CN220947219U

CN220947219U - Waste liquid container

Info

Publication number: CN220947219U
Application number: CN202322624832.8U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 夏敬章; 梁仕超; 朱一静; 林泽富
Original assignee: Zhuhai Ninestar Management Co Ltd
Current assignee: Zhuhai Ninestar Management Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-09-26
Filing date: 2023-09-26
Publication date: 2024-05-14
Anticipated expiration: 2033-09-26

Abstract

The utility model discloses a waste liquid container, which comprises a hollow shell and a connecting channel for mutually communicating each storage interval, wherein the shell is provided with a top wall and a bottom wall which are oppositely arranged in the plumb direction, and a first side wall and a second side wall which are connected with the top wall and the bottom wall, and the first side wall and the second side wall are oppositely arranged in the width direction; a main chamber is arranged in the shell, a plurality of storage areas filled with absorbing materials are formed in the main chamber in a partitioning way by at least one partition wall, the upper end of each partition wall is connected with the top wall, the two side edges in the width direction are connected with the first side wall and the second side wall, and a gap exists between the lower end of each partition wall and the bottom wall; the shell comprises an introduction part and an exhaust hole, the introduction part is communicated with the storage area, and the exhaust hole is used for communicating the storage area farthest from the introduction part in the installation direction with the atmosphere; the connecting channel is located in an upper portion of the housing and the connecting channel is located at least partially outside the main chamber. The utility model can improve the exhaust efficiency and the usability of the waste liquid container.

Description

Waste liquid container

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a waste liquid container.

Background

In order to prevent or eliminate clogging of the printhead, the existing inkjet printers need to discharge ink from the printhead as waste liquid. The printer is provided with a waste liquid recovery system comprising a discharge part and a waste liquid container, wherein the discharge part is used for conveying the waste liquid into the waste liquid container, and the waste liquid container is provided with an inlet which is in butt joint with the discharge part on the front surface. The waste liquid container receives waste liquid and discharges gas therein, so that it is also necessary to provide a vent hole.

The prior waste liquid container comprises a shell, wherein a plurality of relatively independent storage areas are separated by a plurality of ribs in the shell, and the storage areas are used as connecting channels for communicating adjacent storage areas by using gaps arranged on the upper parts of the ribs. The connecting channel is positioned in the shell and has smaller volume, and in addition, each storage interval is filled with an absorbing material, the connecting channel is arranged close to the absorbing material, and after the absorbing material is nearly saturated by adsorption, liquid in the connecting channel can possibly enter the connecting channel to further influence the exhaust efficiency of the waste liquid container, so that the service performance of the waste liquid container is influenced.

Disclosure of utility model

According to one aspect of the present utility model, there is provided a waste liquid container including an installation direction and a width direction extending in a horizontal plane, the installation direction being orthogonal to the width direction, the waste liquid container including:

a hollow housing having a top wall and a bottom wall that are disposed opposite to each other in a plumb direction, and a first side wall and a second side wall that connect the top wall and the bottom wall, the first side wall and the second side wall being disposed opposite to each other in a width direction; a main chamber is arranged in the shell, a plurality of storage areas are formed in the main chamber by at least one partition wall area, the upper end of each partition wall is connected with the top wall, the two side edges of each partition wall in the width direction are connected with the first side wall and the second side wall, a gap exists between the lower end of each partition wall and the bottom wall, and the storage areas are filled with absorbing materials; the shell comprises an introduction part and an exhaust hole, wherein the introduction part is communicated with a storage area positioned at the end of the installation direction, and the exhaust hole is used for communicating the storage area furthest from the introduction part in the installation direction with the atmosphere;

the waste liquid container further includes a connection passage connecting each of the storage sections to each other, the connection passage being located at an upper portion of the housing, and the connection passage being at least partially located outside the main chamber.

According to the waste liquid container, the connecting channel is arranged, and the connecting channel is at least partially positioned outside the main cavity, and the connecting channel is used for communicating each storage interval, so that the waste liquid container has a larger inner space, waste liquid is not easy to enter the connecting channel and is not easy to interfere with exhaust, and the exhaust efficiency and the service performance of the waste liquid container are ensured to be higher.

In some embodiments, the partition wall has an extension direction with a plumb direction component.

In some embodiments, the vent is provided on the second sidewall.

In some embodiments, the connection channel includes an external section, an extension direction of the external section has an installation direction component, and the connection channel further includes a plurality of conductive sections that communicate the external section with the storage section.

In some embodiments, the external section is located outside the main chamber in the reverse plumb direction.

In some embodiments, the top wall is provided with an upper surrounding wall in a protruding manner, the shell further comprises a top sealing film attached to and connected with the upper edge of the upper surrounding wall, the external section is a section formed by the upper surrounding wall and the top sealing film, the top wall is provided with an upper through hole in the upper surrounding wall section, and the conducting section is an internal section of the upper through hole.

In some embodiments, the distance of the outboard section from the first sidewall is greater than the distance of the outboard section from the second sidewall in the width direction.

In some embodiments, the outboard section is located outside of the main chamber in the width direction.

In some embodiments, the first side wall is provided with a side wall in a protruding manner, the shell further comprises a side sealing film connected with the edge of the side wall in the width direction, the external section is a section formed by the side wall and the side sealing film, the first side wall is provided with a side through hole in a side wall blocking area, and the conducting section is an internal section of the side through hole.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional ink jet printer;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a waste liquid container according to a first embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of B in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a waste container according to a second aspect of the first embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a third angle of the waste container according to the first embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a waste liquid container according to a first aspect of the second embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second angle of the waste container according to the second embodiment of the present utility model.

In the figure: A. a waste liquid container; 1. an inkjet printer; 2. a container mounting portion; 3. a printer main body; 3a, front face; 3b, side faces; 4. a paper discharge port; 5. a paper discharge guide; 6. a cover opening/closing lever; 7. a first opening/closing door; 8. a second opening/closing door; 20. a housing; 201. a top wall; 202. a bottom wall; 203. a first sidewall; 204. a second sidewall; 205. an introduction unit; 206. an exhaust hole; 207. a terminal group; 208. a front plate; 209. a back plate; 210. an opening blocking part; 211. a positioning protrusion; 212. front side reinforcing ribs; 213. a bottom side reinforcing rib; 214. a fixing part; 215. a rotation stopping part; 216. a handle; 217. a partition wall; 218. a connecting part; 219. a left branch part; 220. a right branch part; 221. a chip; 222. a fixing recess; 223. a rotation-stopping recess; 224. a clamping protrusion; 30. a connection channel; 301. an external section; 302. a conducting section; 303. an upper enclosure wall; 304. a top sealing film; 305. an upper through hole; 306. a side wall; 307. a side sealing film; 308. and a side through hole.

Detailed Description

The present utility model will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein the embodiments described are some, but not all embodiments of the utility model. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.

It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implying a number of technical features being indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "plurality" means at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the present utility model, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and include, for example, either fixedly attached, detachably attached, or integrally formed; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the present utility model, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "up" or "down" a second feature may be the first and second features in direct contact, or the first and second features in indirect contact via an intervening medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature may be a first feature being directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is level higher than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature may be the first feature being directly under or obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

In the above description, descriptions of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms are not necessarily directed to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of the different embodiments or examples may be combined and combined by those skilled in the art without contradiction.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an inkjet printer in a state where a waste liquid container is taken out from the printer main body. The inkjet printer 1 is a roll paper printer, and includes a printer body 3 on which an inkjet head is mounted. Three coordinate axes of an X-axis, a Y-axis and a Z-axis are mutually perpendicular to define an installation direction of the waste liquid container A extending on a horizontal plane as an X-axis direction, a width direction as a Y-axis direction and a plumb direction as a Z-axis direction, and the waste liquid container A is detachably installed on the printer main body 3 along the installation direction (X-axis direction).

A paper discharge port 4 having a predetermined width is provided in a central portion of the front surface 3a of the printer body 3. A paper discharge guide 5 projects forward from the lower side of the paper discharge port 4, and a cover opening/closing lever 6 is disposed on the side surface of the paper discharge guide 5. A first opening/closing door 7 is attached to the lower side of the paper discharge guide 5 and the cover opening/closing lever 6. The first opening/closing door 7 is a door for opening/closing a roll paper storage unit provided in the printer main body 3, and when the cover opening/closing lever 6 is operated, the lock of the first opening/closing door 7 can be released. The roll paper is fed into the roll paper storage portion in an open state by opening the first opening/closing door 7, and then the roll paper can be loaded in the inkjet printer 1 by closing the first opening/closing door 7.

A second opening/closing door 8 is attached to a side surface of the first opening/closing door 7 on the front surface 3 a. The second opening/closing door 8 is a door for opening/closing the ink tank mounting portion. When the ink tank is attached to the ink tank attaching portion in the open state by opening the second opening/closing door 8, ink can be supplied from the ink tank to the inkjet head.

A third opening and closing door (not shown in the figure) is installed at a corner between the front face 3a and the side face 3b of the printer body 3. The third opening/closing door is a door for opening/closing the container mounting portion 2. When the waste liquid container a is attached to the container attaching portion 2 in which the third opening/closing door is opened, ink used in the flushing operation can be recovered as waste ink to the waste liquid container a. The waste liquid container a is detachably attached to the container attachment portion 2, and can be replaced with a new waste liquid container a when the waste liquid container a is filled with waste ink.

Here, the flushing operation is a maintenance operation of the inkjet head which is periodically performed to prevent clogging of the ink nozzle due to an increase in viscosity of the ink. In the flushing operation, the ink jet head is disposed at a maintenance position facing the box-shaped head cap, and ink droplets are discharged from the ink jet head. The ink discharged to the head cap is recovered as waste ink and stored in the waste liquid container a.

The waste ink recovered to the waste liquid container a is absorbed and held by the porous absorbing material stored in the waste liquid container a. In a specific implementation, the space within waste container a is occupied by absorbent material.

Embodiment one:

As shown in fig. 2to 5, the present embodiment provides a waste liquid container comprising a housing 20 and a connecting channel 30, the housing 20 being hollow, the housing 20 having a top wall 201 and a bottom wall 202 disposed opposite to each other in a plumb direction (Z-axis direction), and a first side wall 203 and a second side wall 204 connecting the top wall 201 and the bottom wall 202, the first side wall 203 and the second side wall 204 being disposed opposite to each other in a width direction (Y-axis direction); the casing 20 is provided with a main chamber, a plurality of storage areas are formed in the main chamber by at least one partition wall 217, the upper end of each partition wall 217 is connected with the top wall 201, each partition wall 217 is connected with the first side wall 203 and the second side wall 204 at two sides in the width direction (Y-axis direction), a gap exists between the lower end of each partition wall 217 and the bottom wall 202, and the storage areas are filled with absorbent materials (not shown in the figure); the housing 20 includes an introduction portion 205 and an exhaust hole 206, the introduction portion 205 communicates with a storage section located at an end in the mounting direction (X-axis direction), and the exhaust hole 206 communicates with the atmosphere a storage section farthest from the introduction portion 205 in the mounting direction (X-axis direction); the connection channel 30 is used to communicate each storage section with each other, the connection channel 30 is located at the upper portion of the housing 20, and the connection channel 30 is at least partially located outside the main chamber.

On the basis of the structure, through setting up the connecting channel 30, and connecting channel 30 is located the outside of main cavity at least partially, and this connecting channel 30 communicates every storage interval, therefore possesses great inner space, makes waste liquid be difficult for getting into or filling up connecting channel 30, is difficult for causing the interference to the exhaust, from this, makes exhaust efficiency and waste liquid container's performance higher.

As shown in fig. 2 to 5, specifically, the housing 20 includes a front plate 208 and a back plate 209 that are disposed opposite to each other in the mounting direction (X-axis direction), the front plate 208 is connected to the left side of the top wall 201 and the left side of the bottom wall 202 at both ends in the plumb direction (Z-axis direction), the back plate 209 is connected to the right side of the top wall 201 and the right side of the bottom wall 202 at both ends in the plumb direction (Z-axis direction), the front plate 208 is connected to the left side of the first side wall 203 and the left side of the second side wall 204 at both sides in the width direction (Y-axis direction), and the back plate 209 is connected to the right side of the first side wall 203 and the right side of the second side wall 204 at both sides in the width direction (Y-axis direction). The front plate 208 extends parallel to the back plate 209, the front plate 208 being orthogonal to the top wall 201 and the bottom wall 202. The front plate 208, the back plate 209, the top wall 201, and the bottom wall 202 have a constant width, and the front plate 208, the back plate 209, the top wall 201, and the bottom wall 202 form a rectangular frame. A handle 216 is provided on the back plate 209 so as to be adjacent to the rear, and the handle 216 extends in the up-down direction along the back plate 209.

As shown in fig. 2 and 5, in the present embodiment, the extending direction of the partition wall 217 includes a component in the plumb direction (Z-axis direction), specifically, each partition wall 217 includes a branch portion that branches into two branches in the mounting direction (X-axis direction) downward at the lower end portion, and an arc-shaped connecting portion 218 that extends in the mounting direction (X-axis direction) and connects the lower ends of the two branch portions. More specifically, the branch portion includes a left branch portion 219 extending downward toward the left side in the mounting direction (X-axis direction) and a right branch portion 220 extending downward toward the right side in the mounting direction (X-axis direction), and the lower end of the left branch portion 219 is connected to a circular arc-shaped connecting portion 218 protruding downward from the lower end of the right branch portion 220.

As shown in fig. 2 and 5, in the present embodiment, the exhaust hole 206 is provided on the second sidewall 204. The exhaust hole 206 is a circular opening formed in a portion of the upper portion of the second sidewall 204 near the back plate 209. The exhaust hole 206 is located slightly above the introduction portion 205. The cylindrical opening blocking portion 210 protrudes toward the second side wall 204 from a position facing the exhaust hole 206 in the first side wall 203. The opening blocking portion 210 has a height corresponding to the width of the top plate and the back plate 209, and the opening edge portion of the exhaust hole 206 in the second side wall 204 is in contact with the circular front end surface of the opening blocking portion 210. Further, a cylindrical positioning protrusion 211 that can be inserted into the exhaust hole 206 is provided in the center of the circular front end surface of the opening blocking portion 210. The tip of the protrusion is exposed to the outside of the case 20 from the exhaust hole 206.

As shown in fig. 2-5, in the present embodiment, the connection channel 30 includes an external section 301, the extension direction of the external section 301 has an installation direction (X-axis direction) component, and the connection channel 30 further includes a plurality of conducting sections 302 that connect the external section 301 with the storage section. In this way, by providing the external section 301 communicating with the outside of the housing 20, waste ink in the mounted state is not easy to enter or fill the external section 301, and thus is not easy to interfere with the exhaust.

As shown in fig. 2 to 5, in the present embodiment, the external section 301 is located outside the main chamber in the reverse plumb direction (Z-axis direction), and waste ink in the mounted state is not easy to enter or fill the external section 301 while occupying no space of the main chamber.

As shown in fig. 2-5, in this embodiment, an upper wall 303 is disposed on the top wall 201 in a protruding manner, the housing 20 further includes a top sealing film 304 attached to and connected to the upper edge of the upper wall 303, the external section 301 is a section formed by enclosing the upper wall 303 and the top sealing film 304, the top wall 201 is provided with an upper through hole 305 in the enclosing area of the upper wall 303, and the conducting section 302 is an internal section of the upper through hole 305. In the specific implementation, the external section 301 of the connection channel 30 is located outside the main chamber and has a larger volume, so that waste liquid is not easy to enter or fill the external section 301 in the installation state, and thus, the exhaust is not easy to interfere. Of course, the number of the upper through holes 305 may be set according to actual needs.

As shown in fig. 2 to 5, in the present embodiment, the distance from the external section 301 to the first side wall 203 is larger than the distance from the external section 301 to the second side wall 204 in the width direction (Y-axis direction). So set up, can make external section 301 be close to the second lateral wall 204 setting up of being equipped with exhaust hole 206 and put, take and regard first lateral wall 203 as the diapire and exhaust hole 206 gesture up after taking out the waste liquid container in implementation, external section 301 is close to the second lateral wall 204 setting up of being equipped with exhaust hole 206 and then the waste liquid is difficult for getting into external section 301, can not influence exhaust efficiency after the reinstallation.

As shown in fig. 2 and 4, in the embodiment, the second side wall 204 is preferably made of a film material, and the top sealing film 304 is formed by a film welding process, that is, the opening of the housing 20 far from the first side wall 203 in the width direction (Y-axis direction) is sealed by the second side wall 204, the film is welded to the frame of the housing and the two partition walls 217 in the middle, and the film is perforated at the positioning protrusion 211 but not welded to the opening blocking portion 210. Since the opening of the housing is closed by welding the film, the housing 20 is easily configured to be liquid-tight. Further, since each of the partition walls 217 includes the bifurcated portion that diverges downward in the mounting direction (X-axis direction) at the lower end portion, even when the film is pulled by holding a large amount of waste ink in the absorbent material portion that is housed between the lower end of each of the partition walls 217 and the bottom wall 202, stress can be dispersed in the film, and breakage of the welded portion of the film to each of the partition walls 217 can be prevented. Of course, the number of the partition walls 217 may be set according to actual needs.

As shown in fig. 2 and 5, the case 20 preferably includes two front side reinforcing ribs 212 in a plate shape protruding rightward from the front plate 208 and continuous with the first side wall 203, and two bottom side reinforcing ribs 213 in a plate shape protruding upward from the bottom wall 202 and continuous with the first side wall 203. The two front reinforcing ribs 212 are provided between the introduction portion 205 and the bottom wall 202 at substantially uniform intervals. The protruding dimension of each front side reinforcing rib 212 protruding from the front plate 208 is smaller than the width dimension of the front plate 208. The two bottom-side reinforcing ribs 213 are provided between the two partition walls 217 and between the partition wall 217 close to the back plate 209 and the back plate 209 in the mounting direction (X-axis direction). The protruding dimension of each bottom-side reinforcing rib 213 protruding from the bottom wall 202 is smaller than the width dimension of the bottom wall 202. Of course, the number of the reinforcing ribs can be set according to actual needs.

In other embodiments, the housing 20 is provided with at least one backside reinforcing rib of a plate shape protruding leftward from the back plate 209 and continuous with the first side wall 203.

As shown in fig. 2 and 5, in the embodiment, the case 20 is further provided with a fixing portion 214 and a rotation stop portion 215, the fixing portion 214 is provided at an upper end portion of the front plate 208, and the fixing portion 214 includes a fixing recess 222 which is orthogonal to the front plate 208 and which is sunk to the right. The rotation stopper 215 is provided at a lower end portion of the front plate 208. The rotation stopper 215 includes a rotation stopper recess 223 that is perpendicular to the front plate 208 and that sinks to the right. Here, the container mounting portion 2 is provided with a fixing protrusion (not shown) capable of fitting into the fixing recess 222, and a rotation stopping protrusion (not shown) capable of being inserted into the rotation stopping recess 223, and when the waste liquid container is mounted on the container mounting portion 2, the fixing protrusion is fitted into the fixing recess 222, and the rotation stopping protrusion is inserted into the rotation stopping recess 223. Thus, the waste liquid container is mounted on the container mounting portion 2 in a state in which the waste liquid container is positioned at a predetermined position in a predetermined posture.

As shown in fig. 5, in the present embodiment, the rotation stopper 215 is provided with a click projection 224 in the width direction (Y-axis direction), and the container mounting portion 2 is provided with a click recess capable of fitting with the click projection 224, thereby improving the positioning action.

As shown in fig. 4, in the present embodiment, the chip 221 is preferably a seven-contact chip 221, and the chip 221 includes the terminal group 207, and the terminal group 207 is provided on the surface of the chip 221 facing the plumb direction (Z-axis direction), whereby when the fixing protrusion is fitted into the fixing recess 222, communication connection between the chip 221 and the printer can be achieved, and movement of the waste liquid container in the width direction (Y-axis direction) and the plumb direction (Z-axis direction) can be suppressed by the fixing protrusion being fitted into the fixing recess 222, so that contact misalignment between the terminal group 207 on the chip 221 and the fixing protrusion in the plumb direction (Z-axis direction) is ensured.

Embodiment two:

As shown in fig. 6 to 7, in the present embodiment, the outboard section 301 is located outside the main chamber in the width direction (Y-axis direction), thereby increasing the diversity of the positions where the outboard section 301 is disposed.

As shown in fig. 7, in the present embodiment, a side wall 306 is convexly disposed on the first side wall 203, the housing 20 further includes a side sealing film 307 connected to a width direction (Y-axis direction) edge of the side wall 306, the external section 301 is a section formed by enclosing the side wall 306 and the side sealing film 307, the first side wall 203 is disposed with a side through hole 308 in an enclosing region of the side wall 306, and the conducting section 302 is an internal section of the side through hole 308. Thereby, the diversity of the structure of the external section 301 is improved.

As shown in fig. 7, in the embodiment, the side seal film 307 is provided by a welding film process, thereby achieving effective sealing of the side wall 306.

Otherwise, the rest is the same as in the first embodiment.

What has been described above is merely some embodiments of the present utility model. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the spirit of the utility model.

Claims

1. A waste liquid container having an attachment direction and a width direction extending in a horizontal plane, the attachment direction being orthogonal to the width direction, the waste liquid container comprising:

The waste liquid container further comprises a connecting channel for mutually communicating each storage interval, the connecting channel is located on the upper portion of the shell, and at least part of the connecting channel is located outside the main cavity, the connecting channel comprises an external section, the extending direction of the external section is provided with an installation direction component, and the connecting channel further comprises a plurality of conducting sections for communicating the external section with the storage interval.

2. The waste liquid container according to claim 1, wherein the partition wall has a plumb direction component in an extending direction.

3. The waste container of claim 1, wherein the vent is provided in the second sidewall.

4. The waste container of claim 1, wherein the external section is located outside the main chamber in the reverse plumb direction.

5. The waste liquid container as claimed in claim 4, wherein the top wall is provided with an upper surrounding wall in a protruding manner, the housing further comprises a top sealing film attached to and connected with the upper edge of the upper surrounding wall, the external section is a section formed by the upper surrounding wall and the top sealing film, the top wall is provided with an upper through hole in the upper surrounding wall section, and the conducting section is an internal section of the upper through hole.

6. The waste container of claim 4, wherein the distance from the outer section to the first sidewall is greater than the distance from the outer section to the second sidewall in the width direction.

7. The waste container of claim 1, wherein the outboard section is located outside the main chamber in a width direction.

8. The waste liquid container as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first side wall is provided with a side wall in a protruding manner, the housing further comprises a side sealing film connected to a widthwise edge of the side wall, the external section is a section formed by the side wall and a side sealing film, the first side wall is provided with a side through hole in a side wall enclosing region, and the conducting section is an internal section of the side through hole.