CN100584624C - Make the method for liquid containing parts - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a kind of method that is used to make the liquid containing parts, wherein the liquid containing parts have liquid containing part and connected component, liquid containing part to small part is formed by compliant member and receiving fluids therein, connected component can be with inside and its external communications of liquid containing part, and method comprises the steps: by the internal suction gas of connected component from the liquid containing part; First predetermined amount of liquid is poured in the liquid containing part by connected component, and first predetermined amount of liquid is provided from fluid storage device as clean liquid; By the internal suction clean liquid of connected component from the liquid containing part; The clean liquid that is sucked is mixed with the liquid that provides from fluid storage device, to obtain mixing material; And will pour into greater than the mixing material of second scheduled volume of first scheduled volume in the liquid containing part by connected component.
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The application be based on the applying date be that October 8, application number in 2004 are 200410080733.7, denomination of invention divides an application for the application for a patent for invention of " fill and tracer liquid holds parts method and liquid containing device ".
Technical field
The present invention relates to make the method for liquid containing parts.
Background technology
As the liquid injection apparatus to the target atomizing of liquids, inkjet-type recording device is widely used.Particularly, this inkjet-type recording device comprises balladeur train, be installed on the balladeur train and as the record head and the print cartridge of jet head liquid, described print cartridge is used as the liquid containing parts, holds the ink as liquid therein.When balladeur train moved with respect to recording medium, ink was supplied to record head from print cartridge, and ink gone out by the nozzle ejection from be formed on record head, printed on target recording medium thus.
A kind of like this device is arranged in such inkjet-type recording device, in this device, print cartridge be not installed on the balladeur train with reduce on the balladeur train load or to reduce device size/thickness (so-called) from the frame type.The print cartridge that is applied to such printer usually comprises: the ink bag, as the bag shape liquid containing part of holding ink therein; And the box body of settling the ink bag.Ink in the ink bag is supplied to record head (reference example such as JP-A-2003-53984) by ink tubes.
This ink bag is made by bag shape film, and has the bag part that is provided with connected component.After ink was filled into the bag part from bag opening portion partly, opening portion was by thermal weld, and the bag part is hermetically sealed thus.At this moment, ink must be filled in the bag part under cleaning and the very high state of degassing level.In addition, exist in the ink bag under the situation that does not have the good part of welding, ink will leak from this part.And, in flexible membrane self, under the situation of the breakage of existence such as micropore, there are the misgivings of ink from its damaged portion leakage.
Affirmation exists in ink flow path or does not exist the detection method of leakage to be suggested (reference example such as JP-A-2003-127409).In this detection method, leak tester is connected on the print cartridge, and air is pressed and delivered in the print cartridge.After this, leak tester is measured the air outflow that leaks out from print cartridge, confirms the existence of leaking thus or does not exist.
Yet in the superincumbent detection method, ink bag (print cartridge) must be connected on the leak tester one by one, detecting, and will spend a large amount of work and be used for detecting.
Under these circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide and a kind of liquid is filled into method and liquid containing device in the liquid containing parts, wherein in the method that liquid is filled in the liquid containing parts, can fill liquid with the high degassing and clean level.
Another object of the present invention provides and a kind of liquid is filled into method and liquid containing device in the liquid containing parts, wherein in the method that liquid is filled in the liquid containing parts, liquid is used expeditiously and can be filled the liquid with the high degassing and clean level.
Another object of the present invention provides the method that a kind of tracer liquid holds parts, and this method can easily realize detecting.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides and a kind of liquid is filled into method in the liquid containing parts, described method has the step of the inside that utilizes described cleaning liquid liquid containing parts.
In the method, before liquid is filled in the liquid containing parts, predetermined amount of liquid is poured into the liquid containing parts, so that the liquid entrainment that pours into remains in the air/flying dust in the bag part.After this, liquid wherein is discharged from, and the air/flying dust in the liquid containing parts is discharged from thus, and the degassing in the liquid containing parts and clean level are enhanced.
The present invention also provides a kind of liquid of the present invention is filled into method in the liquid containing parts as preferred embodiment, described liquid containing parts have the liquid containing part and the connection liquid containing inside and outside connected component partly of receiving fluids therein, and described method comprises the steps: by first aspirator by connected component pumping liquid holding portion gas inside; The liquid that to be supplied from the fluid storage device of storage of liquids therein by liquid filling device pours into the liquid containing part by connected component as clean liquid; Pour into the clean liquid of liquid containing part by the connected component suction by second aspirator; Mix by the clean liquid of second aspirator suction and the liquid of supplying from fluid storage device by mixing arrangement; And will pour into the liquid containing part by the liquid that mixing arrangement mixes by liquid filling device.
According to the method, when making the liquid containing parts, poured into liquid containing part by the decompression of first aspirator and the described liquid that pours into of second aspirator suction from the liquid of fluid storage device supply.Thus, flying dust in liquid containing part and the connected component and air can be communicated with liquid and be discharged from.In addition, mixing arrangement mixes described liquid that is sucked and the liquid of supplying from fluid storage device, and described mixing material is poured into the liquid containing part by liquid filling device.Therefore, the described liquid that is sucked is not dropped, but is used as the liquid that will be filled in the liquid containing parts.So, can improve the degassing and clean level in the liquid containing parts, and in the process of making the liquid containing parts, can utilize liquid efficiently.
In this method that liquid is filled in the liquid containing parts, mixing arrangement has the blending bin that is connected to second aspirator, fluid storage device and liquid filling device; And blending bin mixes from the clean liquid of second aspirator supply and the liquid of supplying from fluid storage device, and described mixing material is fed to liquid filling device.
Therefore, mixing arrangement has blending bin, mixes from the liquid of second aspirator supply and the liquid of supplying from fluid storage device, and described mixing material is fed to liquid filling device.Thereby entrained liquids is held flying dust in the parts and gas and is not poured into fluid storage device by the liquid of second aspirator suction, but is used in order to be filled into immediately in the liquid containing parts.Therefore, because there is not to use the liquid many times that in device, circulated, so new and liquid that have quality assurance always can be filled in the liquid containing parts.
In this method that liquid is filled in the liquid containing parts, the clean liquid that is partly aspirated from liquid containing by second aspirator is filtered by filter in the feelings through mixing arrangement, is perhaps filtered by filter at the mixed liquor that has passed through mixing arrangement.
Therefore, the liquid that is aspirated by second aspirator is filtered by filter, and is drawn into mixing arrangement or liquid filling device.Therefore, the liquid that entrained liquids is held flying dust in the parts and gas can be drawn into mixing arrangement or liquid filling device under the state that the degassing and clean level are enhanced.Thereby, have high-quality liquid and can be filled in the liquid containing parts.
In this method that liquid is filled in the liquid containing parts, the step that will pour into the liquid containing part, pour into first predetermined amount of liquid by liquid filling device from the clean liquid of fluid storage device supply; Pour in the step of liquid containing part at the liquid that will mix, pour into second predetermined amount of liquid by liquid filling device by mixing arrangement; And first scheduled volume is less than second scheduled volume.
Therefore, pour into first predetermined amount of liquid of liquid containing parts less than actual second predetermined amount of liquid that is filled in the liquid containing parts by liquid filling device.Thereby, can reduce the liquid of discharging and being reused from the liquid containing parts, therefore can improve the quality that is filled into liquid in the liquid containing parts.
In this method that liquid is filled in the liquid containing parts, in the step that clean liquid is poured into the liquid containing part by liquid filling device, the liquid that is outgased by degasser is poured into the liquid containing part.
Therefore, when when fluid storage device pours into the liquid containing parts with liquid, be poured by the liquid of the degasser degassing.That is, because Tuo Qi liquid is poured into the liquid containing parts in advance, so can prevent the pollution in the liquid containing parts and comprise bubble.
In this method that liquid is filled in the liquid containing parts, pour in the step of liquid containing part at the liquid that will mix by mixing arrangement by liquid filling device, the liquid that is outgased by degasser is poured into the liquid containing part.
Therefore, after the liquid that is mixed by mixing arrangement was by the degasser degassing, it can be poured into the liquid containing part.Thereby the liquid with higher degassing level can be filled in the liquid containing parts.
The disclosure relates to the theme that Japanese patent application No.2003-428221 (on December 24th, 2003 submitted) and No.2003-428219 (on December 24th, 2003 submitted) comprise, and by using it in full, each piece of writing in them is contained in this clearly.
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Fig. 1 is the plane of the printer in the present embodiment.
Fig. 2 provides the sectional view to the print cartridge of printer.
Fig. 3 provides the stereogram to the ink bag of print cartridge.
Fig. 4 is an explanatory of making the device of ink bag.
Fig. 5 is the sectional view of the exit portion of ink bag.
Fig. 6 is the sectional view of the exit portion of ink bag.
Fig. 7 is the view that is used to explain the method that detects the ink bag.
Fig. 8 is the stereogram of the ink bag in depressurization steps.
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Below with reference to Fig. 1 to 8 one embodiment of the present of invention are described.Fig. 1 illustrates the plane that is used as the inkjet-type recording device (after this abbreviating printer as) of liquid injection apparatus in an embodiment.
As shown in Figure 1, printer 1 comprises framework 2, make progress side opening and generally be formed cuboid of this framework.For framework 2, be provided with paper pushing part (cylinder) 3, and the paper advance mechanism that paper is not illustrated is transported on this paper pushing part 3.In addition, for framework 2, be provided with guide member 4, described guide member 4 is parallel to paper pushing part 3 and is inserted in the balladeur train 5 with support carriages 5, make balladeur train 5 can guide member 4 axially on move.In addition, this balladeur train 5 is by being with 6 to be coupled on the carriage motor 7 synchronously, and moves around along guide member 4 by the driving of carriage motor 7.
The record head 8 that serves as jet head liquid is installed on balladeur train 5 and paper pushing part 3 facing surfaces.Six valve units 9 that black liquid are fed to record head 8 are installed on balladeur train 5.In order temporarily to store ink therein, six valve units 9 are provided with corresponding to the color of ink and type (black ink and cyan, nattierblue, magenta, light red and yellow color inks).
The jet hole that is not illustrated is set on the lower surface of record head 8.By the driving of the piezoelectric element that do not illustrate, the drops out from nozzles mouth is injected on the paper as recording medium.
At the right-hand member of framework 2, be formed with cartridge seat 10.Six print cartridges 11 as the liquid containing parts are releasably attached on this cartridge seat 10.As shown in Figure 2, each in these print cartridges 11 comprises that inside is in the housing 12 of airtight conditions and is placed in ink bag 13 in the housing 12.In each ink bag 13, the ink of storage black ink or each color.These ink bags 13 are connected by flexible supply pipe 14 with valve unit 9.
In addition, as shown in Figure 1, be provided with force (forcing) pump 15 for printer 1.This force (forcing) pump 15 is connected to each housing 12 of each print cartridge 11 respectively by six air supply pipes 16.Therefore, pressurized pump 15 air pressurized are introduced in the housing 12 of each print cartridge 11 by each air supply pipe 16, and are introduced in the space S (with reference to figure 2) that is formed between housing 12 and the ink bag 13.
That is, when driving force (forcing) pump 15, air is introduced in the housing 12, ink bag 13 pressurized airs pressurization then.By such exerting pressure, the ink that is stored in each ink bag 13 is discharged from from ink bag 13, and is fed to each valve unit 9 by each supply pipe 14.
Then, will ink bag 13 be described with reference to figs. 2 to 4.
As shown in Figure 3, the ink bag 13 in the present embodiment comprises as the packet portion 20 of liquid containing part and as the exit portion 21 of connected component.In an embodiment, packet portion 20 comprises two rectangular membrane parts 22 and 23 with same size.These membrane elements 22 and 23 are stacked, and their four sides are by thermal weld, thus shape pouch parts.In addition, exit portion 21 is placed in the side 24 that is thermally welded under membrane element 22 and 23 state between the two as one of four sides of bag part 20 at it.Thus, the inner space of bag part 20 is sealed, and ink is filled in its inner space.In addition, the barrier layer for gases by evaporation such as aluminium on such as the thermoplastic resin of polyethylene film forms membrane element 22 and 23.Exit portion 21 is formed by resin, and wherein said resin can be thermally welded to the thermoplastic resin of membrane element 22 and 23.In addition, the ink capacity of ink bag 13 is 15ml.
As mentioned above, each membrane element 22 and 23 has thermoplastic resin and barrier layer for gases, and forms rectangle.These membrane elements 22 and 23 are stacked, so that their thermoplastic resin toward each other, and their four sides are by thermal weld, and their membrane element is by fixed to one another and become a bag shape thus.In addition, exit portion 21 is thermally welded to the side 24 of one of four sides as bag part 20 under it is placed in state between membrane element 22 and 23.In the inner space of bag part 20, various inks are received.
Then, will exit portion 21 be described with reference to figure 5 and 6.Exit portion 21 comprises body 125.Have outlet port 126 in the body 125, and the inside of ink bag 13 (bag part 20) is by outlet port 126 and external communications.In addition, outlet port 126 comprises centre bore 126a and is formed on connection groove 126b on the inner surface of centre bore 126a.
In addition, in the inside of outlet port 126 valve mechanism V is set.This valve mechanism V includes the packing 127 such as the elastomeric material formation of rubber, and is the cylindrical seal parts.Packing 127 comprises a hole at the center, and the internal diameter in this hole is slightly smaller than the external diameter of hollow needle N1, and described hollow needle N1 is connected to the front end of supply pipe 14.This packing 127 is pushed the outlet side that is extruded onto outlet port 126.The valve body 128 that constitutes valve mechanism V is set in the inside of packing 127.In addition,, the helical spring 129 that constitutes valve mechanism V is set for outlet port 126, with to valve body 128 to the packing 127 side application of forces.As shown in Figure 5, not under the situation of the outside application of force, this helical spring 129 makes valve body 128 press packing 127, and the hole of sealed package 127, thus block fluid flowing in outlet port 126.When the hollow needle N1 that is connected to supply pipe 14 passes this packing 127 when being inserted in the exit portion 21 as shown in Figure 6, the energy of hollow needle N1 opposing helical spring 129 is exerted pressure to valve body 128, so that valve body 128 separates from packing 127.At this moment, packing 127 closely is attached at the periphery of hollow needle N1.So the fluid in the ink bag 13 (ink) passes the connection groove 126b of outlet port 126, and be supplied to the hole H1 that the front end of hollow needle N1 is provided with.Then, the ink that is fed to hollow needle N1 from hole H1 is supplied to record head 8 by supply pipe 14.
Then, will the method that there be or exist leakage (leakage part) in ink bag 13 that detect be described with reference to figure 7 and 8.At first, ink bag 13 is connected on the aspirator 131.As shown in Figure 7, aspirator 131 comprises the suction pump P and the air duct 132 that is connected to suction pump P as the changeable pressure device.In addition, for air duct 132 front ends, be provided as the hollow needle N2 of attaching parts (with reference to figure 8).In this embodiment, hollow needle N2 serves as suction ports.The structure of hollow needle N2 is identical with the structure of the hollow needle N1 that is connected to supply pipe 14 as illustrated in Figures 5 and 6.In the stage casing of this air duct 132 valve 133 is set.
When hollow needle N2 is inserted in the exit portion 21 of ink bag 13, as shown in Figure 6, valve body 128 pressurizeds, and make outlet port one 26 be in open mode, so that the inside of ink bag 13 is communicated with air duct 132.At this moment because air has entered in the bag part 20 of ink bag 13, so the membrane element 22 of ink bag 13 and 23 both cores can closely not attach each other, but separated from one another.
When hollow needle N2 is inserted into exit portion 21 and ink bag 13 when being connected to aspirator 131, valve 133 is in open mode, and drives suction pump P and carry out depressurization steps.Then, the air in the ink bag 13 is sucked by hole H2 and the air duct 132 of hollow needle N2.At this moment, along with the air in 13 bags of parts 20 of ink bag is sucked, membrane element 22 and 23 inner surface are close gradually each other, and the smaller volume of the inner space of bag part 20.Simultaneously, the internal pressure of bag part 20 becomes less than external pressure.
In addition, when driving suction pump P, as shown in Figure 8, two membrane elements 22 and 23 core inner surface closely attach each other, and two membrane elements 22 and 23 enter yield situation.After this, when the value by the gauge measurement that does not illustrate reaches predetermined pressure, extract hollow needle N2 from exit portion 21.When extracting hollow needle N2, the energy of helical spring 129 makes valve body 128 and packing 127 press contacts, and makes valve mechanism V be in closed condition.Thus, the inside of bag part 20 is sealed by valve mechanism V.At this moment, confirm by the outside of membrane element whether two membrane elements 22 and 23 keep closely attaching state.
In addition, ink bag 13 is stopped the scheduled time that sets in advance at decompression state.According to the capacity and the material of ink bag 13, this scheduled time is that approximate number is minute by 12 hours.When having passed through the scheduled time, operation enters into the affirmation step.Vision ground confirms whether the outward appearance of the bag part 20 of ink bag 13 is the outward appearance that (is in two membrane elements 22 and 23 states that closely attach) when the bag part has been depressurized.Do not have the hole or weld under the situation of bad part in bag part 20 or exit portion 21, the pressure in the bag part 20 almost remains in the pressure that is depressurized in depressurization steps.Therefore, the outward appearance when the bag part is pressurized is held.Particularly, when the inner surface of the core of membrane element 22 and 23 closely attaches, and when two membrane elements 22 and 23 are in yield situation, judge that decompression state is held and do not have hole or the bad part of solder flux in bag part 20 and exit portion 21, irritate black step so operation enters into.The aforesaid scheduled time is to exist in ink bag 13 under the situation of leaking part because the air the ink bag 13 that is depressurized from the leakage part to its inside flows into the required time of profile variation that causes bag part 20.In addition, in this embodiment, the scheduled time is the required time of appearance change of visually confirming bag part 20.In addition, the scheduled time obtains by experiment.
On the contrary, have micropore or weld under the situation of bad part in bag part 20 or exit portion 21, air is by the hole or weld bad part and flow into the ink bag 13 from the outside.So air enters between membrane element 22 and 23, and membrane element 22 and 23 is separated from one another, makes ink bag slight expansion as shown in Figure 3.Judge such ink bag 13 and do not keep the decompression outward appearance of (under decompression state) down, and ink bag 13 is removed.
Then, will describe each step of making ink bag 13 in detail with reference to figure 4.Fig. 4 illustrates the explanatory of irritating device for ink 30, and wherein said filling device for ink 30 is as the liquid containing device that China ink is poured in the ink bag 13.Irritate device for ink 30 and comprise main tank 31, first degas module 32, second degas module 33 and blending bin 34.Main tank 31 is as the fluid storage device of wherein storing ink.First and second degas modules 32 and 33 as degasser comprise vavuum pump and the hollow fiber bundle that does not illustrate respectively, and serve as and be used for unit that ink is outgased.Main tank 31 is connected with the first ink pipeline 35 by the second ink pipeline 36 that has constituted the second liquid service duct with first degas module 32.In addition, ink pressure front pump P1 is set in the stage casing of the first ink pipeline 35.Between the first ink pipeline 35 and the second ink pipeline 36, first check-valves 38 is set.
The 4th ink pipeline 40 is connected on first degas module 32 by the 3rd ink pipeline 39 that constitutes the first liquid service duct.The 3rd ink pipeline 39 is set to from the branch of the 4th ink pipeline 40.In the stage casing of the 3rd ink pipeline 39, and between the second and the 3rd check- valves 41 and 42, be provided as first gauge line 43 of the first filling liquid device.First gauge line 43 comprises cylinder 43a and piston 43b.The capacity of this cylinder 43a is the 5ml (first scheduled volume) less than the ink capacity (15ml) of ink bag 13.
In the stage casing of the 4th ink pipeline 40, the 4th check-valves 44 and the 5th check-valves 45 are set.In addition,, connect to irritate China ink pipe 46, with as branch from the 4th ink pipeline 40 in the stage casing of the 4th ink pipeline 40 and between the 4th and the 5th check-valves 44 and 45.At this end of irritating China ink pipe 46, the hollow needle that does not illustrate is set.
In addition, air duct 47 is connected on the 4th ink pipeline 40, with as the branch from the 4th ink pipeline 40.In the stage casing of air duct 47, air back valve 48 is set.Be connected to the end of air duct 47 as the suction pump P2 of first aspirator.In addition, the 5th ink pipeline 49 and the mixing arrangement that constitute first service duct are connected to the 4th ink pipeline 40, with as the branch from the 4th ink pipeline 40.
The 5th ink pipeline 49 is connected to the blending bin 34 that constitutes mixing arrangement.The 6th check-valves 50 and the 7th check-valves 51 are set in the stage casing of the 5th ink pipeline 49.In the stage casing of the 5th ink pipeline 49 and between the 6th and the 7th check- valves 50 and 51, be provided as second gauge line 52 of second aspirator.Second gauge line 52 comprises cylinder 52a and piston 52b, and the capacity of cylinder 52b is 5ml.In addition, in the stage casing of the 5th ink pipeline 49 and between the 7th check-valves 51 and blending bin 34, filter F is set.
Blending bin 34 is connected to main tank 31 by the 6th ink pipeline 53 of the first ink pipeline 35 and formation mixing arrangement.In the stage casing of the 6th ink pipeline 53, the 8th check-valves 54 is set.Blending bin 34 is connected to second degas module 33 by the 7th ink pipeline 55 that constitutes the first liquid service duct.Second degas module 33 is connected to the 4th ink pipeline 40 by the 8th ink pipeline 56 that constitutes the first liquid service duct.Simultaneously, the 3rd ink pipeline 39 and the 8th ink pipeline 56 are connected to the 4th ink pipeline 40, with as the branch from the 4th ink pipeline 40.
In the stage casing of the 8th ink pipeline 56, the 9th check-valves 57 and the tenth check-valves 58 are set.In addition, in the stage casing of the 8th ink pipeline 56 and between the 9th and the tenth check- valves 57 and 58, be provided as second the pipe liquid device the 3rd gauge line 59.The 3rd gauge line 59 comprises cylinder 59a and piston 59b, and the capacity of cylinder 59a is 15ml (second scheduled volume).
Then, the filling device for ink 30 that describe to utilize structure like this is filled into method in the ink bag 13 with ink.
At first, the ink that storage had before been supplied from main tank 31 in blending bin 34.At this moment, first check-valves 38 is in closed condition, and the 8th check-valves 54 is in open mode, and ink pressure front pump P1 is driven.Then, the ink in the main tank 31 is fed to blending bin 34 by the 6th ink pipeline 53.
When ink is filled in the ink bag 13, at first, as shown in Figure 4, be inserted in the exit portion 21 of ink bag 13 by the hollow needle that will irritate China ink pipe 46, will wherein there be the ink bag 13 of ink to be connected on the filling device for ink 30.Then, in depressurization steps, make second check-valves 41, the 7th check-valves 51 and the 9th check-valves 57 be in closed condition; Make the 3rd check-valves 42, the 4th check-valves 44, the 5th check-valves 45, the 6th check-valves 50, the tenth check-valves 58 and air back valve 48 be in open mode; And drive suction pump P2.Then, air duct 47, the 4th ink pipeline 40, filling China ink pipe 46, ink bag 13, the 3rd ink pipeline 39 and first gauge line 43 are reduced pressure successively.In addition, the 5th ink pipeline 49 and second gauge line 52 are reduced pressure successively.In addition, the 3rd gauge line 59 and the 8th ink pipeline 56 are also reduced pressure successively.
When decompression proceeds to predetermined pressure, make the 8th check-valves 54, the tenth check-valves 58 and the 5th check-valves 45 be in closed condition, and make first check-valves 38 and second to the 4th check-valves 41 be in open mode to 44.
When driving ink pressure front pump P1, the ink that is stored in the main tank 31 is fed to first gauge line 43 by the first ink pipeline 35 and the second ink pipeline 36.Subsequently, in the step of perfusion small amount of liquid, make second check-valves 41 be in closed condition.Then, the piston 43b of first gauge line 43 is exerted pressure, and the ink (cleaning ink) that extracts 5ml (first scheduled volume) is as cleaning ink.Then, the ink that is extracted of 5ml is fed in the ink bag 13 by the 3rd ink pipeline 39 and the 4th ink pipeline 40.At this moment, the quantity of ink littler than the ink capacity of 15ml poured in the ink bag 13, the feasible thus flying dust that is entrained into and the quantity of ink minimum of bubble.In addition, by perfusion decompression ink, prevented from ink bag 13, to comprise bubble.
Then, when the ink of discharging from first gauge line 43 was supplied in the ink bag 13, process proceeded to the step of discharging small amount of liquid.Make the 4th check-valves 44 and air back valve 48 be in closed condition, and make the 5th check-valves 45 be in open mode.In addition, the piston 52b of withdrawing second gauge line 52.Then, the ink (cleaning ink) in the ink bag 13 is sucked in second gauge line 52 that is reduced pressure similarly by the 5th ink pipeline 49 of decompression.In addition, be present in a small amount of flying dust in the ink bag 13 and bubble, also be transferred in second gauge line 52, so the degassing in the ink bag 13 and clean level have improved together with ink.
Then, in blend step, make the 6th check-valves 50 be in closed condition, and make the 7th check-valves 51 be in open mode.Piston 52b to second gauge line 52 exerts pressure, and the 5ml ink (cleaning ink) that is contained in second gauge line 52 is transferred in the blending bin 34 by the 5th ink pipeline 49.At this moment, the ink of discharge is imported into blending bin 34 by filter F.Therefore, the flying dust and the air that are present in the ink are filtered device F removal, and ink is fed to blending bin 34 with the state that the degassing and clean level are enhanced.Because before the ink of the scheduled volume of being supplied from main tank 31 was stored in the blending bin 34, so the 5ml ink of discharging from ink bag 13 mixes with the ink of being supplied from main tank 31.That is, be not dropped in order to improve the degassing and the employed ink of clean level, but be reused.
Then, in the perfusion step, make the tenth check-valves 58 be in closed condition, and make the 9th check-valves 57 be in open mode.In addition, the piston 59b of withdrawing the 3rd gauge line 59.Then, be supplied to the 3rd gauge line 59 from blending bin 34 supply and by the ink (mixing material) of second degas module, 33 degassings.At this moment, the ink that in the 3rd gauge line 59, holds 15ml.When ink is poured into the 3rd gauge line 59, make the 9th check-valves 57 and the 5th check-valves 45 be in closed condition, make the tenth check-valves 58 and the 4th check-valves 44 be in open mode, piston 59b to the 3rd gauge line 59 exerts pressure, with the whole 15ml among the cylinder 59a (second scheduled volume) ink transfer in ink bag 13.At last, extract hollow needle, and finished ink is filled in the ink bag 13 from the exit portion 21 of ink bag 13.
According to this embodiment, can obtain following effect.
(1) in this embodiment, the inside of 13 bags of parts 20 of ink bag is by the suction pump P that is provided with for aspirator 131 predetermined pressure that reduces pressure, so the inner surface of membrane element 22 and 23 cores closely attaches each other, and is in yield situation.At the fixed time, can confirm visually whether membrane element 22 and 23 has kept the decompression outward appearance of (under the decompression state) down, detects thus to have or do not exist leakage.Therefore, need not spend the work of using leak tester,, just can confirm easily that the leakage of ink bag 13 exists or do not exist only by the inside of decompression bag part 20.
(2) in this embodiment, the inside by 13 bags of parts 20 of decompression ink bag forms difference between bag part 20 and internal pressure and external pressure, make membrane element 22 and 23 be in yield situation thus.Therefore, can prevent owing to the internal pressure that increases bag part 20 makes the welding portion of bag part 20 break.
(3) in this embodiment, cleaning ink is poured in the ink bag 13 by first gauge line 43, and the ink that is circulated in the ink bag 13 is aspirated by second gauge line 52.Therefore, the flying dust and the gas that are present in the ink bag 13 can be discharged from together with ink, and therefore the degassing in the ink bag 13 and clean level can be enhanced before filling ink.Inside at ink bag 13 is sucked by air duct 47 before pouring into ink bag 13 under the situation of pump P2 decompression at cleaning ink, the flying dust and the gas that are present in the ink bag 13 can be discharged from by depressurization steps substantially, and a small amount of flying dust and the gas that still are present in the ink bag 13 can be discharged together with ink by the perfusion step.Therefore, the degassing in the ink bag 13 and clean level can be further improved before filling ink.
In addition, the cleaning ink of suction is output to the blending bin 34 of the ink that storage before supplied from main tank 31, and the cleaning ink of suction mixes with stored ink.And mixed ink is poured into ink bag 13 by the 3rd gauge line 59.Therefore, be not dropped in order to improve the degassing and the employed ink of clean level, but can be re-used, so that be filled in the liquid containing parts.Therefore, the ink with the high degassing and clean level can be filled in the ink bag 13, and can utilize ink efficiently in the manufacture process of liquid containing parts.
(4) in this embodiment, blending bin 34 is connected to second gauge line 52, main tank 31 and the 3rd gauge line 59.Ink of being supplied from main tank 31 and the ink of being supplied from second gauge line 52 (cleaning ink) are blended in the blending bin 34, and mixed ink is supplied to the 3rd gauge line 59 from blending bin 34.Therefore, the ink of carrying flying dust in the ink bag 13 and gas secretly can be owing to the purpose of utilizing again not turn back to main tank 31, but is drawn in the blending bin 34, and is used as the ink that will be filled into immediately in the ink bag 13.Therefore, because ink not do not carry out circulation many times and is not repeated using in device, so liquid always new and that have a quality assurance is filled in the ink bag 13.
(5) in this embodiment, in the stage casing of the 5th ink pipeline 49 and between second gauge line 52 and blending bin 34, filter F is set.Be filtered device F filtration from the cleaning ink of carrying flying dust secretly of second gauge line, 52 outputs, and output in the blending bin 34.Therefore, the ink of being exported from second gauge line 52 mixes with ink the blending bin 34 under the state that the degassing and clean level are enhanced.Therefore, having high-quality ink can be poured in the ink bag 13.
(6) in this embodiment, set to such an extent that pour into quantity of ink the ink bag 13 from first gauge line 43 for the purpose that ink bag 13, cleans ink (cleaning ink) amount in the ink bag 13 of pouring into less than filling purpose for ink from the 3rd gauge line 59.That is, be used for improving the ink loading of the quantity of ink of the degassing of ink bag 13 and clean level less than ink bag 13.Therefore, because feasible quantity of ink minimum of carrying flying dust and air secretly descends so can prevent the quality that is filled into the ink in the ink bag 13.
In this embodiment, main tank 31 is connected to first degas module 32, and ink from then on first degas module 32 be supplied to first gauge line 43.Therefore, owing to the ink that is outgased in advance can be poured in the ink bag 13, so can prevent from ink bag 13, to comprise bubble.In addition, because ink was outgased before perfusion in advance, significantly reduce so can prevent the degassing level of the ink of discharge from ink bag 13.Therefore, the whole ink circulation in device can prevent the reduction of ink degassing level.
(7) in this embodiment, blending bin 34 is connected to second degas module 33, and ink is supplied to the 3rd gauge line 59 from this second degas module 33.Therefore, owing to after the degassing, can be poured into ink bag 13, can be filled in the ink bag 13 so have the ink of higher degassing level from the ink of blending bin 34 outputs.
In addition, this embodiment can carry out following variation:
In this embodiment, each print cartridge 11 comprises each housing 12, and ink bag 13 is positioned in each housing 12.This print cartridge can comprise a housing and a plurality of ink bags that are placed in the housing.In addition, the quantity of print cartridge 11 is not limited to six, but can suitably change according to employed ink kind in printer 1.In addition, print cartridge 11 can not use under ink bag 13 is not placed in the state of housing.
In this embodiment, though ink bag 13 forms by two films are bonded to each other, the invention is not restricted to this.For example, the bag part 20 of ink bag 13 can be made of bag shape film.In addition, bag part 20 film that can be configured to three or more is by the mutual bonding shape that becomes bag.
In this embodiment, though the ink bag is formed by flexible membrane, it can be the print cartridge that the inside of wherein resin-case is separated by flexible membrane.That is, ink holds the print cartridge that parts can be applied to having the ink holding portion, and described ink holding portion is provided with flexible portion, and the pressure differential between internal pressure and the external pressure makes described flexible portion be out of shape.
In this embodiment, after ink bag 13 had been depressurized, it was retained preset time, and can visually confirm the existence of ink bag 13 outward appearances or not have variation, confirmed to exist or do not exist leakage thus.In addition, use monitor as the sniffer of the outer shape that is used to survey bag part 20 and be connected to monitor and handle the control module of the view data of collecting by monitor, the view data that processing is collected by monitor can be confirmed the variation of shape thus.Like this, can detect more efficiently.
In this embodiment, the inside by 13 bags of parts 20 of decompression ink bag makes two membrane elements 22 and 23 be in yield situation.But gas can be transported to bag part 20 by pressure, makes the bag part be in pressurized state thus, and causes membrane element 22 and 23 surrenders.That is, can make the internal pressure of bag part 20 be higher than external pressure.Therefore, can be detected existence or not have leakage, easily split part so also can detect because its inside becomes the bag part 20 of pressurized state in advance.In the case, it is desirable to membrane element is not produced the pressure that breaks at welding portion and is surrendered.
In this embodiment, as the 7th ink pipeline 55 of flow passage or the stage casing of the 8th ink pipeline 56, filter can be set.Thus, the ink with higher clean level can be filled in the ink bag 13.
In this embodiment, be 5ml though pour into the amount (first scheduled volume) of the ink of ink bag 13 by first gauge line 43, it can suitably change to another amount.That is, can be less than 5ml, greater than 5ml or less than 15ml for the flying dust and the employed quantity of ink of bubble of discharging in the ink bag 13.In addition, aforesaid quantity of ink (first scheduled volume) can be 15ml or bigger.
In this embodiment, each print cartridge 11 comprises each housing 12, and ink bag 13 is positioned in each housing 12.This print cartridge can comprise a housing and a plurality of ink bags that are placed in the housing.In addition, the quantity of ink bag 13 is not limited to six, but can suitably change according to employed ink kind in printer 1.
In this embodiment, the ink bag is used as the liquid containing parts.But the liquid containing parts also can be constructed film forming and are bonded on the opening portion of the recessed housing with connected component, and the liquid containing parts are not limited to the ink bag that is made of bag shape membrane element.That is, if the liquid containing parts be provided with can receiving fluids the liquid containing part and with the connected component of liquid containing part with external communications, then the liquid containing parts can have any structure.
In this embodiment, though ink bag 13 forms by two films are bonded to each other, the invention is not restricted to this.For example, the bag part 20 of ink bag 13 can be made of bag shape film.In addition, bag part 20 film that can be configured to three or more is by the mutual bonding shape that becomes bag.
In this embodiment, when ink is filled in the ink bag 13, use sealed in advance ink bag.In addition, can use the sealed ink bag before of opening.In the case, till the perfusion step finished, the opening of ink bag was by the sealing device temporary sealing such as hold assembly.
In this embodiment, printer 1 uses such ink feed method, promptly comes pressurized ink bag 13 and ink feed is arrived supply pipe 14 in housing 12 by the input forced air.But, the invention is not restricted to this.For example, print cartridge 11 can be disposed in the top of record head 8, by gravity ink pressure is transported to record head 8.
In this embodiment, can after carrying out, carry out with reference to the method for figure 4 described manufacturing ink bags 13 with reference to the method for figure 7 and 8 described detection ink bags 13.In the case, be included in reference to the depressurization steps in the method for figure 4 described manufacturing ink bags 13 and can be omitted, because be in decompression state by the ink bag of confirming with reference to the method for figure 7 described detection ink bags 13 13.
In this embodiment, not only can be applied to the wherein brand-new manufactured situation of ink bag with reference to the method for figure 7 and 8 described detection ink bags 13 with reference in the method for figure 4 described manufacturing ink bags 13 any one, also can be applied to wherein to utilize the used ink bag of collecting from the user to make the situation of the ink bag that utilizes again.
In this embodiment, though described printer 1, can use other liquid injection apparatus as the injection ink of liquid injection apparatus.For example, can use the printing equipment that comprises facsimile machine or copying machines; Injection is such as the liquid injection apparatus of electrode material that is used for LCD, EL display or surface light emitting display or the liquid the pigment; Injection is used for the biological organic liquid injection apparatus of the manufacturing of biochip; And the sample injection apparatus of the accurate pipette of conduct.In addition, fluid (liquid) also is not limited to ink, the present invention but can be applied to other fluid (liquid).In addition, the liquid containing parts can be installed under another state that installs different with liquid injection apparatus to be used at it and be used.
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1. method that is used to make the liquid containing parts, wherein said liquid containing parts have liquid containing part and connected component, described liquid containing part to small part is formed by compliant member and receiving fluids therein, described connected component can be with inside and its external communications of described liquid containing part, and described method comprises the steps:
By the described internal suction gas of described connected component from described liquid containing part;
First predetermined amount of liquid is poured in the described liquid containing part by described connected component, and described first predetermined amount of liquid is provided from fluid storage device as clean liquid;
By the described internal suction described clean liquid of described connected component from described liquid containing part;
The described clean liquid that is sucked is mixed with the liquid that provides from described fluid storage device, to obtain mixing material; And
To pour into greater than the described mixing material of second scheduled volume of described first scheduled volume in the described liquid containing part by described connected component.
2. the method for claim 1 also comprises the following steps:
Before described blend step, filter the step of the described clean liquid that partly aspirates from described liquid containing.
3. the method for claim 1 also comprises the following steps:
Before the step that described mixing material is poured into described liquid containing part, the step of filtering described mixing material.
4. the method for claim 1 also comprises the following steps:
Before the step that described clean liquid is poured into described liquid containing part, the step that described clean liquid is outgased.
5. the method for claim 1 also comprises the following steps:
Before the step that described mixing material is poured into described liquid containing part, the step that described mixing material is outgased.
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