Quick detection of printer malfunctioning devices

By using the lifting plate in conjunction with the ink cartridge, rapid detection of printhead blockage and collection of accumulated ink are achieved, solving the problem of cumbersome troubleshooting of inkjet printers and improving detection efficiency and equipment stability.

CN118893913BActive Publication Date: 2025-11-28BEIJING ZHONGCHENGZHIYUAN TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202411085261.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-08-08
Publication Date
2025-11-28
Estimated Expiration
2044-08-08

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Technical Problem

In the existing technology, troubleshooting four-color printhead faults in inkjet printers is cumbersome and can easily lead to ink cartridge corrosion. Manual operation is inconvenient and cleaning fluid is prone to overflow.

Method used

A device for quickly detecting printer malfunctions was designed. By cooperating with the lifting plate and ink cartridge, cleaning fluid can be injected and accumulated fluid can be extracted. The interaction of the components simplifies the process of troubleshooting printhead blockage, reduces manual operation steps, and collects accumulated fluid.

Benefits of technology

It improves the efficiency and stability of printer fault detection, reduces the risk of ink cartridge corrosion, and enhances the applicability of the equipment.

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Abstract

The application discloses a quick printer fault detection device, which comprises a connecting bottom plate, a fixed vertical plate fixed at the top of the connecting bottom plate, a supporting plate fixed on the side wall of the fixed vertical plate, two groups of supporting rods installed on the side wall of the fixed vertical plate, ink cartridges placed at the top of the two groups of supporting rods, a lifting plate movably connected to the bottom end of the supporting plate, and a clamping mechanism arranged at the bottom end of the supporting plate.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of printers, and particularly relates to a device for quickly detecting printer faults. BACKGROUND

[0002] An inkjet printer is a device that sprays fine particles of colored liquid ink through a nozzle onto paper. Some inkjet printers have three or four print heads to print yellow, magenta, cyan, and black. Some inkjet printers share a single print head and print in four colors. Currently, printer faults are often corrected through a computer system.

[0003] If printing is blurred or other phenomena occur, it is more likely that the nozzle is blocked, so it is necessary to detect the four-color print head and find out the blocked nozzle for concentrated cleaning to facilitate subsequent normal printing of the printer.

[0004] To troubleshoot the four-color print head, a needle tube is often used to connect a hose to extract cleaning liquid and then inject it into the ink extraction tube inside the ink cartridge. The shape and flow rate of the cleaning liquid sprayed through the nozzle are used to find out the faulty print head. This operation is tedious for troubleshooting and detecting the faulty print head, and under manual operation, the cleaning liquid is prone to overflow, which causes erosion of the ink cartridge. Therefore, a device for quickly detecting printer faults is proposed. SUMMARY

[0005] The present application provides a device for quickly detecting printer faults to solve the problem of tedious troubleshooting and detection of the faulty print head when using the common device for quickly detecting printer faults on the market.

[0006] The present application is implemented as follows: a device for quickly detecting printer faults includes a connecting bottom plate, a fixed vertical plate is fixed at the top end of the connecting bottom plate, a support plate is fixed on the side wall of the fixed vertical plate, two groups of support rods are installed on the side wall of the fixed vertical plate, an ink cartridge is placed at the top end of the two groups of support rods, a lifting plate is movably connected to the bottom end of the support plate, a clamping mechanism is arranged at the bottom end of the support plate, an ink cartridge is placed at the top end of the support rod, four liquid delivery tubes are arranged at the bottom end of the support plate, a connecting groove is formed in the lifting plate, a groove is formed at the top end of the ink cartridge, an ink extraction tube is fixed inside the ink cartridge, and a nozzle is installed at the top end of the ink extraction tube.

[0007] According to the above technical solution, the lifting of the lifting plate is achieved, the bottom end of the lifting plate moves in the direction of the top end of the ink cartridge, the nozzle penetrates the inside of the connecting groove, and the bottom end of the liquid delivery tube is connected to the top end of the nozzle to inject the cleaning liquid, which facilitates the troubleshooting of the blocked nozzle.

[0008] Preferably, the top end of the connecting bottom plate is provided with an effusion groove on one side of a fixed vertical plate, a connecting water tank is fixedly arranged inside the fixed vertical plate, a connecting pump is mounted on the side wall of the fixed vertical plate, the input end of the connecting pump is connected to the inside of the connecting water tank, the output end of the connecting pump is connected with a connecting pipe, and the end of the connecting pipe close to the effusion groove is connected to the inside of the effusion groove.

[0009] According to the above technical scheme, the effusion is conveniently extracted by the connecting pump and injected into the effusion groove through the connecting pipe.

[0010] Preferably, the connecting groove is continuously penetrated by the pipe opening, the ink cartridge is mounted with an inkjet head at the bottom end, the lifting plate is provided with a connecting hose one at the bottom end, the support plate is fixedly connected with an electric push rod at the bottom end, and the bottom end of the electric push rod is fixedly connected with the top end of the lifting plate.

[0011] According to the above technical scheme, the electric push rod drives the lifting plate to lift.

[0012] Preferably, the support plate is mounted with a liquid storage tank at the top end, an output pump is fixedly arranged on one side of the liquid storage tank, the output end of the output pump is fixedly connected with an auxiliary pipe, and the end of the auxiliary pipe close to the liquid storage tank is connected to the inside of the liquid storage tank.

[0013] Preferably, the lifting plate is mounted with a connecting block at the bottom end on both sides of the connecting groove, and the connecting block is penetrated by a connecting hose two.

[0014] Preferably, one end of the connecting hose one is connected to the connecting water tank, and the other end of the connecting hose one is connected to the side wall of the connecting hose two.

[0015] Preferably, the connecting block is mounted with an auxiliary seat at the top end, the auxiliary seat is mounted with a suction pipe at the top end, and the inside of the suction pipe is connected to the inside of the connecting hose two.

[0016] According to the above technical scheme, the suction pipe conveniently extracts the effusion and injects it into the inside of the connecting water tank through the connecting hose one.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the embodiments of the present application have the following beneficial effects:

[0018] Firstly, through the cooperation of the components, the lifting of the lifting plate in the quick detection printer fault equipment is realized, the bottom end of the lifting plate and the top end of the ink cartridge are moved in the same direction, the pipe opening penetrates the inside of the connecting groove, the bottom end of the infusion tube is connected with the top end of the pipe opening, the injection of the cleaning liquid is realized, the blocked nozzle is convenient to check, and the checking efficiency of the quick detection printer fault equipment is improved; Secondly, through the cooperation of the components, the extraction of the accumulated liquid in the groove by the adsorption pipe in the quick detection printer fault equipment is realized, the subsequent wiping steps of the staff are reduced, and the stability of the quick detection printer fault equipment is improved; Finally, through the cooperation of the components, the extraction of the accumulated liquid by the connecting pump in the quick detection printer fault equipment is realized, the accumulated liquid is injected into the connecting pipe inside the output end and then into the accumulated liquid tank by the connecting pipe, and the concentrated collection is realized, thereby the applicability of the quick detection printer fault equipment is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 is the device body of the present application Connection structure schematic diagram;

[0020] Figure 2 is the device body of the present application Figure 1 is the device body of the present application Connection structure schematic diagram of the clamping mechanism;

[0021] Figure 3 is the device body of the present application Ink cartridge connection structure schematic diagram;

[0022] Figure 4 is the device body of the present application Figure 3 is the device body of the present application Connection structure schematic diagram of A place;

[0023] Figure 5 is the device body of the present application Lifting plate bottom view connection structure schematic diagram;

[0024] Figure 6 is the device body of the present application Connection block connection structure schematic diagram.

[0025] In the figure: 1, connecting bottom plate; 2, connecting pipe; 3, fixed vertical plate; 4, connecting pump; 5, support rod; 6, connecting water tank; 7, clamping mechanism; 701, electric push rod; 702, infusion tube; 703, connecting groove; 8, output pump; 9, auxiliary pipe; 10, liquid storage tank; 11, support plate; 12, lifting plate; 13, ink cartridge; 14, fluid accumulation groove; 15, connecting hose one; 16, inkjet head; 17, groove; 18, ink extraction pipe; 19, pipe opening; 20, connecting hose two; 21, connecting block; 22, auxiliary seat; 23, adsorption pipe. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs; the terminology used in the description herein is for describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application; the description and claims of this application as well as the above abstract are intended to cover all alternatives, modifications, equivalents and variations of the application. The terminology used in the description herein is for describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. The singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The terms "comprises", "comprising", "includes", "including" and the like are to be construed in an inclusive sense, as opposed to an exclusive or exhaustive sense; the terms "first", "second" and the like are used merely as labels, and are not intended to impose numerical requirements on their objects; the terms "plurality" and "a plurality" contain the same meaning as "multiple" or "a multiple", unless otherwise indicated by the context.

[0027] Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the application. The appearances of the phrase "in an embodiment" in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are they necessarily all directed to the same

[0028] The embodiments of the present application provide a quick detection of printer failure equipment, such as Figures 1-6 As shown in the figure: refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3The application relates to a device for rapidly detecting printer faults, which comprises a connecting base plate 1, a fixed vertical plate 3 fixedly arranged at the top end of the connecting base plate 1, a support plate 11 fixedly arranged on the side wall of the fixed vertical plate 3, two groups of supporting rods 5 installed on the side wall of the fixed vertical plate 3, a liquid accumulation groove 14 arranged at the top end of the connecting base plate 1 and located at one side of the fixed vertical plate 3, a connecting water tank 6 fixedly arranged in the fixed vertical plate 3, a connecting pump 4 installed on the side wall of the fixed vertical plate 3, an input end of the connecting pump 4 connected with the inside of the connecting water tank 6, a connecting pipe 2 connected with the output end of the connecting pump 4, an end of the connecting pipe 2 close to the liquid accumulation groove 14 connected with the inside of the liquid accumulation groove 14, ink cartridges 13 placed at the top end of the two groups of supporting rods 5, the supporting rods 5 providing connecting support for the ink cartridges 13, the supporting rods 5 being in cylindrical design, a lifting plate 12 movably connected with the bottom end of the support plate 11, a liquid storage tank 10 installed on the top end of the support plate 11, an output pump 8 fixedly arranged on one side of the liquid storage tank 10, an auxiliary pipe 9 fixedly connected with the output end of the output pump 8, an end of the auxiliary pipe 9 close to the liquid storage tank 10 connected with the inside of the liquid storage tank 10, the input end of the output pump 8 connected with cleaning liquid and the cleaning liquid injected into the inside of the liquid storage tank 10 through the auxiliary pipe 9, a clamping mechanism 7 arranged at the bottom end of the support plate 11, the ink cartridges 13 placed at the top end of the supporting rods 5, four groups of liquid conveying pipes 702 arranged at the bottom end of the support plate 11, a connecting groove 703 arranged in the inside of the lifting plate 12, the diameter of the connecting groove 703 being larger than that of a pipe opening 19, an ink jet head 16 installed at the bottom end of the ink cartridge 13, a connecting hose I 15 arranged at the bottom end of the lifting plate 12, and two groups of the connecting hose I 15.

[0029] Referring to Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 , a groove 17 is arranged at the top end of the ink cartridge 13, a ink suction pipe 18 is fixedly arranged in the inside of the ink cartridge 13, the top end of the ink suction pipe 18 is provided with the pipe opening 19, the connecting groove 703 is continuously penetrated by the pipe opening 19, the bottom end of the liquid conveying pipe 702 can be sleeved on the top end of the pipe opening 19, an electric push rod 701 is fixedly connected with the bottom end of the lifting plate 12, the bottom end of the electric push rod 701 is fixedly connected with the top end of the lifting plate 12, the electric push rod 701 assists the lifting of the lifting plate 12, connecting blocks 21 are arranged at the bottom end of the lifting plate 12 and located at both sides of the connecting groove 703, a connecting hose II 20 is penetrated in the inside of the connecting block 21, one end of the connecting hose I 15 is connected with the connecting water tank 6, the other end of the connecting hose I 15 is connected with the side wall of the connecting hose II 20, an auxiliary seat 22 is installed at the top end of the connecting block 21, an adsorption pipe 23 is installed at the top end of the auxiliary seat 22, the inside of the adsorption pipe 23 is connected with the inside of the connecting hose II 20, the connecting pump 4 connects the connecting hose II 20 and the adsorption pipe 23 through the connecting water tank 6, so that the cleaning liquid accumulated in the groove 17 is extracted, and then injected into the inside of the connecting pipe 2 through the output end, so that the accumulated liquid flows into the inside of the liquid accumulation groove 14.

[0030] Working principle: first, when using the kind of rapid detection printer fault device, first put the device on the flat ground, at this time the device is connected to the power supply, the ink cartridge 13 is placed above the support rod 5, at this time the electric push rod 701 drives the lifting plate 12 to descend, the nozzle 19 penetrates the inside of the connecting groove 703, so that the nozzle 19 is exposed on the surface of the lifting plate 12, the infusion tube 702 is sleeved on the top of the nozzle 19, then the extraction of the cleaning liquid through the output pump 8 output end injects the cleaning liquid into the inside of the liquid storage tank 10, the infusion tube 702 injects the cleaning liquid into the nozzle 19, the suction tube 18 and the inside of the ink cartridge 13, judges whether the nozzle is blocked by the shape of the spray through the penetration of different groups of inkjet heads 16, realizes the rapid detection of the inkjet head 16.

[0031] Secondly, when the cleaning liquid injected into the nozzle 19 by the infusion tube 702 overflows in the groove 17 due to pressure problems, at this time the connecting pump 4 output end drives the connecting water tank 6 to make the connecting hose two 20 and the suction tube 23 connected with the connecting hose one 15 to extract the cleaning liquid in the groove 17, which can reduce the erosion of the cleaning liquid to the ink cartridge 13.

[0032] Finally, the cleaning liquid sprayed by the inkjet head 16 falls into the liquid accumulation tank 14, and the connecting pump 4 output end injects the extracted liquid into the inside of the connecting pipe 2, which also makes the liquid flow into the liquid accumulation tank 14, realizes the centralized collection of the liquid, facilitates the subsequent processing, and finally completes the work.

[0033] It should be noted that for the foregoing embodiments, in order to simply describe, they are all expressed as a series of action combinations, but those skilled in the art should know that the present application is not limited by the action sequence described, because according to the present application, certain steps can be performed in other order or simultaneously. Secondly, those skilled in the art should know that the embodiments described in the specification all belong to preferred embodiments, and the actions and modules involved are not necessarily necessary for the present application.

[0034] In several embodiments provided by the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed device can be implemented by other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are only schematic, and for example, the division of the above units can be different, for example, multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. In addition, the display or discussion of the coupling or communication connection between the units can be indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, and can be electrical or other forms.

[0035] The units described as separate components above can or can not be physically separate, and the components shown as units can or can not be physical units, i.e., can be located in one place, or can be distributed to multiple network units. Part or all of the units can be selected to achieve the purposes of the embodiments of the present application according to actual needs.

[0036] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and do not limit the protection scope of the application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, but not all of the embodiments of the present application. Based on these embodiments, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work shall fall within the scope of the present application. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art can still make modifications to the features of the embodiments of the present application according to the situation without conflict, and without creative work, to combine, delete or make other adjustments to the features of the embodiments of the present application according to the situation, so as to obtain different, but essentially not deviating from the concept of the present application. Other technical solutions, which also belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A device for rapid detection of printer malfunctions, comprising a connection base plate (1), characterized in that: The connecting bottom plate (1) top is equipped with fixed vertical plate (3), the side wall of fixed vertical plate (3) is equipped with support plate (11), the side wall of fixed vertical plate (3) is installed two groups of support rod (5), and the top of two groups support rod (5) is placed ink cartridge (13), the bottom of support plate (11) is movably connected with lifting plate (12), the bottom of support plate (11) is provided with clamping mechanism (7), the bottom of support plate (11) is provided with four groups of infusion tube (702), the inside of lifting plate (12) is provided with connecting groove (703), the top of ink cartridge (13) is provided with recess (17), the inside of ink cartridge (13) is fixed with ink extraction tube (18), the top of ink extraction tube (18) is installed with pipe mouth (19); The top of connecting bottom plate (1) is located on the side of fixed vertical plate (3) and is provided with liquid accumulation groove (14), the inside of fixed vertical plate (3) is fixed with connecting water tank (6), the side wall of fixed vertical plate (3) is installed with connecting pump (4), the input end of connecting pump (4) is communicated with the inside of connecting water tank (6), the output end of connecting pump (4) is communicated with connecting pipe (2), the end of connecting pipe (2) near liquid accumulation groove (14) is communicated with the inside of liquid accumulation groove (14); The connecting groove (703) is penetrated by pipe mouth (19) without interruption, the bottom of ink cartridge (13) is installed with inkjet head (16), the bottom of lifting plate (12) is provided with connecting hose one (15), the bottom of the electric push rod (701) is fixedly connected with the top of lifting plate (12); The top of support plate (11) is installed with liquid storage tank (10), one side of liquid storage tank (10) is fixed with output pump (8), the output end of output pump (8) is fixedly connected with auxiliary pipe (9), the end of auxiliary pipe (9) near liquid storage tank (10) is communicated with the inside of liquid storage tank (10); The bottom of lifting plate (12) is installed with connecting block (21) on both sides of connecting groove (703), the inside of connecting block (21) is penetrated by connecting hose two (20); One end of connecting hose one (15) is communicated with connecting water tank (6), the other end of connecting hose one (15) is communicated with the side wall of connecting hose two (20); The top of connecting block (21) is installed with auxiliary seat (22), the top of auxiliary seat (22) is installed with adsorption pipe (23), the inside of adsorption pipe (23) is communicated with the inside of connecting hose two (20).

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