CN108284672A - A kind of consumptive material static indication system, method and its module used and consumable container - Google Patents

A kind of consumptive material static indication system, method and its module used and consumable container Download PDF

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CN108284672A
CN108284672A CN201810048173.9A CN201810048173A CN108284672A CN 108284672 A CN108284672 A CN 108284672A CN 201810048173 A CN201810048173 A CN 201810048173A CN 108284672 A CN108284672 A CN 108284672A
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吴宏志
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方莎莎
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A kind of consumptive material static indication system, method and its module used and consumable container, belong to printer material consumption technical field.Light transmission module of the present invention includes light penetrating device, for receiving light source and having multiple light transmitting cells;Light transmission drives submodule, the light transmission state for switching light transmitting cells in light penetrating device;Light transmission control submodule executes handover operation with consumable chip communication connection for controlling light transmission driving submodule.Consumptive material state indication method of the present invention includes the consumptive material state instruction instruction that light transmission control submodule receives consumable chip storage;Parsing consumptive material state instruction instructs and is sent to light transmission driving submodule;Wherein, the instruction of consumptive material state instruction includes the instruction that one or more light transmitting cells are in light transmission state or impermeable light state in permission light penetrating device;Light transmission drives the light transmission state of light transmitting cells in submodule switching light penetrating device.The present invention is easily achieved, at low cost, and state instruction is easy, can be used for consumable container installation, printing amount, consumable items allowance state instruction.

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A kind of consumptive material static indication system, method and its module used and consumable container
Technical field
The present invention relates to printer material consumption technical field more particularly to a kind of light transmission module, consumable container, consumable chip, Consumptive material static indication system and method.
Background technology
In printing field, consumptive material accessory is installed on a printer, is by consumable chip, consumptive material, consumable container three parts are total Same-action is completed.When the consumable container that consumable chip will be housed is mounted on progress print job on printer, printer and consumption Material chip can establish communication connection, and the two carries out data interaction.Specifically, printer is determined by the information that consumable chip records The information such as producer, consumptive material capacity, consumable items allowance, date of manufacture;Meanwhile printer the case where being used according to consumptive material, is by upper machine day The information backs such as phase, the number of pages printed, consumable items allowance are recorded in consumable chip.And consumable chip can be returned according to printer Write record feeds back the signals such as printer normal print, abnormal printing, printing consumables surplus deficiency.Printer is held according to feedback signal Row normal print stops the printings such as printing, the prompt of printing consumables surplus deficiency.
Consumable container often has detection part in structure, and such as prism, buoy, location hole, printer manufacturer utilizes inspection It surveys component and the installation being set on printer detection program completes consumptive material matching degree(Such as color, amount of capacity), consumable items allowance, The detection of installation process.Specifically, on the one hand, the action that installation process is realized by detecting consumptive material structure member is judged to use Family is to the actual act of consumptive material, and such as during replacing consumable container, printer can increase the action of red ink to ensure to print Quality;On the one hand, by detecting consumable items allowance state, user is prompted to buy consumptive material in time in advance;On the other hand, by detecting shell Body characteristics judge the printing amount of current consumptive material.
Referring to Fig. 1, the lateral incision sectional view of the existing consumable container with buoy is shown in figure.Herein as example, into One step explanation.Consumable chip is loaded on consumable container 10.The consumable container 10 has box cover and box body.The box body includes using In accommodate and the black chamber of deposit ink, for making air flue that black chamber is connected with outside atmosphere, for the confession to ink-jet printer Tattooing needle supplies the ink supply port of ink, the test chamber 11 for detecting ink inventory in consumable container and is set to the test chamber 11 Buoy 12, the check valve for opening/closing the ink channel between black chamber and ink supply port.The test chamber 11 and the ink Chamber is in fluid communication.After the ink in black chamber and check valve runs out of, air can enter test chamber 11 along ink channel, with inspection The ink surveyed in chamber 11 swaps, and then starts the ink for consuming test chamber 11, the ink in test chamber 11 is through its bottom Port enters ink supply port;With the consumption of ink in test chamber 11, buoyancy dies down, and buoy 12 can decline, when dropping to one When determining height, printer identification will prompt ink to the greatest extent less than buoy 12.When consumable container is installed on a printer, 12 energy of buoy Correctly give the time of day of chamber out of ink.
The box body is additionally provided with ink viewing area 13, can facilitate ink level shape in monitoring consumable container by the region Condition.The ink viewing area 13 includes a-quadrant, is made of the limiting wall in test chamber, is configured as allowing vertical Light is propagated in the direction of insertion/removing direction to pass through from the region;B area, the void area between a-quadrant and the regions C, can The information that structure detection arrival provides the type of consumable container is received by light with the light sent out by light source;The regions C, partly by with It is to be enough light source to receive the level that structure detection arrives to be set to the amount of light or strength retrogression, is partially configured as through light source of decaying The light sent out provides the information about consumable container type.During consumable container use, consumable container is installed into printing During machine, printer is successively detected the regions C in consumable container state observation region 13, B area, a-quadrant.
It can be seen that by buoy, even other detection parts such as prism, location hole carry out consumptive material installation, more than consumptive material Amount state, the realization process of the detection function of current printing amount are complicated, and of high cost, state instruction is single, and integrated level is low.And for Existing consumable container puts into the use in regeneration market after using up, and is on the one hand detected using different detection parts, detected Information has differences, and is unable to fully using the ink in consumable container;On the other hand due to the structural particularity of consumable container, such as The structure and size of different capabilities consumable container, ink viewing area all have significant change, and need to consumable container observation area Domain, the especially regions C, which are transformed, can be only achieved the regenerated effect of versatility.
In order to simplify detection, unified examination criteria improves detection versatility, and patent of invention CN102886988B, which is disclosed, to be beaten Type judgement method and printer of the print machine to print cartridge.Optical receiver receives the light of print cartridge luminescence unit transmitting in the invention, beats Judge when being stored with print cartridge installation in print machine print cartridge whether light quantity threshold value model that can be received by the optical receiver with normal mounting It encloses, whether the light value by judging to receive light detects print cartridge installation process in light quantity threshold range.The invention is also using connecing The light value of light is received compared with toner cartridge type reference value, to judge toner cartridge type.But it the invention and unresolved consumable items allowance, beats The problem of print amount detects, and the acquisition of light value is affected by the external environment to a certain extent, is received when optical receiver is practical Light intensity is weaker, then can influence the accuracy of light value acquisition, then influences print cartridge installation process, the detection of toner cartridge type judges.
Invention content
The present invention is in view of the problems of the existing technology, it is proposed that one kind is easily achieved, is at low cost, state instruction is easy, The high light transmission module of versatility, consumable container, consumable container detection module, consumptive material static indication system and method.
The technical scheme is that:
A kind of light transmission module is assemblied in progress consumptive material state instruction on printer for consumable container;The light transmission module includes:
Light penetrating device, for receiving light source;The light penetrating device has multiple light transmitting cells;
Light transmission drives submodule, the light transmission state for switching light transmitting cells in light penetrating device;
Light transmission control submodule executes handover operation with consumable chip communication connection for controlling the light transmission driving submodule.
Preferably as the present invention, the light penetrating device includes LCD lenticular screens.
Preferably as the present invention, the light transmission module becomes one on consumable container.
Preferably as the present invention, the light transmission control submodule includes receiving unit, for receiving consumable chip storage Consumptive material state instruction instructs;Resolution unit, for parsing the instruction of consumptive material state instruction;Transmission unit, by the consumptive material shape after parsing State indicator is sent to light transmission driving submodule;The instruction of consumptive material state instruction includes allowing one or more in light penetrating device saturating Light unit is in the instruction of light transmission state or impermeable light state.
Preferably as the present invention, the consumptive material state instruction instruction further includes consumable container identification information, consumable container peace Fill information, consumable items allowance identification information, print quantity information, consumable container type information.
A kind of consumable container, including consumable container ontology, the consumable chip on the consumable container ontology, Yi Jishe In the light transmission module as described above on consumable container.
Preferably as the present invention, the consumable chip includes the power supply unit powered for light penetrating device.
A kind of consumable chip, including light transmission drive module, the light transmission drive module include:
Light transmission drives submodule, the light transmission state for switching light transmitting cells in light penetrating device;The light transmission state is used to indicate Consumptive material state;
Light transmission control submodule is held with light transmission driving submodule communication connection for controlling the light transmission driving submodule Row handover operation.
Preferably as the present invention, the light transmission control submodule includes receiving unit, for receiving consumable chip storage Consumptive material state instruction instructs;Resolution unit, for parsing the instruction of consumptive material state instruction;Transmission unit, by the consumptive material shape after parsing State indicator is sent to light transmission driving submodule;The instruction of consumptive material state instruction includes allowing one or more in light penetrating device saturating Light unit is in the instruction of light transmission state or impermeable light state.
Preferably as the present invention, the consumptive material state instruction instruction further includes consumable container identification information, consumable container peace Fill information, consumable items allowance identification information, print quantity information, consumable container type information.
Preferably as the present invention, the consumable chip further includes the power supply unit powered for light penetrating device.
A kind of consumable container, including consumable container ontology, the consumptive material core as described above on the consumable container ontology Piece and the light penetrating device on consumable container.
A kind of consumptive material static indication system, including consumable container as described above, printer;The printer is equipped with and carries Optical transmitting set for light source and for sending the light transmission received from the light penetrating device and impermeable optical information to printer To feed back the optical receiver of consumptive material state.
Preferably as the present invention, the printer includes the decoding unit for parsing light transmission and impermeable optical information.
Preferably as the present invention, the printer includes the driving unit of the driving optical transmitting set transmitting light source.
Preferably the optical receiver has multiple light receiving units as of the invention, the quantity of the light receiving unit with The quantity of the light transmitting cells is equal.
A kind of consumptive material static indication system, including consumable container as described above, printer;The printer is equipped with and carries Optical transmitting set for light source and for sending the light transmission received from the light penetrating device and impermeable optical information to printer To feed back the optical receiver of consumptive material state.
Preferably as the present invention, the printer includes the decoding unit for parsing light transmission and impermeable optical information.
Preferably as the present invention, the printer includes the driving unit of the driving optical transmitting set transmitting light source.
Preferably the optical receiver has multiple light receiving units as of the invention, the quantity of the light receiving unit with The quantity of the light transmitting cells is equal.
A kind of consumptive material state indication method carried out using the light transmission module, including
The light transmission control submodule receives the consumptive material state instruction instruction of consumable chip storage;Parse the consumptive material state instruction Instruction, and the consumptive material state instruction instruction after parsing is sent to light transmission and drives submodule;Wherein, the consumptive material state instruction refers to Order includes the instruction that one or more light transmitting cells are in light transmission state or impermeable light state in permission light penetrating device;
The light transmission driving submodule is instructed according to the consumptive material state instruction after parsing, and light transmitting cells is saturating in switching light penetrating device Light state.
Preferably as the present invention, the consumptive material state instruction instruction further includes consumable container identification information, consumable container peace Fill information, consumable items allowance identification information, print quantity information, consumable container type information.
Preferred as the present invention, the consumptive material state instruction instruction can be used for consumable container installation condition and indicate, more than consumptive material Measure any one in state instruction, printing amount state instruction, the instruction of consumable container type or arbitrary two kinds of combinations or arbitrary three Plant combination or four kinds.
The invention has the advantages that:
The present invention provides a kind of consumptive material static indication system, method and its module used and consumable containers, with following excellent Point:
1, by rewriting different light transmissions, the opaque combination of multiple light transmitting cells in light penetrating device, facilitate and distinguish different type consumption Material container, such as print cartridge reduce various O&M costs;
2, the consumable quantity according to different housings, filling is different, changes the threshold size of printing amount in consumable chip, you can realizes not With the control of printing amount;
3, information feedback extensions are convenient, can simply increase the quantity of light transmitting cells, a kind of information is represented with a light transmitting cells The mode of prompt directly provides the quantity of much information instruction to facilitate;Multiple light transmitting cells combinations can also be used to be compiled Code state indicates that such as 4 light transmitting cells can convey 16 kinds of states.
4, information instruction is convenient, can directly show state by light transmitting cells, can be further by printer feedback states;Separately Outside due to driving light penetrating device needed for power consumption it is extremely low, it can be achieved that consumptive material is not added to printer in the case of, using on consumable chip Power supply realize consumable items allowance instruction.
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Fig. 1 is the lateral incision sectional view of consumable container in the prior art;
Fig. 2 is a kind of structure diagram of light transmission module of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is a kind of structure diagram of consumable chip of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is a kind of structure diagram of consumptive material static indication system of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is a kind of flow diagram of one embodiment of consumptive material state indication method of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is a kind of flow diagram of another embodiment of consumptive material state indication method of the present invention.
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Following is a specific embodiment of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, technical scheme of the present invention will be further described, However, the present invention is not limited to these examples.
In order to realize different capabilities size consumable container, the consumable container with different detection structure consumable containers installation, Convenient, the inexpensive instruction of printing amount, consumable items allowance etc., the present invention provide a kind of light transmission module.The light transmission module is used for Consumable container is assemblied in progress consumptive material state instruction on printer.Consumptive material state instruction as referred to herein include consumable container whether Effectively it is installed on the consumable container installation condition instruction on printer, consumptive material in printer printing amount state instruction, consumable container Surplus state instruction, the instruction of consumable container type.
Such as Fig. 2, the light transmission module includes light penetrating device, light transmission driving submodule, light transmission control submodule.The light transmission Device is used to receive light source, the LED light source being such as assemblied on printer, or can generate the optical transmitting set of transmitting light source, the light Source can be visible or black light.The light penetrating device includes multiple light transmitting cells, seg1, seg2... segn, n is more than 1 Natural number.The light penetrating device can be lenticular screen.Preferably, the lenticular screen is the LCD screen of whole-permeable.It is the multiple Light unit can set gradually and constitute a light penetrating device in a parallel manner, can not also be arranged in the same horizontal line, with reality Subject to existing light source reception and light source translucent effect.Preferably, setting can be convenient for arrangement, assembly in the same horizontal line, reduce saturating Light unit quantity saves cost.One of light transmitting cells light transmission and opaque shape are realized in the light transmission driving submodule control The switching between the arbitrary combination light transmission of multiple light transmitting cells and impermeable light state is realized in switching between state, or control.It is preferred that Ground, light transmission driving submodule may include light transmission driving circuit, such as have the different light transmitting cells of a plurality of driving present light transmissions or The light transmission driving circuit of impermeable light state, or thoroughly using one or several with different gating channels or different control switches Light drive circuit makes different light transmitting cells that light transmission or impermeable light state be presented using different gating channels or control switch.It is described Light transmission control submodule is communicated to connect with consumable chip, and handover operation is executed for controlling the light transmission driving submodule.Logical During letter, printer can by communication bus send the commands to obtain consumable chip information, to learn consumptive material hold Easily whether install on a printer, while can also know the consumable information being stored in consumable chip.Printer makes according to consumptive material With situation, consumable chip can be also sent it to, and updates the storage information in consumable chip.For this purpose, light transmission control Module controls the consumptive material state that the light transmission driving submodule executes handover operation from the storage information acquisition in consumable chip and refers to Show instruction.
Specifically, the light transmission control submodule includes receiving unit, the consumptive material state for receiving consumable chip storage Indicator;Resolution unit, for parsing the instruction of consumptive material state instruction;Transmission unit refers to the consumptive material state instruction after parsing Order is sent to light transmission driving submodule.The consumptive material state instruction instruction of the consumable chip storage can be deposited in a manner of mapping Storage, if large capacity consumable container L corresponds to store instruction " 1 ", " 1 " is identified as light transmitting cells light-permeable state, specifically with high level The driving circuit that driving light transmitting cells are in light-permeable state is connected in mode;Or as the close full ink FM of consumable items allowance corresponds to store instruction " 11 ", consumable items allowance are that 70%M1 corresponds to store instruction " 10 ", and consumable items allowance is that 40%M2 corresponds to store instruction " 01 ", consumable items allowance The encoding state instruction of the multiple combinations such as store instruction " 00 " is corresponded to close to ink M0 to the greatest extent.Resolution unit instructs consumptive material state instruction It is parsed into executable instruction, such as above-mentioned level signal, is then sent to light transmission driving submodule, the light transmission drives submodule It is acted according to level signal.
When light source is irradiated on light penetrating device, light transmission control submodule refers to according to the consumptive material state instruction in consumable chip It enables, control light transmission driving submodule executes the working condition to each light transmitting cells in light penetrating device, for example, control light transmission driving Mould driving circuit in the block makes seg1Working condition in light-permeable, seg2In can not light transmission state, at this time light source pass through Cross seg1And light transmission state is presented, and pass through seg2The impermeable light states of Shi Chengxian.
Consumptive material state instruction instruction include allow in light penetrating device one or more light transmitting cells be in light transmission state or The instruction of impermeable light state.Specifically there are following several situations:
When detecting consumable container type, seg is set1To detect print cartridge size and capacity, setting seg1Indicate that print cartridge is when light transmission Large capacity print cartridge, works as seg1Indicate that print cartridge is low capacity print cartridge when opaque.Tester when being detected, according to seg1It is saturating Light and impermeable light state determine that the consumable container of detection is the container of different capabilities size.Two light transmitting cells can be also set seg1, seg2, set seg1It is black ink box, seg when light transmission2It is colour ink box when light transmission, multiple light transmission lists can be also set accordingly Member forms different assembly coding states, realizes that toner cartridge type includes various instructions such as capacity, color, model.
When detecting consumable container installation situation, seg is set1The detection signal of installation process is indicated, when print cartridge is not pacified When dress, the unobstructed emission state always of light source, after print cartridge installation, seg1The 1 second lighttight flicker shape of light transmission in 1 second is presented When state, then it represents that print cartridge has been installed in place.
When detecting consumable items allowance, seg is set1To indicate consumable items allowance, setting seg1It is not filled for consumable items allowance when light transmission Foot, seg1It is sufficient for consumable items allowance when opaque.Multiple light transmitting cells can be further set, such as two seg1And seg2, when seg1、seg2It is sufficient for consumable items allowance when opaque, close to full ink;Work as seg1Light transmission, seg2It is consumable items allowance ratio when opaque It is more sufficient, about 70% ink amount;Work as seg1Opaque, seg2It is generally sufficient for consumable items allowance when light transmission, about 40% ink amount;When seg1And seg2When equal light transmission, consumable items allowance is insufficient, to the greatest extent less than 10% or close to ink.
When detecting printing amount, consumable chip has preset consumptive material printing amount threshold value, when consumable chip detects printing Seg when the ink amount that machine uses is not up to printing amount threshold value1It is set as impermeable light state, and when consumable chip detects that printer makes Seg when ink amount reaches printing amount threshold value1It is set as light transmission state.In addition, also using multiple light transmitting cells and multistage Multiple printing amount threshold values, realize the instruction of different print states.
In conjunction with above-mentioned detection, also above two instruction or three kinds of instructions or four kinds of indicating modes can be arranged simultaneously by the present invention It is realized in the same light transmission module.For example, seg1Setting is used for detecting print cartridge size and capacity, works as seg1It is large capacity when light transmission Otherwise print cartridge is low capacity print cartridge;seg2Setting is used for detecting print cartridge installation condition, seg2It is no to be installed in place when flickering light transmission Then it is not mounted to position;seg3Setting is used for detecting consumable items allowance, and surplus is inadequate when light transmission, and otherwise surplus is sufficient;seg4Setting is used Detect consumptive material printing amount, printing amount reaches predetermined threshold value when light transmission, otherwise may continue to print.
The instruction of consumptive material state instruction further includes consumable container identification information, consumable container mount message, consumable items allowance mark Information, print quantity information, consumable container type information can be carried out at the same time multiple consumable container detections on a printer, or Carry out different consumable container detections by several times.When carrying out above-mentioned detection, the consumable container identification information and the light transmission state Or the instruction of impermeable light state is sent to by consumable chip in light transmission control submodule together.It is true by consumable container identification information Which consumable container what regular inspection was surveyed is, in addition consumable container mount message, consumable items allowance identification information, print quantity information, consumption Material Container Type information is also sent to light transmission control submodule, and to specific consumable container carry out above-mentioned consumable container installation, The instructions such as printing amount, consumable items allowance, consumable container type.
For ease of detecting, under an embodiment, the light transmission module can become one on consumable container.Wherein, Light transmission drives submodule to be communicated to connect with consumable chip, and the power supply of the light transmission module can be carried by external power supply or consumable chip For such as in view of the power consumption of light transmission driving submodule is extremely low, battery powered can be added on consumable chip.Another embodiment Under, the light transmission mould light transmission driving submodule in the block is integrated in the light transmission control submodule on consumable chip, institute Light penetrating device is stated on consumable container.Wherein, light transmission drive module is communicated to connect with consumable chip, the confession of the light transmission module Electricity can be provided by consumable chip or external power supply, can be on consumable chip such as in view of the power consumption of light transmission driving submodule is extremely low Battery powered is added.Under the above embodiment, when using the light source or optical transmitting set being set on printer, the light penetrating device It is preferably disposed on consumptive material viewing area.
The present invention also provides a consumable containers, including consumable container ontology, consumable chip and above-mentioned light transmission module.It is described Optical module is assemblied in the consumable chip on the consumable container ontology.The consumable container can be placed directly in printer On, carry out targetedly consumptive material state instruction.Also consumable items allowance, consumption can be realized in the case of in order to which consumptive material is not added to printer The instruction of material Container Type, the consumable chip are equipped with the power supply unit for light penetrating device power supply, such as battery.
Such as Fig. 3, the present invention also provides a kind of consumable chip, including light transmission drive module, the light transmission drive module includes Light transmission drives submodule, light transmission control submodule.The light transmission driving submodule is for switching light transmitting cells in light penetrating device Light transmission state, the light transmission state are used to indicate consumptive material state.The light transmission control submodule drives submodule with the light transmission Communication connection executes handover operation for controlling the light transmission driving submodule.
Specifically, the light transmission control submodule includes receiving unit, the consumptive material state for receiving consumable chip storage Indicator;Resolution unit, for parsing the instruction of consumptive material state instruction;Transmission unit refers to the consumptive material state instruction after parsing Order is sent to light transmission driving submodule.The consumptive material state instruction instruction of the consumable chip storage can be deposited in a manner of mapping Storage, if large capacity consumable container L corresponds to store instruction " 1 ", " 1 " is identified as light transmitting cells light-permeable state, specifically with high level The driving circuit that driving light transmitting cells are in light-permeable state is connected in mode;Or as the close full ink FM of consumable items allowance corresponds to store instruction " 11 ", consumable items allowance are that 70%M1 corresponds to store instruction " 10 ", and consumable items allowance is that 40%M2 corresponds to store instruction " 01 ", consumable items allowance The encoding state instruction of the multiple combinations such as store instruction " 00 " is corresponded to close to ink M0 to the greatest extent.Resolution unit instructs consumptive material state instruction It is parsed into executable instruction, such as above-mentioned level signal, is then sent to light transmission driving submodule, the light transmission drives submodule It is acted according to level signal.
When light source is irradiated on light penetrating device, light transmission control submodule refers to according to the consumptive material state instruction in consumable chip It enables, control light transmission driving submodule executes the working condition to each light transmitting cells in light penetrating device, for example, control light transmission driving Mould driving circuit in the block makes seg1Working condition in light-permeable, seg2In can not light transmission state, at this time light source pass through Cross seg1And light transmission state is presented, and pass through seg2The impermeable light states of Shi Chengxian.
Consumptive material state instruction instruction include allow in light penetrating device one or more light transmitting cells be in light transmission state or The instruction of impermeable light state.Specifically there are following several situations:
When detecting consumable container type, seg is set1To detect print cartridge size and capacity, setting seg1Indicate that print cartridge is when light transmission Large capacity print cartridge, works as seg1Indicate that print cartridge is low capacity print cartridge when opaque.Tester when being detected, according to seg1It is saturating Light and impermeable light state determine that the consumable container of detection is the container of different capabilities size.Two light transmitting cells can be also set seg1, seg2, set seg1It is black ink box, seg when light transmission2It is colour ink box when light transmission, multiple light transmission lists can be also set accordingly Member forms different assembly coding states, realizes that toner cartridge type includes various instructions such as capacity, color, model.
When detecting consumable container installation situation, seg is set1The detection signal of installation process is indicated, when print cartridge is not pacified When dress, the unobstructed emission state always of light source, after print cartridge installation, seg1The 1 second lighttight flicker shape of light transmission in 1 second is presented When state, then it represents that print cartridge has been installed in place.
When detecting consumable items allowance, seg is set1To indicate consumable items allowance, setting seg1It is not filled for consumable items allowance when light transmission Foot, seg1It is sufficient for consumable items allowance when opaque.Multiple light transmitting cells can be further set, such as two seg1And seg2, when seg1、seg2It is sufficient for consumable items allowance when opaque, close to full ink;Work as seg1Light transmission, seg2It is consumable items allowance ratio when opaque It is more sufficient, about 70% ink amount;Work as seg1Opaque, seg2It is generally sufficient for consumable items allowance when light transmission, about 40% ink amount;When seg1And seg2When equal light transmission, consumable items allowance is insufficient, to the greatest extent less than 10% or close to ink.
When detecting printing amount, consumable chip has preset consumptive material printing amount threshold value, when consumable chip detects printing Seg when the ink amount that machine uses is not up to printing amount threshold value1It is set as impermeable light state, and when consumable chip detects that printer makes Seg when ink amount reaches printing amount threshold value1It is set as light transmission state.In addition, also using multiple light transmitting cells and multistage Multiple printing amount threshold values, realize the instruction of different print states.
In conjunction with above-mentioned detection, also above two instruction or three kinds of instructions or four kinds of indicating modes can be arranged simultaneously by the present invention It is realized in the same light transmission module.For example, seg1Setting is used for detecting print cartridge size and capacity, works as seg1It is large capacity when light transmission Otherwise print cartridge is low capacity print cartridge;seg2Setting is used for detecting print cartridge installation condition, seg2It is no to be installed in place when flickering light transmission Then it is not mounted to position;seg3Setting is used for detecting consumable items allowance, and surplus is inadequate when light transmission, and otherwise surplus is sufficient;seg4Setting is used Detect consumptive material printing amount, printing amount reaches predetermined threshold value when light transmission, otherwise may continue to print.
The instruction of consumptive material state instruction further includes consumable container identification information, consumable container mount message, consumable items allowance mark Information, print quantity information, consumable container type information can be carried out at the same time multiple consumable container detections on a printer, or Carry out different consumable container detections by several times.When carrying out above-mentioned detection, the consumable container identification information and the light transmission state Or the instruction of impermeable light state is sent to by consumable chip in light transmission control submodule together.It is true by consumable container identification information Which consumable container what regular inspection was surveyed is, in addition consumable container mount message, consumable items allowance identification information, print quantity information, consumption Material Container Type information is also sent to light transmission control submodule, and to specific consumable container carry out above-mentioned consumable container installation, The instructions such as printing amount, consumable items allowance, consumable container type.
For ease of detection, light transmission drives submodule to be communicated to connect with consumable chip, and the power supply of the light transmission module can be by outer It sets power supply or consumable chip provides, such as in view of the power consumption of light transmission driving submodule is extremely low, battery can be added on consumable chip Power supply.Under the above embodiment, when using the light source or optical transmitting set being set on printer, the light penetrating device is preferably provided with In consumptive material viewing area.
The present invention also provides a kind of consumable container, including consumable container ontology, it is set on the consumable container ontology such as institute The consumable chip stated and the light penetrating device on consumable container.The consumable container can be placed directly on printer, be carried out Targetedly consumptive material state instruction.Consumable items allowance, consumable container can be also realized in the case of in order to which consumptive material is not added to printer The instruction of type, the consumable chip are equipped with the power supply unit for light penetrating device power supply, such as battery.
Such as Fig. 4, according to above-mentioned light transmission module, the present invention also provides a kind of consumptive material state indication methods, including
S11, the light transmission control submodule receive the consumptive material state instruction instruction of consumable chip storage;Parse the consumptive material state Indicator, and the consumptive material state instruction instruction after parsing is sent to light transmission and drives submodule;The wherein described consumptive material state refers to Show that instruction includes the instruction that one or more light transmitting cells are in light transmission state or impermeable light state in permission light penetrating device;
S12, the light transmission driving submodule are instructed according to the consumptive material state instruction after parsing, switch light transmitting cells in light penetrating device Light transmission state.
The above method can be used when carrying out consumptive material state instruction on a printer using above-mentioned light transmission module.By this Method receives light source using light penetrating device and then light transmission or lighttight state is presented to indicate consumptive material state.Testing staff can Consumptive material state is directly determined by the state being presented on light penetrating device, the optical receiver on printer or later stage can also be used The optical receiver decoding being set on printer obtains consumptive material state.Wherein, the light source is not limited to be assemblied on printer Light source or optical transmitting set or later stage be assemblied in light source or optical transmitting set on printer,
As Fig. 5 shows a kind of consumptive material static indication system of the present invention.The system includes above-mentioned consumable container, printer.It is described Printer is equipped with the optical transmitting set for providing light source and the light transmission for will be received from the light penetrating device and opaque letter Breath sends printer to feed back the optical receiver of consumptive material state.The optical transmitting set emits visible or invisible light source, light transmission Mould light penetrating device in the block be controlled as can saturating or impermeable state, with allow the light source that transmitting comes pass therethrough present light transmission or Impermeable light state.The optical transmitting set is installed on printer so that is installed in the consumable container energy being detected on printer Receive the light source of optical transmitting set transmitting.Whether the light source of the optical transmitting set emits is controlled by printer.In the case, it examines Survey personnel directly can obtain testing result from light penetrating device according to dispaly state.The optical receiver can be used to be set in advance and beat Light-receiving structure on print machine, or the optical receiver that is correspondingly arranged according to optical transmitting set structure, have and light emitting unit number Measure identical light receiving unit, such as IN1, IN2..., INn, n is the natural number more than 1.The optical receiver is installed in printer On so that the light source that light penetrating device appears can be received by being installed on printer.The optical receiver is connect with printer communication, For sending the light transmission received from the light penetrating device and impermeable optical information to printer to feed back consumptive material state.
Wherein, the printer includes parsing the decoding unit of light transmission and impermeable optical information, that is, optical receiver receives After the light source that light penetrating device penetrates, corresponding low and high level is exported, varying level is defined as 1 or 0 two states.Decoding The on-off signal received is formed different array signal combinations and sends printer control centre to by unit, and printer is deposited in advance Storage is combined with the array signal or the corresponding information table of signal, and such as " 1 " is identified as printing amount and reaches predetermined threshold value, and such as " 11 " are marked It is the close full ink FM of consumable items allowance to know, and it is that ink is most that such as " 00 ", which is identified as consumable items allowance,.The printer further includes the driving light Transmitter emits the driving unit of light source, and the driving unit is driving circuit, and control printer opens when detecting or when being switched on Dynamic driving circuit come drive optical transmitting set emit light source, also can control light source be emitted as continuously emit or interval time transmitting, also Controllable transmitting light-source brightness, transmitting light source colour etc..
Fig. 6 shows the consumptive material state indication method under another example, and this method is according to above-mentioned consumptive material static indication system It realizes.
This method specifically includes:
S21, printer control optical transmitting set and emit light source;
S22, the light transmission control submodule receive the consumptive material state instruction instruction of consumable chip storage;Parse the consumptive material state Indicator, and the consumptive material state instruction instruction after parsing is sent to light transmission and drives submodule;Wherein, the consumptive material state refers to Show that instruction includes the instruction that one or more light transmitting cells are in light transmission state or impermeable light state in permission light penetrating device;
S23, the light transmission driving submodule are instructed according to the consumptive material state instruction after parsing, switch light transmitting cells in light penetrating device Light transmission state;
The optical receiver of S24, printer receive light transmission and impermeable optical information from the light penetrating device, and printer feeds back consumptive material State.
The consumptive material state indication method carries out under established consumptive material static indication system.
It is not limited to use in the detection that consumable container is assemblied on printer herein, also extends to facsimile machine, duplicator etc..
It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiment of the present invention shown in foregoing description and attached drawing is only used as illustrating And it is not intended to limit the present invention.The purpose of the present invention completely effectively realizes.The function and structural principle of the present invention is in reality It applies and shows and illustrate in example, under without departing from the principle, embodiments of the present invention can have any deformation or modification.

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1. a kind of light transmission module, which is characterized in that be assemblied in progress consumptive material state instruction on printer for consumable container;It is described Light transmission module includes:
Light penetrating device, for receiving light source;The light penetrating device has multiple light transmitting cells;
Light transmission drives submodule, the light transmission state for switching light transmitting cells in light penetrating device;
Light transmission control submodule executes handover operation with consumable chip communication connection for controlling the light transmission driving submodule.
2. a kind of light transmission module according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the light penetrating device includes LCD lenticular screens.
3. a kind of light transmission module according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the light transmission module becomes one set on consumption On material container.
4. a kind of light transmission module according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the light transmission control submodule includes receiving list Member, the consumptive material state instruction instruction for receiving consumable chip storage;Resolution unit, for parsing the instruction of consumptive material state instruction; Consumptive material state instruction instruction after parsing is sent to light transmission and drives submodule by transmission unit;Consumptive material state instruction instructs One or more light transmitting cells are in the instruction of light transmission state or impermeable light state in permission light penetrating device.
5. a kind of light transmission module according to claim 4, which is characterized in that the consumptive material state instruction instruction further includes consumption Material container identification information, consumable container mount message, consumable items allowance identification information, print quantity information, consumable container type information.
6. a kind of consumable container, which is characterized in that the consumptive material core including consumable container ontology, on the consumable container ontology Light transmission module described in one of piece and the claim 1-5 as above on consumable container.
7. a kind of consumable container according to claim 6, which is characterized in that the consumable chip includes being supplied for light penetrating device The power supply unit of electricity.
8. a kind of consumable chip, it is characterised in that, including light transmission drive module, the light transmission drive module include:
Light transmission drives submodule, the light transmission state for switching light transmitting cells in light penetrating device;The light transmission state is used to indicate Consumptive material state;
Light transmission control submodule is held with light transmission driving submodule communication connection for controlling the light transmission driving submodule Row handover operation.
9. a kind of consumable chip according to claim 8, which is characterized in that the light transmission control submodule includes receiving list Member, the consumptive material state instruction instruction for receiving consumable chip storage;Resolution unit, for parsing the instruction of consumptive material state instruction; Consumptive material state instruction instruction after parsing is sent to light transmission and drives submodule by transmission unit;Consumptive material state instruction instructs One or more light transmitting cells are in the instruction of light transmission state or impermeable light state in permission light penetrating device.
10. a kind of consumable chip according to claim 9, which is characterized in that the consumptive material state instruction, which instructs, further includes Consumable container identification information, consumable container mount message, consumable items allowance identification information, print quantity information, consumable container type letter Breath.
11. a kind of consumable chip according to claim 9, which is characterized in that the consumable chip further includes for transmitting device The power supply unit of part power supply.
12. a kind of consumable container, which is characterized in that including consumable container ontology, be set on the consumable container ontology such as right It is required that the consumable chip described in one of 8-11 and the light penetrating device on consumable container.
13. a kind of consumptive material static indication system, which is characterized in that including consumable container as claimed in claim 6, printer; The printer is equipped with the optical transmitting set for providing light source and light transmission for will be received from the light penetrating device and impermeable Optical information sends printer to feed back the optical receiver of consumptive material state.
14. a kind of consumptive material static indication system according to claim 13, which is characterized in that the printer includes parsing The decoding unit of light transmission and impermeable optical information.
15. a kind of consumptive material static indication system according to claim 13, which is characterized in that the printer includes driving The driving unit of the optical transmitting set transmitting light source.
16. a kind of consumptive material static indication system according to claim 13, which is characterized in that the optical receiver has more A light receiving unit, the quantity of the light receiving unit are equal with the quantity of the light transmitting cells.
17. a kind of consumptive material static indication system, which is characterized in that including consumable container as claimed in claim 12, printer; The printer is equipped with the optical transmitting set for providing light source and light transmission for will be received from the light penetrating device and impermeable Optical information sends printer to feed back the optical receiver of consumptive material state.
18. a kind of consumptive material static indication system according to claim 17, which is characterized in that the printer includes parsing The decoding unit of light transmission and impermeable optical information.
19. a kind of consumptive material static indication system according to claim 17, which is characterized in that the printer includes driving The driving unit of the optical transmitting set transmitting light source.
20. a kind of consumptive material static indication system according to claim 17, which is characterized in that the optical receiver has more A light receiving unit, the quantity of the light receiving unit are equal with the quantity of the light transmitting cells.
21. a kind of consumptive material state indication method carried out using light transmission module described in claim 1, which is characterized in that including
The light transmission control submodule receives the consumptive material state instruction instruction of consumable chip storage;Parse the consumptive material state instruction Instruction, and the consumptive material state instruction instruction after parsing is sent to light transmission and drives submodule;Wherein, the consumptive material state instruction refers to Order includes the instruction that one or more light transmitting cells are in light transmission state or impermeable light state in permission light penetrating device;
The light transmission driving submodule is instructed according to the consumptive material state instruction after parsing, and light transmitting cells is saturating in switching light penetrating device Light state.
22. consumptive material state indication method according to claim 21, which is characterized in that the consumptive material state instruction instruction is also Including consumable container identification information, consumable container mount message, consumable items allowance identification information, print quantity information, consumable container class Type information.
23. consumptive material state indication method according to claim 21, which is characterized in that the consumptive material state instruction instructs energy For in the instruction of consumable container installation condition, the instruction of consumable items allowance state instruction, printing amount state instruction, consumable container type Any one or it is arbitrary two kinds combination it is arbitrary three kinds combination or four kinds.
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