A portable small inkjet printer using inorganic ink

By designing a portable miniature inkjet printer and employing inorganic inks and multi-angle printing technology, the problem of limited printing range in existing equipment has been solved, achieving printing capabilities for multiple materials and shapes and efficient printing results.

CN117621651BActive Publication Date: 2026-01-09BEIJING HANGXING MACHINERY MFG CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202311603956.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-11-28
Publication Date
2026-01-09
Estimated Expiration
2043-11-28

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Technical Problem

Existing inorganic inkjet printers are large and lack flexibility, failing to meet the printing needs of various materials and shapes, and have limited printing range and low printing efficiency.

Method used

A portable miniature inkjet printer was designed, which uses inorganic ink and includes a movable printing platform and inkjet nozzle assembly. It supports platform printing and handheld printing, and achieves multi-angle printing through a moving linear module and a wheel assembly. It is controlled by a touch screen all-in-one machine.

Benefits of technology

It enables printing on a variety of materials and shapes, expands the printing range, improves printing efficiency, meets various industrial needs, and provides a rich variety of code and image printing methods.

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Abstract

A movable small-scale inkjet printer using inorganic ink relates to the field of inkjet printers, comprising a vehicle body, a printing platform is arranged on the vehicle body, the printing platform comprises a bottom platform, a top platform and a connecting part connected between the bottom platform and the top platform, the bottom platform is horizontally slidably connected to the vehicle body, the top platform is located directly above the bottom platform, and the top platform is detachably connected with a printing assembly; the printing assembly comprises a fixed shell, a movable shell, an ink feeding pipe and an ink jet nozzle, the ink jet nozzle sequentially passes through the movable shell and the fixed shell from top to bottom, the ink jet nozzle is fixedly connected with the movable shell and is horizontally slidably connected with the fixed shell, the bottom of the fixed shell is provided with a printing hole, the top platform is provided with a through hole, the bottom end of the ink jet nozzle prints the workpiece below through the printing hole and the through hole, one end of the ink feeding pipe is connected with the top of the ink jet nozzle, the other end is connected with the ink supply device in the vehicle body, and various modes of inkjet printing can be realized, which is suitable for various large or small parts and workpieces.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The application belongs to the technical field of inkjet printers, and particularly relates to a portable small inkjet printer using inorganic ink. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the development of industrial technology in China, quality traceability of special products is very important. In the life cycle of products, low-cost, high-efficiency, stable and full-process code type management is a very important link. With more and more products using code type for tracking management, the requirements for the material and the type, shape and size of the material for code printing are increasing, which puts forward new requirements for code type inkjet printers.

[0003] Therefore, an inkjet printer using inorganic ink, which is convenient, reliable, can support handheld code printing, platform code printing, the code printing platform can be moved, the code printing equipment is convenient to move, and is suitable for traceability code printing of various materials, can meet the new requirements.

[0004] The general code printing equipment uses organic ink, fixed platform code printing, is not convenient to move, and can only print codes at specific positions.

[0005] In the industrial inkjet printer, the inorganic ink is more in line with the requirements due to the high requirements of industrial processes and industrial products on the environmental adaptability, stability and service life of code types. However, the current inorganic inkjet printer is relatively large and has poor flexibility, which cannot meet the application requirements in actual application.

[0006] Among them, the structure disclosed in Chinese patent application (CN218838973U) is the most representative (as shown in Figure 1 The inkjet printer is placed on the table plate, and the code printing position is limited by the size of the table plate, the height of the code printing head and the position of the baffle. When printing on different size objects, the height and position of the code printing head need to be adjusted at a reasonable angle, which results in that many materials cannot be printed, and even if they can be printed, it takes a long time to adjust the inkjet printer, which greatly limits the range of code printing objects and reduces the efficiency of code printing. SUMMARY

[0007] The application solves the technical problem of overcoming the deficiencies of the prior art and providing a portable small inkjet printer using inorganic ink, which can perform multiple mode printing and is suitable for various large or small parts and workpieces.

[0008] The technical scheme provided by the application is as follows:

[0009] A movable small-scale inkjet printer using inorganic ink comprises a vehicle body, a printing platform arranged on the vehicle body, the printing platform comprising a bottom platform, a top platform and a connecting portion, the bottom platform being horizontally slidably connected to the upper surface of the vehicle body, the top platform being located directly above the bottom platform, the connecting portion being connected between the bottom platform and the top platform, and a printing assembly being detachably connected to the top platform; the printing assembly comprises a fixed shell, a movable shell, an ink feeding pipe and an inkjet nozzle, the inkjet nozzle sequentially penetrating through the movable shell and the fixed shell from top to bottom, the inkjet nozzle being fixedly connected with the movable shell and horizontally slidably connected with the fixed shell, the fixed shell being provided with a printing hole at the bottom, the top platform being provided with a through hole, the bottom end of the inkjet nozzle being capable of printing on a workpiece below through the printing hole and the through hole, and one end of the ink feeding pipe being connected with the top of the inkjet nozzle and the other end being connected with an ink supply device in the vehicle body.

[0010] Two C-shaped protruding portions are fixedly connected to the upper surface of the top platform, and the printing assembly is located between the C-shaped protruding portions.

[0011] The fixed shell is connected with a raised edge at the edge of the printing hole, and the raised edge is clamped in the through hole of the top platform.

[0012] A vertical side wall inside the fixed shell is fixedly connected with a movable linear module, the movable linear module comprising a fixed base, a lead screw and a sliding block, the lead screw being horizontally rotatably connected with the fixed base, the sliding block being threadedly connected with the lead screw and slidably connected with the fixed base, the lead screw being capable of driving the sliding block to move by rotating, and the inkjet nozzle being fixedly connected to one side of the sliding block.

[0013] The axis of the lead screw is perpendicular to the sliding direction of the bottom platform on the upper surface of the vehicle body.

[0014] The top of the fixed shell is provided with a moving hole, the inkjet nozzle penetrating through the moving hole and moving horizontally in the moving hole, a telescopic dust cover being connected to the upper surface of the fixed shell, one end of the dust cover being fixed with the movable shell and the other end being fixed with the fixed shell, and the dust cover being located directly above the moving hole.

[0015] A fixed plate is fixedly connected between the two opposite vertical inner side walls of the movable shell, the inkjet nozzle being fixedly connected to one side of the fixed plate, a guide rod being fixedly connected to the side of the fixed plate away from the inkjet nozzle, a support being fixedly connected to the top of the fixed shell, the guide rod penetrating through the support and being horizontally slidably connected with the support, and the guide rod being parallel to the lead screw.

[0016] Two handles are connected to the opposite sides of the fixed shell.

[0017] The height of the connecting portion is adjustable.

[0018] The bottom of the vehicle body is provided with a vehicle body moving wheel set, so that the vehicle body is convenient to move on the ground; a touch all-in-one machine is arranged on the vehicle body, and the touch all-in-one machine is used for overall control of the printing assembly.

[0019] In summary, the present application at least includes the following beneficial technical effects:

[0020] 1. The problem of inorganic ink printing difficulty is solved. Traditional inorganic ink printers can only print within a limited range, and the printing range is small and rigid, which cannot meet the growing industrial demand. The present application realizes platform printing, handheld printing and other printing modes to meet more extensive use scenarios, and meets more uses through various moving modes, achieving the purpose of technological improvement and having creative advantages.

[0021] 2. The design that the ink jet tube, the printing assembly and the ink jet nozzle can move provides free movement in three-dimensional space, so as to achieve the ability of printing at a large number of angles and positions, and meet the different needs of various products, which can be used for small parts and products, and also can be used for large parts and products.

[0022] 3. When using the platform printing mode, the platform can carry the ink jet nozzle to move at a constant speed and position, replacing the manual displacement of the ink jet head in the past, and achieving the best printing effect.

[0023] 4. A variety of code types and picture printing modes are provided, and the picture can be edited to make the printed content more rich, and the code type and pattern can be selected according to the needs. A new printing mode of inorganic ink is provided, which is convenient for the application and promotion of inorganic ink. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the prior art in the background art of the present application;

[0025] Figure 2 It is a structure perspective view of the ink jet printer in the embodiment of the present application;

[0026] Figure 3 It is a connection structure diagram of the printing assembly and the printing platform;

[0027] Figure 4 It is a perspective view of the printing assembly;

[0028] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the printing assembly hidden from the fixed shell and the moving shell;

[0029] Figure 6 It is a perspective view of the other side of the printing assembly;

[0030] Figure 7 It is Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the printing assembly hidden from the fixed shell and the moving shell from the perspective;

[0031] Figure 8 It is the relative position relationship of the ink jet nozzle and the fixed shell and the moving shell.

[0032] Explanation of the reference numerals: 1-Run indicator light, 2-Touch screen all-in-one printer, 3-Printing assembly, 4-Moving linear module, 41-Fixed base, 42-Lead screw, 43-Slider, 5-Printing platform, 6-Carriage body, 7-Carriage moving wheel set; 8-Ink supply tube, 9-Dust cover, 10-Fixed outer shell; 101-Raised edge, 11-Moving outer shell, 111-Fixed plate, 112-Guide rod, 113-Support, 15-Inkjet nozzle. Detailed Implementation

[0033] The term “exemplary” as used herein means “serving as an example, embodiment, or illustration.” Any embodiment illustrated herein as “exemplary” is not necessarily to be construed as superior to or better than other embodiments. Although various aspects of embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale unless specifically indicated otherwise.

[0034] This application discloses a portable, small inkjet printer using inorganic ink, such as... Figure 2 As shown, the device includes a vehicle body 6, on which a printing platform 5 is mounted. A printing component 3 is detachably connected to the printing platform. When printing markings on small parts and products, the printing component 3 is installed on the printing platform 5, and the small parts and products are placed on the vehicle body and below the printing component for printing. When printing large parts or products, the printing component 3 can be detached from the printing platform 5 and printed by hand.

[0035] like Figure 2 As shown, the vehicle body 6 is equipped with a running indicator light 1 and a touch screen all-in-one machine 2. The running indicator light 1 is used to display the current working status of the printing equipment, and the touch screen all-in-one machine 2 is used to control the printing components 3 as a whole. The bottom of the vehicle body 6 is equipped with a set of vehicle body moving wheels 7 to facilitate the movement of the vehicle body 6 on the ground.

[0036] like Figure 2 As shown, the printing platform 5 includes a bottom platform, a top platform, and a connecting part. The bottom platform is horizontally slidably connected to the upper surface of the vehicle body 6, the top platform is located directly above the bottom platform, and the connecting part connects the bottom platform and the top platform. The printing assembly 3 is detachably connected to the top platform. The height of the connecting part is adjustable, allowing for adjustment of the printing distance.

[0037] like Figure 3 As shown, two C-shaped protrusions are fixedly connected to the upper surface of the top platform. The printing component 3 is located between the C-shaped protrusions, thereby positioning the printing component 3 on the top platform. The top platform has a through hole, and the bottom of the printing component 3 has a printing hole. A raised edge is connected to the edge of the printing hole on the printing component 3, and the raised edge is engaged within the through hole. Through the cooperation of the protrusions and the printing component 3, as well as the cooperation of the through hole and the raised edge, a detachable connection between the printing component 3 and the top platform is achieved.

[0038] As shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the printing assembly 3 includes a fixed shell 10, a moving shell 11, an ink delivery tube 8 and an ink jet nozzle 15. The fixed shell 10 is clamped between two C-shaped protrusions, a printing hole is opened at the bottom of the fixed shell 10, and a protruding edge is fixedly connected to the bottom of the fixed shell 10.

[0039] As shown in Figure 8 , the top of the fixed shell 10 is provided with a moving hole, the moving shell 11 is located directly above the fixed shell 10, the top end of the ink jet nozzle 15 is connected to the ink delivery tube 8, the other end of the ink delivery tube 8 is connected to the ink supply device of the vehicle body, and the ink delivery tube 8 is a flexible tube that can be bent at any angle. The ink jet nozzle 15 passes through the moving shell 11 downward and enters the fixed shell 10 through the moving hole, and the bottom end of the ink jet nozzle 15 is opposite to the printing hole, so that the workpiece below the printing hole can be printed. The opposite sides of the fixed shell 10 are connected with handles, which facilitates the removal of the printing assembly 3 from the printing platform 5 by the handles.

[0040] The ink jet nozzle 15 is fixedly connected with the moving shell 11 and is horizontally slidably connected with the fixed shell 10; the ink jet nozzle 15 can move horizontally in the moving hole.

[0041] As shown in Figure 5 and Figure 7 , the vertical side wall inside the fixed shell 10 is fixedly connected with a moving linear module 4, the moving linear module 4 includes a fixed base 41, a lead screw 42 and a sliding block 43, the lead screw 42 is horizontally rotatably connected to the fixed base, the sliding block 43 is threadedly connected to the lead screw, and the sliding block 43 is slidably connected to the fixed base 41, the lead screw drives the sliding block to move by rotating, and the ink jet nozzle 15 is fixedly connected to one side of the sliding block 43, so that the moving linear module 4 can drive the ink jet nozzle 15 to move horizontally, and the axis of the lead screw is perpendicular to the sliding direction of the bottom platform on the upper surface of the vehicle body 6. The direction in which the lead screw drives the sliding block to move is defined as the X-axis, and the sliding direction of the bottom platform on the upper surface of the vehicle body 6 is defined as the Y-axis, so that the printing position of the ink jet nozzle 15 can be adjusted in multiple directions on the surface of the vehicle body.

[0042] As shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7 , the fixed plate 111 is fixedly connected between the two opposite vertical inner side walls of the moving shell 11, the ink jet nozzle 15 is fixedly connected to one side of the fixed plate 111, the guide rod 112 is fixedly connected to the side of the fixed plate 111 away from the ink jet nozzle 15, the bracket 113 is fixedly connected to the top of the fixed shell 10, and the guide rod 112 passes through the bracket 113 and is horizontally slidably connected with the bracket 113. The guide rod 112 is parallel to the lead screw 42.

[0043] The upper surface of the fixed shell 10 is connected with a telescopic dust cover 9, one end of the dust cover 9 is fixed with the moving shell 11, the other end is fixed with the fixed shell 10, and the dust cover 9 is located directly above the moving hole.

[0044] The inkjet printer adopts inorganic ink, has two code spraying modes of handheld code spraying and platform code spraying, and the spray gun can perform three special moving modes of manual moving, platform moving and inkjet printer moving, so that the code spraying machine is suitable for a wide range of objects; meanwhile, the inkjet printer provides various code types and picture printing modes to meet the actual use requirements.

[0045] The height adjustment of the control connection part, the movement and inkjet of the printing assembly 3 are controlled by the touch all-in-one machine, the vehicle body is connected with the printing assembly 3 through the ink pipe 8 (long flexible pipe) for printing inorganic ink, the moving linear module moves the handheld inkjet head in X-axis, and the printing platform 5 moves the printing assembly 3 in Y-axis, and the two are combined to adjust the inkjet position to achieve satisfactory inkjet effect, the printing assembly 3 can be removed, and after being removed, the satisfactory inkjet effect can be achieved by manual operation or mechanical operation on large products which are not easy to move, the inkjet printer is simple in structure, firm and suitable for various scenes.

[0046] The inkjet host is arranged in the vehicle body, and is operated by using an operation screen, ink is delivered to the inkjet head through a flexible ink pipe to work. The inkjet head can be manually held for operation or be operated by using the touch all-in-one machine; the vehicle body can be replaced into various modes such as a box type, a vertical type and a shelf type.

[0047] The above detailed description of the present application is combined with the specific implementation mode and the exemplary example, but these descriptions cannot be understood as the limitation of the present application. Those skilled in the art understand that the technical scheme and the implementation mode of the present application can be variously replaced, modified or improved without deviating from the spirit and scope of the present application, and these all fall within the scope of the present application. The protection scope of the present application is subject to the appended claims.

[0048] The contents not described in detail in the specification of the present application are the known technology of those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. A portable small-sized inkjet printer using inorganic ink, characterized by: The vehicle body (6) is provided with a printing platform (5), which comprises a bottom platform, a top platform and a connecting portion, the bottom platform is horizontally and slidingly connected to the upper surface of the vehicle body (6), the top platform is located directly above the bottom platform, the connecting portion is connected between the bottom platform and the top platform, and the top platform is detachably connected with a printing assembly (3); The printing assembly (3) comprises a fixed shell (10), a moving shell (11), an ink feeding pipe (8) and an ink jet nozzle (15), the ink jet nozzle (15) passes through the moving shell (11) and the fixed shell (10) from top to bottom in sequence; a vertical side wall inside the fixed shell (10) is fixedly connected with a moving linear module (4), the moving linear module (4) comprises a fixed base (41), a lead screw (42) and a sliding block (43), the lead screw (42) is horizontally rotatably connected to the fixed base, the sliding block (43) is threadedly connected to the lead screw, and the sliding block (43) is slidingly connected to the fixed base (41), the lead screw drives the sliding block to move by rotating, and the position of the ink jet nozzle (15) close to the bottom end on the side is fixedly connected to one side of the sliding block (43); the opposite two vertical inner side walls of the moving shell (11) are fixedly connected with a fixed plate (111), the middle position of the side of the ink jet nozzle (15) is fixedly connected to one side of the fixed plate (111), the side of the fixed plate away from the ink jet nozzle (15) is fixedly connected with a guide rod (112), the top of the fixed shell (10) is fixedly connected with a support (113), the guide rod (112) passes through the support (113) and is horizontally slidingly connected with the support (113), and the guide rod (112) is parallel to the lead screw (42); the bottom of the fixed shell (10) is provided with a printing hole, the top platform is provided with a through hole, the bottom end of the ink jet nozzle (15) prints the workpiece below through the printing hole and the through hole, and one end of the ink feeding pipe (8) is connected with the top of the ink jet nozzle (15) and the other end is connected with an ink supply device in the vehicle body (6).

2. A portable small-sized inkjet printer using inorganic ink according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top surface of the top platform is fixedly connected with two C-shaped protruding portions, and the printing assembly (3) is located between the C-shaped protruding portions.

3. A portable small-sized inkjet printer using inorganic ink according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fixed shell (10) is connected with a convex edge (101) at the edge of the printing hole, and the convex edge (101) is clamped in the through hole.

4. A portable small-sized inkjet printer using inorganic ink according to claim 1, characterized in that: The axis of the lead screw is perpendicular to the sliding direction of the bottom platform on the upper surface of the vehicle body (6).

5. A portable small-sized inkjet printer using inorganic ink according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the fixed shell (10) is provided with a moving hole, the ink jet nozzle (15) passes through the moving hole and moves horizontally in the moving hole, the upper surface of the fixed shell (10) is connected with a telescopic dust cover (9), one end of the dust cover (9) is fixed with the moving shell (11), the other end is fixed with the fixed shell (10), and the dust cover (9) is located directly above the moving hole.

6. A portable small-sized inkjet printer using inorganic ink according to claim 1, characterized in that: The opposite sides of the fixed shell (10) are connected with handles.

7. A portable small-sized inkjet printer using inorganic ink according to claim 1, characterized in that: The height of the connecting portion is adjustable.

8. A portable small inkjet printer using inorganic ink according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the vehicle body (6) is provided with a vehicle body moving wheel set (7) to facilitate the movement of the vehicle body (6) on the ground, and a touch all-in-one machine (2) is arranged on the vehicle body (6), which is used for overall control of the printing assembly (3).

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