CN100564039C - The print cartridge that is used for ink-jet printer - Google Patents
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Abstract
A kind of print cartridge that is used for ink-jet printer comprises printing-fluid storage device (28,30,32,34) and the page width printing head (52) that is communicated with described printing-fluid storage device, and wherein said printing-fluid storage device comprises that China ink refills port.This ink-jet printer comprises a support unit, and this support unit has the body with detachable printer stand complementation; A data connection point fastening with this body is used for receiving the data-signal of having determined print image from external data source; And a treating apparatus, it is coupled to described data connection point, and is arranged to respond described data-signal and operates described page width printing head to print described image.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of print system, more specifically relate to the detachable print cartridge that is used for ink-jet print system.
Background technology
Traditionally, most ink-jet printers that obtain by the commercial channel use the printhead that passes through back and forth on the width at print media when printing.This printhead is supplied with the China ink that is used to print and has usually limited service life, needs to change printhead afterwards.Because the size and the structure of reciprocating printhead, it is relatively easy to dismantle and change this element, and PRN device is designed to easily near this element.Can carry out print out task with enough quality although proved the print system of using this conventional reciprocating printhead; because printhead must continue by static print media, this system is slow usually---particularly when being used for finishing the print job of photographic quality.
Recently, can provide the printhead of whole width of extend through print media, thereby printhead keeps static when print media passes through forward.This printhead is commonly referred to page width printing head, and because printhead does not pass through print media back and forth, compares with utilizing the conventional reciprocating printhead, utilizes this printhead can obtain high a lot of print speed.Yet, because printhead has the length of print media, it must be supported in the structure of PRN device, thereby and need a plurality of electric connections to drive printhead to transmit electricity and data, and thus, the dismounting of this printhead and replacing are so easy not as the conventional reciprocating printhead.
Therefore, need provide a kind of like this print system: this print system can provide high-quality print job with high speed, and is convenient to relatively easily change printhead when needs.
Summary of the invention
According to first aspect present invention, a kind of print cartridge that is used for ink-jet printer is provided, described print cartridge comprises:
The printing-fluid storage device; And
With the page width printing head that described printing-fluid storage device fluid is communicated with, wherein said printing-fluid storage device comprises that China ink refills port.
Page width printing head can be arranged to produce at least 8 inches wide printing trace, and can comprise at least 20,000 printing-fluid delivery nozzles that is communicated with printing-fluid storage device fluid.
The printing-fluid storage device can be contained in the body portion, and this body comprises the device that replenishes printing-fluid from external source, and can comprise one or more storage pools that are used for the storage print China ink.But the infrared China ink that described storage pool separate storage one cover is enough to carry out the color ink of colour print and assists to fix the black fixative of the China ink of being carried by page width printing head and allow to print in the black light spectral limit when some application needs.
Print cartridge can comprise first electric connector, and this first electric connector is arranged to and being electrically connected of page width printing head, and the first end setting of contiguous page wide printhead, is used for cooperating with first corresponding connectors of ink-jet printer.Second electric connector also can be arranged to be electrically connected with page width printing head, and the second end setting of contiguous page wide printhead, is used for cooperating with second corresponding connectors of ink-jet printer.With this set, in the time of in print cartridge is contained in ink-jet printer, electric power and data can transmit to page width printing head from ink-jet printer by the matching relationship between the corresponding electrical connection of first and second electric connectors and ink-jet printer.
Printer stand also can comprise the assembly of being arranged to air was guided printhead, to prevent that paper and dust from dropping on the fluid delivery nozzles and to prevent that the print quality of print job from degenerating.This assembly can comprise a filter, is used for filtered air before air was guided printhead, removes any particulate that may carry in the air of carrying thus.This assembly also can comprise an inlet, is used for from external source---for example being positioned at the source of ink-jet printer---and accepts air.
Therefore, in further embodiment of the present invention, provide the method that is beneficial to the ink-jet printer of safeguarding the type with page width printing head, this method comprises the steps:
Provide ink jet-print head in first and second parts that can split each other at least, first needs more frequent replacing than second portion;
Wherein first comprises page width printing head.
First can further comprise a printing-fluid storage device, be used to store treat the printing-fluid of being carried by page width printing head, and this printing-fluid storage device is the form of print cartridge, and this print cartridge can removably be received in the second portion.
Second portion can be a printer stand equipment, and this equipment has the chamber that is suitable for admitting print cartridge.Printer stand also can comprise a control electronics, and in order to the operation by power supply and data connector control print cartridge, this power supply and data connector are arranged on the described print cartridge after print cartridge is received within the printer stand equipment.Printer stand equipment also can comprise the print media treatment system, is used for the printhead supply print media to print cartridge, so that print on the surface of print media.
In second aspect, the invention provides ink jet print cartridge, comprising: a body portion, this body comprises:
A printing-fluid storage device, and
A printhead that comprises at least 20,000 printing-fluid delivery nozzles that is communicated with printing-fluid storage device fluid.
In the present invention's optional embodiment in this respect, printhead can comprise at least 30,000 printing-fluid delivery nozzles that is communicated with printing-fluid storage device fluid.In another embodiment, this printhead can comprise page width printing head.
The printing-fluid storage device of print cartridge can comprise one or more storage pools, is used for one or more printing-fluid that are used to print of separate storage.This printing-fluid can be the color ink that a cover is enough to be used in colour print, and can comprise black fixative and the infrared China ink that is used for assisting fixing China ink after being carried by described fluid delivery nozzles.
According to a third aspect of the invention we, provide a kind of ink-jet printer, having comprised:
Support;
By the ink jet print cartridge of this support combination releasedly, this ink jet print cartridge comprises:
Be used for storing respectively at least the first and second storage devices of China ink and black fixative;
The page width printing head that is communicated with this first and second storage devices fluid; And
Control applies China ink and black fixative to be beneficial to the device that China ink is fixed to print media after by the conveying of described printhead by described printhead.
This ink jet print cartridge can comprise the color ink that other storage device is enough to be used in colour print with separate storage one cover.
In this respect another embodiment according to the present invention provides a kind of ink jet print cartridge of being arranged to by an ink-jet printer combination releasedly, and described print cartridge comprises:
At least the first and second storage devices that hold China ink and black fixative respectively; And
The page width printing head that is communicated with this first and second storage devices fluid.
In this respect another embodiment according to the present invention, provide a kind of be used to operate comprise the method for the ink-jet printer of the type of print cartridge as mentioned above, this method comprises:
The control page width printing head is printed to utilize China ink on a kind of medium; And
Be beneficial to China ink is fixed on the medium to applying black fixative on the medium by the control page width printing head.
According to a forth aspect of the invention, provide a kind of print cartridge that is used for ink-jet printer, having comprised:
The China ink that one or more are used to print; And
The printhead that is communicated with described one or more black fluids; At least a in wherein said one or more China inks is infrared China ink.
This print cartridge can further comprise a body of being arranged to store the China ink that is used to print, and this printhead can be that the page width printing head that is attached to this body is beneficial to the fluid connection.Described one or more fluids that are stored in this body can comprise that also a cover color ink is so that can carry out colour print.
According to a fifth aspect of the invention, provide a kind of print cartridge that is used for ink-jet printer, having comprised:
Be used to store the printing-fluid storage device of one or more printing-fluid;
The page width printing head that is communicated with this printing-fluid storage device fluid; And
What be communicated with this printing-fluid storage device fluid refills port.
Print cartridge of the present invention can further comprise a body portion, has wherein put the printing-fluid storage device, and attached page width printing head and refill port on it.In addition, described printing-fluid storage device also can comprise each the independently printing-fluid storage pool that is used for described one or more printing-fluid, and wherein said one or more printing-fluid can comprise that a cover is beneficial to the color ink of colour print.In addition, the described port that refills can comprise one or more corresponding to each and the inlet that is communicated with its fluid in the described independently printing-fluid storage pool.
According to sixth aspect present invention, a kind of detachable print cartridge that is used for ink-jet printer is provided, comprising:
The printing-fluid storage device;
The printhead that is communicated with this printing-fluid storage device fluid; And
Be arranged to guide the assembly of air through printhead, this assembly comprises a filter.
This assembly can further comprise an inlet, is used for from a source away from print cartridge, and---for example being arranged on the source in the ink-jet printer---accepts air.The printhead of print cartridge can comprise a page width printing head, and described filter can have the ability that is present in from the airborne particle matter of external source acceptance of collecting.In this regard, because print cartridge can be dismantled from ink-jet printer, in case change print cartridge, the filter that is used for filtered air also will be changed.。The purpose of this assembly is to prevent that paper or particle matter from assembling or impinge upon on the surface of printhead, and this can cause damaging printhead, and the quality of the print job finished by this printhead of influence.
In this respect the further embodiment according to the present invention, the method that provides a kind of printhead that stops detachable print cartridge to degenerate, this method comprises the steps:
Produce an air stream;
By means of the filter that is attached to described print cartridge filtered particulate matter from this air stream, to produce filtered air; And
With filtered air guiding passing through printhead.
According to a seventh aspect of the invention, provide a kind of print cartridge that is used for ink-jet printer, having comprised:
The printing-fluid storage device;
The printhead that is communicated with this printing-fluid storage device fluid;
Air intake; And
One or more pipelines of being arranged to air was guided from air intake printhead.
The printhead of print cartridge can be that page width printing head and this print cartridge can be beneficial to change print cartridge from this ink-jet printer dismounting.
Air intake can be arranged to cooperate with the complementary structure of ink-jet printer, thereby air can be fed to print cartridge from the air supplies away from the print cartridge setting.
According to an eighth aspect of the invention, provide a kind of print cartridge that is used for ink-jet printer, having comprised:
The printing-fluid storage device;
The printhead that is communicated with this printing-fluid storage device fluid;
Be arranged to be used for drawing the printing-fluid extractor of printhead China ink on every side.
In a preferred implementation, body and printing-fluid extractor that the printhead of printing-fluid storage device and print cartridge can be arranged to be fastened to print cartridge can be coupled to this body.
The printing-fluid extractor also can comprise an engagement device that engages with an assembly, be used for optionally making that the printing-fluid extractor cooperates with printhead, and the printing-fluid extractor can comprise an absorbent material, and this absorbent material is arranged to absorb the printing-fluid that sprays from printhead when printhead does not print on the print media.
The printing-fluid extractor can rotatably be coupled to the body of print cartridge and be coupled to this body slidably.Comprise at printhead under the situation of page width printing head that extractor can extend to carry out along the total length of printhead along page width printing head draws function.
In this respect another embodiment according to the present invention provides a kind of print cartridge that is used for ink-jet printer, comprising:
The body that comprises at least one printing-fluid storage pool;
The printhead that is attached to this body and is communicated with described at least one printing-fluid storage pool fluid;
Rotatably be coupled to the printing-fluid extractor of this body; And
Be positioned at the engagement device in order to engage on the printing-fluid extractor, be used for optionally causing the printing-fluid extractor to cooperate with printhead with an assembly.
According to a ninth aspect of the invention, provide a kind of print cartridge that is used for ink-jet printer, having comprised:
The printing-fluid storage device;
The printhead that is communicated with this printing-fluid storage device fluid; And
Be arranged to optionally to carry out the assembly of the auxiliary printhead of a plurality of difference in functionalitys about printhead.
In a preferred implementation, the difference in functionality of being carried out by described assembly can comprise at least one: draw China ink around the printhead, hide printhead and with respect to printhead as a platen.
The assembly of auxiliary printhead also can comprise the rotatable element that is coupled to print cartridge in abutting connection with printhead.This rotatable element can comprise a plurality of, and each face is configured to carry out the difference in functionality that one of them is pointed out above.
Print cartridge also can comprise engagement device, and this engagement device is fastened to the mechanism that is used on the rotatable element by ink-jet printer and engages, and is used for optionally making operating surface to cooperate with printhead.This engagement device can be controlled by printer, is in the desired expectation orientation of printer particular state to guarantee assembly.In this regard, print cartridge also can comprise bias unit, and this bias unit is arranged to abut against normally a setover face of rotatable element of printhead, thereby this assembly always is in the position of carrying out a required function.
In a preferred implementation, print cartridge comprises page width printing head, and wherein said assembly has extended the length of printhead.
According to the tenth aspect of the invention, provide a kind of print cartridge that is used for ink-jet printer, having comprised:
The printing-fluid storage device;
The printhead that is communicated with this printing-fluid storage device fluid; And
First electric connector that is electrically connected with described printhead, the first end setting of this first electric connector contiguous page wide printhead is used for cooperating with first corresponding connectors of ink-jet printer.
Described print cartridge also can comprise second electric connector that second end of a contiguous page wide printhead is provided with, and is used for cooperating with second corresponding connectors of ink-jet printer.This electric connector provides a kind of device, wherein data and electric power can be provided to print cartridge with control printhead on print media, print.In case first and second connectors engage the transmission that electric power and data just take place with the feasible print cartridge that cooperates of the corresponding connector of ink-jet printer with ink-jet printer.In this regard, printing-fluid storage device, page width printing head and first and second electric connector each all be attachable to the body of print cartridge.
In this respect another embodiment according to the present invention provides a kind of print cartridge that is used for ink-jet printer, comprising:
Be suitable for being contained in the ink-jet printer and comprise the strip body of printing-fluid storage device;
The page width printing head that is attached to described body and is communicated with described printing-fluid storage device fluid; And
First and second electric connectors that are electrically connected with described printhead, described first and second connectors are attached on the body of strip and contiguous page wide printhead opposite end is provided with, and are used for cooperating with first corresponding and second electric connector of ink-jet printer.
According to an eleventh aspect of the invention, provide a kind of print cartridge that is used for ink-jet printer, having comprised:
The printing-fluid storage device;
The printhead that is communicated with this printing-fluid storage device fluid; And
What be communicated with black storage pool refills port, and this refills port and is arranged to admit the China ink that refills that is used for replenishing black storage pool; And
Integrated circuit package, this integrated circuit package are arranged to store the information that refills China ink and be stored in the performance of the China ink in the black storage pool about at least a.
In a preferred embodiment, can comprise any following information about refilling China ink with the information that is stored in the performance of the China ink in the black storage pool: measure, refill black source, refill the rheologic behavio(u)r of China ink and refill black color about the China ink of the residue in black storage pool.Preferably, integrated circuit package comprises an electric connection that is installed on the ink-jet printer, be used for comprise refill the China ink the integrated circuit that refills box be connected.
In a preferred form, the printhead of print cartridge is a page width printing head.
In the present invention's another embodiment in this respect, a kind of method of authenticity of the China ink supply that is used to keep ink-jet printer is provided, wherein this ink-jet printer is the type that comprises detachable print cartridge, this print cartridge comprises the black storage device that is communicated with page width printing head, and this method comprises the steps:
Provide a China ink to refill box, this China ink refills box and comprises the integrated circuit package of information of a storage about the performance that refills China ink;
Described China ink is refilled box to be connected on the print cartridge; And
Carry out a test, with performance that relatively refills China ink and the performance that is stored in the China ink in the black storage device.
Preferably, the step of the performance of the China ink in relatively refilling black performance and being stored in black storage device comprises one is determined whether China ink has the step of identical performance, so that black storage device is refilled by black feeding mechanism.
According to a twelfth aspect of the invention, provide a kind of print cartridge that is used for ink-jet printer, having comprised:
A plurality of storage pools, each storage pool are stored a kind of predetermined printing-fluid specially;
The printhead that is communicated with described storage pool; And
Be arranged to cooperate the port that refills of the corresponding connectors that refills box, the described port that refills comprises corresponding to each storage pool and the inlet that is communicated with its fluid.
In a preferred embodiment, the printhead of print cartridge can be a page width printing head, and printing-fluid can comprise one the cover be used for the color ink of colour print, black fixative and infrared China ink any or multiple.
In this respect the optional embodiment according to the present invention provides a kind of ink-jet printer to refill system, comprising:
Have the print cartridge that refills port, comprise a plurality of inlets, these inlets corresponding in a plurality of storage pools each and is communicated with its fluid, in the multiple printing-fluid of each special storage of described storage pool be scheduled to a kind of; And
At least one refills box, this refills box and comprises a kind of in the described multiple printing-fluid and comprise that is arranged to cooperate a described connector that refills port, this connector has an outlet, this outlet is arranged to refill port inlet and be communicated with specific one, this inlet is communicated with specific of a plurality of storage pools, and this storage pool is used for specially storing and is contained in described printing-fluid in cartridge.
The print cartridge that ink-jet printer refills system can comprise a printhead, and this printhead is communicated with described printing-fluid storage pool, and this printhead can be a page width printing head.
According to a thirteenth aspect of the invention, provide a kind of print cartridge that is used for ink-jet printer, having comprised:
The printing-fluid storage device; And
With the page width printing head that described printing-fluid storage device fluid is communicated with, described printhead comprises two printing chips of the length of having extended printhead.
These two printing chips are arranged to them and preferably are abutted together and the length of having extended printhead.
Print cartridge preferably includes the body of a strip, and this body is suitable for being contained in the printer stand and preferably has the electric connector that is positioned at the printhead opposite end and is electrically connected with two printing chips.
According to a fourteenth aspect of the invention, provide a kind of print cartridge that is used for ink-jet printer, having comprised:
The printing-fluid storage device;
Be communicated with page width printing head with described printing-fluid storage device fluid; And
Extend the guard shield of printhead length, be arranged to when print cartridge inserts the support of ink-jet printer, protect printhead to avoid contacting paper.
Preferably, print cartridge comprises the body of a strip, and to hold the printing-fluid storage device, its middle shell is suitable for removably being contained in the ink-jet printer.This guard shield further is arranged to as a cover plate, to seal the air hose of print cartridge in use.
In this respect another embodiment according to the present invention provides a kind of ink jet print cartridge, comprising:
Be suitable for being contained in the body of the strip in the printer stand;
Be contained at least one the printing-fluid storage pool within the strip body;
Be attached on the strip body and the page width printing head that is communicated with described at least one printing-fluid storage pool fluid; And
The guard shield of extend through printhead length, this guard shield are arranged to protect when print cartridge inserts the support of ink-jet printer printhead to avoid contacting paper, and are arranged to the air hose of jet of sealed printer prints box.
According to a fifteenth aspect of the invention, provide a kind of print cartridge that is used for ink-jet printer, having comprised:
A strip body, this body hold a printing-fluid storage device and are suitable for being received in the inkjet printing machine support;
One is attached on the described page width printing head and the page width printing head that is communicated with described printing-fluid storage device fluid; And
Be arranged to verify the compressed-air actuated air allocation component of page width printing head uniform distribution for one.
Preferably, described air allocation component comprises and is used for accepting the passage that compressed-air actuated air intake and are formed in the strip body, are communicated with described inlet and are provided with along page width printing head from external source.This air allocation component also comprises a filter, is used for sealing on the length of this passage and being arranged to air is directed to described printhead along its length.This filter is arranged to it and is allowed air to pass through when only the air pressure in passage reaches a threshold level.This can comprise that a plurality of its is sized to determine that the holes of this threshold level realize by making filter.
According to a sixteenth aspect of the invention, provide a kind of print cartridge that is used for ink-jet printer, having comprised:
One or more printing-fluid storage pools;
Determined the printing-fluid delivery element of one or more printing-fluid transfer passages; And
The page width printing head that is communicated with described one or more printing-fluid storage pool fluids by means of described one or more printing-fluid transfer passages.
Preferably, described one or more printing-fluid storage pool is contained in the strip body and described page width printing head preferably is attached on this strip body.
Length and page width printing head that the printing-fluid delivery element preferably is arranged to the extend through printhead preferably are attached to the strip body by the printing-fluid delivery element.The printing-fluid delivery element has determined that preferably a plurality of printing-fluid transfer passages are to be transported to printhead with printing-fluid from storage pool.
According to a seventeenth aspect of the invention, provide a kind of print cartridge that is used for ink-jet printer, having comprised:
Body with detachable ink jet print cartridge complementation, this ink jet print cartridge is the type with page width printing head and black feeding mechanism;
A data connection point fastening with described body is used for receiving data-signal from external data source, and this data-signal has been determined the image that is used to print; And
Be coupled to data connection point and be arranged to respond described data-signal operation page width printing head and print described treatment of picture device.
Preferably, the body of inkjet printing machine support has been determined a recess, and the shape of this recess is suitable for admitting detachable page width ink jet print cartridge, thereby this print cartridge is supported by this support body.This support body also can comprise a power connection points, is used for receiving electrical power for operation from external power source.
According to an eighteenth aspect of the invention, provide a kind of print cartridge that is used for ink-jet printer, having comprised:
One with a plurality of detachable ink jet print cartridges in each complementary body, each ink jet print cartridge is the type with page width printing head and black feeding mechanism, and each ink jet print cartridge has different performance characteristics; And
A controller, this controller are arranged to determine the performance characteristic of this print cartridge when in described a plurality of print cartridges each is coupled on the described support, and are arranged to respond definite performance characteristic and operate each described print cartridge.
Preferably, described controller is arranged to operate each in a plurality of detachable ink jet print cartridges, and the difference of the performance characteristic of these print cartridges is following one or more: optimum print speed; The China ink capacity.
Preferably, described body comprises a recess, in order to admit any of a plurality of detachable ink jet print cartridges.
According to a nineteenth aspect of the invention, provide a kind of method of the ink-jet printer of being convenient to upgrade, this ink-jet printer is the type that comprises page width printing head, and this method comprises the steps:
Ink-jet printer with complimentary bracket and initial print box is provided, and wherein said support is arranged to operate a plurality of print cartridges with different performance characteristics;
Utilization has another replacing initial print box of described a plurality of print cartridges of improved performance characteristic.
Preferably, the different performance characteristic of described print cartridge comprises one or more: print speed; The China ink capacity; The number and the type of China ink.
Print speed by the various print cartridges of described stent support can change between the 15ppm to 60ppm.
Black capacity by the various print cartridges of described stent support can change between the 300ml China ink at the 150ml China ink.
The number of the China ink that loads by the various print cartridges of described stent support and type can comprise following any one or more: black, cyan, magenta, yellow, infrared and black fixative.
According to a twentieth aspect of the invention, provide a kind of print cartridge that is used for ink-jet printer, having comprised:
A plurality of ink jet print cartridges; And
A plurality of inkjet printing machine supports, each comprises a body portion, this body has been determined a recess and has been arranged to admit and has operated each of the ink jet print cartridge that supported of cover of described a plurality of ink jet print cartridges;
The shape of the ink jet print cartridge of those described a plurality of ink jet print cartridges of being supported of cover that do not belong to wherein---about specific of described a plurality of inkjet printing machine supports---is arranged to stop in its recess that is received in described specific inkjet printing machine support.
Preferably, described ink jet print cartridge comprises page width printing head and comprises the inwall China ink storage device that is communicated with this page width printing head fluid.This internal ink storage device can comprise a plurality of independently black storage pools, is used for the China ink that separate storage is used to print.
Preferably, the ink jet print cartridge by specific ink-jet printer stent support is not formed with a jut or a recess, and when attempting that described print cartridge inserted described support, this jut or recess cooperate with a recess or jut.
In order to assist to discern the ink jet print cartridge that those have the particular printer stent support intuitively, can on ink jet print cartridge and inkjet printing machine support, indicating device be set.This indicating device can be forms such as colour-coded.
According to a twenty-first aspect of the invention, provide a kind of inkjet printing machine support, having comprised:
Body with detachable ink jet print cartridge complementation, this ink jet print cartridge is the type with page width printing head and black feeding mechanism; And
An integrated circuit package of being arranged to test the Authentication devices of described print cartridge
The Authentication devices of detachable ink jet print cartridge preferably includes a quality assurance chip, and this chip-stored is about the information of the operating characteristics of print cartridge.
The printer stand body has preferably been determined a recess of admitting detachable ink jet print cartridge, and integrated circuit package can comprise a connector that is installed on the body, when detachable ink jet print cartridge inserted recess, the installation site of this connector was enough to connect the quality assurance chip of print cartridge.Integrated circuit package also can comprise the part of the control circuit of inkjet printing machine support, and control circuit can be arranged to indicate a fault with checking print cartridge Authentication devices.
According to a twenty-second aspect of the invention, provide a kind of inkjet printing machine support, having comprised:
One body portion, this body have been determined a recess, and this recess is sized to put a detachable print cartridge, and this print cartridge is the type with page width printing head; And
Be positioned at the terminal on the described body, this terminal is used for contacting the relevant terminal that is positioned on the described detachable printing ink jet print cartridge when described print cartridge inserts the female portion, is convenient to the electrical connection on described support and described print cartridge thus.
Preferably, the terminal on the described printer stand body is positioned on one or more walls of the female portion.The female portion can be the recess of strip, and described terminal is preferably placed at least one end wall of described wall.In other embodiments, this terminal can be positioned on the relative end wall of described strip wall.
Each terminal of described printer stand can comprise data and power terminal so that between printer stand and ink jet print cartridge Data transmission and electric power.
In this respect another embodiment according to the present invention provides a kind of inkjet printing machine support, comprising:
One body portion, this body have been determined a strip recess, and this recess is sized to cooperate with a detachable print cartridge, and this print cartridge is the type with page width printing head; And
Be positioned at power supply and data terminal on the opposite end walls of the female portion, this terminal is used for contacting the relevant terminal that is positioned on the described detachable printing ink jet print cartridge when described print cartridge inserts the female portion, is convenient to the electrical connection on described support and described print cartridge thus.
According to a twenty-second aspect of the invention, provide a kind of inkjet printing machine support, having comprised:
One body portion, this body have been determined a recess, and this recess is sized to put a detachable print cartridge;
One is arranged in the holding device that keeps described print cartridge in the female portion; And
One or more flexible members, this flexible member is arranged to keep this print cartridge and described holding device and body to be fastened when using.
In a preferred embodiment, described one or more flexible member is arranged in and uses in the printer process and abut against the described holding device described print cartridge of setovering after print cartridge being remained in the printer stand.In another embodiment, described one or more flexible member can be arranged in to use and abut against the described support body described print cartridge of setovering in the printer process.
Described detachable ink jet print cartridge preferably includes a page width printing head, wherein this printhead preferably be included in detachable ink jet print cartridge in printing-fluid storage pool fluid be communicated with.
Holding device can comprise a breech lock, and described one or more flexible member can comprise one or more springs.Preferably, the recess in printer stand comprises a frame, and described one or more flexible members are positioned on this support.
In the present invention's another embodiment in this respect, a kind of inkjet printing machine support is provided, comprising:
One body portion, this body have been determined a recess, and this recess has a frame and it is sized to put a detachable ink jet print cartridge, and this ink jet print cartridge is the type with page width printing head;
Be arranged to for one described print cartridge is remained on breech lock in the female portion; And
Be positioned at the one or more springs on described, described spring is arranged in use against the described print cartridge of described latch biasing.
In the present invention's another embodiment in this respect, provide a kind of being used for that an inkjet printing machine support is stabilized in method in the inkjet printing machine support, this method comprises the steps:
Described print cartridge is positioned in the recess that is limited by the body of described support;
By breech lock described print cartridge is remained in the female portion; And
Keep described print cartridge and described breech lock and body fastening by one or more flexible members.
In a form, keep the fastening step of described print cartridge to comprise and abut against the described ink jet print cartridge of latch biasing.Alternatively, keep the fastening step of described print cartridge to comprise abutting against the described body described ink jet print cartridge of setovering.
According to a twenty-fourth aspect of the invention, provide a kind of inkjet printing machine support, this inkjet printing machine support and an ink jet print cartridge complementation, this ink jet print cartridge is the type that comprises page width printing head, described support comprises:
The mechanism of a plurality of auxiliary described print cartridges;
Single-motor; And
Described single-motor is coupled to the transmission component on each of a plurality of mechanisms.
Preferably, described a plurality of mechanism comprises that one is used for compressed air being fed to the air compressor of described print cartridge and being used for print media is transferred to the print media transmission assembly that printhead is used to print.
Preferably, the direct driving that is included between compressor and the motor drive shaft of described transmission component is coupled device.Should directly drive and be coupled device and can comprise a worm gear, this worm gear from motor drive shaft extend and with the gears engaged of print media transmission assembly to drive described print media transmission assembly.
In the present invention's another embodiment in this respect, an inkjet printing machine support with the ink jet print cartridge complementation is provided, wherein this ink jet print cartridge is the type that comprises page width printing head, described support comprises:
An air compressor is used to produce the air of guiding by page width printing head;
Be arranged to print media was carried the print media transmission assembly of printhead;
Single-motor; And
Transmission component, it is arranged to single-motor is coupled to described air compressor and print media transmission assembly;
Wherein said transmission component comprises that a direct driving from described single-motor to air compressor is coupled device and the gear from described axle to described print media transmission assembly is coupled device.
The 25 aspect according to the present invention, provide a kind of and the inkjet printing machine support ink jet print cartridge complementation, wherein this ink jet print cartridge is the type that comprises page width printing head and printhead auxiliary element, this auxiliary element is arranged to optionally carry out a plurality of different functions with respect to printhead, and described support comprises:
A transmission component, it is arranged to optionally engage and drive described printhead auxiliary element.
Described transmission component preferably includes a driving shaft, and this assembly is arranged to engage described printhead auxiliary element respectively and separate from this printhead auxiliary element when first and second directions are rotated when this driving shaft.In addition, described transmission component preferably includes one and stirs gear assembly, be used for optionally engaging with the driving shaft that is used for the printhead auxiliary element, described stir gear assembly preferably include first gear that is fixed to driving shaft, from second gear of the described first gear radial displacement and keep described second gear and first gear to be in the setting element of engagement formation.
The 26 aspect according to the present invention provides a kind of inkjet printing machine support, comprising:
One body portion, this body and a detachable ink jet print cartridge complementation, this ink jet print cartridge is the type with page width printing head and air intake; And
Air compressor with air outlet slit pipe, this air outlet slit pipe are arranged to when described inkjet printing machine support cooperates with described print cartridge and described air intake is coupled.
Preferably, described printer stand body has been determined a recess, and this recess is sized to admit and locatees described detachable ink jet print cartridge and described air outlet slit pipe terminates in the female portion.Described air outlet slit pipe has preferably crossed the part of the body of the described internal frame of having determined this recess, and has a terminal part, and this terminal part is arranged to assist a seal to be passed in air intake in the detachable ink jet print cartridge.
In the present invention's another embodiment in this respect, a kind of inkjet printing machine support is provided, comprising:
One body portion, this body have been determined a recess, and this recess is sized to put a detachable ink-jet printer, and this ink jet print cartridge is the type with page width printing head and air intake; And
Air compressor with air outlet slit pipe, this air outlet slit pipe has been arranged to cross the part of the body of the described internal frame of having determined this recess, described pipe is arranged to when described inkjet printing machine support inserts the female portion and described air portion is coupled, and is configured to assist a seal to pass described air intake.
The 27 aspect according to the present invention provides a kind of printing-fluid distributor, comprising:
Black storage pool with China ink outlet;
Be used for exerting pressure to force the device of China ink by described outlet to described black storage pool; And be used for the described pressure limit of the China ink by outlet that is forced at the device of predeterminated level.
Preferably, described black storage pool comprises deformable film, and the described device that is used to limit the pressure that is forced to the China ink by described outlet comprises that restriction pressure is applied directly to the device of described black storage pool.
The device that is used for exerting pressure to black storage pool can comprise a handle, and the device that is used to limit the pressure that is applied to black storage pool can comprise a flexible member, and this flexible member has the deformation behaviour of selecting pressure limit to a predeterminated level.This flexible member is preferably placed at black storage pool and is used between the device that black storage pool is exerted pressure, and preferably includes spring.Storage pool and spring all can be positioned at the part of handle.
During use, distributor preferably is coupled to the exterior storage pond and China ink is forced to the outlet by distributor and is transported to the exterior storage pond.The exterior storage pond preferably is arranged in the detachable ink jet print cartridge and predetermined stress level and the pressure correlation that is broken in described exterior storage pond.
In the present invention's another embodiment in this respect, a kind of printing-fluid distributor is provided, comprising:
Deformable container with printing-fluid of an outlet;
A handle, it is arranged to exert pressure to force China ink by described outlet to described container; And
A flexible member, it is arranged to the restricted passage handle to described deformable container applied pressure, breaks to prevent the exterior storage pond that is coupled to described distributor in use.
Preferably, described deformable container comprises a film, and this film is used for the storage print fluid, and described flexible member preferably includes a spring, and this spring comprises a platform of being arranged to against described film.
The 20 eight aspect according to the present invention provides a kind of printing-fluid distribution system that comprises a plurality of printing-fluid distributors, and each printing-fluid distributor comprises:
A kind of in the multiple printing-fluid;
Be arranged in the precalculated position described distributor is seated in a member on the ink-jet printer parts that will refill; And
An outlet, this outlet is positioned in a plurality of precalculated positions one with respect to described member according to the type of the printing-fluid in described distributor.
Preferably, described ink-jet printer parts are dismountable ink jet print cartridges, and described dismountable ink jet print cartridge preferably includes page width printing head.
The member of being arranged to described distributor is seated in the precalculated position preferably includes a connector, this connector is arranged to cooperate with the port that refills of ink-jet printer parts, and a plurality of precalculated positions of described outlet are preferably placed at the zone of being determined by described connector.
In a preferred embodiment, the kind number of printing-fluid comprises the color ink in the certain limit, uses so that colour print.
In the present invention's another embodiment in this respect, a kind of printing-fluid distribution system that comprises a plurality of printing-fluid distributors is provided, each printing-fluid distributor comprises:
Color ink;
Be arranged to the connector that port cooperates that refills with an ink jet print cartridge that will refill, describedly refill the inlet that port comprises a plurality of discrete settings; And
Outlet, this outlet are arranged to cooperate according to one in the inlet of the color of described color ink and discrete setting.
According to the twenty-ninth aspect, provide a kind of printing-fluid distributor, having comprised:
The housing that comprises first and second parts, this first and second part is removable each other;
The storage pool of printing-fluid, this storage pool responds the relative motion of described first and second parts, and this storage pool has an outlet, and this outlet is arranged to printing-fluid is transported to a position outside housing; Wherein
In use, described first and second parts being moved towards one another causes printing-fluid to be come out from outlet.
Preferably, described storage pool comprises a deformable container that is positioned at described housing, and when described first and second parts are moved towards one another, described deformable container compression.
First and second parts of described housing preferably are arranged to slide each other, and flexible member preferably is arranged between one or two of first and second parts of described deformable container and described housing.This flexible member preferably has when selecting to use the pressure limit in deformable container in the feature of predeterminated level.
Described flexible member can comprise spring, and first and second parts of described housing can comprise base portion and piston, and wherein said spring is between described deformable container and piston.
Described deformable container preferably includes deformable film.
In the present invention's other embodiment in this respect, a kind of printing-fluid distributor is provided, comprising:
The housing that comprises base portion and piston;
Be positioned at the deformable container that housing is used for the storage print fluid;
Be coupled to the outlet in the described deformable container, this outlet is arranged to printing-fluid is transported to a position in hull outside; And
Spring between described deformable container and piston, during use this spring have select will be in deformable container pressure limit in the feature of a predeterminated level; Wherein
In use, cause compression and the printing-fluid of deformable container between spring and base portion to flow out towards the base portion drive in piston by outlet.
According to a thirtieth aspect of the invention, provide a kind of printing-fluid distributor, having comprised:
The housing that comprises first and second parts, this first and second part is removable each other;
The storage pool of printing-fluid, this storage pool responds the relative motion of described first and second parts, and this storage pool has an outlet, and this outlet is arranged to printing-fluid is transported to a position outside housing; Wherein
Described first and second parts comprise engagement formation, and this engagement formation is arranged to prevent the relative motion each other of described part, until the operating physical force of predeterminated level through described part and apply.
In a preferred embodiment, the storage pool of printing-fluid comprises the deformable container that is positioned at housing, and described first and second parts is moved towards one another cause the compression of described container, carry described printing-fluid from described distributor thus.
Described first and second parts preferably include a base portion and piston, and described engagement formation can comprise the complementary protrusions on one or more relative walls that are formed on this base portion and piston.
In this respect another embodiment according to the present invention provides a kind of printing-fluid distributor, comprising:
The deformable container that comprises the fill-in that is full of of printing-fluid;
The housing that comprises base portion, this base portion engage a piston slidably and put described deformable container; And
Be coupled to the outlet of deformable container, this outlet is arranged to printing-fluid is transported to a position outside housing; Wherein
Described first and second parts comprise engagement formation, and this engagement formation is arranged to prevent the relative motion each other of described part, until the operating physical force of predeterminated level through described part and apply.
According to a thirty-first aspect of the invention, provide a kind of printing-fluid distributor, having comprised:
The housing that comprises first and second parts, this first and second part is removable each other;
The storage pool that is used for printing-fluid, this storage pool responds the relative motion of described first and second parts, and this storage pool has an outlet, and this outlet is arranged to printing-fluid is transported to a position outside housing; Wherein
Described first and second parts comprise engagement formation, and the operation that this engagement formation is arranged in described distributor prevents that described part from engaging each other afterwards.
The storage pool that is used for the storage print fluid preferably includes a deformable container, described first and second parts is moved towards one another can cause described container compression thereby this deformable container is positioned at described housing.
Described first and second parts preferably include a base portion and piston, and locked configuration preferably includes one or more complementary protrusions and recesses that form on the relative wall of described base portion and piston.
In the present invention's another embodiment in this respect, a kind of printing-fluid distributor is provided, comprising:
The deformable container that is used for printing-fluid;
Be slidably engaged the housing of putting deformable container between the base portion of piston; And
Be coupled to the outlet of deformable container, this outlet is arranged to printing-fluid is transported to a position outside housing; Wherein
Described base portion and piston are engaged with each other by means of the jut of one or more complementations and recess, described jut and recess be formed on the relative wall of described base portion and piston and be arranged in the operation of described distributor after prevent that piston from separating from base portion.
The 32 aspect according to the present invention provides a kind of method that refills a detachable ink jet print cartridge, comprises the steps:
Detachable print cartridge is coupled on the complementary inkjet printing machine support;
To refill box is coupled on the detachable ink jet print cartridge;
Verify the authenticity of detachable print cartridge;
Checking refills the authenticity of box; And
Subsequently based on verification step operation support.
Preferably, the step that detachable ink jet print cartridge is coupled to complementary inkjet printing machine support is included between the controller of the Authentication devices of ink jet print cartridge and support and is electrically connected.
Be electrically connected refilling between the controller that step that box is coupled to detachable ink jet print cartridge is preferably included in the Authentication devices that refills box and support.
Step subsequently based on verification step operation support preferably include for user's indication to refilling the authentication failed of box or detachable ink jet print cartridge.
In the present invention's another embodiment in this respect, a kind of ink-jet printer is provided, this ink-jet printer comprises a controller, and this controller is arranged to verify the detachable ink jet print cartridge of described printer and the Authentication devices that refills box that is coupled to this detachable ink jet print cartridge.
Controller is preferably placed in the support of printer and is coupled to the electric connection of the body that is installed to support, and its installation is in and can sets up the position that be electrically connected with Authentication devices.Each Authentication devices preferably includes integrated circuit.
Should be appreciated that to the invention provides a kind of like this printer system, this printer system uses printhead and the relevant printing-fluid storage device that is the print cartridge form, and this printing-fluid storage device can be dismantled and change from the support unit of printer system at any time.This detachable and removable print cartridge comprises printhead, the print job that this printhead can provide quality and speed to be higher than existing printer system, and after ruing out of, allow print cartridge to refill with printing-fluid.The present invention also provides and printing-fluid is refilled box has been assigned to system and method in the print cartridge, so that a kind of like this printer system to be provided: this system can at full speed provide high-quality print job, and printhead is convenient to easily dismantle and change in this system when needed.
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Fig. 1 is a stereogram, shows front side, top side and right side and a printer stand according to the print cartridge of preferred implementation of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the block diagram of print cartridge.
Fig. 3 is a stereogram, shows front side, top side and the right side of inserting printer stand print cartridge before.
Fig. 4 is a stereogram, shows rear side, bottom side and the left side of print cartridge.
Fig. 5 is a stereogram, shows the front side, bottom side and the right side that are in the print cartridge under partial disassembly's state.
Fig. 6 is a stereogram, shows the front side, bottom side and the right side that are in the print cartridge under the decomposing state.
Fig. 7 is the plane of bottom side of the base portion moulding of print cartridge, has disclosed a plurality of printing-fluid pipes.
Fig. 8 is the right view of print cartridge.
Fig. 9 is the cutaway view of print cartridge.
Figure 10 is along the profile of print head chip nozzle under first mode of operation.
Figure 11 is along the profile of print head chip nozzle under second mode of operation.
Figure 12 is along the profile of print head chip nozzle after the ejection ink droplet.
Figure 13 is the part sectional block diagram of the print head chip nozzle after the ejection ink droplet.
Figure 14 is the three-dimensional cutaway view of print head chip nozzle.
Figure 15 is a section of print head chip nozzle.
Figure 16 is solid and stereogram partly cut-away of print head chip nozzle.
Figure 17 is the vertical view of print head chip nozzle.
Figure 18 is the vertical view of the partly cut-away of print head chip nozzle.
Figure 19 is the three-dimensional cutaway view of the part of print head chip.
Figure 20 is the block diagram of printer stand.
Figure 21 be printer stand solid, front, left side, side elevation view.
Figure 22 is the front view of printer stand.
Figure 23 is the vertical view of printer stand.
Figure 24 is the upward view of printer stand.
Figure 25 is the right view of printer stand.
Figure 26 is the stereogram of the right side, front and the top side that are in the printer stand of decomposing state.
Figure 27 is the right view that the part of printer stand is severed.
Figure 28 be inserted print cartridge printer stand solid, rear portion, left side and upper view.
Figure 29 be remove the RFI guard shield printer stand solid, rear portion, left side and upper view.
Figure 30 is the detailed perspective of a part in the left side of printer stand.
Figure 31 is the detailed perspective of a part on the right side of printer stand.
Figure 32 is the stereogram of single SoPEC chip controls plate.
Figure 33 is the stereogram of two SoPEC chip controls plates.
Figure 34 is the block diagram of a SoPEC chip.
Figure 35 is in the stereogram that China ink under the state of emptying refills box.
Figure 36 is in the stereogram that China ink under the full state refills box.
Figure 37 is in the stereogram that China ink under the decomposing state refills box.
Figure 38 is in the profile that China ink under the state of emptying refills box.
Figure 39 is in the profile that China ink under the full state refills box.
Figure 40 has drawn an alignment and has refilled box with the China ink that is full of that is docked to print cartridge.
Figure 41 has drawn the China ink before distributing China ink that is docked to a print cartridge and has refilled box.
Figure 42 has drawn the China ink after distributing China ink that is docked to a print cartridge and has refilled box.
The specific embodiment
Fig. 1 has drawn an ink-jet printer 2, and it comprises a support 4, and this support 4 is received in a removable print cartridge 6 in the recess, and this recess is formed in the stake body according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.Print cartridge 6 is fixed in the support recess by a holding device that is breech lock 7 forms, and this breech lock 7 is connected to support 4 by a hinge.Can see that on the upper surface of print cartridge 6 China ink refills port 8, this China ink refills port 8 admittance China inks and refills box in use.
Print cartridge
With reference now to Fig. 2,, Fig. 2 has drawn the block diagram of detachable ink jet print cartridge 6.Print cartridge 6 comprises that China ink refills port 8 and is used to store China ink and to the black conveying assembly 10 of page width printing head chip 52 delivered ink of microelectron-mechanical.Print head chip 52 receives power supply and data by power supply and data-interface 58 from support 4.Have three faces by support 4 mechanically operated rotor elements 60, these three faces are used for respectively: draw print head chip 52 China ink on every side after ink-jet; When printhead does not use, it is hidden; And when printing as a cylinder.Therefore, rotor elements 60 is as the accessory part of printhead, because correct print head functions is kept in its assistance.Print cartridge 6 also comprises an Authentication devices that is quality assurance chip 57 forms, and this quality assurance chip 57 comprises multiple manufacturer password, and in use, these passwords are read by the electronic circuit of the control panel 82 of support 4.Manufacturer's password is used for verifying the true and false of print cartridge 6.
With reference to figure 3 to Fig. 9, and at first with reference to figure 6, on the structure, print cartridge 6 has a box body, this box body comprises a base portion profiled member 20, this base portion profiled member 20 has hidden a polyethylene film 26, and this film 26 comprises the black storage pool that is bag 28,30,32,34 forms, is respectively applied for each in four kinds of different printing-fluid.Usually printing-fluid will be cyan, magenta, yellow box black ink.In addition, storage pool also can be arranged in the base portion profiled member 20, to admit and to store black fixative and/or infrared China ink when the different application needs.In this regard, nearly six storage pools that are arranged in the base portion profiled member 20 can be arranged.When film 26 fillings its expansion during printing-fluid, and on the contrary, this film atrophy after China ink consumes in print procedure.
Cover profiled member 36 comprises a recess 38, and this recess 38 holds the China ink inlet profiled member 24 with a plurality of paths.A plurality of aperture 42A-42E pass recess 38 formation and are arranged to and are communicated with the path of corresponding China ink inlet profiled member 24.The passage of China ink entry element refills box by a series of black transport paths that are formed in the film 26 from an outside China ink of installing with China ink and is transported to each black storage pool.The China ink transport path is connected each aperture 42A-42E of black entry element 24 with its special ink storage pool 28-34.China ink is carried under pressure usually, causes the storage pool of its inflow film 26 thus and the storage pool of this film 26 is expanded.China ink inlet seal spare 40 is positioned on the outside of recess 38, so as before to use seal orifice 42A-42E.
Page width printing head chip 52 is seated in the zone under the black storage pool along the outside of print cartridge base portion profiled member 20.As shown in Figure 7, a plurality of pipe 43A-43E are formed on the downside of print cartridge base portion profiled member and directly are communicated with each black storage pool 28,30,32,34.This pipe provides from the downside of print cartridge base portion profiled member 20 and has carried the black transport path of the inlet in the profiled member 48 to being arranged on China ink, and wherein print head chip 52 is carried on the profiled member 48 attached to this China ink.
Again with reference to figure 6, China ink carries profiled member 48 preferably to be made by sprayup process by the plastics such as LCP (liquid crystal polymer) etc., and comprise a plurality of elongated tubulars that are provided with along its length, these elongated tubulars are arranged to distribute printing-fluid from the pond in film 26 to print head chip 52.Each elongated tubular is used for transporting a kind of specific fluid specially---for example the China ink of particular color or fixative---and allow the length allocation of fluid along printhead.In order to assist the controlled delivery of printing-fluid, between print cartridge base portion profiled member 20 boxes China ink conveying profiled member 48, placed a black sealing strip 45.This China ink sealing strip forms by the aperture, and these apertures allow to take place the fluid transmission between two elements, yet the sealing bar is used for sealing the passage that is formed in the print cartridge base portion profiled member and leaks to stop fluid.
What the elongated black distributing pipe of adjacency formed in print cartridge base portion profiled member 20 is an air distribution channel 50, and this air distribution channel 50 is used for distributing to come the forced air of the air intake 76 on comfortable printhead 52 nozzles.Air distribution channel is extended along the length of printhead 52, and is communicated with air intake 76.Porose air cleaner 51 extends and may be present in airborne and as if not removing the dust and the particulate that will pollute printhead 52 with removing along the length of air distribution channel 50.Porose air cleaner 51 has the porosity of selection, thereby only has the air under the threshold pressure of expectation to pass through, and guarantees that thus air length along printhead under constant compression force carries equably.During use, passage 50 at first fills with forced air, reaches threshold pressure up to air pressure in passage.In case reach threshold pressure, air just can pass through porose air cleaner 51 equably along the length of filter.Filtered air is guided on printhead then.
The purpose of forced air is by keeping print-head nozzle to avoid dust and chip prevents its degeneration.Forced air provides by the air compressor (part 122 of Figure 14) that is integrated in the support 4.In case print cartridge 6 is inserted support 4, and the air nozzle of compressor (part 124 of Figure 15) passes air seals 44 and cooperates with air intake 76.Air cover plate 54 be fixed on the print cartridge base portion profiled member and in the above described manner equably air distribution by printhead 52.
Power supply and data-signal offer printhead 52 by means of bus 56, and bus 56 is coupled to external data and power connection 58A and 58B.The Authentication devices that is quality assurance (QA) chip 57 forms is installed to joint 58A.In case print cartridge 6 is inserted supports 4, data and power connection 58A and 58B and QA chip 57 cooperate with corresponding joint ( part 84A, 84B among Fig. 9) on support 4, have made things convenient for power supply and transfer of data between support and print cartridge thus.By the part test of control panel 82, this control panel 82 is configured to as a suitable proof scheme QA chip 57 in use.
Extend by axial pin 64A and 64B opposite end at rotor elements 60, has fixed gear 62A and 62B respectively around pin 64A and 64B.The free end of axial pin 64A and 64B is contained in slide block 66A and the 66B.Slide block 66A and 66B comprise flange 68A and 68B, and flange 68A and 68B are positioned at groove 70A and the 70B of end plate 22A and 22B.End plate is fixed on arbitrary end of print cartridge base portion profiled member 20.
In when transportation, and when print cartridge 6 inserted supports 4, rotor elements 60 was provided with like this: its cover-up surface hides printhead 52 and makes the print-head nozzle drying with the prevention ambient air.
Printhead
Now explanation is used for the decision design of page width printing head 52.The printhead of following type can manufacture the width that has when needed greater than 8 inches, and will generally include at least 20,000 nozzle, and in some modification greater than 30,000.Describe preferred print-head nozzle device referring now to Figure 10 to 19, it comprises a nozzle and corresponding actuator.Figure 19 shows one group of spray nozzle device 801 that is formed on the silicon chip 8015.Spray nozzle device is identical, but in a preferred embodiment, different spray nozzle devices 801 are equipped with the China ink and the fixative of different colours.Notice that each row of spray nozzle device is interlaced with each other, compare that it allows ink dot nearer at interval in print procedure with the single file nozzle.Multirow also allows redundancy (if needs), allows the predetermined mortality of each nozzle thus.
Each spray nozzle device 801 all is the product of ic manufacturing technology.Particularly, spray nozzle device 801 has been determined a micro electromechanical system (MEMS).
For clear and be convenient to describe, will be with reference to figures 10 to 18 structure and the operations of describing single spray nozzle device 801.
Inkjet printhead chip 81 comprises a silicon wafer substrate 801.0.35Micron the little processing electronic equipment of 12 volts of CMOS of 1 P4M silicon is arranged on the wafer substrate 801.
Silica (or glass) alternatively layer 8017 is positioned on the wafer substrate 8015.Silicon dioxide layer 8017 has been determined the CMOS dielectric layer.The CMOS top-level metallic has been determined a pair of aluminium electrode contact layer 8030 that is arranged on the alignment on the silicon dioxide layer 8017.Silicon wafer substrate 8015 and silicon dioxide layer 8017 are etched to determine that has the black access road 8014 of circular section (in vertical view) substantially.The aluminium diffusion barrier 8028 of CMOS metal 1, CMOS metal 2/3, CMOS metal top layer is positioned in the silicon dioxide layer 8017 around black access road 8014.Diffusion barrier 8028 is used for suppressing the hydroxyl ion diffusion and passes through drive circuit layer 8017.
The passivation layer that is silicon nitride layer 8031 forms is positioned on aluminium shrinkage layer 8030 and the silicon dioxide layer 8017.Each part that is positioned at the passivation layer 8031 on the contact layer 8030 has one and is limited to wherein opening 8032 with near contact layer 8030.
Spray nozzle device 801 comprises a nozzle chambers 8029 of being determined by nozzle ring wall 8033, and it is being in the interior upper end termination of nozzle top 8034 and inner radial nozzle edge 804---it is circular---in vertical view.China ink access road 8014 is communicated with nozzle chambers 8029 fluids.In the lower end of nozzle wall, be provided with a mobile edge 8010, it comprises a mobile sealing lip 8040.Annular wall 8038 is around nozzle movably, and comprises a static sealing lip 8039, and when nozzle stopped as shown in figure 10, this standstill seal lip 8039 was in abutting connection with mobile edge 8010.Formed fluid sealing 8011 owing to be limited in the surface tension of the China ink between standstill seal lip 8039 and the hydrodynamic reciprocating sealing lip 8040.This has stoped China ink from endoluminal leak, provides the lower resistance coupling simultaneously between annular wall 8038 and nozzle wall 8033.
As the clearest illustrating among Figure 17, a plurality of recess 8035 that radially extend are formed in the top 8034 around nozzle edge 804.Recess 8035 is used for holding owing to China ink overflows the radially China ink stream that nozzle edge 804 produces.
Leverage also comprises a lever arm 8018, and this lever arm 8018 is from the nozzle wall extension and combine a horizontal buttress brace 8022.Lever arm 8018 is attached on a pair of passive beam 806, and this passive beam 806 is formed and be positioned at the either side of spray nozzle device by titanium nitride, and this sees the most clearly in Figure 13 and 18.The other end of passive beam 806 is attached to support 8036.
As Figure 13 and 16 the clearest illustrating, actuation beam 807 is U-shaped basically on vertical view, has determined a current path between electrode 809 and comparative electrode 8041.Each electrode 809 and 8041 is electrically connected on other aspect of branch in the contact layer 8030.As by contact 809 electric coupling, actuation beam is also mechanically on grappling to the anchor shape part 808.Anchor shape part 808 is configured to limit the motion of actuation beam 807 to the left side of Figure 18 to 20 when nozzle is in mode of operation.
Titanium nitride in actuation beam 807 conducts electricity, but has sufficiently high resistance, when electric current between electrode 809 and 8041 by the time it stands oneself's heating.There is not the electric current passive beam 806 of flowing through, so it does not expand.
In use, be in dormant state the equipment filling China ink 8013, it has formed semilune 803 under capillary influence.Because semilune, China ink remains in the chamber 8029, and it generally will can not leak when not having other physical influence.
As shown in figure 11, in order to penetrate China ink from nozzle, by electric current, this electric current is by actuation beam 807 between contact 809 and 8041.Because its resistance, oneself's heating of beam 807 causes this beam to expand.The size of actuation beam 807 and design mean that most of the expansion occurs on the horizontal direction of Figure 18 to 20.Expansion is limited in the left side by anchor shape part 808, thereby is pushed to the right side in abutting connection with the actuation beam 807 of lever arm 8018.
The moving downward of lever arm 8018 (and slight rotation) by from passive arm 806 to nozzle wall 8033 distance amplify.Moving downward of nozzle wall and top causes increasing pressure in the chamber, causes semilune to be protruded as shown in Figure 11.Notice that the surface tension of China ink means fluid sealing 11 by this motion stretching, but does not allow ink leakage.
As shown in figure 12, in the suitable time, drive current stops and actuation beam 807 cooling and contraction fast.This contraction causes lever arm to return its resting position, and this causes the pressure in chamber 8029 to reduce again.The power of the China ink that protrudes and intrinsic capillary interaction thereof, and the negative pressure that causes of moving upward of nozzle chambers 8029 semilune that causes protruding attenuates and final fracture and formed an ink droplet 802, and this ink droplet 802 continues upwards the print media until its contact adjacency.
Follow ink droplet 802 after separatings closely, semilune 803 has formed concave shape shown in Figure 12.Surface tension causes the pressure in chamber 8029 to keep relatively low, 8014 is upwards inhaled by entering the mouth until China ink, and this makes spray nozzle device and China ink turn back to resting position shown in Figure 10.
Illustrate as Figure 13 is the clearest, spray nozzle device is also integrated mechanism for testing, this mechanism for testing can use after making and cycle use after printhead is installed.Mechanism for testing comprises a pair of contact that is connected to the test circuit (not shown).A bridge joint 8019 is arranged on the finger 8043 of lever arm 8018 extensions.Because bridge joint 8019 is in the opposite side of passive beam 806, the actuating of nozzle causes this bridge joint to move up, and contacts with contact 8020.Test circuit can be used to determine that actuating causes the closing of circuit that is formed by contact 8019 and 8020.If circuit is closed suitably, generally can infers nozzle and can operate.
Support
Figure 20 is the functional block diagram of printer stand 4.Printer stand makes up around a control panel 82, and this control panel 82 comprises one or more minimized offices family expenses print engine chips (SoPEC), will describe its structure in detail after a while.Control panel 10 is coupled to a USB port 130, is used to be connected to an external computing device, for example personal computer or digital camera, and it comprises the digital file that is used to print.Control panel 10 is also monitored:
Print cartridge chip interface 84, it is coupled to print cartridge QA chip 57 in use;
China ink refills box QA chip contact 132, and it is coupled to a China ink in use and refills box QA chip (illustrating as part 176) in Figure 37; And
Rotor elements angle transducer 156, it surveys the orientation of rotor elements 60.
During use, control panel is handled from USB port 130 and the data that receive from a plurality of the sensors, and responds this and drive a motor 110, three look indicator LED 135 and print head chips 52---by interface 84.The back is with more detailed description, and motor 110 mechanically is coupled to drive a plurality of mechanisms, and these mechanisms provide assistant service for print cartridge 6.Driving mechanism comprises:
Motor component driven unit 145 is used to operate rotor elements 60;
Print media transmission assembly 93, this assembly makes print media pass through print head chip 52 when printing; And
As being explained in more detail after a while, motor 110 is coupled on each of said mechanism by a transmission component, this transmission component comprise one from motor drive shaft to air compressor angle of rake direct driving is coupled, and a worm gear and a gear drive to rotor elements and print media transmission assembly.
Explain the structure of support 4 now with reference to Figure 21 to 31.See the most clearly in the decomposition view of Figure 26, support 4 has the body of a shape and print cartridge 6 complementations, thereby when being combined together, they have formed an ink-jet printer.The support body is formed by base portion profiled member 90 box support profiled members 80.The base portion profiled member is as the support base of support, and location CD-ROM drive motor 110, rotor elements roller 94 and driven roller 96.The base portion profiled member is fastened to rack forming spare 80 by means of a plurality of corresponding flanges 120 and groove 123 by engaging.Rack forming spare 80 defines the recess 89 of a strip, and this recess 89 is sized to positioning printing box 6.A plurality of recesses that are groove 86 forms are formed in the inwall of support, are used to admit the jut of the complementation of fin 78 (Fig. 4) form that is print cartridge 6.Therefore, print cartridge 6 must be correctly directed to guarantee that it is received in the rack forming spare 80 fully.In addition, groove has guaranteed that the print cartridge that has only those electronic components by support to support, have thus the non-interfering fin can insert this support, and the driving electronic component that has overcome support thus attempts to drive the problem of the print cartridge with unsupported performance characteristic.Controller 82 is arranged to the performance characteristic of the print cartridge that inserts support 4 and is responded the performance characteristic of determining and operates each print cartridge.Therefore, it is possible doing like this: the ink-jet support is provided with the start-print box with basic relatively performance characteristic, upgrades by replacing the start-print box with the print cartridge of the upgrading of performance improvement as required then.For example, compare with the start-print box, the upgrading print cartridge can have higher printing speed or the more China ink of carrying.
With reference to Figure 25, the driving shaft 127 of motor 110 terminates in a worm gear 129, this worm gear 129 and a gear 125B engagement, and this gear 125B is fixed to a driven roller 96 again.With reference to Figure 26, driven roller is supported by bearing installation component 100A and 100B at arbitrary end again, and bearing installation component 100A and 100B are fixed to again in the groove 101A and 101B of support installing rack 80.Similarly, rotor elements translation roller 94 and nip rolls 98 are also supported by support of bearing assembly 100A and 100B.
With reference now to Figure 30,, be provided with one on the motor-end opposite of driven roller 96 and stir gear (flipper gear) assembly 140, stir gear assembly and comprise a housing 144 that keeps intermeshing internal gear 142 and external gear 143.Internal gear is fixed on the driven roller 96 and is coaxial with driven roller 96, and housing 144 freely rotates around driven roller 96.During use, housing is along with driven roller 96 rotates, and drive external gear 143, abuts against stop part or an external gear 143 and 146 engagements of rotor elements driven wheel that is positioned on the support base profiled member 90 until housing.The rotation direction of driven roller 96 depends on the direction that is applied to the drive current on the motor by control panel 82.External gear 143 has formed the rotor elements driven unit 145 that comprises driven roller 96, internal gear 142, external gear 143 and rotor elements driven wheel 146 with the engagement of rotor elements driven wheel 146.Thus, in this structure, power can be delivered to rotor elements driven roller 94 from driven roller 96.
With reference to Figure 31, the opposite end of rotor elements driven roller 94 ends at cam 148A and 148B, and cam 148A and 148B are positioned at corresponding cam follower 150A and 150B.Cam follower 150A and 150B be the annular and be fixed on a side pivotally by pivotal pin 152A and 152B respectively.Be provided with hinged chuck 154A and 154B, be used for the rotor elements sliding shoe (part 66A, the 66B of Fig. 6) of clamping print cartridge.Chuck is pivotally connected to relative pin 152A and the 152B of cam follower 150A and 150B respectively.In case rotor elements driven roller 94 rotates, cam 148A and 148B cause cam follower to rise thus, and are being with chuck 154A and 154B respectively against the inwall of cam follower 150A and 150B.
In order to guarantee that rotor elements 60 turns over correct angle, support 4 comprises a rotor elements sensor device 156 (Figure 20), to survey the actual orientation of rotor elements.Sensor device 156 comprises a light source and the detecting devices whether the detection reverberation exists.Rotor elements 60 has reflective surface, and this reflective surface is arranged to reflect the light from light source, thereby can survey the orientation of rotor elements by sensor 156.Particularly, by monitoring sensor equipment 156, control panel 82 can determine which face of rotor elements 60 is in abutting connection with printhead 52.
Except driving driven roller 96, motor 110 also drives an air compressor 122, and this air compressor 122 comprises a fan hub 112, air cleaner 116 and propeller 114.Fan hub 112 comprises an air outlet slit 124, and this air outlet slit is suitable for cooperating the air entry port 76 (Fig. 6) of print cartridge 6.
A metal backing 92 is fixed to the rear portion of rack forming spare 80, and this can see the most clearly in the cutaway view of the side view of Figure 25 and Figure 27.Be installed on the backboard 92 is the control panel 82 that loads by multiple electronic circuit.Control panel disturbs (RFI) guard shield to hide by a metallic RF.Control panel 82 is coupled to support connector 84A and 84B by PCB connector 106 electricity of a flexibility, and also electricity is coupled to an external data and an electric connection point that is USB port connector 130 forms.USB connector 130 makes and is connected to an external personal computer or other computing equipment.Support connector 84A, 84B are supported in the groove that is formed at rack forming spare 80 arbitrary ends, and are arranged to: in case print cartridge 6 inserts in the recess 89 of rack forming spare fully, support connector 84A and 84B and print cartridge connector 58A and 58B electrically contact.
Control panel
PRN device has functional structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, comprise that promptly all necessary electronic equipment, power and paper handles necessary condition and the cartridge device bracket component of---it comprise the printhead of hyperspecialization and the China ink of system handle necessary condition---, thereby support unit can support a cartridge device, and this cartridge device need not to buy new support unit just makes different abilities become possibility.
In this regard, can provide the cartridge device in the certain limit, each cartridge device has a plurality of different features.For example, with simple form, can provide to have three kinds of dissimilar cartridge devices:
The print cartridge of primary device-15ppm with black capacity of 150 milliliters
The print cartridge of mid-category devices-30ppm with black capacity of 300 milliliters
The print cartridge of the black capacity of the having of professional equipment-60ppm+300 milliliters
This system can be supported on the support unit, and the user can buy different cartridge devices with cost consideration according to its demand.
Under the professional equipment situation, can require the support unit that provides specific, this support unit to support the more senior and more refining functional of this cartridge device.Have different functional cartridge devices and can support for example mark of the sign of color-code, thereby can easily discern the compatibility of itself and support unit.
In this regard, Figure 32 shows the main PCB equipment that is used for the support unit of 15-30ppm operation, and Figure 33 shows the main PCB equipment that is used for the support unit of 60ppm operation.Can see, these PCB much at one, its main distinction is to exist two SoPEC chips in 60ppm PCB.Therefore, even the user has bought the support unit that originally can not support more powerful cartridge device, the native system structure makes support unit upgrade to support this system easily.
This printer preferably also comprises one or more SOC(system on a chip)s (SoC) parts, and the particular logic circuit of print engine pipeline control application, and they are configured to carry out about printing the above-mentioned some or all of functions of pipeline.
With reference now to Fig. 4,, from highest level view, SoPEC equipment comprises three different subsystems: a CPU (CUP) subsystem 301, dynamic random access memory (DRAM) subsystem 302 and a print engine pipeline (PEP) subsystem 303.
The request that DRAM subsystem 302 is accepted from the serial communication piece (SCB) in CPU, the PEP subsystem.DRAM subsystem 302, particularly DRAM interface equipment (DIU) the various requests of arbitration and definite which request should be visited DRAM.DIU arbitrates based on configuration parameter, is used for all requesters to allow enough visits to enter DRAM.DIU has also implied the enforcement specification of DRAM, for example quantity of page size, memory bank and refresh rate.
Print engine pipeline (PEP) subsystem 303 is accepted to give its two-value point (bi-level dot) from the page compression of DRAM and at given print line, and wherein the print head interface of 2 sections biplate (bi-linthic) printhead communication is gone to directly and reaches in this print line.The phase I of page expansion pipeline is continuous tone decoding unit (CDU), harmless two value decoders (LBD) and mark decoder (TE).The CDU expansion is with continuous tone (normally CMYK) layer of jpeg format compression, and LBD expands the two-value layer (normally K) of compression, and TE decoder decode webpage mark (netpage tag) is used for afterwards painted (normally IR or K China ink).From the output of phase I is a cover buffer: continuous tone cell fifo (CFU), some cell fifo (SFU) and label FIFO unit (TFU).CFU and SFU buffer are implemented in DRAM.
Second stage is halftoning synthesis unit (HCU), and it carries out the continuous tone layer, and colour combination is handled and synthesising position mark and two-value point layer on the two-value colour combination processing layer that produces.
Can implement several synthetic options according to the employed printhead of SoPEC equipment.Stage has produced the nearly two-value data of 6 passages thus, although not every passage all is present on the printhead.For example, printhead can only be CMY, and wherein K is pushed into the CMY passage and IR is left in the basket.Alternatively, if IR non-availability (perhaps being test purpose), the mark of coding can be printed by K.
In the phase III, inefficacy nozzle compensator (DNC) distributes by the error in color redundancy and the inefficacy nozzle data point around and compensates inefficacy nozzle in printhead.
The two-value 6 access points data that produced (normally CMYK, infrared, fixative) are buffered and write a cover by dotted line r/w cell (DWU) and are stored in the interior line buffer of DRAM.
At last, point data is written into from DRAM again, and passes to print head interface by a FIFO.Point FIFO receives data from traditional thread binding carrier unit (LLU) with system clock frequency, and print head interface (PHI) is transferred data from FIFO and its clock frequency of 2/3 times with system clock frequency is sent to printhead.
In a preferred manner, the DRAM capacity is 2.5Mbyte, wherein can obtain the page or leaf storage data that about 2Mbyte is used to compress.Page compression is received in two or more districts (band), and wherein a plurality of districts store in memory.Because the page or leaf in a district is used for printing by the consumption of PEP subsystem, can download a new district.This newly developed area can be used for current page or following one page.
By using partitioning technique, can before downloading complete page compression, begin to print one page, but must be noted that assurance always for printing provides data, the buffer memory situation that supply falls short of demand not so can occur.
USB 1.1 equipment that embed receive the page data that compressed and from the control instruction of host PC, and are convenient to transfer of data to DRAM (perhaps being sent to another SoPEC equipment in multiple SoPEC system, as mentioned below).
Multiple SoPEC equipment can be used in the optional embodiment, and can realize different functions according to specific application.For example, in some cases, SoPEC equipment can be used for its airborne DRAM simply, and another SoPEC equipment is used to realize above-mentioned various decompress(ion)s and format function.This can reduce the buffer memory possibility that supply falls short of demand, and this situation betides when just carrying out the printing of this page and in time not receiving remaining data before printer is useful on a page or leaf receiving the data.Increasing that an other SoPEC equipment that is used for its memorizer buffer performance doubled can the data in buffer amount, even do not utilize any other performance of another chip.
Each SoPEC system all can have several quality assurances (QA) equipment, thereby guarantees the quality of printing mechanism, the quality of China ink supply thereby these quality assurance equipment are designed to be fitted to each other, and---print-head nozzle can not damage in print procedure and the quality of software---guarantees that printhead and mechanism can be not impaired.
Usually relevant information that, each is printed SoPEC and all has corresponding PRN device QA, and it stores and the PRN device feature---for example maximum printing speed---.Print cartridge equipment also can include black QA chip, and it stores print cartridge information---for example remaining China ink amount.Printhead also has a QA chip, is configured to as a ROM (being effective as an EEPROM) the peculiar information that it stores printhead, the nozzle map that for example lost efficacy and printhead feature.CPU in the SoPEC equipment is alternatively from the QA chip---and it is written into working procedure and encodes as-the EEPROM--of serial effectively.At last, the operation of the CPU in a SoPEC equipment logic QA chip (i.e. software QA chip).
Usually, the physique of all QA chips is identical in the system, has only the content in the flash memory to differ from one another.
Each SoPEC equipment all has two LSS system bus, and it can carry out system's evaluation with the QA device talk and calculate with the China ink amount.Each bus can be used many QA equipment, and these QA equipment positions in system are unrestricted, exception be to print QA equipment should be positioned on the different LSS buses with black QA equipment.
In use, logic QA and black QA device talk are to determine remaining China ink.Coming from replying with reference to printing QA equipment of black QA equipment judges.Come from the affirmation itself of printing QA equipment and identify, thereby increase an extra evaluation rank indirectly for coming from replying of black QA equipment by logic QA equipment.
The data of transmitting between---but not printhead QA---at the QA chip are identified by data signature.In preferred embodiment, HMAC-SHA1 identifies and is used for data that RSA identifies and is used for program coding, though also can instead use other scheme.
Single S oPEC equipment can be controlled two biplate printheads and reach six color channels.Six passages of color ink are desired maximums in consumer SOHO or office biplate printing environment, and comprise:
CMY (cyan, magenta, yellow) is used for conventional colour print;
K (black) is used for black and white text, line chart and gray level printing;
IR (infrared ray) is used to have the application of webpage function;
F (fixative) is used to prevent that trace from making dirty, guarantees with flying print thus.
Because the biplate printer is printing speed so, fixative may be needed so that China ink is just dry before the page touches the page of having printed.Otherwise China ink can flow between the page.In the printing environment of relative low speed, can need not fixative.
In a preferred form, the color space of SoPEC equipment is unknowable.Though it can accept the continuous tone data as CMYX or RGBX---wherein X is optional four-way, and it also can be received in continuous tone data in any print colors space.In addition, SoPEC provides and has been used for the mechanism of input channel to any mapping of output channel, comprises that combination is used for point that China ink optimizes and produces passage based on other passage of any number.Yet, importing normally CMYK and be used for the continuous tone input, K is used for the two-value input, and optionally the webpage gauge point is applied to infrared layer usually.The fixative passage is normally used for printing speed and is produced.
In a preferred form, SoPEC equipment also is that resolution ratio is unknowable.It only provides in the mapping of importing between resolution ratio and the output resolution ratio by means of scale factor.The output resolution ratio that is used for the expectation of preferred implementation is 1600dpi, but in fact SoPEC does not know biplate printhead physical resolution.
In a preferred form, SoPEC equipment is that page length is unknowable.Continuous page or leaf is zone usually, and downloads to page memory along with the consumption of every district information.
China ink refills box
As mentioned above, Write head container 6 comprises China ink storage film 26, and this China ink storage film 26 comprises and is connected to the inside ink reservoir 28-34 that the China ink that forms at the top of cover profiled member 36 refills port 8.In order to refill ink reservoir 28-34, provide to be the black distributor that China ink refills the box-like formula, shown in Figure 35 to 42.The structure that refills box 160 explains that with main reference Figure 37 Figure 37 is the decomposition view of box.
Extend a bead 190 in the bottom of base portion profiled member 170, this bead 190 is configured as the port that refills that cooperates ink-jet printer parts---for example the China ink of print cartridge 6 refills port 8---as a positioner.Outlet 182 and circle 172 change according to the type that China ink refills the printing-fluid that box will hold with respect to the position of bead 190.Therefore, the printing-fluid system disposition has a plurality of printing-fluid distributors, and each has according to the type that is contained in the printing-fluid in the distributor and with respect to the outlet of bead 190 location.Thus, be coupled to port 8 in case will refill box, outlet 192 cooperates suitable inlet 42A-42E, and refills the particular storage pool 28,30,32,34 that is exclusively used in the same type printing-fluid of storage thus.
What extend from the bottom of base portion profiled member 170 is a flange 184, and a demo plant that is quality assurance (QA) chip 176 forms has been installed on it.Refill port 8 in case print cartridge 160 is inserted China ink, 176 contacts of QA chip are positioned at the QA chip contact 132 on the support 4.
Extend a maintenance jut 168 from the lateral wall of base portion profiled member 170, this maintenance jut 168 is contained in the recess, this recess is one and inserts front reentrant 165 or insert the portion 169 that is recessed into that both all form in the periphery of inner wall of overhead guard profiled member 162, shown in Figure 37 and 38.Insert front reentrant 165 and be positioned near the opening of overhead guard profiled member, be recessed into the more top that portion 169 is positioned at inwall and insert.After print cartridge 160 is full of fully, keep jut 168 to engage with insertion front reentrant 165.With best explain,, must modestly an insertion force (it surpasses predetermined threshold) be applied to the overhead guard profiled member as after a while in order to overcome joint.Described insert action makes China ink discharge by outlet 172, and overcomes the biasing of spring assembly 164, thereby base portion profiled member 170 is forced into overhead guard profiled member 162, enters to insert the portion 169 that is recessed into up to keeping jut 168 to be admitted.
Usage example
During use, print cartridge 6 is alignment on support 4 correctly as shown in Figure 3, inserts the recess 89 of upper bracket profiled member 80 then.Because cartridge device inserts support 4, the data of data on support and power supply contact 84A and 84B and box 6 and power supply contact 58A and 58B are electrically connected.The air nozzle 124 of while air compressor 122 passes air seals 44 and enters the air intake 76 of box 6.
As shown in figure 27, the inwall of recess 89 has formed a bearing or support, inserts back box 6 at box 6 and is supported on above the bearing.Be provided with a plurality of flexible members that are spring 190 forms and abut against box after being admitted to its position when box, flexible member also abuts against the retainer handgrip, because it is locked on the print cartridge.Therefore, spring is used for during insertion absorb impacting and print cartridge is biased in correct position reliably utilizes support 4 and breech lock 7 to keep print cartridge securely by abutting against breech lock subsequently.In an optional mode, spring alternately is positioned on the breech lock 7, and print cartridge 6 will be biased and abut against support 4 in this case.
Owing to have the locating slot 86 and the rib 78 of support 4 and print cartridge 6, insert any attempt of print cartridge with wrong way around and all will fail.Similarly, its purpose is not will not have rib corresponding to locating slot 86 with the print cartridge that this support uses, thereby no matter orientation how all will can not admitted.Particularly, need will not have the suitable rib structure of support admittance by the print cartridge of carriage drive with two SoPEC chip controls plates with a SoPEC chip controls plate.
When print cartridge equipment at first inserts support unit 4 and in transportation, rotor elements 60 is orientated like this: its cover-up surface engages printhead 52, thus the nozzle slit of sealing printhead.Similarly, when PRN device did not re-use, cover-up surface also contacted with the bottom of printhead 52 with its sealing.The evaporation of---normally water---that the sealing printhead has reduced black solvent, thus when not using, reduced by printer the drying of the China ink on printing nozzle.
A remote computing device, for example digital camera or personal computer are connected to usb 1 30, to provide power supply and print data signal to support 4.Providing of response electricity, the treatment circuit of control panel 82 is carried out various initial routines, comprising: checking is stored in the manufacturer's password in the QA chip 57; Check the state of ink reservoir 28-34 by means of ink reservoir sensor 35; Check the state of rotor elements 60 by means of sensor 156; Check by means of paper sensor 192 whether paper or other medium have inserted support; And three look indicator LED 135 by the state of photoconductive tube 136 to outside indicating equipment.
Before carrying out printing, a piece of paper or other print media must be introduced into support 4.In case receive the signal that begins to print from external computing device, control panel 82 checks whether there is paper by means of paper sensor 1192.If lack paper, three-color LED 135 is configured to that indication should be noted that and controller is no longer attempted to print so.Alternatively, if there is print media in paper sensor 192 indications, control panel 82 is made response by rotary rotor element 60 so, arrives a precalculated position that is used to print.
In this regard, the printing model of operation is in start-up period or in the routine of safeguarding, rotor elements 60 rotates in case detect, thereby its absorption face is positioned on the ink-jet path of printhead 52.Absorption face can be then as one type container to receive China ink from printing nozzle owing to be arranged on the absorbent properties of the material on the absorption face, the China ink of reception is inhaled in the body of rotor elements 60.Because rotor elements 60 is parts of print cartridge 6, when changing print cartridge, also change rotor elements, the absorption face that guaranteed thus can not be full of China ink and become dirty and messy.
After usb 1 30 places detect print command and determine to have print media, control panel 82 CD-ROM drive motors 110, thus driven roller 96 begins to rotate, and cooperates with nip rolls 98 and drag print media and pass through printhead 52.Simultaneously, control panel 82 is handled the control signal that is used for printhead 52 from the print data of external computing device with generation.Control signal is applied to printhead by carriage interface 84A, 84B, coffret 58A, 58B with at the flexible PCB contact of print head chip 52 arbitrary ends.Print head chip 52 is biplates, promptly has two elongated chips that extend printhead length, and data provide at arbitrary end of printhead, is transferred to each nozzle this its along the length of each chip.Electric power is provided to each nozzle of print head chip by the bus of extending along the length of chip.In response to the data and the electric power that receive, when print media was dragged the pressing face of process rotor elements 60, each nozzle selection ground of printhead was sprayed onto China ink on the print media, prints thus and is transferred to image coded in the data-signal of usb 1 30.
The operation of motor 110 causes air compressor 122 with air guide print cartridge base portion profiled member.Air is transferred to air cleaner 51 space afterwards by the fluid transport path in print cartridge base portion profiled member 20.Break through the resistance of air cleaner 51 in case air pressure accumulates to enough levels, air is derived by the length of the aperture in the air cleaner 51 along the bottom of print cartridge base portion profiled member.When printer was worked, the air of derivation was received between print head chip 52 and the air cover plate 54, and was conducted through the print head chip surface, was used for thus by keeping not having dust and chip to prevent the printhead degeneration on the printhead.
With reference now to Figure 40,, the first step that China ink refills program starts by refilling sensor 35, refills the printing-fluid deficiency of sensor 35 indication control panels 82 in storage pool 28,30,32,34.Response is from the signal that refills sensor 35, and control panel 82 activates indication LED 135.Alternatively, whether not enough detection can be calculated by the electronic equipment of control panel to stamping ink.Because the black volume of each nozzle ejection is known, and is consistent (near 1 skin liter (picolitre)) in the whole operation process of printhead, can calculate by the China ink amount of printhead conveying and the consumption of every kind of color or similar China ink.In this regard, control panel 82 can be monitored the consumption of every kind of printing-fluid, in case and this level reach predeterminated level, three look indication LED can clearly indicate the user need replenish printing-fluid.
Light from indication LED is transmitted by photoconductive tube 136, so that provide outside indication at the indication port 138 of support 4 to the operator of printer.This indication can be told the color or the type of the China ink that the user need replenish.Control panel also can send signal to remote computing device by usb 1 30, to show the type of the China ink that needs replenish to the user by computing equipment.
In order to refill program, print cartridge 6 must be at the correct position in the printer stand 4.The China ink of required black type refills box 160 and is sent to China ink then and refills position on the port 8, and this China ink refills on the upper surface that port 8 is positioned at print cartridge 6.As mentioned above, China ink refills port 8 and comprises a series of inlet 42A-42E by diaphragm seal 40 protection.Under diaphragm seal 40, put a plurality of printing-fluid pipe 42A-42E, these printing-fluid pipes provide the immediate access to black storage pool 28,30,32,34.---be C, M, Y, K and when needing infrared China ink and fixative---provides black inlet at every kind of printing-fluid.Strategically laterally place along inlet 8 position that is used for the inlet of every kind of different fluid, thus the China ink outlet pin 182 that refills box 160 alignment and be used for that held and the inlet 42A-42E specific printing-fluid to be replenished of box 160 and be communicated with automatically with specific one.
Second step that China ink refills program is shown in Figure 41.In this figure, refill box 160 and be docked at and refill port 8 in the print cartridge equipment.Refill port 8 in case refill box 160 butt joints, China ink refills QA chip 176 QA joints 132 automatic and on support unit and aligns.The various codings that control panel 82 inquiries are stored in the QA chip 176 refill the integrality and the authenticity of box 160 to verify China ink.If control panel 82 determines that QA chips 176 have been verified and have real China ink, promptly from suitable manufacturer and be required color or type, it is set indicator LED135 and shows yellowly so, and indication accepts to refill box 160 thus.Alternatively, control panel 82 can determine to exist error condition, and sets LED 135 in response to this and refill the box existing problems for red with indication.For example, if QA chip 176 can not pass through verification step, just can determine to exist error condition.In addition, often be this situation, have only a storage pool 28,30,32,34 to need to replenish.For example, being assigned with the storage pool of storing cyan ink can refill.In the case, comprise non-cyan ink as long as QA chip 176 indication China inks refill box 160, control panel 82 will make indicator LED be set at redness with error condition of mark so.
Will be appreciated that, in order to carry out refilling of QA checking, need be in the communication between all parts of PRN device.That is, print cartridge 6 must be positioned at printer stand 4 and China ink refills box 160 necessary butt joint print cartridges 6, contacts with QA chip connector 132 thereby China ink refills QA chip 176.This has guaranteed that each refills action and is controlled and has reduced potential incorrect refilling, and this incorrect refill can the infringement printer work.
As shown in figure 41, when China ink refill box 160 be docked at print cartridge equipment 6 refill in the port 8 time, China ink outlet pin 28 passes among the mouth 42A-42E that diaphragm seal 40 refilled port, to be communicated with a corresponding China ink inlet 24.China ink inlet 24 is set to profiled elastomer element, thereby---it is positioned at China ink and refills box outlet pin 28 tops---passes through automatic generation to black seal 32.Thus, guaranteed to be communicated with being stored in the self-sealed fluid flow that refills in box 160, black carrier pipe 43A-43E and the storage pool 28-34 between the China ink.Oneself's sealed fluid flow is communicated with and has caused outside profiled member 162 pressurizeds in a single day, and the black fluid of pressurization flows in the storage pool 28,30,32,34.
As shown in figure 42, when overhead guard profiled member 162 pressurizeds, make that be present in China ink refills that China ink box 160 in is discharged and when entering among the print cartridge storage pool 28-34 one, just take place the black phase III that refills program thus.After the outside profiled member 162 of compression, be apparent that for the operator China ink refills box and is consumed, and can remove from print cartridge 6 thus, finish because refill the stage this moment.In case finish the stage of refilling, refill sensor 35 and produce a signal, the printing-fluid level of indication in storage pool 28-34 is greater than predeterminated level.Response is from the signal that refills sensor, and it is green that control panel 82 is set indicator LED 135 flickers, indicates the operator to refill process thus and complete successfully.
Mo Congmo refills in the box 160 the used power of discharge and determines according to the degree that the operator is applied to the insertion force of overhead guard profiled member 162.Therefore, overhead guard profiled member 162 is as the operating handle or the piston that are used to refill box.Contingently thus be, do not have careful operation or hasty operation if refill step, China ink can be with inappropriate high-pressure delivery to print cartridge 6.The China ink that this pressure can cause being stored in the print cartridge 6 is burst China ink storage film 26, and causes China ink to be sprinkled upon in the print cartridge equipment thus, and this can not damage print cartridge with repairing.Contained spring profiled member 164 has prevented that by security mechanism is provided the neglectful of film from breaking, and this security mechanism prevents to be subjected to excessive pressure from the China ink that refills the equipment discharge.In this regard, spring forming spare 164 is designed to limit the power that is delivered to the maximum of deformable ink film 26 from the insertion of overhead guard profiled member 14.Anyly be applied to power overhead guard profiled member 14, that will cause China ink under the pressure of the highest level that surpass to allow, to be discharged and absorb by spring forming spare 164 and be stored in the spring element 180.Spring forming spare 164 is designed to suitably prevent that instantaneous being applied to of unsuitable power from refilling film 26.That is, its distortion and/or elastic characteristic are selected like this: its with the pressure limit in the film at a predeterminated level.
As Figure 38 and 39 the clearest illustrating, a sidepiece that keeps protuberance 168 to be positioned at base portion profiled member 170.During state, maintaining part 168 cooperates with insertion front reentrant 165 before print cartridge 160 is in it and inserts.Jut 168 and the safety measure that provides extra in the process of refilling that is bonded on of inserting front reentrant.This is because this joint prevents that the power of not expecting is applied to inner ink film 166 from the overhead guard profiled member, and prevents that overhead guard from inadvertently inserting thus in transportation or transport process.Refill box 160 and refill after port docks at China ink, overhead guard 162 inserts with enough power, keeps jut 168 by inserting the joints of front reentrant 162 to overcome.Print cartridge China ink storage pool film 166 is discharged and entered to the platform 178 that insertion overhead guard profiled member 162 causes spring assembly 164 with China ink by outlet 182 thus against ink film 166.In order to overcome the initial engagement that keeps jut 168, must apply initial very big power.Spring element works instantaneously and is subjected to excessive pressure in the case with protection ink film 166.After initially applying power, beginning is inserted normally.As shown in figure 38, refill step in case finish, keep jut 168 to be and to insert the lock engaged that is recessed into portion's 169 forms with one, this insertion is recessed into portion towards the setting of the top of outside profiled member 169 inwalls of print cartridge.Keep the jut 168 and the emptying China ink that is engaged in of the recess 169 on top afterwards the outside profiled member 169 of print cartridge to be locked onto base portion profiled member 170.Be appreciated that this set has overcome this potential problem: the user attempts to replenish China ink with inferior China ink and refills box 162, and nozzle and China ink that this China ink will cause damaging print cartridge refill box.In the structure after it inserts, the China ink that has consumed refills box will return supplier.Supplier will provide a kind of instrument to open and refill box, and make overhead guard return its upper position, and wherein real China ink can refill and be used in the equipment recycle, and QA chip 176 reprograms to verify the authenticity of China ink.
Certainly can understand, more than only provide by example of the present invention, and all that for the person of ordinary skill of the art clearly change and variation be considered as falling in the wide in range scope that the present invention limits by subsidiary claim.
Though the present invention is explained and described to the reference example embodiment, various variations will be significantly for those of ordinary skill in the art, and also be easy to obtain, and these variations do not deviate from the scope and spirit of the present invention.Therefore, the scope of subsidiary claim is not the description of doing in order to limit here, but these claims should be done wide in range explanation.
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1. print cartridge that is used for ink-jet printer, described print cartridge comprises:
The printing-fluid storage device, described printing-fluid storage device comprises a plurality of black storage pools, wherein each described black storage pool is used for the printing-fluid of storing predetermined type;
The China ink that is provided with on the housing of described print cartridge refills port, and described China ink refills port and is suitable for admittance and cooperates China ink to refill box; And
The page width printing head that is communicated with described printing-fluid storage device,
Wherein said China ink refills port and comprises a plurality of inlets, and each inlet is corresponding in a plurality of black storage pools one of them, and
Each inlet refills the port horizontally set along China ink, and the position of each inlet is specific to corresponding black storage pool.
2. print cartridge as claimed in claim 1, wherein said print cartridge are suitable for inserting in the support of described ink-jet printer with removably.
3. print cartridge as claimed in claim 1, wherein said page width printing head are arranged to produce at least 8 inches wide printing trace.
4. print cartridge as claimed in claim 1, wherein said printing-fluid storage device is contained in the body portion, and this body comprises the device that is used for replenishing from external source printing-fluid.
5. print cartridge as claimed in claim 1, wherein said page width printing head comprise at least 20,000 printing-fluid delivery nozzles that is communicated with described printing-fluid storage device fluid.
6. print cartridge as claimed in claim 5, wherein said page width printing head comprise at least 30,000 printing-fluid delivery nozzles that is communicated with described printing-fluid storage device fluid.
7. print cartridge as claimed in claim 1, wherein said printing-fluid storage device comprise that a China ink that is used for each storage pool refills port.
8. print cartridge as claimed in claim 1, the color ink that its China and Mexico's storage pool separate storage one cover is enough to be used for carrying out colour print.
9. print cartridge as claimed in claim 8, wherein said black storage pool be separate storage China ink fixative also, in order to assist being fixed by the China ink of page width printing head conveying.
10. print cartridge as claimed in claim 9, the infrared China ink that wherein said black storage pool separate storage is used to print.
11. print cartridge as claimed in claim 10, one of them first electric connector are arranged to be electrically connected with described page width printing head, and in abutting connection with the first end setting of this page width printing head, are used for cooperating with first corresponding connectors of ink-jet printer.
12. print cartridge as claimed in claim 11, one of them second electric connector are arranged to be electrically connected with described page width printing head, and in abutting connection with the second end setting of this page width printing head, are used for cooperating with second corresponding connectors of ink-jet printer.
13. as claim 11 or 12 described print cartridges, wherein when described print cartridge was contained in the ink-jet printer, electric power and data can transmit to described page width printing head from ink-jet printer by the matching relationship between the respective electrical connector of described first and second electric connectors and ink-jet printer.
14. print cartridge as claimed in claim 13, wherein said print cartridge comprises the assembly of being arranged to air was guided described page width printing head.
15. print cartridge as claimed in claim 14, wherein said assembly comprise a filter, are used for filtering before air was guided described page width printing head described air.
16. print cartridge as claimed in claim 15, wherein said assembly comprise an inlet that is used for accepting from external source air.
17. print cartridge as claimed in claim 16, wherein said external source is positioned at described ink-jet printer.
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