CN112874169B - Consumable equipment suitable for printing consumables and processing method of printing consumables - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides consumable equipment suitable for a printing consumable and a processing method of the printing consumable, wherein the printing consumable comprises a consumable packaging piece and at least one consumable container accommodated in the consumable packaging piece; the side wall of the consumable packaging piece is provided with a first through hole and a second through hole, and the consumable equipment is characterized by comprising a master controller and at least one executing mechanism; the actuating mechanism comprises at least one positioning mechanism and an operating mechanism; the main controller controls the positioning mechanism to penetrate through a second through hole in the consumable packaging piece to position the consumable container in the first direction; the main controller controls the operating mechanism to penetrate through the first through hole in the consumable packaging piece to be connected with the consumable chip on the consumable container. The application provides a processing method of consumptive material equipment and printing consumptive material can upgrade, reset, rewrite or the operation that detects the consumptive material chip on the consumptive material container under the condition of not tearing open the consumptive material package.

Description

Consumable equipment suitable for printing consumables and processing method of printing consumables

The invention requires priority of Chinese patent application with application number 202010814362.X, application name of "a consumable equipment" submitted by the Chinese patent office on 13/08/2020 and Chinese utility model patent application with application number 202020737137.6, application name of "a consumable packaging assembly" submitted on 08/05/2020, the contents of which are incorporated in the present invention by cross reference.

[ technical field ] A method for producing a semiconductor device

The application relates to the technical field of printers and production equipment, in particular to consumable equipment suitable for printing consumables and a processing method of the printing consumables.

[ background of the invention ]

Printers are becoming more and more widely used in people's lives and works. Ink cartridges are also essential in people's life and work as one of consumable containers for printers.

Consumable containers are consumable parts in printers, and when the consumable container is used up, a new consumable container needs to be replaced. Consumable containers are marketed with consumable packaging, called consumable packaging assemblies (also called printing consumables). The consumable chip is a device for storing information on the consumable container and transmitting data with the printer. Sometimes because the electronic system of printer upgrades, the consumptive material container need overhaul, the condition such as verification information (the serial number information of saving on the consumptive material chip) of consumptive material chip storage need be changed needs to upgrade to the information that the consumptive material chip was stored, reset, when rewriting or detecting, the enterprise of manufacturing consumptive material container needs to be to the consumptive material package assembly that has packaged, need demolish the consumptive material package, take out the consumptive material container, then operate the consumptive material chip on the consumptive material container, then pack into new consumptive material package with the consumptive material container again, sell again and get into market. The technical scheme can cause scrapping of consumable packages, increase of working procedures, increase of cost and low production efficiency.

Therefore, operating the consumable chip on the consumable container under the condition of not tearing open the consumable package is an effective technical scheme to solve above problem, but does not have the consumable equipment of operating the consumable chip on the consumable container under the condition of not tearing open the consumable package on the market at present.

Meanwhile, the conventional consumable chip resetting equipment or upgrading equipment is operated aiming at a single consumable container, so that the process is various and the improvement of the production efficiency is not facilitated.

[ summary of the invention ]

This application is in order to solve above technical problem, and this application provides the consumptive material equipment and the processing method of printing consumptive material that are applicable to the printing consumptive material, can upgrade, reset, rewrite or the operation that detects the consumptive material chip on the consumptive material container under the condition of not tearing open the consumptive material package.

In a first aspect, the present application provides a consumable device suitable for a printing consumable, the printing consumable comprising a consumable package and at least one consumable container housed within the consumable package; the side wall of the consumable packaging piece is provided with a first through hole and a second through hole, and the consumable equipment comprises at least one executing mechanism and a controller;

the actuating mechanism comprises at least one positioning mechanism and an operating mechanism;

the controller controls the positioning mechanism to position the consumable container in a first direction through a second through hole on the consumable package;

the controller controls the operating mechanism to penetrate through the first through hole in the consumable packaging part to be connected with the consumable chip on the consumable container.

In a possible embodiment, in combination with the first aspect, the actuator further comprises a fixing mechanism,

the fixing mechanism comprises a limiting plate, the limiting plate is provided with a concave accommodating part, and the accommodating part is used for accommodating at least one part of the printing consumables.

With reference to the first aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the positioning mechanism is disposed at one side of the fixing mechanism, and the positioning mechanism is configured with a first motor, and the first motor is connected with the controller;

the positioning mechanism comprises a positioning mechanism translation plate and an ejector rod, the positioning mechanism translation plate is connected with the first motor, the ejector rod is installed at one end, far away from the first motor, of the positioning mechanism translation plate, and the ejector rod is used for positioning the consumable container;

the first motor drives the positioning mechanism translation plate to move until the ejector rod is abutted to the consumable container.

With reference to the first aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the operating mechanism is opposite to the fixing mechanism, and the operating mechanism is provided with a third motor, and the third motor is connected with the controller;

the operating mechanism comprises an operating mechanism translation plate and a probe assembly, the operating mechanism translation plate is connected with the third motor, and the probe assembly is installed at one end, far away from the third motor, of the operating mechanism translation plate;

the third motor drives the operating mechanism translation plate to move close to the fixing mechanism along a second direction, and the second direction is intersected or perpendicular to the first direction until the probe assembly is electrically connected with the consumable chip on the consumable container.

With reference to the first aspect, in one possible implementation, the probe assembly includes a probe, an end of the probe is in a needle point shape, and the probe is used for puncturing a film wrapped on the surface of the printing consumable.

With reference to the first aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the actuator further includes a pressing mechanism, and the pressing mechanism is provided with a fourth motor, and the fourth motor is connected with the controller;

the pressing mechanism comprises a pressing plate, and the pressing plate is opposite to the limiting plate;

and the fourth motor drives the pressing plate to move until the pressing plate abuts against the end wall of the consumable packaging part, and the end wall of the consumable packaging part is intersected with or vertical to the side wall.

With reference to the first aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the fixing mechanism is provided with a fifth motor, and the fifth motor is connected with the controller;

the fixing mechanism further comprises a fixing mechanism translation plate, and the limiting plate is mounted on the fixing mechanism translation plate;

and the fifth motor drives the fixing mechanism translation plate to move so as to drive the printing consumables contained in the containing parts of the limiting plates to reach preset positions.

With reference to the first aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the actuating mechanism includes two positioning mechanisms, and the two positioning mechanisms are respectively located at two sides of the fixing mechanism;

two opposite side walls of the consumable packaging piece are respectively provided with a second through hole, and the two positioning mechanisms respectively penetrate through the corresponding second through holes to clamp and position the consumable container.

In a second aspect, the present application provides a method of processing a printing consumable, the printing consumable comprising a consumable package and at least one consumable container housed within the consumable package; the side wall of the consumable packaging piece is provided with a first through hole and a second through hole, the processing method adopts the consumable equipment of the first aspect to process the printing consumables, and the processing method comprises the following steps:

step S10, the controller controls a positioning mechanism to position the consumable container in a first direction through a second through hole on the consumable packaging piece;

and step S20, the controller controls the operating mechanism to pass through the first through hole on the consumable packaging piece to be connected with the consumable chip on the consumable container.

With reference to the second aspect, in one possible implementation manner, the step S10 includes:

the controller controls a first motor driver to drive a first motor to rotate, and the first motor drives a positioning mechanism translation plate and a mandril arranged on the positioning mechanism translation plate to move until the mandril penetrates through a second through hole in the consumable packaging piece to abut against the consumable container;

the controller controls the first motor driver to stop working, and the positioning mechanism positions the consumable container.

With reference to the second aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the step S20 includes:

the controller controls a third motor driver to drive a third motor to rotate, and the third motor drives an operating mechanism translation plate and a probe assembly arranged on the operating mechanism translation plate to move until the probe assembly penetrates through a first through hole in the consumable packaging piece to be connected with a consumable chip on the consumable container;

and the controller controls the third motor driver to stop working, and the operating mechanism processes the consumable chips on the consumable container.

In combination with the second aspect, in one possible implementation, after step S10 and before step S20, the method further includes:

and step S11, the controller controls the pressing plate of the pressing mechanism to move towards the direction close to the end wall of the consumable package until the pressing plate abuts against the end wall of the consumable package, and the end wall of the consumable package is intersected with or perpendicular to the side wall.

With reference to the second aspect, in one possible implementation manner, the step S11 includes:

the controller controls a fourth motor driver to drive a fourth motor to rotate, and the fourth motor drives a compressing mechanism translation plate and a pressing plate arranged on the compressing mechanism translation plate to move until the pressing plate is abutted against the end wall of the consumable packaging piece;

the controller controls the fourth motor driver to stop working, and the compaction mechanism keeps a compaction state on the consumable package.

With reference to the second aspect, in a possible implementation manner, before the step S01, the method further includes:

step S01, the general controller receives the two-dimension code information on the consumable packaging piece of the printing consumables, converts the two-dimension code information into a serial number instruction, and controls a corresponding execution mechanism to execute actions according to the serial number instruction; the controller controls a fixing mechanism in the corresponding executing mechanism to move the limiting plate from the initial position to the loading and unloading position;

and S02, loading the printing consumables into a containing part of a limiting plate of a fixing mechanism, and controlling the limiting plate to move by the controller until the printing consumables move to a preset position from the loading position.

With reference to the second aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the step S02 includes:

the printing consumables are loaded into the containing parts of the limiting plates of the fixing mechanism, the controller receives first signals sent by the photoelectric switches of the fixing mechanism, and the first signals are signals indicating that the printing consumables are installed in place;

the controller controls a fifth motor driver to drive a fifth motor to rotate, and the fifth motor drives the limiting plate to move from the loading position to the preset position;

and the controller controls the fifth motor driver to stop working, and the printing consumables reach a preset position.

With reference to the second aspect, in one possible embodiment, the method further includes:

and step S30, when the probe of the operating mechanism is connected with the consumable chip, the controller executes the operation of upgrading, resetting, rewriting or detecting the consumable chip through the probe.

With reference to the second aspect, in one possible embodiment, the method further includes:

step S40, a controller receives a processing completion signal, and the controller controls the operating mechanism and the pressing mechanism to reset the positioning mechanisms respectively, so that the operating mechanism, the pressing mechanism and the positioning mechanisms move to initial positions respectively;

step S50, the controller controls the limiting plate of the fixing mechanism to move, and the printing consumables are moved from a preset position to a loading position;

and step S60, the controller receives a second signal sent by the photoelectric switch of the fixing mechanism, wherein the second signal is a signal indicating that the printing consumables are taken out of the fixing mechanism, and the controller controls the fixing mechanism to reset so that the fixing mechanism moves from the loading position to the initial position.

In combination with the second aspect, in one possible implementation, the step S40 includes:

the controller receives a processing completion signal, the controller controls a third motor driver to drive a third motor to rotate, the third motor drives an operating mechanism translation plate to move, and when the controller receives a third position signal sent by a third proximity switch of the operating mechanism, the third position signal is a signal for indicating the operating mechanism to move to an initial position, and the controller controls the third motor driver to stop working;

the controller controls a fourth motor driver to drive a fourth motor to rotate, the fourth motor drives a compressing mechanism translation plate to move, and when the controller receives a fourth position signal sent by a fourth proximity switch of the compressing mechanism, the fourth position signal is a signal for indicating the compressing mechanism to move to an initial position, the controller controls the fourth motor driver to stop working;

the controller controls a first motor driver to drive a first motor to rotate, the first motor drives a positioning mechanism translation plate to move, when the controller receives a first position signal sent by a first proximity switch of the positioning mechanism, the first position signal is a signal used for indicating that the positioning mechanism moves to an initial position, and the controller controls the first motor driver to stop working.

After adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, beneficial effect is:

this consumptive material equipment can upgrade, reset, rewrite or the operation that detects the consumptive material chip on the consumptive material container under the condition of not tearing open the consumptive material package. The scrapping of the consumable packaging piece is avoided, the process is simple, the production efficiency is high, and the cost is low. Meanwhile, the consumable equipment can operate a plurality of consumable containers (which can be one set) arranged in the consumable packaging piece, and is simple in process and high in production efficiency.

[ description of the drawings ]

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without inventive labor.

Fig. 1 and fig. 2 are schematic diagrams of a consumable device suitable for a printing consumable according to a first embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the consumable container according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of the consumable packaging assembly according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view of an actuator according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 6 and 7 are schematic views of a positioning mechanism according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a schematic view of an operating mechanism of the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a probe according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 10 is a schematic view of a pressing mechanism according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 11 and 12 are schematic views of a fixing mechanism according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 13 is a schematic view showing a state in which the fixing mechanism of the first embodiment is extended.

Fig. 14 is a schematic view illustrating a state that the consumable packaging assembly is installed in the position limiting plate according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a schematic view of the first embodiment of the fixing mechanism retracted into the consumable device.

Fig. 16 is a schematic view showing the operation being performed by the operating mechanism according to the first embodiment.

[ detailed description ] embodiments

For better understanding of the technical solutions of the present invention, the following detailed descriptions of the embodiments of the present invention are provided with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the invention, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

The first embodiment is as follows:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a consumable device suitable for a printing consumable provided by an embodiment of the present application; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of another angle of a consumable device provided in an embodiment of the present application; the consumable apparatus 100 is used to upgrade, modify, etc. consumable chips on consumable containers without disassembling packages of printing consumables. Referring to fig. 1 to 2, the consumable device 100 includes a general controller 101, an actuator, an emergency stop button 102, a reset button 103, a heat dissipation hole 104, a power switch 105, a power line socket 106, and a network line socket 107.

Total controller 101 carries the Unismart system and has the display screen, and total controller 101 is used for discerning the information on the consumptive material package piece of printing consumptive material and control consumptive material equipment 100 to the procedure that the consumptive material chip on the consumptive material container upgrades, resets, rewrites or detects.

The emergency stop button 102 is used to control the equipment to stop operation urgently.

The reset button 103 is used to implement one-key reset of the consumable device.

The heat dissipation holes 104 are used for facilitating heat dissipation of the equipment during operation, and specific positions of the heat dissipation holes 104 are not limited.

The power switch 105 is used to control the opening or closing of the consumable device 100; the power line socket 106 is used for connecting a power supply; the network cable jack 107 may be used to plug a network cable for ethernet connection to facilitate updating a device program or system.

The consumable device 100 is substantially rectangular or square, and the consumable device 100 includes a first surface 100a, a second surface 100b, a third surface 100c, a fourth surface 100d, a fifth surface 100e, a sixth surface 100f, and a seventh surface 100 g.

A three-dimensional rectangular coordinate system XYZ of the consumable device 100 is established, wherein the first surface 100a and the second surface 100b are oppositely arranged in the Y-axis direction, and the direction in which the second surface 100b points to the first surface 100a is the + Y-axis direction, the third surface 100c and the fourth surface 100d are oppositely arranged in the X-axis direction, the direction in which the third surface 100c points to the fourth surface 100d is the + X-axis direction, and the fifth surface 100e and the sixth surface 100f are oppositely arranged in the Z-axis direction, and the direction in which the fifth surface 100e points to the sixth surface 100f is the + Z-axis direction. The third and fourth surfaces 100c and 100d intersect the first and second surfaces 100a and 100 b. The fifth and sixth surfaces 100e and 100f intersect the first, second, third and fourth surfaces 100a, 100b, 100c and 100 d. The seventh surface 100g obliquely intersects with the second surface 100b, the sixth surface 100f, the third surface 100c and the fourth surface 100d, the user can place the fifth surface 100e downward with the second surface 100b facing himself, the seventh surface 100g is disposed at a position above the consumable device 100, and the oblique seventh surface 100g facilitates the user's operation and conforms to the ergonomic design.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of a consumable container provided in an embodiment of the present application, fig. 4 is a schematic view of a printing consumable provided in an embodiment of the present application, and as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the printing consumable 200 includes a consumable package 20 and at least one consumable container 30 accommodated in the consumable package 20; the consumable container 30 is used to house printing raw materials. When a plurality of consumable containers 30 are arranged in sequence, the structure of each consumable container 30 is the same, and in the specific embodiment, the consumable container 30 may be an ink cartridge, a toner cartridge, or a ribbon. The plurality of consumable containers 30 may contain printing materials of different colors, such as ink and toner.

As shown in fig. 3, the consumable container 30 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and has six surfaces, namely a bottom surface 30f, a top surface 30e, a first side surface 30a, a second side surface 30b, a first end surface 30c, and a second end surface 30 d. The printing supplies 3 can supply printing raw materials for a printing job of the image forming apparatus after the user mounts them on the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus may be, for example, a printer, a scanner, a copier, or the like.

Further, the consumable container 30 may include a main body part 310, a fixing part 320, a consumable chip 330, and a supply port 340.

The main body 310 has a receiving chamber for receiving a printing material. The supply port 340 of the body part 310 communicates with the housing chamber. In use, the printing material in the receiving cavity is supplied to the image forming apparatus through the supply port 340.

The fixing member 320 is used to fix the consumable container 30 to the image forming apparatus, and the fixing member 320 includes a catching portion 321. The chucking portion 321 may be matched with a part on the image forming apparatus to fix the consumable container 30 to the image forming apparatus.

The consumable chip 330 is disposed on the consumable container 30, and the consumable chip 330 is used for storing data information, which includes and is not limited to category information of printing raw materials, storage amount information of printing raw materials, consumable model information, and the like.

The consumable chip 330 includes at least one contact terminal 331 to enable electrical signal transmission with the image forming apparatus. When the consumable container 30 is mounted on the image forming apparatus, the transmission of the electrical signal is performed between the consumable chip 330 and the image forming apparatus. Specifically, the contact terminal 331 is brought into contact with the printer upper contact portion, and thereby, the electric signal is transmitted.

As shown in FIG. 3, in one embodiment, the supply port 340 of the consumable container 30 is disposed on the bottom surface 30f of the consumable container 30, and the consumable chip 330 and the fixing member 320 are disposed on the first side surface 30a of the consumable container 30. In this embodiment, the fixing component 320 is a handle that can rotate around a fulcrum, and the fixing component 320 may also be a fastener that moves in parallel, or may also be an elastic component with an elastic function, which is not limited herein.

As shown in fig. 4, the consumable package 20 is provided with a receiving portion for receiving the consumable container 30. The accommodating portion may accommodate at least one consumable container 30, or may accommodate a plurality of consumable containers 30, for example, 2, 3, 4, etc., which is not limited herein.

The consumable package 20 is substantially square or rectangular parallelepiped in shape. The consumable package 20 includes a first sidewall 20a, a second sidewall 20b, a third sidewall 20c, a fourth sidewall 20d, a first end wall 20e, and a second end wall 20 f. Wherein the first sidewall 20a is opposite the second sidewall 20b, the third sidewall 20c is opposite the fourth sidewall 20d, the first end wall 20e is opposite the second end wall 20f, and either sidewall intersects or is perpendicular to the end walls.

As shown in fig. 4, the consumable package 20 contains 4 consumable containers 30 arranged in sequence, and the 4 consumable containers 30 may be consumable containers 30 of 4 different colors (e.g., black, red, yellow, and blue) suitable for the same printer, or may be 4 same products.

The coordinate system XYZ when the consumable package 20 is placed on the consumable device 100 coincides with the three-dimensional rectangular coordinate system XYZ of the consumable device 100. Specifically, the first sidewall 20a and the second sidewall 20b are disposed opposite to each other in the Y-axis direction, and the direction in which the second sidewall 20b points to the first sidewall 20a is the + Y-axis direction, the third sidewall 20c and the fourth sidewall 20d are disposed opposite to each other in the X-axis direction, and the direction in which the third sidewall 20c points to the fourth sidewall 20d is the + X-axis direction, and the first end wall 20e and the second end wall 20f are disposed opposite to each other in the Z-axis direction, and the direction in which the first end wall 20e points to the second end wall 20f is the + Z-axis direction.

The consumable packaging 20 has a first through hole 21, a second through hole 22. The first through hole 21 penetrates the first sidewall 20a, and the second through hole 22 penetrates the third sidewall 20c and/or the fourth sidewall 20 d.

Further, there may be a plurality of first through holes 21, and each first through hole 21 corresponds to a consumable chip 330 on a corresponding one of the consumable containers 30, so that each consumable chip 330 can be exposed through a corresponding one of the first through holes 21. In this embodiment, the first sidewall 20a is provided with a first through hole 21, and the consumable chips on the consumable containers in the consumable packaging 20 are all exposed through the first through hole 21.

The second through hole 22 may include a plurality of holes, and in particular, at least one second through hole 22 is symmetrically disposed on the third sidewall 20c and the fourth sidewall 20 d. As shown in fig. 4, the number of the second through holes 22 on the third side wall 20c is 3, and correspondingly, the number of the second through holes 22 on the fourth side wall 20d is also 3. That is, the actuator of the consumable apparatus 100 bilaterally fixes the printing consumables 200 through the second through holes 22 on the third and fourth sidewalls 20c and 20 d.

In other embodiments, the second through hole 22 is disposed on the third sidewall 20c or the fourth sidewall 20d, i.e., the actuator of the consumable apparatus 100 fixes the printing consumable 200 at one side through the second through hole 22.

As shown in fig. 4, in the present embodiment, the accommodating portion of the consumable package 20 accommodates 4 consumable containers 30. The consumable packaging 20 has a first through hole 21, a second through hole 22. After a plurality of consumable containers 30 are loaded into the consumable packaging 20, at least a portion of the consumable chip 330 of each consumable container 30 can be exposed through the first through hole 21.

Specifically, after the consumable container 30 is loaded into the consumable package 20, the first side 30a of the consumable container 30 corresponds to the position of the first sidewall 20a of the consumable package 20, and the consumable chip 330 corresponds to the first sidewall 20a, i.e., the first side 30a of the consumable container 30 is closest to the first sidewall 20a of the consumable package 20.

Further, the first side 30a of the consumable container 30 is adjacent to the first sidewall 20a of the consumable package 20 and is parallel to the first sidewall 20 a. The consumable chip 330 disposed on the first side 30a of the consumable container 30 is also close to and parallel to the first sidewall 20 a.

The second side 30b of the consumable container 30 corresponds to a position of the second sidewall 20b of the consumable package 20, the bottom surface 30f of the consumable container 30 corresponds to a position of the second end wall 20f of the consumable package 20, the top surface 30e of the consumable container 30 corresponds to a position of the first end wall 20e of the consumable package 20, the third side 30c of the consumable container 30 corresponds to a position of the third sidewall 20c of the consumable package 20, and the fourth side 30d of the consumable container 30 corresponds to a position of the fourth sidewall 20d of the consumable package 20.

At least a portion of the consumable chip 330 on the first side 30a can be exposed from the first through hole 21 penetrating the first sidewall 20 a. Preferably, the first through hole 21 may expose the entire consumable chip 330. The second through hole 22 may expose a portion of the third side 30c of the consumable container 30. The consumable package 20 is made of copperplate cardboard, white cardboard or white cardboard.

Further, the consumable package 20 may be folded from a flat sheet of paper card. Further, the first through hole 21 and the second through hole 22 may be circular holes, square holes, elliptical holes, irregular holes, or the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, the consumable device 100 may further comprise at least one actuator. In this embodiment, the consumable device 100 includes 3 actuators.

When the consumable device 100 is used, the camera 1011 on the general controller 101 scans the two-dimensional code on the consumable package 20, and when the general controller 101 recognizes the corresponding two-dimensional code information, the general controller 101 controls the corresponding one of the executing mechanisms to execute the action. For example: when the two-dimensional code information on the consumable packaging component 20 corresponds to 4 consumable containers 30 of T1812C, an actuator is actuated to operate the consumable chip 330 on the consumable container 30.

As shown in fig. 1, in the present embodiment, 3 mechanism outlets 1003, 1004, 1005, which are outlets of 3 actuators, are provided on the second surface 100 b. When the consumable apparatus 100 is in the non-operating state, the mechanism outlet 1005 is covered by the cover 508, the mechanism outlet 1004 is covered by the cover 408, and the mechanism outlet 1003 is covered by the cover 308, so that dust and foreign matter in the air or outside are prevented from entering the interior of the consumable apparatus 100, and the consumable apparatus 100 cannot operate normally.

The operation mechanism on the consumable device 100 can electrically connect with the consumable chip 330 through the first through hole 21 on the consumable package 20, thereby operating the consumable chip 330.

The positioning mechanism of the consumable device 100 can be inserted into the accommodating portion through the second through hole 22 of the consumable package 20, so as to fix and position the consumable container 30, thereby preventing the consumable device 100, which is caused by the unfixed position of the consumable container 30 in the consumable package 20, from being unable to upgrade, reset, rewrite or detect the consumable chip 330. Thereby realize not operating the consumptive material chip on the consumptive material container 30 under the circumstances of demolising consumptive material package 20, avoid causing scrapping of consumptive material package 20, reduce production or rework process, reduce cost, raise the efficiency. Further, the electrical connection may be in the form of direct contact between the two conductive members, or the two conductive members may be connected through a third member.

The following description will be made of one of the actuators 500, and the plurality of actuators 500 have the same structure and function and will not be described again. The structure and function of the actuator 500 will be described below by taking as an example a consumable package in which the first through hole 21 is provided on the first sidewall 20a and the second through hole 22 is provided on the third sidewall 20c and the fourth sidewall 20 d.

Fig. 5 is an overall schematic view of an actuator of a consumable part apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and as shown in fig. 5, the actuator 500 includes at least one positioning mechanism 51 and an operating mechanism 53.

The positioning mechanism 51 positions the consumable container 30 in the consumable package 20 through the second through hole 22 of the consumable package 20;

the operating mechanism 53 is connected to the consumable chip 330 on the consumable container 30 through the first through hole 21 on the consumable package 20.

In the above scheme, the actuator of the consumable device can operate, upgrade, etc. the consumable chip of the consumable container 30 accommodated in the consumable package 20 without removing the consumable package.

As shown in fig. 5, the actuator 500 is mounted on the main bottom plate 509, the actuator 500 includes at least one positioning mechanism 51, in this embodiment, the actuator 500 includes two positioning mechanisms 51 and 52 symmetrically disposed, and the two positioning mechanisms 51 and 52 are respectively configured with a first motor 501 and a second motor 502. The operating mechanism 53 is also provided with a third motor 503, and the operating mechanism 53 can move close to the consumable package 20 under the driving of the third motor 503 until the operating mechanism 53 is connected with the consumable chip 330.

Further, the actuator 500 further includes a pressing mechanism 54 and a fixing mechanism 55. When the printing consumable 200 is placed in the actuator 500 of the consumable device 100, the first end wall 20e of the consumable package 20 abuts against the limiting plate in the fixing mechanism 55, the first side wall 20a of the consumable package 20 is disposed opposite to the operating mechanism 53, the second end wall 20f of the consumable package 20 is disposed corresponding to the pressing mechanism 54, and the third side wall 20c and the fourth side wall 20d of the consumable package 20 correspond to one corresponding positioning mechanism 51 and 52, respectively.

Under the cooperation of two positioning mechanisms 51,52, hold-down mechanism 54, fixing mechanism 55 and operating device 53, can fix printing consumables 200 in actuating mechanism 500 to can realize that consumable chip 330 aims at the connection fast, accomplish processing such as upgrading, resetting, the modification of printing consumables.

Fig. 6 and 7 are schematic views of a positioning mechanism of a consumable device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 6 to 7, the two positioning mechanisms 51 and 52 are a left positioning mechanism 51 and a right positioning mechanism 52, respectively, and the two positioning mechanisms 51 and 52 position the third side surface 30c and the fourth side surface 30d of the consumable container 30 along the X-axis direction (i.e., the first direction), respectively. The two positioning mechanisms 51,52 have the same structure and function, and the present embodiment will be described by taking the two positioning mechanisms 51,52 as an example. Of course, in other embodiments, the actuator 500 may have only one positioning mechanism.

When the printing consumable 200 is placed in the actuator 500 of the consumable device 100, the left positioning mechanism is abutted to the third side 30c of the consumable container 30 through the second through hole 22 on the third side wall 20c of the consumable package 20; the right positioning mechanism passes through the second through hole 22 on the fourth sidewall 20d of the consumable package 20 to abut against the fourth side 30d of the consumable container 30.

In this embodiment, the positioning mechanisms 51,52 are mounted on a positioning mechanism base plate 517 and are mounted on a main base plate 509 via the positioning mechanism base plate 517. In other embodiments, the positioning mechanisms 51,52 may also be mounted directly on the overall bottom plate 509.

As shown in fig. 6 to 7, taking the positioning mechanism 51 as an example, the positioning mechanism 51 includes a positioning mechanism translation plate 513 and a push rod 511. The positioning mechanism translation plate 513 is connected to the first motor 501, and the ejector rod 511 is mounted on one end of the positioning mechanism translation plate 513, which is far away from the first motor 501, through the ejector rod fixing plate 512. The ejector 511 is used for positioning the consumable container 30. In a specific implementation, the ejector pin 511 passes through the second through hole 22 of the consumable packaging component 20 to position the consumable container 30, i.e., the diameter of the ejector pin 511 is smaller than the diameter of the second through hole 22. In order to prevent the ejector pin 511 from damaging the consumable package 20 or the consumable container 30, the ejector pin 511 is smooth and burr-free.

The first motor 501 drives the positioning mechanism translation plate 513 to move until the top rod 511 abuts against the consumable container 30.

In some embodiments, the top bar 511 and the top bar fixing plate 512 and the positioning mechanism translation plate 513 may also be provided as an integrated structure, and in this embodiment, the top bar 511, the top bar fixing plate 512 and the positioning mechanism translation plate 513 are provided as separate structures. The ejector rod fixing plate 512 can adopt different thicknesses in different execution mechanisms, that is, the ejector rod fixing plate 512 can adjust its own thickness (i.e. the length along the X-axis direction) according to the distance between the moving range of the positioning mechanism 51 and the consumable package 20, for example, the left limit position of the left positioning mechanism 51 is far away from the consumable package 20, and the thickness of the ejector rod fixing plate 512 needs to be increased, so that the ejector rod 511 can reach the position of the consumable package 20. The comprehensive cost and the function of adjusting the distance of the ejector rod fixing plate 512 are combined, and the ejector rod 511, the ejector rod fixing plate 512 and the positioning mechanism translation plate 513 are of split structures.

Specifically, a first guide rail 5171 is disposed on the positioning mechanism bottom plate 517, and the positioning mechanism translational plate 513 is slidably connected to the first guide rail 5171 through a first slider 5131, that is, the positioning mechanism translational plate 513 can slide on the first guide rail 5171 along the first direction. In this embodiment, the positioning mechanism translation plate 513 of the positioning mechanism 51 can slide relatively along the first guide rail 5171 under the action of the first motor 501. The number of the first slider 5131 corresponds to the number of the first rail 5171, and may be one or more.

Further, the first motor 501 is mounted on the positioning mechanism base plate 517 through a first motor fixing plate 518. A through hole is formed in the first motor fixing plate 518, so that a first motor shaft 5012 of the first motor 501 penetrates through the first motor fixing plate 518 and extends to the positioning mechanism translation plate 513, and the first motor shaft 5012 is connected with the positioning mechanism translation plate 513. In a particular embodiment, first motor shaft 5012 of first motor 501 is threaded. One end of the positioning mechanism translation plate 513 close to the first motor 501 is provided with a U-shaped groove, the U-shaped groove is used for installing a first nut 516, the first nut 516 can be in threaded connection with the connecting end of the first motor shaft 5012, and the first nut 516 can axially move along the first motor shaft 5012.

When the first motor 501 is operated, the first nut 516 translates on the first motor shaft 5012 to move the positioning mechanism translation plate 513 and the top bar 511. Specifically, the first nut 516 is mounted in a U-shaped slot on the positioning mechanism translation plate 513 and is connected to a first motor shaft 5012 of the first motor 501.

In order to ensure the motor operation stability, a first bearing mechanism 515 is provided on the shaft end side of the first motor shaft 5012, and the first bearing mechanism 515 is fixed to a positioning mechanism base plate 517 via a first bearing fixing plate 514. The first bearing mechanism 515 includes a bearing, a bearing seat. The bearing is a standard component, such as 606ZZ bearing optionally mating with motor shaft 5012; the bearing seat is a part of the bearing, and the precision requirement is high. The bearing seat and the first bearing fixing plate 514 may be provided as an integral structure, and in this embodiment, the bearing seat and the first bearing fixing plate 514 are provided as separate structures. The bearing seat needs to be matched with the bearing, so that the precision requirement is high, and the manufacturing cost is high; the first bearing fixing plate 514 only plays a role in fixed connection, and the precision requirement is not high, so the split arrangement is favorable for reducing the total cost.

As shown in fig. 6, the positioning mechanism 51 further includes: a first proximity switch 519, the first proximity switch 519 being provided on the first motor fixing plate 518. The first proximity switch 519 makes it possible to recognize whether the left positioning mechanism 51 is in the initial position. The first proximity switch 519 is a distance sensor, and when the positioning mechanism translation plate 513 in the left positioning mechanism 51 approaches the first proximity switch 519, the first proximity switch 519 recognizes the approach of the positioning mechanism translation plate 513 within a recognizable distance range, and then sends a message instruction to the controller to inform the left positioning mechanism 51 that the left positioning mechanism is in the initial position.

Further, the first proximity switch 519 may also be provided as a sensor for identifying whether the positioning mechanism 51 is in the initial position. The sensor may be an optical sensor, such as an infrared sensor.

When the positioning mechanism translation plate 513 of the positioning mechanism 51 moves to the initial position in the direction of approaching the first proximity switch 519, the first proximity switch 519 recognizes the approach of the positioning mechanism translation plate 513 within the recognizable distance range, and then sends a positioning mechanism position signal to the controller, so that the controller can perform the next command operation. Specifically, the controller may be a self-controller of the actuator, or may be an overall controller 101 of the entire consumable device. When the controller is the self-controller of the execution mechanism, the controller is electrically connected with the general controller 101 of the consumable device, and signals can be transmitted mutually.

The top rod 511 and the positioning mechanism translation plate 513 can translate relative to the positioning mechanism bottom plate 517 to fix the consumable container 30 at a predetermined position, so as to prevent the consumable device 100, which is caused by the unfixed position of the consumable container 30 in the consumable package 20, from being unable to perform upgrading, resetting, rewriting or detecting operations on the consumable chip 330.

In this embodiment, the ejector rod 511 of the left positioning mechanism 51 passes through the second through hole 22 on the third side wall 20c of the consumable container 20 to abut against the third side surface 30c of the consumable container 30, and the ejector rod 511 of the right positioning mechanism 52 passes through the second through hole 22 on the fourth side wall 20d of the consumable container 20 to abut against the fourth side surface 30d of the consumable container 30, so as to position the consumable container 30, so that the position of the consumable container 30 relative to the consumable device 100 is uniquely fixed, and the situation that the consumable container 30 deflects and skews due to non-corresponding positioning positions is avoided.

In the specific embodiment, the number and the positions of the push rods 511 correspond to those of the second through holes 22, the number of the second through holes 22 is 3, and the number of the push rods 511 on the positioning mechanism 51 is also 3. That is, each of the lift pins 511 passes through a corresponding one of the second through holes 22 to abut against the side surface of the consumable container 30. Preferably, the second through holes 22 may be arranged in a special pattern such as a smiling face for aesthetic reasons.

In some embodiments, the ejector 511 of the positioning mechanism 51 is in direct contact with the consumable container 30. Correspondingly, the consumable container 30 may also have a fixing hole or a fixing groove matching with the top rod 511, which is not limited herein.

In other embodiments, the top bar 511 of the positioning mechanism 51 may also be in indirect contact. Illustratively, 4 consumable containers 30 are wrapped with plastic film and then packaged in the consumable package 20. When the consumable chip 330 needs to be operated by the consumable device 100, the ejector rod 511 of the actuator of the consumable device 100 directly props against the plastic film wrapping the consumable container 30 through the second through hole 22, and the consumable container 30 can also be positioned. In addition, 4 consumable containers 30 may be placed in the plastic bag, and the third side 30c and the fourth side 30d may be entirely covered with the plastic bag; the combination of plastic bag and consumable container are loaded into the consumable package 20. When the consumable chip 330 needs to be operated by the consumable device 100, the ejector rod 511 of the actuator of the consumable device 100 directly abuts against the plastic bag through the second through hole 22, and the consumable container 30 can also be positioned. Meanwhile, the plastic bag has an opening corresponding to the consumable chip 330, which ensures the electrical connection between the consumable chip 330 and the operating mechanism 53. Alternatively, the consumable package 20 may be filled after the consumable container 30 is wrapped or covered with another packaging material. The effect is the same when the printing consumables 200 are wrapped by a film or a plastic bag. The film can be wrapped on the outer surface of the consumable packaging component 20, when positioning is needed, the ejector rod 511 of the actuator of the consumable device 100 can penetrate through the second through hole 22 to extrude the film arranged on the third side 30c and/or the fourth side 30d, and the film has certain toughness, so that deformation can be generated in a certain range, and the consumable container 30 can be fixed, which is not limited herein.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of an operating mechanism of a consumable device provided in an embodiment of the present application; as shown in fig. 8, when the printing consumable 200 is placed into the actuator 500 of the consumable device 100, the operating mechanism 53 is disposed at one side of the first sidewall 20a of the consumable package 20. In this embodiment, the operating mechanism 53 is configured with a third motor 503, and under the action of the third motor 503, the operating mechanism 53 moves towards the fixing mechanism along a second direction (Y-axis direction) which is intersected or perpendicular to the first direction until the second direction is abutted against the consumable chip 330 of the printing consumable 200, so as to realize the operation of upgrading, resetting, rewriting or detecting the consumable chip 330. The third motor 503 is identical to the first motor 501 in structure and function, and will not be described again.

As shown in FIG. 8, in one embodiment, the actuator 53 is mounted on an actuator base plate 537 and is mounted on the overall base plate 509 by the actuator base plate 537. In other embodiments, the operating mechanism 53 may be mounted directly to the overall chassis 509.

The operating mechanism 53 includes an operating mechanism translation plate 533 and a probe assembly 531. The operating mechanism translating plate 533 is connected to the third motor 503, and the probe assembly 531 is mounted on an end of the operating mechanism translating plate 533 far away from the third motor 503.

The operating mechanism 53 further includes a third bearing mechanism 535, a third bearing fixing plate 534, a third nut 536, a third proximity switch 538, and a third motor fixing plate 539. The operation principle of the operating mechanism translation plate 533, the third bearing mechanism 535, the third bearing fixing plate 534, the third nut 536, the operating mechanism bottom plate 537, the third proximity switch 538 and the third motor fixing plate 539 is the same as that of the positioning mechanism 51, and therefore, the description thereof is not repeated.

In this embodiment, the probe assembly 531 is connected to the operating mechanism translation plate 533 through the probe fixation plate 532. Translation of the third nut 536 on the third motor shaft 5032 can cause movement of the actuator translation plate 533, the probe fixing plate 532, and the probe assembly 531.

The probe fixing plate 532 includes: a first plate 5321, a second plate 5322, a third plate 5323, a fourth plate 5324. The first board 5321 is a PCB board, which is connected to all the probes in the probe assembly 531 and is provided with a circuit, and can send program information for upgrading, resetting, rewriting or detecting according to an instruction of the overall controller 101. And the PCB leads all pins to the flat cable jack and is connected with the master controller 101 and the controller through the flat cable.

The second plate 5322 is used to fix the probe assembly 531 such that the probe assembly 531 is stably and firmly disposed on the operating mechanism 53. To avoid short circuits between the probes, the second plate 5322 used to hold the probe assembly 531 is made of a non-conductive material, such as plastic.

The fourth plate 5324 is a transition plate, and is generally made of metal, and is used to fix the first plate 5321 and the second plate 5322 to the operating mechanism.

The third plate 5323 is a flat cable fixing plate for fixing the lead wires of the probe assembly 531. The fourth plate 5324 is connected to the operating mechanism translation plate 533. The fourth plate 5324 and the operating mechanism translation plate 533 may be integrally provided, and in the present embodiment, the fourth plate 5324 and the operating mechanism translation plate 533 are preferably provided separately. The thickness of the fourth plate 5324 can be different in different actuators, that is, the thickness (length in the Y-axis direction) of the fourth plate 5324 can be adjusted according to the distance between the moving range of the operating mechanism 53 and the consumable packaging assembly 200, the overall cost and the function of adjusting the distance to the fourth plate 5324 are both provided, and the fourth plate 5324 and the operating mechanism translation plate 533 are of a split structure.

Specifically, the number of sets of the probe assemblies 531 corresponds to the number of consumable containers 30, and when 4 consumable containers 30 are accommodated in the consumable packaging assembly 200, there are 4 sets of the probe assemblies 531, and the number of probes corresponds to the number of contact terminals 331 on the consumable chip 330.

As shown in fig. 8-9, there are 4 sets of probe assemblies 531, each set having 9 probes. The structure of the probe will be described by taking one of the probes 531b as an example. The probe 531b is divided into an end portion 5311, a first portion 5312, a second portion 5313, and a third portion 5314. The end portion 5311 is configured as a needle tip for piercing a film or a plastic bag wrapped on the consumable packaging assembly 200 and contacting the contact terminal 331 of the consumable chip 330. If the printing consumable 200 is not wrapped with a film or a plastic bag, the end portion 5311 may not be configured to be needle-point-shaped, as shown in fig. 8, and may be configured to be round-head-shaped or flat-head-shaped. The first portion 5312, the second portion 5313 and the third portion 54314 are used for setting the probe to be elastically telescopic, and the spring is installed inside the probe, so that the probe assembly 531 is elastically contacted with the consumable chip 330, and the operating mechanism 53 and the consumable chip 330 are prevented from being damaged.

The third motor 503 drives the probe assembly 531 mechanism of the operating mechanism 53 to electrically connect with the consumable chips 330 on the consumable container 30 through the first through holes 21 of the consumable package 20. The electrical connection may be direct contact, indirect contact with a third member interposed therebetween, or wireless electrical connection.

The probe assembly 531 is disposed on the actuator 53, and the actuator translation plate 533 can be translated relative to the actuator base plate 537 in a second direction (i.e., Y-axis direction) intersecting or perpendicular to the first direction until the probe assembly 531 is electrically connected to the consumable chip 330.

The actuator translation plate 533 is provided with a third slider 5331 in the Z-axis direction, and the actuator bottom plate 537 is provided with a third guide rail 5371 in the Z-axis direction. The third slider 5331 slides on the third guide rail 5371 such that the probe assembly 531 moves closer to the first sidewall 20a of the consumable package 20. The number of the third sliders 5331 corresponds to the number of the third guide rails 5371, and may be one or more, which is not limited herein.

Fig. 10 is a schematic view of a clamping mechanism of a consumable device according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 10, the pressing mechanism 54 positions the printing supplies 200 in the Z-axis direction. When the printing consumable 200 is placed into the actuator 500 of the consumable apparatus 100, the pressing mechanism 54 is disposed at one side of the second end wall 20f of the printing consumable 200.

The compacting mechanism 54 is configured with a fourth motor 504, and the compacting mechanism 54 is configured to move toward the second end wall 20f of the consumable package 20 until the compacting mechanism 54 abuts the second end wall 20f of the consumable package 20 when driven by the fourth motor 504.

In the present embodiment, the fourth motor 504 is identical to the first motor 501 in structure and function, and will not be described again. The hold-down mechanism 54 is arranged on a general base 509 by means of 4 support columns 506.

The pressing mechanism 54 includes a pressing plate 541, a pressing plate fixing plate 542, a pressing mechanism translation plate 543, a fourth bearing mechanism 545, a fourth bearing fixing plate 544, a fourth nut 546, a pressing mechanism base plate 547, a fourth proximity switch 548, and a fourth motor fixing plate 549.

The pressure plate fixing plate 542, the pressing mechanism translation plate 543, the fourth bearing mechanism 545, the fourth bearing fixing plate 544, the fourth nut 546, the pressing mechanism bottom plate 547, the fourth proximity switch 548 and the fourth motor fixing plate 549 are consistent with the corresponding components of the positioning mechanism 51 in structure and function, and are not repeated here.

The pressing mechanism translation plate 543 is provided with a fourth slider 5431 along the Z-axis direction, and the pressing mechanism base plate 547 is provided with a fourth guide rail 5471 along the Z-axis. The fourth slider 5431 slides in the Z-axis direction on the fourth rail 5471, so that the platen 541 moves in the Z-axis direction. The number of the fourth sliders 5431 corresponds to the number of the fourth guide rails 5471, and may be one or more.

Fig. 11 and 12 are schematic views of a fixing mechanism of a consumable device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and as shown in fig. 11 to 12, a fixing mechanism 55 is configured with a fifth motor 505, and the fifth motor 505 is configured to drive the fixing mechanism 55 to move along the Y-axis direction to open the cover plates 308, 408, and 508.

The fifth motor 505 is identical to the first motor 501 in structure and function, and will not be described again here.

The fixing mechanism 55 includes a photoelectric switch 550, a limit plate 551, a fixing mechanism translation plate 553, a fifth bearing mechanism, a fifth bearing fixing plate, a fifth nut 556, a pressing mechanism bottom plate 557, a fifth proximity switch 558, and a fifth motor fixing plate 559. The fixing mechanism translation plate 553, the fifth bearing mechanism, the fifth bearing fixing plate, the fifth nut 556, the pressing mechanism bottom plate 557, the fifth proximity switch 558 and the fifth motor fixing plate 559 are consistent with the related components of the positioning mechanism 51 in structure and function, and are not repeated here.

The position-limiting plate 551 of the fixing mechanism 55 is disposed opposite to the pressure plate 541 of the pressing mechanism 54, and is used for positioning the printing supplies 200 along the Z-axis direction. The limit plate 551 is translatable in the Y-axis direction relative to the fixed mechanism base plate 557.

A fifth guide rail 5531 is provided along the Y-axis direction on the fixing mechanism translation plate 553, and a fifth slider 5571 is provided on the fixing mechanism base plate 557. The fifth slider 5571 slides in the Y-axis direction along the fifth rail 5531, so that the stopper plate 551 moves in the Y-axis direction. The number of the fifth guide rails 5531 may be one or a plurality of the fifth sliders 5571. The fixing mechanism translation plate 553 may be provided with a fifth slider, and the fixing mechanism bottom plate 557 may be provided with a fifth guide rail.

As shown in fig. 13 to 14, the cover plate 308 is disposed on the fixing mechanism 55 and is movable in accordance with the movement of the stopper plate 551. Specifically, the cover plate 308 may be disposed on one end of the fixed mechanism translation plate 553 or the stop plate 551, and the cover plate 308 may cover the exit 1003 of the actuator 500.

The stopper plate 551 is provided with a recessed housing portion 5512, and the housing portion 5512 is used to house the printing supplies 200. The receiving portion 5512 may receive at least a portion of the printing consumables 200, and the peripheral wall of the receiving portion 5512 may limit the printing consumables 200 to prevent the printing consumables 200 from being separated from the limiting plate 551 during the movement of the fixing mechanism 55.

In one embodiment, the operating mechanism 53 may be disposed on the general backplane 509. In this embodiment, the stop plate 551 is disposed on the fixed mechanism translation plate 553, and the operating mechanism 53 is disposed on the fixed mechanism translation plate 553 through the hole 5532, and when the stop plate 551 moves, the stop plate 551 brings the operating mechanism 53 to move integrally, which helps to improve the contact accuracy between the probe assembly 531 and the consumable chip 330. Furthermore, the actuator 500 has an engineering mode (maintenance state) in which the probe assembly 531 is fully extended from the second face 100b of the consumable device 100 for replacement.

The photoelectric switch 550 is disposed on the side wall 551b of the limit plate 551, and the photoelectric switch 550 is used to detect whether the printing supplies 200 are installed in the housing portion 5512. In this embodiment, the side wall 551b of the position-limiting plate 551 is provided with a through hole 5511, and the photoelectric switch 550 detects whether the printing consumable 200 is mounted in the receptacle 5512 through the through hole 5511.

When the printing consumables 200 are loaded in the containing parts 5512 of the limit plates 551, the first end wall 20e of the consumable package 20 is abutted with the bottom surfaces 551a of the limit plates 551, and the second end wall 20f is opposite to the pressing mechanism 54; the second sidewall 20b abuts against the side wall 551b of the limiting plate, and the first sidewall 20a is opposite to the operating mechanism 53, so as to facilitate the probe assembly of the operating mechanism 53 to contact with the consumable chip 330 through the first through hole 51.

A bump screw 5582 is disposed on the fifth motor fixing plate 559 to prevent the fixing mechanism translation plate 553 from bumping against the fifth proximity switch 558 and damaging the fifth proximity switch 558 in the event that the fifth proximity switch 558 fails in the process of returning the fixing mechanism translation plate 553 to the home position.

In other embodiments, the positioning mechanisms 51 and 52, the operating mechanism 53 and the pressing mechanism 54 can be provided with anti-collision screws as required.

The first motor 501, the second motor 502, the third motor 503, the fourth motor 504 and the fifth motor 505 may be stepping motors, servo motors, direct current motors, alternating current motors or other electric motor devices as long as the functions of driving the corresponding mechanisms can be achieved. If the servo motor can control the movement distance of the corresponding mechanism, the pressure applied to the motor shaft can be identified to judge whether the pressure on the motor shaft side is in a preset range when the motor drives the corresponding mechanism to move to a certain distance, so that the servo motor has the function of error judgment and correction. In this embodiment, a stepping motor is taken as an example for description. Each of the actuators has 5 motors, namely a first motor 501, a second motor 502, a third motor 503, a fourth motor 504 and a fifth motor 505, as shown in fig. 16, the first motor 501 is connected with a first motor driver 5011, the second motor 502 is connected with a second motor driver 5021, the third motor 503 is connected with a third motor driver 5031, the fourth motor 504 is connected with a fourth motor driver 5041, and the fifth motor 505 is connected with a fifth motor driver 5051, so that the motors are driven to rotate by the corresponding drivers, and the movement of each mechanism is controlled.

In this embodiment, the positioning mechanisms 51 and 52, the operating mechanism 53, the pressing mechanism 54, and the fixing mechanism 55 each include a proximity switch, the proximity switch is connected to the controller 101, and the proximity switch is used to identify whether the positioning mechanisms 51 and 52, the operating mechanism 53, the pressing mechanism 54, or the fixing mechanism 55 are at an initial position and/or a predetermined position, so that the specific position of the translation plate of each mechanism can be obtained through the proximity switch to trigger the operation or stop of each motor, and of course, the stop of the motor can also be controlled by setting the number of turns of the motor, which is not limited herein.

In the above-described scheme, the consumable apparatus 100 can perform operations of upgrading, resetting, rewriting or detecting the consumable chip 330 on the consumable container 30 without disassembling the consumable package. The scrapping of the consumable packaging piece 20 is avoided, the process is simple, the production efficiency is high, and the cost is low. Meanwhile, the consumable device 100 can operate a plurality of consumable containers 30 (which may be one set) contained in the consumable package 20, and has a simple process and high production efficiency.

The invention also provides a method for processing printing consumables, which is suitable for the consumable equipment of the first aspect.

FIG. 13 is a schematic view illustrating a state in which a fixing mechanism of a consumable device according to an embodiment of the present application is extended. FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram illustrating a state of a printing consumable in a consumable device according to an embodiment of the present application. FIG. 15 is a schematic view of a state where a fixing mechanism of a consumable device according to an embodiment of the present application is retracted. FIG. 16 is a schematic view of the operation being performed by the operation mechanism of the consumable device according to the embodiment of the present application.

The application provides a method for processing printing consumables, which comprises the following steps:

step S10, the controller controls the positioning mechanism to position the consumable container 30 in the first direction through the second through hole 22 on the consumable packaging 20;

in step S20, the controller controls the operation mechanism to connect with the consumable chip 330 on the consumable container 30 through the first through hole 21 on the consumable packaging member 20.

In the above scheme, under the condition of not unpacking, the controller controls the positioning mechanism to position the printing consumables, and then controls the operating mechanism to process the printing consumables, so as to perform the operations of upgrading, resetting, rewriting or detecting the consumable chip 330 on the consumable container 30; the scrapping of the consumable packaging piece 20 is avoided, the process is simple, the production efficiency is high, and the cost is low. Meanwhile, a plurality of consumable containers 30 (which may be one set) accommodated in the consumable packaging member 20 can be operated, and the process is simple and the production efficiency is high.

The specific steps of the above treatment method are specifically described as follows:

prior to step S10, the method may include:

the consumable device 100 is placed on a flat surface and the power cord socket 106 is plugged into the power cord, turning on the power switch 105. If necessary, the cable jack 107 plugs in an RJ45 cable for ethernet connection to facilitate updating of device programs or systems.

The two-dimensional code on the prepared printing consumables is aligned to the camera 1011 on the overall controller 101 for scanning, so that the overall controller obtains the two-dimensional code information on the printing consumables.

Further, before step S10, the method further includes:

step S01, the general controller receives the two-dimension code information on the consumable packaging part 20 of the printing consumable 200, converts the two-dimension code information into a serial number instruction, and controls the corresponding executing mechanism to execute actions according to the serial number instruction; the controller controls the fixing mechanism in the corresponding actuating mechanism to move the limiting plate from the initial position to the loading position, as shown in fig. 13.

In step S02, the printing supplies 200 are loaded into the storage portions of the position-limiting plates 551 of the fixing mechanism 55, and the controller 101 controls the movement of the position-limiting plates 551 until the printing supplies 200 move from the loading positions to the predetermined positions.

In a specific implementation process, when the camera 1011 scans the two-dimensional code information on the consumable packaging of the printing consumables, the overall controller 101 obtains the two-dimensional code information and matches the two-dimensional code information with the corresponding execution mechanism 500, the controller controls the fifth motor driver 5051 to drive the fifth motor 505 to work, the fifth motor shaft 5052 rotates, the fifth nut 556 moves in the-Y axis direction due to the rotation of the fifth motor shaft 5052, the fifth nut 556 drives the fixing mechanism translation plate 553 and the limit plate 551 to move in the-Y axis direction, the cover plate 308 and the limit plate 551 extend out of the second surface 100b of the consumable equipment 100, after the fifth motor 505 rotates for the specified number of turns, the limit plate 551 moves from the initial position to the pick-up position, and the motor driver 5051 controls the fifth motor 505 not to move continuously and maintains the state of the pick-up position.

As shown in fig. 14, step S02 specifically includes:

the printing consumables 200 are loaded into the accommodating parts of the limiting plates 551 of the fixing mechanism 55, and the controller receives a first signal sent by a photoelectric switch of the fixing mechanism, wherein the first signal is a signal indicating that the printing consumables 200 are installed in place;

the controller controls a fifth motor driver to drive a fifth motor to rotate, and the fifth motor 505 drives the limiting plate to move from the loading position to the preset position;

the controller controls the fifth motor 505 driver to stop operating and the printing consumables 200 reach a predetermined position.

Specifically, when the photoelectric switch 550 detects that the printing consumable 200 is installed in the containing portion 5512 of the limit plate 551, the controller obtains a first signal sent by the photoelectric switch 550, the controller controls the fifth motor driver 5051 to drive the fifth motor 505 to operate, the fifth motor shaft 5052 rotates in the opposite direction, the fifth nut 556 moves in the + Y axis direction due to the rotation of the fifth motor shaft 5052, and the fifth nut 556 drives the fixing mechanism translation plate 553 and the limit plate 551 to move in the + Y axis direction, so that the printing consumable 200 is brought to a predetermined position. The fifth proximity switch 558 signals the securing mechanism to a predetermined position to the controller to allow the controller to proceed to the next operation.

In step S10, the controller controls the positioning mechanism to position the consumable container 30 in the first direction through the second through-hole 22 on the consumable package 20. Specifically, step S10 includes:

the controller 101 controls the first motor driver 5011 to drive the first motor 501 to rotate, and the first motor 501 drives the positioning mechanism translation plate 513 and the ejector rod 511 mounted on the positioning mechanism translation plate 513 to move until the ejector rod penetrates through the second through hole 22 on the consumable packaging part 20 to abut against the consumable container 30;

the controller controls the first motor 501 driver to stop working, and the positioning mechanism 55 positions the consumable container 30.

Specifically, when the controller receives a signal that the fixing mechanism 55 reaches a predetermined position, indicating that the positioning of the printing consumable 200 can be started, the controller controls the motor driver 5011 to drive the first motor 501 and the second motor 502 to operate, taking the first motor 501 as an example, the first motor shaft 5012 rotates, the first nut 516 moves in the + X axis direction due to the rotation of the first motor shaft 5012, the first nut 516 drives the positioning mechanism translation plate 513, the ejector fixing plate 512, and the ejector 511 to move in the + X axis direction, after the number of turns specified by the rotation program of the first motor 501, the ejector 511 moves to the predetermined position, and the motor driver 5011 controls the first motor 501 and the second motor 502 not to continue to rotate, and maintains the positioning state. The first proximity switch 519 generates a signal to the controller to cause the controller to proceed to the next operation.

In step S11, when the controller receives the signal that the positioning mechanism 51 reaches the predetermined position, the controller controls the pressing plate 541 of the pressing mechanism 54 to move toward the end wall of the consumable package 20 until the pressing plate 541 abuts against the end wall of the consumable package 20, which intersects with or is perpendicular to the side wall of the consumable package 20.

Specifically, when the controller receives a signal that the positioning mechanism 51 reaches a predetermined position, it indicates that the second end wall 20f of the consumable package 20 can be positioned, the fourth motor driver 5041 is controlled to drive the fourth motor 504 to operate, the fourth motor shaft 5042 rotates, the fourth nut 546 moves in the-Z axis direction due to the rotation of the fourth motor shaft 5042, the fourth nut 546 drives the pressing mechanism translation plate 543, the pressing plate fixing plate 542, and the pressing plate 541 to move in the-Z axis direction, and after the pressing plate 541 moves to the predetermined position after the fourth motor 504 rotates for a predetermined number of turns, the motor driver 5041 controls the fourth motor 504 not to continue to rotate, and the pressing state is maintained. The fourth proximity switch 548 will signal the controller to allow the controller to proceed to the next operation.

In step S20, when the controller receives the signal that the pressing mechanism 54 reaches the predetermined position, the controller controls the operation mechanism 53 to connect the consumable chips 330 on the consumable container 30 through the first through holes 21 on the consumable packaging member 20, as shown in FIG. 16.

Specifically, the step S20 includes the specific steps of:

the controller controls the third motor driver 5031 to drive the third motor 503 to rotate, and the third motor 503 drives the operating mechanism translation plate 533 and the probe assembly 531 mounted on the operating mechanism translation plate 533 to move until the probe assembly 531 passes through the first through hole 21 on the consumable packaging part and is connected with the consumable chip 330 on the consumable container 30;

the controller controls the third motor driver 5031 to stop working, and the operation mechanism 53 processes the consumable chip 330 on the consumable container 30.

In an embodiment, when the controller receives a signal indicating that the hold-down mechanism 54 reaches a predetermined position, the controller may operate the printing consumables 200, and receives an instruction for operating the chips 330 of the printing consumables 200, the controller controls the third motor driver 5031 to drive the third motor 503 to rotate, the third motor shaft 5032 rotates, the third nut 536 moves in the-Y direction due to the rotation of the third motor shaft 5032, and the third nut 536 drives the operating mechanism translation plate 533, the probe fixing plate 532, and the probe assembly 531 to move in the-Y direction, during the movement of the probe assembly 531, the probe of the operating mechanism 53 pierces the heat-shrinkable film wrapped on the surface of the printing consumables 200, and then contacts the consumable chips 330 on the consumable container 30 through the first through holes 21 of the consumable packaging 20. After the third motor 503 rotates for the number of turns specified by the program, and the probe assembly 531 moves to the predetermined position, the motor driver 5031 controls the third motor 503 not to rotate continuously, and maintains the operation state. The third proximity switch 538 will generate a signal to the controller to cause the controller to proceed to the next operation.

In step S30, when the probe of the operating mechanism 53 is connected to the consumable chip 330, the controller performs an operation of upgrading, resetting, rewriting or detecting the consumable chip 330 via the operating mechanism 53.

In this embodiment, when the processing of consumable chip upgrading of consumable equipment to the printing consumables is successful, can show successful typeface on the display screen of consumable equipment, if handle the unsuccessful, also can show typeface such as upgrading failure.

Step S40, the controller receives the processing completion signal, and the controller controls the operating mechanism 53 and the positioning mechanisms 51 and 52 of the pressing mechanism 54 to respectively reset, so that the operating mechanism 53, the pressing mechanism 54 and the positioning mechanisms 51 and 52 respectively move to the initial positions;

step S50, the controller controls the movement of the position-limiting plate 551 of the fixing mechanism 55 to move the printing supplies 200 from the predetermined position to the loading position;

in step S60, the controller receives a second signal sent by the photoelectric switch of the fixing mechanism 55, where the second signal is a signal indicating that the printing supplies 200 have been taken out of the fixing mechanism 55, and the controller controls the fixing mechanism 55 to reset so that the fixing mechanism 55 moves from the loading position to the initial position.

Specifically, step S40 includes:

the controller receives the processing completion signal, and controls the third motor driver 5031 to drive the third motor 503 to rotate, the third motor 503 drives the operating mechanism translation plate 533 to move, and when the controller receives a third position signal sent by the third proximity switch 538 of the operating mechanism 53, where the third position signal is a signal for indicating that the operating mechanism 53 moves to the initial position, the controller controls the third motor 503 driver to stop working.

The controller controls a fourth motor driver 5041 to drive the fourth motor 504 to rotate, the fourth motor 504 drives the compressing mechanism translation plate to move, and when the controller receives a fourth position signal sent by a fourth proximity switch of the compressing mechanism, the fourth position signal is a signal for indicating that the compressing mechanism 54 moves to the initial position, the controller controls the fourth motor driver to stop working;

the controller controls the first motor driver 5011 to drive the first motor 501 to rotate, the first motor 501 drives the positioning mechanism translation plate 513 to move, and when the controller receives a first position signal sent by a first proximity switch of the positioning mechanism 55, where the first position signal is a signal for indicating that the positioning mechanism moves to an initial position, the controller controls the first motor driver 5011 to stop working.

In an embodiment, when the controller receives a reset command of the operating mechanism 53, the controller controls the third motor driver 5031 to drive the third motor 503 to operate, the third motor shaft 5032 rotates in the opposite direction, the third nut 536 moves in the + Y direction due to the rotation of the third motor shaft 5032, and the third nut 536 drives the operating mechanism translation plate 533, the probe fixing plate 532, and the probe assembly 531 to move in the + Y direction, thereby completing the movement away from the consumable packaging assembly 200, and returning the operating mechanism 53 to the initial position. When the third proximity switch 538 senses that the corresponding actuator translation plate 533 is within the recognizable distance range, a position signal is sent to the controller, and the controller controls the corresponding third motor 503 to stop rotating.

When the controller receives a reset command of the pressing mechanism 54, the controller controls the fourth motor driver 5041 to drive the fourth motor 504 to operate, the fourth motor shaft 5042 rotates in the reverse direction, the fourth nut 546 moves in the + Z direction due to the rotation of the fourth motor shaft 5042, the fourth nut 546 drives the pressing mechanism translation plate 543, the pressing plate fixing plate 542 and the pressing plate 541 to move in the + Z direction, and thus the pressing mechanism 54 returns to the initial position. When the fourth proximity switch 548 senses that the corresponding pressing mechanism translation plate 543 is within the recognizable distance range, a position signal is sent to the controller, and the controller controls the corresponding fourth motor 504 to stop rotating.

When the controller receives the reset command of the positioning mechanisms 51 and 52, taking the left positioning mechanism 51 as an example, the controller controls the first motor driver 5011 to drive the first motor 501 to operate, the first motor shaft 5012 rotates in the opposite direction, the first nut 516 moves in the-X axis direction due to the rotation of the first motor shaft 5012, and the first nut 516 drives the positioning mechanism translation plate 513, the ejector rod fixing plate 512, and the ejector rod 511 to move in the-X axis direction, so that the left positioning mechanism 51 returns to the initial position, and meanwhile, the right positioning mechanism 51 also returns to the initial position. When the first proximity switch 519 and the second proximity switch sense that the corresponding positioning mechanism translation plates are located in the recognizable distance range, position signals are sent to the controller, and the controller controls the first motor 501 and the second motor 502 to stop rotating.

When the controller receives a reset instruction of the fixing mechanism 55, the controller controls the fifth motor driver 5051 to drive the fifth motor 505 to operate, the fifth motor shaft 5052 rotates in the opposite direction, the fifth nut 556 moves in the + Y direction due to the rotation of the fifth motor shaft 5052, and the fifth nut 556 drives the fixing mechanism translation plate 553 and the limit plate 551 to move in the + Y direction, so that the fixing mechanism 55 is at the initial position. When the fifth proximity switch 558 senses that the corresponding stationary mechanism translating plate 553 is within a recognizable distance range, a position signal is sent to the controller, which then controls the corresponding fifth motor 504 to stop rotating.

In step S70, the controller controls the fixing mechanism 55 to extend the position-limiting plate 551, and the printing supplies 200 are sent from the initial position to the loading position; the user takes out the processed printing consumables 200.

Step S80, another consumable packaging component of the same product is placed in, and steps S70-S80 are repeated.

In step S90, when the last consumable packaging set is upgraded, reset, rewritten or detected, the position-limiting plate 551 is extended, the consumable packaging set is removed, the reset button 103 is pressed, the consumable device 100 is returned to the initial position, and the positioning mechanisms 51 and 52, the operating mechanism 53, the pressing mechanism 54 and the fixing mechanism 55 are all returned to the initial position.

In step S101, if the consumable packaging component of another product needs to be replaced, the two-dimensional code needs to be rescanned, and the operations S01-S90 are performed.

In step S102, if the operation is not required to be continued, the reset button 103 is pressed, and the actuator is reset to the initial position, at which time it stands by until the next code scanning is started.

Further, during the above steps, if an emergency situation is encountered, the user can press the emergency stop button 102 (typically a red button) to pause all operations of the consumable device.

In addition, the consumable device 100 may be connected to an image forming apparatus (e.g., a printer). After the consumable device 100 finishes operating the printing consumables 200, the master controller sends a signal to the image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus prints an information label corresponding to the printing consumables, and the user attaches the information label to an outer package of the printing consumables. When the operation of the consumable device 100 on the printing consumable 200 fails, the printing order is not executed.

The information tag may be used to cover the first through hole 21 on the consumable package 20, preventing dust from entering onto the consumable chip 330 or inside the consumable container 30. Further, the information label may also cover the second through hole on the consumable package 20, preventing dust from entering the interior of the consumable package 20.

Further, when the consumable device 100 is in the standby mode, the reset button is pressed for five seconds, and all the limiting plates of the actuators 300 and 500 are extended, which is an engineering mode, so that the damaged probe assembly can be conveniently replaced. In other embodiments, ten seconds, three seconds, etc. are also possible.

When the consumable device 100 is in the engineering mode, there is no action for placing the printing consumables 200 and scanning the two-dimensional code until the reset button 103 is pressed again, and all the actuators 300 and 500 are reset to return to the standby mode.

In summary, the processing steps of the consumable device are as follows:

step A, the consumable device 100 is placed on a plane, the power line socket 106 is plugged into a power line, and the power switch 105 is turned on. If necessary, the cable jack 107 plugs into the RJ45 cable for ethernet connection to facilitate updating the device program or system.

And step B, aligning the two-dimensional code on the prepared printing consumables 200 to a camera 1011 on the master controller 101 for scanning so that the master controller 101 can acquire the two-dimensional code information on the printing consumables.

Step C, the master controller 101 receives the two-dimensional code information on the consumable packaging part 20 of the printing consumable 200, converts the two-dimensional code information into a serial number instruction, and controls the corresponding execution mechanism 500 to execute actions according to the serial number instruction; the overall controller 101 controls the fixing mechanism 55 in the corresponding actuator 500 to move the position restricting plate 551 from the initial position to the loading position, as shown in fig. 13.

And step D, loading the printing consumables 200 into the containing part 5512 of the limit plate 551 of the fixing mechanism 55, controlling the fifth motor driver 5051 to drive the fifth motor 505 to rotate by the controller 101, driving the limit plate 551 to move by the fifth motor 505, and controlling the fifth motor driver 5051 to stop working when the controller receives a signal that the fixing mechanism 55 reaches a preset position.

Step E, when the controller receives a signal that the fixing mechanism 55 reaches a preset position, the controller 101 controls the first motor driver 5011 to drive the first motor 501 to rotate, and simultaneously controls the second motor driver 5021 to drive the second motor 502 to rotate; the first motor 501 drives the positioning mechanism translation plate 513 and the ejector rod 511 arranged on the positioning mechanism translation plate 513 to move until the ejector rod 511 passes through the second through hole 22 on the consumable packaging part 20 and abuts against the consumable container 30; meanwhile, the second motor 502 drives the positioning mechanism translation plate 513 and the ejector rod 511 mounted on the positioning mechanism translation plate 513 to move until the ejector rod 511 passes through the second through hole 22 on the consumable packaging part 20 and abuts against the consumable container 30; when the controller receives a signal that the positioning mechanisms 51 and 52 reach a predetermined position, the controller controls the first motor driver 5011 and the second motor driver 5021 to stop working, and the positioning mechanism 55 positions the consumable container 30.

Step F, when the controller receives a signal that the positioning mechanism 51 reaches a preset position, the controller controls the fourth motor driver 5041 to drive the fourth motor 504 to rotate, and the fourth motor 504 drives the pressing plate 541 to move towards the direction close to the end wall of the consumable package 20 until the pressing plate 541 abuts against the end wall of the consumable package 20; when the controller receives a signal that the compressing mechanism 54 reaches a predetermined position, the controller controls the fourth motor driver 5041 to stop working, and the compressing mechanism 54 vertically compresses the consumable container 30.

Step G, when the controller receives a signal that the pressing mechanism 54 reaches a predetermined position, the controller controls the third motor driver 5031 to drive the third motor 503 to rotate, and the third motor 503 drives the operating mechanism translation plate 533 and the probe assembly 531 mounted on the operating mechanism translation plate 533 to move until the probe assembly 531 passes through the first through hole 21 on the consumable packaging to be connected with the consumable chip 330 on the consumable container 30; when the controller receives a signal that the operating mechanism 53 reaches a predetermined position, the controller controls the third motor driver 5031 to stop operating.

And step H, when the controller receives a signal that the operating mechanism 53 reaches a preset position, the operating mechanism 53 processes the consumable chip 330 on the consumable container 30.

Step I, when the controller receives the processing completion signal, the controller controls the operating mechanism 53 and the positioning mechanisms 51 and 52 of the pressing mechanism 54 to reset respectively, so that the operating mechanism 53, the pressing mechanism 54 and the positioning mechanisms 51 and 52 move to initial positions respectively.

Step J, after the operating mechanism 53, the pressing mechanism 54 and the positioning mechanisms 51 and 52 are all reset, the controller controls the limiting plate 551 of the fixing mechanism 55 to move, and the printing consumables 200 are moved from the preset position to the loading and unloading position; the user takes out the processed printing consumables 200.

In step K, the controller receives a second signal sent by the photoelectric switch of the fixing mechanism 55, where the second signal is a signal indicating that the printing consumables 200 have been taken out of the fixing mechanism 55, and the controller controls the fixing mechanism 55 to reset, so that the fixing mechanism 55 moves from the loading position to the initial position.

And step L, putting another consumable packaging component of the same product, and repeatedly executing the steps B to K.

Step M, after the last consumable packaging group is upgraded, reset, rewritten or detected, the limiting plate 551 extends out, the consumable packaging group is taken away, the reset button 103 is pressed, the consumable device 100 restores to the initial position, and the positioning mechanisms 51 and 52, the operating mechanism 53, the pressing mechanism 54 and the fixing mechanism 55 all restore to the initial position.

And step N, if the consumable packaging component of another product needs to be replaced, the two-dimensional code needs to be scanned again, and the operations from B to K are executed.

And step O, if the operation is not required to be continued, pressing the reset button 103, resetting the actuating mechanism to the initial position, and waiting until the next code scanning is started.

Example two:

different from the first embodiment, the consumable device provided in the second embodiment of the present application is that the first motor 501, the second motor 502, the fourth motor 504, and the fifth motor 505 may be step motors, servo motors, direct current motors, alternating current motors, or other electric motor devices, as long as the function of driving the corresponding mechanism to move can be achieved.

When the first motor 501, the second motor 502, the fourth motor 504 and the fifth motor 505 are all servo motors, the movement distance of the corresponding mechanism can be controlled by controlling the motors, and it can also be recognized that the pressure applied to the motor shaft can judge whether the pressure on the motor shaft side is within a predetermined range when the corresponding mechanism is driven by the motors to move to a certain distance, so that the motor has the function of error correction.

Example three:

different from the first embodiment, the consumable device provided in the third embodiment of the present application may be provided with a sensor (not shown in the figure) on the movable track of the fixing mechanisms 51 and 52, the operating mechanism 53, the pressing mechanism 54, and the positioning mechanism 55 or on the other side of the side where the first motor 501 is located, so as to identify whether each mechanism reaches a specific position, and have an error correction function, thereby increasing the safety of the consumable device.

The sensor can adopt a position sensor and a light sensor.

For example, the positioning mechanism 51 further includes at least one first sensor. The first sensor is used to identify whether the positioning mechanism 51 is at a position where the printing consumables 200 are positioned. The first sensor may be an optical sensor, such as an infrared sensor.

Example four:

the fourth consumable device of this application embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that, the consumable device 100 also can only have an outlet of a mechanism, and it is enough to increase a deployment module and a track module inside the consumable device 100.

Specifically, the master controller acquires two-dimensional code information on a consumable packaging piece of the printing consumable, converts the two-dimensional code information into a sequence number instruction, and moves the printing consumable to a corresponding execution mechanism by using the allocation module and the track module according to the sequence number instruction to execute related upgrading operation.

The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the invention, and any modifications, equivalents, improvements and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (18)

1. A consumable device suitable for a printing consumable, the printing consumable comprising a consumable package and at least one consumable container housed within the consumable package; the side wall of the consumable packaging piece is provided with a first through hole and a second through hole, and the consumable equipment is characterized by comprising at least one actuating mechanism and a controller;

the actuating mechanism comprises at least one positioning mechanism and an operating mechanism;

the controller controls the positioning mechanism to position the consumable container in a first direction through a second through hole on the consumable package;

the controller controls the operating mechanism to penetrate through the first through hole in the consumable packaging part to be connected with the consumable chip on the consumable container;

the actuating mechanism further comprises a fixing mechanism, the positioning mechanism is arranged on one side of the fixing mechanism, and the positioning mechanism is used for positioning the consumable container;

the operating mechanism is opposite to the fixing mechanism and is used for being electrically connected with a consumable chip on the consumable container.

2. The consumable device of claim 1,

the fixing mechanism comprises a limiting plate, the limiting plate is provided with a concave accommodating part, and the accommodating part is used for accommodating at least one part of the printing consumables.

3. The consumable apparatus of claim 2, wherein the positioning mechanism is configured with a first motor, the first motor being connected to the controller;

the positioning mechanism comprises a positioning mechanism translation plate and an ejector rod, the positioning mechanism translation plate is connected with the first motor, the ejector rod is installed at one end, far away from the first motor, of the positioning mechanism translation plate, and the ejector rod is used for positioning the consumable container;

the first motor drives the positioning mechanism translation plate to move until the ejector rod is abutted to the consumable container.

4. The consumable apparatus of claim 2, wherein the operating mechanism is configured with a third motor, the third motor being connected to the controller;

the operating mechanism comprises an operating mechanism translation plate and a probe assembly, the operating mechanism translation plate is connected with the third motor, and the probe assembly is installed at one end, far away from the third motor, of the operating mechanism translation plate;

the third motor drives the operating mechanism translation plate to move close to the fixing mechanism along a second direction, and the second direction is intersected or perpendicular to the first direction until the probe assembly is electrically connected with the consumable chip on the consumable container.

5. The consumable device of claim 4, wherein the probe assembly comprises a probe having a tip shaped to pierce a film wrapped on the surface of the printing consumable.

6. The consumable device of claim 2, wherein the actuator further comprises a hold down mechanism configured with a fourth motor, the fourth motor connected to the controller;

the pressing mechanism comprises a pressing plate, and the pressing plate is opposite to the limiting plate;

and the fourth motor drives the pressing plate to move until the pressing plate abuts against the end wall of the consumable packaging, and the end wall of the consumable packaging intersects with or is perpendicular to the side wall.

7. The consumable apparatus of claim 2, wherein the fixing mechanism is configured with a fifth motor, the fifth motor being connected with the controller;

the fixing mechanism further comprises a fixing mechanism translation plate, and the limiting plate is mounted on the fixing mechanism translation plate;

and the fifth motor drives the fixing mechanism translation plate to move to drive the printing consumables contained in the containing part of the limiting plate to reach a preset position.

8. The consumable apparatus of claim 2, wherein the actuator comprises two positioning mechanisms respectively located on both sides of the fixing mechanism;

two opposite side walls of the consumable packaging piece are respectively provided with a second through hole, and the two positioning mechanisms respectively penetrate through the corresponding second through holes to clamp and position the consumable container.

9. A method of processing a printing consumable comprising a consumable package and at least one consumable container housed within the consumable package; the side wall of the consumable packaging piece is provided with a first through hole and a second through hole, the printing consumable is processed by the consumable equipment of any one of claims 1-8, and the processing method comprises the following steps:

step S10, the controller controls a positioning mechanism to position the consumable container in a first direction through a second through hole on the consumable packaging piece;

and step S20, the controller controls the operating mechanism to pass through the first through hole on the consumable packaging piece to be connected with the consumable chip on the consumable container.

10. The processing method according to claim 9, wherein the step S10 includes:

the controller controls a first motor driver to drive a first motor to rotate, and the first motor drives a positioning mechanism translation plate and a mandril arranged on the positioning mechanism translation plate to move until the mandril penetrates through a second through hole in the consumable packaging piece to abut against the consumable container;

the controller controls the first motor driver to stop working, and the positioning mechanism positions the consumable container.

11. The processing method according to claim 9, wherein the step S20 includes:

the controller controls a third motor driver to drive a third motor to rotate, and the third motor drives an operating mechanism translation plate and a probe assembly arranged on the operating mechanism translation plate to move until the probe assembly penetrates through a first through hole in the consumable packaging piece to be connected with a consumable chip on the consumable container;

and the controller controls the third motor driver to stop working, and the operating mechanism processes the consumable chips on the consumable container.

12. The process of claim 9, wherein after step S10 and before step S20, the process further comprises:

and step S11, the controller controls the pressing plate of the pressing mechanism to move towards the direction close to the end wall of the consumable package until the pressing plate abuts against the end wall of the consumable package, and the end wall of the consumable package is intersected with or perpendicular to the side wall.

13. The processing method according to claim 12, wherein the step S11 includes:

the controller controls a fourth motor driver to drive a fourth motor to rotate, and the fourth motor drives a pressing mechanism translation plate and a pressing plate arranged on the pressing mechanism translation plate to move until the pressing plate is abutted with the end wall of the consumable packaging piece;

the controller controls the fourth motor driver to stop working, and the compaction mechanism keeps a compaction state on the consumable package.

14. The process of claim 9, wherein prior to step S10, the process further comprises:

step S01, the general controller receives the two-dimension code information on the consumable packaging piece of the printing consumables, converts the two-dimension code information into a serial number instruction, and controls a corresponding execution mechanism to execute actions according to the serial number instruction; the controller controls a fixing mechanism in the corresponding executing mechanism to move the limiting plate from the initial position to the loading and unloading position;

and step S02, the printing consumables are loaded into the containing parts of the limiting plates of the fixing mechanism, and the controller controls the limiting plates to move until the printing consumables move to a preset position from the loading position.

15. The processing method according to claim 14, wherein the step S02 includes:

the printing consumables are loaded into the containing parts of the limiting plates of the fixing mechanism, the controller receives first signals sent by the photoelectric switches of the fixing mechanism, and the first signals are signals indicating that the printing consumables are installed in place;

the controller controls a fifth motor driver to drive a fifth motor to rotate, and the fifth motor drives the limiting plate to move from the loading position to the preset position;

and the controller controls the fifth motor driver to stop working, and the printing consumables reach a preset position.

16. The process of claim 9, wherein the process further comprises:

and step S30, when the probe of the operating mechanism is connected with the consumable chip, the controller executes the operation of upgrading, resetting, rewriting or detecting the consumable chip through the probe.

17. The process of claim 16, further comprising:

step S40, a controller receives a processing completion signal, and the controller controls the operating mechanism, the pressing mechanism and the positioning mechanism to respectively reset, so that the operating mechanism, the pressing mechanism and the positioning mechanism respectively move to initial positions;

step S50, the controller controls the limiting plate of the fixing mechanism to move, and the printing supplies are moved from the preset position to the loading and unloading position;

and step S60, the controller receives a second signal sent by the photoelectric switch of the fixing mechanism, the second signal is a signal indicating that the printing consumables are taken out of the fixing mechanism, and the controller controls the fixing mechanism to reset so that the fixing mechanism moves from the loading position to the initial position.

18. The processing method according to claim 17, wherein step S40 includes:

the controller receives a processing completion signal, the controller controls a third motor driver to drive a third motor to rotate, the third motor drives an operating mechanism translation plate to move, and when the controller receives a third position signal sent by a third proximity switch of the operating mechanism, the third position signal is a signal for indicating the operating mechanism to move to an initial position, and the controller controls the third motor driver to stop working;

the controller controls a fourth motor driver to drive a fourth motor to rotate, the fourth motor drives a compressing mechanism translation plate to move, and when the controller receives a fourth position signal sent by a fourth proximity switch of the compressing mechanism, the fourth position signal is a signal for indicating the compressing mechanism to move to an initial position, and the controller controls the fourth motor driver to stop working;

the controller controls a first motor driver to drive a first motor to rotate, the first motor drives a positioning mechanism translation plate to move, when the controller receives a first position signal sent by a first proximity switch of the positioning mechanism, the first position signal is a signal used for indicating that the positioning mechanism moves to an initial position, and the controller controls the first motor driver to stop working.

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