WO2012048586A1 - 成像装置、其改装方法及耗材容器 - Google Patents

成像装置、其改装方法及耗材容器 Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2012048586A1
WO2012048586A1 PCT/CN2011/076108 CN2011076108W WO2012048586A1 WO 2012048586 A1 WO2012048586 A1 WO 2012048586A1 CN 2011076108 W CN2011076108 W CN 2011076108W WO 2012048586 A1 WO2012048586 A1 WO 2012048586A1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
consumable
chip
consumable container
mounting position
container
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/CN2011/076108
Other languages
English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
萧庆国
张强
Original Assignee
珠海天威技术开发有限公司
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by 珠海天威技术开发有限公司 filed Critical 珠海天威技术开发有限公司
Priority to US13/878,997 priority Critical patent/US8827426B2/en
Publication of WO2012048586A1 publication Critical patent/WO2012048586A1/zh

Links

Images

Classifications

    • 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
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/1752—Mounting within the printer
    • 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
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/17543—Cartridge presence detection or type identification
    • B41J2/17546—Cartridge presence detection or type identification electronically
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/55—Self-diagnostics; Malfunction or lifetime display
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/55—Self-diagnostics; Malfunction or lifetime display
    • G03G15/553—Monitoring or warning means for exhaustion or lifetime end of consumables, e.g. indication of insufficient copy sheet quantity for a job
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2221/00—Processes not provided for by group G03G2215/00, e.g. cleaning or residual charge elimination
    • G03G2221/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts
    • G03G2221/1663—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts having lifetime indicators
    • 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
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49716—Converting

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to an image forming apparatus, a method of retrofitting an existing partial image forming apparatus, and a consumable container dedicated to such an image forming apparatus and a modified image forming apparatus.
  • the present invention is based on a Chinese patent application filed on Oct. 15, 2010, the application number of which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • imaging devices With the development of science and technology, the types of imaging devices have evolved from early copiers, fax machines, inkjet printers, and laser printers to MFPs that combine the functions of these devices.
  • a wide variety of these imaging devices either use ink or use toner as a consumable and form an image on a medium such as paper.
  • the above various imaging devices are composed of a body and a casing that substantially seals the body.
  • the so-called basic sealing means that the imaging device can prevent people from improperly touching the body during normal operation, and can prevent debris from crossing the shell.
  • the body enters the body to prevent the body from working properly.
  • the body refers to the whole of the mechanical part that can complete the imaging work and the electrical part that controls the orderly work of the mechanical part.
  • the consumables are contained in the consumable container, and the consumable container is detachably mounted in the consumable container mounting position on the body, and supplies the imaging device with the consumables necessary for imaging.
  • Different types of imaging devices have different types of consumable container mounting positions, which can be divided into consumable container mounting positions when working at a static position relative to the body, such as a toner cartridge in a copier, a black-and-white laser printer, and consumables for working with the body during work.
  • Container mounting positions such as print carts for some table inkjet printers and toner cartridge bins for some color laser printers.
  • the number of consumable containers installed in one imaging device depends on the imaging color of the imaging device.
  • the black and white imaging device usually only needs to install one consumable container, while the color imaging device needs to install a plurality of consumable containers for different color consumables, depending on the color.
  • the principle of synthesis forms a color image on the medium.
  • each type of imaging device is designed with different models, and different types of consumable containers and consumables are designed accordingly.
  • each imaging device is required to be used.
  • many imaging devices have a recognition system that not only identifies whether the consumable container is compatible with the imaging device, but also records or calculates the remaining amount of consumables contained in the consumable container in real time, when the remaining amount is lower than a certain amount. The limit value gives a prompt to replace the consumable container.
  • These various information related to consumable containers and consumables are stored in the consumable chip.
  • the existing consumable chips are fixed on the outer wall of the consumable container housing as the name suggests, and can be set when the consumable container mounting position is loaded.
  • the electrode terminals in the consumable container mounting position communicate with the imaging device for information exchange.
  • the electrical part of the imaging device includes a main control circuit board.
  • the main control circuit board has a communication module for communicating with the consumable chip, and the communication mode between the two can be wired. Or wireless, such as radio frequency, infrared, bluetooth, etc., therefore, the electronic terminals in the installation position of the consumable container according to the present invention should include electrical contacts, radio frequency antennas, infrared, and Bluetooth transceivers in a broad sense. Window, etc.
  • FIG. 1 a perspective view of a prior art color inkjet printer 100 is shown.
  • the sliding bar 110 located in the casing can be seen to be slid along the sliding bar 110 under the driving of the motor.
  • the consumable container is four ink cartridges 150 which are filled with ink of different colors, which are detachably mounted in the printing cart 120, and four sets of electrode terminals are mounted on the lower portion of the inner side wall 121 of the printing cart 120. (not visible in FIG.
  • a piezoelectric print head and four tubular ink supply needles are disposed on the bottom wall of the printing cart 120, correspondingly on the wall of each of the ink cartridges 150 opposite the inner side wall 121.
  • a consumable chip is installed, and an ink supply port corresponding to the ink supply is disposed on the bottom wall of each ink cartridge 150.
  • the ink cartridge 150 shown in FIG. 2 is mounted on the printing vehicle 120, and the four consumable chips are mounted on the chip.
  • the contacts are electrically connected to the four sets of electrode terminals on the inner side wall of the printing cart 120, and each ink supply is inserted into the ink supply port of one of the ink cartridges 150, and the ink is output to the print head.
  • the main control circuit board 130 and the printing vehicle include two wires, and the wire 141 connects the four sets of electrode terminals on the inner side wall 121 and the communication module on the main control circuit board 130 to realize data transmission between the printer and the ink cartridge.
  • the wire 142 is connected to the piezoelectric print head control module and the piezoelectric print head on the main control board to realize ink ejection control to form an image on a medium such as paper.
  • FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of a conventional color ink jet printer 200.
  • the sliding bar 210 located in the casing can be seen, and can be slid along the sliding bar 210 under the driving of the motor.
  • the consumable container is five ink cartridges 250 which are filled with different color inks, which are detachably mounted in the printing cart 220, and five sets of electrodes are installed in the lower portion of the inner side wall 221 of the printing cart 220.
  • the terminal (not visible in FIG. 5) is provided with a consumable chip (not visible in FIG.
  • the print head after the ink cartridge 250 shown in FIG. 5 is mounted to the print cart 220, the contacts on the five consumable chips are electrically connected to the five sets of electrode terminals on the inner side wall of the print cart 220, and the print head can be in the ink jet printer. Under control, ink is ejected to media such as paper.
  • the connection cable between the main control circuit board 230 and the printing cart 220 includes a connection line connecting the five sets of electrode terminals on the inner side wall 221 and the communication module on the main control circuit board 230 for implementing between the printer and the ink cartridge. Data transfer, as well as a master control board 230, controls the signal lines for ink jetting of the printhead.
  • FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of a conventional color ink jet printer 300.
  • the consumable container is six ink cartridges 350 which are filled with ink of different colors, and are detachably mounted.
  • the consumable mounting position six sets of electrode terminals (not visible in FIG. 8) are mounted on the inner wall of the consumable mounting position, and a consumable chip is mounted on the wall of each of the ink cartridges 350 opposite to the electrode terminals (FIG. 8) Not visible), each ink cartridge is equipped with a supply chip and an ink outlet and an air inlet are also provided on the wall.
  • FIG. 9 shows that the ink cartridge 350 of FIG. 8 is electrically connected to the six sets of electrode terminals on the inner wall of the consumable mounting position after the consumable mounting position is in place, and the main control circuit board 330 is connected.
  • the connection cable between the communication module and the six sets of electrode terminals in the consumable mounting position has a cable 341 and a cable 342 for realizing data transmission between the printer and the ink cartridge.
  • the main control board 330 controls the wiring of the other components of the printer in FIG.
  • FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the color laser printer 400.
  • the laser printer shown in FIG. 12 can see the consumables mounting position on the inner frame of the housing after the partial housing such as the top cover is removed, and the consumable container is four toners with different colors of toner.
  • the cartridges 450 are detachably mounted in the consumable mounting position, and four sets of electrode terminals (not visible in FIG. 13) are mounted on the inner wall of each consumable mounting position, and the wall of each of the toner cartridges 450 opposite to the electrode terminals
  • a consumable chip (not visible in FIG. 13) is mounted on the top, and each electrode terminal is connected to the communication module in the main control circuit board 430.
  • Each toner cartridge is also provided with a powder outlet for supplying powder to the laser printer.
  • the contacts on the four consumable chips are electrically connected to the six sets of electrode terminals on the inner wall of the consumable mounting position to meet the mutual signal transmission.
  • the powder outlet is connected to the powder receiving port in the consumable installation position
  • the powder supply can be performed under the control of the laser printer.
  • the connection lines between the main control circuit boards 430 and 431 and the four sets of electrode terminals in the consumable mounting position have a wiring line 441 and a wiring line 442 for realizing data transmission between the laser printer and the toner cartridge.
  • the main control boards 430, 431 are omitted in Figure 14 to control the operation of other components of the printer.
  • FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing the copying machine 500.
  • the copying machine shown in Fig. 17 can be seen after the partial housing such as the side panel is removed, and the consumable container is located on the inner frame of the housing.
  • the consumable container is a toner cartridge 550 containing black toner. It is detachably mounted on the consumable mounting position, and an electrode terminal with an RF antenna (not visible in FIG. 18) is mounted on the inner wall of the consumable mounting position, and is mounted on the wall opposite to the electrode terminal of the toner cartridge 550.
  • There is a consumable chip with an RF antenna (not visible in Figure 18), and the toner cartridge 550 is also provided with a powder outlet for supplying powder to the laser printer.
  • the antenna on the consumable chip 510 is relatively close to the radio frequency antenna terminal 511 on the inner wall of the consumable mounting position to meet the mutual signal transmission.
  • the mouth is correspondingly connected to the powder receiving port in the consumable installation position, and the powder can be supplied under the control of the copying machine.
  • the main control board 530 controls the operation of the other components of the printer.
  • the above imaging device has a common feature that the communication modules are connected to the electrode terminals disposed on the consumable mounting position, and the consumable chips are attached to the consumable containers, that is, each consumable container is used or In the process of use after regeneration, it is necessary to attach a consumable chip.
  • the structure of the consumable chip and the consumable container one-to-one requires a large number of consumable chips, which is one of the important reasons for the high cost of existing consumable containers.
  • the main object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus capable of effectively reducing the use cost of a consumable container by reducing the amount of use of the consumable chip;
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of retrofitting an image forming apparatus having a relatively high cost of using a consumable container to a relatively low cost imaging apparatus using a consumable container;
  • a preferred solution is to design the terminal block to include a casing, and the casing is fixed to the wall of the image forming apparatus casing, and the consumable container chip employs a resettable chip.
  • the reset switch of the resettable chip is disposed on the wall of the casing or the casing. That is to say, the box body can be fixed on the inner wall of the housing, and only the reset switch is located on the wall of the housing for easy operation; the box body can also be fixed on the outer wall of the housing, and the reset switch is located at this time.
  • the wall of the box is easy to operate.
  • the consumable container mounting position is a printing cart
  • the printing cart is provided with an ink supply needle
  • the consumable container is an ink cartridge and has an ink supply port
  • the ink cartridge is detachable in a manner that the ink supply port is in fluid communication with the ink supply needle. Installed in the printing cart.
  • the consumable installation position is a printing cart
  • the consumable container is an ink cartridge and has a print head itself
  • the ink cartridge is detachably mounted in the printing cart.
  • the consumable mounting position is disposed on the body in the housing
  • the consumable container mounting opening is provided at the position corresponding to the consumable mounting position of the housing
  • the consumable container is an ink cartridge, which is detachably mounted through the consumable container mounting opening
  • the supplies are installed at the location.
  • the invention also provides a method for modifying an image forming device.
  • the image forming device comprises a casing before the modification, the casing is provided with an organism, the body comprises a main control circuit board, and the main control circuit board has at least a communication module communicating with the consumable chip, the body There is also a consumable container mounting position for detachably mounting at least one consumable container, the consumable chip storing information related to the consumable container, and being fixed on the outer wall of the consumable container, and the communication module is provided with a communication module An electrically connected set of electrode terminals for electrically connecting to electrical contacts on a consumable chip secured to the outer wall of the consumable container.
  • the modification method comprises: setting a connection seat away from the installation position of the consumable; disconnecting the electrical connection between the communication module and the electrode terminal; electrically connecting the communication module and the connection seat; and the same consumable material as the consumable chip fixed on the outer wall of the consumable container; The chip is placed in the terminal block in a communication connection with the communication module.
  • the terminal block is designed to include a casing fixed to the casing wall of the image forming apparatus, and the consumable chip mounted in the terminal block is a resettable chip.
  • the reset switch of the resettable chip is disposed on the wall of the casing or the casing.
  • the box body may be disposed on the inner side wall of the imaging device housing or on the outer side wall.
  • the box body is preferably disposed on the inner side wall of the housing to reduce the imaging device.
  • the box body can be disposed on the inner side wall or the outer side wall of the housing as long as the reset switch is located on the easy-to-operate box body or the housing wall.
  • the consumable container mounting position is a printing cart
  • the printing cart is provided with an ink supply needle
  • the consumable container is an ink cartridge and has an ink supply port
  • the ink cartridge is detachably mounted in a manner that the ink supply port is in fluid communication with the ink supply needle.
  • the consumable installation position is a printing cart
  • the consumable container is an ink cartridge and has a print head
  • the ink cartridge is detachably mounted in the printing cart.
  • the consumable mounting position is set on the body, the consumable container mounting port is disposed at a position corresponding to the consumable mounting position of the housing, and the consumable container is an ink cartridge, and the consumable container mounting port is detachably installed at the consumable mounting position through the consumable container mounting opening. on.
  • the invention also provides a consumable container which is detachably mounted in a consumable container mounting position of the image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus comprises a housing, the housing contains an organism, the body comprises a main control circuit board, and the main control circuit board has at least a consumable The communication module of the chip communication, the consumable chip stores information related to the consumable container, and a terminal block is disposed away from the installation position of the consumable container, and the consumable chip is placed in the terminal block in a communication connection with the communication module.
  • the consumable container chip employs a resettable chip and the terminal block is designed to include a box.
  • the reset switch of the resettable chip is disposed on the casing or a wall accessible from outside the casing.
  • the consumable container mounting position is a printing cart
  • the printing cart is provided with an ink supply needle
  • the consumable container is an ink cartridge and has an ink supply port
  • the ink cartridge is detachably mounted in a manner that the ink supply port is in fluid communication with the ink supply needle.
  • the consumable installation position is a printing cart
  • the consumable container is an ink cartridge and has a print head
  • the ink cartridge is detachably mounted in the printing cart.
  • a specific solution is that the consumable installation position is disposed on the body inside the casing, the consumable container mounting port is disposed at a position corresponding to the consumable mounting position of the casing, and the consumable container is an ink cartridge, and the consumable container mounting port is detachably installed in the consumable installation. On the bit.
  • the present invention separates the consumable container from the consumable chip, and places the consumable chip in the terminal block away from the installation position of the consumable container, so that it is not necessary to replace a consumable chip every time the consumable container is replaced.
  • the tradition makes it possible to replace the consumable container with a chip per replacement, thereby reducing the cost of the consumable container.
  • the imaging device on which the consumable chip must be installed on the consumable container is modified into an imaging device in which the consumable chip is mounted in the terminal block, and the consumable container can be imaged without installing the consumable chip, so that the existing large number of imaging devices can be Reduce the cost of using consumable containers after retrofitting.
  • the consumable container provided by the invention does not need to install the consumable chip, and the traditional consumable chip is designed on the image forming device, thus greatly reducing the manufacturing cost of the consumable container itself which needs to be replaced frequently.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a conventional ink jet printer in a retracted state
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the structure of the ink jet printer in which the top cover, the paperboard, and the like are removed, and only the slider, the printing cart, the ink cartridge, and the like in the body are closely related to the present invention;
  • Figure 3 is a schematic view showing the structure of the ink jet printer after the modification and removal of a part of the housing;
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view showing another conventional ink jet printer in a retracted state
  • Figure 5 is a schematic view showing the structure of the ink jet printer in which the top cover, the paperboard, and the like are removed, and only the slider, the printing cart, the ink cartridge, and the like in the body are closely related to the present invention;
  • Figure 6 is a schematic view showing the structure of the ink jet printer after the modification and removal of a part of the housing;
  • Figure 7 is a perspective view showing still another conventional ink jet printer in a retracted state
  • Figure 8 is a schematic view showing the ink cartridge printer showing only the ink cartridge mounting position and the ink cartridge in the body and the structure closely related to the present invention after the top cover is removed;
  • Figure 9 is a schematic view showing the ink cartridge, the main control circuit board and the cable in the ink jet printer;
  • Figure 10 is a schematic view showing the ink cartridge, the main control circuit board and the cable after the modification of the ink jet printer;
  • Figure 11 is a schematic view of the ink jet printer after the modification and removal of a part of the housing
  • Figure 12 is a perspective view of a conventional color laser printer
  • Figure 13 is a schematic view showing the toner cartridge and the main control circuit board after the top cover, the side panel and the like are removed by the laser printer;
  • Figure 14 is a schematic view showing the laser printer toner cartridge, the main control circuit board, and the connecting cable thereof;
  • Figure 15 is a schematic view of the laser printer toner cartridge, main control circuit board and its connecting cable shown in Figure 12;
  • Figure 16 is a schematic view showing the modification of the laser printer of Figure 12;
  • Figure 17 is a perspective view of a conventional copying machine
  • Figure 18 is a schematic view showing the toner cartridge after the copying machine removes the side panel
  • Figure 19 is a schematic view showing the toner cartridge, the main control circuit board and the connecting cable thereof in the copying machine of Figure 17;
  • Figure 20 is a schematic view showing the toner cartridge, the main control circuit board and the connecting cable thereof in the copying machine shown in Figure 17;
  • Figure 21 is a schematic view of the terminal block
  • Figure 22 is a perspective view showing the copying machine of Figure 17 after modification.
  • the image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus retrofitting method, and the consumable container according to the present invention can be fully understood by the following embodiments of the conventional image forming apparatus.
  • the modification method of the present invention refers to FIG. 3, and a socket housing 160 is prepared.
  • Four resettable consumable chips are mounted in the casing 160, and the cable 141 is connected to the printing cart 120.
  • One end of the inner four sets of electrode terminals is disconnected, and correspondingly connected to four consumable chips in the terminal block body 160, the reset switches 161 of the four consumable chips are disposed on one face of the case 160, and the lock switch 162 is disposed at The other side of the casing 160 prevents false resets due to improper operation.
  • the case can be fixed to the outer wall 101 of the ink jet printer housing for easy operation.
  • the casing 160 can be integrally formed with the casing 101 and located inside the casing 101 as long as the reset switch is locked.
  • the switch is designed to be located at a position where the housing 101 is easy to operate.
  • a corresponding consumable container embodiment is an ink cartridge 151 that is dedicated to such an ink jet printer without the need to mount a consumable chip on the ink cartridge.
  • the modification method of the present invention refers to FIG. 6, and a socket housing 260 is prepared.
  • Five resettable consumable chips are mounted in the casing 260, and the cable 240 is connected to the main control.
  • One end of the circuit board 230 separately controls the connection of the print head and the connection of the communication module, the connection of the control print head retains the original connection mode, and the connection line 241 connected to the communication module is connected to the terminal block body 260.
  • the five consumable chips therein, the reset switch 261 of the five consumable chips are disposed on one face of the casing 260, and the lock switch 262 is disposed on the other face of the casing 260 to prevent improper operation and cause an erroneous reset.
  • the case 260 can be attached to the outer wall 201 of the ink jet printer housing (see Fig. 4) for ease of operation.
  • the casing 260 can be integrally formed with the casing 201 (see FIG. 4) and located inside the casing 201. It suffices that the reset switch 261 and the lock switch 262 are disposed at a position where the housing 201 is easy to operate.
  • the corresponding consumable container embodiment is an ink cartridge 251 dedicated to such an ink jet printer without the need to mount a consumable chip on the ink cartridge. The difference between the ink cartridge 251 and the ink cartridge 250 is that the consumable chip is omitted, thereby reducing the cost of the ink cartridge.
  • FIG. 10 For the conventional inkjet printer shown in FIG. 7, the modification method of the present invention is shown in FIG. 10, and a terminal block body 360 is prepared.
  • Six resettable consumable chips are mounted in the casing 360, and the cable 342 is connected to the main control.
  • One end of the circuit board 330 is unplugged, and the six consumable chips in the terminal block body 360 are connected to the main control circuit board 330 by the cable 340.
  • the reset switches 361 of the six consumable chips are disposed on one surface of the casing 360.
  • the lock switch 362 is disposed on the other side of the casing 360 to prevent improper operation and cause an erroneous reset.
  • the modified casing 360 can be fixed on the outer wall of the inkjet printer casing 301 for convenient operation, and the cable 340 is completely located in the casing 301.
  • the casing The 360 can also be fixed to the inner wall of the casing 301, and only the reset switch 361 and the lock switch 362 are disposed on the casing to facilitate the operation.
  • the casing 360 can be integrally formed with the casing 301 and located inside the casing 301 as long as the reset switch 361 is to be used.
  • the lock switch 362 is disposed at a position where the housing 301 is convenient to operate.
  • the corresponding consumable container embodiment is an ink cartridge 351 dedicated to such an ink jet printer without the need to mount a consumable chip on the ink cartridge. The difference between the ink cartridge 351 and the ink cartridge 350 is that the consumable chip is omitted, thereby reducing the cost of the ink cartridge.
  • the modification method of the present invention is as shown in FIG. 15, and a socket housing 460 is prepared.
  • Four resettable consumable chips are mounted in the casing 460, and the cable 441 is connected to the main control circuit.
  • One end of the board 430 is unplugged, and the four consumable chips in the terminal block 460 are connected to the main control board 430 by the cable 440.
  • the reset switches 461 of the four consumable chips are disposed on one side of the box 460, and locked.
  • the switch 462 is disposed on the other side of the casing 460 to prevent improper resetting resulting in an erroneous reset.
  • the modified case 460 can be fixed on the outer wall 401 of the laser printer housing for easy operation, and the cable 440 is completely located in the housing 401.
  • the casing 460 can be integrally formed with the casing 401 and located inside the casing 401 as long as the reset switch 461,
  • the lock switch 462 is disposed at a position where the housing 401 is convenient to operate.
  • the corresponding consumable container embodiment is a four toner cartridge 451 dedicated to such a laser printer without installing a consumable chip on the toner cartridge.
  • the difference between the toner cartridge 451 and the toner cartridge 450 is that the consumable chip is omitted. Reduce the cost of the toner cartridge.
  • FIG. 20 For the existing copying machine shown in FIG. 17, the modification method of the present invention is shown in FIG. 20, and a terminal block body 560 is formed.
  • a resettable consumable chip is mounted in the casing 560, and the cable 541 is connected to the main control circuit board 530.
  • the one end of the socket 560 is connected to the main control circuit board 530 through the radio frequency antenna, and the reset switch 561 of the consumable chip is disposed on one surface of the casing 560.
  • the lock switch 562 is disposed on the other side of the casing 560 to prevent improper operation and cause an erroneous reset.
  • Fig. 21 reflects the arrangement relationship between the consumable chip 513 with the radio frequency antenna inside the casing 560 and the radio frequency antenna 512 of the connection cable 540 (see Fig. 20), that is, the two transmit information by radio frequency.
  • the modified casing 560 can be fixed to the outer wall 501 of the copying machine casing for easy operation, and the cable 540 is completely located in the casing 501.
  • the casing 560 can be integrally formed with the casing 501 and located inside the casing 501 as long as the reset switch 561 is locked.
  • the switch 562 is disposed at a position where the housing 501 is convenient to operate.
  • the corresponding consumable container embodiment is a toner cartridge 551 (see FIG. 20) dedicated to such a copying machine without installing a consumable chip on the toner cartridge, and the difference between the toner cartridge 551 and the toner cartridge 550 is that the consumable chip is omitted. , thus reducing the cost of the toner cartridge.
  • the main design concept of the present invention is to change the traditional design concept that a consumable chip must be installed on each consumable container, and the consumable chip is designed in the terminal block away from the consumable installation position, thereby greatly reducing the cost of the consumable container, therefore, the above
  • the embodiments are only used to understand the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention.
  • the consumable chip may also be automatically reset, so that it is not necessary to provide a reset switch and a lock switch;
  • the communication between the electrode terminal and the consumable chip can also be infrared, bluetooth or the like.
  • the invention separates the consumable container from the consumable container chip, and places the consumable container chip in the terminal block on the housing, breaking the tradition of replacing a consumable container chip each time a consumable container is replaced, so that The cost of each replacement consumable container is reduced.

Description

成像装置、其改装方法及耗材容器 技术领域
本发明涉及一种成像装置、一种对现有部分成像装置的改装方法及专用于这种成像装置及改装后成像装置的耗材容器。本发明基于申请日为2010年10月15日、申请号为201010510617.X的中国发明专利申请，该申请的内容作为与本发明密切相关的参考文献引入本文。
背景技术
随着科技进步的发展，成像装置所包含的种类已从早期的复印机、传真机、喷墨打印机、激光打印机逐步发展到将这些机器的功能集于一体的多功能一体机。种类繁多的这些成像装置或使用墨水或使用碳粉作为耗材，并在纸张等介质上形成图像。
从结构上来看，上述各种成像装置都由机体和将机体基本密闭的壳体构成，所谓基本密闭，是指成像装置正常工作时能够防止人不适当地触及机体，并能够防止杂物越过壳体进入机体以妨碍机体正常工作。机体是指可完成成像工作的机械部分及控制机械部分有序工作的电气部分所构成的整体。
耗材盛装在耗材容器内，耗材容器则以可拆卸的方式安装在机体上的耗材容器安装位内，并向成像装置提供成像所必须的耗材。不同种类的成像装置，其耗材容器安装位的形式也不同，可分为工作时相对机体静止的耗材容器安装位，例如复印机、黑白激光打印机中的碳粉盒仓；工作时相对机体运动的耗材容器安装位，例如部分桌式喷墨打印机的打印车及部分彩色激光打印机中的碳粉盒仓。
一台成像装置中安装耗材容器的个数取决于成像装置的成像色彩，黑白成像装置通常只需安装一个耗材容器，而彩色成像装置则需安装多个容纳不同颜色耗材的耗材容器，并依据色彩的合成原理在介质上形成彩色图像。
为适应不同成像质量及成像速度的需求，每一类成像装置都设计有不同的型号，也相应地设计有不同型号的耗材容器及耗材，为保障成像品质，要求每一成像装置使用与之适配的耗材容器，因此，不少成像装置都有一套识别系统，不但识别耗材容器是否与成像装置适配，还实时记录或计算耗材容器内所容纳耗材的余量，当余量低于某一限度值时给出更换耗材容器的提示。这些与耗材容器及耗材相关的各种信息均存储在耗材芯片内，现有的耗材芯片顾名思义都是固定在耗材容器壳体的外壁上的，并能在装入耗材容器安装位时，通过设置在耗材容器安装位内的电极端子与成像装置通讯以进行信息交换。
成像装置的电气部分包括一块主控电路板，主控电路板上除了有中央处理器及一些控制模块外，还有用来与耗材芯片进行通讯的通讯模块，两者之间的通讯方式可以是有线的，也可以是无线的，例如射频、红外、蓝牙等，因此，本发明所述及的耗材容器安装位内的电子端子从广义上说，应包括电触点、射频天线、红外、蓝牙收发窗等。
伴随着绿色环保理念的发展，人们对更换下的耗材容器进行重新灌装耗材后加以再利用，还同时对耗材芯片内存储的信息进行复位，即恢复到全新耗材容器所具有的信息内容。
对这种可复位芯片的构造及其复位方法也有多种，有采用公开号为CN101362401A中国发明专利申请中所公开技术方案的自动复位芯片，还有采用类似公开号为CN201109239Y中国实用新型专利中所公开技术方案的手动复位芯片，手动复位芯片的复位靠复位开关进行，为防止不适当地触动复位开关而导致错误地复位，有的还在远离复位开关的地方设计了一个锁定开关，必须将锁定开关与某一复位开关同时按下才能对相应的耗材芯片进行复位。
参见图1，图1示出了一台现有彩色喷墨打印机100的立体图。
参见图2，图1示的彩色喷墨打印机100拆去了顶盖、托纸板等部分壳体后，可以看到位于壳体内的滑杆110，在电机带动下可沿滑杆110滑动的、作为耗材安装位的打印车120，耗材容器是四只分装不同颜色墨水的墨盒150，它们可拆卸地安装在打印车120内，在打印车120的内侧壁121的下部安装有四组电极端子（图2中不可见），在打印车120的底壁上设置有压电式打印头及四根管状的供墨针，对应地，在每一只墨盒150与内侧壁121相对的壁上则安装有一块耗材芯片，在每一只墨盒150的底壁上设有与供墨针对接的供墨口，图2示的墨盒150安装到打印车120就位后，四只耗材芯片上的触点与打印车120内侧壁上的四组电极端子对应电连接，每一供墨针对应地插入一只墨盒150的供墨口内，墨水向打印头输出。主控电路板130与打印车之间包括有两条排线，排线141连接内侧壁121上的四组电极端子与主控电路板130上的通讯模块，实现打印机与墨盒之间的数据传递，排线142连接主控电路板上的压电打印头控制模块与压电式打印头，实现喷墨控制以便在纸张等介质上形成图像。
另一种现有喷墨打印机如图4示，图4示出了一台现有彩色喷墨打印机200的立体图。
参见图5，图4示的彩色喷墨打印机在拆去了顶盖、托纸板等壳体的一部分后，可以看到位于壳体内的滑杆210，在电机带动下可沿滑杆210滑动的、作为耗材安装位的打印车220，耗材容器是五只分装不同颜色墨水的墨盒250，它们可拆卸地安装在打印车220内，在打印车220的内侧壁221的下部安装有五组电极端子（图5中不可见），在每一只墨盒250与内侧壁221相对的壁上则安装有一块耗材芯片（图5中不可见），每一只墨盒的底壁上设置有热气泡式打印头，图5示的墨盒250安装到打印车220就位后，五只耗材芯片上的触点与打印车220内侧壁上的五组电极端子对应电连接，打印头则可在喷墨打印机控制下向纸张等介质喷墨。主控电路板230与打印车220之间的连接排线包括有连接内侧壁221上的五组电极端子与主控电路板230上的通讯模块的连线，用以实现打印机与墨盒之间的数据传递，还有主控电路板230控制打印头喷墨的信号线。
还有一种现有喷墨打印机如图7示，图7示出了一台现有彩色喷墨打印机300的立体图。
参见图8，在拆去了顶盖等壳体的一部分后，可以看到位于壳体内机架上的耗材安装位，耗材容器是六只分装不同颜色墨水的墨盒350，它们可拆卸地安装在耗材安装位上，在耗材安装位的内壁上安装有六组电极端子（图8中不可见），在每一只墨盒350与电极端子相对的壁上则安装有一块耗材芯片（图8中不可见），每一只墨盒装有耗材芯片的壁上还设置有出墨口与进气口。
参见图9，图9示出图8中的墨盒350在耗材安装位就位后，六只耗材芯片上的触点与耗材安装位内壁上的六组电极端子对应电连接，主控电路板330中的通讯模块与耗材安装位内六组电极端子之间的连接排线有排线341及排线342，用以实现打印机与墨盒之间的数据传递。为说明清楚起见，图9中略去了主控电路板330控制打印机其他部件工作的排线。
一种现有彩色激光打印机如图12示，图12示出了该彩色激光打印机400的立体图。
参见图13，图12示的激光打印机在拆去了顶盖等部分壳体后，可以看到位于壳体内机架上的耗材安装位，耗材容器是四只分装不同颜色碳粉的碳粉盒450，它们可拆卸地安装在耗材安装位内，每一耗材安装位的内壁上安装有四组电极端子（图13中不可见），在每一只碳粉盒450与电极端子相对的壁上则安装有一块耗材芯片（图13中不可见），各电极端子均与主控电路板430中的通讯模块连接，每一只碳粉盒还设置有向激光打印机供粉的出粉口。
参见图14，图14示的碳粉盒450在耗材安装位就位后，四只耗材芯片上的触点与耗材安装位内壁上的六组电极端子对应电连接，以满足相互间的信号传递，出粉口对应地与耗材安装位内的受粉口接通，则可在激光打印机控制下进行供粉。主控电路板430、431与耗材安装位内四组电极端子之间的连接排线有排线441及排线442，用以实现激光打印机与碳粉盒之间的数据传递。为说明清楚起见，图14中略去了主控电路板430、431控制打印机其他部件工作的排线。
一种现有复印机如图17示，图17示出了该复印机500的立体图。
参见图18，图17示的复印机在拆去了侧板等部分壳体后，可以看到位于壳体内机架上的耗材安装位，耗材容器是一只装有黑色碳粉的碳粉盒550，它可拆卸地安装在耗材安装位上，耗材安装位的内壁上安装有一块带有射频天线的电极端子（图18中不可见），在碳粉盒550与电极端子相对的壁上则安装有一块带有射频天线的耗材芯片（图18中不可见），碳粉盒550还设置有向激光打印机供粉的出粉口。
参见图19，图19示的碳粉盒550在耗材安装位就位后，耗材芯片510上的天线与耗材安装位内壁上的射频天线端子511相对靠近，以满足相互间的信号传递，出粉口对应地与耗材安装位内的受粉口接通，则可在复印机控制下进行供粉。主控电路板530中的通讯模块与耗材安装位内带有射频天线的电极端子511之间有连接排线541，用以实现激光打印机与碳粉盒550之间的数据传递。为说明清楚起见，图14中略去了主控电路板530控制打印机其他部件工作的排线。
 技术问题
目前，上述成像装置具有一个共同的特点，就是通讯模块都是与设置在耗材安装位上的电极端子连接的，而耗材芯片是依附在耗材容器上的，也就是说，每个耗材容器使用或再生后使用过程中都必不可少地要依附一个耗材芯片，这种耗材芯片与耗材容器一一对应的结构需要大量的耗材芯片，这是现有耗材容器成本居高不下的重要原因之一。
技术解决方案
本发明的主要目的是提供一种能够通过减少耗材芯片的使用量，有效降低耗材容器使用成本的成像装置；
本发明的另一目的是提供一种将现有使用耗材容器成本较高的成像装置改装为使用耗材容器成本相对较低的成像装置的方法；
本发明的还一目的是提供一种用于上述使用耗材容器成本较低的成像装置的耗材容器。
为实现上述目的，本发明提供的成像装置包括壳体，壳体内装有机体，机体包括一主控电路板，主控电路板至少具有与耗材芯片通讯的通讯模块，机体内设有耗材容器安装位，用于可拆卸地安装至少一个耗材容器，耗材芯片存储有与所述耗材容器相关的信息，此外，在远离耗材容器安装位的地方还设有一个接线座，耗材芯片以与通讯模块通讯连接的方式安置在接线座内。
优选的方案是将接线座设计成包括一个盒体，并且盒体固定在成像装置壳体的壁上，耗材容器芯片采用可复位芯片。可复位芯片的复位开关设置在位于盒体或壳体的壁上。也就是说，盒体可以固定在壳体的内壁上，这时只需复位开关位于壳体的壁上，便于操作即可；盒体也可固定在壳体的外壁上，这时复位开关位于盒体的壁上，便于操作即可。
一个具体的方案是耗材容器安装位为一打印车，打印车设有供墨针，耗材容器为墨盒并具有一个供墨口，所述墨盒以供墨口与供墨针流体连通的方式可拆卸地安装在所述打印车内。
另一个具体的方案是耗材安装位为一打印车，耗材容器为墨盒且本身具有打印头，墨盒可拆卸地安装在打印车内。
还有一个具体的方案是耗材安装位设置在壳体内的机体上，壳体对应耗材安装位的位置设有耗材容器安装口，耗材容器为墨盒，其通过耗材容器安装口可拆卸地安装在所述耗材安装位上。
本发明还提供了一种成像装置的改装方法，成像装置在改装前包括壳体，壳体内装有机体，机体包括一主控电路板，主控电路板至少具有与耗材芯片通讯的通讯模块，机体还设有耗材容器安装位，用于可拆卸地安装至少一只耗材容器，耗材芯片存储有与耗材容器相关的信息，并固定在耗材容器的外壁上，耗材容器安装位上设有与通讯模块电连接的一组电极端子，这一组电极端子用于与固定在耗材容器外壁上的耗材芯片上的电触点电连接。改装方法包括，设置一远离耗材安装位的连接座；断开通讯模块与电极端子之间的电连接；将通讯模块与连接座电连接；将与固定在耗材容器外壁上的耗材芯片同样的耗材芯片以与通讯模块通讯连接的方式安置在接线座内。
优选的方案是把接线座设计成包括一盒体，盒体固定在成像装置的壳体壁上，安装在接线座内的耗材芯片为可复位芯片。可复位芯片的复位开关设置在盒体或壳体的壁上。盒体可以设置在成像装置壳体的内侧壁上，也可设置在外侧壁上，对于新的耗材芯片采用自动复位芯片时，盒体宜设置在壳体的内侧壁上，以减小成像装置的体积；而采用手动可复位芯片时，则可将盒体设置在壳体内侧壁或外侧壁均可，只要复位开关位于便于操作的盒体或壳体壁上即可。
一个具体的方案是耗材容器安装位为一打印车，打印车设有供墨针，耗材容器为墨盒并具有一个供墨口，墨盒以供墨口与供墨针流体连通的方式可拆卸地安装在所述打印车内。
另一个具体的方案是耗材安装位为一打印车，耗材容器为墨盒并具有打印头，墨盒可拆卸地安装在打印车内。
再一个具体的方案是耗材安装位设置在机体上，壳体对应耗材安装位的位置设有耗材容器安装口，耗材容器为墨盒，其通过耗材容器安装口可拆卸地安装在所述耗材安装位上。
本发明还提供了耗材容器，其可拆卸地安装在成像装置的耗材容器安装位中，成像装置包括壳体，壳体内装有机体，机体包括一主控电路板，主控电路板至少具有与耗材芯片通讯的通讯模块，耗材芯片存储有与耗材容器相关的信息，在远离耗材容器安装位的地方设置一个接线座，耗材芯片以与通讯模块通讯连接的方式安置在接线座内。
优选的方案是耗材容器芯片采用可复位芯片，接线座设计成包括一盒体。可复位芯片的复位开关设置在盒体或所述壳体外可以触及的壁上。
一个具体的方案是耗材容器安装位为一打印车，打印车设有供墨针，耗材容器为墨盒并具有一个供墨口，墨盒以供墨口与供墨针流体连通的方式可拆卸地安装在打印车内。
另一个具体的方案是耗材安装位为一打印车，耗材容器为墨盒并具有打印头，墨盒可拆卸地安装在打印车内。
还一个具体的方案是耗材安装位设置在壳体内的机体上，壳体对应耗材安装位的位置设有耗材容器安装口，耗材容器为墨盒，其通过耗材容器安装口可拆卸地安装在耗材安装位上。
 有益效果
由以上方案可见，本发明将耗材容器与耗材芯片分离设置，并将耗材芯片安置在了远离耗材容器安装位的接线座内，因此无需每更换一个耗材容器的同时就必然地更换了一块耗材芯片的传统，使得每次更换的耗材容器可以不带芯片，从而降低了耗材容器的成本。
经过改装，将使用耗材容器上必须安装耗材芯片的成像装置，改装成了耗材芯片安装在接线座内，耗材容器上无需安装耗材芯片即可进行成像工作的成像装置，使现有大批成像装置可以在改装后降低耗材容器的使用成本。
本发明提供的耗材容器上不必安装耗材芯片，而将传统的耗材芯片设计在了成像装置上，这样，大大降低了需要经常更换的耗材容器本身的制造成本。
 附图说明
图1是一种现有喷墨打印机处于收放状态的立体图；
图2是图1示喷墨打印机拆去顶盖、托纸板等，仅显示机体中滑杆、打印车及墨盒等与本发明密切相关结构的示意图；
图3是图1示喷墨打印机改装并拆去部分壳体后的结构示意图；
图4是另一种现有喷墨打印机处于收放状态的立体图；
图5是图4示喷墨打印机拆去顶盖、托纸板等，仅显示机体中滑杆、打印车及墨盒等与本发明密切相关结构的示意图；
图6是图4示喷墨打印机改装并拆去部分壳体后的结构示意图；
图7是又一种现有喷墨打印机处于收放状态的立体图；
图8是图7示喷墨打印机拆去顶盖后仅显示机体中墨盒安装位及墨盒等与本发明密切相关结构的示意图；
图9是图7示喷墨打印机内墨盒、主控电路板及排线的示意图；
图10是图7示喷墨打印机改装后的墨盒、主控电路板及排线的示意图；
图11是图7示喷墨打印机改装并拆去部分壳体后的示意图；
图12是一种现有彩色激光打印机的立体图；
图13是图12示激光打印机拆去顶盖、侧板等后，显示碳粉盒、主控电路板的示意图；
图14是图12示激光打印机碳粉盒、主控电路板及其连接排线的示意图；
图15是图12示激光打印机碳粉盒、主控电路板及其连接排线改装后的示意图；
图16是图12示激光打印机改装后的示意图；
图17是一种现有复印机的立体图；
图18是图17示复印机拆去侧板后显示碳粉盒的示意图；
图19是图17示复印机中碳粉盒、主控电路板及其连接排线的示意图；
图20是图17示复印机中碳粉盒、主控电路板及其连接排线改装后的示意图；
图21是接线座示意图；
图22是图17示复印机改装后的立体图。
以下结合实施例及附图对本发明作详细说明。
 本发明的实施方式
根据本发明的成像装置、成像装置的改装方法及耗材容器可以通过以下对几种现有成像装置进行改装方法的实施例得以充分理解。
对于图1示的现有喷墨打印机，本发明的改装方法参见图3，制作一接线座盒体160，盒体160内安装有四只可复位的耗材芯片，将排线141连接打印车120内四组电极端子的一端断开，并对应连接至接线座盒体160内的四只耗材芯片，四只耗材芯片的复位开关161设置在盒体160的一个面上，锁定开关162则设置在盒体160的另外面上，以防不适当地操作而导致错误复位。对于本实施例来说，盒体可以固定在喷墨打印机壳体的外壁101上便于操作的地方。
显然，本发明成像装置的一个实施例也可以如图3示，对于一台新制的喷墨打印机，盒体160可以与壳体101一体设计，并位于壳体101内侧，只要将复位开关、锁定开关设计在位于壳体101便于操作的位置即可。
对应的耗材容器实施例就是专用于这样的喷墨打印机的无需在墨盒上安装耗材芯片的墨盒151。
对于图4示的现有喷墨打印机，本发明的改装方法参见图6，制作一接线座盒体260，盒体260内安装有五只可复位的耗材芯片，将排线240连接在主控电路板230一端分开控制打印头的连线与连接通讯模块的连线，控制打印头的连线保留原来的连接方式，将与通讯模块连接的连线用排线241连接到接线座盒体260内的五只耗材芯片，五只耗材芯片的复位开关261设置在盒体260的一个面上，锁定开关262则设置在盒体260的另外面上，以防不适当地操作而导致错误复位。对于本实施例来说，盒体260可以固定在喷墨打印机壳体的外壁201上（参见图4）便于操作的地方。
显然，本发明成像装置的另一个实施例也可以如图6示，对于一台新制的喷墨打印机，盒体260可以与壳体201（参见图4）一体设计，并位于壳体201内侧，只要将复位开关261、锁定开关262设置在位于壳体201便于操作的位置即可。对应的耗材容器实施例就是专用于这样的喷墨打印机的无需在墨盒上安装耗材芯片的墨盒251，墨盒251与墨盒250的区别是省去了耗材芯片，因而降低了墨盒的成本。
对于图7示的现有喷墨打印机，本发明的改装方法参见图10，制作一接线座盒体360，盒体360内安装有六只可复位的耗材芯片，将排线342连接去主控电路板330的一端拔下，将接线座盒体360内的六只耗材芯片用排线340与主控电路板330连接，六只耗材芯片的复位开关361设置在盒体360的一个面上，锁定开关362则设置在盒体360的另外面上，以防不适当地操作而导致错误复位。
参见图11，对于本改装方法实施例来说，改装后的盒体360可以固定在喷墨打印机壳体301的外壁上便于操作的地方，排线340完全位于壳体301内，显然，盒体360也可以固定在壳体301的内壁上，只需复位开关361、锁定开关362设置在壳体上便于操作处即可。
显然，本发明成像装置的再一个实施例也可以如图11示，对于一台新制的喷墨打印机，盒体360可以与壳体301一体设计，并位于壳体301内侧，只要将复位开关361、锁定开关362设置在位于壳体301便于操作的位置即可。对应的耗材容器实施例就是专用于这样的喷墨打印机的无需在墨盒上安装耗材芯片的墨盒351，墨盒351与墨盒350的区别是省去了耗材芯片，因而降低了墨盒的成本。
对于图12示的现有激光打印机，本发明的改装方法参见图15，制作一接线座盒体460，盒体460内安装有四只可复位的耗材芯片，将排线441连接去主控电路板430的一端拔下，将接线座盒体460内的四只耗材芯片用排线440与主控电路板430连接，四只耗材芯片的复位开关461设置在盒体460的一个面上，锁定开关462则设置在盒体460的另外面上，以防不适当地操作而导致错误复位。
参见图16，对于本改装方法实施例来说，改装后的盒体460可以固定在激光打印机壳体的外壁401上便于操作的地方，排线440完全位于壳体401内。
显然，本发明成像装置的又一个实施例也可以如图16示，对于一台新制的激光打印机，盒体460可以与壳体401一体设计，并位于壳体401内侧，只要将复位开关461、锁定开关462设置在位于壳体401便于操作的位置即可。对应的耗材容器实施例就是专用于这样的激光打印机的无需在碳粉盒上安装耗材芯片的四只碳粉盒451，碳粉盒451与碳粉盒450的区别是省去了耗材芯片，因而降低了碳粉盒的成本。
对于图17示的现有复印机，本发明的改装方法参见图20，制作一接线座盒体560，盒体560内安装有一只可复位的耗材芯片，将排线541连接到主控电路板530的一端拔下，将接线座盒体560内带有射频天线的耗材芯片用排线540与主控电路板530通过射频天线连接，耗材芯片的复位开关561设置在盒体560的一个面上，锁定开关562则设置在盒体560的另外面上，以防不适当地操作而导致错误复位。
参见图21，图21反映盒体560内部带有射频天线的耗材芯片513与连接排线540（见图20）的射频天线512之间的布置关系，即两者通过射频传递信息。
参见图22，对于本改装方法实施例来说，改装后的盒体560可以固定在复印机壳体的外壁501上便于操作的地方，排线540完全位于壳体501内。
显然，本发明成像装置的还一个实施例也可以如图22示，对于一台新制的复印机，盒体560可以与壳体501一体设计，并位于壳体501内侧，只要将复位开关561、锁定开关562设置在位于壳体501便于操作的位置即可。对应的耗材容器实施例就是专用于这样的复印机的无需在碳粉盒上安装耗材芯片的碳粉盒551（见图20），碳粉盒551与碳粉盒550的区别是省去了耗材芯片，因而降低了碳粉盒的成本。
本发明的主要设计构思是改变了每一耗材容器上必须安装一只耗材芯片的传统设计理念，而将耗材芯片设计在远离耗材安装位的接线座内，大幅降低耗材容器的成本，因此，上述实施例仅用于对本发明的理解，并非对本发明的限制，根据本发明构思还可以有许多实施方式，例如耗材芯片还可以是自动复位式的，这样，就无需设置复位开关和锁定开关了；再如，电极端子与耗材芯片之间的通讯方式还可以采用红外、蓝牙等。
 工业实用性
本发明将耗材容器与耗材容器芯片分离，并将耗材容器芯片安置在了位于壳体上的接线座内，打破了每更换一个耗材容器的同时就必然地更换了一块耗材容器芯片的传统，使得每次更换的耗材容器降低了成本。

Claims (18)

  1. 成像装置，包括
    壳体，所述壳体内装有机体；
    所述机体包括一主控电路板，所述主控电路板至少具有与耗材芯片通讯的通讯模块；
    耗材容器安装位，用于可拆卸地安装至少一只耗材容器，所述耗材芯片存储有与所述耗材容器相关的信息；
    其特征在于：
    接线座，其远离所述耗材容器安装位设置；
    所述耗材芯片以与所述通讯模块通讯连接的方式安置在所述接线座内。
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的成像装置，其特征在于：
    所述接线座包括一盒体且固定在所述壳体的壁上；
    所述耗材芯片为可复位芯片且安装在所述盒体内。
  3. 根据权利要求2所述的成像装置，其特征在于：
    所述可复位芯片的复位开关位于所述盒体或所述壳体的壁上。
  4. 根据权利要求1至3任一项所述的成像装置，其特征在于：
    所述耗材容器安装位为一打印车，所述打印车设有供墨针，所述耗材容器为墨盒并具有一个供墨口，所述墨盒以所述供墨口与所述供墨针流体连通的方式可拆卸地安装在所述打印车内。
  5. 根据权利要求1至3任一项所述的成像装置，其特征在于：
    所述耗材安装位为一打印车，所述耗材容器为墨盒并具有打印头，所述墨盒可拆卸地安装在所述打印车内。
  6. 根据权利要求1至3任一项所述的成像装置，其特征在于：
    所述耗材安装位设置在所述机体上，所述耗材容器为墨盒，其可拆卸地安装在所述耗材安装位上。
  7. 成像装置的改装方法，所述成像装置包括
    壳体，所述壳体内装有机体；
    所述机体包括一主控电路板，所述主控电路板至少具有与耗材芯片通讯的通讯模块；
    耗材容器安装位，用于可拆卸地安装至少一只耗材容器，所述耗材芯片存储有与所述耗材容器相关的信息，并固定在所述耗材容器的外壁上；
    所述耗材容器安装位上设有与所述通讯模块电连接的电极端子；
    改装方法包括：
    设置一远离所述耗材容器安装位的连接座；
    断开所述通讯模块与所述电极端子之间的电连接；
    将与所述耗材芯片同样的耗材芯片以与所述通讯模块通讯连接的方式安置在所述接线座内。
  8. 根据权利要求7所述成像装置的改装方法，其特征在于：
    所述接线座包括一盒体且固定在所述壳体的壁上；
    所述同样的耗材芯片为可复位芯片。
  9. 根据权利要求8所述成像装置的改装方法，其特征在于：
    所述可复位芯片的复位开关位于所述盒体或所述壳体的壁上。
  10. 根据权利要求7至9任一项所述成像装置的改装方法，其特征在于：
    所述耗材容器安装位为一打印车，所述打印车设有供墨针，所述耗材容器为墨盒并具有一个供墨口，所述墨盒以所述供墨口与所述供墨针流体连通的方式可拆卸地安装在所述打印车内。
  11. 根据权利要求7至9任一项所述成像装置的改装方法，其特征在于：
    所述耗材安装位为一打印车，所述耗材容器为墨盒并具有打印头，所述墨盒可拆卸地安装在所述打印车内。
  12. 根据权利要求7至9任一项所述成像装置的改装方法，其特征在于：
    所述耗材安装位设置在所述机体上，所述耗材容器为墨盒，其可拆卸地安装在所述耗材安装位上。
  13. 耗材容器，可拆卸地安装在成像装置的耗材容器安装位中，所述成像装置包括
    壳体，所述壳体内装有机体；
    所述机体包括一主控电路板，所述主控电路板至少具有与耗材芯片通讯的通讯模块；
    所述耗材芯片存储有与所述耗材容器相关的信息；
    其特征在于：
    接线座，其远离所述耗材容器安装位设置；
    所述耗材芯片以与所述通讯模块通讯连接的方式安置在所述接线座内。
  14. 根据权利要求13所述的耗材容器，其特征在于：
    所述接线座包括一盒体且固定在所述壳体的壁上；
    所述耗材芯片为可复位芯片。
  15. 根据权利要求14所述的耗材容器，其特征在于：
    所述可复位芯片的复位开关设置在所述盒体或所述壳体可以触及的壁上。
  16. 根据权利要求13至15任一项所述的耗材容器，其特征在于：
    所述耗材容器安装位为一打印车，所述打印车设有供墨针，所述耗材容器为墨盒并具有一个供墨口，所述墨盒以所述供墨口与所述供墨针流体连通的方式可拆卸地安装在所述打印车内。
  17. 根据权利要求13至15任一项所述的耗材容器，其特征在于：
    所述耗材安装位为一打印车，所述耗材容器为墨盒并具有打印头，所述墨盒可拆卸地安装在所述打印车内。
  18. 根据权利要求13至15任一项所述的耗材容器，其特征在于：
    所述耗材安装位设置在所述壳体内的机体上，所述耗材容器为墨盒，其可拆卸地安装在所述耗材安装位上。
PCT/CN2011/076108 2010-10-15 2011-06-22 成像装置、其改装方法及耗材容器 WO2012048586A1 (zh)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US13/878,997 US8827426B2 (en) 2010-10-15 2011-06-22 Imaging device, method of remodeling imaging device, and consumables container for imaging device

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CN201010510617.X 2010-10-15
CN201010510617.XA CN102009530B (zh) 2010-10-15 2010-10-15 成像装置、其改装方法及耗材容器

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2012048586A1 true WO2012048586A1 (zh) 2012-04-19

Family

ID=43839945

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/CN2011/076108 WO2012048586A1 (zh) 2010-10-15 2011-06-22 成像装置、其改装方法及耗材容器

Country Status (3)

Country Link
US (1) US8827426B2 (zh)
CN (1) CN102009530B (zh)
WO (1) WO2012048586A1 (zh)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN103660592A (zh) * 2012-08-31 2014-03-26 精工爱普生株式会社 存储部保持部件和保持部件

Families Citing this family (18)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN102009530B (zh) * 2010-10-15 2014-08-13 珠海天威技术开发有限公司 成像装置、其改装方法及耗材容器
CN102350877B (zh) * 2011-07-27 2013-05-29 珠海天威技术开发有限公司 接线座、喷墨打印机及墨盒
US20150158307A1 (en) * 2011-09-01 2015-06-11 Linxens Holding Hybrid Communication Module
CN103358705B (zh) * 2012-04-09 2016-05-25 珠海天威技术开发有限公司 耗材容器与可安装耗材容器的设备的通讯方法
CN107451077B (zh) * 2013-08-27 2020-08-18 珠海艾派克微电子有限公司 测试头、芯片加工装置及显示芯片类型号的方法
JP5941889B2 (ja) * 2013-10-09 2016-06-29 京セラドキュメントソリューションズ株式会社 画像形成装置
JP1543370S (zh) * 2015-06-29 2016-02-08
JP1543369S (zh) * 2015-06-29 2016-02-08
USD783088S1 (en) * 2015-12-11 2017-04-04 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Printer
USD782570S1 (en) * 2015-12-11 2017-03-28 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Printer
USD826317S1 (en) * 2016-04-15 2018-08-21 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Printer
WO2018006265A1 (zh) * 2016-07-05 2018-01-11 杭州旗捷科技有限公司 一种实现墨盒免拔插功能的装置及其使用方法
CN106113944A (zh) * 2016-07-05 2016-11-16 杭州旗捷科技有限公司 一种实现墨盒免拔插功能的装置及其使用方法
KR102390147B1 (ko) * 2018-08-30 2022-04-25 휴렛-팩커드 디벨롭먼트 컴퍼니, 엘.피. 현상 카트리지와 본체 간의 인터페이스를 통해 본체에 연결되는 토너 리필 카트리지
USD893600S1 (en) * 2018-09-24 2020-08-18 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Printer
CN110531944B (zh) * 2019-08-29 2023-05-23 珠海天威技术开发有限公司 基于智能终端系统控制打印耗材适配器操作的方法、计算机装置及计算机可读存储介质
JP7434924B2 (ja) 2020-01-23 2024-02-21 セイコーエプソン株式会社 記録装置
CN114801498B (zh) * 2022-04-27 2023-08-18 珠海天威飞马打印耗材有限公司 打印耗材、包装组件、芯片重复使用方法和打印系统

Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20050206695A1 (en) * 2004-03-19 2005-09-22 Liu Chun Y Ink supply apparatus for printers
CN200941148Y (zh) * 2006-08-29 2007-08-29 珠海天威技术开发有限公司 碳粉存储容器
CN201086453Y (zh) * 2007-09-07 2008-07-16 珠海天威技术开发有限公司 分体式墨盒
US20090058958A1 (en) * 2007-08-27 2009-03-05 Alex Kuo-Shen Wang Environmental protection ink cartridge / toner cartridge automatic refill chip
CN101817258A (zh) * 2010-02-11 2010-09-01 孙荣华 新型喷墨打印系统及其配套的墨水盒
CN201693842U (zh) * 2010-02-11 2011-01-05 珠海明佳电子有限公司 一种分离式墨盒
CN102009530A (zh) * 2010-10-15 2011-04-13 珠海天威技术开发有限公司 成像装置、其改装方法及耗材容器
CN201841755U (zh) * 2010-10-15 2011-05-25 珠海天威技术开发有限公司 成像装置及耗材容器

Family Cites Families (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1990000974A1 (de) * 1988-07-25 1990-02-08 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Anordnung für druckeinrichtungen zur überwachung von druckmedium enthaltenden vorratsbehältern
US5788388A (en) * 1997-01-21 1998-08-04 Hewlett-Packard Company Ink jet cartridge with ink level detection
US6158837A (en) * 1997-09-19 2000-12-12 Xerox Corporation Printer having print mode for non-qualified marking material
JP4314702B2 (ja) * 1998-11-26 2009-08-19 セイコーエプソン株式会社 印刷装置、書込方法およびプリンタ
JP2007038591A (ja) * 2005-08-04 2007-02-15 Seiko Epson Corp 液体収容体及びこれを備えたインクカートリッジ並びにインクジェットプリンタ
CN2936743Y (zh) * 2006-08-22 2007-08-22 刘文荧 喷墨打印机的墨水装置
CN101659159A (zh) * 2009-04-27 2010-03-03 张诚泉 一种可以识别耗材信息的标签打印机
CN201607615U (zh) * 2010-02-11 2010-10-13 珠海天威技术开发有限公司 芯片及耗材容器

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20050206695A1 (en) * 2004-03-19 2005-09-22 Liu Chun Y Ink supply apparatus for printers
CN200941148Y (zh) * 2006-08-29 2007-08-29 珠海天威技术开发有限公司 碳粉存储容器
US20090058958A1 (en) * 2007-08-27 2009-03-05 Alex Kuo-Shen Wang Environmental protection ink cartridge / toner cartridge automatic refill chip
CN201086453Y (zh) * 2007-09-07 2008-07-16 珠海天威技术开发有限公司 分体式墨盒
CN101817258A (zh) * 2010-02-11 2010-09-01 孙荣华 新型喷墨打印系统及其配套的墨水盒
CN201693842U (zh) * 2010-02-11 2011-01-05 珠海明佳电子有限公司 一种分离式墨盒
CN102009530A (zh) * 2010-10-15 2011-04-13 珠海天威技术开发有限公司 成像装置、其改装方法及耗材容器
CN201841755U (zh) * 2010-10-15 2011-05-25 珠海天威技术开发有限公司 成像装置及耗材容器

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN103660592A (zh) * 2012-08-31 2014-03-26 精工爱普生株式会社 存储部保持部件和保持部件
CN103660592B (zh) * 2012-08-31 2016-04-13 精工爱普生株式会社 存储部保持部件和保持部件

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CN102009530A (zh) 2011-04-13
US20130187997A1 (en) 2013-07-25
CN102009530B (zh) 2014-08-13
US8827426B2 (en) 2014-09-09

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
WO2012048586A1 (zh) 成像装置、其改装方法及耗材容器
WO2011018003A1 (zh) 芯片及耗材余量数据更新方法
US7448748B2 (en) Cartridge with ink level monitoring for a pen-like modular printing device
WO2013023527A1 (zh) 耗材芯片、耗材容器及耗材芯片蓄电单元的充电方法
EP2177363B3 (en) Printing material container, and board mounted on printing material container
WO2012149873A1 (zh) 耗材芯片及其数据读写方法、耗材容器
CN102689531B (zh) 图像处理装置、打印装置及图像处理装置中的控制方法
EP0822084A3 (en) An ink jet recording head, an ink jet head cartridge, and an ink jet recording apparatus
WO2014201949A1 (zh) 耗材芯片及其工作方法、耗材容器
JPH10100452A (ja) インクジェット記録装置
WO2011047620A1 (zh) 芯片、耗材容器及芯片的工作方法
EP2094491A1 (en) Data storage device mounting arrangement for printer
WO2011097842A1 (en) Ink cartridge holder, ink cartridge, and ink jet printing system
WO2013120441A1 (zh) 通用芯片及其区域匹配方法、耗材容器、成像设备
WO2015096635A1 (zh) 喷墨打印机及其改装方法和打印方法
WO2023127176A1 (ja) デバイス、基板、液体収容容器、印刷システム、および、基板または液体収容容器の使用
JPH10224719A (ja) 電子機器、像形成システム、ビデオプリントシステム及びカメラ一体型記録再生装置
CN202186137U (zh) 解码板、喷墨打印机及墨盒
CN201580063U (zh) 打印字车适配器及连续供墨系统
CN201841755U (zh) 成像装置及耗材容器
CN207535509U (zh) 一种带头墨盒检测装置
CN206426656U (zh) 用于多色胶印机的组合式墨水外存储装置
US20150360475A1 (en) Unit used in liquid jet recording apparatus, and liquid jet recording apparatus
WO2015194154A1 (ja) 液体供給ユニット、及び、液体消費システム
JP2011235454A (ja) 通信制御装置

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application

Ref document number: 11831983

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A1

WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 13878997

Country of ref document: US

NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: DE

122 Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase

Ref document number: 11831983

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A1