Summary of the invention
Because the shortcoming of prior art, the invention provides a kind of dust arrester, be to utilize plastic cement and the friction of cloth material can produce static, the ink aerosol that is produced during with ink-jet by static is adsorbed on the normal operation that influences printer on the long strip type plastic parts to avoid the ink aerosol to attach sensing element (as encoder sensor) then.
Hold above-mentioned, the present invention proposes a kind of dust arrester, be applicable to an ink-jet printer, be provided with a load bearing seat (carriage) and a transmission mechanism in the above-mentioned printer, above-mentioned load bearing seat is in order to carry an ink cartridges, and above-mentioned transmission mechanism is connected to load bearing seat, and drives above-mentioned load bearing seat along a path movement, and above-mentioned dust arrester comprises a long strip type plastic parts and a rubbing device.The long strip type plastic parts is fixedly arranged on a housing of above-mentioned printer, and is positioned at a side of above-mentioned load bearing seat.Rubbing device is arranged at a side of above-mentioned load bearing seat, and rubbing device has a cloth matter friction member contacting above-mentioned long strip type plastic parts, above-mentioned rubbing device with moving of above-mentioned load bearing seat with the above-mentioned cloth matter friction member above-mentioned long strip type plastic parts that rubs.
Above-mentioned rubbing device can be inverted L shape or ㄇ word structure, and when rubbing device was inverted L shape, rubbing device comprised a top, a first side wall portion and one first syndeton.The top has one first medial surface, and the first side wall portion has the side that one second medial surface, first syndeton then are arranged at the top, is equipped on second syndeton at load bearing seat back in order to connection.Wherein, first medial surface and second medial surface form an accommodation section, cloth matter friction member be arranged at first medial surface of rubbing device and second medial surface at least one of them, and corresponding to a side of long strip type plastic parts.Wherein, first syndeton can be a buckle structure.
In addition, this rubbing device also can increase sidewall, and to form ㄇ word structure, its accommodation section is then formed by three medial surfaces, three medial surfaces that cloth matter friction member alternative is arranged at rubbing device at least one of them.
In an embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned transmission mechanism comprises stepper motor, belt pulley, driven pulley and belt, and stepper motor is that drive pulley rotates, and drives this driven pulley via belt and rotate, and load bearing seat is to be connected to belt, and be subjected to belt driving and along this path movement.Have more an optics chi in the ink-jet printer, be fixedly arranged on this housing of printer, wherein the strip plastic strip is the below that is arranged at the optics chi.
Based on above-mentioned, the present invention is being provided with rubbing device and is setting up rectangular plastic parts in printer on the load bearing seat, cooperate load bearing seat moving when printing, allow rubbing device and rectangular plastic parts friction to produce static, utilize static to adsorb the ink aerosol then, avoid the ink aerosol to be adsorbed onto optics sensing element on the printer and influence normal start.
Description of drawings
For above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent, below in conjunction with accompanying drawing the specific embodiment of the present invention is elaborated, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the partial interior structural representation of printer according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 A is according to the rubbing device of first embodiment of the invention and load bearing base structure schematic diagram.
Fig. 2 B is the structural representation according to the rubbing device 210 of first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 A is according to the rubbing device of second embodiment of the invention and load bearing base structure schematic diagram
Fig. 3 B is the rubbing device 310 according to the ㄇ word shape of second embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 4 is ink-jet printer schematic diagram according to an embodiment of the invention.
The main element symbol description:
110: stepper motor
120: load bearing seat
130: transmission mechanism
136: belt
140: guide rod
160: the optics chi
170: the long strip type plastic parts
215: the accommodation section
134b: driven pulley
P: the mobile route of load bearing seat
The height of 1: the second side 221 of D
210,310: rubbing device
212,214: cloth matter friction member
316: clamping part
211,221,231: medial surface
202: the first side wall portion
204: the second side wall portions
206: the top
D2: the height of long strip type plastic parts 170
134a: belt pulley
The specific embodiment
First embodiment
Please refer to Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is the partial interior structural representation of printer according to an embodiment of the invention, and wherein printer comprises transmission mechanism 130, guide rod (shaft) 140, load bearing seat 120, optics chi 160 and long strip type plastic parts 170.Load bearing seat 120 slidably is arranged on the guide rod 140, and transmission mechanism 130 is connected to load bearing seat 120, and moves along a path P in order to drive load bearing seat 120.Ink presss from both sides 150 detachable being arranged on the load bearing seat 120, and can moving to print along with load bearing seat 120.Transmission mechanism 130 comprises stepper motor 110, belt pulley 134a, driven pulley 134b and belt 136, wherein stepper motor 110 is to rotate to drive belt 136 in order to drive pulley 134a, and load bearing seat 120 is to be connected to belt 136, and is subjected to the driving of belt 136 and moves along path P.
Optics chi 160 is fixedly arranged on the housing (not illustrating) of printer, and be arranged on the rear of load bearing seat 120, optics chi 160 is for having the staggered sheet of printing opacity and lighttight grating, cooperate optical encoder (encoder) to 160 reactions of optics chi, just can provide the signal of location to locate the position of load bearing seat 120.170 housings that are fixedly arranged on printer of long strip type plastic parts, and be positioned at load bearing seat 120 side afterwards, and be arranged at the below of optics chi 160.
One side of load bearing seat 120 (near the side of long strip type plastic parts 170) is provided with rubbing device (not illustrating), rubbing device has a cloth matter friction member with contact long strip type plastic parts 170, rubbing device can allow long strip type plastic parts 170 produce static with absorption ink aerosol along with moving of load bearing seat 120 with cloth matter friction member friction long strip type plastic parts 170.When load bearing seat 120 when path P moves, the rubbing device at load bearing seat 120 rears can with long strip type plastic parts 170 to produce static, then so as to suction ink aerosol, the ink aerosol that is attracted to long strip type plastic parts 170 then can moving by rubbing device, its brush is directed at the both sides of long strip type plastic parts 170, avoids the ink aerosol to be adsorbed on the sensing element of optics chi 160 or optical encoder.
It should be noted that, the position that is provided with of this rubbing device please refer to Fig. 2 A, Fig. 2 A is according to the rubbing device of first embodiment of the invention and load bearing base structure schematic diagram, wherein rubbing device 210 is arranged on the load bearing seat 120, and have an open accommodation section 215 so that long strip type plastic parts 170 to be set, a madial wall of accommodation section 215 is provided with cloth matter friction member 212 with contact long strip type plastic parts 170; Cloth matter friction member 212 mainly is when load bearing seat 120 moves, and can produce friction to produce static with long strip type plastic parts 170.In the present embodiment, the structure of rubbing device 210 please refer to Fig. 2 B, and Fig. 2 B is the structural representation according to the rubbing device 210 of first embodiment of the invention.Rubbing device 210 has a clamping part 316, in order to be arranged in load bearing seat 120.Wherein, rubbing device 210 has top 206 and the first side wall portion 202, and top 206 has first medial surface 211, and the first side wall portion 202 has second medial surface 221 to form an accommodation section 215.Long strip type plastic parts 170 can be embedded in the accommodation section 215 of rubbing device 210, and is bearing on second medial surface 221 of rubbing device 210.
Second medial surface 221 is provided with cloth matter friction member 212 and rubs to produce static with long strip type plastic parts 170, same, first medial surface 211 also can be provided with cloth matter friction member 212 with the contact area that increases rubbing device 210 and long strip type plastic parts 170 to strengthen the effect of generation of static electricity.Shape and material that it should be noted that cloth matter friction member 212 do not limit, as long as can produce the material of static with 170 frictions of long strip type plastic parts, are good with cloth matter or paper material wherein, but do not limit.In addition, cloth matter friction member 212 also can be arranged on load bearing seat 120 backs corresponding on the position of rubbing device 210 to increase the contact area of cloth matter friction member 212 and long strip type plastic parts 170.In addition, for strengthening the friction effect of cloth matter friction member 212 and long strip type plastic parts 170, decorative pattern also can be set on the cloth matter friction member 212 increases telling on of static.In the present embodiment, for increasing the friction area of rubbing device 210 and long strip type plastic parts 170, second medial surface, 221 formed height D1 (shown in Fig. 2 B) are the height D2 (shown in Fig. 2 A) that is equal to or greater than strip friction member 170.
In addition, can utilize the mode of buckle to be connected between rubbing device 210 and the load bearing seat 120, clamping part 316 main functions are to connect rubbing device 210 and load bearing seat 120, its structure can be syndetons such as trip or trip, as long as corresponding snap-in structure is set on the load bearing seat 120, as draw-in groove, can corresponding engaging get final product, present embodiment does not limit.In addition, modes such as rubbing device 210 and the connected mode between the load bearing seat 120 can utilize also that devil's felt is fitted, screw locking, bonding or button fastening are connected both, and present embodiment does not limit.
Structure that it should be noted that rubbing device 210 is not restricted to shown in Fig. 2 B, as long as can allow long strip type plastic parts 170 wear wherein, and can be when load bearing seat 120 moves 170 frictions of long strip type plastic parts be produced static and gets final product.The material of cloth matter friction member 212,214 can be the capillary material in capillary materials or the devil's felt, as long as can produce the material value of static with 170 frictions of long strip type plastic parts, present embodiment is not limited.In addition, the shape of long strip type plastic parts 170 also can be sheet, and the surface area that can increase friction is to increase telling on of static.
Second embodiment
Rubbing device of the present invention is not limited to the L shaped shape that falls among above-mentioned Fig. 2 B, also can utilize ㄇ word shape, semicircle etc. to have hatch frame and implement.Please refer to Fig. 3 A and Fig. 3 B, Fig. 3 A is according to the rubbing device of second embodiment of the invention and load bearing base structure schematic diagram, and wherein rubbing device 310 is a ㄇ word shape one by one.Fig. 3 B is the structural representation according to the rubbing device of second embodiment of the invention.Show the rubbing device 310 of ㄇ word shape among Fig. 3 B, rubbing device 310 has the first side wall portion 202, second side wall portion 204 and top 206, and forms the accommodation section 215 of ㄇ word shape.Rubbing device 310 is second side wall portion 204 with the main difference of rubbing device 210, and on the medial surface 221,231 of the first side wall portion 202 of rubbing device 310 and second side wall portion 204 cloth matter friction member 212,214 can be set respectively.In addition, the medial surface 211 at the top 206 of accommodation section 215 also can be provided with cloth matter friction member to increase the contact area between rubbing device 310 and the long strip type plastic parts 170.It should be noted that cloth matter friction member optionally is arranged on arbitrary medial surface of accommodation section 215, present embodiment is not limited.
Structure that it should be noted that rubbing device is not restricted to shown in Fig. 2 A~Fig. 3 B, as long as have hatch frame, can allow long strip type plastic parts 470 wear wherein, and can be when load bearing seat 120 moves 470 frictions of long strip type plastic parts be produced static and get final product.The shape of accommodation section 215,315 is not subject to shown in above-mentioned Fig. 2 A~Fig. 3 B yet, can be opening shape arbitrarily, as long as long strip type plastic parts 170 can be wherein chimeric, and the medial surface that is bearing on rubbing device 210,310 gets final product.The opening of rubbing device also is not limited to downward or upward, as long as can be enough to be provided with long strip type plastic parts 170.Present embodiment does not limit shape and its opening direction of its accommodation section 215,315.The material of cloth matter friction member 412 can be the capillary material in capillary materials or the devil's felt, as long as can produce the material value of static with 170 frictions of long strip type plastic parts, present embodiment is not limited.In addition, the shape of long strip type plastic parts 470 also can be sheet, and the surface area that can increase friction is to increase telling on of static.
Next, please be simultaneously with reference to Fig. 1, Fig. 2 A and Fig. 4, Fig. 4 is ink-jet printer schematic diagram according to an embodiment of the invention, wherein long strip type plastic parts 170 is arranged on the below of optics chi 160, can produce static with absorption ink aerosol to 170 frictions of long strip type plastic parts when load bearing seat 120 moves.In addition, in the process that load bearing seat 120 moves, cloth matter friction member 212 can push away long strip type plastic parts 170 adsorbed ink aerosols long-pending two ends to long strip type plastic parts 170 in the rubbing device 210.The vibrations that ink-jet printer is caused when transmission load bearing seat 120 just can make and push away long-pending ink aerosol to long strip type plastic parts 170 two ends and fall in collecting region or the gathering-device to avoid the ink aerosol to influence electronics in the ink-jet printer or optical element and cause fault.Wherein, gathering-device can be arranged at the below at long strip type plastic parts 170 two ends, or forms collecting zone to collect the ink aerosol that is dropped in the housing of ink-jet printer.
Long strip type plastic parts 170 is to be provided with according to the structure of script ink-jet printer and the drive mechanism of its load bearing seat 120, can't influence original load bearing seat 120 kinds of drive, does not also need to increase simultaneously new transmission mechanism.The present invention utilizes long strip type plastic parts 170 and the rubbing device 210 that is arranged at load bearing seat 120 backs, can reach the effect of eliminating the ink aerosol simultaneously when ink-jet printer prints.
In sum, the present invention sets up long strip type plastic parts and rubbing device in ink-jet printer, when utilizing load bearing seat to move, can drive rubbing device and produce static with friction long strip type plastic parts, adsorbs the ink aerosol then.Whereby, can avoid the ink aerosol to be adsorbed on electronic components such as optics chi or optical pickocff and influence the normal operation of ink-jet printer.
Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to qualification the present invention, any those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when can doing a little modification and perfect, so protection scope of the present invention is when with being as the criterion that claims were defined.