Printer Ink Container Grip Positioning for Easy Replacement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing liquid ejecting apparatuses, such as printers, face difficulties in replacing ink packs due to the cumbersome process of removing the container from the attachment portion, making it troublesome for users.
Innovation Solution
A liquid ejecting apparatus design featuring a container with an engaging portion and a grip portion, where the container is inserted into an attachment portion with an engaged portion that allows easy removal by positioning the grip portion outside the attachment port, enabling easier handling and replacement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the adapter is located on the deep side with respect to the ink pack in the container, then the container can be securely housed in the container housing portion, but the ink pack becomes difficult to replace without removing the entire container
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the container into two separable parts: the container body (housing) and the ink pack (liquid container). The engaging portion on the container body can detachably engage with the engaged portion on the container housing portion, allowing the container body to remain attached while the ink pack is independently removed and replaced.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the ink pack from the container body, making it a separately replaceable component. The grip portion protrudes from the container body, allowing users to directly access and remove the ink pack without removing the entire container from the housing portion.
2Ease of operation
If the container is completely removed from the container housing portion for ink pack replacement, then the ink pack can be easily replaced, but the operation becomes troublesome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The invention segments the replacement operation into two independent actions: (1) detaching the ink pack from the container body by pulling on the grip portion, and (2) inserting a new ink pack. This eliminates the need to remove the entire container from the housing portion, significantly reducing the time and complexity of the replacement operation.
3Volume of moving object
If the grip portion is located inside the attachment portion, then the container structure is compact, but users have difficulty gripping and handling the container
Solution Approach 1:
The grip portion extends from the container body in a direction perpendicular to the attachment direction, projecting outward from the housing portion. This spatial arrangement allows users to access and grip the ink pack from the outside without interfering with the compact integration of the container body within the housing portion.
Data Source
AI summary
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a container on which a liquid container is removably mounted, the container having an engaging portion, the liquid container containing a liquid and having a grip portion that is gripped by a user; an attachment portion into which the container is inserted in an attachment direction from an attachment port and to which the container is attached; and a liquid ejecting head that ejects the liquid supplied from the liquid container mounted at the container. The attachment portion has an engaged portion that is engaged with the engaging portion of the container in a process of pulling out the container from the attachment portion. The container causes the grip portion to be located on an outer side with respect to the attachment port when the container is in an engaged state in which the engaging portion engages with the engaged portion.