CN204196454U - Liquid container, liquid delivery system - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to liquid container, liquid delivery system.There are the following problems in the past, that is: before reaching the printing number of expectation, ink tank just becomes empty.The utility model provides a kind of ink tank (100), and it comprises: can hold the liquid containing portion (105a) of the ink being supplied to printer (10) with the printer (10) being furnished with jet head liquid; Be arranged at the top of liquid containing portion (105a), inject the inlet (108) of ink to liquid containing portion (105a); Be arranged at the bottom of the inlet (108) of liquid containing portion (105a), for the liquid outflow portion (111) that ink flows out from liquid containing portion (105a); Be communicated with the inside of liquid containing portion (105a), be arranged on the bottom of the inlet (108) of liquid containing portion (105a), can be sealed by sealing bolt (103), and the first link opening portion (110) of the liquid outflow portion (207) of the liquid containing portion (205a) of ink tank (200) can be linked.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to liquid container, liquid delivery system.
Background technology
In the ink-jet recording apparatus of an example as liquid injection apparatus, is furnished with the ink tank held for the ink supplied to jet head liquid.In this ink-jet recording apparatus, when the number of the recording mediums such as the paper printed increases, when the quantity of ink consumed increases, have to change ink tank continually.Therefore, such as, in patent document 1, disclose the ink tank module a pair standard ink tank link being formed jumbo ink tank.
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Patent document 1: Japanese Patent Publication (JP 2002-103647) number publication
Utility model content
But in patent document 1, when the number of the recording medium printed increases further thus carries out continuous printing to a large amount of recording mediums, the quantity of ink consumed can more than the capacity of a pair standard ink tank.Thus there are the following problems, that is: before reaching the printing number of expectation, ink tank just becomes empty.
The utility model is in order to making at least partially of solving the problem, and it can realize as following mode or application examples.
(application examples 1) a kind of liquid container, is characterized in that, comprising: liquid containing portion, can be attached to and be furnished with on the liquid injection apparatus of jet head liquid, hold the liquid supplied to described liquid injection apparatus; Inlet, is arranged on the top of described liquid containing portion, in described liquid containing portion, inject liquid; Liquid outflow portion, is arranged on the bottom of the described inlet of described liquid containing portion, and liquid flows out from described liquid containing portion through this liquid outflow portion; And first links opening portion, is communicated with, is arranged on the bottom of the described inlet of described liquid containing portion with the inside of described liquid containing portion, can seal and can link with the liquid outflow portion of other liquid containing portion.
According to should use-case, be furnished with the bottom of the inlet being arranged on liquid containing portion, can seal and first of the liquid outflow portion of other liquid containing portion can be linked and link opening portion.Thereby, it is possible under the state that the liquid outflow portion of other liquid container is attached to the first link opening portion, inject liquid from inlet.Thus, the share of the liquid capacity held in other linked liquid container can be added to the liquid capacity of jet head liquid supply.Increase therefore, it is possible to avoid liquid container before reaching the printing number desired by user to become empty possibility.
(application examples 2) liquid container as above, it is characterized in that, be formed in the inside of described liquid containing portion: the air chamber be communicated with air, with the liquid chamber of atmospheric isolation and the interconnecting part that makes this be communicated with therebetween with the bottom of described liquid chamber at described air chamber, on the top of the described interconnecting part of described liquid chamber, be provided with can seal and can link with other liquid containing portion second link opening portion.
According to should use-case, if second of identical two liquid containers of connecting structure links opening portion, then the water surface elevation of the liquid in the liquid chamber of two liquid containers be identical.
(application examples 3) liquid container as above, is characterized in that, seals described first link opening portion by sealing bolt.
According to should use-case, when first of liquid container link opening portion does not link the liquid outflow portion of other liquid container time, can prevent liquid from linking opening portion from first and flow out.
(application examples 4) liquid container as above, is characterized in that, seals described first link opening portion by valve body.
According to should use-case, when first of liquid container link opening portion does not link the liquid outflow portion of other liquid container time, can prevent liquid from linking opening portion from first and flow out.
(application examples 5) liquid container as above, is characterized in that, seals described first link opening portion by seal member.
According to should use-case, when first of liquid container link opening portion does not link the liquid outflow portion of other liquid container time, can prevent liquid from linking opening portion liquid from first.
(application examples 6) a kind of liquid delivery system, first liquid container and second liquid container are linked and link with described liquid injection apparatus, described first liquid container and described second liquid container are above-mentioned liquid containers, it is characterized in that, the described first described liquid outflow portion linking opening portion and described second liquid container of described first liquid container is connected.
According to should use-case, the liquid held in the liquid containing portion of second liquid container links opening portion via the liquid outflow portion of second liquid container and first of first liquid container, flows into the liquid containing portion of first liquid container.Thus, the amount of liquid to jet head liquid supply increases, and raises therefore, it is possible to avoid the liquid containing portion of first liquid container before reaching the printing number desired by user to become empty possibility.
(application examples 7) a kind of liquid delivery system, first liquid container and second liquid container are linked and link with described liquid injection apparatus, described first liquid container and described second liquid container are above-mentioned liquid containers, it is characterized in that, the described first described liquid outflow portion linking opening portion and described second liquid container of described first liquid container is connected, and the described second link opening portion of described first liquid container and described second of described second liquid container links opening portion and is connected.
According to should use-case, the height of the water surface of the liquid in the liquid containing portion of first liquid container is identical with the height of the water surface of the liquid in the liquid containing portion of second liquid container.
(application examples 8) liquid delivery system as above, is characterized in that, described second liquid container is provided with holding section, be provided with the engaged part engaged with described holding section at described first liquid container.
According to should use-case, by second liquid container is fixed to first liquid container, the liquid outflow portion that can prevent first in first liquid container from linking in opening portion and second liquid container departs from.In addition, can prevent second in first liquid container from linking second in opening portion and second liquid container and link opening portion disengaging.
(application examples 9) liquid delivery system as above, is characterized in that, in described first liquid container and described second liquid container, only on the liquid container from the most upstream away from described liquid injection apparatus, arrange described inlet.
According to should use-case, the rising of the manufacturing cost of liquid container can be suppressed.
(application examples 10) liquid delivery system as above, it is characterized in that, comprise: the sealing bolt that the described inlet be arranged at respectively on described first liquid container and described second liquid container is sealed respectively, the described sealing bolt that a liquid container in described first liquid container and described second liquid container is equipped with is exposed, and covers the described sealing bolt that another liquid container is equipped with.
According to should use-case, because the sealing bolt not being equipped with the inlet that liquid container of cover is arranged in sealing first liquid container and second liquid container exposes, therefore, it is possible to avoiding user to be confused about is should inject ink to first liquid container, still should to second liquid container supply ink.
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(a) of Fig. 1 is the stereoscopic figure of ink-jet printer and liquid delivery system, and (b) of Fig. 1 illustrates the in-built key diagram of the cardinal principle of ink-jet printer;
(a) of Fig. 2 is the stereoscopic figure of ink-jet printer and liquid delivery system, and (b) of Fig. 2 is the sectional view of liquid delivery system;
(a) of Fig. 3 is the stereoscopic figure of ink-jet printer in embodiment 2 and liquid delivery system, and (b) of Fig. 3 is the sectional view of the liquid delivery system in embodiment 2;
(a) and (b) of Fig. 4 is the stereogram of the liquid containing portion in embodiment 3;
(a) and (b) of Fig. 5 is the sectional view of the liquid delivery system in embodiment 3;
Fig. 6 is the stereoscopic figure of ink-jet printer in embodiment 4 and liquid delivery system.
Detailed description of the invention
(embodiment 1)
(a) of Fig. 1 is the ink-jet printer (hereinafter referred to as printer) 10 as an example of liquid injection apparatus and the stereoscopic figure of ink tank 100.Printer 10 has the face shaping of roughly box-shaped, and its face side is provided with multiple operated key 13, carton 11 and paper outlet 12.
Carton 11 is configured to pull out to face side, overlappingly can hold a lot of paper (not shown).Once user operation operated key 13, the surface printing of paper by from carton 11 paper supply, after word or image, is discharged from paper outlet 12 in printer by paper.
On side on the right side of the drawing of printer 10, be provided with the ink tank 100 as liquid container.In the housing section 101 of ink tank 100, be provided with can with the installation portion 14 of printer 10 is arranged to obtain the holding section 106 that engages, engaged part 15.Ink tank 100 is releasably installed on printer 10 by holding section 106 and engaged part 15.
In the inside of housing section 101, is furnished with liquid containing portion 105.Liquid containing portion 105 comprises: liquid containing portion 105a, 105b, 105c, 105d of holding the ink as cyan, magenta, yellow, black liquor.Expose from housing section 101 on the right side of the drawing of liquid containing portion 105a ~ 105d, can visually recognizable go out the liquid level (not shown) of ink.
User can take off the sealing bolt 102 on the top of the vertical direction of ink tank 100, injects ink from inlet 108 ((b) with reference to Fig. 2).
(b) of Fig. 1 shows the in-built key diagram of cardinal principle of printer 10.The inside of printer 10 is provided with the bracket 20 moved back and forth above printing sheets P.The bottom surface side (side towards printing sheets P) of bracket 20 is equipped with the jet head liquid 21 defining multiple nozzle (not shown), sprays ink from nozzle to printing sheets P.
Liquid containing portion 105a ~ 105d is communicated with by having flexible liquid line 22 with jet head liquid 21.Ink tank 100 supplies the liquid delivery system 1 of ink.
Bracket 20 is driven by not shown driving mechanism, is guided and move back and forth above printing sheets P by guide rail 23.In addition, printer 10 is also provided with the not shown paper advance mechanism for transporting printing sheets P, it coordinates the reciprocating action of bracket 20, is passed through bit by bit by printing sheets P.Further, coordinate the action of the reciprocating action of bracket 20 and conveying printing sheets P, spray ink, thus printing word or image on printing sheets P from the nozzle of jet head liquid 21.
(a) of Fig. 2 is the stereoscopic figure of printer 10 and liquid delivery system 2.(a) of Fig. 2 with the addition of the ink tank 200 as liquid container on the basis of (a) of Fig. 1.Liquid delivery system 2 is structures ink tank 100 and ink tank 200 linked.
Liquid containing portion 205 is furnished with in the inside of the housing section 201 of ink tank 200.The same with liquid containing portion 105, liquid containing portion 205 comprises: liquid containing portion 205a, 205b, 205c, 205d of holding the ink of the liquid as cyan, magenta, yellow, black.Expose from housing section 201 on the right side of the drawing of liquid containing portion 205a ~ 205d, can visually recognizable go out the liquid level (not shown) of ink.User can take off the sealing bolt 202 on the top of the vertical direction of ink tank 200, injects ink from inlet 208 ((b) with reference to Fig. 2).
The face side of ink tank 200 is provided with a pair holding section 206, is provided with a pair engaged part 104 that can engage with holding section 206 in the face side of ink tank 100.Equally, the rear side of ink tank 200 is provided with a pair holding section (not shown), is provided with a pair engaged part (not shown) that can engage with described holding section in the rear side of ink tank 100.
The sectional view that (b) of Fig. 2 sees from the direction of arrow at the profile position A-A ' of the liquid delivery system 2 of Fig. 2 (a).Profile position A-A ' is the position of the section of liquid containing portion 105a, the 205a be arranged at respectively in ink tank 100,200.
On the top of liquid containing portion 105a, 205a of ink tank 100,200, be respectively arranged with inlet 108,208 and atmospheric air open port 109,209.Inlet 108,208 is sealed by sealing bolt 102,202 respectively.In the bottom of the vertical direction of liquid containing portion 105a, 205a of ink tank 100,200, be respectively arranged with liquid outflow portion 111,207.
Liquid outflow portion 111 is linked with liquid line 22.Liquid outflow portion 111 can be made up of the link mouth directly linked with liquid line 22, also can be the structure comprising channel member and link via channel member and liquid line 22.
First of ink tank 100 links the bottom that opening portion 110 is arranged at inlet 108, links with the liquid outflow portion 207 of ink tank 200.First links opening portion 110 can be made up of the link mouth directly linked with liquid outflow portion 207, also can be the structure comprising channel member and link via channel member and liquid outflow portion 207.
First of ink tank 200 links opening portion 210 and is sealed by sealing bolt 203, prevents ink from linking opening portion 210 from first and flows out.
The structure of the liquid containing portion 105b ~ 105d of ink tank 100 is identical with the structure of aforesaid liquid accommodation section 105a.The structure of the liquid containing portion 205b ~ 205d of ink tank 200 is identical with the structure of aforesaid liquid accommodation section 205a.
In sum, the ink tank 100 of (a) of the Fig. 1 illustrated in the present embodiment comprises: the liquid containing portion 105a of (b) of Fig. 2, can link with the printer 10 being furnished with jet head liquid 21, holds the ink being supplied to printer 10; Inlet 108, is arranged on the top of liquid containing portion 105a, injects ink to liquid containing portion 105a; Liquid outflow portion 111, is arranged on the bottom of the inlet 108 of liquid containing portion 105a, flows out from liquid containing portion 105a for ink; And first links opening portion 110, be communicated with the inside of liquid containing portion 105a, be arranged on the bottom of the inlet 108 of liquid containing portion 105a, by sealing bolt 103 ((a) with reference to Fig. 1) sealing, can link the liquid outflow portion 207 of the liquid containing portion 205a of ink tank 200.
According to this structure, under the state that can link in the liquid outflow portion 207 linking opening portion 110 and ink tank 200 by first of ink tank 100, inject ink from inlet 108.Thus, the ink capacity that the jet head liquid 21 that can be equipped with to printer 10 is supplied adds the share of the ink capacity held in the ink tank 200 with its link.Therefore, it is possible to the possibility avoiding ink tank 100 before reaching the printing number desired by user to become the situation of sky improves.
In addition, first of ink tank 100 can be sealed by sealing bolt 103 and link opening portion 110.Thus, when the first link opening portion 110 of ink tank 100 does not link the liquid outflow portion 207 of ink tank 200 ((a) with reference to Fig. 1), can prevent ink from linking opening portion 110 from first and flow out.
Ink tank 200 is provided with holding section 206, ink tank 100 is provided with the engaged part 104 engaged with holding section 206.
According to this structure, holding section 206 engages with engaged part 104, and ink tank 200 is fixed to ink tank 100, first of ink tank 100 can be prevented thus to link opening portion 110 and depart from the liquid outflow portion 207 of ink tank 200.
(embodiment 2)
In example 2, be described for the liquid delivery system being configured with mutually isostructural two ink tanks.(a) of Fig. 3 is the stereoscopic figure of printer 10 in embodiment 2 and liquid delivery system 2a.The liquid delivery system 2a of (a) of Fig. 3 with the addition of the ink tank 200 illustrated in embodiment 1 in addition on the basis of the liquid delivery system 2 of (a) of Fig. 2.Two ink tanks 200 arranged side by side are fixed by holding section 206 and engaged part 204.
The sectional view that (b) of Fig. 3 sees from the direction of arrow at the profile position B-B ' of the liquid delivery system 2a of Fig. 3 (a).Profile position B-B ' is the profile position of liquid containing portion 105a, 205a of ink tank 100,200.
In two ink tanks 200 arranged side by side, the liquid containing portion 205a of the ink tank 200 on the left of drawing is arranged first links the liquid outflow portion 207 that the liquid containing portion 205a of the ink tank 200 on the right side of opening portion 210 and drawing is arranged links.The liquid containing portion 205a of the ink tank 200 on the right side of drawing is arranged first links opening portion 210 is sealed by sealing bolt 203.
According to this structure, the ink held in the liquid containing portion 205 of the liquid containing portion 105 of ink tank 100 and two ink tanks 200 arranged side by side, can be supplied to jet head liquid 21 from liquid outflow portion 111 via liquid line 22.
So, the identical ink tank of structure 200 can be equipped with, link opening portion 210 by first of ink tank 200 and link with the liquid outflow portion 207 of ink tank 200.Thereby, it is possible to suppress the increase of the manufacturing cost of ink tank 200.
In the present embodiment, ink tank 100,200 is provided with inlet 108,208 respectively, but also only inlet 208 can be set in the ink tank 200 of the most upstream away from printer 10.The rising of the manufacturing cost of ink tank can be suppressed thus.
(embodiment 3)
In embodiment 3, the ink tank of liquid container being provided with air chamber that bottom is communicated with and liquid chamber for the inside at liquid containing portion is described.(a) of Fig. 4 is the stereogram of liquid containing portion 301, and (b) of Fig. 4 is the stereogram of liquid containing portion 331.
The liquid containing portion 301 of (a) of Fig. 4 comprises: liquid containing portion 301a, 301b, 301c, the 301d of ink holding yellow, magenta, cyan, black respectively.
The top of liquid containing portion 301a ~ 301d is respectively arranged with the inlet 321 for injecting ink.Each inlet 321 is sealed by sealing bolt 302.
Liquid outflow portion 306 is respectively arranged with in the bottom of liquid containing portion 301a ~ 301d.
In the opposition side of the liquid outflow portion 306 with liquid containing portion 301a ~ 301d bottom, be respectively arranged with the first link opening portion 304.
The liquid containing portion 331 of (b) of Fig. 4 comprises: liquid containing portion 331a, 331b, 331c, the 331d of ink holding yellow, magenta, cyan, black respectively.
The inlet 353 for injecting ink is respectively arranged with on the top of liquid containing portion 331a ~ 331d.Each inlet 353 is sealed by sealing bolt 332.
Liquid outflow portion 336 is respectively arranged with in the bottom of liquid containing portion 331a ~ 331d.
In the opposition side of the liquid outflow portion 336 with liquid containing portion 331a ~ 331d bottom, be respectively arranged with the first link opening portion 334.
The sectional view of the liquid delivery system 3 that (a) of Fig. 5 is made up of the ink tank 300 of liquid containing portion 301 and the ink tank 330 of liquid containing portion 331 of (b) that comprises Fig. 4 that comprise Fig. 4 (a).(a) of Fig. 5 at the profile position D of the liquid containing portion 331a of (b) of profile position C and Fig. 4 of the liquid containing portion 301a of Fig. 4 (a), from the sectional view that the orientation X of liquid containing portion 301a ~ 301d, liquid containing portion 331a ~ 331d sees.
Liquid containing portion 301a ~ the 301d of (a) of Fig. 4 is housed inside the housing section 320 with cap 307 of Fig. 5 (a).Liquid containing portion 331a ~ the 331d of (b) of Fig. 4 is housed inside the housing section 352 with cap 339 of (b) of Fig. 5.Expose from housing section 320,352 respectively on the right side of the drawing of liquid containing portion 301a ~ 301d, 331a ~ 331d.
Air chamber 309,341 and liquid chamber 313,345 is formed respectively in the inside of liquid containing portion 301a, 331a.Air chamber 309,341 and liquid chamber 313,345 divide respectively by next door 310,342 and are formed, and are communicated with by the interconnecting part 312,344 below the bottom 311,343 that is formed at next door 310,342 respectively.
Atmospheric air open port 308,340 is respectively arranged with on the top of the air chamber 309,341 of liquid containing portion 301a, 331a.Atmospheric air open port 308,340 covered by the film 305,335 that penetrates but allowing the gases such as air pass through by not to be allowed the liquid such as ink respectively.Therefore, air chamber 309,341 respectively via atmospheric air open port 308,340 with penetrate film 305,335 and be communicated with air.
First of liquid containing portion 301a links opening portion 304 and links with the liquid outflow portion 336 of liquid containing portion 331a.
First link opening portion 304 is provided with valve body 318, and this valve body 318 comprises: valve plate 316, elastomeric element 315, fixed part 314, valve plate holding element 317.Under the state that the first link opening portion 304 of liquid containing portion 301a does not link with the liquid outflow portion 336 of liquid containing portion 331a, valve plate 316 is in the state pressed to valve plate holding element 317 by the elastomeric element 315 that fixed part 314 is fixed in one end.
The central part of the liquid outflow portion 336 of liquid containing portion 331a is provided with protuberance 337.Between the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral face of protuberance 337 of liquid outflow portion 336, be formed with gap, ink can flow out from this gap.Link between the inner peripheral surface of opening portion 304 and the outer peripheral face of valve plate 316 first and be formed with gap, ink can flow out from this gap.
As shown in (a) of Fig. 5, under the state of liquid outflow portion 336 link that first of liquid containing portion 301a links opening portion 304 and liquid containing portion 331a, protuberance 337 is in the state be pressed into by valve plate 316, and therefore valve plate 316 is in the state be separated with valve plate holding element 317.Therefore, under the first state linking opening portion 304 and liquid outflow portion 336 link, the ink held in liquid containing portion 331a flows into liquid containing portion 301a.
Under the state that the first link opening portion 304 does not link with liquid outflow portion 336, by elastomeric element 315, valve plate 316 presses valve plate holding element 317 and forms air-tight state, thus the first link opening portion 304 is sealed, and ink can not flow out.
Link in opening portion 334 first and be provided with valve body 351, this valve body 351 comprises valve plate 349, elastomeric element 348, fixed part 347 and valve plate holding element 350.The structure that first structure and first linking opening portion 334 links opening portion 304 is identical.By elastomeric element 348, valve plate 349 presses valve plate holding element 350 and forms air-tight state, thus the first link opening portion 334 is sealed, and ink can not flow out.
On the right side of the drawing on liquid chamber 313,345 top of liquid containing portion 301a, 331a, be formed with the second link opening portion 303,333.On the left of the drawing on the top of the liquid chamber 345 of liquid containing portion 331a, be formed with the second link opening portion 338.The second link opening portion 303 of liquid containing portion 301a links opening portion 338 with second of liquid containing portion 331a and is connected.Second links opening portion 303,333,338 can be made up of the link mouth directly linked each other, may also be to comprise channel member and via channel member structure connected to each other.
Second of liquid containing portion 331a links opening portion 333 and is sealed by sealing bolt 346.
Therefore, when liquid level L2, L4 of ink are positioned at upside compared with the bottom 311,343 in next door 310,342, the liquid chamber 313 of liquid containing portion 301a and the liquid chamber 345 of liquid containing portion 331a and atmospheric isolation.
(b) of Fig. 5 is sectional view that see from the orientation X of liquid containing portion 301a ~ 301d, 331a ~ 331d in the position being provided with inlet 321,353, liquid containing portion 301a, 331a top.Exist on the top of liquid chamber 313,345 and formed than air chamber 309,341 part of high a section, on the sidewall of air chamber 309,341 side of this part, be provided with towards the inlet 321,353 of horizontal direction opening.Inlet 321,353 is sealed by sealing bolt 302,332.
In the ink tank 300,330 of this structure, utilize the principle of mariotte bottle, ink flows out from liquid outflow portion 306,336 with constant flow.Namely, air chamber 309,341 opens wide to air, atmospheric pressure is applied on liquid level L1, L3 of the ink below air chamber 309,341, and it is the liquid chamber 313 be communicated with air chamber 309,341 by interconnecting part 312,344,345 airtight, therefore the pressure that the pressure (hydraulic pressure) being applied to pressure (forcing down than air) on liquid level L2, the L4 of the ink in liquid chamber 313,345 and produced by the ink in liquid chamber 313,345 is composited, be applied to air chamber 309,341 side ink liquid level L1, L3 on pressure (atmospheric pressure) balance each other.
And, when because ink is from liquid outflow portion 306, 336 flow out, air chamber 309, the liquid level L1 of the ink of 341 sides, L3 is reduced to interconnecting part 312, the upper end of 344 and bottom 311, when less than 343, air is from air chamber 309, 341 by interconnecting part 312, 344 to liquid chamber 313, 345 move, liquid chamber 313, ink in 345 is by interconnecting part 312, 344 to air chamber 309, 341 sides are moved, air chamber 309, the liquid level L1 of the ink of 341 sides, L3 rises and turns back to original height, liquid chamber 313, the liquid level L2 of the ink in 345, L4 declines, pressure is at air chamber 309, 341 sides and liquid chamber 313, 345 sides balance again.
Therefore, before liquid level L2, the L4 of ink in liquid chamber 313,345 drop to the position of bottom 311,343, as extruding the power of ink from liquid outflow portion 306,336 and the pressure played a role, have nothing to do with the height of liquid level L2, the L4 of the ink in liquid chamber 313,345, the constant pressure remaining on the pressure that produced by the ink from the position of bottom 311,343 to liquid outflow portion 306,336 and atmospheric pressure and be composited, consequently, ink flows out from liquid outflow portion 306,336 with constant flow.
In addition, liquid level L1, L3 of the ink of air chamber 309,341 side are set on the position lower than the jet head liquid 21 of the bracket 20 be mounted on printer 10, therefore ink will be spilt from the nozzle of jet head liquid 21 due to the pressure of ink extruded from liquid outflow portion 306, and by the negative pressure produced in jet head liquid 21, ink be drunk up.
When user supplements ink, the liquid outflow portion 336 of ink tank 330 is linked opening portion 304 from first of ink tank 300 and unloads, ink tank 330 overturning become liquid chamber 345 to be positioned at state on the downside of air chamber 341, inject ink from inlet 353.When overturning ink tank 330, due to inlet 353 opening portion upward, therefore, it is possible to unload sealing bolt 332, ink is added to liquid chamber 345 from inlet 353.
Now, because air chamber 341 is positioned at the top of liquid chamber 345, therefore when supplementing ink from inlet 353, ink can not flow in air chamber 341.Equally, ink tank 300 overturning is become the opening portion state upward of inlet 321, supplement ink from inlet 321.In addition, overturning ink tank 300 under the state keeping liquid line 22 to engage with liquid outflow portion 306 can be also configured to.
In the opposition side of the liquid outflow portion 336 of liquid containing portion 331a, be provided with the first link opening portion 334 and second and link opening portion 333.Thus, as illustrated in embodiment 2, can configure further on the right side of drawing and link in the present embodiment the liquid containing portion 331 of illustrated structure.Specifically, the liquid outflow portion 336 and second of the liquid containing portion 331a of adjacent configuration is linked opening portion 338, be attached to first of the liquid containing portion 331a of (a) of Fig. 5 and link opening portion 334 and the second link opening portion 333.
In sum, the inside of the liquid containing portion 301a of the ink tank 300 illustrated by the present embodiment, be provided be communicated with air air chamber 309, with the liquid chamber 313 of atmospheric isolation and the interconnecting part 312 that makes them be communicated with therebetween in air chamber 309 and the bottom of liquid chamber 313, on the top of the interconnecting part 312 of liquid chamber 313, be provided with can seal and can link with liquid containing portion 331a second link opening portion 303.
In liquid delivery system 3, first of liquid containing portion 301a links opening portion 304 and links with the liquid outflow portion 336 of liquid containing portion 331a, in addition, second of liquid containing portion 301a links opening portion 303 and links opening portion 338 with second of liquid containing portion 331a and link.
Thus, the height of the liquid level L2 of the ink in the liquid chamber 313 of liquid containing portion 301a is identical with the height of the liquid level L4 of the ink in the liquid chamber 345 of liquid containing portion 331a.Thus, even if cannot carry out visually recognizable owing to having linked ink tank 330 on the right side of the drawing of liquid containing portion 301a, as long as but user visually recognizable go out the liquid level L4 of ink of liquid containing portion 331a, just can recognize the height of the liquid level L2 of the ink of the liquid containing portion 301a on the left of drawing.
Although the sectional view that only have references to liquid containing portion 301a, 331a of (a), (b) of Fig. 5 is illustrated, the structure of liquid containing portion 301b ~ 301d, 330b ~ 330d is identical with the structure of liquid containing portion 301a, 330a.
(embodiment 4)
In example 4, be described for liquid delivery system ink tank being furnished with the cover covering inlet.Fig. 6 is printer in embodiment 4 10 and the stereoscopic figure of liquid delivery system 2b.Cover 120 is equipped with in Fig. 6, the ink tank 100 of the liquid delivery system 2 of pie graph 2 illustrated by embodiment 2.
Cover 120 covers the sealing bolt 102 of first liquid container and ink tank 100.Owing to not arranging cover 120 on second liquid container and ink tank 200, the sealing bolt 202 of ink tank 200 exposes outside.Thus, in liquid delivery system 2b, only expose the sealing bolt 202 be arranged in ink tank 200, user can be avoided to be confused about and be should inject ink to ink tank 100, still should supply ink to ink tank 200.In addition, see conversely, also can be equipped with the cover 120 covering sealing bolt 202 in ink tank 200, ink tank 100 is not equipped with cover 120.
In embodiment 1 to embodiment 4, the liquid delivery system being equipped with ink tank for the outside at printer 10 is illustrated, but the utility model also can be applicable to the ink tank of the basket inside being provided in printer.In addition, also can be applicable to carry the ink tank that the bracket of jet head liquid is equipped with.
Symbol description
1,2,2a, 2b, 3 ... liquid delivery system;
10 ... printer;
21 ... jet head liquid;
100,200,300,330 ... ink tank;
102,103,202,203,302,332,346 ... sealing bolt;
104,204 ... engaged part;
105,105a ~ 105d, 205,205a ~ 205d, 301,301a ~ 301d, 331,331a ~ 331d ... liquid containing portion;
108,208,321,353 ... inlet;
110,210,304,334 ... first links opening portion;
111,207,306,336 ... liquid outflow portion;
206 ... holding section;
303,333,338 ... second links opening portion;
309,341 ... air chamber;
312,344 ... interconnecting part;
313,345 ... liquid chamber;
318,351 ... valve body.
Claims (12)
1. a liquid container, is characterized in that, comprising:
Liquid containing portion, can be attached to and be furnished with on the liquid injection apparatus of jet head liquid, holds the liquid supplied to described liquid injection apparatus;
Inlet, is arranged on the top of described liquid containing portion, in described liquid containing portion, inject liquid;
Liquid outflow portion, is arranged on the bottom of the described inlet of described liquid containing portion, and liquid flows out from described liquid containing portion through this liquid outflow portion; And
First links opening portion, is communicated with, is arranged on the bottom of the described inlet of described liquid containing portion with the inside of described liquid containing portion, can seal and can link with the liquid outflow portion of other liquid containing portion.
2. liquid container as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that,
Be formed in the inside of described liquid containing portion:
The air chamber be communicated with air;
With the liquid chamber of atmospheric isolation; And
At the interconnecting part that described air chamber makes this be communicated with therebetween with the bottom of described liquid chamber,
On the top of the described interconnecting part of described liquid chamber, be provided with can seal and can link with other liquid containing portion second link opening portion.
3. liquid container as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that,
Seal described first by sealing bolt and link opening portion.
4. liquid container as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that,
Seal described first by valve body and link opening portion.
5. liquid container as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that,
Seal described first by seal member and link opening portion.
6. a liquid delivery system, first liquid container and second liquid container are linked and linked with described liquid injection apparatus, and described first liquid container and described second liquid container are liquid containers according to claim 1, it is characterized in that,
The described first described liquid outflow portion linking opening portion and described second liquid container of described first liquid container is connected.
7. liquid delivery system as claimed in claim 6, is characterized in that,
Described second liquid container is provided with holding section, is provided with the engaged part engaged with described holding section at described first liquid container.
8. a liquid delivery system, first liquid container and second liquid container are linked and linked with described liquid injection apparatus, and described first liquid container and described second liquid container are liquid containers according to claim 2, it is characterized in that,
The described first described liquid outflow portion linking opening portion and described second liquid container of described first liquid container is connected,
The described second link opening portion of described first liquid container and described second of described second liquid container links opening portion and is connected.
9. liquid delivery system as claimed in claim 8, is characterized in that,
Described second liquid container is provided with holding section, is provided with the engaged part engaged with described holding section at described first liquid container.
10. the liquid delivery system according to any one of claim 6 to 9, is characterized in that,
In described first liquid container and described second liquid container, only described inlet is set on the liquid container from the most upstream away from described liquid injection apparatus.
11. liquid delivery systems according to any one of claim 6 to 9, is characterized in that,
Comprise: the sealing bolt that the described inlet be arranged at respectively on described first liquid container and described second liquid container is sealed respectively,
The described sealing bolt that a liquid container in described first liquid container and described second liquid container is equipped with is exposed, and covers the described sealing bolt that another liquid container is equipped with.
12. liquid delivery systems as claimed in claim 10, is characterized in that,
Comprise: the sealing bolt that the described inlet be arranged at respectively on described first liquid container and described second liquid container is sealed respectively,
The described sealing bolt that a liquid container in described first liquid container and described second liquid container is equipped with is exposed, and covers the described sealing bolt that another liquid container is equipped with.
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