CN102350877A - Wire holder, ink-jet printer and ink box - Google Patents

Wire holder, ink-jet printer and ink box Download PDF

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CN102350877A
CN102350877A CN2011102123411A CN201110212341A CN102350877A CN 102350877 A CN102350877 A CN 102350877A CN 2011102123411 A CN2011102123411 A CN 2011102123411A CN 201110212341 A CN201110212341 A CN 201110212341A CN 102350877 A CN102350877 A CN 102350877A
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The invention provides a wire holder, an ink-jet printer and an ink box. The wire holder comprises a box body in which at least one chip is mounted, wherein the chip is used for communicating with the ink-jet printer, and is stored with information relevant to the ink box; the box body is also internally provided with a piezoelectric signal generation circuit for providing a piezoelectric signal to the ink-jet printer, and at least one switch which is normally-closed switch; moreover, the switch is connected in series with the piezoelectric signal generation circuit, and a pressing part of the switch extends out of a wall of the box body; the wire holder further comprises a clamping component; and the clamping component is clamped on the external surface of the box body and butted against the switch to make the switch reverse. By means of the wire holder provided by the invention, the ink-jet printer restructured by a user can be prevented from wrongly performing print head cleaning operation while being started; and the condition of white bar can be prevented during printing after a new ink box is mounted, so that the printing quality is ensured.

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Junction block, ink-jet printer and print cartridge
Technical field
The present invention relates to the printing field, the especially a kind of junction block of ink-jet printer, print cartridge that the ink-jet printer of this junction block is installed and is used for this printer of being used for.
Background technology
Ink-jet printer is a kind of common PRN device, for modern office provides great convenience.Existing ink-jet printer uses the print cartridge that accommodates ink to spray ink as consumable container to paper, needs literal or the pattern printed with formation on paper.
Referring to Fig. 1, existing a kind of color inkjet printer has housing 11, and ink-jet printer shown in Figure 1 has omitted the loam cake and the supporting plate of housing 11.Be provided with the body 12 of ink-jet printer in the housing 11, and be provided with a slide bar 13, print word car 15 and under the drive of motor (invisible among Fig. 1), move back and forth along slide bar 13.
Print on the word car 15 four print cartridges 16 removably are installed; Each print cartridge 16 has housing; Housing surrounds the cavity that holds ink; Chip piece (invisible among Fig. 1) is installed on the outer wall of each print cartridge 16; Chip is provided with memory; Be used to store the information relevant with print cartridge 16, these information comprise print cartridge 16 model, hold in color and the print cartridge of ink ink surplus etc.Also be provided with piezoelectric transducer in the cavity of print cartridge 16, be used to produce piezoelectric signal and be sent to ink-jet printer.When ink-jet printer did not receive the piezoelectric signal of any one print cartridge 16, promptly thinking had print cartridge 16 to install not in place and quit work.
And; Because when sufficient ink was arranged in the cavity, the vibration frequency of piezoelectric transducer was lower, in the cavity during ink cartridge low; The vibration frequency of piezoelectric transducer is higher, so ink-jet printer judges according to the piezoelectric signal that piezoelectric transducer transmitted that receives whether sufficient ink is arranged in the print cartridge 16.
Print in the word car 15 and be provided with switching circuit board, switching circuit board is provided with a plurality of electric contacts, and switching circuit board carries out exchanges data through winding displacement 14 and main control boards in the body 12, is provided with the communication module that is used for carrying out with chip communication in the main control board.Also be provided with a plurality of electric contacts on the chip of print cartridge 16, print cartridge 16 be installed to print word car 15 after, the electric contact of chip is electrically connected with electric contact on the switching circuit board, and carries out communication through the communication module of winding displacement 14 and ink-jet printer.
Store the information of ink surplus in the chip; To read the ink balance information that is stored in the chip during ink-jet printer work; And the quantity of ink that the calculating print cartridge consumes in print procedure; After the one or many printing finishes; The ink surplus data of reading are deducted the current residual ink amount of the quantity of ink calculating print cartridge of print cartridge consumption; And the quantity of ink data after will calculating write back chip, and chip is able to upgrade the data of ink surplus.Before ink-jet printer is carried out printing; Judge at first whether the ink surplus data of being stored in the chip are zero; And judge whether the piezoelectric signal vibration frequency that piezoelectric transducer transmits is higher; If the ink surplus data of chip-stored are that the vibration frequency of zero or piezoelectric signal is higher; The ink surplus is not enough in the expression print cartridge, and ink-jet printer stops to carry out printing.
Ink-jet printer when work, need read data that chip stores with judge whether the print cartridge model of being installed correct, ink surplus abundance etc. whether.Like this, the manufacturer of print cartridge must spend higher cost to give the chip of the equipped correspondence of each print cartridge, and this causes the production cost of print cartridge high.
Therefore; Notification number is the method for modifying that the Chinese invention patent application of CN102009530A discloses a kind of imaging device and imaging device; As shown in Figure 2; This imaging device is an ink-jet printer, and this method of modifying is to repack aforesaid ink-jet printer into this application disclosed ink-jet printer.This ink-jet printer also is provided with an external junction block 20, and junction block 20 can be arranged at the housing place of ink-jet printer, just away from printing the 15 ground settings of word car.
Junction block 20 has box body 21, is provided with four chip blocks in the box body 21, and each chip is electrically connected with winding displacement 25, and is connected with the body 12 of ink-jet printer through winding displacement 25, thereby carries out communication with communication module.On a wall of box body 21, be provided with a locking switch 23, and on another wall of box body 21, be provided with four reset switches 22, each reset switch is corresponding to chip piece.
Referring to Fig. 3, chip 28 is electrically connected with the main control board 18 of ink-jet printer through winding displacement 25.Be provided with piezoelectric signal in the junction block 20 and produce circuit, it comprises the piezoelectric transducer 29 that is electrically connected with main control board 18, and piezoelectric transducer 29 produces the lower piezoelectric signal of frequency when being subjected to electricity, to satisfy the need of work of ink-jet printer.
Reset switch 22 is a double-point double-throw switch, and the stiff end of reset switch 22 first plug-in strip 22a is electrically connected with main control board 18 through winding displacement 25, and normally opened contact is unsettled, and normally-closed contact is connected with piezoelectric transducer 29.The stiff end of the second plug-in strip 22b and normally opened contact are electrically connected with chip 28, and normally-closed contact is unsettled.When reset switch 22 was not pressed, when promptly reset switch 22 was in the normal state, two the plug-in strip 22a and the 22b of reset switch 22 were electrically connected with normally-closed contact, main control board 18 and piezoelectric transducer 29 formation loops.When the user changes print cartridge 16, reset switch 22 is pressed, plug-in strip 22a and 22b all are electrically connected with normally opened contact, and the terminals P 0 and the P1 short circuit of chip 28 are about to institute's canned data and reset, and comprise ink surplus data are returned to original state.
Certainly, also be provided with other three chip blocks and three piezoelectric transducers, reset switch in the junction block 20, its connected mode is identical with the connected mode of chip 28, piezoelectric transducer 29 and reset switch 22, omits among Fig. 3.
The user is when reequiping the back and opening ink-jet printer first to ink-jet printer; If the user fails in time to install print cartridge; Ink-jet printer is promptly started working because of receiving piezoelectric signal; And the operation of printhead is cleaned in execution; Can suck the moisture retention liquid that presets in the printhead in the useless ink reservoir this moment, causes printhead to cause passage withered because of there being air to get into.After treating that print cartridge is installed to printing word car; Do not have the existence of diversion successfully the ink in the print cartridge not to be sucked ink nozzle in the passage because of printhead, influence the fluency of ink supply, occur the situation of disconnected China ink when causing printing; On the paper of printing, informal voucher occurs, influence print quality.
Summary of the invention
Main purpose of the present invention provides under the situation that print cartridge is not installed when a kind of ink-jet printer after avoiding reequiping is started shooting first and carries out the junction block that cleans print head operation.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of ink-jet printer that disconnected black situation takes place that reduces.
A further object of the present invention provides a kind of print cartridge that is used for above-mentioned ink-jet printer.
For realizing above-mentioned main purpose; Junction block provided by the invention comprises box body; At least one chip that is used for carrying out with ink-jet printer communication is installed in the box body; Chip-stored has the relevant information of print cartridge; Also be provided with in the box body and be used for providing the piezoelectric signal of piezoelectric signal to produce circuit and at least one switch to ink-jet printer; This switch is a normally closed switch; And switch and piezoelectric signal produce circuit and are connected in series; Stretch out outside the wall of box body the press section of switch; Wherein, Junction block also comprises a holder, and holder is clamped on the outer surface of box body, and compresses this switch and switch is inverted.
Visible by such scheme; When the user reequips ink-jet printer; Only holder need be clamped on the cartridge outer surface; Can guarantee that switch is in off-state; Ink-jet printer promptly can't receive piezoelectric signal, thereby can not carry out printing, also just can not clean the operation of printhead; Avoid occurring disconnected black situation, guarantee print quality.
A preferred scheme is; Switch is a double-point double-throw switch; The normally-closed contact that first plug-in strip is corresponding produces circuit with piezoelectric signal and is electrically connected; The stiff end of first plug-in strip is electrically connected with the main control board of ink-jet printer; Normally opened contact or normally-closed contact that second plug-in strip is corresponding are electrically connected with chip, and the stiff end of second plug-in strip also is electrically connected with chip.
This shows; To produce the plug-in strip that circuit is connected with piezoelectric signal and follow the plug-in strip that is connected with chip to separate through double-point double-throw switch is set; Can be when making junction block according to the suitable plug-in strip of current conditions selection of the actual flow warp of normally opened contact and normally-closed contact; Guaranteeing that first plug-in strip is followed with piezoelectric signal produces the normally-closed contact operate as normal that circuit is electrically connected, and guarantees that also second plug-in strip follows the normally opened contact operate as normal that is electrically connected with chip.
Further scheme is; The quantity of switch is more than two or two; Second plug-in strip of each switch all has a normally opened contact or normally-closed contact to be connected to chip, and the quantity that piezoelectric signal produces circuit is one, and first plug-in strip of a plurality of switches is serially connected in piezoelectric signal and produces on the circuit.
Thus it is clear that, through the foregoing circuit design, can reduce the quantity that piezoelectric signal produces circuit, thereby reduce the production cost of junction block.
For realizing another above-mentioned purpose; Ink-jet printer provided by the invention comprises housing; Body is installed in the housing; Body comprises a main control board; Circuit board has the communication module with the chip communication; A dozen lettering parking stalls are in housing; And print the word car at least one print cartridge removably is installed; One junction block is arranged at outside the housing; Junction block comprises box body; At least one chip that is used for carrying out with communication module communication is installed in the box body; Chip-stored has the information relevant with print cartridge, also is provided with in the box body to be used for providing the piezoelectric signal of piezoelectric signal to produce circuit and at least one switch to ink-jet printer, and switch is a normally closed switch; And switch and piezoelectric signal produce circuit and are connected in series; Stretch out outside the first wall of box body the press section of switch, and wherein, junction block also comprises a holder; Holder is clamped on the outer surface of box body, and compresses switch and switch is inverted.
Visible by such scheme; When the user reequips ink-jet printer, only holder need be clamped on the outer surface of switch and box body, can guarantee that ink-jet printer can not detect piezoelectric signal; Thereby avoid ink-jet printer to clean the operation of printhead, and then avoid taking place the situation of disconnected China ink.
For realizing an above-mentioned purpose again; Print cartridge provided by the invention is releasably attached in the ink-jet printer; This ink-jet printer comprises housing; Body is installed in the housing; Body comprises a main control board; Circuit board has the communication module with the chip communication; A dozen lettering parking stalls are in housing; And print cartridge is releasably attached to be printed in the word car; One junction block is arranged at outside the housing; Junction block comprises box body, and at least one chip that is used for carrying out with communication module communication is installed in the box body, and chip-stored has the information relevant with print cartridge; Also be provided with in the box body and be used for providing the piezoelectric signal of piezoelectric signal to produce circuit and at least one switch to ink-jet printer; Switch is a normally closed switch, and switch and piezoelectric signal produce circuit and be connected in series, and stretch out outside the first wall of box body the press section of switch; Wherein, Junction block also comprises a holder, and holder is clamped on the outer surface of box body, and compresses switch and switch is inverted.
This shows;, holder is clamped on the outer surface of switch and box body during ink-jet printer in repacking, does not install in the time of can avoiding ink-jet printer after repacking, to start shooting first under the situation of print cartridge and clean print head operation; Prevent the situation of disconnected China ink, guarantee print quality.
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Fig. 1 is the STRUCTURE DECOMPOSITION figure of existing a kind of ink-jet printer.
Fig. 2 is the structure chart that existing ink-jet printer is connected with junction block.
Fig. 3 is the electrical schematic diagram of junction block partial circuit and ink-jet printer main control board.
Fig. 4 is the structure chart of junction block first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the STRUCTURE DECOMPOSITION figure of junction block first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is the electrical schematic diagram of junction block first embodiment internal circuit of the present invention and ink-jet printer main control board.
Fig. 7 is the electrical schematic diagram of junction block second embodiment internal circuit of the present invention and ink-jet printer main control board.
Fig. 8 is the electrical schematic diagram of junction block the 3rd embodiment internal circuit of the present invention and ink-jet printer main control board.
Fig. 9 is the electrical schematic diagram of junction block the 4th embodiment internal circuit of the present invention and ink-jet printer main control board.
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and embodiment the present invention is described further.
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Junction block first embodiment:
Present embodiment is arranged on the ink-jet printer, and ink-jet printer is provided with prints the word car, prints in the word car five print cartridges removably are installed, and present embodiment is positioned at outside the housing of ink-jet printer.And ink-jet printer has main control board, and main control board is provided with communication module, and present embodiment is electrically connected with main control board through winding displacement.
Referring to Fig. 4, it is rectangular-shaped that the present embodiment profile roughly is, and has a box body 31, is provided with five chips in the box body 31, and each chip-stored has the relevant information corresponding to a print cartridge.The wall 32 that 31 1 users of box body are convenient to operate is provided with five reset switches 33, and each reset switch 33 is corresponding with a chip, and stretch out outside the wall 32 of box body 31 press section of each reset switch 33.And another wall 34 of box body 31 is provided with winding displacement interface 36, and winding displacement one end is electrically connected with box body 31 interior chips through winding displacement interface 36, and the other end is electrically connected with the main control board 19 of ink-jet printer.
Referring to Fig. 6; Be provided with five chips 51 in the box body 31 ... 55, each chip is independent IC, like microcontroller or special IC (ASIC); And each chip all is electrically connected with the main control board 19 of ink-jet printer through winding displacement, and carries out communication with the communication module of this and ink-jet printer.Each chip is equipped with memory, stores the information relevant with print cartridge and ink, comprises print cartridge model, ink color and ink surplus etc.Certainly, each chip is also corresponding to a print cartridge, so each chip institute canned data should be corresponding with the information of corresponding print cartridge.
Each chip also is provided with two detection terminals; In chip 51; Detection terminal is P5, P6; Detection terminal P5, P6 are connected to the two ends of the plug-in strip 33b of reset switch 33 respectively; When causing detection terminal P5, P6 short circuit when the reset switch closure; The data that chip 51 is about to stored reset, and promptly return to original state, comprise that with ink surplus data modification be 100% of initial value.
Also be provided with five piezoelectric transducers 56 in the box body 31 ... 60, each piezoelectric transducer is corresponding to a chip, and for example piezoelectric transducer 56 is corresponding with chip 51, and piezoelectric transducer 60 is corresponding with chip 55.In the present embodiment, piezoelectric transducer has constituted piezoelectric signal and has produced circuit, and it produces the lower piezoelectric signal of vibration frequency, to satisfy the needs of ink-jet printer operate as normal.Certainly, can also use elements such as inductance, electric capacity to form the LC oscillating circuit, also can simulate the piezoelectric signal that piezoelectric transducer produces lower frequency, the LC oscillating circuit also can be used as piezoelectric signal and produces circuit realization the object of the invention.
Piezoelectric transducer is sent to ink-jet printer through winding displacement with piezoelectric signal, and each piezoelectric transducer is through corresponding reset switch gating with the connection of main control board 19.And, two detection terminals of the reset switch chip that also gating is corresponding.
For the reset signal circuit that allows piezoelectric signal produce circuit and chip 51 does not disturb mutually; The reset switch 33 of present embodiment is a double-point double-throw switch; It comprises two plug-in strip 33a and 33b; Piezoelectric transducer 55 is connected in series with plug-in strip 33a; The stiff end that plug-in strip 33a is corresponding is connected to main control board 19; Normally-closed contact is connected with piezoelectric transducer 55, and normally opened contact is unsettled.The stiff end of plug-in strip 33b is connected with detection terminal P5, and normally opened contact is connected with detection terminal P6, and normally-closed contact is unsettled.
Like this, when reset switch 33 was in free state, when promptly reset switch 33 was not pressed, main control board 19 received the piezoelectric signal of piezoelectric transducer 55, judged that print cartridge is in place, and carried out printing.And the detection terminal P5 of chip 51, P6 be short circuit not, does not promptly receive reset signal, does not carry out reset operation.When the user changes print cartridge, press reset switch 33, two plug-in strip 33a of reset switch 33,33b all are connected on the normally opened contact separately, and chip 51 is carried out reset operations at this moment.
The connected mode of other chips, piezoelectric transducer, reset switch is identical with the connected mode of chip 51, piezoelectric transducer 55, reset switch 33, repeats no more.
Certainly; Plug-in strip 33b also can be arranged to its corresponding normally-closed contact and be electrically connected with chip 51, and this moment, normally opened contact was unsettled, like this; Chip 51 is not carried out reset operation when judging detection terminal P5, P6 short circuit, judging that detection terminal P5, P6 do not carry out reset operation during short circuit.
Fail when after the user reequips ink-jet printer, starting shooting in time new print cartridge to be installed to and print on the word car; Present embodiment is provided with a holder on junction block; Referring to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5; Holder 40 has brace 41; The two ends of brace 41 are respectively equipped with intermediate plate 42; 43; After holder 40 installs to junction block; Intermediate plate 42 is pressed on the end face of a reset switch 33; Intermediate plate 43 is pressed on the wall 37 relative with wall 32; Thereby make this reset switch 33 keep the state that is pressed; Be that reset switch 23 is inverted; Ink-jet printer promptly can't receive piezoelectric signal and quit work, and also just can not carry out the operation of cleaning printhead, avoids new print cartridge to be installed to ink-jet printer and the situation of disconnected China ink takes place when carrying out printing; Occur informal voucher when printing thereby reduce, guarantee print quality.
In the present embodiment; Five chip blocks and five piezoelectric transducers are set, though guarantee and the accuracy of ink-jet printer communication that production cost is higher in the junction block; In order to save the production cost of junction block, chip piece and a piezoelectric transducer can only be set in junction block.
Junction block second embodiment:
Referring to Fig. 7; Chip piece 61 only is set in the junction block of present embodiment, and chip 61 is a microcontroller or special IC, is provided with memory in the chip 61; Store the information of five print cartridges, promptly chip 61 is with the information of five print cartridges of main control board 19 outputs.And junction block is provided with five reset switches 62,63 ... 66, each reset switch is corresponding to a print cartridge.In addition, chip 61 is provided with five groups of detection terminals, and first group of detection terminal P10, P11 are corresponding with reset switch 62, and second group of detection terminal P20, P21 are corresponding with reset switch 63, by that analogy.
In the present embodiment, each reset switch is double-point double-throw switch, the first plug-in strip 62a of each reset switch, 63a ... 66a is connected in series successively, and is connected in series with piezoelectric transducer 67.Promptly; The stiff end that plug-in strip 62a is corresponding is connected with main control board 19; The normally-closed contact that plug-in strip 62a is corresponding is connected to the corresponding stiff end of plug-in strip 63a; The normally-closed contact that plug-in strip 63a is corresponding is connected to the corresponding stiff end of next plug-in strip; The normally-closed contact that plug-in strip 66a is corresponding is connected with an end of piezoelectric transducer 67, and piezoelectric transducer 67 other ends are connected to main control board 19.
Like this, arbitrary reset switch is pressed, and main control board 19 promptly can't receive piezoelectric signal, stops printing.Simultaneously, the corresponding detection terminal of the reset switch that is pressed is by short circuit, and chip 61 promptly receives reset signal, with the reset switch that is pressed the information of corresponding print cartridge reset, as ink surplus data are returned to initial value.
Certainly, also be provided with a holder on the terminal box, be used for the outer surface of arbitrary reset switch of clamping and box body, do not carry out the operation of cleaning printhead under the situation of print cartridge installing when avoiding the user to reequip behind the ink-jet printer start.
If ink-jet printer need receive a plurality of piezoelectric signals and could work, then a plurality of piezoelectric transducers corresponding with print cartridge quantity need be set in junction block, to satisfy the need of work of ink-jet printer.
Junction block the 3rd embodiment:
Referring to Fig. 8, be provided with chip piece 70 in the box body of present embodiment, but be provided with five piezoelectric transducers 76 ... 80 and five reset switches 71 ... 75, each piezoelectric transducer is corresponding to a reset switch, and each reset switch is double-point double-throw switch.One end of piezoelectric transducer 76 is connected to the corresponding normally-closed contact of a slice plug-in strip 71a of reset switch 71, and the stiff end that plug-in strip 71a is corresponding is connected to main control board 19.Other piezoelectric transducers are identical with the connected mode of reset switch 71 with piezoelectric transducer 76 with the connected mode of reset switch.
Chip 70 is provided with memory; Store the corresponding information of five print cartridges; And be provided with five groups of detection terminals; Detection terminal P30, the P31 detection terminal that partners wherein; Corresponding with reset switch 71; The corresponding stiff end of plug-in strip 71b that is reset switch 71 is connected with detection terminal P30, and the normally opened contact that plug-in strip 71b is corresponding is connected with detection terminal P31.The connected mode of other reset switches and other detection terminals of chip 70 is identical with the connected mode of the detection terminal P30 of reset switch 71 and chip 70, P40.
Like this, five piezoelectric transducers can transmit a plurality of piezoelectric signals to main control board 19, satisfy the need of work of ink-jet printer.
In addition, also be provided with a holder on the terminal box, be used for the outer surface of arbitrary reset switch of clamping and box body, do not carry out the operation of cleaning printhead under the situation of print cartridge installing when avoiding the user to reequip behind the ink-jet printer start, to guarantee print quality.
Junction block the 4th embodiment:
Referring to Fig. 9, be provided with chip piece 91 in the box body of present embodiment, chip 91 is electrically connected and communicates with the main control board 19 of ink-jet printer.And, also be provided with five piezoelectric transducers 81 in the box body ... 85 and with five piezoelectric transducers, five switches 86 of corresponding setting respectively ... 90, five switches are normally closed switch, and each switch all is connected in series with a piezoelectric transducer.
In the present embodiment, switch 86 ... 90 is not commutator, and is common normally closed switch, and it can only control piezoelectric transducer 81 ... 85 and main control board 19 between break-make, control chip 91 does not reset.Can realize resetting of data such as ink surplus in the chip 91 through program, when being lower than a certain particular value or being zero, carry out reset operation voluntarily like control ink surplus data.
In addition, also be provided with a holder on the terminal box, be used for the outer surface of arbitrary switch of clamping and box body, do not carry out the operation of cleaning printhead under the situation of print cartridge installing when avoiding the user to reequip behind the ink-jet printer start, to guarantee print quality.
Present embodiment is under the situation that chip piece 91 is set, to use five common normally closed switch, during practical application, polylith chip and a plurality of switch can be set in the junction block, and each switch is all corresponding with chip piece; Perhaps, chip piece and a piezoelectric transducer are set in the junction block, a plurality of switches are serially connected in piezoelectric signal successively and produce on the circuit, and promptly a plurality of switches and piezoelectric transducer are connected in series.
Ink-jet printer and print cartridge embodiment:
The ink-jet printer of present embodiment has housing, is provided with body in the housing, and body comprises a main control board, and main control board is provided with the communication module that is used for carrying out with chip communication.Also be provided with in the housing and print the word car, print in the word car five print cartridges removably are installed, each print cartridge all has housing, and the housing of print cartridge surrounds the cavity that holds ink, and the lower end of print cartridge is provided with ink outlet port, and the ink in the cavity flows out through ink outlet port.And ink-jet printer also is provided with one and is positioned at the outer junction block of housing, and promptly junction block is provided with away from printing word car ground, and junction block is the junction block of above-mentioned arbitrary embodiment.
Certainly, if contactless mode and chips such as ink-jet printer use wireless signal communicate, then junction block also can correspondingly use wireless signal, equals ink-jet printer like infrared ray, bluetooth or radio frequency signal and carries out communication.
It is emphasized that at last to the invention is not restricted to above-mentioned embodiment, also should be included in the protection domain of claim of the present invention like the variations such as change of change, switch and the piezoelectric transducer quantity of the concrete shape of holder.

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1. junction block comprises
Box body; At least one chip that is used for carrying out with ink-jet printer communication is installed in the said box body; Said chip-stored has the relevant information of print cartridge; Also be provided with in the said box body and be used for providing the piezoelectric signal of piezoelectric signal to produce circuit and at least one switch to said ink-jet printer; Said switch is a normally closed switch; And said switch and said piezoelectric signal produce circuit and are connected in series, and stretch out outside the wall of said box body the press section of said switch;
It is characterized in that:
Said junction block also comprises a holder, and said holder is clamped on the outer surface of said box body, and compresses said switch and said switch is inverted.
2. junction block according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
Said switch is a double-point double-throw switch; The normally-closed contact that first plug-in strip is corresponding produces circuit with said piezoelectric signal and is electrically connected; The stiff end of said first plug-in strip is electrically connected with the main control board of said ink-jet printer; Normally opened contact or normally-closed contact that second plug-in strip is corresponding are electrically connected with said chip, and the stiff end of said second plug-in strip also is electrically connected with said chip.
3. junction block according to claim 2 is characterized in that:
The quantity of said switch is more than two or two, and normally opened contact or normally-closed contact that second plug-in strip of each said switch is corresponding are connected to said chip.
4. according to claim 2 or 3 described junction blocks, it is characterized in that:
The quantity that said piezoelectric signal produces circuit is one, and first plug-in strip of a plurality of said switches is serially connected in said piezoelectric signal and produces on the circuit.
5. ink-jet printer comprises
Housing is equipped with body in the said housing, and said body comprises a main control board, and said circuit board has the communication module with the chip communication;
Print the word car, be positioned at said housing, and said printing word car removably is equipped with at least one print cartridge;
Junction block; Be arranged at outside the said housing; Said junction block comprises box body; At least one chip that is used for carrying out with said communication module communication is installed in the said box body; Said chip-stored has the print cartridge relevant information; Also be provided with in the said box body and be used for providing the piezoelectric signal of piezoelectric signal to produce circuit and at least one switch to said ink-jet printer; Said switch is a normally closed switch; And said switch and said piezoelectric signal produce circuit and are connected in series, and stretch out outside the wall of said box body the press section of said switch;
It is characterized in that:
Said junction block also comprises a holder, and said holder is clamped on the outer surface of said box body, and compresses said switch and said switch is inverted.
6. ink-jet printer according to claim 5 is characterized in that:
Said switch is a double-point double-throw switch; The normally-closed contact that first plug-in strip is corresponding produces circuit with said piezoelectric signal and is electrically connected; The stiff end of said first plug-in strip is electrically connected with the main control board of said ink-jet printer; Normally opened contact or normally-closed contact that second plug-in strip is corresponding are electrically connected with said chip, and the stiff end of said second plug-in strip also is electrically connected with said chip.
7. ink-jet printer according to claim 5 is characterized in that:
The quantity of said switch is more than two or two, and the normally opened contact that second plug-in strip of each said switch is corresponding is connected to said chip.
8. print cartridge is releasably attached on the ink-jet printer, and said ink-jet printer comprises
Housing is equipped with body in the said housing, and said body comprises a main control board, and said circuit board has the communication module with the chip communication;
Print the word car, be positioned at said housing, said print cartridge is releasably attached in the said printing word car;
Junction block; Be arranged at outside the said housing; Said junction block comprises box body; At least one chip that is used for carrying out with said communication module communication is installed in the said box body; Said chip-stored has the information relevant with said print cartridge; Also be provided with in the said box body and be used for providing the piezoelectric signal of piezoelectric signal to produce circuit and at least one switch to said ink-jet printer; Said switch is a normally closed switch; And said switch and said piezoelectric signal produce circuit and are connected in series, and stretch out outside the wall of said box body the press section of said switch;
It is characterized in that:
Said junction block also comprises a holder, and said holder is clamped on the outer surface of said box body, and compresses said switch and said switch is inverted.
9. print cartridge according to claim 8 is characterized in that:
Said switch is a double-point double-throw switch; The normally-closed contact that first plug-in strip is corresponding produces circuit with said piezoelectric signal and is electrically connected; The stiff end of said first plug-in strip is electrically connected with the main control board of said ink-jet printer; Normally opened contact or normally-closed contact that second plug-in strip is corresponding are electrically connected with said chip, and the stiff end of said second plug-in strip also is electrically connected with said chip.
10. print cartridge according to claim 8 is characterized in that:
The quantity of said switch is more than two or two, and the normally opened contact that second plug-in strip of each said switch is corresponding is connected to said chip.
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