CN205130632U - China ink accommodation unit and ink jet printer - Google Patents

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CN205130632U
CN205130632U CN201520922168.8U CN201520922168U CN205130632U CN 205130632 U CN205130632 U CN 205130632U CN 201520922168 U CN201520922168 U CN 201520922168U CN 205130632 U CN205130632 U CN 205130632U
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The utility model relates to a china ink accommodation unit and ink jet printer. This ink jet printer includes printer body and this china ink accommodation unit. The utility model discloses can make the relative ink volume of user in black accommodation unit clearly, is accurately judged in the place ahead of ink jet printer.

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Ink accomodating unit and ink-jet printer
Technical field
The utility model relates to printer technology field, particularly, relates to black accomodating unit and the ink-jet printer with black accomodating unit.
Background technology
Ink-jet printer is by spraying ink to print from record head to recording medium (such as paper sheet for printing).
Fig. 1 schematically shows an example of existing ink-jet printer.Fig. 1 is the stereogram of ink-jet printer, and wherein, ink-jet printer 10 comprises printer body 12 and black accomodating unit 11, and black accomodating unit 11 is fixedly mounted in (on the right flank such as, shown in Fig. 1) on a certain side of printer body 12.For convenience of description, ink-jet printer 10 is defined as front towards the direction of user (being normally provided with the side of guidance panel) in a state of use, by ink-jet printer 10 viewed from front, definition left and right directions, as direction of the arrows shown in fig.
The framework 14 that ink accomodating unit 11 has black accommodation section 13 and covers thereon, its China and Mexico accommodation section 13 is configured to hold the ink to be supplied to printer body 12.The ink right side of accommodation section 13 and front have transparent or semitransparent black capacity display surface 15, make to can pass through this display surface 15 and show ink in black accommodation section 13.Ink capacity display surface 15 also has the black capacity marking 16 being positioned at right side of the predetermined black capacity be used to indicate in black accommodation section 13.So-called predetermined black capacity can be, such as, and the maximum quantity of ink that this black accommodation section 13 can hold.
User, when this ink-jet printer 10 of routine use, to confirm the residual ink amount in black accomodating unit 11, can check remaining ink through this black capacity display surface 15.When excess ink is not enough, user injects ink by the inlet (not shown) being such as arranged in the top of black capacity cell 11 to black accomodating unit 11.But as shown in Figure 1, existing ink-jet printer 10 is only provided with the black capacity marking 16 of the predetermined black capacity be used to indicate in black accommodation section 13 at side (right flank as shown in Figure 1).Therefore, when subscriber station carries out refilling in the front of ink-jet printer 10, can't see any black capacity marking, cannot judge whether the ink in black accommodation section 13 has reached predetermined black capacity.Cause this user can not carry out refilling based on the predetermined black capacity of black accommodation section 13 thus, or when user wishes to carry out refilling based on the predetermined black capacity of black accommodation section 13, the right side of ink-jet printer 10 of can only standing is to carry out refilling operation.For because of position relationship inconvenience from for the ink-jet printer of right side refilling, because user in the refilling of ink-jet printer front, with reference to black capacity marking, can only cannot may cause refilling not enough or excessive, therefore can affect the normal use of user again during refilling.
In addition, because the front of existing ink-jet printer is without any black capacity marking, user also cannot judge whether excess ink reaches predetermined black capacity (such as 1/2,1/3 or 1/4 etc.) in use for some time from front.Like this, because user cannot, in use from the front real-time judge ink using state effectively of ink-jet printer, thus may cause can not making the decision such as purchasing ink in advance in time, and then cause can not refilling in time.
Therefore, be necessary to propose a kind of black accomodating unit and ink-jet printer, to solve the above problem existed in prior art at least in part.
Utility model content
The utility model completes to overcome the problems referred to above, its object is to, and provides a kind of black accomodating unit for ink-jet printer, and user's clearly and accurately can be made to monitor remaining quantity of ink and the quantity of ink that can supplement in black accomodating unit in real time.
According to an aspect of the present utility model, provide a kind of black accomodating unit for ink-jet printer.Described ink-jet printer comprises printer body, it is characterized in that, described black accomodating unit comprises: black accommodation section, described black accommodation section is configured to hold the ink to be supplied to described printer body, described black accommodation section has the first black capacity display surface and the second black capacity display surface, described first black capacity display surface and described second black capacity display surface vertically extend, described first black capacity display surface intersects with described second black capacity display surface, described first black capacity display surface and described second black capacity display surface are transparent or semitransparent, make described first black capacity display surface and described second black capacity display surface can show ink in described black accommodation section, and framework, described belfry is for covering described black accommodation section, described framework has first surface and second, described first surface and described second face vertically extend, described first surface intersects with described second, described first surface comprises the first display section that described first black capacity display surface is exposed, and described second face comprises the second display section that described second black capacity display surface is exposed, and described first display section is connected continuously with described second display section, at least one in described first surface and described first black capacity display surface has the first black capacity marking of the predetermined black capacity be used to indicate in described black accommodation section, and at least one in described second and described second black capacity display surface has the second black capacity marking of the predetermined black capacity be used to indicate in described black accommodation section.
With this set-up mode, when at least one in first surface and the first black capacity display surface arranges the first black capacity marking, when at least one in second and the second black capacity display surface arranges the second black capacity marking, no matter user all can see black capacity marking in the front of this ink-jet printer or side, therefore the residual ink amount in black accomodating unit and predetermined black capacity can be compared, the judgement continuing refilling or stop refilling can being made when refilling operates exactly, also can judge whether accordingly to need refilling when routine use.
Preferably, described first black capacity marking is arranged on described first black capacity display surface, and described second black capacity marking is arranged on described second black capacity display surface.
First black capacity marking is arranged on the first black capacity display surface, when the second black capacity marking being arranged on the second black capacity display surface, user can see black capacity marking in the front of this ink-jet printer and side, therefore the residual ink amount in black accomodating unit and predetermined black capacity can be compared, the judgement continuing refilling or stop refilling can being made exactly when refilling operates, also can judge whether accordingly to need refilling when routine use, in addition this setup makes it possible to easily transform existing type, therefore the facility in manufacture is also had.
Preferably, described first black capacity marking is connected continuously with described second black capacity marking.With this set-up mode, comparatively convenient in manufacture, and user can arrive front from the side and observes black capacity marking continuously, all sidedly, residual ink amount in black accomodating unit and predetermined black capacity can compare to any visual angle in front by user from the side, the judgement continuing refilling or stop refilling can being made when refilling operates exactly, also can judge whether accordingly to need refilling when routine use.
Preferably, described first black capacity marking is not connected with described second black capacity marking.With this set-up mode, first black capacity marking and the second black capacity marking can be independently, can be arranged to based on different predetermined black capacity as required, or carry out isolating and supporting with framework between with during the second identical predetermined black capacity of black capacity marking correspondence at the first black capacity marking, thus the mechanical stability improving black capacity cell and the free degree manufactured.
Preferably, described first black capacity marking is only positioned at described first surface.Arranging with this, can avoiding, when black capacity marking being arranged on black capacity display surface, black capacity display surface is by inkiness, being beyond recognition the problem of black capacity marking.Thus, user more easily can see black capacity marking from the front of this ink-jet printer, therefore the residual ink amount in black accomodating unit and predetermined black capacity can be compared, the judgement continuing refilling or stop refilling can being made exactly when refilling operates, also can judge whether accordingly to need refilling when routine use, and not be subject to black capacity display surface by the puzzlement of inkiness.
Preferably, described first black capacity marking arranges label on said frame or mark integrated with described framework.In integrated situation, can be one-body molded with the first black capacity marking when making framework, thus saving operation, adopting label as various eye-catching label then can be processed separately during the first black capacity marking for affixing to framework, improving the diversity of black capacity marking thus.
Preferably, described first black capacity marking is the mark being used to indicate maximum black capacity.With this set-up mode, whether the quantity of ink that user can learn in black accommodation section from least one first surface and the first black capacity display surface clearly when refilling operates has reached maximum black capacity and should stop refilling, to avoid refilling too much.
Preferably, described first black capacity marking also comprises at least one in following mark: be used to indicate the mark of minimum black capacity and be used to indicate the mark of a predetermined black capacity between described maximum black capacity and described minimum black capacity.With this set-up mode, the first black capacity marking can be used to refer to minimum black capacity and select between maximum black capacity and minimum black capacity as required one predetermined black capacity (such as 1/2,1/3 or 1/4 etc.).User can judge whether to need refilling with reference to these marks and residual ink amount when routine use, the need of purchase ink, or the service time of residual ink amount.
Preferably, described black accomodating unit is fixedly installed to described printer body.With this set-up mode, black accomodating unit can connect with printer body more securely.
According to another aspect of the present utility model, provide a kind of ink-jet printer, this ink-jet printer comprises any one black accomodating unit above-mentioned.
User can be made no matter all to see black capacity marking in the front of this ink-jet printer or side according to ink-jet printer of the present utility model, therefore the residual ink amount in black accomodating unit and predetermined black capacity can be compared, the judgement continuing refilling or stop refilling can being made when refilling operates exactly, also can judge whether accordingly when routine use need refilling or buy ink.
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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;
Fig. 2 schematically shows the stereogram of the ink-jet printer according to a preferred embodiment of the present utility model;
Fig. 3 is another stereogram of the ink-jet printer of Fig. 2, and wherein, the first black capacity marking indicates minimum black capacity;
Fig. 4 schematically shows the stereogram of the ink-jet printer according to another preferred embodiment of the present utility model; And
Fig. 5 schematically shows the stereogram of the ink-jet printer according to another preferred embodiment of the present utility model.
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10,100,200,300 ink-jet printers
12,120,220,320 printer body
11,110,210,310 black accomodating units
13,111,211,311 black accommodation sections
14,118,218,318 frameworks
15 black capacity display surfaces
16 black capacity markings
112,212,312 first surfaces
113,213,313 second
114,214,314 first black capacity display surfaces
115,215,315 second black capacity display surfaces
116,216,316 first black capacity markings
117,217,317 second black capacity markings
The minimum black capacity marking of 116c
1181,2181,3,181 first display sections
1182,2182,3,182 second display sections
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Referring to accompanying drawing, preferred embodiment of the present utility model is described.It should be noted that, term "front", "rear" used herein, "left", "right" and similar statement are for illustrative purposes, and unrestricted.
In this article, the ordinal number of such as " first " and " second " of quoting in the application is only mark, and does not have other implication any, such as specific order etc.And such as, term " first component " itself does not imply the existence of " second component ", and term " second component " itself does not imply the existence of " first component ".In this article, " vertically " to refer to substantially or roughly " vertically ".
Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 schematically shows the ink-jet printer 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present utility model.
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 2, ink-jet printer 100 comprises printer body 120 and the black accomodating unit 110 for holding ink, and black accomodating unit 110 is fixedly installed in printer body 120 shown in Fig. 2, with this set-up mode, ink accomodating unit 110 can connect with printer body 120 more securely, but black accomodating unit 110 also can be configured to removably be mounted in printer body 120.Printer body 120 is substantially in rectangular shape, and black accomodating unit 110 is arranged on the right flank of printer body 120 and extends to the right from the right flank of printer body 120.Should understand, although black in the illustrated embodiment accomodating unit 110 is arranged on the right side of printer body 120, according to actual needs, printer body 120 also can be arranged on other position of ink-jet printer 100.
In the present embodiment, the inside of ink accomodating unit 110 has the black accommodation section 111 for holding ink, for holding the ink to be supplied to printer body 120, ink accomodating unit 110 also has the framework 118 covering black accommodation section 111, for supporting black accommodation section 111 and as its outer packaging.The ink tank (not shown) that four are held different colours ink can be had in ink accommodation section 111, the ink-mist recording coloured image of cyan, magenta, yellow and black four kinds of colors can be used.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 accommodation section, and correspondingly use six, eight, the ink-mist recording coloured image of the different colours such as 12 kind.These ink tanks can be one-body molded, also can split arrange.
As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the ink tank being positioned at right front in black accommodation section 111 has the first black capacity display surface 114 and the second black capacity display surface 115 of intersection, and both all vertically extend, and distinguish in the drawings with dotted line.First black capacity display surface 114 and the second black capacity display surface 115 are transparent or semitransparent, make it possible to show the ink in black accommodation section 111.In this embodiment, the first black capacity display surface 114 is towards the front of ink-jet printer 100.
Framework 118 has the first surface 112 in the front being positioned at black accomodating unit 110 and is positioned at second face 113 on right side of black accomodating unit 110, and both also intersect, and distinguishes in the drawings, and all vertically extend with dotted line.First surface 112 has the first face 113, display section 1181, second that the first black capacity display surface 114 is exposed and has the second display section 1182 that the second black capacity display surface 115 is exposed.
As shown in Figure 2, first black capacity display surface 114 has the first black capacity marking 116 being used to indicate predetermined black capacity in black accommodation section 111, predetermined black capacity in the first corresponding black accommodation section 111 of black capacity marking 116, this predetermined black capacity can be maximum black capacity, namely points out user to should be noted that when refilling and makes ink not higher than this mark.User can see the first black capacity marking 116 in the front of ink-jet printer 100.
As shown in Figure 2, the second black capacity display surface 115 has the second black capacity marking 117 being used to indicate predetermined black capacity in black accommodation section 111.Predetermined black capacity in the second corresponding black accommodation section 111 of black capacity marking 117, this predetermined black capacity can be maximum black capacity, namely points out user to should be noted that when refilling and makes ink not higher than this mark.User can see the second black capacity marking 117 on the right side of ink-jet printer 100.
In the embodiment shown in Fig. 2 and 3, the first black capacity marking 116 is connected continuously with the second black capacity marking 117, and namely the first black capacity marking 116 and the second black capacity marking 117 connect into a line.In another embodiment shown in Fig. 4, not black with second capacity marking 217 of the first black capacity marking 216 is connected, and all the other structures are identical with the embodiment shown in Fig. 2 with 3.
As shown in Figure 3, first black capacity marking 116 also comprises minimum black capacity marking 116c alternatively, minimum black capacity marking 116c is also arranged on the first black capacity display surface 114, now, first black capacity marking 116 indicates the maximum black capacity of ink in black accommodation section 111, and minimum black capacity marking 116c indicates the minimum black capacity of ink in black accommodation section 111.When ink remaining in black accomodating unit 110 is lower than minimum black capacity marking 116c, continues to use ink-jet printer 100 may cause damage to it, therefore this mark is set and can points out user timely refilling, and avoid damaging printer.
Alternatively, the mark being used to indicate black capacity can be also other symbol, such as little triangle, as long as user can be made to be clear that this mark, and knows this mark which kind of predetermined black capacity corresponding.
Certainly, first black capacity marking 116 can also comprise the mark (not shown) of the predetermined black capacity be used to indicate between maximum black capacity and minimum black capacity, such as 1/2,1/3 or 1/4 etc., further can reflect the relative capacity of excess ink in black accommodation section 111 intuitively like this, thus judge whether further to need to carry out refilling to black accommodation section 111.
In addition, in order to avoid black capacity display surface is contaminated and cause the black capacity marking on its surface to be difficult to identification, black capacity marking can also be arranged on the first face.Fig. 5 shows ink-jet printer 300 described in another embodiment of the present utility model and black accomodating unit 310 thereof.
In order to the object simplified, the detailed description with other embodiment same sections will be saved when describing this embodiment.Fig. 5 is the stereogram of the ink-jet printer 300 being provided with black accomodating unit 310.In the black accomodating unit 310 of present embodiment, the first black capacity marking 316 is arranged on framework 318.Specifically, the first black capacity marking 316 is only positioned on first surface 312.Alternatively, as shown in Figure 5, the second black capacity marking 317 is arranged on the second black capacity display surface 315.It should be noted that for the sake of clarity, the first black capacity marking 316 also can be arranged on first surface 312 and the first black capacity display surface 314 simultaneously; Second black capacity marking 317 can be arranged on the second face 313 and the second black capacity display surface 315 simultaneously.
When the first black capacity marking 316 is arranged on framework 318 (such as first surface 312), can be arranged on the label on framework 318, or be mark integrated with framework 318.Be arranged on the first black capacity marking 316 on framework 318 to be disposed adjacent with the first black capacity display surface 314 of the first display section 3181.
The utility model also relates to the ink-jet printer comprising any one black accomodating unit above.This ink-jet printer obviously also can correspondingly realize above-mentioned technique effect.
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.

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1. a black accomodating unit, for ink-jet printer, described ink-jet printer comprises printer body, it is characterized in that, described black accomodating unit comprises:
Ink accommodation section, described black accommodation section is configured to hold the ink to be supplied to described printer body, described black accommodation section has the first black capacity display surface and the second black capacity display surface, described first black capacity display surface and described second black capacity display surface vertically extend, described first black capacity display surface intersects with described second black capacity display surface, described first black capacity display surface and described second black capacity display surface are transparent or semitransparent, make described first black capacity display surface and described second black capacity display surface can show ink in described black accommodation section, and
Framework, described belfry is for covering described black accommodation section, described framework has first surface and second, described first surface and described second face vertically extend, described first surface intersects with described second, described first surface comprises the first display section that described first black capacity display surface is exposed, and described second face comprises the second display section that described second black capacity display surface is exposed, and described first display section is connected continuously with described second display section;
At least one in described first surface and described first black capacity display surface has the first black capacity marking of the predetermined black capacity be used to indicate in described black accommodation section, and at least one in described second and described second black capacity display surface has the second black capacity marking of the predetermined black capacity be used to indicate in described black accommodation section.
2. black accomodating unit according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described first black capacity marking is arranged on described first black capacity display surface, and described second black capacity marking is arranged on described second black capacity display surface.
3. black accomodating unit according to claim 2, is characterized in that, described first black capacity marking is connected continuously with described second black capacity marking.
4. black accomodating unit according to claim 2, is characterized in that, described first black capacity marking is not connected with described second black capacity marking.
5. black accomodating unit according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described first black capacity marking is only positioned at described first surface.
6. black accomodating unit according to claim 1 or 5, is characterized in that, described first black capacity marking arranges label on said frame or mark integrated with described framework.
7. black accomodating unit according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described first black capacity marking is the mark being used to indicate maximum black capacity.
8. black accomodating unit according to claim 7, it is characterized in that, described first black capacity marking also comprises at least one in following mark: be used to indicate the mark of minimum black capacity and be used to indicate the mark of a predetermined black capacity between described maximum black capacity and described minimum black capacity.
9. black accomodating unit according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described black accomodating unit is fixedly installed to described printer body.
10. an ink-jet printer, is characterized in that, comprises the black accomodating unit described in any one in the claims 1-9.
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