The utility model content
The utility model provides a kind of cartridge of ink-jet printer, to solve the various and high technical problem of manufacturing cost print cartridge of existing cartridge of ink-jet printer installation step.
In order to solve above technical problem, the utility model by the following technical solutions:
A kind of cartridge of ink-jet printer, comprise: be used for storage be supplied to the ink storage chamber of the ink of described ink-jet printer, be connected with described ink storage chamber with for delivery of the ink of described ink storage chamber to the ink outlet port of described printer with for the seal that seals described ink outlet port, it is characterized in that described seal and described ink outlet port are made into integration.
Described seal comprises hermetic unit and is connected to be used for removing the operation part of described hermetic unit with described hermetic unit.
Described hermetic unit is the diaphragm seal that is complementary with described ink outlet port shape, and described operation part is bad for drawing.
Described seal is the diaphragm seal that is complementary with described ink outlet port shape, and described diaphragm seal periphery is provided with the groove that described diaphragm seal is easily abolished with the junction of described ink outlet port.
Described diaphragm seal periphery is provided with the groove that described diaphragm seal is easily abolished with the junction of described ink outlet port.
Described seal is the diaphragm seal that is complementary with described ink outlet port shape, and described diaphragm seal is thicker in the middle of being arranged to, thin edge.
Described diaphragm seal is thicker in the middle of being arranged to, thin edge.
Described diaphragm seal is circular.
Also be provided with cotton core in the described ink outlet port.
After adopting technique scheme, because seal and ink outlet port are made into integration, can be so that in the print cartridge injection moulding process, get final product integrally formed seal, be that seal can directly utilize the material identical with print cartridge to make, thereby can reduce the installation step of print cartridge, improve efficiency of assembling, and fully reduce the manufacturing cost of print cartridge, solved the various and high technical problem of manufacturing cost print cartridge of existing cartridge of ink-jet printer installation step.
The specific embodiment
For the purpose, technical scheme and the advantage that make the utility model embodiment clearer, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing among the utility model embodiment, technical scheme among the utility model embodiment is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment is a part of embodiment of the present utility model, rather than whole embodiment.Based on the embodiment in the utility model, those of ordinary skills are not making all other embodiment that obtain under the creative work prerequisite, all belong to the scope of the utility model protection.
Main technical schemes of the present utility model is: for the step that reduces print cartridge production assembling, the manufacturing cost of enhancing productivity and reducing print cartridge, seal and the ink outlet port of ink outlet port is one-body molded, thereby can form seal at ink outlet port or print cartridge injection phase, and adopt identical material to make between seal and the ink outlet port, need not to increase the print cartridge installation step, need not to adopt the means such as various welding, reduce material category, can fully reduce the manufacturing cost of print cartridge.
Below by the drawings and specific embodiments, the technical solution of the utility model is further described.
Fig. 1 a and 1b are respectively the overall schematic of the present embodiment print cartridge of different directions, and Fig. 2 is the cutaway view of present embodiment print cartridge.Shown in Fig. 1 a and Fig. 1 b, print cartridge 1, be removably mounted on the ink-jet printer, and ink-jet printer is provided with an ink tube that is connected with ink gun, and this print cartridge 1 comprises: ink storage chamber, be used for storage ink, usually, become stable in order to make ink feed, often be provided with the negative pressure control member made in the ink storage chamber, such as cavernous body, and in order to increase as much as possible the ink capacity of print cartridge 1, preferred, as shown in Figure 2, in the present embodiment, fluid is communicated with the negative pressure cavity 13 that ink storage chamber utilizes dividing plate 15 to be divided into to load cavernous body via the intercommunicating pore 151 of dividing plate 15 belows with inking chamber 14, two chambeies of loading ink; Ink outlet port 17, be arranged on negative pressure cavity 13 belows, when print cartridge 1 is contained on the printer, be connected to be stored in ink transport in the ink storage chamber to printer with above-mentioned ink tube, as shown in Figure 2, in the present embodiment, for the ink that guarantees to absorb in the cavernous body can stably flow in the ink tube, preferably, also be provided with a cotton core 171 that after print cartridge 1 installation, connects with above-mentioned ink tube in the ink outlet port 17, and the density of cotton core 171 so could reduce the residual ink in the cavernous body as much as possible greater than the density of the cavernous body that is arranged on negative pressure cavity 13; Air admission hole 16 as shown in Figure 2, is arranged on negative pressure cavity 13 tops, in time replenishes extraneous air pressure with balance print cartridge 1 inside to the print cartridge 1 when ink consumes; Ink filling port 21 is arranged on inking chamber 14 tops, is used for to the print cartridge 1 inner ink that replenishes.
In addition, shown in Fig. 1 a and 1b, also be provided with a support component 11 on the sidewall of print cartridge 1, this support component 11 comprises that one is fixed on stiff end and the free end that is rotated take this stiff end as fulcrum on print cartridge 1 sidewall, and above-mentioned support component 11 comprises that also one matches with the auxiliary section 111 of holding ink container 1 between stiff end and free end and with the hole on the printer.And at the sidewall that is provided with support component 11 and be provided with the corner of intersecting between the diapire of ink outlet port 17 and also be placed with a chip 12, the relevant information of these chip 12 storage inside print cartridges 1, its by with printer between set up and to be electrically connected and mutual exchange message, to manage better the quantity of ink of print cartridge 1 inside.In addition, as shown in Figure 2.Inking chamber 14 inside also are provided with a prism 19 for detection of print cartridge 1 internal ink surplus, utilize prism 19 to detect surplus and are the common technique of this area, do not do at this and give unnecessary details.And, get print cartridge in order to make things convenient for the user to fill, in the present embodiment, also be formed with a friction part 20, the frictional force when holding print cartridge for increasing the user on the sidewall relative with support component 11 place sidewalls on the print cartridge 1.
When print cartridge does not use, in order to prevent ink outlet port generation ink leakage, shown in Fig. 1 a and 2, also be provided with a seal 18 for sealing on the ink outlet port 1.The seal 18 comprises: hermetic unit, and the internal diameter of size and ink outlet port 17 is suitable, and fits to reach sealing effectiveness with ink outlet port 17 internal diameter edges, in the present embodiment, it is the diaphragm seal 181 shown in Fig. 1 a and 1b, because the internal diameter of ink outlet port 17 is circular, so diaphragm seal 181 also is circular; Operation part is formed on the coupling part 183 of hermetic unit with above-mentioned hermetic unit via one and interconnects, and for user-friendly, in the present embodiment, is arranged to the circular of hollow, namely one draws bad 182.Wherein, in order to reduce the manufacturing step of print cartridge, improve the manufacturing efficient of print cartridge and the manufacturing cost that reduces print cartridge, in the present embodiment, seal 18 is made into integration with ink outlet port 17, or rather, seal 18 forms with ink outlet port 17 integrated injection moldings, and namely seal 18 forms with print cartridge 1 integrated injection molding.Obviously, adopt in such a way, namely formed the seal of ink outlet port at the initial stage of print cartridge manufacturing, only the parts such as above-mentioned cotton core, cavernous body, ink need to be packed into when then the later stage installs gets final product, and ink outlet port is sealed after avoiding finishing at print cartridge the operation such as refilling again.
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram that seal member removes in the present embodiment.As shown in Figure 3, the user is before using print cartridge 1, only need to catch on the upwards pulling of above-mentioned draw ring 182 with finger, the active force that then is applied on the draw ring 182 transfers on the diaphragm seal 181 via coupling part 183, drive diaphragm seal 181 breaks away from the edge of ink outlet ports 17 internal diameters and upwards peels off, thereby removes the sealing at ink outlet port place 17.In order to reduce above-mentioned pulling force, preferred, in the present embodiment, diaphragm seal 181 is thicker in the middle of being arranged to, the mode that the edge is slightly thin.Those of ordinary skills should be understood that above-mentioned diaphragm seal 181 also can be arranged to the part that is connected with ink outlet port 17 of periphery and be provided with the groove that diaphragm seal 181 is easily pulled out, and can reduce equally the required pulling force of depressurization sheet 181.
In addition, those of ordinary skills should understand, seal also can only have hermetic unit for not needing operation part, be that seal is a diaphragm seal, and diaphragm seal is thicker in the middle of being arranged to, and the part that the mode that the edge is slightly thin or diaphragm seal periphery are connected with ink outlet port 17 is provided with the groove that diaphragm seal is easily abolished.Get final product by puncturing described diaphragm seal with the part of ink outlet port coupling in the printer when at this moment, abolishing being operated in print cartridge and packing printer into of diaphragm seal.
Those of ordinary skills should be understood that above-mentioned ink storage chamber also can adopt the structure of other cavity or a plurality of cavitys; Also can adopt other negative pressure control member made, such as control valve, water control valve etc.
Those of ordinary skills should understand, aforesaid operations partly is not limited only to the form of above-mentioned draw ring, its also can be other be formed on be convenient on the hermetic unit to hold, transfer function power is to the structure of hermetic unit, as is formed on the vertical projection on hermetic unit surface etc.; The aforesaid operations part also can be arranged to a plurality of, as be provided with two relative draw rings etc. at hermetic unit.
Obviously, adopt technique scheme, adopt aforesaid way, can fully reduce installation step, the raising efficiency of assembling of print cartridge.And because seal member and ink outlet port integrated injection molding form, then seal member adopts the same material to make with ink outlet port, thereby need not to use other encapsulant, reduces material category, virtually reduces the manufacturing cost of print cartridge.
In addition, in the prior art, because the ink outlet port sealing process is to carry out finishing the refilling later stage again, then before carrying out infusing ink in ink box, need to utilize first equipment sealing ink outlet port and air admission hole so that print cartridge is under the state of sealing, extracting air but wherein form vacuum sinking ink again, this moment is higher for the sealing device required precision of filling with sealing ink outlet port on the black equipment and air admission hole, increases easily the manufacturing cost of equipment; And after the ink refilling, when carrying out the ink outlet port sealing process, cause easily air to enter the ink storage chamber from ink outlet port, thereby affect the quality of ink.Yet, after adopting the mode of above-mentioned " seal and ink outlet port are made into integration ", because ink outlet port seal member sealing of complete before the ink refilling, for this reason, when the ink refilling, can reduce the device of filling with sealing ink outlet port on the black equipment, reduce in a way manufacturing cost and the accuracy of manufacture of filling with black equipment, after the ink refilling, need not to carry out again the operation of ink outlet port sealing, can prevent that so air from entering ink storage chamber via ink outlet port, farthest guarantee the degassed degree of the ink in the print cartridge, reduce as far as possible the print cartridge In transit because residual air causes the possibility of ink leakage.
Above embodiment only is used for the explanation the technical solution of the utility model; should be understood that; to those skilled in the art; without departing from the concept of the premise utility; can also make some distortion and improvement, be installed together first such as adapter and print cartridge, in the printer of packing into together again; in installation process, can guarantee to reduce or reduce equally like this generation of misalignment owing to the effect of shell fragment, so all belong in the protection domain of the present utility model.