EP1559559A2 - Cartouche à encre - Google Patents

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EP1559559A2
EP1559559A2 EP05001789A EP05001789A EP1559559A2 EP 1559559 A2 EP1559559 A2 EP 1559559A2 EP 05001789 A EP05001789 A EP 05001789A EP 05001789 A EP05001789 A EP 05001789A EP 1559559 A2 EP1559559 A2 EP 1559559A2
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ink cartridge
locking
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Daniel Sulser
Roland Steiner
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Pelikan Hardcopy Production AG
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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
    • B41J2/1752—Mounting within the printer
    • 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
    • B41J2/17556—Means for regulating the pressure in the cartridge

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  • the invention relates to an ink cartridge according to the preamble of claim 1 for Insertion in a cartridge receptacle of an inkjet printer, by a locking device can be locked in the cartridge holder.
  • Lockable ink cartridges of the type mentioned in which a pressure equalization with the environment through an integrated in the ink cartridge ventilation takes place, are known from the prior art. With the help of the ventilation device should to be achieved that the discharge of the ink stored in the ink storage chamber evenly and without interruptions during the printing process takes place and preferably all of the ink contained in the ink storage chamber from the ink cartridge is delivered.
  • the ventilation device only immediately before using the ink cartridge.
  • a disadvantage of this known ink cartridge is that the activation of the ventilation device - and thus the proper functioning of the ink cartridge - of the proper Removing the slide depends.
  • the film to be withdrawn to connect with the packaging of the ink cartridge so that the film when opening the Packaging for activating the ventilation device is removed with.
  • EP 0 685 340 A1, EP 0 792 749 A2 and JP 11268290 each disclose an ink cartridge in which the package of the ink cartridge so with the deducted Foil of the ventilation device is connected to that at a proper Opening the package at the same time removes the film to be removed from the ink cartridge and thus the aeration device is activated.
  • the disadvantage here is that the film only then properly removed, although the packaging according to the Specifications of the manufacturer is opened.
  • an actuator provide, in the locking position of the locking device with the Ventilation device is in operative connection.
  • the locking device to couple with the ventilation device so that the ventilation device already during the movement of the locking device into its locking position the ventilation device activates the ventilation device in the final locking position however, the locking device no longer with the locking device is in operative connection, but independently in their ventilation position holds.
  • Ink cartridge has the aeration device to be opened for their activation Ventilation opening on.
  • the locking device equipped with an actuator that at least during the Movement of the locking device in its locking position in the ventilation opening is at least partially introduced to open this.
  • the ventilation opening before the first use of Ink cartridge closed by a foil Activating the ventilation device then takes place by serving as an actuator actuating mandrel, which at the movement of the locking device in its locking position for opening the ventilation opening pierces the film.
  • the thus designed ink cartridge according to the invention is comparatively easy to manufacture.
  • the foil closing the ventilation opening is preferred in this development glued or sealed to the housing.
  • Under sealing is in this context either understood the use of a multilayer film whose with the Housing to be connected side is provided with a fusible plastic layer, which is fused with the housing.
  • the film is made by a meltable Adhesive layer connected to the housing.
  • the ventilation opening in the manufacture of the usually made of plastic, for example polypropylene, manufactured housing by a molded or molded thin plastic skin or plastic layer to close, which serves as a film to be pierced.
  • the ventilation opening of the ventilation device closed by a valve arrangement.
  • a ball valve used that due to its relatively simple construction with low Effort is to produce and at the same time a fluid-tight sealing of the ventilation opening guaranteed.
  • the actuating element of the locking device activates the Ventilation device in which the actuating element during the movement of the locking device in its locking position with a valve element of the valve arrangement, which between a ventilation opening closing position and a the vent releasing position is movable, engages and this moved to its opening position to open the ventilation opening.
  • the ventilation device in a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention Ink cartridge with one in fluid communication with the vent standing channel, which through an opening with the housing interior in Flow connection is.
  • the channel serves as a buffer of possibly ink escaping from the ink cartridge, allowing for immediate leakage of ink is prevented from the ink storage chamber with activated ventilation device.
  • the channel preferably meandering.
  • the ventilation opening is in this case preferably formed in an upper portion of the compensation chamber, so that the compensation chamber must first be completely filled with ink until ink from the open ventilation opening can escape.
  • the channel is on a flat side of the housing, preferably the top of the housing, formed while the Compensation chamber at one to the channeled flat side of the housing adjacent further flat side of the housing is provided, in which the ventilation opening immediately flows.
  • Channel and / or the compensation chamber formed directly on the housing, wherein the Channel and / or the compensation chamber to the outside at least partially open are or is. Then the open channel and the open compensation chamber through one on the housing glued or sealed foil closed to the outside.
  • a Locking lever as a locking device pivotally mounted on the housing Ink cartridge is stored.
  • the formation of a pivotable locking lever than Locking device has the advantage that the pivoting movement of the locking lever when locking the ink cartridge in the cartridge holder without much effort can also be used to activate the ventilation device in which the activating element of the ventilation device, for example the film or the valve element the previously described valve assembly, in the pivoting range of the locking lever is arranged.
  • the ventilation device in a very simple and elegant way when locking the ink cartridge in the cartridge receptacle are activated.
  • the locking lever is preferably mounted by a film hinge on the housing.
  • a film hinge is on the one hand very easy to manufacture, since such film hinges easy to train in plastic injection molding and without too much effort are demoulding.
  • On the other hand accounts for additional assembly steps, in training of the locking lever are required as a separate component to the locking lever at a correspondingly formed on the housing bearing pivotally Fasten. In certain cases, such as a complex shape of the locking lever, However, it may well be useful to the locking lever as form a separate component.
  • the locking lever is designed to be in its first phase around its Swivel axis from a rest position to an intermediate position, in which he with a it formed support surface on the outside of the housing comes to rest, to is pivoting, and in a second phase, in which the locking lever with his Supporting surface supported on the housing, starting from the intermediate position in the direction of Swivel axis is to bend elastically in its locking position.
  • the locking lever in a plane perpendicular to the housing surface level can be bent in its second phase of movement, lies the support surface, with the the locking lever on the outside of the housing comes to rest, in a parallel to the Pivot axis of the locking lever extending plane.
  • the bending direction of the Locking lever can be specified in a desired bending direction.
  • the support surface so that it lies in a plane which at an angle in a range of about 30 to 60 °, preferably in a range from about 40 to 50 ° inclined to the flat side of the locking lever extends. Since the Locking lever only then elastically deformed when the support surface on the outside the entire surface of the housing, can by defined predetermining the inclination angle the support surface to be adjusted the force with which the locking lever after the Lock with the cartridge holder is elastically biased.
  • a grid lift for example in shape on the locking lever a latching nose, is formed, which with inserted ink cartridge with a on the Cartridge receptacle provided latching edge for locking the ink cartridge into engagement can be brought.
  • the locking edge can be designed so that the locking edge during insertion the ink cartridge comes into operative connection with the locking lever and this moved by the insertion movement into its locking position, at the same time the Ventilation device is activated.
  • the upper side 20 of the housing 12 is closed by a cover 22.
  • a dashed opening 24 is formed, which with a formed in the housing 12 ink storage chamber 26 (see Fig. 2 to 6) in flow communication in which a porous ink reservoir 28 for storing liquid ink is included.
  • the opening 24 is in a partially meandering running Channel 30 (also shown in dashed lines) in flow communication, which on the lid 22 of the housing 12 is excluded.
  • the channel 30 terminates in a connection opening 32 smaller diameter near the other side surface 34 of the housing 12th
  • a compensation chamber 36 is formed, which, as shown for example in Fig. 2, at her upper end open and closed by the lid 22.
  • the connection opening 32 on the cover 22 is formed on the lid 22 so that it with the compensation chamber 36 is in fluid communication.
  • the compensation chamber 36 opens at the Side surface 34 formed ventilation opening 38th
  • the opening 24, the channel 30, the connection opening 32 and the ventilation opening 38 which are open to the outside and covered by a common film 40, which is glued fluid-tight with the housing 12 or sealed onto this form together with the compensation chamber 38, a ventilation device 42 for venting the Ink storage chamber 26.
  • a locking device 44 On the side surface 34 of the housing 12 is a locking device 44 in the form a locking lever 46 is provided, whose structure is described below with reference 2 is described in more detail.
  • the locking lever 46 by a film hinge 48 at hinged to the outside of the housing 12 and extending transversely to the side surface 34 Swivel axis A (see Fig. 1) pivotally.
  • the locking lever 46 has a Bending section 50, the operation will be explained later in detail, at the free end a parallel to the pivot axis A extending grid elevation 52 formed is.
  • a release lever 54 is formed near the grid elevation 52.
  • an actuating mandrel 56 is formed, which is about perpendicular from the front of the locking lever 46 rises and three pointed tapered, triangular surface elements 58 is composed, which on the Locking lever 46 are integrally formed.
  • the bending portion 50 forms a right angle to the film hinge 48 extending edge 60, which merges into a support surface 62.
  • the Support surface 62 is located in a parallel to the pivot axis A extending plane and extends at an angle ⁇ of about 45 ° inclined to that shown in Fig. 2 above Front of the bending section 50
  • the ink cartridge 10 is in a vertical movement in the cartridge receptacle 64th used, as indicated by the arrow to the connecting piece 14 with the To couple connection (not shown) of the printer in a known manner, the on the connecting piece 14 provided film from one at the terminal of the inkjet printer piercing pin is pierced.
  • the lock lever 46 comes in the insertion movement of the ink cartridge 10 with an edge 66 on the cartridge receptacle 64 in contact, through which the Locking lever 46 is pressed in the direction of the side surface 34 of the housing 12.
  • the locking lever 46 in a first phase on the film hinge 48 to the Swivel axis A pivoted so far until the support surface 62 with the side surface 34 of the Housing 12 comes into contact. The completion of this first phase is shown in FIG.
  • the locking lever 46 springs back slightly and comes with the as Locking edge serving edge 66 in engagement.
  • the actuating mandrel 56 is again slightly withdrawn from the vent 38, the film 40 in her pierced and expanded position remains.
  • air can through the Ventilation opening 36, the compensation chamber 36, the connection opening 32, the channel 30 and the opening 24 between the ink storage chamber 26 and the environment for a pressure equalization flow back and forth.
  • the locking lever 46 must only with Help the trigger lever 54 briefly bent so in the direction of the ink cartridge 10 until the ratchet 52 on the locking lever 56 detaches from the edge 66. Subsequently, the ink cartridge 10 in the opposite direction again from the Cartridge receptacle 64 are removed. If there is still ink in the ink cartridge 10 is included, the user can the vent 38 and, where appropriate, the Connecting piece 14 by sticking a supplied with the ink cartridge 10, self-adhesive film to be closed again.
  • the ink cartridge 10 has the advantage that the opening of the ventilation device 42 and the locking of the ink cartridge 10 by means of the locking device 44 coupled and runs in a predetermined defined order. So the opening of the vent opening 42 takes place immediately before the ink cartridge 10th is locked with the edge 66.
  • This has the advantage that a pressure equalization of Ink storage chamber 26 takes place only when the connecting piece 14 of the Ink cartridge 10 in the last movement phase of its Ankoppelvorgang to the Connection of the inkjet printer is located, leaving no ink at the port of the inkjet printer can escape from the ink cartridge 10 over.
  • FIGs. 5 and 6 variations of the ink cartridge 10 are shown, which are merely differ by the way in which the vent 38 before activating the Ventilation device 42 is closed.
  • FIG. 5 shows a modification of the ink cartridge 10, wherein the ventilation opening 42nd instead of with the film 40 by a in the vent 38 in the manufacture of the Housing 12 injected plastic skin 70 is closed. Again, the plastic skin 70 pierced by the action of the actuating mandrel 56 and on this The ventilation device 42 is activated.
  • the ventilation opening 38 is the 38th closed by a valve arrangement in the form of a ball valve 72.
  • the ball valve 72 has for this purpose a valve ball 74, which by a in the compensation chamber 36th supporting compression spring 76 against the inner circumferential edge of the ventilation opening 38th is biased and closes this fluid-tight.
  • the locking lever 46 is in its locking position in the above described manner, wherein the actuating element 78 with the valve ball 74th the ball valve 72 comes into contact and pushes them into the compensation chamber 36, whereby the ventilation opening 38 is opened.
  • the actuator 78 is again out of the Ventilation 38 withdrawn, the valve ball 74 by the force of Compression spring 76 is moved back into its closed position, in which they the ventilation opening 38 closes fluid-tight.
  • the locking lever 46 may be formed as a separate component, that is mounted on a corresponding bearing on the outside of the housing 12 is. It is also conceivable, the locking lever 46 mechanically with a ventilation opening 38 closing valve assembly, for example in the form of a Ventilation opening 38 closing slide to mechanically couple.

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JPH11268290A (ja) 1998-03-20 1999-10-05 Seiko Epson Corp プリンタのインクカートリッジ装置
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