CN105082773A - Ink box detachably mounted on printer and storage chip on ink box - Google Patents
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The invention aims to provide an ink box detachably mounted on a printer and a storage chip on the ink box; ink comprises at least one ink box detachably mounted on the printer and communicated with the printer through a common bus; and the storage chip is arranged on the at least one ink box. The storage chip is provided with a storage unit, a light emitting control part and at least one light emitting part; the storage unit at least stores first ink box identifying information; the ink box identifying information at least contains an identifying code related to a color of ink accommodated in the first ink box; light rays emitted by the light emitting part are irradiated to a light sensor; the light emitting control part controls the light emitting; and the light emitting control part controls the light emitting part to work according to the instruction of a driving code when the first ink box receives the driving code sent to the light emitting part of any one ink box by the printer. As the ink box uses at least one light emitting part to emit light, the light sensor on the printer can obtain enough light quantity to finish the detecting work.
Description
The present invention is 201110459593.4 to application number, and the applying date is on December 30th, 2011, and denomination of invention is that the Chinese patent application of " a kind of be installed to the print cartridge on printer and the storage chip on print cartridge removably " proposes divisional application.
Technical field
The present invention relates to ink-jet printer consumptive material technical field, particularly relate to and be a kind ofly removably mounted on the print cartridge on ink-jet printer and the chip on print cartridge.
Background technology
In existing ink-jet printer, be often provided with multiple print cartridge that accommodate the ink of different colours, these print cartridges are carried by word car, and each print cartridge is provided with the storage chip for identification and record ink tank states.In order to reduce communication line, reduce printer cost and volume, the mode that existing printer have employed shared bus connects this multiple print cartridge, (comprises power supply VCC respectively, ground connection GND, data DATA and clock CLK) as shown in Figure 2.Like this, corresponding different print cartridges, its storage chip arranged preserves mutually different authentication codes or cognizance code, the authentication codes different by these or cognizance code, printer can identify print cartridge, with any one cartridge communication on shared bus.
These mutually different authentication codes or cognizance code, a concrete performance is ink color code.As shown in Figure 1, the instruction that printer is sent by shared bus all contains a kind of color code.In figure, color code represents the color of target print cartridge, and control routine represents the control to target print cartridge, such as, read READ, write WRITE, light ON, extinguish OFF.Wherein, when chip being provided with illuminating part, ON code is used for lighting, and OFF code is used to extinguish.By the combination of different color codes and control routine, printer just can carry out different process by the DATA line on shared bus to different print cartridges.Such as, when printer will read chip information from yellow (Y) print cartridge, printer, by shared bus, DATA line sends the instruction representing " starting+Y+RAED+ address ".Chip on multiple print cartridge, after receiving this instruction, judges that whether the color code self preserved is identical with Y or relevant, when identical or relevant both finding, then respond this instruction, the data in chip are returned to printer; And when different both finding, just ignore this instruction, the print cartridge so just only matched just responds, and when reducing communication line, printer achieves the control to multiple print cartridge.Whether wherein, when chip being provided with illuminating part, carry out light emitting control by ON and OFF code, storage chip has the function directly to external feedback print cartridge situation, such as, be in place, ink service condition etc.
In these ink-jet printers, in order to verify whether print cartridge has been installed in printer, after print cartridge is installed or in using, printer sends driving instruction, make the illuminating part on print cartridge to the optical sensor utilizing emitted light of printer, when optical sensor senses the light of sufficient intensity, printer just thinks that print cartridge has been installed on printer.But, there is following defect in prior art:
When driving light from light source, the power ratio that illuminating part consumes is larger, when supply voltage is constant, supply current strengthens, in this case, be applied to noise inputs that the higher electric current on illuminating part produces to in the shared bus of Signal transmissions, then can the transmission of disturbance ecology code and control routine and reception.Instruction as shown in Figure 1, when driving light from light source, higher noise that electric current produces likely can change color code, and the concrete sensing of call instruction is also changed, and therefore, the print cartridge existed pointed by instruction cannot respond the risk of transmitted signal.If can not the signal of response transmission, then normally can not perform the operation driving light from light source or extinguishing.Therefore, the status information of print cartridge can not be provided to user or printer.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of print cartridge and storage chip, this print cartridge just can overcome current print cartridge deficiency in use without the need to changing current print cartridges structure.
The present invention in order to the technical scheme realizing its goal of the invention and adopt is: a kind of print cartridge be installed to removably on printer, and multiple print cartridge to be installed on described printer and removably by shared bus and printer communication; At least comprise print cartridge identifying information and control information in the instruction that described printer sends to print cartridge, in described control information, have at least a kind of code to be that illuminating part on print cartridge drives code; Described printer is provided with the optical sensor of the light from light source detected on print cartridge; At least comprise first print cartridge in described multiple print cartridge, in the first described print cartridge, be provided with memory cell, light emitting control and at least one illuminating part; Wherein,
Described memory cell at least stores the first described print cartridge identifying information, at least includes the cognizance code relevant to the ink color be contained in the first print cartridge in print cartridge identifying information;
The optical sensor described in light directive that at least one illuminating part described is launched, controlled luminous by described light emitting control, described light emitting control described first print cartridge receive illuminating part that described printer issues any one print cartridge drive code time, at least one illuminating part described in control is according to driving the instruction work of code.
Further, in the above-mentioned print cartridge be installed to removably on printer: arrange light guide member before the illuminating part of the first described print cartridge, described light guide member guides the light of illuminating part into described optical sensor.
Further, in the above-mentioned print cartridge be installed to removably on printer: described light guide member comprises a light entrance and the light exit equal with the quantity of described multiple print cartridge be installed to removably on printer, before described light entrance is arranged on the illuminating part of the first described print cartridge, described light exit is separately positioned on the illuminating part relevant position with the first print cartridge in each print cartridge, and the outside of each print cartridge is pointed in the direction of described light exit.
Further, in the above-mentioned print cartridge be installed to removably on printer: the print cartridge identifying information storing all print cartridges in the memory cell of the first described print cartridge, when described light emitting control receives the instruction of printer, the print cartridge identifying information received and all print cartridge identifying informations be stored in the first described ink cartridge storing unit are contrasted, determine and match with at least one, and when comprising again illuminating part driving code in this instruction, control at least one illuminating part described according to the instruction work driving code.
Further, in the above-mentioned print cartridge be installed to removably on printer: the first described print cartridge is provided with the N number of illuminating part equal with the quantity of described multiple print cartridge be installed to removably on this printer, described light guide member comprises at least N-1 light entrance and at least N-1 light exit, described N be more than or equal to 1 integer, each light entrance receives the light that an illuminating part is launched respectively, each light exit is separately positioned on the illuminating part relevant position with the first print cartridge in other each print cartridges, and the outside of each print cartridge is pointed in the direction of light exit.
Further, in the above-mentioned print cartridge be installed to removably on printer: the print cartridge identifying information storing all print cartridges in the memory cell of the first described print cartridge, the print cartridge identifying information one_to_one corresponding of described N number of illuminating part and each print cartridge, when light emitting control receive in the instruction of printer have illuminating part drive code time, it is according to the cognizance code in instruction, controls illuminating part corresponding with it drives code instruction work according to illuminating part.
Further, in the above-mentioned print cartridge be installed to removably on printer: in the light emitting control of the first described print cartridge, mnemon is set, described mnemon stores the print cartridge identifying information of all print cartridges, the print cartridge identifying information one_to_one corresponding of described N number of illuminating part and each print cartridge, when light emitting control receive in the instruction of printer have illuminating part drive code time, it is according to the cognizance code in instruction, controls this illuminating part corresponding with it according to the instruction work driving code.
Further, in the above-mentioned print cartridge be installed to removably on printer: in the first described print cartridge, the memory cell of light emitting control and/or illuminating part and print cartridge is arranged separably.
The present invention also provides a kind of and is arranged on according to the storage chip on above-mentioned print cartridge, and multiple print cartridge to be installed on described printer and removably by shared bus and printer communication; At least comprise print cartridge identifying information and control information in the instruction that described printer sends to print cartridge, in described control information, have at least a kind of code to be that illuminating part on print cartridge drives code; Described printer is provided with the optical sensor of the light from light source detected on print cartridge; Memory cell, light emitting control and at least one illuminating part is provided with in described storage chip; Wherein,
Described memory cell at least stores described print cartridge identifying information, at least includes the cognizance code relevant to the ink color be contained in this print cartridge in print cartridge identifying information;
The optical sensor described in light directive that at least one illuminating part described is launched, controlled luminous by described light emitting control, described light emitting control described storage chip receive illuminating part that described printer issues any one print cartridge drive code time, at least one illuminating part described in control is according to driving the instruction work of code.
Further, in above-mentioned storage chip: the print cartridge identifying information storing all print cartridges in the memory cell of described storage chip, when described light emitting control receives the instruction of printer, the print cartridge identifying information received and all print cartridge identifying informations be stored in this memory cell are contrasted, determine and match with at least one, and when comprising again illuminating part driving code in this instruction, control this at least one illuminating part according to the instruction work driving code.
Further, in above-mentioned storage chip: described storage chip is provided with the multiple illuminating parts equal with the quantity of described multiple print cartridge be installed to removably on this printer, the print cartridge identifying information of all print cartridges is stored in described memory cell, described multiple illuminating parts respectively with the print cartridge identifying information one_to_one corresponding of each print cartridge, when light emitting control receive in the instruction of printer have illuminating part drive code time, it is according to the cognizance code in instruction, controls this illuminating part corresponding with it according to the instruction work driving code.
Adopt print cartridge of the present invention and storage chip, due at least one light from light source by utilizing print cartridge, making the optical sensor on printer can obtain enough light quantities and completing testing.
Below with reference to drawings and Examples, the present invention is described in detail.
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Fig. 1 is the data format figure that current printer sends.
Fig. 2 is current printer communication bus structure schematic diagram.
Fig. 3 is print cartridge control mode schematic diagram.
Fig. 4 is the embodiment of the present invention 1 ink cartridge assemblies illuminating part schematic diagram.
Fig. 5 is the embodiment of the present invention 2 ink cartridge assemblies illuminating part schematic diagram.
Fig. 6 is the embodiment of the present invention 3 ink cartridge assemblies illuminating part schematic diagram.
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The present invention aims to provide and is a kind ofly installed to the print cartridge on printer and the storage chip on print cartridge removably.Multiple print cartridge to be arranged on this printer and removably by shared bus and printer communication, here multiple print cartridge can be 4 or 5 as required, two or 7,8 can certainly be had, according to printer use ink color number or ink type and determine.First print cartridge is at least comprised in multiple print cartridge, storage chip is at least arranged on the first print cartridge removably, storage chip is provided with memory cell, Read-write Catrol portion, light emitting control and at least one illuminating part, memory cell at least stores the cognizance code relevant to the ink color be contained in print cartridge, Read-write Catrol portion is used for performing read/write operation when the cognizance code comprised in the read/write instruction received is identical with the cognizance code that memory cell is preserved, when light emitting control detect in the instruction of the printer of reception comprise illuminating part drive code time, drive this at least one light from light source or extinguishing.
Illuminating part in the present invention drives code, comprising out code (ON) particularly or closes code (OFF), opening code for driving light from light source, closes code and is used for forbidding light from light source, namely extinguish this illuminating part.As shown in Figure 1, the color code of carmetta M represents with " 010 ", opens code ON and represents with " 100 ", closes code OFF and represents with " 000 ".Such as, when light emitting control receive in the instruction that shared bus is sent comprise " 010100 " time, when this light emitting control detects out code " 100 ", then control light from light source, and the color code " 010 " can ignored in this instruction or other codes, like this, the light from light source regardless of which print cartridge of printer driver can be made, at least one illuminating part on this first print cartridge can respond packet drive the instruction of code luminous under the control of light emitting control containing illuminating part, even if the cognizance code in this driving method instruction there occurs change due to current noise, also at least one illuminating part is made to be driven normally.Certainly, the occurrence of code shown in Fig. 1 is just a kind of to be shown, can also being other coded system, should understanding being restriction of the present invention.
As another kind of embodiment, light emitting control also can first mate with cognizance code, then performs the operation driving illuminating part.Print cartridge memory cell or be arranged in light emitting control multiple cognizance code about different print cartridge in mnemon, can also be stored, when then light emitting control receives the instruction of printer, the cognizance code received and the plurality of cognizance code are contrasted, determine with the plurality of cognizance code that at least one matches, and when comprising again illuminating part driving code in this instruction, drive light from light source or extinguishing.Like this, even if the cognizance code in instruction there occurs change due to current noise, because light emitting control is not limited only to the cognizance code received to mate with unique cognizance code, but mate one by one with multiple cognizance code, therefore also make at least one illuminating part be driven normally.
In the present invention, the concrete manifestation color code of cognizance code is described, but in fact, for identifying that different print cartridges is not limited only to color code, also can be represent that ink type, sequence number, numbering etc. play other codes of recognition reaction.
In the present invention, light emitting control can be realized by two kinds of different modes particularly, and first kind of way is software mode, needs memory space, when light emitting control receives instruction, confirms received information by the mode of tabling look-up.Such as, when comprising the instruction of " ON " when receiving, light emitting control is by " ON " as query object, and whether mnemon or the memory cell of inquiring about self setting store the character or code that match with " ON ", when discovery stores, then what confirmation received is the instruction comprising " ON ".The second way is hardware mode, does not need memory space, when light emitting control receives instruction, processes predetermined information by logic circuit.Such as, the special circuit customized by PLD (ProgrammableLogicDevice) or ASIC (ApplicationSpecificIntegratedCircuit, special IC), when comprising the instruction of " ON " when receiving, suppose out that code ON represents with " 100 ", then " 100 " of input logic circuit according to rule during design, can export " 1 " when exporting, i.e. high level, Direct driver light from light source.
Clearly understand for making object of the present invention, technical scheme and advantage, to develop simultaneously embodiment referring to accompanying drawing, the present invention is described in more detail, in following examples, be described using LED as illuminating part, be appreciated that illuminating part can also be other forms, do not limited at this.
Embodiment 1, as shown in Figure 4, the printer in the present embodiment is a kind of conventional ink-jet printer, and 5 print cartridges are installed on printer removably, in the present embodiment, 5 print cartridges indicates character K, PGBK, Y, M, C respectively.At least comprise print cartridge identifying information and control information in the instruction that printer sends to print cartridge, in control information, have at least a kind of code to be that illuminating part on print cartridge drives code; Printer is provided with the optical sensor of the light from light source detected on print cartridge; All print cartridges are all provided with storage chip, storage chip are all arranged memory cell, Read-write Catrol portion, light emitting control and LED1.
Each memory cell at least stores the identifying information of each corresponding print cartridge, at least includes the cognizance code that ink color in the print cartridge corresponding to being contained in this is relevant in print cartridge identifying information;
The light directive optical sensor 2 that LED1 launches, luminous by light emitting control control LED, light emitting control print cartridge receive illuminating part that described printer issues any one print cartridge drive code time, controls LED1, according to driving the instruction work of code, namely drives the luminous or extinguishing of this LED.
When Read-write Catrol portion receives the read/write instruction that printer sent by shared bus 4, detect the print cartridge identifying information in instruction, when only having this print cartridge identifying information identical with storage print cartridge identifying information in the memory unit, just perform read/write operation; As shown in Figure 3.
In the present embodiment, when each light emitting control comprises illuminating part driving code in the instruction of printer reception being detected, or when cognizance code being detected simultaneously and drive code, drive each corresponding light from light source or extinguishing.Like this, all print cartridges will be simultaneously luminous or extinguish simultaneously, each print cartridge can to the optical sensor utilizing emitted light of printer, as shown in Figure 4, optical sensor 2 is arranged on fixing position, multiple carrying ink box can move left and right in word car (not shown) in the guide rail (not shown) direction of arrow in the drawings, and each print cartridge can move to the relative position of optical sensor 2 like this, and optical sensor 2 just can confirm the installation situation of each print cartridge.When the light of the required sufficient intensity of optical sensor sense 2, printer just thinks that print cartridge has been installed on printer.Every bar due to printer comprises illuminating part and drives the instruction of code can be confirmed at optical sensor place, and the installation that thus such illuminating part driving method can meet printer detects.
In the present embodiment, light emitting control, LED1 and memory cell can be arranged on same substrate, and light emitting control and Read-write Catrol portion also can be performed by same control unit.In addition, the memory cell of the storage chip of light emitting control and/or illuminating part and print cartridge is arranged separably, and such light emitting control or illuminating part can reuse.
Like this, even if the cognizance code in instruction there occurs change due to current noise, illuminating part is also made to be driven normally.
Embodiment 2 is as shown in Figure 5: be a kind of print cartridge be installed to removably on printer at the present embodiment, multiple print cartridge to be installed on this printer and removably by shared bus 4 and printer communication, in the multiple print cartridges had, there are in the present embodiment 5 print cartridges, identical with embodiment 1, 5 print cartridges indicate character K respectively, PGBK, Y, M, C, 5 print cartridges comprise a first print cartridge PGBK, the first print cartridge PGBK is only had to have illuminating part, this place is LED1, and light guide member 3 is set before the LED1 of the first print cartridge PGBK, as shown in Figure 5, light guide member 3 guides the light of LED1 into optical sensor 2.In the present embodiment, accommodate the ink of black in the first print cartridge, because general printer needs many than other color of black ink, therefore, in the present embodiment, other the print cartridge of volumetric ratio of the first print cartridge wants large.The light that LED1 sends be directed to other print cartridges partially by light guide member with the illuminating part relevant position of the first print cartridge.First print cartridge is provided with storage chip, storage chip is arranged memory cell, Read-write Catrol portion, light emitting control and aforesaid LED, see Fig. 3.Memory cell or the mnemon be arranged in light emitting control at least store the cognizance code relevant to the ink color be contained in the first print cartridge, also can store the cognizance code that the ink color of all print cartridges is relevant.Read-write Catrol portion is used for performing read/write operation when the cognizance code comprised in the read/write instruction received is identical with the cognizance code that memory cell is preserved, the driving method of LED is, when light emitting control detect in the instruction of the printer of reception comprise illuminating part drive code time, or when cognizance code being detected simultaneously and drive code, can match with the cognizance code in memory cell or mnemon, then control LED is according to the instruction work driving code, namely drives this LED luminescence or extinguishes.Can make the light from light source regardless of which print cartridge of printer driver like this, the LED on this first print cartridge respond packet can contain the instruction that illuminating part drives code, luminous under the control of light emitting control.The light that LED sends be directed to other print cartridges partially by light guide member 3 with the illuminating part relevant position of the first print cartridge, being equivalent to each print cartridge can to the optical sensor utilizing emitted light of printer, when optical sensor 2 senses the light of sufficient intensity, printer just thinks that print cartridge has been installed on printer.Every bar due to printer comprises illuminating part and drives the instruction of code can be confirmed at optical sensor place, and the installation that thus such illuminating part driving method can meet printer detects.
For realizing aforesaid effect, light guide member comprises a light entrance and the light exit equal with the quantity that 5 are installed to the print cartridge on printer removably, in the present embodiment, light exit is 5, as shown in Figure 5, before light entrance is arranged on the LED of the first print cartridge, light exit is separately positioned on the illuminating part relevant position with the first print cartridge in each print cartridge, and wherein, the outside of each print cartridge is pointed in the direction of light exit.
In the present embodiment, light guide member, in the consumption process of ink, is not running stores, if light guide member is installed on the first print cartridge removably instead of integrally encapsulates, light guide member can be made to reuse.
In the present embodiment, light guide member can for having the unitary members of multiple main light exit, or many cylindrical parts, and object is dispersed by a light source to be all directed to multiple position.The cylindricality light conductor that light guide member can be optical fiber or be made up of thermoplastic.
The storage chip of light emitting control, illuminating part and memory cell composition can be arranged on same substrate, and light emitting control and Read-write Catrol portion also can be performed by same control unit.In addition, the memory cell of light emitting control and/or illuminating part and print cartridge is arranged separably, and such light emitting control or illuminating part can reuse.
Like this, except the first print cartridge, other print cartridges just can arrange illuminating part, reduce manufacturing cost, make printer can be suitable for more eurypalynous print cartridge, thus are conducive to user and reduce use cost.If the memory cell of illuminating part and print cartridge is arranged separably, when the ink in print cartridge has been consumed, this illuminating part can also continue to be utilized, thus has saved resource, reduces the impact on environment, and reduces the use cost of user.
Embodiment 3, as shown in Figure 6: other print cartridges multiple to be arranged on this printer and removably by shared bus and printer communication, as the previous embodiment, in the present embodiment, 5 print cartridges indicate character K respectively, PGBK, Y, M, C, a first print cartridge PGBK is at least comprised in 5 print cartridges, as different from Example 2, first print cartridge PGBK arranges storage chip, storage chip arranges memory cell, Read-write Catrol portion, light emitting control and with print cartridge quantity (N, N be more than or equal to 1 integer) identical LED is as illuminating part, as shown in Figure 6, 5 print cartridges in the present embodiment, so just there are 5 LED, except the illuminating part (LED1 in figure) of the first print cartridge itself, the illuminating part (not shown in FIG.) of other 4 print cartridges is all arranged on the storage chip of the first print cartridge.Read-write Catrol portion preceding embodiment is existing to be described, and does not repeat them here.The print cartridge identifying information of all 5 print cartridges is stored in the memory cell of the first print cartridge, these 5 LED respectively with the print cartridge identifying information one_to_one corresponding of all 5 print cartridges, because the first print cartridge directly uses a LED1, in 5 LED other 4 LED by one to one 4 namely print cartridge number N-1 light guide member light is directed to other print cartridges with the LED1 relevant position of the first print cartridge.The type of drive of illuminating part is, when light emitting control receive in the instruction of printer have illuminating part drive code time, light emitting control, according to the cognizance code in instruction, drives this illuminating part corresponding with it to drive the instruction work of code according to illuminating part, i.e. luminous or extinguishing.The light that the illuminating part corresponding with cognizance code sends be directed to the print cartridge corresponding with cognizance code by the light guide member 3 before being arranged on this illuminating part with the illuminating part relevant position of the first print cartridge, as shown in the figure, first smooth guide member 31 guides print cartridge K into, second smooth guide member 32 guides print cartridge Y into, 3rd smooth guide member 33 guides print cartridge M into, and the 4th smooth guide member 34 guides print cartridge C into.Be equivalent to optical sensor 2 utilizing emitted light of print cartridge to printer, owing to utilizing light guide member to guide, be easy to make optical sensor sense the light of sufficient intensity, such printer just thinks that print cartridge has been installed on printer.Because every bar illuminating part driving instruction of printer can be confirmed at optical sensor place, the installation that thus such illuminating part driving method can meet printer detects.
Alternatively, also mnemon can be set in light emitting control, mnemon stores the print cartridge identifying information of all print cartridges, the print cartridge identifying information one_to_one corresponding of the plurality of illuminating part and each print cartridge, when light emitting control receive in the instruction of printer have illuminating part drive code time, it is according to the cognizance code in instruction, controls this illuminating part corresponding with it according to the instruction work driving code.
For realizing aforesaid effect, 4 light guide members of the present embodiment also can be packaged into an entirety, light guide member comprises 4 light entrances and 4 light exits, each light entrance receives the light that an illuminating part is launched respectively, each light exit is separately positioned on the illuminating part relevant position with the first print cartridge in other each print cartridges, the outside of each print cartridge is pointed in the direction of light exit, apparently, when the first print cartridge moves to the relative position of optical sensor, optical sensor directly can receive the light that illuminating part is launched, do not need the guiding of light guide member, then the quantity of light guide member can be fewer than the quantity of all print cartridges one, namely light guide member comprises at least N-1 light entrance and at least N-1 light exit.
In the present embodiment, light guide member, in the consumption process of ink, is not running stores, if light guide member is installed on the first print cartridge removably instead of integrally encapsulates, light guide member can be made to reuse.
The cylindricality light conductor that light guide member can be optical fiber or be made up of thermoplastic.
In the present embodiment, the storage chip of light emitting control, illuminating part and memory cell composition can be arranged on same substrate, and light emitting control and Read-write Catrol portion also can be performed by same control unit.In addition, the memory cell of light emitting control and/or illuminating part and print cartridge is arranged separably, and such light emitting control or illuminating part can reuse.
Comprise memory cell in storage chip, this memory cell stores multiple different cognizance code, and the plurality of different cognizance code is for driving different illuminating parts.Like this, light emitting control, when controlling light from light source, both can detect the cognizance code in the illuminating part driving instruction of shared bus by the hard-wired mode of logic circuit, also can with the mode software simulating of tabling look-up.In like manner, also can realize by the mode of hardware or software opening code ON and closing code OFF in driving instruction, do not limited at this.
The print cartridges structure except the first print cartridge can be made in the present embodiment simple, and manufacturing cost reduces, and in addition, light emitting control, illuminating part and light guide member can be arranged integratedly, are separated with print cartridge, is conducive to the recycling of these parts like this.
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1. be installed to the print cartridge on printer removably, multiple print cartridge to be installed on described printer and removably by shared bus and printer communication; At least comprise print cartridge identifying information and control information in the instruction that described printer sends to print cartridge, in described control information, have at least a kind of code to be that illuminating part on print cartridge drives code; Described printer is provided with the optical sensor of the light from light source detected on print cartridge; At least comprise first print cartridge in described multiple print cartridge, in the first described print cartridge, be provided with memory cell, light emitting control and at least one illuminating part; Wherein,
Described memory cell at least stores the first described print cartridge identifying information, at least includes the cognizance code relevant to the ink color be contained in the first print cartridge in print cartridge identifying information;
The optical sensor described in light directive that at least one illuminating part described is launched, controlled luminous by described light emitting control, it is characterized in that: described light emitting control described first print cartridge receive illuminating part that described printer issues any one print cartridge drive code time, at least one illuminating part described in control is according to driving the instruction work of code.
2. the print cartridge be installed to removably on printer according to claim 1, is characterized in that: before the illuminating part of the first described print cartridge, arrange light guide member, and described light guide member guides the light of illuminating part into described optical sensor.
3. the print cartridge be installed to removably on printer according to claim 2, it is characterized in that: described light guide member comprises a light entrance and the light exit equal with the quantity of described multiple print cartridge be installed to removably on printer, before described light entrance is arranged on the illuminating part of the first described print cartridge, described light exit is separately positioned on the illuminating part relevant position with the first print cartridge in each print cartridge, and the outside of each print cartridge is pointed in the direction of described light exit.
4. the print cartridge be installed to removably on printer according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: the print cartridge identifying information storing all print cartridges in the memory cell of the first described print cartridge, when described light emitting control receives the instruction of printer, the print cartridge identifying information received and all print cartridge identifying informations be stored in the first described ink cartridge storing unit are contrasted, determine and match with at least one, and when comprising again illuminating part driving code in this instruction, control at least one illuminating part described according to the instruction work driving code.
5. the print cartridge be installed to removably on printer according to claim 2, it is characterized in that: the first described print cartridge is provided with the N number of illuminating part equal with the quantity of described multiple print cartridge be installed to removably on this printer, described light guide member comprises at least N-1 light entrance and at least N-1 light exit, described N be more than or equal to 1 integer, each light entrance receives the light that an illuminating part is launched respectively, each light exit is separately positioned on the illuminating part relevant position with the first print cartridge in other each print cartridges, the outside of each print cartridge is pointed in the direction of light exit.
6. the print cartridge be installed to removably on printer according to claim 5, it is characterized in that: the print cartridge identifying information storing all print cartridges in the memory cell of the first described print cartridge, the print cartridge identifying information one_to_one corresponding of described N number of illuminating part and each print cartridge, when light emitting control receive in the instruction of printer have illuminating part drive code time, it is according to the cognizance code in instruction, controls illuminating part corresponding with it drives code instruction work according to illuminating part.
7. the print cartridge be installed to removably on printer according to claim 5, it is characterized in that: in the light emitting control of the first described print cartridge, mnemon is set, described mnemon stores the print cartridge identifying information of all print cartridges, the print cartridge identifying information one_to_one corresponding of described N number of illuminating part and each print cartridge, when light emitting control receive in the instruction of printer have illuminating part drive code time, it is according to the cognizance code in instruction, controls this illuminating part corresponding with it according to the instruction work driving code.
8., according to the described print cartridge be installed to removably on printer arbitrary in claim 2 to 7, it is characterized in that: in the first described print cartridge, the memory cell of light emitting control and/or illuminating part and print cartridge is arranged separably.
9., for being installed to a storage chip for the print cartridge on printer removably, multiple print cartridge to be installed on described printer and removably by shared bus and printer communication; At least comprise print cartridge identifying information and control information in the instruction that described printer sends to print cartridge, in described control information, have at least a kind of code to be that illuminating part on print cartridge drives code; Described printer is provided with the optical sensor of the light from light source detected on print cartridge; Memory cell, light emitting control and at least one illuminating part is provided with in described storage chip; Wherein,
Described memory cell at least stores described print cartridge identifying information, at least includes the cognizance code relevant to the ink color be contained in this print cartridge in print cartridge identifying information;
The optical sensor described in light directive that at least one illuminating part described is launched, controlled luminous by described light emitting control, it is characterized in that: described light emitting control described storage chip receive illuminating part that described printer issues any one print cartridge drive code time, at least one illuminating part described in control is according to driving the instruction work of code.
10. storage chip according to claim 9, it is characterized in that: the print cartridge identifying information storing all print cartridges in the memory cell of described storage chip, when described light emitting control receives the instruction of printer, the print cartridge identifying information received and all print cartridge identifying informations be stored in this memory cell are contrasted, determine and match with at least one, and when comprising again illuminating part driving code in this instruction, control this at least one illuminating part according to the instruction work driving code.
11. storage chips according to claim 9, it is characterized in that: described storage chip is provided with the multiple illuminating parts equal with the quantity of described multiple print cartridge be installed to removably on this printer, the print cartridge identifying information of all print cartridges is stored in described memory cell, described multiple illuminating parts respectively with the print cartridge identifying information one_to_one corresponding of each print cartridge, when light emitting control receive in the instruction of printer have illuminating part drive code time, it is according to the cognizance code in instruction, controls this illuminating part corresponding with it according to the instruction work driving code.
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