CN102991128A - Ink jet printer, ink recovery member and ink recovery method - Google Patents
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The invention relates to an ink jet printer, an ink recovery member and an ink recovery method, wherein the ink is recovered without the occurrence of blocking the air flow path of the ink jet printer. The ink jet printer (20) comprises a flushing tank (10) for ink recovery, wherein the flushing tank is of a hollow structure and comprises a netted mesh (2) for ink liquefaction; an opening part (1) at the downstream side of the gravity direction of the netted mesh (2) and used for receiving ink ejected out of an ink jet nozzle (32); an ink reservoir (3) communicated to the downstream side of the gravity direction of the opening part (1) and used for receiving ink flowing into the ink jet printer through the opening part (1); and an air exhaust fan (4) used for generating an air flow flowing from the outside in along the gravity direction.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to ink-jet printer, China ink recovery member and black recovery method.
Background technology
In the printer (ink-jet printer) of ink jet type, by printing to printed medium ejection China ink from the nozzle opening that is arranged at ink gun.Therefore, for example in the nozzle that spray for a long time China ink, caused producing obstruction at the nozzle opening place by drying and the China ink that has solidified, dust, dust etc., China ink can't normally spray from nozzle opening.
In order to solve problems, the ink-jet printer that patent documentation 1 is put down in writing consists of in the following manner: make ink gun move to the position of separating with printed medium, by carrying out and the ejection (flushing) of printing irrelevant China ink from nozzle opening in this position, prevent thus the obstruction of nozzle opening.Ink-jet printer at patent documentation 1 is equipped be used to taking in from the flushing cisterns of the China ink of ink gun ejection, by black towards the flushing cisterns ejection from ink gun, can maintain ink gun.
The flushing cisterns that patent documentation 1 is put down in writing within it section possess the 1st receiving room, the 2nd receiving room that is communicated with the bottom of the 1st receiving room, the exhaust fan of taking in peristome and being arranged on the upper side of the 2nd receiving room in the mode adjacent with the 1st receiving room via inwall on the top that is arranged at the 1st receiving room.In addition, take in peristome, be provided with net in the mode that covers its peristome.The air stream that utilization is produced in flushing cisterns by exhaust fan will attract from the China ink of ink gun ejection the peristome of taking in to the 1st receiving room, and guide to the 1st receiving room.The air stream that utilization is produced by exhaust fan will guide to lower guide to the 2 receiving rooms of China ink from being communicated with the 1st receiving room of the 1st receiving room.At this, be provided with a plurality of plate bodys at the sidewall of the 2nd receiving room interlacedly, the China ink that guides to the 2nd receiving room is attached to the lower surface of this plate body, forms drop, along outlet direction drippage, is recycled to waste liquid tank.
Patent documentation 1: TOHKEMY 2009-291977 communique (on December 17th, 2009 is open)
In the flushing cisterns that patent documentation 1 is put down in writing, owing to the direction of the air stream that produces based on exhaust fan and the plate body that utilizes the 2nd receiving room form drop the drippage opposite direction of China ink, therefore hindered black drippage.If the drippage of China ink is obstructed, thereby China ink accumulates in the path that is formed by plate body, then should solidify by China ink, has the possibility of stopping up revealment.Its result has not only hindered China ink towards the recovery of waste liquid tank, also exists China ink after reclaiming from exhaust fan such problem of dispersing to the outside.
Summary of the invention
The present invention puts in view of the above problems and finishes, its purpose is to provide a kind of ink-jet printer, is arranged at China ink recovery member and the black recovery method of this printer, this ink-jet printer is discharged the China ink after the recovery swimmingly, can carry out the maintenance of ink gun thus under the prerequisite of not stopping up for the stream that reclaims the air-flow in the black flushing cisterns.
In order to address the above problem, ink-jet printer of the present invention comprises: ink gun, and it possesses the nozzle for the ejection China ink; And China ink reclaims member, and it reclaims from the China ink of above-mentioned ink gun ejection, and above-mentioned China ink reclaims the hollow structure that China ink is taken in by the member section within it of adopting, and this China ink reclaims member and comprises: peristome, and it flows into for the China ink from above-mentioned ink gun ejection; Reservoir, it is communicated to the gravity direction downside of this peristome from above-mentioned peristome, stores the China ink that flows into from above-mentioned peristome; China ink liquefaction member, it makes vaporific China ink liquefaction between above-mentioned peristome and above-mentioned reservoir; And exhaust component, it produces along gravity direction and reclaims the outside of member towards the air-flow of internal flow from above-mentioned China ink.
According to said structure, reclaim the outside of member towards the air-flow of internal flow owing to utilize exhaust component to produce along gravity direction from China ink, therefore, in China ink reclaims member, the flow direction of utilizing the air-flow that exhaust component produces with form drop by China ink liquefaction member after the drippage direction (gravity direction) of China ink become identical direction.Thereby the China ink behind the formation drop flows into reservoir more swimmingly, can prevent ink mist drying or curing and the situation of obstruction stream.Its result can carry out the maintenance of ink gun ideally.
In addition, in ink-jet printer of the present invention, preferably, above-mentioned exhaust component is arranged between above-mentioned China ink liquefaction member and the above-mentioned reservoir.According to said structure, arrive reservoir via the China ink behind the China ink liquefaction member to gravity direction downside drippage, utilize that exhaust component produces, towards China ink reclaims the stream of air-flow of inside of member, can not accumulate China ink from peristome stream.Thereby, can not stop up the stream of air-flow, can carry out swimmingly recovery and the discharge of China ink.
In addition, in ink-jet printer of the present invention, preferably, above-mentioned exhaust component is arranged on from branch's air flow circuit out between above-mentioned China ink liquefaction member and the above-mentioned reservoir.According to said structure, because exhaust component is not arranged on from China ink liquefaction member to the path of the China ink the reservoir, therefore, can be because of the China ink stored, the discharge of the China ink after storing causes exhaust component to be adversely affected.
In addition, preferably, ink-jet printer of the present invention also comprises the support that supports for to the printed medium as the black object of ejection, and above-mentioned China ink reclaims the outside that member is arranged on above-mentioned support.Like this, because reclaiming member, China ink is arranged on the part of separating with printed medium, therefore, and the situation that the China ink that sprays in the time of can preventing printed medium by the maintenance of ink gun is made dirty.
And, in ink-jet printer of the present invention, preferably, above-mentioned China ink reclaims member and also comprises the hollow bulb that above-mentioned peristome and above-mentioned reservoir are coupled together, above-mentioned hollow bulb tilts towards above-mentioned reservoir, so that flow into and be transported to above-mentioned reservoir by the China ink after the liquefaction of above-mentioned China ink liquefaction member along the inwall of this hollow bulb from above-mentioned peristome.Like this, because the inwall of hollow bulb tilts towards reservoir, therefore China ink can be transported to reservoir effectively.
In addition, in ink-jet printer of the present invention, preferred above-mentioned China ink liquefaction member obtains by stacked a plurality of reticulate bodies.Thus, can form more reliably ink droplet.
And in ink-jet printer of the present invention, preferably, above-mentioned reservoir is connected with the discharge portion of the outside that is arranged on above-mentioned China ink recovery member.Thus, can effectively discharge China ink and reclaim the China ink that member reclaims.
It is that the China ink that reclaims from the China ink that possesses for the ink gun ejection of the nozzle of ejection China ink is reclaimed member that China ink of the present invention reclaims member, wherein, this China ink reclaims the hollow structure that China ink is taken in by member section within it of adopting, this China ink reclaims member and comprises: peristome, and it flows into for the China ink from above-mentioned ink gun ejection; Reservoir, it is communicated to the gravity direction downside of this peristome from above-mentioned peristome, stores the China ink that flows into from above-mentioned peristome; China ink liquefaction member, it makes vaporific China ink liquefaction between above-mentioned peristome and above-mentioned reservoir; And exhaust component, it produces along gravity direction and reclaims the outside of member towards the air-flow of internal flow from above-mentioned China ink.
According to said structure, owing to the flow direction of air-flow is consistent with the drippage direction of ink droplet, so can make the China ink behind the formation drop flow to more swimmingly reservoir, prevent ink mist drying or curing and the situation of obstruction stream.Its result can carry out the maintenance of ink gun ideally.
Black recovery method of the present invention is to utilize China ink to reclaim the black recovery method of member to reclaiming from the China ink that possesses for the ink gun ejection of the nozzle of ejection China ink, wherein, above-mentioned China ink reclaims the hollow structure that China ink is taken in by the member section within it of adopting, this China ink reclaims member and comprises: peristome, and it flows into for the China ink from above-mentioned ink gun ejection; Reservoir, it is communicated to the gravity direction downside of this peristome from above-mentioned peristome, stores the China ink that flows into from above-mentioned peristome; China ink liquefaction member, it makes vaporific China ink liquefaction between above-mentioned peristome and above-mentioned reservoir; And exhaust component, it produces along gravity direction and reclaims the outside of member towards the air-flow of internal flow from above-mentioned China ink.
According to said structure, owing to the flow direction of air-flow is consistent with the drippage direction of ink droplet, so can make the China ink behind the formation drop flow to more swimmingly reservoir, prevent ink mist drying or curing and the situation of obstruction stream.Its result can carry out the maintenance of ink gun ideally.
Ink-jet printer of the present invention comprises: ink gun, and it possesses the nozzle for the ejection China ink; And China ink reclaims member, and it reclaims from the China ink of above-mentioned ink gun ejection, and above-mentioned China ink reclaims the hollow structure that China ink is taken in by the member section within it of adopting, and this China ink reclaims member and comprises: peristome, and it flows into for the China ink from above-mentioned ink gun ejection; Reservoir, it is communicated to the gravity direction downside of this peristome from above-mentioned peristome, stores the China ink that flows into from above-mentioned peristome; China ink liquefaction member, it makes vaporific China ink liquefaction between above-mentioned peristome and above-mentioned reservoir; And exhaust component, it produces along gravity direction and reclaims the outside of member towards the air-flow of internal flow from above-mentioned China ink, thereby the flow direction of air-flow is consistent with the drippage direction of ink droplet, therefore, can make the China ink that forms behind the drop flow to more swimmingly reservoir, prevent that ink mist is dry or solidify and stop up the situation of stream.
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Fig. 1 is the figure of inside of the flushing cisterns of schematically illustrated an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the front view of the ink-jet printer of schematically illustrated an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 is the side view of ink-jet printer shown in Figure 2.
Fig. 4 is the figure on every side that schematically shows ink gun.
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Below, with reference to Fig. 1～Fig. 4 embodiments of the present invention are elaborated.Fig. 1 is the figure of the inside of schematically illustrated flushing cisterns 10, and Fig. 2 is the front view of schematically illustrated ink-jet printer 20.Fig. 3 is the side view of ink-jet printer 20 shown in Figure 2, Fig. 4 be schematically illustrated ink gun 32 around figure.Ink-jet printer 20 possesses flushing cisterns 10 and ink gun 32.
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As shown in Figure 1, flushing cisterns of the present invention (China ink reclaims member) 10 possesses peristome 1, net (China ink liquefaction member) 2, black reservoir (reservoir) 3 and exhaust fan (exhaust component) 4.In addition, flushing cisterns 10 comprises air flow circuit 5 and hollow bulb 6, and this flushing cisterns 10 also can be discharged route 8 via the China ink that black excavationg pump 9 is installed this flushing cisterns 10 is linked to waste liquid tank (discharge portion) 7.
Flushing cisterns 10 is installed on ink-jet printer 20.In ink-jet printer 20, ink gun 32 correspondingly possesses a plurality of nozzles (not shown) according to the kind of the China ink that carries, from this nozzle ejection China ink.The China ink that is detained, absorption have the China ink sclerosis of dust etc., have stopped up spray the nozzle of China ink for a long time, thereby have been difficult to carry out normal black ejection.For fear of such problem, need to spray termly the maintenance that China ink carries out ink gun 32 from each nozzle.That flushing cisterns 10 sprays when being used for being recovered in the maintenance of carrying out ink gun 32, with the irrelevant China ink of printing.
As shown in Figure 1, flushing cisterns 10 is for the hollow structure of taking in China ink in inside, can form by blow molding etc.Upper surface at flushing cisterns 10 is provided with the peristome 1 that flows into for the China ink from ink gun 32.In order to take in reliably the China ink from ink gun 32, preferably, the size of the size that peristome 1 is opened and ink gun 32 is roughly the same or larger.
Contact with China ink liquefaction member that is the net 2 of the gravity direction upside that is arranged on peristome 1 from ink gun 32 ink droplets ejection, that flow into flushing cisterns 10 and ink mist, thereby be adsorbed in net 2.Be adsorbed in ink droplet and the ink mist gathering of net 2 and form ink droplet, drop onto the inside of flushing cisterns 10.In order to make the ink mist that flows into from peristome 1 drop to black reservoir 3, net 2 is set between peristome 1 and black reservoir 3.Preferred net 2 is set to cover peristome 1, can make more reliably thus ink mist liquefaction.
Net 2 can be used the member that forms such as by metal material, resin material etc.In the present embodiment, use the hole of aperture 2.5mm is that the chessboard trellis is arranged and the stamping-out metal that obtains with pitch-row 3.5mm.In addition, also can in stacked mode a plurality of nets 2 be set at peristome 1, thus, can form more reliably ink droplet.In the present embodiment, four layers of above-mentioned stamping-out metal stacking are got up to be arranged at peristome 1.In addition, other structure example as making ink mist liquefaction also can adopt following structure: form at least one deck reticulate body at peristome 1, at the inwall of the hollow bulb 6 of the inboard of this peristome 1 a plurality of plate bodys are set interlacedly.
Shown in the solid arrow among Fig. 1, from peristome 1 flow into and the China ink that flows through net 2 along with air-flow (gravity direction) drippage downwards.China ink behind the drippage arrives the inwall of hollow bulb 6, flows into the black reservoir 3 of the gravity direction downside that is positioned at peristome 1 along the inwall of hollow bulb.Peristome 1 is connected and then is communicated with by hollow bulb 6 with black reservoir 3.The inwall of hollow bulb 6 tilts towards black reservoir 3, and black reservoir 3 becomes the lower side of flushing cisterns, so that China ink is transported to black reservoir 3 effectively.
China ink reservoir 3 is used for storing the China ink of carrying by the inwall of hollow bulb 6.In the present embodiment, the bottom surface of black reservoir 3 links to each other with the inwall of hollow bulb 6, and is level.China ink reservoir 3 is discharged route 8 with China ink and is linked to each other, and the China ink of storing is expelled to the waste liquid tank 7 of the outside that is arranged at flushing cisterns 10.Thus, can discharge the China ink that is stored in black reservoir 3 to the outside of flushing cisterns 10 termly, therefore, a large amount of Mo Buhui lodges in black reservoir 3, can not stop up air flow circuit 5 because of the China ink of storing.
China ink is discharged route 8 and should China ink reservoir 3 be linked to each other via the Kong Eryu that is arranged at black reservoir 3, both can discharge China ink from this hole, also can discharge route 8 via China ink from the top of black reservoir 3 and draw China ink.In the situation of above black reservoir 3, drawing China ink, in China ink discharge route 8, black excavationg pump 9 is installed.By drawing in the above described manner China ink, be difficult to discharge generation China ink obstruction in the route 8 at China ink, be preferred therefore.
In order will to guide in the flushing cisterns 10 from the China ink of ink gun 32 ejection more reliably, be provided with exhaust fan 4 at flushing cisterns 10, this exhaust fan 4 produces along gravity direction from flushing cisterns 10 outside towards the air-flow of internal flow.In addition, also can lean on the position of the inboard of flushing cisterns 10 that filter (not shown) is set than exhaust fan 4.As exhaust fan 4, the fan that can use ideally air blast etc. generally to use.
When exhaust fan 4 work, shown in dotted arrow among Fig. 1, generation enters in the flushing cisterns 10 from peristome 1, flows to outside Air Flow via air flow circuit 5 from exhaust fan 4.That is, the flow direction of air is gravity direction.Utilize this air-flow, the China ink that sprays from ink gun 32 attracted to peristome 1, flows in the flushing cisterns 10.
Like this, produced by exhaust fan 4,10 outside is identical with the flow direction of the ink droplet that drips from net 2 along gravity direction towards the flow direction of the air of internal flow along gravity direction from flushing cisterns, because the direction of Air Flow is consistent with the flow direction of ink droplet, therefore, China ink behind the formation drop more successfully flows to black reservoir 3, thereby can prevent that ink mist is dry or solidify the situation of stopping up stream.Its result can carry out the maintenance of ink gun 32 ideally.
In addition, in the present embodiment, exhaust fan 4 is arranged between net 2 and the black reservoir 3, be the gravity direction downside of net 2 and be the gravity direction upside of black reservoir 3.Thereby, because Mo Buhui accumulates in the air flow circuit 5 that is arranged between net 2 and the black reservoir 3, therefore can not stop up air flow circuit 5, can carry out swimmingly recovery and the discharge of China ink.
And exhaust fan 4 is arranged between net 2 and black reservoir 3 branch's air flow circuit 5 out.By exhaust fan 4 is set in the above described manner, exhaust fan 4 can not be adversely affected because of the China ink that is stored in black reservoir 3.In addition, for example, even from should the China ink reservoir via the Kong Eryu that is arranged at black reservoir 33 China inks that link to each other discharge routes 8 and discharge in the situation of China ink, because exhaust fan 4 is arranged on the path of discharging the China ink the route 8 from peristome 1 to China ink, therefore, exhaust fan 4 can not be adversely affected because of the discharge of China ink yet.
Ink-jet printer 20
Overall structure to ink-jet printer 20 describes.As shown in Figures 2 and 3, ink-jet printer 20 constitutes to be possessed: supporting leg 21, supporting leg 21a, 21b about it has; Center main section 22, it is by supporting leg 21 supportings; Left main part 23, it is arranged on the left side of center main section 22; Right main part 24, it is arranged on the right side of center main section 22; And upper main part 25, it connects left main part 23 and right main part 24, and should separate with the upside of center main section 22 by upper main part 25, and extends abreast with this center main section 22.Be provided with platen (support) 22a that exposes and extend along left and right directions at the upper surface of this center main section 22 in center main section 22, in the lower face side of upper main part 25 pinch roll 25a be installed.
Be provided with above-mentioned flushing cisterns 10 in the inside of left main part 23, make the maintenance work station (not shown) of the left/right movement device (not shown) that printhead unit 30 moves along left and right directions and the cleaning that prints head unit 30 etc.As shown in Figure 4, be provided with the guide rail 25b that extends along left and right directions in the inside of upper main part 25, and coming and going mobile mode along left and right directions with respect to this guide rail 25b printhead unit 30 be installed.Printhead unit 30 is driven by left/right movement device, in the inside of upper main part 25 along guide rail 25b to the left and right direction carry movement.
As shown in Figure 3, be provided with box installation portion 26 on the top of right main part 24, with respect to each black color, the print cartridge of a plurality of boxlikes 28 in the past face side is installed on box installation portion 26 in mode removably.Be provided with the connecting portion (not shown) of taking in China ink by taking in print cartridge 28 in the inside of print cartridge installation portion 26.And for each color, the China ink pipe (not shown) that extends to the inside of right main part 24 and upper main part 25 from this connecting portion all links to each other with ink gun 32, and the China ink of print cartridge 28 is supplied to ink gun 32 via black pipe.
As shown in Figure 4, printhead unit 30 mainly is made of balladeur train 31 and ink gun 32.The rear surface of balladeur train 31 and guide rail 25b are chimeric, and be mobile thereby this balladeur train 31 comes and goes freely along guide rail 25b along left and right directions.Ink gun 32 comprises magenta (M) for example, yellow (Y), cyan (C), and ink gun 32M, 32Y, 32C, the 32K of each color of black (K).The lower surface of each ink gun be formed with towards below a plurality of nozzle openings (not shown) of ejection China ink.
As shown in Figure 4, be provided with ejection detecting unit 35 in the left side of platen 22a, below this platen 22a, flushing cisterns 10 be installed.The surveyed area 35b that ejection detecting unit 35 is formed with in the form of a substantially rectangular and connects along the vertical direction at the middle body of main part 35a.In addition, dispose light-emitting component 36 and photo detector 37 at the diagonal position of the surveyed area 35b of this essentially rectangular, can be accepted by photo detector 37 from the detection light that light-emitting component 36 penetrates.
Action from each member in the situation of printing to printed sheet material that use above-mentioned ink-jet printer 20 to implement is described.
Printed sheet material on platen 22a, is forwards carried this printed sheet material with the state of being pressed by pinch roll 25a to be positioned on the ink-jet printer 20 in the mode of forwards carrying from the rear on the platen 22a.At this moment, by on one side make balladeur train 31 with respect to be positioned on the platen 22a printed sheet material along guide rail 25b to the left and right direction come and go mobile, one side makes China ink be attached on the printed sheet material with desired pattern from the nozzle opening ejection China ink of the lower surface of each ink gun thus.Move the printing desired to the printed sheet material whole implementation by repeatedly carrying out this.
The action of each member when then, ink gun 32 being washed action describes.As mentioned above, the state after keeping the interruption printing has passed through in the situation of long period, and in the nozzle opening part, China ink may dryly also solidify, if directly implement printing under this state, then China ink may not can normally sprays, and causes the printing unfavorable condition.Bad in order to prevent in advance such printing, utilize the flushing action to carry out the maintenance of ink gun 32.
When washing action, at first, balladeur train 21 is moved near the left part of guide rail 25b, makes the nozzle opening of ink gun 32 be positioned at the peristome 1 of the surveyed area 35b(flushing cisterns 10 of ejection detecting unit 35) top (below, this position is called flush position).At this moment, because ejection detecting unit 35 and flushing cisterns 10 are arranged on the outside of platen 22a, so when washing action, the printed sheet material on the platen 22a that can not make dirty, and when the printing of carrying out towards printed sheet material, can not hinder the ejection of the China ink that is undertaken by ink gun 32.That is, black from ink gun 32 ejections in the position away from printed sheet material when washing action, the China ink after the ejection is recycled to flushing cisterns 10.
At this, flushing cisterns 10 constitutes, for example operation exhaust fan 4 when detecting ink gun 32 and moved to flush position.Thus, the air in the flushing cisterns 10 flows along discharging such direction from peristome 1 to the outside via the filter (not shown) of the front surface that is arranged on exhaust fan 4.
Make ink gun 32 be positioned at flushing cisterns 10 above state under, by from nozzle opening ejection China ink, thus, also be incorporated in flushing cisterns 10 at the China ink after ejection is solidified in the lump of nozzle opening part for example, and can normally spray China ink from nozzle opening.Owing to produced to the such Air Flow of flushing cisterns 10 interior attractions because of exhaust fan 4 at peristome 1, therefore, the ink droplet that is ejected and ink mist are sucked into peristome 1 by net 2 after passing surveyed area 35b along gravity direction, advance to black reservoir 3.
Like this, owing to can will be attracted to reliably peristome 1 from the ink droplet of ink gun 32 ejection and ink mist and take in, reclaim, therefore can not make dirty around the upper surface of ejection detecting unit 35 because of China ink, ink-jet printer 20 is kept clean.In addition, solidify owing in flushing cisterns 10, prevent China ink, therefore can prolong the replacement cycle of flushing cisterns 10, can reduce the operating cost of ink-jet printer 20.And because ink mist liquefies rapidly by net 2 and drop to the black reservoir 3 of gravity direction, so ink mist can not discharge from exhaust fan 4 to the outside, and ink-jet printer 20 is kept clean.And, since will be from peristome 1 to exhaust fan the stream of 4 air constitute shortlyer, therefore make the attraction of exhaust fan 4 act on reliably peristome 1, can attract reliably China ink, ink-jet printer 20 is kept clean, do not made dirty.
Wash in the above described manner action, utilize ejection detecting unit 35 to detect and whether return to the state that can normally spray from ink gun 32 China ink.Specifically describe, from the flushing action of ink gun 32 ejection China inks, detect light from the light-emitting component 36 of ejection detecting unit 35 towards the China ink emission of passing surveyed area 35b from the top towards the below, in photo detector 37, whether receive this detection light by detection and judge.That is, detect the light time when receiving in photo detector 37, the China ink that detection light is sprayed from nozzle opening blocks, and in this case, is judged as the state that can normally spray China ink.Like this, detect the state that can normally spray China ink, the flushing release, balladeur train 31 towards right-hand movement, is implemented printing to printed sheet material along guide rail 25b.
In the above-described embodiment, example as ink-jet printer of the present invention, though to the single shaft printed medium move, single shaft printhead mobile type is illustrated, but the present invention also can be applied to the ink-jet printer of other form, for example the ink-jet printer of the ink-jet printer of twin shaft printhead mobile type, twin shaft printed medium mobile type.
The China ink recovery method
Black recovery method of the present invention utilizes flushing cisterns to reclaiming from the China ink that possesses for the ink gun ejection that sprays black nozzle, wherein, the hollow structure of China ink is taken in by the flushing cisterns section within it of adopting, and possesses: peristome, and it flows into for the China ink from above-mentioned ink gun ejection; Reservoir, it is communicated to the gravity direction downside of this peristome from above-mentioned peristome, stores the China ink that flows into from above-mentioned peristome; China ink liquefaction member, it makes vaporific China ink liquefaction between above-mentioned peristome and above-mentioned reservoir; And exhaust fan, it produces from the outside of flushing cisterns towards air-flow inner and that flow along gravity direction.That is, above-mentioned flushing cisterns 10 is embodiments of the flushing cisterns that uses in black recovery method of the present invention, and an embodiment of black recovery method of the present invention is with the benchmark that is illustrated as of above-mentioned embodiment and Fig. 1～Fig. 4.
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As implied above, an embodiment of ink-jet printer 20 of the present invention comprises: ink gun 32, and it possesses the nozzle for the ejection China ink; And flushing cisterns 10, it reclaims from the China ink of above-mentioned ink gun 32 ejections, and the hollow structure of China ink is taken in by flushing cisterns 10 section within it of adopting, and comprising: peristome 1, it flows into for the China ink from ink gun 32 ejections; China ink reservoir 3, it is communicated to the gravity direction downside of this China ink reservoir 3 from peristome 1, stores the China ink that flows into from peristome 1; Net 2, it makes vaporific China ink liquefaction between peristome 1 and black reservoir 3; And exhaust fan 4, its for generation of along gravity direction from flushing cisterns 10 outside towards the air-flow of internal flow.
According to said structure, owing to utilize exhaust fan 4 to produce along gravity direction from flushing cisterns 10 outside towards the air-flow of internal flow, therefore in flushing cisterns 10, the flow direction of utilizing the air-flow that exhaust fan 4 produces with utilize net 2 formation drops after the drippage direction (gravity direction) of China ink be identical direction.Thereby the China ink behind the formation drop flows to black reservoir 3 more swimmingly, can prevent ink mist drying or curing and the situation of obstruction stream.Its result can carry out the maintenance of ink gun ideally.
In addition, in ink-jet printer 20, preferably, exhaust fan 4 is arranged between net 2 and the black reservoir 3.According to said structure, arrive black reservoir 3 by the China ink after the net 2 to gravity direction downside drippage, utilize exhaust fan 4 that produce, towards the stream of the air-flow of the internal flow of flushing cisterns 10, can not accumulate China ink from peristome 1.Thereby, can not stop up the stream of air-flow, can carry out swimmingly recovery and the discharge of China ink.
In addition, in ink-jet printer 20, preferably, exhaust fan 4 is arranged between net 2 and the black reservoir 3.According to said structure, because exhaust fan 4 is not arranged on the path from net 2 to the China ink the black reservoir 3, therefore, can be because of the China ink stored, the discharge of the China ink after storing causes exhaust fan 4 to be adversely affected.
In addition, preferably, ink-jet printer 20 also comprises the platen 22a for the supporting printed sheet material, and flushing cisterns 10 is arranged on the outside of platen 22a.Like this, because flushing cisterns 10 is arranged at the part of separating with printed sheet material, therefore can prevent the situation that China ink that printed sheet material sprays when being carried out the maintenance of ink gun 32 is made dirty.
And, in ink-jet printer 20, preferably, flushing cisterns 10 also comprises the hollow bulb 6 that peristome 1 and black reservoir 3 are coupled together, and hollow bulb 6 tilts towards black reservoir 3, so that flow into and be transported to black reservoir 3 by the China ink after net 2 liquefaction along the inwall of this hollow bulb 6 from peristome 1.Like this, because the inwall of hollow bulb 6 tilts towards black reservoir 3, therefore China ink can be transported to effectively black reservoir 3.
In addition, in ink-jet printer 20, preferred net 2 obtains by stacked a plurality of reticulate bodies.Thus, can form more reliably ink droplet.
And in ink-jet printer 20, preferably, black reservoir 3 is connected with the waste liquid tank 7 of the outside that is arranged on flushing cisterns 10.Thus, can effectively discharge the China ink that flushing cisterns 10 reclaims.
An embodiment of flushing cisterns 10 of the present invention is the flushing cisterns 10 that reclaim from the China ink that possesses for ink gun 32 ejections of the nozzle of ejection China ink, wherein, the hollow structure of China ink is taken in by this flushing cisterns 10 section within it of adopting, and comprising: peristome 1, and it flows into for the China ink from ink gun 32 ejections; China ink reservoir 3, it is communicated to the gravity direction downside of this peristome 1 from peristome 1, stores the China ink that flows into from peristome 1; Net 2, it makes vaporific China ink liquefaction between peristome 1 and black reservoir 3; And exhaust fan 4, it produces along gravity direction from flushing cisterns 10 outside towards the air-flow of internal flow.
According to said structure, owing to the flow direction of air-flow is consistent with the drippage direction of ink droplet, so can make the China ink behind the formation drop flow to more swimmingly black reservoir 3, prevent ink mist drying or curing and the situation of obstruction stream.Its result can carry out the maintenance of ink gun 32 ideally.
In an embodiment of black recovery method of the present invention, utilize 10 pairs of flushing cisterns to reclaim from the China ink that possesses for ink gun 32 ejections of the nozzle of ejection China ink, wherein, the hollow structure of China ink is taken in by flushing cisterns 10 section within it of adopting, this flushing cisterns 10 comprises: peristome 1, and it flows into for the China ink from ink gun 32 ejections; China ink reservoir 3, it is communicated to the gravity direction downside of this peristome 1 from peristome 1, stores the China ink that flows into from peristome 1; Net 2, it makes vaporific China ink liquefaction between peristome 1 and black reservoir 3; And exhaust fan 4, it produces along gravity direction from flushing cisterns 10 outside towards the air-flow of internal flow.
According to said structure, owing to the flow direction of air-flow is consistent with the drippage direction of ink droplet, so can make the China ink behind the formation drop flow to more swimmingly black reservoir 3, prevent ink mist drying or curing and the situation of obstruction stream.Its result can carry out the maintenance of ink gun 32 ideally.
The present invention is not limited to above-mentioned embodiment, can carry out various changes in the scope shown in claims, and the embodiment that uses the disclosed technical method of embodiment to obtain by appropriate combination also is contained in technical scope of the present invention.
Industrial utilizability
The present invention can be used in the print fields such as printer of multipath.
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1 peristome; 2 nets (China ink liquefaction member); 3 black reservoirs (reservoir); 4 exhaust fans (exhaust component); 6 hollow bulbs; 7 waste liquid tanks (discharge portion); 10 flushing cisterns (China ink reclaims member); 20 ink-jet printers; 22a platen (support); 32 ink guns.
Claims (9)
1. an ink-jet printer is characterized in that,
This ink-jet printer comprises:
Ink gun, it possesses the nozzle for the ejection China ink; And
China ink reclaims member, and it reclaims from the China ink of above-mentioned ink gun ejection,
Above-mentioned China ink reclaims the hollow structure that China ink is taken in by the member section within it of adopting,
This China ink reclaims member and comprises:
Peristome, it flows into for the China ink from above-mentioned ink gun ejection;
Reservoir, it is communicated to the gravity direction downside of this peristome from above-mentioned peristome, stores the China ink that flows into from above-mentioned peristome;
China ink liquefaction member, it makes vaporific China ink liquefaction between above-mentioned peristome and above-mentioned reservoir; And
Exhaust component, it produces along gravity direction and reclaims the outside of member towards the air-flow of internal flow from above-mentioned China ink.
2. ink-jet printer according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Above-mentioned exhaust component is arranged between above-mentioned China ink liquefaction member and the above-mentioned reservoir.
3. ink-jet printer according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that,
Above-mentioned exhaust component is arranged on from branch's air flow circuit out between above-mentioned China ink liquefaction member and the above-mentioned reservoir.
4. each described ink-jet printer is characterized in that according to claim 1～3,
This ink-jet printer also comprises the support that supports for to the printed medium as the black object of ejection,
Above-mentioned China ink reclaims the outside that member is arranged on above-mentioned support.
5. each described ink-jet printer is characterized in that according to claim 1～4,
Above-mentioned China ink reclaims member and also comprises the hollow bulb that above-mentioned peristome and above-mentioned reservoir are coupled together,
Above-mentioned hollow bulb tilts towards above-mentioned reservoir, so that flow into and utilize the China ink after above-mentioned China ink liquefaction member liquefies to be transported to above-mentioned reservoir along the inwall of this hollow bulb from above-mentioned peristome.
6. each described ink-jet printer is characterized in that according to claim 1～5,
Above-mentioned China ink liquefaction member forms by stacked a plurality of reticulate bodies.
7. each described ink-jet printer is characterized in that according to claim 1～6,
Above-mentioned reservoir is connected with the discharge portion of the outside that is arranged on above-mentioned China ink recovery member.
8. a China ink reclaims member, and it is characterized in that reclaiming from the China ink that includes for the ink gun ejection of the nozzle of ejection China ink,
This China ink reclaims the hollow structure that China ink is taken in by member section within it of adopting,
This China ink reclaims member and comprises:
Peristome, it flows into for the China ink from above-mentioned ink gun ejection;
Reservoir, it is communicated to the gravity direction downside of this peristome from above-mentioned peristome, stores the China ink that flows into from above-mentioned peristome;
China ink liquefaction member, it makes vaporific China ink liquefaction between above-mentioned peristome and above-mentioned reservoir; And
Exhaust component, it produces along gravity direction and reclaims the outside of member towards the air-flow of internal flow from above-mentioned China ink.
9. black recovery method, it utilizes China ink to reclaim member to reclaiming from the China ink that includes for the ink gun ejection of the nozzle of ejection China ink, it is characterized in that,
Above-mentioned China ink reclaims the hollow structure that China ink is taken in by the member section within it of adopting,
This China ink reclaims member and comprises:
Peristome, it flows into for the China ink from above-mentioned ink gun ejection;
Reservoir, it is communicated to the gravity direction downside of this peristome from above-mentioned peristome, stores the China ink that flows into from above-mentioned peristome;
China ink liquefaction member, it makes vaporific China ink liquefaction between above-mentioned peristome and above-mentioned reservoir; And
Exhaust component, it produces along gravity direction and reclaims the outside of member towards the air-flow of internal flow from above-mentioned China ink.
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