CN109557784A - Image forming apparatus - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a kind of image forming apparatus, which is not connected with communication line.The image forming apparatus has: reading unit, and the reading unit is read for confirming the identification information for being replaceably mounted on the consumables that described image is formed in device；Judgement unit, the judgement unit differentiate whether the consumables installed include consumables for confirming multiple identification informations of the consumables other than the consumables；Rewritable storage unit, the additional the multiple identification information for storing the consumables of rewritable storage unit.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of image forming apparatuses.
Background technique
One kind is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open 2015-148751 bulletin to be installed by management server management
The consumable item management system of the use state of toner cartridge in image forming apparatus, in the management system, toner cartridge
Has identification information, image forming apparatus has identification information and can connect via network with management server, management service
The information in relation to the defined toner cartridge used in image forming apparatus, management server are pre-registered in the storage unit of device
The identification information and the identification information for the toner cartridge being installed in image forming apparatus of image forming apparatus are obtained via network,
And obtain the use state of image forming apparatus and the use state of toner cartridge.
A kind of certified products method of discrimination is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open 2002-202697 bulletin, in the differentiation
Computer is set to execute following steps in method: by network detection for confirming the intrinsic letter of the replacement component of installation in a device
Breath；The storage unit of the intrinsic information of replacement component is registered with and to the above-mentioned intrinsic information detected and registered by accessing
The replacement component checked to judge to be mounted in above-mentioned apparatus of intrinsic information whether register in the memory unit just
Product.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of image forming apparatuses, are formed in the image not being connected with communication line
The identification information for the consumables that whether consumables specify for identification can be updated in device.
To achieve the goals above, according to the first aspect of the invention, a kind of image forming apparatus is provided, not with communication
Route is connected, and described image, which forms device, to be had:
Reading unit, the reading unit are read for confirming that being replaceably mounted on described image forms disappearing in device
The identification information of consumption product；
Judgement unit, the judgement unit differentiate whether the consumables installed include for confirming the consumables
The consumables of multiple identification informations of consumables in addition；
Rewritable storage unit, the additional the multiple identification for storing the consumables of rewritable storage unit
Information.
According to the second aspect of the invention, in image forming apparatus according to the first aspect of the invention, when update institute
When stating the control software of image forming apparatus, the identification information is added storage into the storage unit.
According to the third aspect of the invention we, in the image forming apparatus of first or second aspect according to the present invention, institute
It states identification information to be stored in the storage medium being set in the consumables, when the consumables are installed to described image shape
The identification information is added storage into the storage unit when in device.
According to the fourth aspect of the invention, according to the present invention first either into the third aspect face image shape
At in device, when differentiating the consumables installed is once to be mounted on consumables that described image is formed in device,
The reading unit reading includes the usage history information of the consumables in the consumables and forms image.
According to the fifth aspect of the invention, it is according to the present invention first to fourth aspect in either face image shape
At in device, when differentiating that the consumables installed are not the consumables for being once mounted on described image and being formed in device
When, referring to the identification information, if the identification information of the consumables be stored in it is described in the storage unit
One in identification information is identical, then is determined as not being certified products, and shows and be used to indicate the information for selecting the consumables.
According to the sixth aspect of the invention, in image forming apparatus according to the fifth aspect of the invention, when selection
It is described to be determined as when not being the consumables of certified products, based on the intrinsic letter for including consumables in the management information
Breath is to set the condition for being used to form image.
According to the seventh aspect of the invention, in image forming apparatus according to the fifth aspect of the invention, when differentiation institute
The consumables of installation are not when being once mounted on the consumables that described image is formed in device, to believe referring to the identification
Breath, if the identification information of the consumables not be stored in it is any in the identification information in the storage unit
One identical, then is determined as being certified products, and reads the consumables while updating the identification information of the consumables
Usage history information simultaneously forms image.
According in a first aspect, can also identify that is installed disappears even if image forming apparatus is not connected with communication line
Whether consumption product meet the consumables of specified identification information.
According to second aspect, when updating the control software of image forming apparatus, it can update storage and form dress in image
The identification information of consumables in setting.
According to the third aspect, when the consumables more renewed every time, the consumption put aside in image forming apparatus can be updated
The identification information of product.
According to fourth aspect, it is able to suppress the reduction of the printing effect of image forming apparatus.
According to the 5th aspect, can provide a user installed consumables not is the information of certified products.
According to the 6th aspect, even if being also able to suppress the hair of image quality artifacts when using not being the consumables of certified products
Raw and image forming apparatus damage.
According to the 7th aspect, it is able to suppress the reduction of the printing effect of image forming apparatus.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the block diagram for showing an example of functional configuration of image forming apparatus.
Fig. 2 is to show the frame that information is exchanged between firmware management device and the image formation control unit of image forming apparatus
Figure.
Fig. 3 is to show the process flow that non-certified products consumables list is updated when updating the firmware of image forming apparatus 1
Flow chart.
Fig. 4 is the explanatory diagram for showing the update example of non-certified products expendable management list.
Fig. 5 is to show to exchange between the CRUM200 of toner cartridge TC and the image of image forming apparatus 1 formation control unit 11
The block diagram of information.
Fig. 6 is the flow chart for showing the process flow that non-certified products consumables list is updated when installing toner cartridge TC.
Fig. 7 is the flow chart for showing process flow when installing consumables into image forming apparatus.
Fig. 8 is the block diagram for showing an example of storage region of CRUM.
Fig. 9 is to show the image forming apparatus for the comparative example being connected with communication line and store non-certified products consumable tube
Manage the block diagram of the Cloud Server of list.
Specific embodiment
The present invention is described by embodiment and specific example in further detail next, with reference to attached drawing, but this hair
It is bright to be not limited to these embodiments and specific example.
Moreover, attached drawing is schematical, it should be noted that the ratio of each size in the explanation that attached drawing used below carries out
Deng from it is practical different, and in order to make it easy to understand, the diagram other than the component that needs illustrate suitably is omitted.
(1) configured in one piece and operation of image forming apparatus
Fig. 1 is the block diagram for showing an example of functional configuration for the image forming apparatus 1 for being related to present embodiment.
Image forming apparatus 1 includes: control device 10, paper feed 20, photo-conductor unit 30, developing apparatus 40, tone
Agent box TC, transfer device 50, fixing device 60, power supply device 70, operation display device 80, storage device 90 and exposure dress
Set LH.
Control device 10 includes: that the image for the operation for controlling image forming apparatus 1 is formed at control unit 11, preparation and printing
Reason requires the controller portion 12 of corresponding image data, the exposure control unit 13 for the bright light for controlling exposure device LH, control electricity
The power control part 14 of source device 70, control paper feed 20 paper sheet delivery conveying control unit 15, in operation display device
The display control section 16 etc. of information is shown on 80.The high voltage for being used to form image is applied to photo-conductor unit by power supply device 70
30, developing apparatus 40, transfer device 50 etc., and power to exposure device LH and fixing device 60.
Image forms control unit 11 and receives indication signal and image data image is formed since controller portion 12, and to such as
Lower operation is controlled: the paper sheet delivery of paper feed 20；Photo-conductor unit 30, developing apparatus 40, transfer device 50, fixing dress
Set 60 and the image of exposure control unit 13 formed；The high-voltage electricity of power control part 14 applies and power supply；In operation display device
On display；Receive the data from storage device 90；And update of information etc..
Controller portion 12 converts the type information inputted from external information transmitting apparatus (for example, personal computer etc.)
For the image data for being used to form sub-image.Image data forms control unit 11 and exposure control unit 13 in predetermined time via image
It is output to exposure device LH as driving signal, and forms sub-image in the photosensitive drums of photo-conductor unit 30 31.
The photo-conductor unit 30 of an example as consumables is to include photosensitive drums 31 and be removably mounted on image and formed
Replaceable units in the main body of device 1, and include to form one as storage medium that control unit 11 is electrically connected with image
The CRUM (Customer Replaceable Unit Memory) 100 of example.CRUM100 is provided with rewritable non-volatile deposit
Reservoir 110 (EEPROM:Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory), image
It forms control unit 11 and executes various controls by using the management data for the related photo-conductor unit 30 being stored in CRUM100
System.
In the state that photo-conductor unit 30 is installed in the main body of image forming apparatus 1, exposure device LH, development dress
Set 40 and transfer device 50 be oppositely disposed along the direction of rotation of photosensitive drums 31 and photosensitive drums 31, and the shape in photosensitive drums 31
At toner image.The toner image being formed in photosensitive drums 31 is transferred to from paper feed 20 via transfer device 50 and conveys
On the paper to come over.
The toner cartridge TC of an example as the consumables being replaceably mounted in image forming apparatus 1 accommodates toner
And toner is added in developing apparatus 40.Moreover, toner cartridge TC has inside it forms control unit as with image
The CRUM200 of an example of the storage medium of 11 electrical connections.CRUM200 is provided with rewritable nonvolatile memory 210
(EEPROM), it is next by using the management data for the related toner cartridge TC being stored in CRUM200 to form control unit 11 for image
Execute various controls.
The paper that toner image has been transferred in transfer device 50 is defeated in the state that toner image is not yet fixed
It is sent to fixing device 60.Under the action of pressurization and heating, toner image is fixed on the paper for being transported to fixing device 60
On, and be discharged on the discharge tray (not shown) that such as image forming apparatus 1 has.
Operation display device 80 is equivalent to so-called user interface, and passes through combination of liquid crystals display panel, various operations
Button, touch panel etc. and constitute, and for user various settings and input instruction and information show.
Storage device 90 is the storage for the Nonvolatile rewriteable being made of HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or flash memory etc.
Device, and image forms the various journeys that the CPU execution of control unit 11 is stored in the program storage area 91 of storage device 90
Sequence.Moreover, being stored with the firmware update and photo-conductor unit 30 and color to image forming apparatus 1 in program storage area 91
The update management program that the update of the identification information of adjustment box TC is managed.
When the manufacturer of image forming apparatus 1 has modified defect or added new function, consolidating for new version will be issued
Part.When each firmware upgrade, the firmware of new version is not that the firmware for carrying out overwrite and being added storage to storage device 90 stores
In region 92.
Moreover, newly adding the non-certified products consumables one of the identification information as photo-conductor unit 30 and toner cartridge TC every time
Look at table when, new consumables list be not carry out overwrite and be added storage arrive storage device 90 identification information storage region 93
In.When photo-conductor unit 30 and toner cartridge TC are installed to image forming apparatus 1 and in use, reads and uses and be stored in knowledge
Non- certified products consumables list in other information storage area 93.
(2) update of identification information
Fig. 2 is to show to exchange information between firmware management device 300 and the image formation control unit 11 of image forming apparatus 1
Block diagram, Fig. 3 is to show to update the process flow of non-certified products consumables list when updating the firmware of image forming apparatus 1
Flow chart, Fig. 4 are the explanatory diagrams for showing the update example of non-certified products expendable management list, and Fig. 5 shows toner cartridge TC
CRUM200 forms between control unit 11 block diagram for exchanging information with the image of image forming apparatus 1, and Fig. 6 is shown when installation color
The flow chart of the process flow of non-certified products consumables list is updated when adjustment box TC, Fig. 9 is to show to be connected with communication line
Comparative example image forming apparatus 1000 and store non-certified products expendable management list Cloud Server 2000 block diagram.
(2.1) non-certified products expendable management list
In image forming apparatus 1, in addition to the sense of an example of the consumables of manufacturer's manufacture as image forming apparatus 1
Except body of light unit or toner cartridge (hereinafter referred to as certified products consumables), also manufactured by using the manufacturer other than the manufacturer
Photo-conductor unit and toner cartridge (hereinafter referred to as non-certified products consumables) form image.
Figure in image forming apparatus 1, when using non-certified products consumables, when in order to reproduce with using certified products consumables
The roughly the same picture quality of image quality amount, or in order to prevent use when image forming apparatus 1 damage, setting form image
Condition.
For this purpose, as shown in figure 9, the manufacturer of image forming apparatus is by the sequence as the identification information of non-certified products consumables
Consumables list storage region of the non-certified products expendable management list SR storage of number SN list to Cloud Server 2000
In, and non-certified products consumables can be obtained via the image forming apparatus 1000 that communication line 500 is connected to Cloud Server 2000
Sequence number SN.
When installing consumables, image forming apparatus 1000 reads the identification information of consumables, and referring to Cloud Server
The sequence number SN of 2000 non-certified products expendable management list SR differentiates that installed consumables are non-certified products consumables.
On the other hand, be such as arranged in the incomplete place of JA(junction ambient) of communication line image forming apparatus or even if
JA(junction ambient) improves but since the image forming apparatus for security for requiring not to be connected with communication line and be arranged is such, not
Exist and can not be had a guide look of referring to non-certified products expendable management via the image forming apparatus that communication line 500 is connected to Cloud Server S
The problem of sequence number SN of table SR is to identify consumables.
(2.2) update of non-certified products consumer goods management list
As shown in Fig. 2, image forming apparatus 1 involved in present embodiment, will be used as photoreceptor body unit 30 and tone
The non-certified products expendable management list SR of the identification information of agent box TC is stored to as adding the multiple of storage consumption product
In the identification information storage region 93 of the storage device 90 of the rewritable storage unit of identification information.
It includes being pacified as the identification information reading part 111 of reading unit and as differentiating that image, which forms control unit 11,
The consumables of dress whether include identification information consumables judgement unit judegment part 112, the reading unit is to be used for
Read the identification information for the consumables that confirmation is replaceably mounted in image forming apparatus 1.When installing consumables, reads and make
For the sequence number SN of the identification information of consumables, and referring to the sequence number SN of the non-certified products expendable management list SR saved
Differentiate that installed consumables are non-certified products consumables.
When downloading firmware via firmware management device 300, it is stored in the identification information storage region 93 of storage device 90
In non-certified products expendable management list SR pass through the newest non-certified products expendable management list of processing shown in Fig. 3 downloading
SR, and newest non-certified products expendable management list SR is not to carry out overwrite and be added storage.Here, firmware management fills
Setting 300 is the computer installation for the firmware that management controls image forming apparatus 1, and is connected to image via interface 301 and is formed
The interface 115 of control unit 11.
When receiving the update of firmware via firmware management device 300 (S101), image forms control unit 11 and judges whether
With non-certified products expendable management list SR (S102).When having non-certified products expendable management list SR (S102: yes),
Obtain appended non-certified products expendable management list SR (S103), and by acquired non-certified products expendable management list
SR addition is written in the identification information storage region 93 of storage device 90 to update non-certified products expendable management list SR
(S104)。
Through this process, as shown in an example of Fig. 4, the 5th edition of the sequence number SN as new identification information has been added
Non- certified products expendable management list SR is appended to the second edition in the identification information storage region 93 for being stored in storage device 90
Non- certified products expendable management list SR in.
The image forming apparatus 1 not being connected as a result, with communication line 500 can be by newest non-certified products expendable management
List SR be stored in the identification information storage region 93 of storage device 90 and identify installed consumables be it is non-just
Product consumables.
[variation]
As shown in figure 5, being also possible to newest non-certified products expendable management list SR being stored in toner cartridge TC's
In the EEPROM210 of CRUM200, when installing toner cartridge TC, newest non-certified products is downloaded by processing shown in fig. 6 and is consumed
Quality control manages list SR, and is added storage into the identification information storage region 93 of storage device 90.
In addition, the communication table that image is formed between control unit 11 and CRUM200 is shown as wire communication in Fig. 5, but
It can be wireless communication.
When detecting the installation of toner cartridge TC (S201), image forms control unit 11 and judges whether to disappear with non-certified products
Consume quality control reason list SR (S202).When having non-certified products expendable management list SR (S202: yes), obtain appended non-
Certified products expendable management list SR (S203), and the non-certified products expendable management list SR addition that will acquire is written to storage
To update non-certified products expendable management list SR (S204) in the identification information storage region 93 of device 90.
In addition, toner cartridge TC is not limited only to as consumables, even photo-conductor unit 30 can also use identical side
Non- certified products expendable management list SR is stored in the CRUM100 of photo-conductor unit 30 by formula, as a result, when installation photoreceptor list
When member 30, the identification information memory block of storage device 90 can be written to by adding non-certified products expendable management list SR
Newest non-certified products expendable management list SR is updated in domain 93.
When consumables being replaced with new product every time as a result, the non-certified products put aside in image forming apparatus 1 can be updated and disappeared
It consumes quality control and manages list SR.
(3) detection and print processing of consumables
Fig. 7 is the flow chart for showing process flow when installing consumables into image forming apparatus 1, and Fig. 8 is to show
The block diagram of an example of the storage region of CRUM200.
Disappear hereinafter, description works as to install to be used as in the image forming apparatus 1 with non-certified products expendable management list SR
Image forming operation when the toner cartridge TC of an example of consumption product.
As shown in figure 8, the EEPROM210 of the CRUM200 of toner cartridge TC includes being stored with to form control unit 11 by image
The reading region of the intrinsic information of reading and for image formed control unit 11 between carry out the management for reading/being written letter
Reading/writing area of breath.
As an example for reading region, can enumerate for saving the intrinsic toner cartridge TC's of toner cartridge TC
The region 211 of sequence number and the region 212 of colouring information for saving toner etc..
As read/write region, the region 214 of the accumulative value information for saving toner service time can be enumerated
And the region 215 etc. for saving number of prints information.
When detecting the installation of toner cartridge TC (S301), image forms the reading of control unit 11 and is stored in toner cartridge TC
CRUM200 in consumables identification information (S302).Specifically, being stored in the reading of identification information reading part 111
Sequence number SN in CRUM200.
Then, in the toner cartridge that the differentiation of judegment part 112 is until being just also mounted in this image forming apparatus
TC(S303).When being determined as is the toner cartridge TC until being just also mounted in image forming apparatus (S303: yes), obtain
The accumulative value information and number of prints information (S308) of the toner service time of an example as usage history information, and execute
Specified printing (S309).Do not have to reset the toner cartridge TC newly installed the condition for being used to form image as a result, thus
It is able to suppress the reduction of the printing effect of image forming apparatus 1.
Judegment part 112 differentiated as a result, not being until being just also mounted on this image forming apparatus if being determined as
In toner cartridge TC when (S303:No), then judge the sequence number as the identification information read in identification information reading part 111
Whether SN is consistent (S304) with the sequence number SN for the non-certified products expendable management list SR being stored in image forming apparatus.
When one in the sequence number SN of the sequence number SN of reading and non-certified products expendable management list SR is consistent
(S304: yes), that is, when differentiating installed toner cartridge TC is non-certified products, which is shown in operation display device 80
Upper (S305).It is the information of certified products that installed consumables, which can be provided a user, not as a result,.
The fact the installed toner cartridge TC of display is non-certified products on operating display device 80 after (S305), when connecing
By user print command when (S307: yes), obtain toner service time accumulative value information and number of prints information
(S308), and specified printing (S309) is executed.Even if also can using not being the consumables of certified products as a result,
Inhibit the generation of image quality artifacts and the damage of image forming apparatus 1.
When reading sequence number SN not with any one of the sequence number SN of non-certified products expendable management list SR one
When cause (S304: no), that is, when differentiating installed toner cartridge TC is new certified products, this image forming apparatus is stored
Sequence number SN be updated to read new sequence number SN (S306).
Moreover, when receiving the print command of user (S307: yes), obtain toner service time accumulative value information and
Number of prints information (S308), and execute specified printing (S309).Do not have to set the toner cartridge TC newly installed again as a result,
Surely be used to form the condition of image, so as to inhibit image forming apparatus 1 printing effect reduction.
In addition, in the present embodiment, as an example of consumables, being retouched to the case where installation toner cartridge TC
It states, however is not limited to toner cartridge TC as consumables.
As consumables to be mounted, it is installed in image forming apparatus 1 in the photo-conductor unit 30 that will be provided with CRUM100
In the case where, the sequence number SN being stored in CRUM100 also is read in identification information reading part 111 and executes place shown in Fig. 8
Manage process, be able to suppress when using not being the photo-conductor unit 30 of certified products as a result, image quality artifacts generation and
The damage of image forming apparatus 1.
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1. a kind of image forming apparatus, is not connected with communication line, described image, which forms device, to be had:
Reading unit, the reading unit are read for confirming the consumables for being replaceably mounted on described image and being formed in device
Identification information；
Judgement unit, the judgement unit differentiate whether the consumables installed include for confirming other than the consumables
Consumables multiple identification informations consumables；
Rewritable storage unit, the additional the multiple identification letter for storing the consumables of the rewritable storage unit
Breath.
2. image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
When updating the control software of described image formation device, the identification information is added storage to the storage unit
In.
3. image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
The identification information is stored in the storage medium being set in the consumables, described when being installed to the consumables
The identification information is added storage into the storage unit when in image forming apparatus.
4. image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein
The identification information is stored in the storage medium being set in the consumables, described when being installed to the consumables
The identification information is added storage into the storage unit when in image forming apparatus.
5. image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
When differentiating the consumables installed is the consumables being once mounted in described image formation device, the reading
Unit reading is taken to include the usage history information of the consumables in the consumables and form image.
6. image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein
When differentiating the consumables installed is the consumables being once mounted in described image formation device, the reading
Unit reading is taken to include the usage history information of the consumables in the consumables and form image.
7. image forming apparatus according to claim 3, wherein
When differentiating the consumables installed is the consumables being once mounted in described image formation device, the reading
Unit reading is taken to include the usage history information of the consumables in the consumables and form image.
8. image forming apparatus according to claim 4, wherein
When differentiating the consumables installed is the consumables being once mounted in described image formation device, the reading
Unit reading is taken to include the usage history information of the consumables in the consumables and form image.
9. according to claim 1 to 8 described in any item image forming apparatuses, wherein
When differentiating the consumables installed is not the consumables being once mounted in described image formation device, reference
The identification information, if the identification information of the consumables and the identification information being stored in the storage unit
In one it is identical, then be determined as not being certified products, and show be used to indicate the information for selecting the consumables.
10. image forming apparatus according to claim 9, wherein
When selected it is described be determined as be not the consumables of certified products when, based on including consolidating for consumables in management information
There is information to set the condition for being used to form image.
11. image forming apparatus according to claim 9, wherein
When differentiating the consumables installed is not the consumables being once mounted in described image formation device, reference
The identification information, if the identification information of the consumables is not believed with the identification being stored in the storage unit
Any one of breath is identical, then is determined as being certified products, and reads institute while updating the identification information of the consumables
It states the usage history information of consumables and forms image.
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