A printer ink supply tube cable fixing device

Abstract

This utility model relates to the field of printing equipment technology, and in particular to a printer ink supply tube cable fixing device, including a mounting platform, an ink supply tube fixing clip for organizing and changing the direction of the ink supply tubes, and an ink supply tube cable rack on the mounting platform. This utility model guides the ink supply tubes uniformly through the guide holes of the ink supply tube fixing clips. The left and right ink tube areas of the ink supply tube rack are used to fix ink supply tubes for different printheads. The lower left, upper left, upper right, and lower right cable fixing areas of the upper cable rack are used to fix the cables for each printhead, preventing the ink supply tubes and cables from crossing and tangling, reducing problems such as poor ink supply and short circuits caused by messy tubing. Through the cooperation of fixing block one, fixing rod, fixing block two, limiting rod, fixing frame, moving frame, and spring, designated components on the ink supply tube cable rack can be quickly replaced, shortening maintenance time and reducing the cost of spare parts required for maintenance.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of printing equipment technology, and in particular to a printer ink supply tube cable fixing device. Background Technology

[0002] Printing equipment technology refers to the research, design, manufacturing, and application of equipment used to transfer text, images, and other information onto printing substrates. It encompasses key technologies such as the core printing mechanism, transmission system, ink supply, and signal transmission of equipment like printers and inkjet printers. Fixing the ink supply tubes is crucial to prevent tangled tubing from causing poor ink supply, wear, and short circuits, thus ensuring stable operation of the printing equipment and high-quality printing.

[0003] Under current conditions, a common method is to use a photo printer ink tube and ribbon cable fixing clip, as disclosed in announcement number CN209738552U. This clip includes the clip itself, and has a clip fixing structure, an ink tube fixing structure, and a ribbon cable fixing structure. The orderly fixing of the ink tubes and ribbon cables can improve the printing efficiency of the photo printer. However, the ink tube fixing structure only uses several parallel ink tube fixing slots and a U-shaped slot for fixing, and the ribbon cable fixing structure is also a simple form using an I-shaped slot and a pressure block. This makes it difficult to clearly classify and fix the ink tubes and ribbon cables of different printheads, easily leading to ink tubes and ribbon cables becoming tangled. Furthermore, the photo printer ink tube and ribbon cable fixing clip relies solely on a pre-positioning device and a positioning device for overall assembly and disassembly. When a damaged part needs to be replaced, the entire clip must be disassembled and replaced. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this utility model is to solve the problem of insufficient ink tube classification and fixing in the existing ink tube fixing clips for photo printers, and to propose a printer ink tube fixing device.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0006] A printer ink supply tube cable fixing device includes an installation and fixing platform. The installation and fixing platform is provided with an ink supply tube fixing clip for organizing the ink supply tube and changing the direction of the ink supply tube. The installation and fixing platform is provided with an ink supply tube cable frame, and the ink supply tube cable frame is provided with a fixing structure for fixing the ink supply tube and the print head cable.

[0007] The ink supply tube cable tray consists of an upper cable tray and a lower cable tray. The ink supply tube cable tray is equipped with a clamp structure for quick replacement of the upper cable tray. A printhead mounting bracket is provided on one side of the mounting platform, and a printing mechanism is provided on the printhead mounting bracket. The printing mechanism includes a first printhead, a second printhead, a third printhead, and a fourth printhead mounted on the printhead mounting bracket.

[0008] Preferably, the ink supply tube fixing clip has evenly distributed guide holes for guiding the ink supply tube, and the printhead mounting bracket has an L-shaped structure.

[0009] Preferably, the fixing structure includes a left ink tube area disposed on the lower cable tray for fixing the ink supply tubes of the first and second print heads, and a right ink tube area disposed on the lower cable tray for fixing the ink supply tubes of the third and fourth print heads.

[0010] The upper cable tray is provided with a lower left cable fixing area for fixing the first print head cable, an upper left cable fixing area for fixing the second print head cable, an upper right cable fixing area for fixing the third print head cable, and a lower right cable fixing area for fixing the fourth print head cable.

[0011] The lower cable tray has two fixing holes for fixing the ink supply tube cable tray to the mounting platform.

[0012] Preferably, the left ink tube area and the right ink tube area are provided with two rows of evenly distributed positioning holes, the lower left ribbon cable fixing area, the upper left ribbon cable fixing area, the upper right ribbon cable fixing area and the lower right ribbon cable fixing area are provided with convex limiting holes for limiting the printing tape, and T-shaped blocks for separating the convex limiting holes are fixedly installed on the lower left ribbon cable fixing area, the upper left ribbon cable fixing area, the upper right ribbon cable fixing area and the lower right ribbon cable fixing area.

[0013] Preferably, the clamp structure includes a fixing block one and a fixing block two fixedly installed on both sides of the upper cable tray and the lower cable tray. A fixing rod extending into the fixing block two is fixedly installed on the fixing block one. A limiting rod for limiting the fixing rod is placed inside the fixing block two. Fixing frames are fixedly installed on both sides of the upper cable tray, and a movable frame that slidably abuts against both ends of the limiting rod is slidably sleeved inside the fixing frame. A spring is welded between the movable frame and the fixing frame.

[0014] Preferably, the fixed frame and the movable frame are U-shaped structures with openings at one end and on one side, and two levers are fixedly installed on the movable frame.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages:

[0016] 1. This utility model guides the ink supply tubes uniformly through the guide holes of the ink supply tube fixing clips. The left and right ink tube passage areas of the ink supply tube frame are used to fix the ink supply tubes of different printheads in categories. The lower left, upper left, upper right, and lower right cable fixing areas of the upper cable frame are used to fix the cables of each printhead, which avoids the ink supply tubes and cables from crossing and tangling, and reduces problems such as poor ink supply and short circuits caused by messy pipelines.

[0017] 2. This utility model, through the cooperation of fixing block one, fixing rod, fixing block two, limiting rod, fixing frame, moving frame and spring, allows for the quick replacement of designated parts on the ink supply tube cable tray without replacing the entire ink supply tube cable tray when a designated part on the ink supply tube cable tray needs maintenance, thus shortening maintenance time and reducing the cost of spare parts required for maintenance. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a printer ink supply tube cable fixing device proposed in this utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the installation and fixing platform for a printer ink supply tube cable fixing device proposed in this utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the ink supply tube cable holder structure of a printer ink supply tube cable fixing device proposed in this utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 This is a side sectional view of the ink supply tube cable holder of the printer ink supply tube cable fixing device proposed in this utility model.

[0022] Figure 5 This is an enlarged schematic diagram of part A of the printer ink supply tube cable fixing device proposed in this utility model.

[0023] In the diagram: 1. Mounting platform; 2. Ink supply tube fixing clip; 3. Ink supply tube cable tray; 4. Left ink tube insertion area; 5. Right ink tube insertion area; 6. Lower left cable tray fixing area; 7. Upper left cable tray fixing area; 8. Upper right cable tray fixing area; 9. Lower right cable tray fixing area; 10. Fixing hole; 11. Print head 1; 12. Print head 2; 13. Print head 3; 14. Print head 4; 15. Upper cable tray; 16. Lower cable tray; 17. Fixing block 1; 18. Fixing rod; 19. Fixing block 2; 20. Limiting rod; 21. Fixing frame; 22. Moving frame; 23. Spring; 24. T-block. Detailed Implementation

[0024] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments.

[0025] Reference Figures 1-5 A printer ink supply tube cable fixing device includes a mounting platform 1, which is used to install the printer control board and also provides a platform for installing other auxiliary components such as ink supply tubes and ink supply tube cable fixing devices.

[0026] The mounting platform 1 is equipped with ink supply tube fixing clips 2 for organizing and changing the direction of the ink supply tubes. The ink supply tube fixing clips 2 are installed on the surface of the mounting platform 1 by bolts. The installation position is adjusted according to the actual arrangement path of the ink supply tubes. The clips are long and strip-shaped structures. Multiple ink supply tubes are centrally organized through preset guide holes to prevent the ink supply tubes from bending or stacking randomly inside the printer.

[0027] The mounting platform 1 is equipped with an ink supply tube cable tray 3. The ink supply tube cable tray 3 is equipped with a fixing structure for fixing the ink supply tube and printhead cable. The fixing structure adopts a partition design to ensure that the ink supply tube does not shift after being fixed and the cable does not pull after being fixed. At the same time, a certain amount of slack is reserved to meet the stretching requirements of the ink supply tube and cable when the printhead moves slightly during operation.

[0028] The ink supply tube cable tray 3 consists of an upper cable tray 15 and a lower cable tray 16. The ink supply tube cable tray 3 is equipped with a clamp structure for quick replacement of the upper cable tray 15. The clamp structure is symmetrically distributed on both sides of the ink supply tube cable tray 3. The upper cable tray 15 and the lower cable tray 16 can be disassembled and assembled without the aid of professional tools, which greatly improves the efficiency of maintenance and replacement.

[0029] A printhead mounting frame is provided on one side of the mounting platform 1, and a printing mechanism is provided on the printhead mounting frame. The printing mechanism includes a first printhead 11, a second printhead 12, a third printhead 13, and a fourth printhead 14, which are mounted on the printhead mounting frame.

[0030] The ink supply tube fixing clip 2 has evenly distributed guide holes for guiding the ink supply tubes. The number of guide holes corresponds one-to-one with the total number of ink supply tubes in the printer, ensuring that each ink supply tube can be independently inserted into a guide hole, avoiding multiple ink supply tubes being squeezed and rubbed in the same guide hole. The printhead mounting bracket has an L-shaped structure.

[0031] The fixing structure includes a left ink tube area 4 set on the lower cable tray 16 for fixing the ink supply tubes of printhead 11 and printhead 12, and a right ink tube area 5 set on the lower cable tray 16 for fixing the ink supply tubes of printhead 3 and printhead 14. The left ink tube area 4 and the right ink tube area 5 respectively fix the ink supply tubes of printheads 1 to 4, so as to achieve the classification and neatness of ink supply tubes and avoid confusion and tangling of ink supply tubes of different printheads.

[0032] The upper cable tray 15 is provided with a lower left cable fixing area 6 for fixing the cable of print head 11, an upper left cable fixing area 7 for fixing the cable of print head 12, an upper right cable fixing area 8 for fixing the cable of print head 13, and a lower right cable fixing area 9 for fixing the cable of print head 14. The four fixing areas are respectively used to fix the cables of print heads 1 to 4, which avoids the cables from crossing and getting tangled and worn, ensures stable cable transmission, reduces short circuit faults, and improves the efficiency of cable management and maintenance.

[0033] The lower cable tray 16 has two fixing holes 10 for fixing the ink supply tube cable tray 3 to the mounting platform 1. When installing the lower cable tray 16, the fixing bolts can be passed through the fixing holes 10 and threadedly connected to the preset threaded holes on the mounting platform 1, thereby stably fixing the ink supply tube cable tray 3 to the mounting platform 1.

[0034] The left ink tube area 4 and the right ink tube area 5 have two rows of evenly distributed positioning holes. The ink supply tubes are inserted into the positioning holes one by one. The diameter of the positioning holes is adapted to the outer diameter of the ink supply tubes. By dividing the area into left and right sections, the ink supply tubes corresponding to different printheads can be quickly distinguished, and the target ink supply tube can be quickly located during subsequent maintenance.

[0035] The lower left ribbon cable fixing area 6, upper left ribbon cable fixing area 7, upper right ribbon cable fixing area 8, and lower right ribbon cable fixing area 9 are provided with convex limiting holes to limit the printing tape. T-shaped blocks 24 for separating the convex limiting holes are fixedly installed on the lower left ribbon cable fixing area 6, upper left ribbon cable fixing area 7, upper right ribbon cable fixing area 8, and lower right ribbon cable fixing area 9. The T-shaped blocks 24 divide a single convex limiting hole into two independent limiting spaces. Each limiting space corresponds to a ribbon cable, avoiding wear caused by the friction between multiple ribbon cables in the same limiting hole. Through the design of the convex structure, the ribbon cable is prevented from coming out of the limiting hole during use, ensuring the stability of the ribbon cable fixing.

[0036] The clamp structure includes a first fixing block 17 and a second fixing block 19 fixedly installed on both sides of the upper cable tray 15 and the lower cable tray 16. A fixing rod 18 extending into the second fixing block 19 is fixedly installed on the first fixing block 17. A through hole adapted to the fixing rod 18 is opened on the top of the second fixing block 19.

[0037] The fixing block 19 contains a limiting rod 20 for limiting the fixing rod 18. The fixing rod 18 has a through hole corresponding to the limiting rod 20. The upper cable tray 15 has a fixing frame 21 fixedly installed on both sides, and the fixing frame 21 has a sliding frame 22 that moves against the two ends of the limiting rod 20.

[0038] A spring 23 is welded between the movable frame 22 and the fixed frame 21. In its natural state, the spring 23 is in a relaxed state. At this time, the spring 23 exerts a downward thrust on the movable frame 22, so that the movable frame 22 always remains in contact with the end of the limit rod 20.

[0039] The fixed frame 21 and the movable frame 22 are U-shaped structures with one end and one side open. Two levers are fixedly installed on the movable frame 22.

[0040] It should be noted that the specific model and specifications of printhead 11, printhead 12, printhead 13, and printhead 14 need to be selected and determined according to the actual specifications of the device. The specific selection and calculation method adopts the existing technology in this field, so it will not be elaborated here.

[0041] The functional principle of this utility model can be explained through the following operation methods:

[0042] First, insert the ink supply tubes into the guide holes of the ink supply tube fixing clip 2 in sequence. Then, place the ink supply tubes of the corresponding printheads in the left ink tube area 4 and the right ink tube area 5 of the lower cable tray 16 respectively. At the same time, clip the corresponding printhead cables into the lower left cable fixing area 6, upper left cable fixing area 7, upper right cable fixing area 8, and lower right cable fixing area 9 of the upper cable tray 15.

[0043] The ink supply tube fixing clip 2 guides the ink supply tubes uniformly through the guide hole. The left ink tube area 4 of the lower cable tray 16 classifies and fixes the ink supply tubes of print head 11 and print head 12, and the right ink tube area 5 classifies and fixes the ink supply tubes of print head 3 and print head 14.

[0044] The lower left cable fixing area 6, upper left cable fixing area 7, upper right cable fixing area 8, and lower right cable fixing area 9 of the upper cable bracket 15 are respectively used to fix the cables of print head 11, print head 22, print head 33, and print head 41. The convex limiting holes are separated by T-shaped blocks 24 so that each convex limiting hole limits the two cables.

[0045] When a designated component on the ink supply tube cable tray 3 needs maintenance;

[0046] The traction block moves, which drives the moving frame 22 to move. The moving frame 22 compresses the spring 23 and disengages from the limit rod 20. The limit rod 20 is pulled out, and the upper cable tray 15 and the lower cable tray 16 are disconnected. The specified parts are replaced.

[0047] After the replacement is completed, insert the fixing rod 18 into the fixing block 19 and insert the limiting rod 20 through the fixing rod 18. Release the lever, and the spring 23 will push the moving frame 22 to reset and abut against both ends of the limiting rod 20, thus completing the assembly of the upper cable tray 15 and the lower cable tray 16.

[0048] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, but the protection scope of the present utility model is not limited thereto. Any equivalent substitutions or changes made by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present utility model, based on the technical solution and the inventive concept of the present utility model, should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A printer ink supply tube cable fixing device, comprising a mounting and fixing platform (1), characterized in that, The mounting platform (1) is provided with an ink supply tube fixing clip (2) for organizing the ink supply tube and changing the direction of the ink supply tube. The mounting platform (1) is provided with an ink supply tube cable tray (3). The ink supply tube cable tray (3) is provided with a fixing structure for fixing the ink supply tube and the print head cable. The ink supply tube cable tray (3) is composed of an upper cable tray (15) and a lower cable tray (16). The ink supply tube cable tray (3) is provided with a clamp structure for quick replacement of the upper cable tray (15). A printhead mounting bracket is provided on one side of the mounting platform (1), and a printing mechanism is provided on the printhead mounting bracket. The printing mechanism includes a first printhead (11), a second printhead (12), a third printhead (13), and a fourth printhead (14) provided on the printhead mounting bracket.

2. The printer ink supply tube cable fixing device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The ink supply tube fixing clip (2) has evenly distributed guide holes for guiding the ink supply tube, and the printhead mounting bracket has an L-shaped structure.

3. The printer ink supply tube cable fixing device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The fixing structure includes a left ink tube area (4) set on the lower cable tray (16) for fixing the ink supply tubes of the first print head (11) and the second print head (12), and a right ink tube area (5) set on the lower cable tray (16) for fixing the ink supply tubes of the third print head (13) and the fourth print head (14). The upper cable tray (15) is provided with a lower left cable fixing area (6) for fixing the cable of the first print head (11), an upper left cable fixing area (7) for fixing the cable of the second print head (12), an upper right cable fixing area (8) for fixing the cable of the third print head (13), and a lower right cable fixing area (9) for fixing the cable of the fourth print head (14). The lower cable tray (16) has two fixing holes (10) for fixing the ink supply tube cable tray (3) to the mounting platform (1).

4. The printer ink supply tube cable fixing device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The left ink tube area (4) and the right ink tube area (5) are provided with two rows of evenly distributed positioning holes. The left lower ribbon cable fixing area (6), the left upper ribbon cable fixing area (7), the right upper ribbon cable fixing area (8), and the right lower ribbon cable fixing area (9) are provided with convex limiting holes for limiting the printing tape. The left lower ribbon cable fixing area (6), the left upper ribbon cable fixing area (7), the right upper ribbon cable fixing area (8), and the right lower ribbon cable fixing area (9) are fixedly installed with T-shaped blocks (24) for separating the convex limiting holes.

5. A printer ink supply tube cable fixing device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The clamp structure includes a first fixing block (17) and a second fixing block (19) fixedly installed on both sides of the upper cable tray (15) and the lower cable tray (16). A fixing rod (18) extending into the second fixing block (19) is fixedly installed on the first fixing block (17). A limiting rod (20) for limiting the fixing rod (18) is placed in the second fixing block (19). A fixing frame (21) is fixedly installed on both sides of the upper cable tray (15). A movable frame (22) that moves against the two ends of the limiting rod (20) is slidably sleeved in the fixing frame (21). A spring (23) is welded between the movable frame (22) and the fixing frame (21).

6. A printer ink supply tube cable fixing device according to claim 5, characterized in that, The fixed frame (21) and the movable frame (22) are U-shaped structures with one end and one side open. Two levers are fixedly installed on the movable frame (22).

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