10 respectively with connector 108 with interface with connector 107.
In addition, as depicted in figs. 1 and 2, carrier unit 100 comprises paper advance mechanism 109, sheet feed stacker 110 and discharge tray 127.Under the state that ink jet unit 10 and carrier unit 100 form as one, paper advance mechanism 109 co-operatings of the paper advance mechanism 27 of ink jet unit 10 and carrier unit 100.Like this, by ink jet unit 10 being loaded on the carrier unit 100 and integrated, can extension record paper for function of discharging paper.
As shown in Figure 1, the loading surface 115 of the carrier unit 100 of loading ink jet unit 10 is provided with a pair of jut 111.On the other hand, as shown in Figure 6, on the bottom surface of ink jet unit 10, be formed with a pair of recess 28 with a pair of jut 111 tablings.By making a pair of jut 111 and a pair of recess 28 tablings, position and ink jet unit 10 is loaded on the carrier unit 100 with respect to 100 pairs of ink jet units 10 of carrier unit.
Above-mentioned ink-filling needle 105 and waste liquid are discharged pin 106 and are arranged on the first advance and retreat parts 113, and these first advance and retreat parts 113 move forwards, backwards according to the shaking operation of the action bars 112 on the front surface that is arranged on carrier unit 100.In addition, power supply is arranged on the second advance and retreat parts 114 that move forwards, backwards according to the shaking operation of action bars 112 with connector 108 with connector 107 and interface.
When on the loading surface 115 that ink jet unit 10 is loaded in carrier unit 100 and when forming as one, at first the operating operation bar 112, make the first advance and retreat parts 113 and the second advance and retreat parts 114 be in back-off state.Under this state, make the recess 28 of ink jet unit 10 and a pair of jut 111 tablings of carrier unit 100, thereby ink jet unit 10 is loaded on the loading surface 115 of carrier unit 100.
Then, operating operation bar 112 advances the first advance and retreat parts 113 and the second advance and retreat parts 114, and ink-filling needle 105, waste liquid discharge pin 106, power supply are connected with the back side of carrier unit 100 with connector 108 with connector 107 and interface.Thus, finish and make ink jet unit 10 and carrier unit 100 incorporate operations.
In addition, as shown in Figure 1, carrier unit 100 is provided with integrated detecting unit 117, whether ink jet unit 10 has been formed as one with carrier unit 100 detected.This integrated detecting unit 117 is made of the button-type switch that moves when the first advance and retreat parts 113 being advanced and be pressed to the back side of ink jet unit 10.
As shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8, in the present embodiment, ink tank 14 and waste liquid returnable 17 form as one and constitute print cartridge 54, and this print cartridge 54 can be installed in the box body installation portion of ink jet unit 10 with freely loading and unloading.
To shown in Figure 9, ink tank 14 has the container body 29 that inside comprises storage area 13, storage ink in described storage area 13 as Fig. 7.On a pair of relative wall 30,31 of a part that constitutes this container body 29, be set with a plurality of ink supply ports 32 and a plurality of ink filling port 33 respectively.
As shown in Figure 5, ink filling port 33 exposes at the back side of ink jet unit 10.When forming as one when ink jet unit 10 being loaded on the carrier unit 100, the ink-filling needle 105 of carrier unit 100 inserts ink filling ports 33, and the storage area 13 of container body 29 is communicated with record head 12 fluids thus.
Constituted above-mentioned China ink jar linkage unit by the ink filling port 33 of ink tank 14 and the ink-filling needle 105 of carrier unit 100.
The inside of container body 29 is preferably confined space, can guarantee to be used for ink feed is given the ink pressure of record head 12 by send into compressed fluid (compressed air etc.) in this confined space.
In the present embodiment, the jut 111 of the loading surface 115 by making carrier unit 100, ink-filling needle 105 etc. are embedded in recess 28, ink filling port 33 of ink jet unit 10 1 sides etc., and ink jet unit 10 becomes the state that is fixed with respect to carrier unit 100.The additional fixed cell of the body shell of the body shell that links ink jet unit 10 and carrier unit 100 can be set in addition.
As shown in figure 10, accommodate a plurality of ink reservoir part 34 in the inside of the container body 29 of ink tank 14.As shown in figure 11, each ink reservoir part 34 has flexible ink bag container 35, is formed with the storage area 13 of ink in the inside of this ink bag container 35.Ink supply port 32 and ink filling port 33 are installed in the front and back end of ink bag container 35 respectively.
According to Figure 10 as can be known, ink filling port 33 is configured in ink supply pin 39 and inserts on the axis of direction of insertion of ink supply ports 32.Like this, because ink supply port 32 and ink filling port 33 are configured on the same axis, therefore when being inserted into ink-filling needle 105 in the ink filling port 33, there is not the active force that makes container body 29 rotations.Therefore, do not have irrational masterpiece and be used on ink supply port 32 and the insertion ink supply pin 39 wherein, therefore can not damage the fluid tightness of ink supply port 32.
As shown in figure 12, the ink filling port 33 of ink tank 14 comprises: the seal member 36 of annular is made of elastomeric element; Valve body 37, with the smooth rear end face of this ring sealing part 36 as valve seat; And spring members 38, this valve body 37 is exerted pressure to ring sealing part 36 those sides.
As above the ink filling port 33 of Gou Chenging makes storage area 13 and the external isolation in the ink tank 14 under the state that the ink-filling needle 105 of carrier unit 100 does not insert.Therefore, under the state that ink jet unit 10 does not form as one with carrier unit 100, the storage areas 13 in the ink tank 14 are maintained the state with external isolation.
On the other hand, when ink-filling needle 105 is inserted in the ink filling port 33, make stream open owing to valve body 37 is pushed into, ink tank 14 and China ink jar 101 become can fluid be communicated with via ink-filling needle 105 state.Therefore, under the state that ink jet unit 10 and carrier unit 100 form as one, the storage areas 13 in the ink tank 14 are maintained the state that can be communicated with China ink jar 101.
In addition, in the present embodiment, the ink supply port 32 of ink tank 14 has and ink filling port shown in Figure 12 33 identical construction and size.Therefore, can form ink supply port 32 and ink filling port 33 by identical parts.
In addition, in the present embodiment, ink tank 14 and waste liquid returnable 17 form as one and constitute box body 54, but ink tank 14 and waste liquid returnable 17 also can constitute independently box body respectively.
As Figure 13 and shown in Figure 14, by on a pair of relative wall 30,31 of container body 29, ink supply port 32 and ink filling port 33 being set, can use with the front and back universal mode to constitute and waste liquid returnable 17 ink tank 14 of box body independently mutually with identical configuration.That is because ink supply port 32 and ink filling port 33 have identical construction and size, therefore when be inserted into ink tank 14 in the ink jet unit 10, the front and back in the time of needn't distinguishing ink tank 14 insertions towards.At this moment, ink supply port 32 is as broad as long with ink filling port 33.
As Figure 15 and shown in Figure 16, the container body 40 of waste liquid returnable 17 comprises: the plate shaped cover part 41 that is made of rigid element; And the pot shape parts 42 that constitute by compliant member.In the confined space that forms by upper surface open, accommodate the ink absorber 43 of the flexibility that constitutes by sponge etc. by cover part 41 sealing pot shape parts 42.
Cover part 41 is provided with: waste liquid inlet 44, and the waste liquid that is used for discharging from record head 12 is injected into the inside of container body 40; And waste liquid outlet 45, be used for inside effluent discharge from container body 40.Waste liquid inlet 44 and waste liquid outlet 45 with an end adjacent areas of the length direction of container body 40 in be configured on the relative position.More particularly, waste liquid outlet 45 is configured in waste liquid and injects on the axis of direction of insertion that pin 49 inserts waste liquid inlets 44.
Constituted above-mentioned waste liquid recycling can linkage unit by the waste liquid outlet 45 of waste liquid returnable 17 and the waste liquid discharge pin 106 of carrier unit 100.The waste liquid of ink jet unit 10 injects the waste liquid inlet 44 that pin 49 inserts waste liquid returnable 17.At this moment, because waste liquid inlet 44 and waste liquid outlet 45 are configured on the same axis, therefore when waste liquid discharge pin 106 is inserted in the waste liquid outlet 45, there is not the active force that makes container body 40 rotations.Therefore, do not have irrational masterpiece and be used on waste liquid inlet 44 and the insertion waste liquid injection pin 49 wherein, therefore can not damage the fluid tightness of waste liquid inlet 44.
On the ink absorber 43 of flexibility, be formed with the slit 46 of length direction at the middle body of its width.The close waste liquid inlet 44 of this slit 46 and waste liquid outlet 45 1 sides open ended, the end of an opposite side is in the termination midway of ink absorber 43.On the position corresponding of ink absorber 43, be formed with through hole 47 with waste liquid outlet 45.
As shown in figure 17, in carrier unit 100, reclaim pump 116 midway at the waste liquid that is provided with of the stream that is communicated with waste liquid returnable 17 and waste liquid recycling can 102.This waste liquid reclaims pump 116 to have than the high ability (capacity) of pipe pump 20 that is arranged in the movable ink jet unit 10.
Make by waste liquid recycling can linkage unit under waste liquid returnable 17 and the state that waste liquid recycling can 102 fluids are communicated with, can reclaim pump 116 by waste liquid and attract the waste liquid in the waste liquid returnable 17 and it forcibly is discharged in the waste liquid recycling can 102.
As shown in figure 17, ink jet unit 10 has printing control unit 50, by this printing control unit 50 control carriage 11 reciprocating action, attract unit 16 to attract to discharge the action etc. of inks from record head 12 from ejection action, the ink of record head 12 ejection ink droplets.
In addition, printing control unit 50 comprises: consumption memory cell 51, the consumption of the liquid in the storage ink tank 14; And discharge rate memory cell 52, storage is to the discharge rate of the waste liquid of waste liquid returnable 17 discharges.
On bracket side control module 120, be connected with: supply positioning indicator 123, the situation that report has been finished to ink tank 14 ink feeds; And reclaiming positioning indicator 124, the situation of the waste liquid in the waste liquid returnable 17 has been reclaimed in report by waste liquid recycling can 102.
In ink tank 14, be provided with the quantity of ink detecting unit 53 that the quantity of ink in its storage area 13 is detected.This quantity of ink detecting unit 53 can detect the situation that the quantity of ink in the storage area 13 of ink tank 14 have been full of at least.
The time point that quantity of ink in the storage area 13 that detects ink tank 14 by quantity of ink detecting unit 53 has been full of, ink feed control module 121 is closed ink replenishing valve 126 and is finished to ink tank 14 supply inks by 123 reports of supply positioning indicator simultaneously to ink tank 14 supply inks stopping from China ink jars 101.
Waste liquid reclaim control module 122 after waste liquid reclaims pump 116 startings through the time point of stipulated time stop waste liquid and reclaim pump 116, finish waste liquid and reclaim by reclaiming positioning indicator 124 report waste liquid returnable 17 simultaneously.Perhaps, the unit that detects the amount of liquid in the waste liquid returnable 17 can be set, stop waste liquid according to signal and reclaim pump 116, and make 124 actions of recovery positioning indicator from this detecting unit.
Then, illustrate that the ink feed action and the waste liquid that are carried out when the ink jet unit 10 that is in the state of can removing is formed as one with carrier unit 100 reclaim action.
When detecting ink jet unit 10 by above-mentioned integrated detecting unit 117 when having become one with carrier unit 100, this detection signal is sent to bracket side control module 120.
The bracket side control module 120 that receives integrated detection signal reclaims control module 122 by ink feed control module 121 and waste liquid and begins ink feed action and waste liquid recovery action.
That is, ink feed control module 121 is opened the ink replenishing valve 126 that often is in closed condition after receiving integrated detection signal.So China ink jar 101 interior inks flow in the ink tank 14 under the effect of gravity.
And when being detected quantity of ink in the ink tank 14 by quantity of ink detecting unit 53 when having become the amount of being full of, ink feed control module 121 is closed ink replenishing valve 126, and finishes by supply positioning indicator 123 report ink feeds.At this moment, the memory (memory) of the consumption memory cell 51 of printing control unit 50 is reset.
Waste liquid reclaims control module 122 and receives integrated detection signal and make waste liquid reclaim pump 116 actions.Here, reclaim the time point of pump 116 actions at waste liquid, the printing control unit 50 by ink jet unit 10 makes pipe pump 20 become non-connected state.That is, flexible pipe 21 is flattened by the pulley 22 of pipe pump 20, thereby makes stream be maintained blocked state.
Like this, when making waste liquid reclaim pump 116 actions under the state that is maintained non-connected state at pipe pump 20, the inside of the container body 40 of waste liquid returnable 17 becomes negative pressure, along with discharging ink from waste liquid returnable 17, flexible pot shape parts 42 distortion, the internal capacity of container body 40 reduces, and ink absorber 43 shrinks.Thus, absorb the ink that keeps by ink absorber 43 and twisted out, thus the waste liquid in the effluent discharge returnable reliably 17.
When after action that waste liquid reclaims pump 116 begins, having passed through the stipulated time, remove the collapsed state of the flexible pipe of realizing by the pulley 22 of pipe pump 20 21, make and manage pump 20 and become connected state.
Then, stop waste liquid and reclaim pump 116, stop to attract the action of effluent discharge from waste liquid returnable 17.Simultaneously, finish to waste liquid recycling can 102 recovery waste liquids from waste liquid returnable 17 by reclaiming positioning indicator 124 reports.At this moment, the memory of the discharge rate memory cell 52 of printing control unit 50 is reset.
As mentioned above, in the inkjet recording device of present embodiment, can under the state that separates from carrier unit 100, use movable ink jet unit 10 separately, and also can under the state that forms as one with carrier unit 100, use movable ink jet unit 10.
Form as one by ink jet unit 10 is installed on the carrier unit 100, can carry out a large amount of printing treatment, therefore for ink jet unit 10 self, the MIN specification that can necessitate and realize small-sized, lightweight.
In addition, since when ink jet unit 10 is installed on the carrier unit 100 in the ink tank 14 of ink jet unit 10 the supply ink, therefore ink jet unit 10 is being removed when using from carrier unit 100 next time, can prevent that the inks in the ink tank 14 in use from using up.
Equally, owing to when ink jet unit 10 is installed on the carrier unit 100, reclaim waste liquid from waste liquid returnable 17, therefore ink jet unit 10 is removed when using from carrier unit 100 next time, can prevent that waste liquid overflows from waste liquid returnable 17 in the use.
In addition, for the battery 15 of ink jet unit 10 too,, therefore can prevent that battery 15 does not have in the process of next time using ink jet unit separately owing to when ink jet unit 10 is installed on the carrier unit 100, battery 15 is charged.
When under the state that ink jet unit 10 is installed on the carrier unit 100, printing, ink feed control module 121 is according to controlling ink replenishing valve 126 from the signal of quantity of ink detecting unit 53, thus from China ink jars 101 to ink tank 14 supply ink suitably.
At this moment, because will spraying the pressure of first side, the pressure-regulating valve 48 on the top by being arranged on record head 12 is maintained the constant pressure independent that makes itself and ink tank one side, even therefore in printing process to ink tank 14 supply inks, can not overflow ink from record head 12 yet.
And, when under the state that ink jet unit 10 is installed on the carrier unit 100, printing, because the so-called secondary jar effect of ink tank 14 performance, even therefore also filling ink swimmingly in the printing process of high load capacity (duty).That is, the ink tank 14 of present embodiment can play a role as main China ink jar when using ink jet unit 10 separately, and ink jet unit 10 is being installed in when using on the carrier unit 100 and can playing a role as secondary jar.
In addition, even carried out repeatedly, constituted in the loading and unloading of 10 pairs of carrier units 100 of ink jet unit action ink tank 14 ink filling port 33 deterioration such as ring sealing part (elastomeric element) 36 and when causing anti-leaks that deterioration has taken place, because ink filling port 33 is arranged on the ink tank 14 that constitutes the print cartridge that can replace, therefore can easily tackle by replacing ink tank 14.
Under the state that ink jet unit 10 is installed on the carrier unit 100, can reclaim control module 122 by waste liquid and control waste liquid recovery pump 116, replacement is managed pump 20 (making pipe pump 20 become connected state) and is used waste liquid recovery pump 116 from record head 12 attraction discharge inks.
When 12 initial stage of record head is carried out necessary clean operation during filling ink or after not using for a long time, ink jet unit 10 can be installed on the carrier unit 100 and and attract to discharge ink by waste liquid recovery pump 116.
Therefore, do not need jumbo pump, therefore can realize small-sized, light-weighted ink jet unit 10 in movable ink jet unit 10 1 sides.In addition, because battery consumption is very fast when using jumbo pump, so also wish to reduce the capacity of the pump of movable ink jet unit 10 from this point.
In addition, at the meniscus of record head 12 because vibration waits under the situation such as destroyed, can by as the pump of managing the low flow velocity of pump 20 attract ink.
As mentioned above, present embodiment can obtain following good effect: can realize being for movable device the miniaturization of key factor, lightweight in ink jet unit 10, and by this ink jet unit 10 is installed in the carrier unit 100, not only can carry out a large amount of printings, but also can guarantee when using ink jet unit 10 separately, to have sufficient quantity of ink, liquid waste processing capacity and battery charge amount all the time next time.
In addition, in the present embodiment, owing to adopt the ink tank 14 that ink jet unit 10 is installed from the frame mode,, also can not hinder the reciprocating action of carriage 11 even when therefore on the ink filling port 33 of ink tank 14, being connected with ink-filling needle 105.Promptly, when adopting in the frame mode rather than from the frame mode, owing on the ink tank that is loaded on the carriage, be connected with the pipe arrangement that is used to inject ink, therefore may be owing to the weight of the pipe arrangement that connects or the reciprocating action that rigidity hinders carriage, and adopting in the present embodiment of frame mode, this problem can not appear.
In addition, in the above-described embodiment, by ink-filling needle 105 being connected make China ink jars 101 can be communicated with the ink filling port 33 of ink tank 14, thereby supply inks from China ink jars 101 to ink jet recording head 12 via the storage area 13 of ink tank 14 with ink tank 14.
As the variation of China ink jar 101 with the mode of communicating of ink jet recording head 12, the ink filling port (having the formation identical with the ink filling port 33 of ink tank 14) at end with the back side that is arranged on ink jet unit 10 of the stream that is communicated with ink jet recording head 12 is connected, ink-filling needle 105 is connected with this ink filling port.
In addition, as a variation of above-mentioned embodiment, also can be as shown in Figure 18, constitute carrier unit 100 according to the mode that a plurality of movable ink jet units 10 can be installed.
In addition, the ink-filling needle 105 of an ink supply pin 39 and a part that constitutes China ink jar linkage unit is not limited to the shape of pin for by being connected with ink filling port 33 with ink supply port 32 shape of ink flow being got final product.
Equally, waste liquid injects pin 49 and discharges pin 106 for by being connected with waste liquid outlet 45 with waste liquid inlet 44 shape of waste liquid circulation being got final product with the waste liquid of a part that constitutes waste liquid recycling can linkage unit, is not limited to the shape of pin.
Below to a certain extent preferred implementation of the present invention has been carried out specific explanation, beyond any doubt, can carry out various changes above-mentioned embodiment.Therefore, be interpreted as can be under situation about not departing from the scope of the present invention with spirit implementing the present invention by the mode different with the ad hoc fashion put down in writing in this specification.
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