The utility model content
The utility model provides a kind of imaging device with alarm, imaging device and drive unit, in order to solve defective of the prior art, optimizes the imaging device alarm technique, makes the user be convenient to distinguish the various faults of identification.
The utility model embodiment provides a kind of imaging device alarm, comprising:
Signaling interface is used to receive the detection signal that the pick-up unit of imaging device sends;
Memory module is used for store alarms information, and stores the corresponding relation between each warning message and the detection signal;
Communication module is provided with external communication interface, and described communication module is used to receive each warning message of outside input and the corresponding relation between the detection signal, and/or warning message;
Control module comprises setup unit, matching unit and warning output unit, wherein,
Described setup unit links to each other with communication module with described memory module, each warning message that is used for described communication module is received and the corresponding relation between the detection signal, and/or warning message stores in the described memory module;
Described matching unit links to each other with memory module with described signaling interface, and the detection signal that is used for receiving according to described signaling interface mates in described memory module;
Described warning output unit links to each other with memory module with described matching unit, is used for the matching result according to described matching unit, and the pairing warning message of detection signal that coupling is consistent is transferred to panalarm and exports.
Aforesaid alarm, preferably described memory module comprise storage area and backup zone; Described storage area is used to store the corresponding relation between described warning message and each warning message and the detection signal; Described backup zone is a read-only zones, is used to store the warning message of acquiescence and the corresponding relation between warning message and the detection signal.
Aforesaid alarm, preferably described external communication interface is infrared interface, blue tooth interface and/or USB (universal serial bus).
Aforesaid alarm preferably also comprises: panalarm, link to each other with described warning output unit, and be used to export described warning message.Described panalarm can comprise display lamp and/or loudspeaker.
Aforesaid alarm, preferably this control module also comprises:
The priority recognition unit, be connected between described signaling interface and the matching unit, be used for discerning the priority of described detection signal, a detection signal be transferred to described matching unit according to priority orders when simultaneously when described signaling interface receives two above detection signals.
The utility model embodiment also provides a kind of imaging device, comprises the utility model imaging device alarm, also comprises with described alarm linking to each other, and is used to send the pick-up unit of detection signal.
Aforesaid imaging device, preferably described pick-up unit comprise lack in paper detecting device, paper feed detecting device, temperature sensor, door sensor and the developer level detecting device any one or a plurality of.
The utility model embodiment also provides a kind of drive unit of imaging device alarm, comprising:
Module is set, is used to receive the warning message that the user is written into, corresponding relation between warning message and the detection signal is set according to user command;
Output module links to each other with the described module that is provided with, and is used for the corresponding relation between each warning message and the detection signal, and/or the external communication interface of warning message by the alarm communication module is transferred to described alarm.
Aforesaid drive unit preferably also comprises: display module is used for from the memory module collection warning message of described alarm and the corresponding relation between each warning message and the detection signal, and shows.
The imaging device alarming technical scheme that the utility model provides makes that the user can self-defined warning message, and by the warning message of self-defined setting, the user can distinguish different faults with different warning messages, is convenient to the user and distinguishes fault accurately, fast; Because the user can define voluntarily, so can fully satisfy user's different demands; The warning message that the user sets for oneself is easier to be familiar with grasping, and convenient memory makes the warning function hommization more of imaging device.
Embodiment
For the purpose, technical scheme and the advantage that make the utility model embodiment clearer, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing among the utility model embodiment, technical scheme among the utility model embodiment is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment is the utility model part embodiment, rather than whole embodiment.Based on the embodiment in the utility model, those of ordinary skills are not making the every other embodiment that is obtained under the creative work prerequisite, all belong to the scope of the utility model protection.
Embodiment one
The imaging device that Fig. 1 provides for the utility model embodiment one structural representation of alarm, this alarm 100 can adopt the form of software and/or hardware to realize, can be for being independent of the external alarm 100 that imaging device is connected with imaging device, also can be for being integrated in the parts among the imaging device.As shown in Figure 1, this alarm 100 comprises: signaling interface 110, memory module 120, communication module 130 and control module 140.Wherein, signaling interface 110 links to each other with pick-up unit 200 in the imaging device, is used for the detection signal that receiving detection device 200 sends.Memory module 120 is used for store alarms information, and stores the corresponding relation between each warning message and the detection signal.Communication module 130 is provided with external communication interface, and this communication module 130 is used to receive each warning message of outside input and the corresponding relation between the detection signal, and/or warning message.Control module 140 specifically comprises setup unit 141, matching unit 142 and warning output unit 143.Setup unit 141 links to each other with communication module 130 with memory module 120, each warning message that is used for communication module 130 is received and the corresponding relation between the detection signal, and/or warning message stores in the memory module 120.Matching unit 142 links to each other with memory module 120 with signaling interface 110, and the detection signal that is used for receiving according to signaling interface 110 mates in memory module 120.Warning output unit 143 links to each other with memory module 120 with matching unit 142, is used for the matching result according to matching unit 142, and the pairing warning message of detection signal that coupling is consistent is transferred to panalarm 150 and exports.Panalarm 150 can integrate with alarm 100, also can be panalarm 150 or the external panalarm 150 that uses for alarm 100 on the imaging device.
The technical scheme of present embodiment can be applied to various imaging devices, such as printer, facsimile recorder and duplicating machine etc.Pick-up unit can be the device that the various sensors that are provided with in the imaging device etc. can detection failure, for example lacks paper detecting device, paper feed detecting device, temperature sensor, door sensor or developer level detecting device etc.This alarm is provided with the signaling interface that can link to each other with these pick-up units, so that the transmission detection signal.
Be provided with memory module in the alarm of present embodiment, can the various warning messages of pre-stored, and the corresponding relation between warning message and the various detection signal.In addition, also be provided with communication module in the present embodiment, can receive each warning message of outside input and the corresponding relation between the detection signal, and/or warning message, thereby realized that the user can be by the self-defined warning function that alarm is set of communication module.Not only can increase, change or delete warning message, can also change the corresponding relation between detection signal and the warning message.The hardware setting that depends on panalarm, warning message can have various ways to select for the user, preferably comprise display lamp light/close or change in color activation bit, loudspeaker the acoustic information that can send etc., or the combination of above-mentioned information.This alarm can integrated display lamp and/or loudspeaker as panalarm, link to each other with the warning output unit, thereby output alarm information voluntarily, perhaps alarm also can come output alarm information by panalarms such as the display lamp that is provided with on the imaging device and loudspeakers.
The imaging device that the utility model embodiment provides makes that with alarm the user can self-defined warning message, this technical scheme has plurality of advantages: by the warning message of self-defined setting, control module can be exported corresponding warning message when matching consistent detection signal, the user can distinguish different faults with different warning messages, is convenient to the user and distinguishes fault accurately, fast; Because the user can define voluntarily, so can fully satisfy user's different demands, for example can define and adopt loudspeaker to come sounding alarm in the big place of light intensity, in a riot of sound environment, can adopt a plurality of display lamp brightness combinations or the incompatible warning of color-set, the user also can select melodious bell sound to report to the police as required, improve experience, when many imaging devices put together, different alarm sounds also can be set be distinguished; Because warning message can be by User Defined, then for the pick-up unit or the fault type that increase, the user can add the warning message kind neatly; The warning message that the user sets for oneself is easier to be familiar with grasping, and convenient memory makes the warning function hommization more of imaging device.
The technical scheme of present embodiment can further be optimized.
Memory module preferably comprises storage area and backup zone.Storage area can be readable/writable area territory, be used for the corresponding relation between store alarms information and each warning message and the detection signal, the backup zone can be read-only zones, is used for the acquiescence warning message that carries when the store alarms device dispatches from the factory and the corresponding relation between warning message and the detection signal.The user can recover order by the communication module input, according to the information in the backup zone warning of alarm is exported and returns to the default conditions that dispatch from the factory.
The external communication interface of communication module can adopt implemented in many forms, typically can be infrared interface, blue tooth interface or USB (universal serial bus) (Universal Serial BUS, be called for short USB) interface etc., make that alarm can be easily and computing machine interaction commonly used.
Embodiment two
The imaging device that Fig. 2 provides for the utility model embodiment two structural representation of alarm, present embodiment can embodiment one be the basis, further sets up priority recognition unit 144 in control module 140.Priority recognition unit 144 is connected between signaling interface 110 and the matching unit 142, be used for when simultaneously when signaling interface 110 receives two above detection signals, the priority of identification detection signal is transferred to matching unit 142 according to priority orders with a detection signal.
Each pick-up unit 200 for imaging device, different pick-up unit 200 detected faults generally can be divided into two classes, first kind fault is the fault that domestic consumer can handle, for example lack developer, paperboard or scarce paper etc., the second class fault is the fault that domestic consumer can not handle, for example the fault of parts such as image forming apparatus.The priority that first kind fault can be set is higher than the priority of the second class fault.When if signaling interface 110 receives two above detection signals simultaneously, a detection signal of high priority is transferred to matching unit 142, removed by the user because the first kind fault of high priority is easier, also be normal the appearance usually.Similar generally speaking fault can not occur simultaneously, because imaging device is when detecting a fault, often will be out of service, and no longer detect other faults.
More generally situation can in the light of actual conditions be provided with the priority of various faults respectively, is discerned by priority recognition unit 144, in a plurality of detection signals of Chu Xianing, selects a highest detection signal of priority to report to the police at the same time.
The utility model embodiment also provides a kind of imaging device, and this imaging device comprises the imaging device alarm that the utility model embodiment is provided, and also comprises with alarm and linking to each other, and is used to send the pick-up unit of detection signal.Panalarm can be integrated on the alarm, also can be integrated on the imaging device, can also adopt the panalarm that is placed on imaging device.Based on alarm provided by the utility model, this imaging device can be realized self-defining warning message output, is convenient to user's operation, can satisfy the many-sided demand of user.The form of the imaging device that the utility model embodiment is provided has a variety of, can be printer, duplicating machine or facsimile recorder etc.Be the structure and the course of work of the example explanation imaging device that comprises this alarm below with this typical imaging device of printer.
Embodiment three
The structural representation of the imaging device that Fig. 3 provides for the utility model embodiment three, this imaging device is specially a kind of printer.This printer is formed with a paper feed passage as shown in Figure 3 in body 301.Initiating terminal at the paper feed passage is a paper feeding box 302, places recording medium 303, for example paper, transparent film etc.The paper delivery side of paper feeding box 302 is provided with paper feed roller 304, along with the rotation of paper feed roller 304 is gone into recording medium 303 sendings in the secondary carrying roller 305, thereby enters the paper feed passage.Along with the guiding of secondary carrying roller 305, recording medium 303 enters between transfer roll 306 and the photosensitive drums 307 along the paper feed passage.Photosensitive drums 307 is arranged in the handle box 310, also be provided with charging roller 308 and developer roll 309 in the handle box 310, photosensitive drums 307 is rotated with predetermined direction, in rotary course, photosensitive drums 307 outside surfaces are recharged roller 308 and fill with predetermined polarity voltage, its charged outside surface was subjected to the irradiation of the laser cell (LSU) 314 in handle box 310 outsides when photosensitive drums 307 was rotated, and formed electrostatic latent image on the outside surface of exposure.Being formed on electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive drums 307 is developed roller 309 by toner and develops to visual toner image.In the time of between recording medium 303 is by photosensitive drums 307 and transfer roll 306, the toner image on the photosensitive drums 307 is transferred on the recording medium 303.Having transfer printing has the recording medium 303 of toner to enter between the warm-up mill and pressure roll of image forming apparatus 311 along the paper feed passage subsequently, thus toner image by photographic fixing on recording medium 303., under the guiding of exit roller 312, be discharged in the row's paper disc 313 on the body 301, thereby finish Polaroid process by behind the image forming apparatus 311 at recording medium 303.
In this imaging device, be typically provided with a plurality of pick-up units, for example lack paper detecting device 210, paper feed detecting device, temperature sensor 240, door sensor 250 and developer level detecting device 260.
Scarce paper detecting device 210 can be arranged on paper feeding box 302 places and detect whether lack paper.The paper feed detecting device can have two, and the first paper feed detecting device 220 is arranged between secondary carrying roller 305 and the transfer roll 306, is specially the sensor of detection record medium 303 and synchronous imaging.The second paper feed detecting device 230 is arranged between image forming apparatus 311 and the exit roller 312, is specially the sensor that detected image fixing device 311 and exit roller 312 places have or not paperboard.Temperature sensor 240 is arranged in the image forming apparatus 311, is used for the temperature conditions of detected image fixing device 311.Developer level detecting device 260 is arranged in the handle box 310, is used to detect developer residue situation.Whether door sensor 250 is arranged on the body 301 of imaging device, detects the lid on the body 301 or the opening and closing state of door, for example detect to change handle box 310 or open or close to the door that paper feeding box 302 adds recording mediums 303.
Detect developer level and be less than setting value or door sensor and detect when opening when two paper feed sensor detect temperature anomaly, developer level detecting device to paperboard, temperature sensor, these situations can be sent to the control module of alarm as detection signal, control module will be obtained corresponding warning message based on these detection signals, again by the output of panalarms such as display lamp or loudspeaker.
Based on imaging device shown in Figure 3, its a kind of typical course of work comprises the steps: as shown in Figure 4
Promptly get access to starting-up signal as detection signal after step 1, the imaging device start, alarm begins to play first sound as warning message after overmatching, the signal that detects start can be special detection signal, also can be set by the user and whether control output alarm signal;
Step 2, imaging device initialization;
Whether step 3, door sensor detecting gate are opened, if then execution in step 4, if not, then execution in step 5;
Whether step 4, the corresponding detection signal of alarm coupling are play the second corresponding sound, remind the user to shut the door, and return execution in step 3 and door is closed to detect the user;
Step 5, developer level detecting device detect in the handle box whether lack developer, if then execution in step 6, otherwise execution in step 7;
Step 6, the corresponding detection signal of alarm coupling are play the 3rd corresponding sound, reminding user to replace handle box or interpolation developer, and return step 5 and whether change handle box or add developer to detect the user.Further, detect developer level a plurality of ranks can be set, be lower than predetermined value and developer exhausts as developer level, correspondence can be used different alarm sounds;
Step 7, begin to print;
Step 8, scarce paper detecting device detect the paper feeding box and whether lack paper, if then execution in step 9, otherwise execution in step 10;
Step 9, stop to print, the corresponding detection signal of alarm coupling is play corresponding fourth sound sound, reminds the user to add paper, then returns execution in step 8 and whether adds paper to detect the user;
Whether step 10, the first paper feed detecting device detect paperboard, if then execution in step 11, otherwise execution in step 12;
Step 11, stop to print, whether the corresponding detection signal of alarm coupling is play corresponding fifth sound sound, reminds user's paper feed roller place that paperboard takes place, then return step 10 and solve to detect the paperboard problem;
Step 12, paper arrive image forming apparatus after transfer printing;
Whether step 13, temperature sensor detected image fixing device temperature be overheated, if overheated then execution in step 14, otherwise execution in step 15;
Step 14, stop to print, the corresponding detection signal of alarm coupling is play the 6th corresponding sound, reminds the user images fixing device overheated, then returns step 13;
Whether step 15, the second paper feed detecting device detect paperboard, if then execution in step 16, and execution in step 17 then if not;
Whether step 16, stop to print, the corresponding detection signal of alarm coupling is play corresponding seven tunes sound, reminds user images fixing device place that paperboard takes place, then return step 15 and detect the paperboard problem and solve;
Step 17, exit roller are discharged paper, finish Polaroid operation.
In above-mentioned flow process, for more being close to practical situation, be that example illustrates workflow with user's first kind fault that can handle, common, in the practical application, can also there be other faults.
Embodiment four
The structural representation of the drive unit of the imaging device alarm that Fig. 5 provides for the utility model embodiment four, this drive unit is arranged on subscriber terminal side, can adopt software and/or hardware mode to realize, specifically can be integrated in the terminal and realize.This drive unit comprises: module 410 and output module 420 are set.Module 410 is set is used to receive the warning message that the user is written into, corresponding relation between warning message and the detection signal is set according to user command; Output module 420 with module 410 be set link to each other, be used for the corresponding relation between each warning message and the detection signal, and/or the external communication interface of warning message by the alarm communication module be transferred to alarm.
This drive unit can further include display module 430, is used for from the memory module collection warning message of alarm and the corresponding relation between each warning message and the detection signal, and shows.
When the user operates the self-defined warning message of drive unit by terminal, at first set up communicating to connect between computing machine and the alarm by communication module; Then can be by module operation display interface on terminal is set, preferably from the memory module of alarm, gather corresponding relation between warning message and each warning message and the detection signal, and show by display module; The user can begin to be written into warning message then, transfers to alarm by output module; The user can receive user command by the shown operation interface of module is set, and the attribute of the warning message that is written into is edited, and just sets the corresponding relation between warning message and the detection signal.
The setting operation that module is set can have two kinds of patterns, and a kind of pattern is at first to select a kind of detection signal, then selects the corresponding relation of a kind of warning message foundation and this detection signal from memory module.Another kind of pattern is a warning message of at first selecting in the memory module, selects the corresponding relation of a kind of detection signal foundation and this warning message then.
Under alarm and situation that terminal is connected, can also on computer interface, show the factory reset item, thereby it is under the control of user input commands, from the backup zone of memory module, backup information is copied in the storage area, so that follow-up according to backup information execution warning function.
The drive unit of the imaging device alarm that present embodiment provided can be set up mutual with the control module of alarm by communication module, receive user's input, produce control signal the control module of alarm is carried out control operation, thereby realize the self-defined warning function of the utility model imaging device, improve user's experience.
Among the utility model embodiment related detection signal be not limited to above-mentioned several, and detected signal when being not limited to fault and makeing mistakes, the signal in the time of can also being the free position change, for example start, off signal; The perhaps whether complete signal of parts, for example handle box installation in position whether; Or the trigger pip set of user, for example timing pip etc.
It should be noted that at last: above embodiment only in order to the explanation the technical solution of the utility model, is not intended to limit; Although the utility model is had been described in detail with reference to previous embodiment, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that: it still can be made amendment to the technical scheme that aforementioned each embodiment put down in writing, and perhaps part technical characterictic wherein is equal to replacement; And these modifications or replacement do not make the essence of appropriate technical solution break away from the spirit and scope of each embodiment technical scheme of the utility model.