JPS62240557A - Ink recovery device - Google Patents
Ink recovery deviceInfo
- Publication number
- JPS62240557A JPS62240557A JP61083611A JP8361186A JPS62240557A JP S62240557 A JPS62240557 A JP S62240557A JP 61083611 A JP61083611 A JP 61083611A JP 8361186 A JP8361186 A JP 8361186A JP S62240557 A JPS62240557 A JP S62240557A
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- ink
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- ink recovery
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- 239000007787 solid Substances 0.000 claims description 9
- 238000010438 heat treatment Methods 0.000 claims description 8
- 238000010521 absorption reaction Methods 0.000 claims description 6
- 239000012943 hotmelt Substances 0.000 claims description 6
- 230000008018 melting Effects 0.000 claims 1
- 238000002844 melting Methods 0.000 claims 1
- 230000002745 absorbent Effects 0.000 description 4
- 239000002250 absorbent Substances 0.000 description 4
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 description 4
- XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Iron Chemical compound [Fe] XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 3
- 238000004140 cleaning Methods 0.000 description 3
- RYGMFSIKBFXOCR-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copper Chemical compound [Cu] RYGMFSIKBFXOCR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N aluminium Chemical compound [Al] XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 229910052782 aluminium Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2
- 239000000919 ceramic Substances 0.000 description 2
- 229910052802 copper Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2
- 239000010949 copper Substances 0.000 description 2
- 230000000694 effects Effects 0.000 description 2
- 238000007639 printing Methods 0.000 description 2
- 239000004020 conductor Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000001035 drying Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000005516 engineering process Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000003365 glass fiber Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229910052742 iron Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000007791 liquid phase Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000010186 staining Methods 0.000 description 1
Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/165—Prevention or detection of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
- B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
- B41J2/17593—Supplying ink in a solid state
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
- Y02P70/00—Climate change mitigation technologies in the production process for final industrial or consumer products
- Y02P70/10—Greenhouse gas [GHG] capture, material saving, heat recovery or other energy efficient measures, e.g. motor control, characterised by manufacturing processes, e.g. for rolling metal or metal working
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Abstract
(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた
め要約のデータは記録されません。(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
〔産業上の利用分野〕
本発明は、ホットメルトタイプのインクを利用した、イ
ンクジェット記録方法のインク回収装蓋−に関する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an ink collection lid for an inkjet recording method using hot melt type ink.
高速印字、低騒音、普通紙使用等の要求を満足するイン
クジェット記録装置の問題点として、・印字の滲み易さ
と、乾燥しにくさがあけられる。この問題を解決する手
段として、固体インクを加熱溶融させた状態でイノクジ
エツト記録する記録法が考案されており、その−例が、
特開昭５９−７０５２号公報に示されているような、ホ
ットメルトタイプと呼ばれるインクジェット記録法があ
る。Problems with inkjet recording devices that meet the requirements of high-speed printing, low noise, and the use of plain paper include the ease with which the print smudges and the difficulty in drying. As a means to solve this problem, a recording method has been devised in which solid ink is heated and molten to perform inkjet recording.
There is an inkjet recording method called a hot melt type, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-7052.
しかし、従来のホットメルトタイプでは、排出された非
記録インクが冷えて固体になり、それが記録装置内部に
堆積して記録ヘッド等を搭載して移動するキャリッジ部
などの可動部分の障害になる他、脱落した固体インクが
記録装置内部に飛散し、装置内部を汚すという問題点を
有する。However, in the conventional hot melt type, the ejected non-recording ink cools and becomes solid, which accumulates inside the recording device and obstructs movable parts such as the carriage that carries the recording head etc. Another problem is that the solid ink that falls off scatters inside the recording device, staining the inside of the recording device.
本発明の目的は、排出される非記録インクが、記録装置
内部で堆積あるいは飛散等して、インクジェット記録装
置の機構等に及ばず障害を防止することにある。An object of the present invention is to prevent the ejected non-recording ink from accumulating or scattering inside the recording apparatus and causing damage to the mechanism of the inkjet recording apparatus.
本発明のインク回収装置は、常温では、固相状態にある
固体インクを、加熱融解して、印字するホットメルトタ
イプの、インクジェット記録方法においで、ノズルより
排出される非記録インクを回収する耐熱回収部材に、加
熱手段を具イボ１したことを特徴とする。The ink recovery device of the present invention is a heat-resistant ink recovery device for recovering non-recording ink discharged from a nozzle in a hot-melt type inkjet recording method in which solid ink, which is in a solid state at room temperature, is heated and melted to print. The collecting member is characterized by being equipped with a heating means.
このように、回収する耐熱吸収部材に、加熱手段を具備
することによって前記耐熱回収部材は加熱さね、ノズル
より排出される非記録インクは固相状態で堆桿・、飛散
等することなく、前記耐熱吸収部材へ回収される。In this way, by providing the heat-resistant absorption member to be recovered with a heating means, the heat-resistant recovery member is heated, and the non-recording ink discharged from the nozzle is not deposited in a solid state or scattered. It is collected into the heat-resistant absorption member.
第１図は、本発明を適用したインクジェット記録装置と
インク回収装置の第１の実施例を示すものでρ１つて、
図中符号１は、ガイド部材２に案内されて、プラテン３
の軸方向に移動するキャリッジで、ここに印字ヘッド４
及びインクタンク５を搭載、シ、これを印字用紙Ｐの幅
方向に移動させるように構成されている。インク回収装
置は、印字ヘッド４がクリーニングされる部所の下部へ
設置するもので、耐熱吸収部材８、良熱伝導性部材７、
発熱体６から構成され、発熱体６より放出された熱は、
良熱伝導性部材７を介して、耐熱吸収部材８を加熱する
。クリーニング時に印字ヘッド４は、耐熱吸収部材８の
真上に位置し、印字ヘッド４より排出される非記録イン
クは、前記耐熱吸収部材８へ流れ落ち、液相の１ま回収
されるものである。FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of an inkjet recording device and an ink recovery device to which the present invention is applied.
Reference numeral 1 in the figure indicates a platen 3 guided by a guide member 2.
A carriage that moves in the axial direction of the print head 4.
and an ink tank 5 are mounted and configured to be moved in the width direction of the printing paper P. The ink recovery device is installed at the bottom of the area where the print head 4 is cleaned, and includes a heat-resistant absorbing member 8, a good heat conductive member 7,
It is composed of a heating element 6, and the heat released from the heating element 6 is
The heat-resistant absorption member 8 is heated via the good heat conductive member 7. During cleaning, the print head 4 is located directly above the heat-resistant absorbing member 8, and the non-recording ink discharged from the print head 4 flows down to the heat-resistant absorbing member 8 and is recovered to its liquid phase.
良熱伝導性部材７には、アルミニウム、銅、鉄等の良熱
伝導性部材が好ましく、発熱体６はポジスタ、セラミッ
クヒータ−等の発熱体が好ましい。The good heat conductive member 7 is preferably a good heat conductive member such as aluminum, copper, or iron, and the heat generating element 6 is preferably a heat generating body such as a POSISTOR or a ceramic heater.
また、耐熱吸収部材８には、カラス繊維等の材料が好ま
しい。Furthermore, the heat-resistant absorbent member 8 is preferably made of a material such as glass fiber.
第２図は、本発明のインク回収装置の第二の実施例を示
すもので、第１図と同様に、耐熱吸収部材８、良熱伝導
性部材７１発熱体６から構成され、発熱体６より放出さ
れた熱は、良熱伝導性部材７を介して、耐熱吸収部材８
を加熱するものである。FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the ink recovery device of the present invention, which, like in FIG. The heat released from the
It is used to heat.
第二の実施例の動作を第３図で説明する。The operation of the second embodiment will be explained with reference to FIG.
第３図は第２図の部分側面図であり、ノズルクリーニン
グ時において印字ヘッド４はまず第３図ａのように、イ
ンク回収装置前面に位置する。次に第５図すで示すよう
に、印字ヘッド４のノズル部へ前記インク回収装置ヲ当
て、ノズルよシ排出される非記録インフケ謙１収する本
のである。FIG. 3 is a partial side view of FIG. 2. During nozzle cleaning, the print head 4 is first positioned in front of the ink recovery device as shown in FIG. 3a. Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the ink collection device is applied to the nozzle portion of the print head 4, and the non-recorded ink is collected from the nozzle.
＠４図は本発明のインク回収装置の第三の実施例を示す
もので、第１図、第２図と同様に耐熱吸収部側８、良熱
伝導性部材７、発熱体６から構成゛され、印字ヘッド４
がクリーニングされる部所の上部へ設置する。クリーニ
ング時に印字ヘッド４は、耐熱吸収部材８の真下に位置
し、印字ヘッド４より上向きに排出される非記録インク
は、前記耐熱吸収部材８へ回収される。第２図と同様に
、インクが印字ヘッド４より排出される前に、ノズル面
へ尚て、排出されるインクを直接、耐熱吸収部材８へ回
収するものである。@ Figure 4 shows a third embodiment of the ink recovery device of the present invention, which is composed of a heat-resistant absorption part side 8, a good heat conductive member 7, and a heating element 6, as in Figures 1 and 2. and print head 4
is installed above the area to be cleaned. During cleaning, the print head 4 is located directly below the heat-resistant absorbent member 8, and non-recording ink discharged upward from the print head 4 is collected into the heat-resistant absorbent member 8. As in FIG. 2, before the ink is discharged from the print head 4, the ink discharged to the nozzle surface is directly collected into the heat-resistant absorbing member 8.
次に、本発明のインク回収装置の構成について詳細に説
明する。第５図（ω、（ｂ）は、本発明のイン、 り
回収装置の内部構成を示す断面図である。第５図（ａｌ
において、耐熱吸収部材１は、アルミニウム、銅、鉄環
の良熱伝導性部材８で祷われ、その外側にポジスタ、セ
ラミックヒータ−等の発熱体６を設けるものである。ま
た、熱伝導性を向上させ、インク回収装置のウオームア
ツプ時間を短縮するために、第５図すのように良熱伝導
性部材８に凹凸を設ける他、第５図（ｃ）のように耐熱
吸収部材８内部に、繊維状の良熱伝導性材料９全混入し
てもよい。Next, the configuration of the ink recovery device of the present invention will be explained in detail. Figure 5 (ω, (b) is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the ink recovery device of the present invention. Figure 5 (al)
The heat-resistant absorption member 1 is made of a highly heat-conductive member 8 made of aluminum, copper, or iron ring, and a heating element 6 such as a POSISTOR or a ceramic heater is provided on the outside thereof. In addition, in order to improve thermal conductivity and shorten the warm-up time of the ink recovery device, in addition to providing unevenness on the good thermal conductive member 8 as shown in Fig. 5, as shown in Fig. 5(c), The fibrous good heat conductive material 9 may be completely mixed inside the heat-resistant absorbent member 8 .
以上述べたように本発明によれば、ホットメルトタイプ
のインクジェット記録装置において、排出される非記録
インクは、記碌装置内部に固体状で、堆積または飛散す
ることなく、すみやかにインクを回収できるので、排出
されたインクによって、インクジェット記録装置に生じ
る機械的、電気的障害をなくすことができる。As described above, according to the present invention, in a hot-melt type inkjet recording device, the discharged non-recording ink is in a solid state inside the recording device, and the ink can be quickly recovered without accumulating or scattering. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate mechanical and electrical troubles caused to the inkjet recording apparatus by the discharged ink.
第１図は本発明のインク回収装置の一実施例を含んだ、
インクジェット記録装置の斜視図、第２図は本発明のイ
ンク回収装置の別の一実施例を含明のインク回収装置の
さらに別の一実施例を含んだインクジェット記録装置の
斜視図、第５図（ａ）、（ｂ） 、（ｃｌは、それぞれ
本発明のインク回収装置の断面図。
以上FIG. 1 includes an embodiment of the ink recovery device of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an inkjet recording apparatus, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an inkjet recording apparatus including still another embodiment of the ink recovery apparatus of the present invention. (a), (b), (cl are sectional views of the ink recovery device of the present invention, respectively.
Claims (1)
するホットメルトタイプのインクジェット記録装置にお
いて、ノズルより排出される非記録インクを回収する耐
熱吸収部材に、加熱手段を具備したことを特徴とするイ
ンク回収装置。A hot-melt type inkjet recording device that prints by heating and melting solid ink that is in a solid state at room temperature, characterized in that a heat-resistant absorption member that collects non-recording ink discharged from a nozzle is equipped with a heating means. Ink recovery device.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP61083611A JPS62240557A (en) | 1986-04-11 | 1986-04-11 | Ink recovery device |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP61083611A JPS62240557A (en) | 1986-04-11 | 1986-04-11 | Ink recovery device |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| JPS62240557A true JPS62240557A (en) | 1987-10-21 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP61083611A Pending JPS62240557A (en) | 1986-04-11 | 1986-04-11 | Ink recovery device |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| JP (1) | JPS62240557A (en) |
Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP0683051A3 (en) * | 1988-04-22 | 1996-01-17 | Seiko Epson Corp | An ink jet type recording method and apparatus. |
| US5914735A (en) * | 1992-06-12 | 1999-06-22 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Ink jet recording head recovery mechanism with removal of solidified ink therefrom |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPS55101462A (en) * | 1979-01-30 | 1980-08-02 | Canon Inc | Cleaning protector for outlet orifice of recorder |
| JPS5761574A (en) * | 1980-09-30 | 1982-04-14 | Sharp Corp | Ink jet recording device |
| JPS597052A (en) * | 1982-06-30 | 1984-01-14 | インタ−ナショナル ビジネス マシ−ンズ コ−ポレ−ション | Liquid injection recorder |
| JPS59227461A (en) * | 1983-06-10 | 1984-12-20 | Canon Inc | Inkjet recording device |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPS55101462A (en) * | 1979-01-30 | 1980-08-02 | Canon Inc | Cleaning protector for outlet orifice of recorder |
| JPS5761574A (en) * | 1980-09-30 | 1982-04-14 | Sharp Corp | Ink jet recording device |
| JPS597052A (en) * | 1982-06-30 | 1984-01-14 | インタ−ナショナル ビジネス マシ−ンズ コ−ポレ−ション | Liquid injection recorder |
| JPS59227461A (en) * | 1983-06-10 | 1984-12-20 | Canon Inc | Inkjet recording device |
Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP0683051A3 (en) * | 1988-04-22 | 1996-01-17 | Seiko Epson Corp | An ink jet type recording method and apparatus. |
| US5914735A (en) * | 1992-06-12 | 1999-06-22 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Ink jet recording head recovery mechanism with removal of solidified ink therefrom |
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