Bottle Protruding Section Fixing Mechanism for Liquid Ejection Apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
In tank-type liquid storage systems for liquid ejection apparatuses, users face challenges with liquid leakage and increased burden during replenishment, especially when dealing with large volumes, as they need to hold the bottle steady during the injection process to prevent liquid from leaking if the protruding portion slips out of the injection port.
Innovation Solution
A liquid supplying mechanism is designed with a tank and bottle configuration where the bottle includes a protruding section that is insertable into a liquid injection port with a protruding section insertion portion and a fixing portion, allowing the bottle to be securely fixed to the tank, preventing leakage and reducing user burden by ensuring the bottle remains in place without manual holding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the bottle is held manually during liquid injection, then liquid leakage can be prevented, but user burden increases
Solution Approach 1:
The liquid supply mechanism enables self-service operation where the bottle automatically maintains its position during liquid injection. The bottle insertion portion and protruding section design allows the bottle to self-align and self-fix to the tank without requiring manual holding, thus preventing liquid leakage while eliminating user burden.
2Ease of operation
If the protruding section is made removable, then ease of replenishment improves, but liquid leakage risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connection between the bottle and tank transitions from static to dynamic. The protruding section can be easily inserted and removed when needed, but during the liquid injection process, it automatically locks into the bottle insertion portion, providing dynamic adaptation that ensures both ease of replenishment and leakage prevention.
3Reliability
If the bottle is securely fixed to the tank, then liquid leakage is prevented, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing mechanism is segmented into simple, modular components: the bottle insertion portion with engagement protrusions and the protruding section with corresponding features. This segmentation allows each component to perform a specific function (alignment, engagement, locking) independently, achieving reliable fixation without complex mechanisms.
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AI summary
A liquid supplying mechanism includes: a tank including a liquid storage section configured to store a liquid, and a liquid injection port configured to inject the liquid into the liquid storage section; and a bottle configured to replenish the liquid into the tank. The bottle includes: a bottle section configured to store the liquid; and a protruding section, which protrudes from the bottle section, and is insertable into the liquid injection port so as to inject, into the liquid storage section, the liquid stored in the bottle section. The liquid injection port includes: a protruding section insertion portion into which the protruding section of the bottle is insertable; and a protruding section fixing portion, which is engageable with the protruding section of the bottle, to thereby be capable of fixing the bottle to the tank.