Detachable ink box of ink-jet printer

By designing a detachable inkjet printer cartridge and utilizing a vibration structure with an elastic rod and counterweight, the problem of ink cartridge air bubble clogging was solved, enabling easy gas venting, avoiding ink contamination, and improving operational efficiency and safety.

CN224013233UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-20FUJIAN WEIMEIYI INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-05-09
Publication Date
2026-03-20

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Technical Problem

Existing inkjet printer cartridges are prone to air entering after a period of use, causing air bubbles to clog the nozzles. Furthermore, existing solutions are cumbersome and can easily lead to ink contamination.

Method used

It adopts a detachable inkjet printer cartridge design, and utilizes an elastic rod, counterweight and airbag structure. By shaking the inkjet printer, the connecting plate and counterweight move, generating vibration to break the air bubbles and concentrate the gas to be discharged, avoiding the need for external tools.

Benefits of technology

It simplifies the gas venting process, avoids ink dripping and contamination, is simple and quick to operate, and protects the working environment and personnel safety.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of ink-jet printer ink cartridges, in particular to a detachable ink-jet printer ink cartridge which comprises an ink cartridge body and a shell, the shell is fixedly connected to the upper end face of the ink cartridge body, an adjusting mechanism is arranged in the shell and comprises a sliding rod, a connecting plate, a balancing weight, an air bag and an elastic rod, and the sliding rod is fixedly connected with the connecting plate. According to the utility model, through the cooperation of the elastic rod, the balancing weight, the connecting plate and other structures, when air enters the ink box body, the ink-jet printer only needs to be shaken to drive the connecting plate and the balancing weight to move, and then the elastic rod and the knocking head continuously vibrate, so that the ink-jet printer can be used for ink-jet printing. Bubbles in the ink box body are broken and rapidly move upwards through vibration, air is concentrated to the ink injection opening in the upper end, the air bag is continuously extruded to extract the air, other tools are not needed, operation is easy and rapid, time and labor are saved, workers and the working environment cannot be stained, and cleanliness and tidiness are achieved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to ink cartridge technology field of ink-jet printer especially relates to a detachable ink-jet printer ink cartridge. BACKGROUND

[0002] Ink and solvent are the most consumed consumables for ink-jet printer, and the ink cartridge device is used as the storage container and fixing device of the two, which is generally composed of three parts: ink bottle (relatively soft) for containing ink and solvent, shell for protecting and fixing the ink bottle, and base for mounting and fixing the shell, wherein the base is fixed on the machine box, and the shell and the internal ink bottle (i.e. consumable bottle) are fixed on the base as a whole.

[0003] After the ink cartridge of the ink-jet printer is used for a period of time, air is easily introduced into the ink cartridge with the decrease of ink in the ink cartridge, which causes problems such as bubble blocking the nozzle, deviation of the jetting direction, and uneven color, and the existing solution is generally to disassemble the ink cartridge and use a needle cylinder to extract the air in the ink cartridge, which is relatively cumbersome, and a small amount of ink is easily extracted when the air is extracted, which causes the ink to drop on the personnel or the table top, resulting in pollution. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] The utility model aims at solving the following shortcomings in the prior art, and provides a detachable ink-jet printer ink cartridge.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0006] A detachable ink-jet printer ink cartridge, comprising an ink cartridge body and a shell, wherein the shell is fixedly connected to the upper end face of the ink cartridge body;

[0007] An adjusting mechanism is arranged in the shell, the adjusting mechanism comprises sliding rods, a connecting plate, a counterweight, an air bag, and an elastic rod, two sliding rods are fixedly connected to the inner side walls of the shell, the connecting plate is slidingly connected to the outer surfaces of the sliding rods, the counterweight is fixedly connected to the upper end face of the connecting plate, the air bag is fixedly connected between the connecting plate and the shell, and the elastic rod is fixedly connected to the side wall of the connecting plate.

[0008] Preferably, the top wall of the shell is fixedly connected with an adjusting cylinder, the inner side wall of the adjusting cylinder is slidingly connected with an adjusting plate, and a plurality of through holes are formed in the side wall of the adjusting plate.

[0009] Preferably, the lower end face of the adjusting plate is fixedly connected with an adjusting rod, the adjusting rod is slidingly connected with one of the side walls of the adjusting cylinder, and the adjusting rod is fixedly connected with the counterweight.

[0010] Preferably, a convex block is slidably connected to the inner side wall of the shell, a sliding groove is formed in the side wall of the shell, the convex block is slidably connected to the inner side wall of the sliding groove, and a screw rod is rotatably connected to the side wall of the shell, and the convex block is threadedly connected to the screw rod.

[0011] Preferably, a storage box is fixedly connected to the bottom wall of the shell, an injection head is fixedly connected to the side wall of the convex block, an air inlet pipe is fixedly connected between the air bag and the convex block, the air inlet pipe is fixedly communicated with the injection head, an air outlet pipe is fixedly communicated between the air bag and the storage box, and a one-way valve is arranged in the air inlet pipe and the air outlet pipe.

[0012] Preferably, an adjusting spring is fixedly connected between the counterweight and the adjusting cylinder, and a knocking head is fixedly connected to the end of the elastic rod away from the connecting plate.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the shell structure of the detachable ink cartridge of the ink-jet printer has the following beneficial effects:

[0014] When air enters the ink cartridge body, the elastic rod, the counterweight, the connecting plate and other structures are matched, so that the connecting plate and the counterweight are moved by shaking the ink-jet printer, the elastic rod and the knocking head are continuously vibrated, the air bubbles in the ink cartridge body are broken and quickly move upward, the gas is concentrated at the ink injection port at the upper end, and the gas is continuously extracted by the air bag without the aid of other tools, so that the operation is simple, fast, time-saving and labor-saving, and the staff and the working environment are not contaminated, and the working environment is clean and tidy. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 A shell structure diagram of a detachable ink cartridge of an ink-jet printer is provided for the utility model.

[0016] Figure 2 A convex block structure diagram of a detachable ink cartridge of an ink-jet printer is provided for the utility model.

[0017] Figure 3 An injection head structure diagram of a detachable ink cartridge of an ink-jet printer is provided for the utility model.

[0018] Figure 4 A Figure 3 A local enlarged view of A.

[0019] In the figure: 1 ink cartridge body, 2 shell, 3 sliding rod, 4 connecting plate, 5 counterweight, 6 air bag, 7 elastic rod, 8 adjusting cylinder, 9 adjusting plate, 10 adjusting rod, 11 convex block, 12 screw rod, 13 storage box, 14 injection head, 15 air inlet pipe, 16 air outlet pipe, 17 adjusting spring, 18 knocking head. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments.

[0021] The terms such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "middle" and "one" in the utility model are only for the convenience of clear description, and are not used to limit the scope of the utility model. The change or adjustment of the relative relationship is also regarded as the scope of the utility model without substantial change of the technical content.

[0022] Referring to Figures 1-4 A detachable ink cartridge of ink-jet printer, including ink cartridge body 1 and shell 2, ink cartridge body 1 is suitable for handheld ink-jet printer, shell 2 is fixedly connected at the upper end surface of ink cartridge body 1, adjusting mechanism is arranged in shell 2, adjusting mechanism includes slide rod 3, connecting plate 4, counterweight 5, air bag 6, elastic rod 7, two slide rods 3 are fixedly connected on the inner side wall of shell 2 respectively, connecting plate 4 is slidingly connected on the outer surface of slide rod 3, the friction between connecting plate 4 and slide rod 3 is small, counterweight 5 is fixedly connected on the upper end surface of connecting plate 4, air bag 6 is fixedly connected between connecting plate 4 and shell 2, elastic rod 7 is fixedly connected on the side wall of connecting plate 4, elastic rod 7 has good elasticity, and will be bent and deformed under certain external force, and will quickly recover when the external force disappears, one end of elastic rod 7 away from connecting plate 4 is fixedly connected with knocking head 18, knocking head 18 has certain weight and inertia, and will drive elastic rod 7 to bend and deform when moving.

[0023] The top wall of shell 2 is fixedly connected with adjusting cylinder 8, buffer solution is stored in adjusting cylinder 8, adjusting spring 17 is fixedly connected between counterweight 5 and adjusting cylinder 8, adjusting plate 9 is slidingly connected on the inner side wall of adjusting cylinder 8, a plurality of through holes are formed in the side wall of adjusting plate 9, adjusting rod 10 is fixedly connected on the lower end surface of adjusting plate 9, adjusting rod 10 is sealingly and slidingly connected with one side wall of adjusting cylinder 8, adjusting rod 10 is fixedly connected with counterweight 5, when adjusting plate 9 moves on adjusting cylinder 8, the buffer solution in adjusting cylinder 8 will pass through the through holes on adjusting plate 9 to buffer adjusting plate 9, so that the movement of adjusting plate 9 is avoided to be too fast, the cooperation of adjusting cylinder 8 and adjusting spring 17 makes counterweight 5 hardly move when handheld ink-jet printer moves normally with small amplitude, so that the counterweight 5 is avoided to extract gas and produce vibration when being used normally, and the normal work of ink-jet printer is affected, and at the same time, the speed of counterweight 5 is limited when shaking too fast, so that the ink-jet printer is avoided to be damaged by too strong vibration force.

[0024] The convex block 11 is slidably connected to the inner side wall of the shell 2, a sliding groove is formed in the side wall of the shell 2, the convex block 11 is slidably connected to the inner side wall of the sliding groove, the sliding groove limits the convex block 11 from rotating under the action of the screw rod 12, the screw rod 12 is rotatably connected to the side wall of the shell 2, the convex block 11 is threadedly connected to the screw rod 12, and when the ink is supplemented, the screw rod 12 is only needed to be rotated to drive the convex block 11 to move upwards together with the injection head 14.

[0025] The storage box 13 is fixedly connected to the bottom wall of the shell 2, the outer walls of the shell 2 and the storage box 13 are transparent, the injection of the ink can be observed, the injection head 14 is fixedly connected to the side wall of the convex block 11, the air bag 6 and the convex block 11 are fixedly connected with the air inlet pipe 15, the air inlet pipe 15 is fixedly communicated with the injection head 14, the air outlet pipe 16 is fixedly communicated between the air bag 6 and the storage box 13, the air inlet pipe 15 and the air outlet pipe 16 are each provided with a one-way valve, the flow direction of the one-way valve in the air inlet pipe 15 is from the ink cartridge body 1 to the air bag 6, and the flow direction of the one-way valve in the air outlet pipe 16 is from the air bag 6 to the storage box 13, the device body is made of light material and has a relatively light weight, and the normal use is not affected.

[0026] In the utility model, when the ink cartridge body 1 enters the air and the code is not smooth, the code machine is only needed to be shaken up and down quickly, the counterweight 5 drives the connecting plate 4 to move up and down reciprocally, the connecting plate 4 drives the elastic rod 7 and the knocking head 18 to move reciprocally constantly, when the connecting plate 4 moves to the lowest point, under the action of inertia, the knocking head 18 constantly knocks the bottom wall of the shell 2 and transmits the vibration to the ink cartridge body 1, the vibration makes the bubbles in the ink cartridge body 1 break and move upwards quickly, the gas is concentrated at the ink injection port at the upper end and is more easily drawn out, the connecting plate 4 and the counterweight 5 move and push the adjusting rod 10 and the adjusting plate 9 to move in the adjusting cylinder 8, the buffer liquid in the adjusting cylinder 8 passes through the through hole on the adjusting plate 9 and buffers the adjusting plate 9, the adjusting plate 9 is prevented from moving too fast, the connecting plate 4 moves at a normal speed, the code printer is prevented from being damaged by the vibration force being too strong when shaking too fast, the connecting plate 4 pulls the air bag 6 when moving upwards, the one-way valve in the air inlet pipe 15 is opened, the one-way valve in the air outlet pipe 16 is closed, the gas in the ink cartridge body 1 enters the air bag 6 along the air inlet pipe 15, the air bag 6 is compressed when the connecting plate 4 moves downwards, the one-way valve in the air inlet pipe 15 is closed, the one-way valve in the air outlet pipe 16 is opened, the gas in the air bag 6 is discharged into the storage box 13 along the air outlet pipe 16, a small amount of ink drawn out is also sprayed into the storage box 13, when a small amount of ink is observed to enter the storage box 13, it indicates that the gas in the ink cartridge body 1 is basically exhausted, and the shaking operation can be stopped, the ink cartridge body 1 does not need to be detached from the code machine, the air is drawn out by using a needle tube and the like, the operation is simple and fast, the staff and the working environment are not dirty, and the operation is clean and tidy.

[0027] In the utility model, unless another definite provision and limitation, the term "installation", "connection", "connect", "fix" and so on term should do the broad sense understanding.

[0028] The above merely describes the preferred embodiments of the present application, and the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any skilled person in the art, according to the technical scheme and the inventive concept of the present application, makes equivalent replacement or change within the technical range disclosed by the present application, should be covered within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A detachable inkjet printer cartridge, comprising a cartridge body (1) and a housing (2), characterized in that, The housing (2) is fixedly connected to the upper end face of the ink cartridge body (1); The housing (2) is provided with an adjustment mechanism, which includes a slide rod (3), a connecting plate (4), a counterweight (5), an airbag (6), and an elastic rod (7). The two slide rods (3) are respectively fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the housing (2). The connecting plate (4) is slidably connected to the outer surface of the slide rod (3). The counterweight (5) is fixedly connected to the upper end face of the connecting plate (4). The airbag (6) is fixedly connected between the connecting plate (4) and the housing (2). The elastic rod (7) is fixedly connected to the side wall of the connecting plate (4).

2. The detachable inkjet printer cartridge according to claim 1, characterized in that, An adjusting cylinder (8) is fixedly connected to the top wall of the housing (2), and an adjusting plate (9) is slidably connected to the inner side wall of the adjusting cylinder (8). Multiple through holes are provided on the side wall of the adjusting plate (9).

3. A detachable inkjet printer cartridge according to claim 2, characterized in that, An adjusting rod (10) is fixedly connected to the lower end face of the adjusting plate (9). The adjusting rod (10) is slidably connected to one side wall of the adjusting cylinder (8). The adjusting rod (10) is fixedly connected to the counterweight (5).

4. A detachable inkjet printer cartridge according to claim 1, characterized in that, A convex block (11) is slidably connected to the inner side wall of the housing (2), and a sliding groove is provided on the side wall of the housing (2). The convex block (11) is slidably connected to the inner side wall of the sliding groove. A screw (12) is rotatably connected to the side wall of the housing (2), and the convex block (11) is threadedly connected to the screw (12).

5. A detachable inkjet printer cartridge according to claim 4, characterized in that, A storage box (13) is fixedly connected to the bottom wall of the housing (2), an injection head (14) is fixedly connected to the side wall of the convex block (11), an air inlet pipe (15) is fixedly connected between the airbag (6) and the convex block (11), the air inlet pipe (15) is fixedly connected to the injection head (14), an air outlet pipe (16) is fixedly connected between the airbag (6) and the storage box (13), and a one-way valve is provided in both the air inlet pipe (15) and the air outlet pipe (16).

6. A detachable inkjet printer cartridge according to claim 2, characterized in that, An adjusting spring (17) is fixedly connected between the counterweight (5) and the adjusting cylinder (8), and a striking head (18) is fixedly connected to the end of the elastic rod (7) away from the connecting plate (4).