CN201552807U

CN201552807U - inkjet printer cartridge

Info

Publication number: CN201552807U
Application number: CN2009202062685U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 钦雷; 龙清江
Original assignee: Ninestar Image Co Ltd
Current assignee: Zhuhai Ninestar Management Co Ltd
Priority date: 2009-10-30
Filing date: 2009-10-30
Publication date: 2010-08-18
Anticipated expiration: 2019-10-30

Abstract

The utility model relates to an ink cartridge for an inkjet printer. It includes a bottom shell and at least one ink storage container. The bottom shell is provided with a chip that provides ink storage container information to the inkjet printer, and the ink storage container is loaded into the bottom shell in a replaceable manner. , There is also a mechanical switch on the bottom shell, the mechanical switch connects the information transmission circuit between the chip and the inkjet printer when the ink storage container is loaded, and makes the information transmission circuit between the chip and the inkjet printer connected when the ink storage container is taken out. The transmission circuit is disconnected. Therefore, the printer can be reset when the ink storage container is replaced, and there is no need to take out the entire ink cartridge and reinstall it, which solves the problem that the existing inkjet printer ink cartridge must be taken out entirely, replaced with a new ink storage container, and then reinstalled. Technical problem of chip information reset.

Description

A kind of ink-jet printer cartridge

Technical field

The utility model relates to a kind of ink-jet printer cartridge.

Background technology

In the printer of more existing serial model No.s, the user who has has adopted the ink-cases of printers that has detachable apparatus, it mainly comprises drain pan 2 ', cover 1 ', at least one ink sac 3 ', and ink sac 3 ' is packed in the drain pan 3 ' in the mode of assembling, and drain pan 2 ' fits together removably with cover 1 '.Wherein, have on the drain pan 2 ' to printer the chip of ink sac 3 ' information and the inner chamber that holds ink sac are provided; Ink sac 3 ' comprises the ink storage chamber that is used for storage ink, the ink outlet port 4 ' to the printhead ink supply of printer, the air guide port 6 ' that the guiding extraneous air enters ink storage chamber, the negative pressure mechanism of control ink sac internal negative pressure; Cover 1 ' is provided with the device of using from printer loading and unloading print cartridge 5 ' (shown in figure one).

The working method of above-mentioned print cartridge is: print cartridge is packed in the printer, each contact of chip on the drain pan 2 ' and the contact on the printer are closely cooperated, and make the ink supply pin of printer insert the ink outlet port 4 ' of print cartridge, printer begins operate as normal.Mo Jinhou, chip automatically resets, and printer prompts is changed print cartridge, then utilizes the device 5 ' on the cover 1 ' that cover 1 ' is opened, and takes out ink sac 3 ', changes ink sac again, and printer can read ink information again, and printer just can work on.

In above technical scheme, the chip reset on the drain pan has adopted automatically reset mode, and drain pan needn't be taken out from printer, just can realize changing the purpose of print cartridge.

But, at present be provided with batch processing in the part series printer, make chip must break away from printer and just can reset, though with the user of above-mentioned print cartridge when the replacing print cartridge, the whole taking-up of print cartridge just can must be reached the purpose that resets after reinstalling behind the ink sac that more renews again.Increase the dismounting operation of print cartridge like this, reduced the service life of drain pan, increased user's workload and use cost.

The utility model content

The utility model provides a kind of ink-jet printer cartridge, must be to solve existing ink-jet printer cartridge with the whole taking-up of print cartridge, and the technical problem that just can reset after the storage ink container that more renews is reinstalled again.

In order to solve above technical problem, the technical scheme that the utility model is taked is:

A kind of ink-jet printer cartridge, comprise drain pan and at least one storage ink container, described drain pan is provided with the chip that described storage ink container information is provided to described ink-jet printer, described storage ink container is with the removable mode described drain pan of packing into, it is characterized in that, also be provided with mechanical switch on the described drain pan, described mechanical switch makes the information transmission circuit between described chip and the described ink-jet printer connect when described storage ink container is packed into, and the information transmission circuit between described chip and the described ink-jet printer is disconnected.

Described mechanical switch comprise chip carrier, the chip carrier rotating shaft that is connected with described chip carrier rotating shaft and be arranged at described chip carrier and described drain pan between elastomeric element, described chip is arranged on the described chip carrier.

Described mechanical switch comprises chip carrier, is positioned at the projection on the described chip carrier and is positioned at the sliding tray that cooperates with described projection on the described drain pan that described chip is positioned on the described chip carrier.

Also be provided with the wedge of projection on the described chip carrier.

Described elastomeric element is between described chip carrier one side and described drain pan of described storage ink container.

Also be provided with the handling part that described ink sac is taken out on the described storage ink container ink sac from described drain pan.

Described handling part and integrated ground of described storage ink container injection molded.

Be connected with described storage ink container behind the independence product of described handling part.

After having adopted technique scheme, owing to also be provided with mechanical switch on the drain pan, mechanical switch connects the information transmission circuit between chip and the ink-jet printer when the storage ink container is packed into, and the information transmission circuit between chip and the ink-jet printer is disconnected.Therefore, when changing the storage ink container, can realize that printer resets, mustn't need whole print cartridge taking-up is reinstalled again, having solved existing ink-jet printer cartridge must be with the whole taking-up of print cartridge, the technical problem that just can reset after the storage ink container that more renews is reinstalled again.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the existing print cartridge schematic diagram that has detachable apparatus;

Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of the utility model embodiment one print cartridge;

Fig. 3 is the exploded view of the utility model embodiment print cartridge one;

Fig. 4 is the installation diagram of the utility model embodiment one mechanical switch;

Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of the utility model embodiment one chip carrier;

Fig. 6 is in the utility model embodiment one installation process, and the position of storage ink container and mechanical switch concerns schematic diagram;

After Fig. 7 was the utility model embodiment one installation, the position of storage ink container and mechanical switch concerned schematic diagram;

Fig. 8 is the utility model embodiment one will store up ink container and take out the time, and the position of storage ink container and mechanical switch concerns schematic diagram;

Fig. 9 is an elasticity position component schematic diagram in the utility model embodiment one mechanical switch;

Figure 10 is the decomposing schematic representation of the utility model embodiment two print cartridges;

Figure 11 is the schematic diagram of the utility model embodiment two chip carriers;

When Figure 12 is the utility model embodiment two storage ink container installations, the position view of storage ink container and mechanical switch;

Figure 13 a is the position view of the utility model embodiment two storage ink containers chip when beginning to install;

Figure 13 b is the position view of the utility model embodiment two storage ink containers installation chip when finishing;

Figure 14 is another form schematic diagram of handling part on the utility model ink sac.

Wherein, 1 print cartridge, 2 drain pans, 3 storage ink containers, the black part of 4 storages, 5 ink outlet ports, 6,16 mechanical switch, 7 chips, 8,18 handling parts, 9 reference columns, 61,161 chip carriers, 62 rotating shafts, 63 elastomeric elements, 611 wedges, 162 projections, 163 sliding trays, A1 print cartridge direction of insertion, A2 print cartridge removing direction, B1, B2 chip carrier direction of rotation, C1 chip carrier glide direction, W chip carrier moving range.

The specific embodiment

Embodiment one

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, a kind of ink-jet printer cartridge 1, it mainly comprises drain pan 3 and at least one storage ink container 3, wherein said drain pan 1 comprises can hold the inner chamber that stores up ink container, be arranged on the chip 7 and a mechanical switch 6 of described drain pan outside, wherein said chip 7 is provided with the information contact point that is electrically connected with the printer side electric contact, the memory and the resetting means of storage ink information, described mechanical switch 6 then comprises chip carrier 61, the rotating shaft 62 and the elastomeric element 63 between described drain pan 2 and described chip carrier 61 that are connected with described chip carrier 61 rotating shafts, wherein said chip 7 can be fixed on the described chip carrier 61, described chip carrier 61 can rotate a certain angle around described rotating shaft 62, and its have one towards described drain pan inner chamber and the projection wedge 611.Storage ink container 3 comprises mainly that then the storage China ink part 4 that is used for storage ink, ink supply ink are to the ink outlet port 5 of printhead and will store up the handling part 8 (18) of ink container 3 from described drain pan 2 taking-ups, wherein, described handling part 8 (18) can with described storage ink container 3 integrated ground injection mo(u)ldings (as shown in Figure 2) or independent product after with 3 assemblings (as shown in figure 14) of described storage ink container.In addition, in the described mechanical switch 6, described elastomeric element 63 1 ends are connected with chip carrier 61, the other end is connected with described drain pan 2, specifically, be be positioned at described drain pan 2 one walls on reference column 9 be connected, then when storage ink container 3 when packing into, on the direction of rotation B1 of chip carrier 61, deformation can take place in described elastomeric element 63.

Extremely shown in Figure 8 as Fig. 6, when described storage ink container 2 is fit into described drain pan 3, described storage ink container 2 belows and described wedge 611 butts, because the downward installation of described print cartridge 1, then can apply a pushing force to described wedge 611, promoting described chip carrier 61 rotates to an angle around described rotating shaft 62, at this moment, deformation takes place in described elastomeric element 63, therefore produce an elastic force, but this elastic force is less than above-mentioned pushing force, the contact of each contact and printer side closely cooperates on the described chip 7, then printer controller reads the quantity of ink information of storing in the described chip memory, begins to print.When the quantity of ink information in the chip memory reached certain value, the resetting means of described chip can make quantity of ink information automatically reset, and then printer can point out the user to change storage ink container 3; When the user takes out described storage ink container 3 from described drain pan 2, the pushing force that is applied on the described wedge 611 is cancelled, this moment, described elastomeric element 63 was owing to the elastic force that deformation produces can rotate to an angle described chip carrier 61 around described rotating shaft 62, get back to described storage ink container 3 and be unkitted fashionable position, each contact on the then described chip 7 is connected disconnection with the printer side contact, can't carry out the information transmission.When newly storing up ink container when packing into, loading procedure is same as above, and this moment, printer read the ink information after resetting, and printer can work on.

Embodiment two

As shown in figure 10, a kind of ink-jet printer cartridge 1, it mainly comprises drain pan 2 and at least one storage ink container 3, wherein said drain pan 2 comprises can hold the inner chamber that stores up ink container 3, be arranged on the chip 7 and a mechanical switch 16 of described drain pan outside, wherein said chip 7 is provided with the information contact point that is electrically connected with the printer side electric contact, the memory and the resetting means of storage ink information, and described mechanical switch 16 is by chip carrier 161, sliding tray 163 compositions that are positioned at the projection 162 on the described chip carrier 161 and are positioned on the described drain pan 2 and can cooperate with described projection 162, described chip 7 is positioned on the described chip carrier 161.Comprise mainly then on the described storage ink container 3 that the black part 4 of the storage that is used for storage ink, ink supply ink are to the ink outlet port 5 of printhead and with the handling part 8 (18) of described storage ink container 3 from described drain pan 2 taking-ups, wherein, described handling part 8 (18) is described with embodiment one, can with described storage ink container integrated ground injection mo(u)lding or independent product after with described ink sac assembling.

Adopt such mechanical switch 16, when described storage ink container 3 is packed described drain pan 2 into, can apply a downward motive force on chip carrier 161, and make described projection 162 along described sliding tray 163 to the lower slider certain distance, promptly this moment, described chip carrier 161 moved down, thereby match with the contact of printer side in the contact on the described chip 7, and printer begins to print; When the quantity of ink in the described chip 7 reaches certain value, described resetting means can make quantity of ink information automatically reset, printer can point out the user to change print cartridge, at this moment, described storage ink container 3 is taken out from described drain pan 2, then apply a pushing force that makes progress to described chip carrier 161, and make described projection 162 upwards slide into original position along described sliding tray 163, promptly this moment, described chip carrier 161 moved up, thereby the contact of described chip 7 and the contact of printer side are broken away from, connect disconnection.When newly storing up ink container when packing into, loading procedure is same as above, after packing into, and the ink information after printer reads and resets, printer can work on.Significantly, different with embodiment one shown in Figure 13 a and Figure 13 b, in this mechanical switch 16, along with the packing into or take out of storage ink container 3, chip carrier 161 is to be parallel to the direction of insertion of storing up ink container and to slide up and down.

Obviously, by the foregoing description as can be known, this usefulness is novel to be activated chip by the mechanical switch of storage ink container and drain pan side, thereby impel printer to read ink information and reach and detect the purpose whether ink sac exists, like this, the drain pan printer of can forever packing into, the user only need change not that the print cartridge of microarray strip gets final product, therefore, the utility model provides a kind of easy to use, print cartridge that production cost is lower.

Claims

1. An ink cartridge for an inkjet printer, comprising a bottom case and at least one ink storage container, the bottom case is provided with a chip that provides the information of the ink storage container to the inkjet printer, and the ink storage container is replaceable It is characterized in that the bottom case is also provided with a mechanical switch, and when the ink storage container is loaded, the mechanical switch makes the connection between the chip and the inkjet printer The information transmission circuit is connected, and the information transmission circuit between the chip and the inkjet printer is disconnected when the ink storage container is taken out.

2. The ink cartridge for an inkjet printer according to claim 1, wherein the mechanical switch includes a chip holder, a chip holder rotating shaft connected to the chip holder rotating shaft, and a chip holder arranged between the chip holder and the bottom case. and an elastic component between them, the chip is arranged on the chip frame.

3. The ink cartridge for an inkjet printer according to claim 1, wherein the mechanical switch comprises a chip holder, a bump on the chip holder, and a slide on the bottom shell that cooperates with the bump. slot, and the chip is located on the chip holder.

4. The ink cartridge for an inkjet printer according to claim 2, wherein a protruding wedge-shaped block is also provided on the chip holder.

5. The ink cartridge for an inkjet printer according to claim 2, wherein the elastic member is located between the side of the chip holder facing the ink storage container and the bottom case.

6 . The ink cartridge for an inkjet printer according to claim 1 , wherein the ink bag of the ink storage container is further provided with a loading and unloading portion for taking the ink bag out of the bottom case. 7 .

7. The ink cartridge for an inkjet printer according to claim 6, wherein the loading and unloading portion is integrally formed with the ink storage container by injection molding.

8 . The ink cartridge for an inkjet printer according to claim 6 , wherein the loading and unloading part is separately made and connected to the ink storage container.