CN204382818U - Ink-jet printer - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a kind of ink-jet printer.It comprises: the printer body with the first side; Ink accomodating unit, it is for holding the ink to be supplied to described printer body, and comprise inlet, further, described black accomodating unit can move between use location and refilling position, wherein, when described black accomodating unit is positioned at described use location, described inlet is towards described first side, and when described black accomodating unit is positioned at described refilling position, described inlet upward; Wherein, described first side is provided with guide part, described black accomodating unit is provided with the first jut, described first jut can in described guide part vertically with horizontal direction translation, and rotate when moving to apart from described first side position farthest, thus make described black accomodating unit move to described refilling position from described use location.Ink-jet printer structure of the present utility model is simple, and processing cost is low.

Description

Ink-jet printer

Technical field

The utility model is usually directed to printer technology field, particularly, relates to a kind of ink-jet printer.

Background technology

Ink-jet printer is usually by spraying ink to print from record head to recording medium (such as paper sheet for printing).

An example of existing ink-jet printer is schematically shown in Fig. 1-2.Fig. 1 is the stereogram of ink-jet printer, and wherein, in order to display section details, printer housing is separated with black accomodating unit, and black accomodating unit is in erection position.Fig. 2 is another stereogram of ink-jet printer, and wherein, black accomodating unit is in the position of falling down, and can inject ink under this position to black accomodating unit.

As shown in Figure 1, ink-jet printer 10 generally comprises printer housing 11 and black accomodating unit 12, and its China and Mexico's accomodating unit 12 is removably mounted on (as shown in Figure 1 on right flank) on a certain side of printer housing 11.For convenience of description, ink-jet printer is defined as front towards the direction of user under use location, by the definition of ink-jet printer viewed from front left and right directions.As shown in Figure 2, black accomodating unit 12 comprises four ink tanks 15 for holding ink, and ink tank 15 has the capacity larger than conventional ink cartridge.As illustrated in fig. 1 and 2, ink tank 15 is connected to printer housing 11 by flexible ink tube 18.Be formed in ink tank 15 and hold the ink chamber (not shown) of ink, a surface of ink tank 15 is formed with the inlet 16 that can inject ink in ink chamber, protruding outside towards ink chamber of inlet 16.The top of inlet 16 is releasably provided with the seal member 17 that can seal inlet 16.When black accomodating unit 12 is in the position shown in Fig. 2, upward, when being in the erection position shown in Fig. 1, inlet 16 is towards the right flank of printer housing 11 for inlet 16.

As illustrated in fig. 1 and 2, be provided with two depressed parts 13 on the top of printer housing 11, be wherein provided with the positioning salient 19 in column, be provided with two protuberances 14 in inverted L-shaped in the corresponding position of black accomodating unit 12.The free end of this protuberance 14 is suitable for being contained in this depressed part 13, and against described positioning salient 19, thus black accomodating unit 12 is mounted to printer housing 11.When black accomodating unit 12 is taken off from printer housing 11, only black accomodating unit 12 upwards need be picked up, protuberance 14 is departed from from depressed part 13.

But in such ink-jet printer 10, owing to falling, black accomodating unit 12 carried out supplementary ink, so when supplementary ink, tractive even load can be produced at flexible ink tube 18 place, when load is excessive, likely cause the problem of the breakage of flexible ink tube 18 or dockingundocking.

Publication number is disclose a kind of ink-jet printer in the patent document of CN202293665U.Wherein, the tank case 100 with ink tank 102 is mounted to the side of ink-jet printer 10 by the fixed frame 150 of L shape.In this ink-jet printer 10, because fixed frame 150 materials are more, too increase the cost of product.

Utility model content

The utility model completes to overcome the problems referred to above at least in part, its object is to, a kind of ink-jet printer is provided, make when supplementing ink to black accomodating unit, black accomodating unit can be moved to refilling position not executing flexible ink tube in loaded situation, meanwhile, the structure of this ink-jet printer is simple, and cost is low.

According to an aspect of the present utility model, disclose a kind of ink-jet printer, described ink-jet printer comprises: printer body, and described printer body has the first side; Ink accomodating unit, described black accomodating unit is for holding the ink to be supplied to described printer body, described black accomodating unit comprises inlet, further, described black accomodating unit can move between use location and refilling position, wherein, when described black accomodating unit is positioned at described use location, described inlet is towards described first side, and when described black accomodating unit is positioned at described refilling position, described inlet upward; Wherein, described first side is provided with guide part, described black accomodating unit is provided with the first jut, described first jut can in described guide part vertically with horizontal direction translation, and rotate when moving to apart from described first side position farthest, thus make described black accomodating unit move to described refilling position from described use location.

The utility model by arranging guide part and be provided with the first jut coordinated with guide part on described black accomodating unit in printer body, can make when supplementing ink to black accomodating unit, black accomodating unit can be moved to refilling position not executing flexible ink tube in loaded situation, simultaneously, the structure of this ink-jet printer is simple, easy processing, and low cost of manufacture.

Alternatively, described guide part comprises the slit in inverted L shape.Realize the guiding to the first jut by simple L shape slit like this, be convenient to processing.

Alternatively, described first jut in the horizontal direction and be parallel to described first side extend.Be convenient to processing first jut like this, be conducive to the cooperation of the slit of described first jut and described L shape simultaneously.

Alternatively, described first jut is cylindrical protrusions.Be conducive to the movement of described first jut in the slit of described L shape so further.

Alternatively, described first side is also provided with accommodation section, and described accommodation section has accommodation hole, and described black accomodating unit also comprises the second jut, and described second jut can be contained in described accommodation hole.Black accomodating unit can be made to be fixed firmly to printer body when use location by arranging of accommodation hole and the second jut.

Alternatively, described accommodation hole vertically extends.Be convenient to black accomodating unit like this and be mounted to printer body, and be convenient to process described accommodation hole.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing in the description of the utility model exemplary embodiment, above-mentioned and other side of the present utility model will become more obviously be easier to understand, in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the stereogram of existing a kind of ink-jet printer, and wherein, black accomodating unit is in erection position;

Fig. 2 is another stereogram of the ink-jet printer of Fig. 1, and wherein, black accomodating unit is in refilling position;

Fig. 3 schematically shows the stereogram of the ink-jet printer according to a preferred embodiment of the present utility model;

Fig. 4 is the top view of black accomodating unit in Fig. 3, guide part and accommodation section;

Fig. 5 schematically shows the A-A sectional view in Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is another stereogram of the ink-jet printer in Fig. 2, and wherein, black accomodating unit moves to the top of slit;

Fig. 7 is the top view of black accomodating unit, guide part and accommodation section, and wherein, black accomodating unit moves to the outermost end of slit;

Fig. 8 is the B-B sectional view in Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is the top view of black accomodating unit, guide part and accommodation section, and wherein, black accomodating unit moves to the outermost end of slit and started to have overturn certain angle downwards;

Figure 10 is the C-C sectional view in Fig. 9;

Figure 11 is the top view of the black accomodating unit of black accomodating unit when being in refilling position, guide part and accommodation section;

Figure 12 is the D-D sectional view in Figure 11.

Description of reference numerals:

10,100 ink-jet printers

11,101 printer body

110 sheet feed sections

120 paper discharge unit

12,130 black accomodating units

13 depressed parts

14 protuberances

15 ink tanks

16,133 inlets

17,132 seal members

18 flexible ink tubes

19 positioning salients

131 second extensions

140 guide parts

141 bodies

142 first extensions

143 slits

144 vertical sections

145 horizontal segments

150 accommodation sections

151 accommodation holes

160 right flanks

170 first juts

180 second juts

Detailed description of the invention

Referring to accompanying drawing, preferred embodiment of the present utility model is described.It should be noted that, term used herein " on ", D score, "front", "rear", "left", "right" and similar statement just for illustrative purposes, and unrestricted.

Fig. 3-Figure 12 schematically shows a kind of ink-jet printer 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present utility model.In figure 3, for convenience of description with determine direction and figure is shown with mutually orthogonal XYZ axle, wherein, the positive direction of X-axis is right direction, and the negative direction of X-axis is left direction; The positive direction of Y-axis is forward direction, and namely ink-jet printer is towards the direction of user, and the negative direction of Y-axis is backward directions; The positive direction of Z axis is upward direction (antigravity direction), and the negative direction of Z axis is in downward direction (gravity direction).

Ink-jet printer described in the utility model, except having printing function, can also have the various functions such as image reading apparatus function, facsimile function, duplicator function.As printing function, the dual-side image writing function of the double-sided recording modes image at recording paper can be had.Certainly, for whether the function had beyond printing function is arbitrary.

As shown in Figure 3, ink-jet printer 100 comprises printer body 101 and the black accomodating unit 130 for holding ink.Printer body 101 in rectangular shape, possesses sheet feed section 110 and paper discharge unit 120 substantially.Wherein, sheet feed section 110 is arranged on the rear portion of printer body 101, and paper discharge unit 120 is arranged on the front portion of printer body 101.Ink accomodating unit 130 is arranged on the right flank 160 of printer body 101 and extends to the right from the right flank 160 (example as the first side) of printer body 101.Should understand, although black in the illustrated embodiment accomodating unit 130 is arranged on the right side of printer body 101, according to actual needs, black accomodating unit 130 also can be arranged on other position of printer body 101.

When placing paper on sheet feed section 110, paper is admitted to from sheet feed section, and after the internal image of printer body 101 is recorded to the surface of paper, paper is discharged from paper discharge unit 120.

The balladeur train (not shown) moved back and forth on paper is provided with in the inside of printer body 101.In the side of balladeur train towards paper, be equipped with the record head (not shown) formed by multiple nozzle, spray ink from record head to paper.Ink in ink accomodating unit 130 is supplied to the record head of balladeur train via flexible ink tube.In the utility model, for for purpose of brevity, not shown flexible ink tube and the corresponding opening be arranged in printer body 101.

Balladeur train is driven by driving mechanism (not shown), and is guide by guide rail (not shown) and move back and forth above paper.In addition, in printer body 101, be provided with the paper feeder (not shown) for transmitting paper, match with the action moved back and forth of balladeur train, paper is carried step by step, meanwhile, sprays ink, record image thus on paper from record head.

In the present embodiment, black accomodating unit 130 is substantially in rectangular shape, and the inside of black accomodating unit 130 is provided with an ink tank (not shown) for holding ink, and ink used when ink-jet printer 100 records is supplied from this ink tank.Ink tank is formed with an inlet 133, so that ink is injected into ink tank inside by user.Inlet 133 is provided with the seal member 132 for sealing this inlet 133.In the present embodiment, when black accomodating unit 130 is mounted to printer body 101, inlet 133 is towards printer body 101, and when needs inject ink, black accomodating unit 130 needs 90-degree rotation, makes inlet 133 upward.Therefore, in the utility model, black accomodating unit 130 is in and is fixed on printer body 101 and inlet 133 is called " use location " towards the position of printer body 101, black accomodating unit 130 is in inlet 133 position upward after rotating and is called " refilling position ".

In the present embodiment, black accomodating unit 130 is only provided with an ink tank and an inlet 133, is therefore suitable for the ink injecting a kind of color (such as black).But those skilled in the art understand, according to actual needs, also the inside of black accomodating unit can be provided with multiple ink tank, such as, arrange four for holding the ink tank of ink, and use the ink-mist recording coloured image of cyan, magenta, yellow and black four kinds of colors.Certainly, the ink tank for holding ink of the varying numbers such as six, eight, 12 also can be set in the inside of black accomodating unit, and correspondingly use six, eight, the ink-mist recording coloured image of the different colours such as 12 kind.In addition, in the present embodiment, the inside of black accomodating unit 130 is provided with ink tank, and Jimo accomodating unit 130 is Split type structures.As interchangeable embodiment, black accomodating unit can be integrated component, and its inside can form the one or more container cavities for holding ink, such as, form container cavity therein by dividing plate.

As shown in figures 3 to 6, the right flank 160 of printer body 101 is installed with guide part 140 and two accommodation sections 150, guide part 140 and accommodation section 150 can be integrally formed, and two accommodation section 150 symmetrical lay respectively at front and the rear of guide part 140.In the past rear, direction is observed, the shape of guide part 140 substantially in inverted L-shaped.Guide part 140 comprises body 141 and two the first extensions 142.Body 141 is substantially in rectangular shape, and it is arranged on the position on the lower, middle part of the right flank 160 of printer body 101, and the basal surface of body 141 flushes with the basal surface of printer body 101.Body 141 size is along the longitudinal direction than black accomodating unit 130 undersized along the longitudinal direction, and body 141 height along the vertical direction and black accomodating unit 130 height is along the vertical direction substantially identical.Body 141 size in left-right direction is obviously limited to black accomodating unit 130 size in left-right direction.The top of the body 141 of guide part 140 forms the first extension 142 extending certain distance foremost to the right with rearmost end.From top top view, the first extension 142 is formed together with body 141, and " [" shape, from forward observation, the first extension 142 forms " Γ " shape together with body 141, i.e. inverted " L " shape.Accommodation section 150 is substantially in column, its cross section is in the horizontal direction roughly square, its height is along the vertical direction less than guide part 140 height along the vertical direction slightly, and accommodation section 150 size is in left-right direction approximately the half of body 141 size in left-right direction of guide part 140.

As shown in Fig. 5-6 and 8, in former and later two sides of guide part 140, be formed with the slit 143 of inverted " L " shape.The slit 143 of inverted L-shaped comprises the vertical section 144 be formed in body 141 and the horizontal segment 145 be formed in the first extension 142, and the top of vertical section 144 is communicated with the left end of horizontal segment 145.The inwall of former and later two sides of ink accomodating unit 130 is formed with two the first juts 170 relatively extended internally, first jut 170 can slide in vertical section 144 and horizontal segment 145, and can rotate relative to horizontal segment 145 at the low order end of horizontal segment 145, thus drive black accomodating unit 130 to rotate relative to printer body 101, such as rotate 90 degree to refilling position.In the present embodiment, the first jut 170 is cylindrical, relatively extends along the longitudinal direction, in other words, in the horizontal direction and be parallel to right flank 160 and extend.In refilling position, in the vertical direction, the basal surface right flank of accomodating unit 130 (during the use location ink) and the distance at the center of the first jut 170 of black accomodating unit are substantially equal to the distance of the center line of the above-below direction of horizontal segment 145 and the basal surface of guide part 140.Thus, in refilling position, the black basal surface of accomodating unit 130 flushes substantially with the basal surface of printer body, makes inlet 133 upward.

As shown in Figure 6, be formed with from the top down the accommodation hole 151 that (vertical direction) extends in accommodation section 150, in the present embodiment, accommodation hole 151 is columniform blind hole.The top of ink accomodating unit 130 extends certain distance left and forms the front-end and back-end that two the second extensions, 131, two the second extensions 131 lay respectively at the left surface of black accomodating unit 130.Two the second juts 180 vertically extend certain distance downwards from the lower surface of the second extension 131 respectively, and in the present embodiment, the second jut 180 is cylindrical.Two the second juts 180 can be inserted in two accommodation holes 151 respectively, and the second jut 180 length along the vertical direction can be less than or equal to accommodation hole 151 degree of depth along the vertical direction.Like this, when the second jut 180 is contained in accommodation hole 151, black accomodating unit 130 is fixed to printer body 101, is in use location.

Black accomodating unit 130 moves to refilling position change procedure from use location is described below.

As in Figure 3-5, ink accomodating unit 130 is positioned at described use location, and in use location, inlet 133 is towards the right flank 160 of printer body 101, second jut 180 is inserted in accommodation hole 151 completely, and the first jut 170 is positioned at vertical section 144 bottom.Second extension 131 covers accommodation hole 151 from top.

As shown in Figure 6, black accomodating unit 130 is mentioned by user, and now, the first jut 170 moves to the top of vertical section 144 or topmost, the second jut 180 has left accommodation hole 151 certain distance.

As Figure 7-8, user continues black accomodating unit 130 to move to low order end, and now, the first jut 170 moves to the low order end of horizontal segment 145.

As shown in figs. 9-10, user and then be that black accomodating unit 130 (from forward observation, be have rotated certain angle downwards by axle center along clockwise direction) with the first jut 170.

As depicted in figs. 11-12, ink accomodating unit 130 has rotated to refilling position, now, upward, the basal surface of black accomodating unit 130 right flank of ink accomodating unit 130 (during the use location) flushes with the basal surface of guide part 140 and the basal surface of printer body 101 inlet 133.

The step that black accomodating unit 130 is moved to use location from refilling position is contrary with said process, does not repeat them here.

According to the utility model, because slit 143 defines the movement locus of the first jut 170, thus guide part 140 is limited in predetermined scope with the distance of black accomodating unit 130, therefore, if preset the length of the flexible ink tube connecting black accomodating unit 130 and printer body 101, black accomodating unit 130 can be moved to refilling position not executing flexible ink tube in loaded situation.

Simultaneously, the structure that ink-jet printer of the present utility model is matched by slit 143 and first jut 170 of inverted " L " shape just can reach above-mentioned effect, and therefore, ink-jet printer structure of the present utility model is simple, easy processing, and low cost of manufacture.

Should understand, above-mentioned embodiment is only exemplary and non-limiting, and those skilled in the art can carry out suitable amendment and distortion.Such as, guide part is not limited to the structure of slit, such as, also can be groove; Slit is not limited to inverted " L " shape, also can be other suitable shape; The cross sectional shape of the first jut also other can be suitable for the shape be arranged in guide part for such as square, rectangle etc.; The shape of guide part also can carry out necessary distortion according to the shape of black accomodating unit; The shape of accommodation section and accommodation hole also can change.

Unless otherwise defined, technology used herein is identical with the implication that those skilled in the art of the present utility model understand usually with scientific terminology.Term used herein, just in order to describe concrete enforcement object, is not intended to limit the utility model.Terms such as such as " parts " that occur herein both can represent single part, also can represent the combination of multiple part.The term such as such as " installation ", " setting " etc. occurred herein both can represent that parts were directly attached to another parts, also can represent that parts are attached to another parts by middleware.The feature described in one embodiment herein can be applied to another embodiment individually or with further feature in combination, unless this feature is inapplicable or be otherwise noted in this another embodiment.

The utility model is illustrated by above-mentioned embodiment, but should be understood that, above-mentioned embodiment just for the object of illustrating and illustrate, and is not intended to the utility model to be limited within the scope of described embodiment.In addition it will be understood by those skilled in the art that; the utility model is not limited to above-mentioned embodiment; more kinds of variants and modifications can also be made, within these variants and modifications all drop on the utility model scope required for protection according to instruction of the present utility model.

Claims (6)

1. an ink-jet printer, is characterized in that, described ink-jet printer comprises:

Printer body, described printer body has the first side;

Ink accomodating unit, described black accomodating unit is for holding the ink to be supplied to described printer body, described black accomodating unit comprises inlet, further, described black accomodating unit can move between use location and refilling position, wherein, when described black accomodating unit is positioned at described use location, described inlet is towards described first side, and when described black accomodating unit is positioned at described refilling position, described inlet upward;

Wherein, described first side is provided with guide part, described black accomodating unit is provided with the first jut, described first jut can in described guide part vertically with horizontal direction translation, and rotate when moving to apart from described first side position farthest, thus make described black accomodating unit move to described refilling position from described use location.

2. ink-jet printer according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described guide part comprises the slit in inverted L shape.

3. ink-jet printer according to claim 2, is characterized in that, described first jut in the horizontal direction and be parallel to described first side extend.

4. ink-jet printer according to claim 3, is characterized in that, described first jut is cylindrical protrusions.

5. ink-jet printer according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described first side is also provided with accommodation section, and described accommodation section has accommodation hole, described black accomodating unit also comprises the second jut, and described second jut can be contained in described accommodation hole.

6. ink-jet printer according to claim 5, is characterized in that, described accommodation hole vertically extends.