CN103419496B - A kind of printer ink supply system and detection method thereof - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a kind of printer ink supply system and detection method thereof, comprising: adapter, ink tank and testing agency, testing agency comprises the first checkout gear be arranged on framework and the second detection device be arranged on ink tank; First checkout gear comprises the first optical detection part and divides, second detection device comprises the second optical detection part and divides, load after printer at adapter, the second optical detection part divides and loads in adapter process at ink tank the light dividing with the first optical detection part and coordinate and make the light receiving part of printer sensor can receive light radiating portion to send.Solve existing printer ink supply system and cause because ink tank installation rate is too fast the technical problem that ink tank can not be identified.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of printer ink supply system and detection method thereof.
Background technology
Inkjet printing, by feat of the bright advantage of printing, is more and more subject to the favor of user, ensures printing effect, and the ink tank of subtend printer supply ink is had higher requirement, and especially studies the relevant parameter of ink tank.Ink capacity information in such as ink tank, the ink color information etc. in ink tank.
As patent CN200710159946.2 proposes the certainty annuity of a kind of ink tank for ink-jet printer and ink tank.Be provided with the optical pickocff of " horse-hof shape " on a printer, optical pickocff is provided with light radiating portion and light receiving part, under nature, light receiving part can receive from the light on light radiating portion, and ink tank is provided with signal occlusion part, signal occlusion part is from projection ink tank body, and between the light transmission path that can be inserted into " horse-hof shape " sensor, when signal occlusion part is between optical transmission path time, the light receiving part on sensor just can not receive the light from light radiating portion.By this detection mode, ink tank arranges multiple signal occlusion part, and multiple sensor is set on a printer, the information of ink tank is determined, the type of such as ink tank, the manufacture of ink tank and territory of use etc. by the position of the signal occlusion part on ink tank and time of blocking sensor light.And mention in patent CN200710159946.2 detailed description of the invention is, by arranging three signal occlusion parts on ink tank, first signal occlusion part stops the optical signaling paths of first sensor in printer, secondary signal occlusion part and the 3rd signal occlusion part stop the optical signaling paths of the second sensor in printer, and also have a light hole between secondary signal occlusion part and the 3rd signal occlusion part, and light hole can make the light receiving part of sensor can receive the light of light radiating portion.
But user is in installation process, if installation rate is too fast, light hole between secondary signal occlusion part and the 3rd signal occlusion part can be made when sensor detects, because ink tank is installed too fast, the light receiving part of sensor can not receive the light of light radiating portion, causes error detection.In addition, because the physical features of different ink tank is different, so this ink tank exists the problem of poor universality, and stock is easily caused to be difficult to control.
Patent CN201020518075.6 refer to a kind of problem solving ink tank versatility, but for the versatility of this ink tank, need to receive operation, user uses and comparatively bothers.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of printer ink supply system, cause because ink tank installation rate is too fast the technical problem that ink tank can not be identified to solve existing printer ink supply system.
In order to solve the problems of the technologies described above, the technical scheme that the present invention takes is:
A kind of printer ink supply system, comprising: adapter, ink tank and testing agency; The light that described testing agency sends for the light radiating portion blocking printer sensor or the optical transport route changed between the light radiating portion of printer sensor and light receiving part; Described adapter comprises a framework, and described framework outer setting has the adapting mechanism matched with described printer, inside be provided with receive described ink tank connect chamber; Described ink tank is provided with: the ink storage chamber of storage ink, for by ink feed in ink storage chamber to printer ink outlet port, it is characterized in that, described testing agency comprises setting the first checkout gear on said frame and is arranged on the second detection device on described ink tank; Described first checkout gear comprises the first optical detection part and divides, described second detection device comprises the second optical detection part and divides, after described adapter loads printer, described second optical detection part divides and loads in described adapter process at ink tank the light dividing with described first optical detection part and coordinate and make the light receiving part of described printer sensor can receive light radiating portion to send.
Described first optical detection part is divided into the first prism, described second optical detection part is divided into the second prism, after described adapter loads printer, the light that the photo-emission part that described ink tank does not load printer sensor described in adapter front-reflection divides the light sent that described photo-emission part is divided and sends can not be received by the light receiving part of described printer sensor; After described adapter loads printer, described ink tank loads in described adapter process, the photo-emission part of described printer sensor divides the light sent to reflex to described second prism through the side of described first prism, and the light receiving part reflexing to described printer sensor after described second prism reflects light to the opposite side of described first prism again through the opposite side of described first prism makes conducting light paths.
Described second detection device also comprises the 3rd optical detection part being positioned at ink tank and divides, the 3rd optical detection part in described ink tank divides and coordinates with described first prism after described ink tank installation detection completes, the optical transport route of the light that the light radiating portion of printer sensor sends according to the quantity of ink selectively changing in the ink tank at described 3rd optical detection part point place.
Described 3rd optical detection part is divided into prism, when having ink in described ink tank, the photo-emission part that the photo-emission part of described printer sensor divides the light sent to reflex to the generation refraction of ink face through described first prism side and makes the light receiving part of described printer sensor can not receive described printer sensor divides the light sent, and is determined with ink; Time in described ink tank without ink, the photo-emission part of described printer sensor divides the light sent reflex to prism through described first prism side and after the opposite side that prism reflexes to the first prism, reflex to the light receiving part of described printer sensor through the opposite side of described first prism, judges without ink.
Described printer also comprises aiding sensors, described aiding sensors comprises light radiating portion and light receiving part, described testing agency also comprises auxiliary detection part, after described adapter loads printer, described second optical detection part divides and loads in described adapter process in the process of dividing with described second optical detection part and coordinating and making the photo-emission part of described printer sensor divide the light sent to be received by light receiving part at ink tank, do not block light that described fill-in light radiating portion sends when described auxiliary detection part starts to be received by light receiving part with the luminous energy making the photo-emission part of aiding sensors divide to send, after light transmission path between the light radiating portion of optical pickocff and light receiving part is divided change by the first optical detection part, auxiliary detection part is just blocked light that described fill-in light radiating portion sends and can not be received by light receiving part with the light making the light radiating portion of aiding sensors and send.
Described first optical detection part divides the front center being arranged on described framework.
Described auxiliary detection part is a slide block, be arranged on the upper front end of described framework, described slide block is connected with described framework by an extension spring, when described ink tank loads, ink tank promotes described slide block to ink tank loading direction slip, and when described ink tank is extracted, described slide block is returned to origin-location under extension spring effect.
Described auxiliary detection part is the occlusion part being arranged on described ink tank upper front end.
Described adapter is still provided with damping unit, and described damping unit stops described ink tank to load adapter when described adapter does not load in printer, allows described ink tank to load adapter when described adapter loads in printer.
Described damping unit is a lever, described lever is connected with framework rotating shaft, when described adapter does not load in printer described lever one end rotate stretch to described in connect in chamber and stop described ink tank to load adapter, the parts extruding when described adapter loads in printer in described lever other end subject printer rotate make to stretch to described in connect lever in chamber one end rotate leave described in connect chamber and load adapter to allow described ink tank.
Described lever is also provided with the limiting component preventing described lever from excessively rotating.
Described slide block is provided with two recesses, the position that described framework is corresponding is provided with two steps, described in when described adapter does not load in printer, two recesses abut with two steps, slide block can not toward reach, install when adapter and be mounted to completely after in printer, the locking member in printer makes slide block upwarp to slide block power can forward slip.
A detection method for above-mentioned printer ink supply system, described printer ink supply system comprises: adapter, ink tank and testing agency; Described adapter comprises a framework, and described framework outer setting has the adapting mechanism matched with described printer, inside be provided with receive described ink tank connect chamber; Described ink tank is provided with: the ink storage chamber of storage ink, for by ink feed in ink storage chamber to printer ink outlet port, described testing agency comprises setting the first checkout gear on said frame and is arranged on second detection device on described ink tank; Described first checkout gear comprises the first optical detection part and divides, and described second detection device comprises the second optical detection part and divides, and it is characterized in that: comprise the following steps:
One, load described adapter, make the light transmission path between the light radiating portion of optical pickocff and light receiving part be divided change by the first optical detection part, light receiving part can not receive the light from light radiating portion;
Two, load in adapter by ink tank, the process loaded, described second optical detection part divides the light dividing with described first optical detection part and coordinate and make the light receiving part of described printer sensor can receive light radiating portion to send.
Described first optical detection part is divided into the first prism, described second optical detection part is divided into the second prism, described step 2 is: the photo-emission part of described printer sensor divides the light sent to reflex to described second prism through the side of described first prism, and the light receiving part reflexing to described printer sensor after described second prism reflects light to the opposite side of described first prism again through the opposite side of described first prism makes conducting light paths.
Described second detection device also comprises the 3rd optical detection part being positioned at ink tank and divides, also following steps are carried out: the 3rd optical detection part in A, described ink tank divides and coordinates with described first prism, the optical transport route of the light that the light radiating portion of printer sensor sends according to the quantity of ink selectively changing in the ink tank at described 3rd optical detection part point place after described step 2 completes.
Described 3rd optical detection part is divided into prism, described steps A is: when having ink in described ink tank, the photo-emission part that the photo-emission part of described printer sensor divides the light sent to reflex to the generation refraction of ink face through described first prism side and makes the light receiving part of described printer sensor can not receive described printer sensor divides the light sent, and is determined with ink; Time in described ink tank without ink, described prism exposes, the photo-emission part of described printer sensor divides the light sent reflex to prism through described first prism side and after the opposite side that prism reflexes to the first prism, reflex to the light receiving part of described printer sensor through the opposite side of described first prism, judges without ink.
Described printer also comprises aiding sensors, described aiding sensors comprises light radiating portion and light receiving part, described testing agency also comprises auxiliary detection part, while described step 2 is carried out, described second optical detection part divides and loads in described adapter process in the process of dividing with described second optical detection part and coordinating and making the photo-emission part of described printer sensor divide the light sent to be received by light receiving part at ink tank, do not block light that described fill-in light radiating portion sends when described auxiliary detection part starts to be received by light receiving part with the luminous energy making the photo-emission part of aiding sensors divide to send, after light transmission path between the light radiating portion of optical pickocff and light receiving part is divided change by the first optical detection part, auxiliary detection part is just blocked light that described fill-in light radiating portion sends and can not be received by light receiving part with the light making the light radiating portion of aiding sensors and send.
By above-mentioned setting, the first checkout gear in printer ink supply system and second detection device are separately positioned on adapter and ink tank, like this in testing process, sensor detects the information of ink supply system, and the sufficient time can be had to feed back to printer control part.Solve existing printer ink supply system and cause because ink tank installation rate is too fast the technical problem that ink tank can not be identified.And adapter is provided with damping unit, prevent ink tank from loading in its natural state in adapter, ink supply system can be prevented like this by printer error detection, and adapter loads after in printer, damping unit stops that the function that ink tank loads automatically terminates, easy for installation.And distinguish that portion coordinates with the slide block on adapter by the type be arranged on ink tank, the detection of ink tank type can also be completed, make printer can obtain more, more accurately about the information of ink supply system, and such setting, can the adapter of multiple ink supply system be arranged to identical, ink tank is arranged to difference, or adapter is arranged to difference, and ink tank is arranged to identical, can reduce the control difficulty of stock like this, versatility is stronger.
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Fig. 1 is the decomposing schematic representation of the printer ink supply system that the embodiment of the present invention one relates to;
Fig. 2 is the adapter scheme of installation of the printer ink supply system that the embodiment of the present invention one relates to;
Figure 3 shows that the schematic diagram of adapter shown in Fig. 2 at another visual angle;
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram of the printer ink supply system that relates to of the embodiment of the present invention one in the first state;
Fig. 5 a is the schematic diagram at another visual angle of the printer ink supply system of Fig. 4;
Fig. 5 b is the part-structure schematic diagram of the printer ink supply system of Fig. 5 a;
Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram of the printer ink supply system that relates to of the embodiment of the present invention one in the second state;
Fig. 7 is the schematic diagram at another visual angle of the printer ink supply system of Fig. 6;
Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram of the printer ink supply system that relates to of the embodiment of the present invention one in the third state;
Fig. 9 a is the schematic diagram at another visual angle of the printer ink supply system of Fig. 8;
Fig. 9 b is the part-structure schematic diagram of the printer ink supply system shown in Fig. 9 a;
Figure 10 is the schematic diagram that the damping unit of the printer ink supply system that the embodiment of the present invention one relates to stops ink tank to be installed;
Figure 11 is the structural representation of the ink tank of the printer ink supply system that the embodiment of the present invention one relates to;
Figure 12 is the structural representation of the printer ink supply system that the embodiment of the present invention two relates to;
Figure 13 is the decomposing schematic representation of the printer ink supply system that the embodiment of the present invention two relates to;
Figure 14 is the structural representation that the embodiment of the present invention two relates to slide block in printer ink supply system;
Figure 15 is the printer ink supply system sectional view that the embodiment of the present invention two relates to;
Figure 16 is another sectional view of printer ink supply system that the embodiment of the present invention two relates to;
Figure 17 is the decomposing schematic representation of the printer ink supply system that the embodiment of the present invention three relates to;
Figure 18 is the decomposing schematic representation of the printer ink supply system that the embodiment of the present invention four relates to.
In figure, each Reference numeral implication is:
1-ink supply system; 2-adapter; 21-connect chamber;
22-circular hole; 23-groove; 24-the first prism;
25-projection; 26-frustum; 27a/27b/27c/27c/27d-cantilever;
28/29-twigs of the chaste tree; 231/231-recess; 3-ink tank;
30-projection; 31-ink storage chamber; 32-handle;
33-air inlet; 34-the second prism; 35-the prism;
36-ink outlet port; 37/38-boss; 39-groove;
4-lever; 41-rotating shaft; 42-pillar;
5-slide block; 51/52-step; 53-light shielding part;
6-spring; 31-ink storage chamber; 32-handle;
33-air inlet; 101-first sensor; 102-the second sensor.
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In order to make those skilled in the art understand feature of the present invention and advantage node better, below embodiment of the present invention composition graphs 1-Figure 11 is described in detail.
Embodiment one
Figure 1 shows that the decomposing schematic representation of the printer ink supply system that the embodiment of the present invention one relates to.This printer ink supply system 1 comprises: adapter 2, ink tank 3 and testing agency.What adapter 2 is provided with receiving ink tank 3 connects chamber 21, testing agency comprises the first checkout gear, second detection device and auxiliary detection part, first checkout gear feeds back the relevant information of ink supply system to printer and is arranged on adapter 2, second detection device is arranged on ink tank 3, first checkout gear comprises the first optical detection part and divides, preferably the first optical detection part divides and is made up of the first prism 24, first prism 24 is provided with at least two relative faces, and these two masks have good reflecting effect, preferably the first prism 24 is made up of PP material, and on above-mentioned two relative faces, paste one deck reflective sheeting, the light radiating portion towards the second sensor 102 of printer is arranged in one of them side, another side is arranged to the light receiving part towards the second sensor 102 of printer.Auxiliary detection part is a slide block 5, slide block 5 is arranged to the groove fit with adapter 2 front end, and the square upward sliding of printer can be mounted at adapter 2, such slide block 5 can from the antetheca projection of adapter, and the length of projection can regulate, slide block 5 is made up of opaque material, and the optical transport route of first sensor 101 in printer can be blocked, preferably scheme, slide block 5 coordinates with a spring, in its natural state, it is inner that slide block 5 can be positioned at adapter 2 to such adapter 2, and can not from the projection of adapter 2 antetheca.The front lower ends of adapter 2 is also provided with a projection 25, and this projection 25 also can be arranged to can be movable, and with the similar of slide block 5, when arranging sensor in printer, the installation that projection 25 can participate in ink supply system equally detects.A circular hole 22 is also provided with above the framework of adapter 2, this circular hole 22 is used for coordinating with a damping unit, the preferred scheme of damping unit is lever 4, lever 4 is provided with a rotating shaft 41, and rotating shaft can be inserted in circular hole 22, and such lever 4 just can rotate along rotating shaft, and lever 4 is also provided with a limiting component, limiting component is preferably made up of the pillar 42 of projection, and this pillar 42 can abut with upper wall, prevents the rotation that lever 4 is excessive on adapter like this.Adapter 2 is also provided with the leader that a guiding ink tank 3 is installed, this leader comprises the frustum 26 being arranged on and connecting on cavity wall, the surface of frustum 26 is provided with multiple groove, and it is very sharp that end is arranged, the air inlet of ink tank 3 is arranged to similar to frustum 26, such frustum is installed except guiding ink tank, can also when ink tank 3 be mounted to adapter 2, pierce through air inlet, do not need the sealing film manually tearing air guide port surface like this, more convenient to operate.Adapter 2 is also provided with cantilever 27a, 27b, 27c, 27d, 27e, and these cantilevers arbitrarily rock after ink tank 3 can be prevented to be mounted to adapter 2, and ink tank 3 can be stably arranged in adapter 2.Adapter 2 is also provided with the twigs of the chaste tree 28 respectively inside upper wall and inside lower wall and the twigs of the chaste tree 29, one end is arranged to by the twigs of the chaste tree 28,29 is free end, and middle part is provided with a recess, these recesses can coordinate with the boss 37,38 on ink tank 3 respectively, after such ink tank 3 is arranged in adapter 2, adapter 3 arbitrarily can not slide on ink tank installation direction, and have the sound of " click " in the process of boss and recesses fit, can also inform that user's ink tank 3 is in place like this.
As shown in Fig. 1 and Figure 11, the ink tank 3 of this printer ink supply system 1 comprises: the ink storage chamber 31 of storage ink; By ink feed in ink storage chamber 31 to the ink outlet port 36 of printer, second detection device detects the relevant information of ink tank 3, and these information comprise ink capacity, ink color, date of manufacture etc.; Second detection device comprises the second optical detection part and divides and divide with the 3rd optical detection part, and the second optical detection part divides and divides the light that can receive and divide from the first optical detection part with the 3rd optical detection part; Preferably the second optical detection part divides and is made up of the second prism 34, second prism 34 be arranged to not with the contacts ink in ink storage chamber 31, and when ink tank 3 is mounted in adapter 2, the center line of the second prism 34 and the first prism 24 are in same plane, 3rd optical detection part divides and is made up of prism 35, at least one surface of prism 35 and the contacts ink in ink storage chamber 31; Second prism 34 and prism 35 can be one-body molded, and the second prism 34 is positioned at the front of prism 35 on ink tank 3 installation direction.Other second detecting portion also comprises the model be arranged on ink tank 3 and distinguishes portion, model distinguishes that the slide block 5 on portion and adapter 2 cooperatively interacts, make after ink tank 3 is mounted to adapter 2, slide block 5 can from the antetheca projection of adapter 2, and the length of slide block 5 projection, determined by the model portion of distinguishing, in the present embodiment, preferred model distinguishes that portion is made up of the projection 30 from ink tank 3 antetheca, and the position of projection 30 is arranged to corresponding with the position of the slide block 5 in adapter 2.The upper wall of ink tank 3 and lower wall are also respectively arranged with boss 37, boss 38, and boss 37 coordinates respectively at the twigs of the chaste tree 28 in adapter 2, the twigs of the chaste tree 29 with boss 38.The rear wall of ink tank 3 is also provided with a handles 32, this handle 32 one end is free end, the main body of the other end and ink tank 3 is one-body molded, the rear wall of ink tank 3 is also provided with a groove 39, groove 39 can hold handle 32, and handle 32 can move between a first state and a second state, when the first state, the free end of handle 32 is positioned at the outside of groove 39, ink tank 3 can be extracted conveniently by handle 32 by such user, when the second state, the free end of handle be positioned at groove 39 at least partially, when such ink tank 3 is mounted in printer, handle 32 can not become interfere to printing mechanism.Certainly in order to ensure that ink tank 3 can be mounted in adapter 2 more exactly, an arcuate guide portion (not shown) can also be set at the upper wall of ink tank, and the inwall of adapter 2 is provided with the shape corresponding with arcuate guide portion shape, the second prism 34 on such ink tank 3 and prism 35 can coordinate with the first prism 24 on adapter 2 better.
Fig. 2 to Figure 10 is mounted in printer for this printer ink supply system, by the process schematic that printer inner sensor detects.As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3, the installation process of this printer ink supply system 1 is, first adapter 2 is mounted in printer, after adapter 2 installation, as shown in Figure 3, first first prism 24 changes the light of the second sensor 102 in printer, concrete light transmission direction is shown in dotted line, the light launched of the light radiating portion of sensor 102 is through a reflective surface of the first prism 24, light is arranged the below to the first prism 24, and the light receiving part of sensor does not receive light.And slide block 5 is positioned at groove 23, the light that the light radiating portion of said first sensor 101 is launched can be received by the light receiving part of first sensor 101.Lever 4 on adapter 2 is then extruded by the particular elements in printer, and as locking member or sidewall, lever 4 is rotated along the direction of arrow, and ink tank 3 is mounted to the state in adapter 2 so just can to depart from initial can stopping.
Fig. 4, Fig. 5 a, Fig. 5 b is depicted as printer ink supply system that the embodiment of the present invention one the relates to schematic diagram in the first state.When ink tank 3 is mounted in adapter 2, in a first state, second prism 34 of ink tank 3 is positioned at the below of the first prism 24, second prism 34 can receive the light from the first prism 24, particularly as shown in Figure 5 b, the light of the smooth radiating portion of the second sensor 102 is reflexed to the second prism 34 by the first prism 24, there are two secondary reflections again in two faces of the second prism 34, by the another side of light reflection to the first prism 24, then the first prism 24 again by light reflection to the light receiving part of sensor 102, such sensor is same as and is in " conducting (namely the light receiving part of sensor can receive the light of light radiating portion) " state, namely light receiving part can receive the light of light radiating portion.And although slide block 5 is pushed into from adapter front wall projection by the projection 30 on ink tank 3, also do not reach the position of the light transmission path of first sensor 101, so first sensor 101 is also be in " conducting " state; Certainly for dissimilar ink supply system, slide block 5 can arrive prior to the second prism 34 position changing respective sensor state.
Fig. 6, Figure 7 shows that printer ink supply system that the embodiment of the present invention one the relates to schematic diagram in the second state.Be in the first state difference with ink supply system 1 to be, the state of first sensor 101 changes, because along with the further installation of ink tank, slide block 5 is pushed to the position of the light transmission path that can stop first sensor 101, and the second prism 34 is still in below the first prism 24.
Fig. 8, Fig. 9 a, Fig. 9 b is depicted as printer ink supply system that the embodiment of the present invention one the relates to schematic diagram in the third state.Be in the second state difference with ink tank, second prism 34 departs from the position that can receive the light receiving the light radiating portion transmitting of the second sensor 102 from the first prism 24, and prism 35 reaches the position that can receive the first prism 24 light, and prism 35 contacts with inking chamber 31, different according to the refractive index between ink, air, prism three, ink refractive index is greater than prism, and prism is greater than air; Like this when there being ink in ink tank, light can not be totally reflected on prism 35, but be refracted in the ink in inking chamber, concrete light as shown in figure 9b, the state that such second sensor 102 is in " disconnecting (namely the light receiving part of optical pickocff can not receive the light of light radiating portion) ", and the light receiving part of the second sensor 102 can not receive the light sent from light radiating portion.And when there is no ink in inking chamber 31, the light transmission of prism 35 is identical with the second prism 34, light is totally reflected on prism 34, and the state of the second sensor 102 can change to again " conducting " state, and printer changes ink tank according to this information prompting user.The preferred printer detection mode of the present invention is: when printer detects that the state of sensor is followed successively by, and before ink tank is installed, first sensor 101 and the second sensor 102 are all in conducting state; First be that adapter 2 is mounted to after in printer, the second sensor is in off-state; Ink tank 3 is mounted to after in adapter 2, first sensor is in off-state, second sensor is in conducting state, particularly, for dissimilar ink tank, than ink color (colored or black), the moment that first sensor is in off-state prior to or be later than the second sensor and be in conducting state; Last first sensor is in off-state always, second sensor is different according to the state of quantity of ink in ink tank, particularly, when there being ink in ink tank, second sensor is in off-state (having a detailed description) above, when not having ink in ink tank, the second sensor is in conducting state.The combinations of states possible according to these sensors above, how printer detects that the second last sensor is in conducting state, just point out ink in the ink tank installed to be about to use up, and the second sensor is in off-state, has ink can continue printing in the ink tank that just prompting is installed; The moment that certainly just can also start to disconnect according to the moment of the second sensor conducts and first sensor compares, determine the color of ink tank, and contrast with predetermined sequential, see that whether the position that ink tank is installed is correct, namely whether by the print cartridge of correct color and the position being mounted to correspondence, if not, changed by the display screen prompting user of printer.
Figure 10 shows that the schematic diagram that the damping unit of the printer ink supply system that the embodiment of the present invention one relates to stops ink tank to be installed.In its natural state, lever 4 can stop ink tank 3 to be mounted in adapter; User so just can be avoided to load together with 2-in-1 with adapter for ink tank 3 in printer, such printer inner sensor state change from preset different, will mistake be pointed out; In order to ensure that lever 4 can stop ink tank 3 to load adapter 2 in its natural state better, elastomeric element can be set between lever 4 and adapter 2, such as sponge or spring, make lever 4 be in the state of Figure 10 better.
In addition, the upper wall of adapter 2 is provided with at least two outstanding positions, and printer is provided with a locking member, locking member 1283 particularly as mentioned in background technology CN200710159946.2, locking member is mounted to completely after in printer at ink tank and coordinates with first outstanding position, such ink supply system can stably be arranged in printer, and when in ink tank 3, ink is used up, only need gently press the locking member on printer, ink supply system is in printer under the effect of bias force parts, depart from initial position, under the effect not having external force, whole ink supply system can be pushed out printer, but can have an effect with the locking member on printer in second of adapter 2 upper wall the outstanding position, adapter 2 can be stayed in printer, at this moment user only need draw the handle of ink tank 3, just ink tank can be pulled out, the ink tank 3 more renewed just can print again, in this way, adapter 2 can be made to stay in printer always, can reuse.
By above-mentioned setting, the first checkout gear in printer ink supply system and second detection device are separately positioned on adapter and ink tank, like this in testing process, sensor detects the information of ink supply system, and the sufficient time can be had to feed back to printer control part.And adapter is provided with damping unit, prevent ink tank from loading in its natural state in adapter, ink supply system can be prevented like this by printer error detection, and adapter loads after in printer, damping unit stops that the function that ink tank loads automatically terminates, easy for installation.And distinguish that portion coordinates with the slide block on adapter by the type be arranged on ink tank, the detection of ink tank type can also be completed, printer can be obtained more, more accurately about the information of ink supply system, and such setting, can the adapter of multiple ink supply system be arranged to identical, ink tank is arranged to difference, the such as slide block block sensor light transmission path moment, duration etc., so just can make the ink tank that printer identification is dissimilar, or adapter is arranged to difference, and ink tank is arranged to identical, the control difficulty of stock can be reduced like this, versatility is stronger.
Embodiment two
Figure 12-Figure 16 shows that the printer ink supply system schematic diagram that the embodiment of the present invention two relates to.Maximum different of embodiment two and embodiment one are, eliminate lever, and slide block 5 plays the effect of damping unit simultaneously, particularly as shown in Figure 12, Figure 16, in its natural state, when ink tank 3 is mounted in adapter 2, slide block 5 abuts with ink tank 3 antetheca, and the recess 51,52 on slide block 5 abuts with the step 231,232 on adapter 2, under making nature, slide block 5 can not move forward; As shown in Figure 14, Figure 15, Figure 16, recess 51 on slide block 5, recess 52 abut with the step 231 on adapter 2, step 232 respectively, and slide block 5 makes slide block 5 to upwarp under spring 6 acts on, slide block 5 also can not make slide block 5 from groove 23 projection in adapter 2 because upwarping; As shown in figure 16, install when adapter 2 and be mounted to completely after in printer, slide block 5 is coordinated by the locking member in printer, locking member can give slide block power, slide block 5 is upwarped, slide block 5 upwarps shown in dotted line, and now the effect of slide block 5 is identical with embodiment one, and the sensor in printer is detected by the checkout gear in ink supply system equally successively.Both eliminate lever like this, reduce production cost, simultaneously because reduce parts, make product quality more stable.
Embodiment three
Figure 17 shows that the embodiment of the present invention three relates to the decomposing schematic representation of printer ink supply system; The present embodiment maximum part different from above-described embodiment is that the mechanism of printer is not identical, printer corresponding to the present embodiment is as described in Chinese publication CN200510051797.9, printer is provided with an optical pickocff, and ink tank is provided with two detection parts be separated, realize detecting ink tank by two detection parts whether to load in printer, such ink tank can exist equally and loads too fast, causes ink tank can not by the problem of printer identification; The mode that the present embodiment realizes is as follows: first load in printer by adapter 2, such first prism 24 changes the light transmission path of sensor, then ink tank 3 is loaded, in ink tank 3 installation process, the second prism 34 receives the light of the first prism 24, then light is reflexed to the first prism 24, light is arranged the light receiving part to optical pickocff by the first prism 24 again, when prism 35 arrives the position of the first prism 24 correspondence, prism 35 is according to quantity of ink refraction or reverberation in inking chamber; Therefore when one is full of in the ink supply system installation process of ink, in printer, the state change of optical pickocff is followed successively by: " high and low, high and low ".When certain ink tank 3 is extracted, the first prism 24 on adapter 2 also will depart from the position of optical pickocff, in order to reach this ink tank better, elastomeric element, such as a spring can be set in adapter 2 front end, after ink tank 3 is extracted, adapter 2 can pop up automatically, and new ink tank 3 is when loading, ink tank 3 can push adapter 2, makes three prisms again coordinate the installation of ink tank to detect; So just can ensure that ink tank can exactly by printer identification, and adapter 2 can also make a part for printer, can reduce customer using cost like this.
Embodiment four
Figure 18 is the decomposing schematic representation of the ink-jet printer ink supply system that the present embodiment four relates to, be with the difference of embodiment one and embodiment two, the auxiliary detection part of blocking first sensor optical transport route in printer is not slide block, but the light shielding part 53 be arranged on ink tank 3, light shielding part 53 is from ink tank 3 front end protrusion, and dissimilar ink tank, can by the length of adjustment light shielding part 53, light shielding part 53 is arrived, and moment that moment of first sensor 101 position and the second prism 34 arrive the second sensor 102 position contrasts, first sensor 101 and the second sensor 102 are changed according to preset state respectively, thus complete dissimilar ink tank and can be detected.
Last it is noted that above embodiment is only in order to illustrate technical scheme of the present invention, be not intended to limit; Although with reference to previous embodiment to invention has been detailed description, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that: it still can be modified to the technical scheme described in foregoing embodiments, or carries out equivalent replacement to wherein portion of techniques feature; Such as other reflecting elements of prism are replaced, and these amendments or replacement, do not make the essence of appropriate technical solution depart from the scope of various embodiments of the present invention technical scheme.
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1. a printer ink supply system, comprising: adapter, ink tank and testing agency; The light that described testing agency sends for the light radiating portion blocking printer sensor or the optical transport route changed between the light radiating portion of printer sensor and light receiving part; Described adapter comprises a framework, and described framework outer setting has the adapting mechanism matched with described printer, inside be provided with receive described ink tank connect chamber; Described ink tank is provided with: the ink storage chamber of storage ink, for by ink feed in ink storage chamber to printer ink outlet port, it is characterized in that, described testing agency comprises setting the first checkout gear on said frame and is arranged on the second detection device on described ink tank; Described first checkout gear comprises the first optical detection part and divides, described second detection device comprises the second optical detection part and divides, after described adapter loads printer, described second optical detection part divides and loads in described adapter process at ink tank the light dividing with described first optical detection part and coordinate and make the light receiving part of described printer sensor can receive light radiating portion to send.
2. printer ink supply system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described first optical detection part is divided into the first prism, described second optical detection part is divided into the second prism, after described adapter loads printer, the light that the photo-emission part that described ink tank does not load printer sensor described in adapter front-reflection divides the light sent that described photo-emission part is divided and sends can not be received by the light receiving part of described printer sensor; After described adapter loads printer, described ink tank loads in described adapter process, the photo-emission part of described printer sensor divides the light sent to reflex to described second prism through the side of described first prism, and the light receiving part reflexing to described printer sensor after described second prism reflects light to the opposite side of described first prism again through the opposite side of described first prism makes conducting light paths.
3. printer ink supply system as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, described second detection device also comprises the 3rd optical detection part being positioned at ink tank and divides, the 3rd optical detection part in described ink tank divides and coordinates with described first prism after described ink tank installation detection completes, the optical transport route of the light that the light radiating portion of printer sensor sends according to the quantity of ink selectively changing in the ink tank at described 3rd optical detection part point place.
4. printer ink supply system as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that, described 3rd optical detection part is divided into prism, when having ink in described ink tank, the photo-emission part that the photo-emission part of described printer sensor divides the light sent to reflex to the generation refraction of ink face through described first prism side and makes the light receiving part of described printer sensor can not receive described printer sensor divides the light sent, and is determined with ink; Time in described ink tank without ink, the photo-emission part of described printer sensor divides the light sent reflex to prism through described first prism side and after the opposite side that prism reflexes to the first prism, reflex to the light receiving part of described printer sensor through the opposite side of described first prism, judges without ink.
5. the printer ink supply system as described in as arbitrary in Claims 1-4, it is characterized in that, described printer also comprises aiding sensors, described aiding sensors comprises light radiating portion and light receiving part, described testing agency also comprises auxiliary detection part, after described adapter loads printer, described second optical detection part divides and loads in described adapter process in the process of dividing with described second optical detection part and coordinating and making the photo-emission part of described printer sensor divide the light sent to be received by light receiving part at ink tank, the light that the light radiating portion not blocking described aiding sensors when described auxiliary detection part starts sends is received by light receiving part with the luminous energy making the photo-emission part of aiding sensors divide to send, after light transmission path between the light radiating portion of optical pickocff and light receiving part is divided change by the first optical detection part, the light that the light radiating portion that auxiliary detection part just blocks described aiding sensors sends can not be received by light receiving part with the light making the light radiating portion of aiding sensors and send.
6. printer ink supply system as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that, described first optical detection part divides the front center being arranged on described framework.
7. printer ink supply system as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that, described auxiliary detection part is a slide block, be arranged on the upper front end of described framework, described slide block is connected with described framework by an extension spring, when described ink tank loads, ink tank promotes described slide block to ink tank loading direction slip, and when described ink tank is extracted, described slide block is returned to origin-location under extension spring effect.
8. printer ink supply system as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that, described auxiliary detection part is the occlusion part being arranged on described ink tank upper front end.
9. printer ink supply system as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that, described adapter is still provided with damping unit, described damping unit stops described ink tank to load adapter when described adapter does not load in printer, allow described ink tank to load adapter when described adapter loads in printer.
10. printer ink supply system as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that, described damping unit is a lever, described lever is connected with framework rotating shaft, when described adapter does not load in printer described lever one end rotate stretch to described in connect in chamber and stop described ink tank to load adapter, the parts extruding when described adapter loads in printer in described lever other end subject printer rotate make to stretch to described in connect lever in chamber one end rotate leave described in connect chamber and load adapter to allow described ink tank.
11. printer ink supply systems as claimed in claim 10, is characterized in that, described lever is also provided with the limiting component preventing described lever from excessively rotating.
12. printer ink supply systems as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that, described slide block is provided with two recesses, the position that described framework is corresponding is provided with two steps, described in when described adapter does not load in printer, two recesses abut with two steps, slide block can not toward reach, and install when adapter and be mounted to completely after in printer, the locking member in printer makes slide block upwarp to slide block power can forward slip.
The detection method of 13. 1 kinds of printer ink supply systems as claimed in claim 1, described printer ink supply system comprises: adapter, ink tank and testing agency; Described adapter comprises a framework, and described framework outer setting has the adapting mechanism matched with described printer, inside be provided with receive described ink tank connect chamber; Described ink tank is provided with: the ink storage chamber of storage ink, for by ink feed in ink storage chamber to printer ink outlet port, described testing agency comprises setting the first checkout gear on said frame and is arranged on second detection device on described ink tank; Described first checkout gear comprises the first optical detection part and divides, and described second detection device comprises the second optical detection part and divides, and it is characterized in that: comprise the following steps:
One, load described adapter, make the light transmission path between the light radiating portion of optical pickocff and light receiving part be divided change by the first optical detection part, light receiving part can not receive the light from light radiating portion;
Two, load in adapter by ink tank, the process loaded, described second optical detection part divides the light dividing with described first optical detection part and coordinate and make the light receiving part of described printer sensor can receive light radiating portion to send.
The detection method of 14. printer ink supply systems as claimed in claim 13, it is characterized in that, described first optical detection part is divided into the first prism, described second optical detection part is divided into the second prism, described step 2 is: the photo-emission part of described printer sensor divides the light sent to reflex to described second prism through the side of described first prism, and the light receiving part reflexing to described printer sensor after described second prism reflects light to the opposite side of described first prism again through the opposite side of described first prism makes conducting light paths.
The detection method of 15. printer ink supply systems as claimed in claim 13, is characterized in that, described second detection device also comprises the 3rd optical detection part being positioned at ink tank and divides, after described step 2 completes, also carry out following steps:
The 3rd optical detection part in A, described ink tank divides and coordinates with described first prism, the optical transport route of the light that the light radiating portion of printer sensor sends according to the quantity of ink selectively changing in the ink tank at described 3rd optical detection part point place.
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