CN106626783A - Multi-color printing ink box - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a multi-color printing ink box, comprising: a body having an accommodating space; the separator is arranged in the accommodating space to separate the accommodating space to define four ink chambers, and the volumes of the four ink chambers are the same; a closure member, each closure member having two projections; the body is provided with four ink supply channels which are respectively arranged in each ink chamber, each ink supply channel is provided with a first end part, a second end part and a third end part, the first end parts are respectively communicated with the corresponding ink chambers, the second end parts are respectively transversely and horizontally extended to be communicated to the corresponding ink jet grooves, the third end parts are respectively transversely and horizontally extended to penetrate through the body to form slots, the convex parts of the sealing parts are respectively inserted into the corresponding slots, and the ink in the four ink chambers is respectively guided to the corresponding ink jet grooves to perform printing work.

Description

Multi-color print cartridges

【Technical field】

The invention relates to a printing ink box, especially a multi-color printing ink box suitable for a printing device.

【Background technique】

With the advancement of science and technology, printers have been developed to be easy to operate, and can provide various color documents and pictures that are required by offices, schools and individuals to quickly print out. Among them, the finished products printed by inkjet printers are not only glossy With the advantages of bright and full colors, it can be printed on a variety of papers of different materials. Considering the cost and practicality, inkjet printers occupy an important position in the current market and are widely used by the public.

Inkjet printers currently use four colors to mix and superimpose to achieve full-color printing. The so-called four colors are: cyan (Cyan), magenta (Magenta), yellow (Yellow) and black (Black), so Inkjet printers store and supply CMYK four-color ink, and extend a variety of ink cartridge structures, which can be roughly divided into two types, one of which is the design of two separate ink cartridges, which are black ink cartridges and color ink cartridges. Ink cartridges, the color ink cartridges have three ink chambers to accommodate CMY three-color inks; the other type is the design of four-color separate ink cartridges, and the CMYK four-color inks are set independently in different ink cartridges. In recent years Some inkjet printers are designed with 5 to 6 ink cartridges to reduce printing costs.

Generally speaking, ink cartridges are consumables, so after an inkjet printer has been used for a period of time, the ink cartridges must be replaced because the ink in the ink cartridges is exhausted. The size is different, so that the filling amount of each color ink installed in each ink chamber is different, and it is easy to cause some colors to be exhausted while the rest of the color is not used up, and the remaining ink cannot be reused, and the entire ink cartridge must be replaced to continue printing , thus causing a waste of ink.

Therefore, how to develop a multi-color printing ink cartridge so that the sizes of the ink chambers in the ink cartridge are the same to avoid the problem of ink waste is an urgent problem to be solved in this field.

【Content of invention】

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a multi-color printing ink cartridge, so as to solve the problem of ink waste caused by the different sizes of the ink chambers in the ink cartridge, and improve the utilization rate of the ink.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a multi-color printing ink cartridge, comprising: a main body having an accommodating space; a partition, arranged in the accommodating space, so as to divide the accommodating space to define four ink chambers, among which four The volumes of the two ink chambers are the same; a closure member, each closure member has two convex parts; wherein, the body has four ink supply channels, which are respectively arranged in each ink chamber, and each ink supply channel has a first ink supply channel. end, second end and third end, the first end is respectively communicated with the corresponding ink chamber, the second end is respectively horizontally extended and communicated with the corresponding ink jet groove, and the third end is respectively Slots are formed horizontally and horizontally through the main body, and the convex parts of the closure are respectively inserted into the corresponding slots so as to guide the ink in the four ink chambers to the corresponding ink jetting slots for printing.

A multicolor print cartridge containing:

a body with an accommodating space;

A partition is arranged in the accommodating space to divide the accommodating space to define four ink chambers, and the four ink chambers have the same volume; and

two closures each having two protrusions;

Wherein, the body further has four ink supply channels, which are respectively arranged in each of the ink chambers, each of the ink supply channels has a first end, a second end and a third end, the first One end portion communicates with the corresponding ink chamber respectively, the second end portion extends transversely and horizontally respectively to communicate with a corresponding ink ejection groove, and the third end portion respectively extends horizontally and horizontally through the body to form a slot, And the protrusions of each sealing member are respectively inserted into the corresponding slots, so as to guide the ink in the four ink chambers to the corresponding ink ejection slots for printing.

The partition, the ink supply channel and the main body are integrally formed.

The body has a bottom surface, and an inkjet chip is arranged on the bottom surface, and the inkjet grooves are correspondingly arranged on the inkjet chip.

The main body has four side walls, the bottoms of the two opposite side walls each have a recess, and the two slots formed by the third ends of the ink supply channels arranged in the two adjacent ink chambers are connected to the The concave part of the same side wall is connected, and there is a height difference between the two slots.

Each of the sealing parts has the two protrusions and a body, and when the two protrusions are correspondingly arranged in the slots under the two adjacent ink chambers, the body is correspondingly arranged in the recesses of the side wall, To seal two adjacent ink chambers.

【Description of drawings】

FIG. 1A is a front view of the structure of a multi-color ink cartridge according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1B is a bottom view of the structure of the multi-color ink cartridge according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the A-A' sectional structure of the multi-color printing ink cartridge shown in Fig. 1 .

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the C-C' sectional structure of the multi-color printing ink cartridge shown in Fig. 2 .

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the B-B' section structure shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of the closure in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

【Symbol Description】

1: Multi-color print cartridge

10: Ontology

10a: Storage space

101: Bottom

100a: first ink supply channel

100b: Second ink supply channel

100c: the third ink supply channel

100d: the fourth ink supply channel

101a, 101b: first end

102: first recess

102a, 102b: second end

103: second recess

103a, 103b, 103c: third end

104: side wall

105: opening

11: Divider

12: ink room

12a: The first ink chamber

12b: Second ink chamber

12c: The third ink chamber

12d: The fourth ink chamber

131a: first upper slot

131b: First lower slot

132a: Second upper slot

132b: second lower slot

141, 142: closures

141a, 142a: first convex portion

141b, 142b: second convex part

141c, 142c: main body

15: inkjet tank

15a: First jetting slot

15b: Second inkjet slot

15c: The third jet slot

15d: The fourth inkjet slot

16: inkjet chip

【detailed description】

Some typical embodiments embodying the features and advantages of the present invention will be described in detail in the description in the following paragraphs. It should be understood that the present invention can have various changes in different aspects without departing from the scope of the present invention, and that the description and drawings therein are used as illustrations in nature and not for purposes of illustration. limit the invention.

Please refer to Figures 1A, 1B and 2 together. Figure 1A is a front view of the structure of a multi-color print cartridge in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a view of a multi-color print cartridge in a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Bottom view of the structure, Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the AA' cross-sectional structure of the multi-color printing ink cartridge shown in Figure 1. As shown in the figure, the multi-color printing ink cartridge 1 of the present invention mainly includes a main body 10 , a partition 11 , and two closures 141 , 142 . Wherein, the main body 10 has an accommodating space 10a, and the partition 11 is arranged in the accommodating space 10a of the main body 10, and further divides the accommodating space 10a to define four ink chambers 12 with the same volume for accommodating the same capacity. , inks of different colors, the closures 141, 142 each have two convex portions 141a, 141b (as shown in Figure 5), 142a, 142b; and, the body 10 further has four ink supply channels 100, in this embodiment Among them, the four ink supply channels 100 are respectively the first ink supply channel 100a, the second ink supply channel 100b, the third ink supply channel 100c and the fourth ink supply channel 100d, respectively corresponding to each ink supply channel 100d. In the chamber 12, each ink supply channel 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d has a first end 101a, 101b (as shown in FIG. 3), a second end 102a, 102b (as shown in FIG. Three end portions 103a, 103b, 103c (as shown in the 3rd and 4th figures), the first end portions 101a, 101b communicate with the corresponding ink chambers 12 respectively, and the second end portions 102a, 102b extend horizontally and communicate with the corresponding ink chambers respectively. The ink jet groove 15, the third end 103a, 103b, 103c extend horizontally and horizontally through the main body 10 to form slots 131a, 131b, 132a, 132b (as shown in Figures 3 and 4), and the closing member 141, Two protrusions 141a, 141b, 142a, 142b of 142 are respectively inserted in the corresponding slots 131a, 131b, 132a, 132b, so that the ink in the four ink chambers 12 is respectively guided to the corresponding ink ejection grooves 15, for print job.

Continue to refer to FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B . As shown in FIG. 1A, in this embodiment, the body 10 is a square hollow box structure, but not limited thereto, and has an opening 105 for the partition 11 to be disposed on the body through the opening 105. 10, and divide the main body 11 into four ink chambers 12. In this embodiment, the four ink chambers 12 are respectively the first ink chamber 12a, the second ink chamber 12b, the third ink chamber 12c and the fourth ink chamber. Room 12d, but not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the spacer 11 and the body 10 may be separated from each other, but in other embodiments, the spacer 11 and the body 10 may also be integrally formed. And, in some embodiments, the multi-color printing ink cartridge 1 further has a cover (not shown) for covering the opening 105 so as to close the ink chamber 12 in the main body 10 . And as shown in Figure 1B, body 10 has four sidewalls 104 and a bottom surface 101, is provided with inkjet chip 16 on bottom surface 101, and has four inkjet slots 15 (as shown in Figure 3) on the inkjet chip 16 ), in this embodiment, the four ink jet slots 15 are respectively the first ink jet slot 15a, the second ink jet slot 15b, the third ink jet slot 15c and the fourth ink jet slot 15d, and each ink jet slot 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d (as shown in Figure 3) all communicate with its corresponding ink chamber 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d, thus it can be seen that the ink jet groove 15 on the ink jet chip 16 (as shown in Figure 3 ) is corresponding to the quantity of the ink chamber 12 of the body 10, in other words, if there are six ink chambers 12 on the body 10, then the number of the ink jet grooves 15 of its ink jet chip 16 is six, so the ink chamber 12 and the number of corresponding ink ejection slots 15 can be varied according to actual implementation conditions.

Please continue to refer to FIG. 2. As mentioned above, the body 10 of the multi-color printing ink cartridge 1 of this embodiment has four ink supply channels 100, namely the first ink supply channel 100a and the second ink supply channel 100b. , the third ink supply channel 100c and the fourth ink supply channel 100d, and these ink supply channels 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d are respectively set in the corresponding first ink chamber 12a, second ink chamber 12b, Among the three ink chambers 12c and the fourth ink chamber 12d, the ink contained in the first ink chamber 12a, the second ink chamber 12b, the third ink chamber 12c and the fourth ink chamber 12d is used to pass through the first ink supply chamber. The ink flow channel 100a, the second ink supply flow channel 100b, the third ink supply flow channel 100c and the fourth ink supply flow channel 100d are guided to their corresponding first ink ejection slots 15a, second ink ejection slots 15b, In the third ink ejection slot 15c and the fourth ink ejection slot 15d (as shown in FIG. 3 ), multi-color jet printing is performed. In some other embodiments, the main body 10, the partition 11 and the ink supply channels 100 may be, but not limited to, an integrated structure.

Please refer to FIG. 3 . FIG. 3 is a C-C' sectional structure schematic diagram of the multi-color printing ink cartridge shown in FIG. 2 . Although the multicolor print cartridge 1 of the present invention has the first ink chamber 12a, the second ink chamber 12b, the third ink chamber 12c and the fourth ink chamber 12d, only the first ink chamber 12a and the second ink chamber 12a are illustrated in this figure. Ink chamber 12b for ease of illustration. As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, the first ink chamber 12a is provided with a first ink supply channel 100a, which has a first end 101a, a second end 102a and a third end 103a, wherein the first The end 101a is in communication with the first ink chamber 12a, so that the ink stored in the first ink chamber 12a can flow into the first ink supply channel 100a, and the second end 102a is correspondingly arranged in the first ink supply channel 100a. Below the chamber 12a, it extends horizontally and communicates with the corresponding first ink jet groove 15a, so that the ink in the first ink chamber 12a can be delivered from the first end 101a to the second end 102a, and then delivered Into the first ink jet tank 15a, to carry out jet printing operation; In this embodiment, the first ink supply channel 100a further has a third end 103a, and the third end 103a is connected with the first end 101a, The second end portion 102a is communicated with, and is also disposed under the first ink chamber 12a, and extends laterally and horizontally, and passes through the side wall 104 of the main body 10, so as to communicate with the outside world. In some other embodiments, the bottom area of the side wall 104 can be further recessed to form the first recess 102, and the first recess 102 is connected to the third end 103a, so that the third end 103a forms a first upper insertion The groove 131a is used for the protrusion 141a of the corresponding closure member 141 to be disposed therein.

Similarly, the second ink supply channel 100b is also provided in the second ink chamber 12b, and the second ink supply channel 100b also has a first end 101b, a second end 102b and a third end 103b, and the second The first end 101b of the ink supply channel 100b is also in communication with the corresponding second ink chamber 12b, so that the ink stored in the second ink chamber 12b flows into the second ink supply channel 100b, and passes through the second ink chamber 12b. The end portion 102b flows into the corresponding second ink ejection slot 15b for printing operation; similarly, the arrangement of the third end portion 103b of the second ink supply flow channel 100b also extends horizontally and runs through the body The other side wall 104 of 10, this side wall 104 system and the side wall 104 that the first ink chamber 12a communicates are arranged correspondingly, and the bottom place of this side wall 104 is also recessed to form the second recess 103, and the second recess 103 also communicates with the third end 103b of the second ink supply channel 100b, so that the third end 103b forms the second lower slot 132b.

The internal structures of the third ink chamber 12c and the fourth ink chamber 12d are similar to the internal structures of the first ink chamber 12a and the second ink chamber 12b respectively, so it will not be repeated here. However, as can be seen in Figure 3, the first upper slot 131a formed by the third end portion 103a under the first ink chamber 12a and the second lower slot 132b formed by the third end portion 103b under the second ink chamber 12b There is a height difference between them, in other words, the first upper slot 131a formed by the third end portion 103a under the first ink chamber 12a and the third end portion (not shown) under the fourth ink chamber 12d adjacent to the other There is also a height difference between the first lower slot 131b (as shown in FIG. 4 ) formed by the figure), and the second upper slot 132a ( As shown in FIG. 4 ), there is also a height difference between the second lower slot 132b formed by the third end portion 103b under the second ink chamber 12b.

Please refer to Figs. 4 and 5, Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of B-B' shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the closure of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 4, it can be seen that the first ink supply channel 100a, the second ink supply channel 100b, the first ink supply channel 100b, the first ink supply channel 100b, The arrangement of the three ink supply channels 100c and the fourth ink supply channel 100d, and in this embodiment, the third end 103a of the first ink supply channel 100a of the first ink chamber 12a and the fourth ink chamber 12d The third end portion (not shown) of the fourth ink supply channel 100d communicates with the first concave portion 102 on the same side wall 104, and the first upper slot 131a formed by the two third end portions 103a And the first lower slot 131b can be correspondingly assembled with the same closing member 141, thereby simultaneously closing the first ink chamber 12a and the fourth ink chamber 12d; similarly, the second ink supply channel of the second ink chamber 12b The third end portion (not shown) of 100b and the third end portion 103c of the third ink supply channel 100c of the third ink chamber 12c communicate with the second recess 103 on the same side wall 104, and the two second The second upper slot 132 a and the second lower slot 132 b formed by the three end portions 103 c can be assembled with the same closing member 142 correspondingly. And as shown in FIG. 5, the closures 141, 142 of the present invention are two elements of the same structure, and the closures 141, 142 each have a first convex portion 141a, 142a, a second convex portion 141b, 142b and a main body 141c, 142c, wherein the first protrusions 141a, 142a and the second protrusions 141b, 142b of each closure 141, 142 can be respectively inserted into the two slots on the same side, for example: the first protrusion 141a of the closure 141 It can be correspondingly inserted into the first upper slot 131a under the first ink chamber 12a, and its second protrusion 141b can be correspondingly inserted into the first lower slot 131b under the fourth ink chamber 12d, so as to pass through the sealing The setting of the member 141, and at the same time, the two third end portions 103a under the first ink chamber 12a and the fourth ink chamber 12d are closed, so that the first ink chamber 12a and the fourth ink chamber 12d can reach a sealed state. Similarly, the first protruding portion 142a of the closure member 142 can also be correspondingly inserted into the second upper slot 132a under the third ink chamber 12c, and its second protruding portion 142b can be correspondingly inserted into the second slot 132a under the second ink chamber 12b. In the lower slot 132b, through the setting of the sealing member 142, the two third ends 103c under the second ink chamber 12b and the third ink chamber 12c are closed, so that the second ink chamber 12b and the third ink chamber The chamber 12c can be sealed. As for the main bodies 141c, 142c of the closing parts 141, 142, they can be respectively arranged in the first recess 102 and the second recess 103 of the side wall 104 of the main body 10, and through the exterior design of the main bodies 141c, 142c, the closing parts 141 , 142 are firmly engaged in the first concave portion 102 and the second concave portion 103 , and prevent the two closing elements 141 , 142 from protruding out of the side wall 104 .

In this embodiment, after inserting the closures 141 and 142, various inks can be stored in the first ink chamber 12a, the second ink chamber 12b, and the third ink chamber 12c of the multi-color printing ink cartridge 1 of the present invention, respectively. and 12d in the fourth ink chamber, and the ink in each ink chamber 12 is respectively guided to the corresponding ink ejection groove 15 (as shown in FIG. ), and then drive the inkjet chip 16 (as shown in FIG. 1B ) to eject the ink to perform the printing operation. However, if it is desired to replenish the inks of various colors, the closures 141, 142 can also be separated from the main body 10, and can be connected to a continuous ink supply system (not shown) through an ink guide tube (not shown), In this way, the first ink chamber 12a, the second ink chamber 12b, the third ink chamber 12c and the fourth ink chamber 12d are refilled with ink.

To sum up, the multi-color printing ink cartridge of the present invention divides the accommodating space into four ink chambers with the same volume through the partition, so that the inks of each color can have the same capacity, avoiding ink waste and achieving better results. The ink utilization rate is high, and at the same time, through the setting of the closure, the multi-color printing ink cartridge can implement continuous ink supply replenishment. Therefore the multi-color printing ink cartridge that the present invention carries extremely has industrial utilization value, puts forward application according to law.

The present invention can be modified in various ways by those who are familiar with this technology, but they are all within the intended protection of the scope of the appended patent application.

Claims (5)

1. A multi-color printing ink cartridge, is characterized in that, comprises: a body with an accommodating space; A partition is arranged in the accommodating space to divide the accommodating space to define four ink chambers, and the four ink chambers have the same volume; and two closures each having two protrusions; Wherein, the body further has four ink supply channels, which are respectively arranged in each of the ink chambers, each of the ink supply channels has a first end, a second end and a third end, the first One end portion communicates with the corresponding ink chamber respectively, the second end portion extends transversely and horizontally respectively to communicate with a corresponding ink ejection groove, and the third end portion respectively extends horizontally and horizontally through the body to form a slot, And the protrusions of each sealing member are respectively inserted into the corresponding slots, so as to guide the ink in the four ink chambers to the corresponding ink ejection slots for printing. 2 . The multi-color printing ink cartridge as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the separator, the ink supply channel and the main body are integrally formed. 3 . 3 . The multi-color printing ink cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the main body has a bottom surface, an inkjet chip is disposed on the bottom surface, and the inkjet slots are correspondingly arranged on the inkjet chip. 4 . 4. The multi-color printing ink cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the body has four side walls, the bottoms of the two opposite side walls each have a recess, and two adjacent ink chambers are provided with The two slots formed by the third end of the ink supply channel communicate with the concave portion of the same side wall, and there is a height difference between the two slots. 5. The multi-color printing ink cartridge as claimed in claim 4, wherein each of the sealing members has the two protrusions and a body, and when the two protrusions are correspondingly arranged under two adjacent ink chambers When in the slot, the main body is correspondingly arranged in the concave portion of the side wall to seal two adjacent ink chambers.