Ink receiving device and ink-jet digital printer
By setting a guide plate on the cover of the ink receiving device and an interface corresponding to the printhead assembly, the problem of ink splashing during printhead ink discharge is solved, achieving stable printing and extending equipment life, while maintaining a neat appearance.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423170860.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-19
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-05
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-19
AI Technical Summary
Existing ink collection devices are prone to ink splattering during printhead ink ejection, affecting print quality and equipment lifespan.
An ink receiving device was designed, which uses a cover plate to cover the top opening of the ink receiving cavity, and a guide plate is set in the interface of the cover plate. The guide plate corresponds one-to-one with the print head assembly to prevent ink splashing and guide the ink to the ink receiving cavity through the guide plate.
It effectively prevents ink splatter, maintains stable print quality, extends equipment life, and ensures that the inks in each printhead component do not mix, resulting in a neat and aesthetically pleasing appearance.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The application belongs to the technical field of digital inkjet printing, and more particularly relates to an ink receiving device and a digital inkjet printer. BACKGROUND
[0002] A digital inkjet printer is a printing device that forms images or characters by spraying ink from a nozzle onto paper or other media. The ink receiving device plays a crucial role in the printing process of a digital inkjet printer, and it is mainly responsible for receiving the excess ink sprayed from the nozzle and maintaining the nozzle by emptying it. This device not only ensures the continuity of the printing process and the stability of the printing quality, but also has important significance for prolonging the service life of the printer. However, the current ink receiving device is generally designed with an open mouth, which causes ink splashing when the nozzle is emptied. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL
[0003] The purpose of the embodiment of the application is to provide an ink receiving device and a digital inkjet printer to solve the technical problem of ink splashing when the nozzle is emptied in the prior art.
[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the technical solution adopted by the application is to provide an ink receiving device, comprising:
[0005] An ink receiving tray having an ink receiving cavity;
[0006] A cover plate covering the top opening of the ink receiving cavity, the cover plate having a plurality of first interfaces arranged in a first direction, each first interface being provided with a first flow guide piece, and each first interface corresponding to each group of nozzle assemblies.
[0007] In some embodiments, the first flow guide piece is inclinedly arranged in the first interface, the first flow guide piece having a first side and a second side arranged oppositely, the first side being connected with an inner wall of one side of the first interface and extending along the inner wall, and the second side being located in the ink receiving cavity; the second side and the inner wall of the first interface form a gap for ink to flow into.
[0008] In some embodiments, the vertical projection of the first flow guide piece covers at least half of the vertical projection area of the first interface.
[0009] In some embodiments, the ink receiving device further comprises a base having a receiving cavity, the ink receiving tray being arranged in the receiving cavity, the base being provided with a window corresponding to the cover plate, the cover plate being provided with a second interface on one side of the same end of the first interface and the inner wall of the window, and the second interface being provided with a second flow guide piece.
[0010] In some embodiments, the bottom of the ink receiving cavity is provided with a waste outlet outside the area covered by the cover plate, the ink receiving disc can slide out of the receiving cavity, and the ink receiving disc can slide back to the receiving cavity.
[0011] In some embodiments, the base is provided with a detection member for detecting whether the ink receiving disc is reset in place, and the detection member is in communication connection with the upper computer.
[0012] In some embodiments, when the detection member detects that the ink receiving disc is not reset in place, the upper computer controls the inkjet assembly to not spray ink.
[0013] In some embodiments, a guide rail assembly is connected between the base and the ink receiving disc, and the guide rail assembly is used to guide the sliding of the ink receiving disc.
[0014] In some embodiments, the ink receiving disc is provided with a handle on at least one side along the sliding direction thereof.
[0015] In another aspect, the application also provides a digital inkjet printer comprising an inkjet device and the above-mentioned ink receiving device.
[0016] The ink receiving device and the digital inkjet printer provided by the application have the beneficial effects that the cover plate covers the top opening of the ink receiving cavity, the cover plate has a first interface, and a first flow guide piece is arranged in the first interface, when ink is received, the inkjet assembly can spray ink to the first interface, the first flow guide piece guides the ink to the ink receiving cavity, and at the same time, prevents ink from splashing when the inkjet assembly sprays ink. In addition, by arranging each first interface to correspond to each group of inkjet assemblies one by one, different colors of ink of each inkjet assembly are prevented from mixing on the outer surface of the cover plate, so that the outer surface of the cover plate is neat and beautiful. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or prior art description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort on the basis of these drawings.
[0018] Figure 1 The three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the ink receiving device provided by the embodiments of the application;
[0019] Figure 2 The bottom structure schematic diagram of the ink receiving device provided by the embodiments of the application;
[0020] Figure 3 The longitudinal section structure schematic diagram of the ink receiving device provided by the embodiments of the application;
[0021] Figure 4 For Figure 3 An enlarged structural schematic view of a partial A bureau;
[0022] Figure 5 For the structure schematic view of the guide structure in the ink receiving device provided by the embodiment of the application;
[0023] Figure 6 For the structure schematic view of the base, cover plate, detection piece and guide rail assembly in the ink receiving device provided by the embodiment of the application;
[0024] Figure 7 For the structure schematic view of the guide structure and ink receiving disc in the ink receiving device provided by the embodiment of the application;
[0025] Figure 8 For Figure 3 An enlarged structural schematic view of a partial B bureau.
[0026] In the drawings, various reference signs represent:
[0027] 100, ink receiving disc; 110, ink receiving cavity; 120, waste outlet; 130, handle; 140, first bottom wall; 150, guide wall; 210, cover plate; 211, first interface; 2111, first inner wall; 2112, second inner wall; 212, first guide fin; 2121, first side; 2122, second side; 213, base plate; 300, base; 310, receiving cavity; 320, window; 330, second interface; 340, second guide fin; 350, wiring rack; 400, detection piece; 500, guide rail assembly; 510, first guide rail; 511, first mounting plate; 512, first side plate; 520, second guide rail; 521, second mounting plate; 522, second side plate; X, first direction; Y, second direction. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0028] In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and beneficial effects of the present application clearer, the present application will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application and not to limit the present application.
[0029] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or indirectly connected to the other element.
[0030] It should be understood that the terms "length", "width", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate directions or positions based on the directions or positions shown in the drawings, and are used only for the purpose of facilitating the description of the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application.
[0031] In addition, the terms "first", "second" are only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more, unless otherwise explicitly and specifically limited.
[0032] As described in the background, the current ink receiving device is generally designed to be open, which causes ink to splash when the inkjet head discharges ink into the ink receiving tray.
[0033] To solve the above problems, the present application provides an ink receiving device and a digital inkjet printer. The ink receiving device covers the top opening of the ink receiving cavity 110 with the cover plate 210, sets the first flow guide plate 212 in each first interface 211, prevents ink splashing through the first flow guide plate 212, and introduces ink into the ink receiving cavity 110 through the first flow guide plate 212.
[0034] Please refer to Figures 1 to 5 The ink receiving device provided by the present application will be described.
[0035] The ink receiving device includes an ink receiving tray 100 and a cover plate 210. The ink receiving tray 100 has an ink receiving cavity 110. The cover plate 210 is arranged on the top opening of the ink receiving cavity 110. The cover plate 210 has a plurality of first interfaces 211 arranged along the first direction X in sequence and at intervals. Each first interface 211 is provided with a first flow guide plate 212. The first interface 212 is used to correspond to each group of inkjet head assemblies one by one.
[0036] When the inkjet equipment discharges ink, each group of inkjet head assemblies can correspond to a first interface 211. The inkjet head assemblies spray ink to the first interface 211. The first flow guide plate 212 guides the ink to the ink receiving cavity 110.
[0037] The ink receiving device provided by the embodiments of the present application is arranged on the top opening of the ink receiving cavity 110 through the cover plate 210, the cover plate 210 has the first interface 211, and the first interface 211 is provided with the first flow guide piece 212, when the ink is received, the ink head can spray ink to the first interface 211, the first flow guide piece 212 guides the ink to the ink receiving cavity 110, and at the same time, the first flow guide piece 212 can also block the splashing of the ink. In addition, by independently arranging each first interface 211, each group of ink head assemblies is arranged in one-to-one correspondence with each first interface 211, so that the inks of different colors of each ink head assembly are prevented from mixing on the outer surface of the cover plate 210, and the outer surface of the cover plate 210 is neat and beautiful.
[0038] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 5 , the first interface 211 extends along the second direction Y, and the extension line of the second direction Y and the extension line of the first direction X form an acute angle, a right angle or an obtuse angle. Wherein, by extending the first interface 211 along the second direction Y, one first interface 211 can correspond to one group of ink head assemblies distributed along the second direction Y to receive the ink sprayed by the group of ink head assemblies.
[0039] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 4 and Figure 5 , the first flow guide piece 212 is connected with the inner wall of one side of the first interface 211 along the first direction X, and the first flow guide piece 212 extends from the inner wall.
[0040] Specifically, the first interface 211 has the first inner wall 2111 and the second inner wall 2112 arranged oppositely along the first direction X, the first flow guide piece 212 is connected with the first inner wall 2111, or the first flow guide piece 212 is connected with the second inner wall 2112. Specifically, the first flow guide piece 212 is integrally connected with the first inner wall 2111 or the second inner wall 2112.
[0041] Preferably, the first flow guide piece 212 is integrally connected with the first inner wall 2111 and extends along the first inner wall 2111 from one side to the other side of the first interface 211 along the second direction Y, so that the opposite ends of the first flow guide piece 212 along the second direction Y are connected with the inner walls of the two sides of the first interface 211 along the second direction Y, or the opposite ends of the first flow guide piece 212 along the second direction Y are spaced apart from the opposite inner walls of the first interface 211 along the second direction Y. The above arrangement makes the first flow guide piece 212 occupy different positions of the first interface 211 along the second direction Y, so as to achieve a better effect of preventing ink splashing.
[0042] In some embodiments, the vertical projection of the first flow guide piece 212 and the vertical projection of the first interface 211 at least partially overlap, so that the first flow guide piece 212 can effectively prevent the splashing of the ink.
[0043] Preferably, the first deflector 212 has a vertical projection that covers at least half of the vertical projection of the first interface 211, so that the first deflector 212 has a better anti-splashing effect on foreign matters.
[0044] In some embodiments, the first deflector 212 is obliquely arranged in the first interface 211, i.e., in the vertical direction, the vertical distance from the first deflector 212 to the first interface 211 gradually increases from the first side 2121 to the second side 2122, so as to meet the flow guiding effect on the ink. The first deflector 212 has the first side 2121 and the second side 2122 arranged oppositely. The first side 2121 is connected with one of the inner walls of the first interface 211 and extends along the inner wall. The second side 2122 is located in the ink receiving cavity 110 and forms a gap with the second inner wall 2112 of the first interface 211, which allows the ink to flow into. In this embodiment, the first deflector 212 extends from one of the inner walls of the first interface 211 to the ink receiving cavity 110, thereby achieving the flow guiding effect of the ink.
[0045] Specifically, the first deflector 212 can extend from the first side 2121 to the second side 2122 along a straight line, a curve or an arc.
[0046] In some embodiments, the vertical projection of the second side 2122 is located between the two inner walls of the first interface 211 in the first direction X, i.e., the vertical projection of the second side 2122 is located between the first inner wall 2111 and the second inner wall 2112 of the first interface 211, so that the first deflector 212 has an anti-splashing effect. Preferably, the vertical projection of the second side 2122 is arranged close to the second inner wall 2112, so that the anti-splashing effect of the first deflector 212 is better.
[0047] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 6 the ink receiving device further comprises a base 300 having a receiving cavity 310, the ink receiving tray 100 is arranged in the receiving cavity 310, and the base 300 is provided with a window 320 corresponding to the cover plate 210. The cover plate 210 forms a second interface 330 with the inner wall of the window 320 on the same side of the first interface 211, and the second interface 330 is provided with a second deflector 340. By arranging the second interface 330, when the inkjet equipment has a large amount of ink to be discharged into the ink receiving cavity 110, in order to improve the ink discharge speed, the ink in the ink cartridge of the inkjet equipment can be directly poured into the ink receiving cavity 110 from the second interface 330, without damaging the partitioned ink discharge of the first interface 211.
[0048] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 5The second guide vane 340 extends from the inner wall of one side of the second interface 330 in the second direction Y to the ink receiving cavity 110 in a straight line, a curve or an arc, which can prevent ink splashing and guide the ink.
[0049] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 6 , the bottom of the ink receiving cavity 110 is provided with a waste outlet 120, which is located outside the area covered by the cover plate 210 to avoid the cover plate 210 blocking the waste outlet 120. The ink receiving tray 100 can be slid out of the receiving cavity 310, and the ink receiving tray 100 can be slid back to the receiving cavity 310. Specifically, in the normal use state, the ink receiving tray 100 is received in the receiving cavity 310, the cover plate 210 is arranged on the top opening of the ink receiving tray 100, and the ink head assembly is moved to the upper side of the ink receiving tray 100 to discharge ink. When the ink receiving tray 100 needs to be cleaned, the ink receiving tray 100 is slid out of the receiving cavity 310 to facilitate the user to clean the waste outlet 120 to prevent the waste outlet 120 from being blocked.
[0050] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 6 , the base 300 is provided with a detection member 400 for detecting whether the ink receiving tray 100 is reset in place, and the detection member 400 is in communication connection with the upper computer.
[0051] Specifically, the ink receiving tray 100 can slide relative to the base 300 and has a first position and a second position. When the ink receiving tray 100 is in the first position, the ink receiving tray 100 is received in the receiving cavity 310 of the base 300. When the ink receiving tray 100 is in the second position, the ink receiving tray 100 is extended relative to the base 300.
[0052] When the ink receiving tray 100 is reset from the second position to the first position, the detection member 400 can detect the ink receiving tray 100 and feed back to the upper computer. The upper computer knows that the ink receiving tray 100 is assembled in place, that is, the ink receiving tray 100 can receive ink, so when the ink head needs to be discharged, the ink receiving device can be directly moved to the lower side of the ink head. When the ink receiving tray 100 is not assembled in place, the upper computer controls the ink head assembly not to spray ink to avoid ink splashing to other places.
[0053] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 3 , Figure 7 and Figure 8 , the base 300 and the ink receiving tray 100 are connected with a guide rail assembly 500, which is used for guiding the sliding of the base 300. The guide rail assembly 500 can guide the sliding of the ink receiving tray 100, ensure that the ink receiving tray 100 can slide in a straight line, and ensure that the ink receiving tray 100 slides stably.
[0054] In some specific embodiments, the guide rail assembly 500 comprises a first guide rail 510 and a second guide rail 520, the first guide rail 510 is mounted on the ink tray 100, and the second guide rail 520 is mounted on the base 300, the first guide rail 510 and the second guide rail 520 are slidingly fitted to guide the sliding of the ink tray 100.
[0055] Specifically, referring to Figure 8 , the first guide rail 510 comprises a first mounting plate 511 and first side plates 512 connected to the upper and lower sides of the first mounting plate 511, the first mounting plate 511 is arranged on the outer side wall of the ink tray 100, and the first mounting plate 511 is locked to the ink tray 100 by fasteners. The second guide rail 520 comprises a second mounting plate 521 and second side plates 522 connected to the upper and lower sides of the second mounting plate 521, the second mounting plate 521 is arranged on the outer side wall of the base 300, and the second mounting plate 521 is locked to the base 300 by fasteners. The first guide rail 510 is inserted into the second guide rail 520, specifically, the two first side plates 512 are slidingly fitted with the two second side plates 522 respectively, and the two first side plates 512 are arranged between the two second side plates 522. In this way, the sliding of the ink tray 100 is guided by the sliding fitting of the two first side plates 512 and the two second side plates 522.
[0056] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 8 , the ink tray 100 can slide in the second direction Y, and the guide rail assembly 500 is arranged between the ink tray 100 and the base 300 on the opposite outer side of the ink tray 100 in the first direction X. The arrangement of the two guide rail assemblies 500 can ensure the stability of the sliding of the ink tray 100.
[0057] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the ink tray 100 is provided with a handle 130 on at least one side in the sliding direction of the ink tray 100. The arrangement of the handle 130 facilitates the user to withdraw the ink tray 100 from the storage cavity 310 and also facilitates the user to store the ink tray 100 back into the storage cavity 310, which is simple to operate.
[0058] Specifically, the ink tray 100 is provided with a handle 130 on the side away from the storage cavity 310, so that the ink tray 100 can be pulled back into the storage cavity 310 from the outside by the handle 130. It can be understood that in other embodiments of the present application, handles 130 can also be arranged on opposite sides of the ink tray 100 in the sliding direction of the ink tray 100, which is not limited herein.
[0059] In some embodiments, referring to Figures 1 to 3 , Figure 6 and Figure 7The cover plate 210 is detachably connected with the ink receiving tray 100. Through the detachable connection of the cover plate 210 and the ink receiving tray 100, the installation of the cover plate 210 is facilitated, and the inaccuracy of the cover plate 210 and the ink receiving tray 100 caused by the sliding of the ink receiving tray 100 is avoided.
[0060] In some embodiments, the cover plate 210 is detachably connected with the ink receiving tray 100 through the locking of the fastener, so that the cover plate 210 is convenient to disassemble and assemble.
[0061] In some specific embodiments, referring to Figure 4 and Figure 5 The cover plate 210 includes a base plate 213, the base plate 213 covers the top opening of the ink receiving tray 100, the base plate 213 is detachably connected with the ink receiving tray 100 through the fastener, and the first interface 211 and the first flow guide piece 212 are formed on the base plate 213.
[0062] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 1 The base 300 is further provided with a wiring rack 350, and the wires connected with the detection member 400 are led out through the wiring rack 350 to be connected with the upper computer.
[0063] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 2 The bottom of the ink receiving tray 100 is provided with a guide wall 150, the guide wall 150 is inclined to guide the ink at the higher position of the bottom of the ink receiving tray 100 to the waste outlet 120 at the lower position, so that the waste outlet 120 is convenient to clean.
[0064] Specifically, the bottom of the ink receiving tray 100 further includes a first bottom wall 140, the first bottom wall 140 is connected with the guide wall 150, and the waste outlet 120 is formed on the first bottom wall 140.
[0065] On the other hand, the application also provides a digital inkjet printer, which includes an inkjet device and an ink receiving device. The inkjet head assembly in the inkjet device can be moved to the upper side of the ink receiving device to perform inkjet. The ink receiving device is used to receive the ink discharged from the inkjet head assembly and prevent the ink from splashing through the first flow guide piece 211.
[0066] The above only describes the preferred embodiments of the present application and is not used to limit the present application. Any modification, equivalent replacement and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. An ink receiving device, characterized by, The ink receiving device comprises: an ink receiving tray having an ink receiving cavity; a cover plate covering a top opening of the ink receiving cavity, the cover plate having a plurality of first interfaces arranged in a first direction, each of the first interfaces being provided with a first flow guide plate, and each of the first interfaces corresponding to one of the groups of inkjet head assemblies.
2. The ink adapter of claim 1, wherein The first flow guide plate is arranged in the first interface in an inclined manner, the first flow guide plate having a first side and a second side arranged oppositely, the first side being connected to an inner wall of one side of the first interface and extending along the inner wall, and the second side being located in the ink receiving cavity; the second side and the inner wall of the first interface form a gap for ink to flow into.
3. The ink adapter of claim 1, wherein A vertical projection of the first flow guide plate covers at least half of an area of a vertical projection of the first interface.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein The ink receiving device further comprises a base having a receiving cavity, the ink receiving tray being arranged in the receiving cavity, the base being provided with a window corresponding to the cover plate, a second interface being formed between one side of the cover plate at the same end of the first interface and an inner wall of the window, and the second interface being provided with a second flow guide plate.
5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein A waste outlet is arranged at a bottom of the ink receiving cavity, the waste outlet being located outside an area covered by the cover plate, the ink receiving tray being capable of sliding out of the receiving cavity, and the ink receiving tray being capable of sliding back to the receiving cavity.
6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein The base is provided with a detection member for detecting whether the ink receiving tray is back to position, the detection member being communicatively connected to a host computer.
7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein When the detection member detects that the ink receiving tray is not back to position, the host computer controls the inkjet head assemblies to not spray ink.
8. The ink adapter of claim 5, wherein A guide rail assembly is connected between the base and the ink receiving tray, the guide rail assembly being used for guiding sliding of the ink receiving tray.
9. The ink adapter of claim 5, wherein At least one side of the ink receiving tray along a sliding direction of the ink receiving tray is provided with a handle.
10. A digital inkjet printer characterized by, The inkjet device comprises the ink receiving device and any one of the ink receiving devices according to claims 1 to 9.