External ink bin suitable for ink-jet printer

Abstract

The utility model discloses an external ink chamber suitable for an ink-jet printer, comprising a waste ink chamber, one side of the waste ink chamber is provided with ink chamber bodies, a plurality of groups of the ink chamber bodies are uniformly distributed, one side of the waste ink chamber far away from the ink chamber bodies is provided with a line concentration protection chamber, and the waste ink chamber and the ink chamber bodies have the same structure. The waste ink bin and the ink bin body are connected to the ink-jet printer through a hose, the waste ink bin is connected to a waste ink opening of the ink-jet printer, the waste ink bin is connected with a pipe opening of waste ink discharged from the interior of the printer through the hose, the waste ink is directly guided into the waste ink bin, sponge is not needed to absorb the waste ink, and therefore the waste ink is prevented from overflowing during transportation and movement. The problem that in the background technology, no relative sealing measure is taken for the sponge, so that waste ink is likely to overflow from the sponge during transportation and movement, and use is affected is solved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to inkjet printer technical field, especially relate to a kind of external ink tank suitable for inkjet printer. BACKGROUND

[0002] Inkjet printer is a kind of printing equipment using inkjet technology to spray ink on paper to form text and image. It usually includes one or more print heads, which contain tiny nozzles that can accurately control the ejection of ink, and waste ink is generated during printing. Generally, a block of sponge is provided in the printer to absorb waste ink, but there is no relative sealing measure for the sponge, which causes waste ink to easily overflow from the sponge during transportation and movement, affecting use. Therefore, an external ink tank suitable for inkjet printer is proposed. SUMMARY

[0003] The utility model aims at overcoming the problem that there is no relative sealing measure for the sponge in the prior art, which causes waste ink to easily overflow from the sponge during transportation and movement, affecting use. It provides an external ink tank suitable for inkjet printer, which connects the waste ink tank and the nozzle of the printer through a hose to directly guide the waste ink into the waste ink tank, without the need for a sponge to absorb waste ink, thereby avoiding waste ink overflow during transportation and movement.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides an external ink tank suitable for inkjet printer, which includes a waste ink tank. One side of the waste ink tank is provided with an ink tank body. The ink tank body is uniformly distributed with multiple groups. The side of the waste ink tank away from the ink tank body is provided with a centralized protection tank. The waste ink tank and the ink tank body are the same structure and are connected to the inkjet printer through a hose. The waste ink tank is connected to the waste ink port of the inkjet printer.

[0005] Preferably, the waste ink tank includes an ink cartridge tank, an inner tank, an upper connecting port and a lower connecting port. The ink cartridge tank is arranged between the ink tank body and the centralized protection tank. The ink cartridge tank is provided with an upper and lower opening. The inner tank is arranged in the ink cartridge tank. The upper connecting port is arranged on the top of the inner tank. The lower connecting port is arranged below the inner tank. The lower connecting port is connected to the inkjet printer through a hose.

[0006] Preferably, the centralized protection tank includes a buckle plate, a protection tank body, a connecting head and a fixed buckle. The protection tank body is arranged on the side of the waste ink tank. The protection tank body is provided with a side opening. The buckle plate is fixed on the side opening of the protection tank body by clamping buckle. The connecting head is uniformly distributed in the middle of the inner wall of the protection tank body. The fixed buckle is symmetrically arranged above and below the connecting head and on the side of the inner wall of the protection tank body. The connecting head is connected to the inkjet printer and the lower connecting port through a hose at both ends.

[0007] Preferably, the ink cartridge bin top is hingedly provided with an upper cover, the upper cover completely covers the upper opening of the ink cartridge bin, and the side of the upper cover away from the hinged end of the ink cartridge bin is provided with a protrusion in a rectangular structure.

[0008] Preferably, the ink cartridge bin top is hingedly provided with an upper cover, the upper cover completely covers the upper opening of the ink cartridge bin, and the side of the upper cover away from the hinged end of the ink cartridge bin is provided with a protrusion in a rectangular structure.

[0009] Preferably, the ink cartridge bin top is hingedly provided with an upper cover, the upper cover completely covers the upper opening of the ink cartridge bin, and the side of the upper cover away from the hinged end of the ink cartridge bin is provided with a protrusion in a rectangular structure.

[0010] Preferably, the ink cartridge bin top is hingedly provided with an upper cover, the upper cover completely covers the upper opening of the ink cartridge bin, and the side of the upper cover away from the hinged end of the ink cartridge bin is provided with a protrusion in a rectangular structure.

[0011] Preferably, the ink cartridge bin top is hingedly provided with an upper cover, the upper cover completely covers the upper opening of the ink cartridge bin, and the side of the upper cover away from the hinged end of the ink cartridge bin is provided with a protrusion in a rectangular structure.

[0012] Preferably, the ink cartridge bin top is hingedly provided with an upper cover, the upper cover completely covers the upper opening of the ink cartridge bin, and the side of the upper cover away from the hinged end of the ink cartridge bin is provided with a protrusion in a rectangular structure.

[0013] The beneficial effects of the present application are as follows:

[0014] The present application connects the waste ink outlet of the waste ink bin and the printer through a hose, directly introduces the waste ink into the waste ink bin, avoids the waste ink from spilling during transportation and movement, solves the problem of the sponge not being relatively sealed in the background art, and avoids the waste ink from spilling from the sponge during transportation and movement, thereby affecting use.

[0015] Moreover, the line collection protection bin is arranged, the connecting hose of the ink bin and the printer is stored and managed, the aging of the hose is delayed, the service life is prolonged, the hose can be hidden, and the appearance of the ink cartridge is not affected by the exposed hose. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 The present application is applicable to the overall structure of the external ink bin of the inkjet printer.

[0017] Figure 2 The present application is applicable to the internal structure of the line collection protection bin of the external ink bin of the inkjet printer.

[0018] Figure 3The utility model is an overall structural diagram of an ink tank body in an external ink tank suitable for an inkjet printer.

[0019] Figure 4 The utility model is a diagram showing the internal structure of an ink tank body in an external ink tank suitable for an inkjet printer.

[0020] Figure 5 This is a structural diagram from another perspective of the ink tank body in the external ink tank of the inkjet printer of the utility model.

[0021] In the figure: 1. Waste ink tank; 2. Ink tank body; 3. Line collection and protection tank; 4. Ink cartridge tank; 5. Inner tank; 6. Upper connection port; 7. Lower connection port; 8. Buckle plate; 9. Protection tank body; 10. Connector; 11. Fixing buckle; 12. Upper cover; 13. Bump; 14. Observation panel; 15. Mounting slot; 16. Connecting plate; 17. Bottom opening; 18. Rear opening. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The following is combined with Figures 1-5 The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. All other embodiments derived by persons of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative effort shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0023] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "longitudinal", "transverse", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating the orientation or position relationship, are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, specific orientation structure and operation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0024] The embodiment provides an external ink tank suitable for an inkjet printer, which comprises a waste ink tank 1, one side of the waste ink tank 1 is provided with an ink tank body 2, a plurality of groups of the ink tank body 2 are uniformly distributed, one side of the waste ink tank 1 away from the ink tank body 2 is provided with a centralized protection tank 3, the waste ink tank 1 and the ink tank body 2 are the same in structure, the waste ink tank 1 and the ink tank body 2 are connected to the inkjet printer through a hose, the waste ink tank 1 is connected to a waste ink port of the inkjet printer, the waste ink tank 1 comprises a cartridge tank 4, an inner tank 5, an upper connecting port 6 and a lower connecting port 7, the cartridge tank 4 is arranged between the ink tank body 2 and the centralized protection tank 3, the cartridge tank 4 is provided with an upper opening and a lower opening, the inner tank 5 is arranged in the cartridge tank 4, the upper connecting port 6 is arranged at the top of the inner tank 5, the lower connecting port 7 is arranged below the inner tank 5, the lower connecting port 7 is connected to the waste ink discharge port of the inkjet printer through a hose, the upper connecting pipe in the waste ink tank 1 is connected to the waste ink discharge port of the printer through a hose, and is used for receiving waste ink discharged from the printer.

[0025] In one embodiment, specifically, the centralized protection tank 3 comprises a buckle plate 8, a protection tank body 9, a connecting head 10 and a fixed buckle 11, the protection tank body 9 is arranged on the side of the waste ink tank 1, the protection tank body 9 is provided with a side opening, the buckle plate 8 is fixed on the side opening of the protection tank body 9 through buckling, the connecting head 10 is uniformly distributed in the middle of the inner wall of the protection tank body 9, the fixed buckle 11 is symmetrically arranged above and below the connecting head 10 and on the side of the inner wall of the protection tank body 9, the connecting head 10 is connected to the inkjet printer and the lower connecting port 7 through a hose at two ends, the bottom wall of the protection tank body 9 is provided with an upper protrusion at the center, one side of the bottom wall of the protection tank body 9 is provided with a bottom opening 17, the side wall of the protection tank body 9 is provided with a rear opening 18 at the lower end, the connecting head 10 is buckled into the fixed buckle 11, the connecting head 10 is connected with the hose at two ends, the hoses at two ends are connected to the lower connecting port 7 and the printer through the bottom opening 17 and the rear opening 18 respectively, the cartridge tank provides ink for the printer, the protection tank body 9 and the buckle plate 8 are used for separating the hose from the outside, on the one hand, aging is avoided, and on the other hand, the appearance of the cartridge tank is improved.

[0026] In one embodiment, specifically, the cartridge tank 4 is provided with an observation plate 14 at the middle of the front face, the observation plate 14 and the inner tank 5 are made of transparent materials, the ink remaining amount in the cartridge tank can be observed, the capacity of the inner tank 5 is 350ml, the warning line on the observation plate 14 is 100ml, the customer is effectively reminded to supplement ink, the capacity is relatively large, the fault tolerance is relatively high, the probability that air enters the pipeline from the ink tank is effectively avoided, the risk of ink breakage, unclear printing and frequent ink adding is effectively reduced, and effective and continuous printing is ensured.

[0027] In one embodiment, specifically, the ink cartridge bin 4 is symmetrically recessed on one side and provided with a mounting groove 15, the bottom wall and the side wall of the mounting groove 15 are provided with an opening structure, the other side of the ink cartridge bin 4 is symmetrically provided with a connecting plate 16, the connecting plate 16 is correspondingly arranged with the mounting groove 15, the connecting plate 16 is inserted into the mounting groove 15, the connection and fixation of multiple groups of ink cartridge bins 4 are completed, the ink cartridge bin 4 can be increased or reduced according to the requirement, the cross-sectional shape of the mounting groove 15 and the connecting plate 16 is L-shaped structure.

[0028] The working process of the external ink bin suitable for the inkjet printer in the embodiment is as follows: the hose is connected to the two sides of the connecting head 10, one side of the hose is connected to the printer and the waste ink outlet of the printer, and the other side of the hose is connected to the lower connecting pipe, wherein the corresponding hose connected to the waste ink outlet is connected to the upper connecting pipe on the waste ink bin 1, the waste ink outlet is no longer in contact with the sponge in the printer, directly enters the waste ink bin 1 through the hose and the connecting head 10, completes the waste ink collection, avoids waste ink overflow during transportation and movement, when the printer needs to be moved, the ink bin is taken off from the printer, the ink bin and the printer are disconnected, and the ink bin and the printer are transported separately.

[0029] The above is only an example and description of the structure of the utility model, and those skilled in the art can make various modifications or supplements or adopt similar ways to replace the described specific embodiments, as long as the modifications or supplements or replacements do not deviate from the structure of the utility model or exceed the range defined by the present application, which shall belong to the protection range of the utility model.

Claims

1. An external ink tank suitable for use in an inkjet printer, characterized in that, Including waste ink bin (1), one side of waste ink bin (1) is provided with ink bin body (2), ink bin body (2) is uniformly distributed and provided with multiple groups, the side away from ink bin body (2) of waste ink bin (1) is provided with concentrator protection bin (3), waste ink bin (1) and ink bin body (2) are the same structure, waste ink bin (1) and ink bin body (2) are connected to inkjet printer through hose, waste ink bin (1) is connected to waste ink port of inkjet printer; The waste ink bin (1) includes a cartridge bin (4), an inner bin (5), an upper connecting port (6) and a lower connecting port (7), the cartridge bin (4) is arranged between the ink bin body (2) and the concentrator protection bin (3), the cartridge bin (4) is provided with an upper and lower opening, the inner bin (5) is arranged in the cartridge bin (4), the upper connecting port (6) is arranged at the top of the inner bin (5), and the lower connecting port (7) is arranged below the inner bin (5), and the lower connecting port (7) is connected to the inkjet printer through the hose.

2. The external ink tank suitable for use in an inkjet printer according to claim 1, characterized in that, The concentrator protection bin (3) includes a buckle plate (8), a protection bin body (9), a connecting head (10) and a fixed buckle (11), the protection bin body (9) is arranged on the side of the waste ink bin (1), the protection bin body (9) is provided with a side opening, the buckle plate (8) is fixed on the side opening of the protection bin body (9) through buckling, the connecting head (10) is uniformly distributed and arranged in the middle of the inner wall of the protection bin body (9), and the fixed buckle (11) is symmetrically arranged on the upper and lower connecting heads (10) and arranged on the side of the inner wall of the protection bin body (9). The two ends of the connecting head (10) are connected to the inkjet printer and the lower connecting port (7) through the hose.

3. The external ink tank suitable for use in an inkjet printer according to claim 1, wherein The top of the cartridge bin (4) is hingedly provided with an upper cover (12), the upper cover (12) completely covers the upper opening of the cartridge bin (4), one side of the upper cover (12) away from the cartridge bin (4) is hingedly provided with a protruding block (13), and the protruding block (13) is a rectangular structure.

4. The external ink tank suitable for use in an inkjet printer according to claim 1, wherein The front middle part of the cartridge bin (4) is provided with an observation plate (14), and the observation plate (14) and the inner bin (5) are made of transparent material.

5. The external ink tank suitable for use in an inkjet printer according to claim 1, wherein One side of the cartridge bin (4) is symmetrically recessed and provided with a mounting groove (15), the bottom wall and the side wall of the mounting groove (15) are provided with an opening structure, the other side of the cartridge bin (4) is symmetrically provided with a connecting plate (16), the connecting plate (16) is correspondingly arranged with the mounting groove (15), and the connecting plate (16) is inserted into the mounting groove (15).

6. The external ink tank suitable for use in an inkjet printer according to claim 5, characterized in that, The cross-sectional shape of the mounting groove (15) and the connecting plate (16) is L-shaped structure.

7. The external ink tank suitable for use in an inkjet printer according to claim 1, wherein The bottom wall of the protection bin body (9) is centrally provided with an upper protrusion, and one side of the bottom wall of the protection bin body (9) is provided with a bottom opening (17).

8. The external ink tank suitable for use in an inkjet printer according to claim 1, wherein The side wall of the protection bin body (9) is provided with a rear opening (18) at the lower end.

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