200810939 九、發明說明： 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本案係關於一種墨水匣，尤指一種適用於使用連續供 墨系統之具有複數個喷墨晶片之墨水匣。 【先前技術】 近年來隨著個人電腦逐漸普及與技術不斷地快速發 展，列印設備已成為個人電腦週邊設備中必備的產品，而 使用者對列印設備的效率及精密度的要求則是愈來愈 高，不僅要求列印速度更快，且在追求多功能及all-in-one (複合機）使用概念的同時，更希望列印設備的體積能夠 更小，以便在電腦週邊設備的配置上可獲得更大的剩餘空 間可供利用。 喷墨列印技術發展至今已有非常大的進步，從過去只 φ 能進行單色列印以及只能安裝單一墨水匣的限制，到現在 已經進步到可進行多色列印，即可於一列印設備上同時安 裝複數個墨水匣，甚至還發展出可由外墨盒連續提供墨水 至墨水匣之連續供墨系統，著實帶給使用者更多元、更便 利的操作。 然而，由於目前一般墨水匣須安裝於列印設備之承載 架上才能進行列印工作，請參閱第一圖，其係為習知於承 載架上安裝複數個墨水匣之結構示意圖，如圖所示，習知 列印設備（未圖示）若要進行多色列印時，例如：彩色及 5 200810939 黑色，則需藉由具有複數個容置空間Π的承載架12來容 置複數個墨水匣13，且於列印時，承載架12於水平方向 (即第一圖所示之X軸方向，而Υ軸為列印垂直方向）的 尺寸勢必要隨之增加，將增加承載架12的製作成本及銷 售的困難度。 是以，上述結構將佔據列印設備内部過多的空間，將 使得列印設備無法符合目前對於電子產品小型化的趨勢 φ 要求，且承載架12本身的大小亦影響到墨水匣13移動的 距離，而使墨水匣的工作速度減緩，造成列印工作需要更 長的時間才能完成，無形之中亦增加了使用者的時間成 本0 因此，如何發展一種可改善上述習知技術缺失，且不 需增加墨水匣及承載架的數量或放大其尺寸，且可進行多 行、多色列印，進而提升列印工作速度之具有複數個喷墨 晶片之墨水匣，實為目前迫切需要解決之問題。 【發明内容】 本案之主要目的在於提供一種具有複數個喷墨晶片 之墨水匣，其係藉由具有複數個墨水儲存槽之本體來分別 儲存有複數種墨水，並使墨水儲存槽分別與對應之複數個 喷墨晶片相連通，其特徵在於複數個喷墨晶片係彼此前後 或橫向併靠排列，且墨水匣可同時驅動複數個喷墨晶片， 使複數個喷墨晶片能同時且各自獨立進行多行、多色的喷 6 200810939 作，俾解決習知因複數個墨輕之排列而必須加 == 及可移動距離’造成墨水11工作速度減 缺點。·至增加列印卫作及使用者㈣間成本等 :達2目的，本案之一較廣義實施樣態為提 Π水=使用連續供墨系統之列印設備，其特徵在 奸一方白；::數個嘴墨晶片，且複數個喷墨晶片係至 力' 方向依序排列，以進行嘴墨列印動作。 於使較廣義實施樣態為提供一種墨水匠，適用 進-喰1二、4狀㈣設備，心儲存概種墨水以 =Γ?’其係包含:本體，其复數個 +瑕上，且禝數個贺墨晶片 序排列，並相射晴應之墨錢存槽相依 墨水儲存槽之墨水同時進行喷墨科4連通其係使用 根據本案之構想，其中複數個 平方向彼此併靠的方式延伸排列。、沿列印水 根據本木之構想，其中複數個嗔累曰 直方向彼此併靠的方式延伸排列。…曰片係以沿列印垂 水及之構想，其中複數種墨水係至少包含單色墨 本案二二分別儲存於複數個墨水儲存槽。 木 〜較廣義實施樣離為 用於連續供墨系統，其係包含Γ承入印設備，適 置於承載架上，用以 木，墨水匣，其係設 用錯存複數種墨水以進行喷墨列印動 7 200810939 作，其係包含：本體，其内部設有複數個墨水儲存槽，用 以儲存數種墨水；以及複數個喷墨晶片設置於本體上且至 少沿一方向依序排列，並分別與相對應之墨水儲存槽相連 通，其係使用墨水儲存槽之墨水同時進行噴墨列印動作。 【實施方式】 體現本案特徵與優點的一些典型實施例將在後段的 說明中詳細敘述。應理解的是本案能夠在不同的態樣上具 有各種的變化，其皆不脫離本案的範圍，且其中的說明及 圖示在本質上係當作說明之用，而非用以限制本案。 本案係為一種墨水匣，適用於使用連續供墨系統之列 印設備，例如：列印機（未圖示），其係由複數個喷墨晶片 所組成，主要用來儲存複數種墨水並受列印設備之控制電 路（未圖示）的驅動使複數個喷墨晶片可同時將所對應之 墨水喷射至同一喷墨媒體，例如：紙張上。 請參閱第二圖（a)，其係為本案第一較佳實施例之具 有複數個喷墨晶片之墨水匣之結構示意圖，如第二圖（a) 所示，本案之墨水匣21可藉由卡固或是其它固定方式安 裝於使用連續供墨系統之列表機之承載架22上，且主要 由本體211及複數個喷墨晶片212、213所組成，本體211 的内部包含有複數個分隔的墨水儲存槽（未圖示），可用來 儲存不同顏色的墨水，例如：黑色及/或紅、藍、黃三色墨 8 200810939 水，而於本實施例中，複數個喷墨晶片可由第一喷墨晶片 ’ 212及第二喷墨晶片213兩個噴墨晶片所組成，兩者係以 沿列印水平方向（如第二圖（a)所示之X軸方向）彼此併靠 的方式延伸排列，且每一該晶片具複數個喷孔，該複數個 噴孔沿列印垂直方向（如第二圖（a )所示之Y轴方向）排列 成至少一列之噴孔組214,而任一喷墨晶片分別與本體211 内部之墨水儲存槽相連通。 _ 更進一步，當該喷孔組214中之各喷孔於墨水匣21 在列印時的沿水平方向往復運動時，墨水匣21接受到列 印設備之控制電路的控制信號觸發後，可同時或單獨驅動 第一喷墨晶片212及第二喷墨晶片213中之相關喷孔，進 行喷墨列印動作；即第一喷墨晶片212及第二噴墨晶片213 分別將所屬喷孔組214中之對應喷孔之墨水喷射至一喷墨 媒體上，當然，可依照指令分別驅動第一喷墨晶片212或 第二喷墨晶片213進行黑色或彩色的喷墨列印，此外列印 • 設備之控制電路也依需求可以單獨觸發第一喷墨晶片212 或是第二喷墨晶片213來進行列印的動作。 另一實施例中，如第二圖（b)所示，第一噴墨晶片 212及第二喷墨晶片213係亦可彼此沿列印垂直方向（如第 二圖（b)所示之Y軸方向）前後併靠排列設置，因此可使 得列印工作並不受限於因為喷墨晶片彼此排列於同一橫 排，而必須增加列印時空間，進而導致列印速度缓慢情 形，即本案之墨水匣21亦可使第一喷墨晶片212及第二 喷墨晶片213於紙張上同時且獨立進行前後兩橫排的喷墨 9 200810939 列印，如此更可降低因為墨水匣個別擁有噴墨晶片（本案 為一墨水匣擁有複數之喷墨晶片），而造成複數墨水匣佔 用太多空間的缺失，當然，本案並不以此實施態樣為限， 任何具有複數個喷墨晶片之單體墨水匣，均符合本案所欲 保護之範圍。 另外，請參閱第三圖，其係為將第二圖（a)及（b) 所示之墨水匣設置於列印設備之結構示意圖，如圖所示， φ 列印設備31可包含支撐架33以及承載架22,其中承載架 22為一中空結構且具有容置空間221，主要用來容置本案 具有複數個喷墨晶片212、213 (如第二圖（a)、（b)所示） 之墨水匣21，墨水匣21可藉由卡固或是其它固定方式安 裝於承載架22的容置空間221中，且承載架311係可移 動地固定於軸桿32上，而軸桿32的兩侧係設置於支撐架 33上，一旦，墨水匣21接獲控制信號而欲進行喷墨列印 動作時承載架311將帶動墨水匣312於轴桿32上進行水 ⑩ 平往返的運動，以使第一喷墨晶片212及/或第二喷墨晶片 213將與其相對應連通之複數個墨水槽中之複數個墨水喷 射至紙張上以進行喷墨列印動作，而於此實施例中，由於 連續供墨系統係利用外部較大的墨水容量源源不絕地供 應墨水，因此將墨水匣21的内部空間分隔成多個墨水儲 存槽來儲存墨水並不會造成喷墨列印時墨水不足的問 題，而且本案將墨水匣的内部空間一分為二且搭配二個可 同時驅動的喷墨晶片，喷墨晶片可以各自決定其所釋出的 顏色搭配，如此一來既不需增加承載架21的體積、尺寸 200810939 及製作成本，亦不會增加承载架21的可移動距離及列印 所需的時間，可達到加快列印速率及節省空間。 綜上所述’本案之具有複數個喷墨晶片之墨水匣係將 複數個墨水儲存於複數個儲存槽中，並藉由同時或分別驅 動複數個噴墨晶片，使複數個噴墨晶片可同時且各自獨立 進行喷墨列印動作，且由於複數個喷墨晶片係彼此前後併 罪排列而得以同時進行多行、多色列印，其係具有下述優 點： i·具有複數個喷墨晶片之墨水匣内部設有複數個墨水 儲存槽，可儲存複數個墨水，例如：黑色墨水及彩色墨水， 及進行夕色列印，故不必使用複數個墨水匣，也無需製作 加大尺寸且具有複數個容置空間的承載架，因而省去所需 大f的製作成本，也可獲得較佳的空間利用。 2·由於連續供墨系統中僅需使用單一墨水匣，且具有 複數個噴墨晶片之墨水匣更可同時進行黑色及彩色等多 色噴墨列印1作，故不需為了增設墨水匣而加大承載架的 可移動距離’亦避免了墨水匣的工作速度必須因此減緩、200810939 IX. INSTRUCTIONS: [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to an ink cartridge, and more particularly to an ink cartridge having a plurality of inkjet wafers suitable for use in a continuous ink supply system. [Prior Art] In recent years, with the gradual popularization of personal computers and the rapid development of technology, printing equipment has become an essential product in personal computer peripherals, and users are more demanding on the efficiency and precision of printing equipment. The higher the speed, the faster the printing is required, and the pursuit of multi-function and all-in-one concept, while hoping that the size of the printing device can be smaller, so that the configuration of the computer peripherals A larger remaining space is available for use. The development of inkjet printing technology has made great progress so far. From the past, only φ can print in monochrome and only install a single ink cartridge. Now it has progressed to multi-color printing, which can be in a column. A plurality of ink cartridges are simultaneously mounted on the printing device, and a continuous ink supply system that continuously supplies ink to the ink cartridge from the outer ink cartridge is developed, which brings more and more convenient operations to the user. However, since the current general ink does not need to be mounted on the carrier of the printing device to perform the printing work, please refer to the first figure, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of installing a plurality of ink cartridges on the carrier, as shown in the figure. In the case of a conventional printing device (not shown) for multi-color printing, such as color and 5 200810939 black, it is necessary to accommodate a plurality of inks by a carrier 12 having a plurality of housing spaces Π匣13, and at the time of printing, the size of the carrier 12 in the horizontal direction (ie, the X-axis direction shown in the first figure, and the x-axis is the vertical direction of printing) is necessarily increased, and the carrier 12 is increased. Production costs and difficulty in sales. Therefore, the above structure will occupy too much space inside the printing device, which will make the printing device unable to meet the current trend of miniaturization of electronic products, and the size of the carrier 12 itself also affects the distance that the ink cartridge 13 moves. However, the working speed of the ink cartridge is slowed down, which results in a longer time for the printing work to be completed, which in turn increases the user's time cost. Therefore, how to develop one can improve the above-mentioned prior art lacking without increasing The number of ink cartridges and carriers, or the size of the carrier, and the multi-line, multi-color printing, which can improve the printing speed of the ink cartridges with a plurality of inkjet wafers, is an urgent problem to be solved. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The main object of the present invention is to provide an ink cartridge having a plurality of inkjet wafers, wherein a plurality of inks are respectively stored by a body having a plurality of ink storage tanks, and the ink storage tanks are respectively corresponding to the ink tanks. A plurality of ink-jet wafers are connected, wherein a plurality of ink-jet wafers are arranged side by side or laterally, and the ink cartridges can simultaneously drive a plurality of ink-jet wafers, so that the plurality of ink-jet wafers can be simultaneously and independently Line, multi-color spray 6 200810939 works, 俾 solves the problem that due to the arrangement of multiple inks, it is necessary to add == and the movable distance to cause the ink 11 to work at a reduced speed. · To increase the cost of printing and the user (4): for 2 purposes, one of the more general cases of the case is the water supply printing device using the continuous ink supply system, which is characterized by a white background; : a plurality of ink-jet wafers, and a plurality of ink-jet wafers are arranged in a force 'direction to sequentially perform ink jet printing. In order to provide a more general implementation to provide an inker, the device is suitable for use in the first, second, and fourth (four) devices, and the heart stores the ink to be used in the body: the body includes: the body, the plurality of 瑕, and 禝A plurality of ink-jet wafers are arranged in sequence, and the inks of the ink-storage tanks corresponding to the ink storage tanks are simultaneously ink-jetted, and the ink-jet section is connected. The system is used according to the concept of the present case, in which a plurality of flat directions are extended to each other. arrangement. According to the concept of the wood, a plurality of 嗔 延伸 延伸 延伸 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 ... 曰 系 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 Wood ~ a more general implementation of the sample for the continuous ink supply system, which is included in the printing equipment, suitable for the carrier, for wood, ink cartridges, which are equipped with a variety of inks for spraying Inkjet Printing 7 200810939, which comprises: a body having a plurality of ink storage slots therein for storing a plurality of inks; and a plurality of inkjet wafers disposed on the body and arranged in at least one direction. And respectively connected to the corresponding ink storage tank, which uses the ink of the ink storage tank to simultaneously perform the inkjet printing operation. [Embodiment] Some exemplary embodiments embodying the features and advantages of the present invention will be described in detail in the following description. It is to be understood that the present invention is capable of various modifications in the various aspects of the present invention, and the description and illustration are in the nature of This case is an ink cartridge suitable for printing equipment using a continuous ink supply system, such as a printing machine (not shown), which is composed of a plurality of inkjet wafers, and is mainly used for storing a plurality of inks and being subjected to The driving of the control circuitry (not shown) of the printing device enables a plurality of inkjet wafers to simultaneously eject the corresponding ink onto the same inkjet medium, such as paper. Please refer to FIG. 2( a ), which is a schematic structural view of an ink cartridge having a plurality of inkjet wafers according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2( a ), the ink cartridge 21 of the present invention can be borrowed. It is mounted on the carrier 22 of the list machine using the continuous ink supply system by a fastening or other fixing method, and is mainly composed of a body 211 and a plurality of inkjet wafers 212 and 213. The inside of the body 211 includes a plurality of partitions. An ink storage tank (not shown) can be used to store inks of different colors, for example, black and/or red, blue, and yellow inks 8 200810939 water, and in this embodiment, a plurality of ink jet wafers can be An ink-jet wafer '212 and a second ink-jet wafer 213 are composed of two ink-jet wafers, which are arranged in a horizontal direction along the printing direction (such as the X-axis direction shown in the second figure (a)). Extendingly arranged, and each of the wafers has a plurality of orifices arranged in at least one row of orifice groups 214 along a vertical direction of printing (such as the Y-axis direction shown in FIG. 2(a)) Any inkjet wafer is respectively associated with the ink storage tank inside the body 211 Connected. Further, when the nozzle holes in the nozzle group 214 are reciprocated in the horizontal direction when the ink cartridge 21 is printed, the ink cartridge 21 is triggered by the control signal of the control circuit of the printing device, and simultaneously Or driving the corresponding nozzle holes in the first inkjet wafer 212 and the second inkjet wafer 213 separately to perform an inkjet printing operation; that is, the first inkjet wafer 212 and the second inkjet wafer 213 respectively belong to the associated orifice group 214. The ink corresponding to the nozzle is ejected onto an inkjet medium. Of course, the first inkjet wafer 212 or the second inkjet wafer 213 may be driven to perform black or color inkjet printing, respectively. The control circuit can also individually trigger the first inkjet wafer 212 or the second inkjet wafer 213 to perform the printing operation as required. In another embodiment, as shown in the second diagram (b), the first inkjet wafer 212 and the second inkjet wafer 213 may also be printed in a vertical direction along each other (as shown in the second diagram (b). The axial direction is arranged side by side, so that the printing work is not limited to the fact that the inkjet wafers are arranged in the same horizontal row, and the printing time space must be increased, thereby causing the printing speed to be slow, that is, the case The ink cartridge 21 can also enable the first inkjet wafer 212 and the second inkjet wafer 213 to be simultaneously and independently printed on the paper by two inkjets 9 200810939, which can reduce the inkjet wafers individually. (This case is an ink cartridge with a plurality of inkjet wafers), which causes the lack of space for multiple ink cartridges. Of course, this case is not limited to this embodiment, any single ink with a plurality of inkjet wafers.匣, are in line with the scope of protection in this case. In addition, please refer to the third figure, which is a schematic structural view of the ink cartridge shown in the second drawing (a) and (b), which is arranged on the printing device. As shown, the φ printing device 31 can include a support frame. And a carrier 22, wherein the carrier 22 is a hollow structure and has a receiving space 221, and is mainly used for accommodating a plurality of inkjet wafers 212, 213 (as shown in the second figure (a), (b) The ink cartridge 21, the ink cartridge 21 can be mounted in the accommodating space 221 of the carrier 22 by fastening or other fixing means, and the carrier 311 is movably fixed to the shaft 32, and the shaft 32 The two sides are disposed on the support frame 33. Once the ink cartridge 21 receives the control signal and is to be subjected to the inkjet printing operation, the carrier 311 will drive the ink cartridge 312 on the shaft 32 to perform a horizontal reciprocating motion of the water. The first inkjet wafer 212 and/or the second inkjet wafer 213 are sprayed onto the paper by a plurality of inks in a plurality of ink tanks corresponding thereto to perform an inkjet printing operation, and in this embodiment, Because the continuous ink supply system utilizes a large external ink capacity, the source is endless. Ink should be used, so the internal space of the ink cartridge 21 is divided into a plurality of ink storage slots to store the ink without causing the problem of insufficient ink when the inkjet is printed, and the internal space of the ink cartridge is divided into two and matched with two. The inkjet wafers that can be driven at the same time, the inkjet wafers can each determine the color matching of the inkjet wafers, so that the volume and size of the carrier 21 and the manufacturing cost are not increased, and the carrier 21 is not increased. The distance traveled and the time required for printing can speed up the printing rate and save space. In summary, the ink cartridge having a plurality of inkjet wafers in the present invention stores a plurality of inks in a plurality of storage tanks, and simultaneously or separately drives a plurality of inkjet wafers, so that the plurality of inkjet wafers can simultaneously And each of the inkjet printing operations is performed independently, and since a plurality of inkjet wafers are arranged in parallel with each other to perform multi-line and multi-color printing simultaneously, the following advantages are obtained: i. having a plurality of inkjet wafers The ink cartridge is provided with a plurality of ink storage tanks for storing a plurality of inks, such as black ink and color ink, and printing in the evening color, so that it is not necessary to use a plurality of ink cartridges, and it is not necessary to make an oversize and have a plurality of inks. The carrier that accommodates the space thus saves the manufacturing cost of the required large f, and also obtains better space utilization. 2. Since only one ink cartridge is used in the continuous ink supply system, and the ink cartridges having a plurality of inkjet wafers can simultaneously perform multi-color inkjet printing such as black and color, it is not necessary to add ink cartridges. Increasing the movable distance of the carrier' also avoids that the working speed of the ink cartridge must be slowed down,
&成列印工作需時更長等多餘的時間成本，進而達到產品 小型化的要求D 3·另外，具有複數個喷墨晶片之墨水匣可同時驅動複 數個喷墨晶片，且複數個喷墨晶片係彼此前後併靠排列， 故複數個嘴墨晶片可受墨水匣之驅動而同時且各自獨立 進行多行噴墨列印玉作，不但複數個喷墨晶$之工作能力 不再文限於排財式而獲得有效分配，更A大提升了墨水 π 200810939 匣的列印工作速度。 * 是以，本案之具有複數個喷墨晶片之墨水匣極具產業 之價值，爰依法提出申請。 本案得由熟知此技術之人士任施匠思而為諸般修 飾，然皆不脫如附申請專利範圍所欲保護者。&printing work takes longer and extra time cost, and thus meets the requirements for product miniaturization. D3. In addition, an ink cartridge having a plurality of inkjet wafers can simultaneously drive a plurality of inkjet wafers, and a plurality of inkjets. The ink wafers are arranged one behind the other, so that the plurality of ink-jet wafers can be driven by the ink cartridges simultaneously and independently perform multi-line inkjet printing, and the working ability of the plurality of inkjet crystals is not limited. The effective allocation of the money-saving type, and the greater the printing speed of the ink π 200810939 更. * Therefore, the ink cartridges with multiple inkjet wafers in this case are of great industrial value and are submitted in accordance with the law. This case has been modified by people who are familiar with the technology, but it is not intended to be protected by the scope of the patent application.
12 200810939 【圖式簡單說明】 * 第一圖：其係為習知於承載架上安裝複數個墨水匣之結構 示意圖。 第二圖（a):其係為本案第一較佳實施例之具有複數個喷 墨晶片之墨水匣之結構示意圖。 第二圖（b):其係為本案第二較佳實施例之具有複數個喷 墨晶片之墨水匡之結構不意圖。 φ 第三圖：其係為將第二圖（a)及（b)所示之墨水g設置 於列印設備之結構不意圖。 13 200810939 【主要元件符號說明 11 :容置空間 12 :承載架 13 :墨水匣 21 :墨水匣 211 :本體 212 :第一喷墨晶片 213 :第二喷墨晶片 214 :噴孔組 22 :承載架 221 :容置空間 Μ:列印設備 33 :支撐架 32 :軸桿12 200810939 [Simple description of the diagram] * First picture: It is a schematic diagram of the structure of installing a plurality of ink cartridges on a carrier. Fig. 2(a) is a schematic view showing the structure of an ink cartridge having a plurality of ink-jet wafers according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention. Second Figure (b): This is not the structure of the ink cartridge having a plurality of ink-jet wafers according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention. φ Third figure: This is a schematic diagram in which the ink g shown in the second figures (a) and (b) is placed on the printing apparatus. 13 200810939 [Main component symbol description 11: accommodating space 12: carrier 13: ink cartridge 21: ink cartridge 211: body 212: first inkjet wafer 213: second inkjet wafer 214: orifice group 22: carrier 221: accommodating space Μ: printing device 33: support frame 32: shaft