EP0980760A2 - Cartouche à jet d'encre avec dispositif de fermeture - Google Patents

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EP0980760A2
EP0980760A2 EP99115799A EP99115799A EP0980760A2 EP 0980760 A2 EP0980760 A2 EP 0980760A2 EP 99115799 A EP99115799 A EP 99115799A EP 99115799 A EP99115799 A EP 99115799A EP 0980760 A2 EP0980760 A2 EP 0980760A2
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ink cartridge
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Ralph Papenfuhs
Manuela Rau
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JS Staedtler GmbH and Co KG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/17513—Inner structure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/17506—Refilling of the cartridge

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  • Such sealable ink cartridges are fixed or interchangeable with the printhead and / or with the printer connected and, if necessary, manually refillable or are continuously, e.g. via a hose system, with Ink supplied from a larger external tank.
  • Such sealable ink cartridges are fixed or interchangeable with the printhead and / or with the printer connected and, if necessary, manually refillable or are continuously, e.g. via a hose system, with Ink supplied from a larger external tank.
  • disposable cartridges are also proposed can be used or modified.
  • Ink-jet systems in which the proposed ink cartridges can be used are all - generally electronically controlled - automatic writing, drawing, and printing systems or devices, which are preferably so-called for writing or displaying images
  • Use ink-jet heads and their ink storage is usually arranged detachably and is connected to the print head directly or indirectly via an ink supply system, ink or ink in particular being used as writing or drawing means and print heads with nozzles are used as outlet openings of different arrangement and size.
  • These printers which can usually be filled or refilled directly with replaceable ink cartridges and / or possibly also via hose supply systems, sometimes also work with modified cartridges that can be used interchangeably in the respective printhead or that are firmly connected to the printhead and then fully inserted into the printer.
  • the ink cartridges are then possibly modified in such a way that they have a coupling element on their housing, such as a connecting piece which is designed for simple refilling or also for connecting a hose system which opens into a large ink tank and which may be provided with a closure device is.
  • a coupling element on their housing, such as a connecting piece which is designed for simple refilling or also for connecting a hose system which opens into a large ink tank and which may be provided with a closure device is.
  • the volume of the ink tank can be a multiple of the standard fill volume of a filled inkjet ink cartridge.
  • the connector can also be used for manual filling and is usually sealed airtight with a cap.
  • DE 196 15 997 A1 shows a manually refillable ink cartridge with an ink tank for free ink and a compensation and regulating system, as well as with a refill opening, which is sealed airtight during use in the system with a closure cap.
  • Devices for manual refilling of ink-jet ink cartridges are also known from [2.] DE 296 03 466 U1 and [3.] US Pat. No. 5,329,294, the filling opening here also being filled with an elastomeric stopper or with a Adhesive tape is closed again airtight.
  • the ink or ink in the ink container does not last long and that the respective ink cartridge therefore has to be replaced or refilled very often.
  • these cartridges require storage filters and / or other, usually complex, buffer elements or compensation systems to regulate the delivery of the ink via the printhead and to prevent unwanted ink leakage, for example if the pressure in the system increases or if there is uncontrolled air entry.
  • These ink cartridges or printheads with ink storage are not refillable via a tank / hose system, but should only be filled manually with a refill bottle or with a syringe.
  • the ink cartridges such that the filling opening is provided with a hose connection, via which a continuous supply of ink from a large auxiliary tank and at the same time a controlled discharge of the ink is made possible.
  • the connected hose or hose system and the feed control mostly also serve as a pressure compensation element, in that the ink flow from the print head or from the nozzle plate is regulated by negative pressure and the ink is prevented from running out at a standstill.
  • the filling opening or the hose connection is usually sealed airtight with a releasable cap when the cartridge is transported or stored.
  • a disadvantage of such printheads or cartridges is that the ink in the cartridge or in the printhead, when the hose system is not connected and the buffer system is not present, can run out almost unchecked or unchecked if the connection opening is not sealed airtight, or that the ink flow will quickly stop if there is not enough air to enter the cartridge.
  • Such cartridges or printheads are consequently neither short-term usable for test purposes, nor safe to use under normal working conditions.
  • the ink cartridge 1 for ink jet printers shown in FIG. 1a has a housing 10, an ink chamber 11 partially filled with free ink 110 or with test ink 111 or with cleaning liquid 112, and on the bottom 103 a control system 105 with a printhead connection 4 on the front 104.
  • a refill opening 12, which is sealed with a closure cap 13, is attached to the rear wall 102.
  • the control system 105 has not yet been activated because the ink seal 106 has not yet been released.
  • the cap 13 provided with a seal 130 is removed for refilling from the refill opening 12, so that it can then be filled manually through the refill opening 12, for example by means of a refill bottle.
  • Figure 1b shows a fitting cap 14 for this purpose.
  • Factory-filled ink cartridges initially also have a sealing cap 13, 13 'and additionally have an exchangeable compensation cap 15, 15', 15 ''. If in this case the closure attachment 121 has already been designed in advance as a suitable hose connection, the additional use of a connection cap 14 can possibly be dispensed with. On the other hand, this closure system also allows high-quality “test print heads” or ink cartridges to be used, which are already equipped with complete — and generally expensive — nozzle heads. When the "test ink” contained therein or the cleaning agent is used up, only the compensation cap 15 'has to be exchanged for the connection cap 14' - if there is no other hose connection - in order to be able to continue working with the conventional external ink supply, for example.
  • the ink cartridge 1 ′′ shown in FIGS . 3a and 3b has a cover 101, which is retrofitted to the housing 10 ′′ and has a closure extension 121 with a connecting thread 122 and a compensation cap 15 ′′, which extends the sensing opening 12 outwards, into which one Wick socket 160 with a continuous compensating body 16 '' is firmly inserted.
  • the printhead connection 4 can be seen, via which the test ink 111 contained here is dispensed.
  • the closure attachment 121 can be designed so that it is designed directly as a hose connection and can serve if the ink container 1 ′′ is to be used for regular operation.
  • a connecting thread 122 is provided on each of the two parts to securely connect the compensating body 15 ′′ to the ink cartridge 1 ′′.
  • bayonet locks or simpler plug connections can also be selected here if this is sufficient in terms of load.
  • the air permeability of the compensating body 16, 16 ', 16 '' is too large, this can be advantageous with writing materials (e.g. by turning the ink cartridge and volisaugen let), a wetting agent or surfactant, with water, organic solvent or with another content-compatible liquid, which may be the air passage inhibits to be soaked.

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EP99115799A 1998-08-14 1999-08-11 Cartouche à jet d'encre avec dispositif de fermeture Withdrawn EP0980760A3 (fr)

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DE19836924 1998-08-14
DE19836924A DE19836924A1 (de) 1998-08-14 1998-08-14 Ink-Jet-Tintenpatrone mit Verschlußvorrichtung

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