CN220826770U - Package and package assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

The present utility model relates to a package for accommodating an imaging material cartridge provided with a chip, said package comprising: a package body in which a package space accommodating the image forming material cartridge is formed; a communication hole provided in the package; the package further includes a shutter that moves between a shutter position and an exposed position; in the shielding position, the shielding piece shields the communication hole; at the exposure position, at least a portion of the communication hole is exposed, the packaging space is communicated with the external space of the package, the chip is operated by the external equipment through the communication hole, the package can effectively prevent dust or impurities from falling onto the chip, the imaging material box in the package can also be effectively prevented from being wetted, and the shielding piece is not easy to fall.

Description

Package and package assembly

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of packaging, in particular to a packaging piece and a packaging assembly.

Background

A process cartridge, an ink cartridge, a powder cartridge, and the like are commonly used image forming material cartridges that can be detachably mounted to an image forming apparatus, and in general, in order to enable the image forming material cartridge to be recognized by the image forming apparatus or to enable the image forming apparatus to obtain information of image forming material and the like remaining in the image forming material cartridge, the image forming material cartridge establishes communication connection with the image forming apparatus through a chip mounted therein, in which information of the model, service life, and the like of the image forming material cartridge is stored.

In practice, the imaging material box manufacturer may need to rewrite the chip information in the imaging material box that has completed packaging according to the actual order situation, for example, the rewriting may change the model of the imaging material box, or the finished product that has arrived at the dealer warehouse may not be used any more due to factors such as firmware upgrade in the imaging device, and at this time, the chip in the imaging material box needs to be upgraded accordingly.

For this reason, there has been a scheme of providing a communication hole in an outer package of an image forming material cartridge and aligning a chip with the communication hole, and when an operation such as upgrading or rewriting data is required to be performed on the chip, only an operation device is required to be electrically connected to the chip through the communication hole, and the scheme does not require disassembly of the outer package, thereby saving a lot of time and simplifying operation steps.

Before the chip needs to be operated, in order to prevent dust or impurity from dropping from the intercommunicating pore, the shielding piece which can cover the intercommunicating pore is adhered to the outer surface of the packaging piece in the prior art, and the user can expose the intercommunicating pore by tearing the shielding piece or directly puncture the shielding piece by using the operation equipment, so that the electric connection between the operation equipment and the chip is finally realized.

However, the blinders in the prior art do not serve the purpose of protecting the communication hole after being torn or pierced, thereby possibly causing the following technical problems:

1. If the imaging material box is required to be stored continuously, dust or impurities can fall onto the chip through the communication hole;

2. The broken outer package also requires a cover to be re-attached if it is to be recycled.

Disclosure of utility model

In view of the above, the present utility model provides a package and a package assembly adopting the following technical solutions to overcome at least one of the above technical problems, and the specific solutions are as follows:

A package for housing an imaging material cartridge provided with a chip, the package comprising: a package body in which a package space accommodating the image forming material cartridge is formed; a communication hole provided in the package; the package further includes a shutter that moves between a shutter position and an exposed position; in the shielding position, the shielding piece shields the communication hole; at the exposure position, at least a portion of the communication hole is exposed, the packaging space is communicated with the external space of the package, the chip is operated by the external equipment through the communication hole, the package can effectively prevent dust or impurities from falling onto the chip, the imaging material box in the package can also be effectively prevented from being wetted, and the shielding piece is not easy to fall.

Wherein the package further comprises a return element for forcing the shutter towards the blocking position, said return element being part of the shutter itself or an elastic element/support element in contact with the shutter; the package has an inner surface facing the packaging space and an outer surface facing away from the packaging space, the shield being arranged between the inner surface and the outer surface or on the inner surface or the outer surface.

In some embodiments, at least a portion of the shield is made of a transparent material.

In some embodiments, the shape of the communication hole varies according to the model of the imaging material cartridge.

In some embodiments, the communication hole is used to locate the external device when the external device enters the packaging space through the communication hole.

In some embodiments, the shield includes a plurality of shield sheets formed separately, with an overlap formed between at least two of the shield sheets.

In some embodiments, the shielding member is integrally formed, and a first notch and a second notch formed in an H shape or an i shape are further provided on the shielding member, and the first notch and the second notch are communicated with each other.

The present utility model also provides a packaging assembly comprising a package as described above and a cartridge of imaging material contained by the package.

Preferably, the chip is opposite to the communication hole.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a case of an image forming material for packaging of a package according to the present utility model.

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of a package and an image forming material cartridge separated from each other in a package assembly according to a first embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 3 is an exploded view showing a package and a shutter separated from each other in a package according to a first embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a package according to a first embodiment of the present utility model, after a shutter is attached to the package.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a package according to a first embodiment of the present utility model, with a shutter open.

Fig. 6 is an exploded view showing a package and a shutter separated from each other in a package according to a second embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a package according to a second embodiment of the present utility model, after a shutter is attached to the package.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a package according to a second embodiment of the present utility model, with a shutter open.

Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a package according to a third embodiment of the present utility model taken along a direction perpendicular to the surface on which the shield member is disposed.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present utility model are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The image forming apparatus commonly used includes a laser printer, a laser copier, an inkjet printer, and the like, and in general, an image forming material cartridge suitable for the laser printer or the laser copier has a process cartridge, a cartridge, and the like, and an image forming material cartridge suitable for the inkjet printer, which images with an image forming material contained therein when the image forming apparatus is in operation, wherein the image forming material contained in the process cartridge and the cartridge is carbon powder, and the image forming material contained in the cartridge is ink, however, regardless of the image forming material cartridge, the image forming material is contained in a cartridge main body of the image forming material cartridge.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a case of an image forming material for packaging of a package according to the present utility model.

The image forming material cartridge 100 includes a cartridge body 100a and a chip assembly CA mounted on the cartridge body 100a, wherein the cartridge body 100a is configured to accommodate an image forming material, the chip assembly CA includes a chip holder 8 and a chip 9 mounted on the chip holder 8, the chip holder 8 and the cartridge body 100a may be integrally formed or separately formed, the chip 9 is configured to establish a communication connection with an image forming apparatus, specifically, a position of the chip 9 in the cartridge body 100a may be set according to a position of a stylus in the image forming apparatus, and the chip 9 may be fixedly set in the cartridge body 100a or may be movably set as long as the chip 9 can form a stable electrical connection with the stylus when the image forming apparatus is operated.

The package for packaging the image forming material cartridge 100 and the package assembly packaged with the image forming material cartridge 100 according to the present utility model are described below.

Example one

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a package assembly with a package and an imaging material cartridge separated from each other in accordance with a first embodiment of the present utility model; FIG. 3 is an exploded view of a package with a shield separated from the package according to a first embodiment of the present utility model; fig. 4 is a perspective view of a package according to a first embodiment of the present utility model, after a shutter is attached to the package; fig. 5 is a perspective view of a package according to a first embodiment of the present utility model, with a shutter open.

As shown in fig. 2, the package assembly includes at least a package 400 and an image forming material cartridge 100, the image forming material cartridge 100 being detachably mountable to the package 400, the package 400 including a package body 401 and a cover 403, a package space 402 accommodating the image forming material cartridge 100 being formed in the package body 401, the package space 402 forming an opening 404 toward at least one direction, the image forming material cartridge 100 being accessible through the opening 404 into the package space 402 or being removable from the package space 402, the cover 403 being for covering the opening 404.

Specifically, the package 400 is integrally formed in a shape compatible with the image forming material cartridge 100, and the material of which may be cardboard, a flexible member, or the like, and preferably, the package 400 is a square body formed of cardboard.

When package 400 is formed from paperboard, in some embodiments, cover 403 is integrally formed with package body 401 and is relatively movable, e.g., cover 403 is configured to be foldable relative to package body 401; in other embodiments, the cover 403 and the package body 401 may be formed separately, and the two may be combined by another component, for example, the cover 403 and the package body 401 may be combined by an adhesive tape/band, etc.

When the package 400 is formed of a flexible member, the cover 403 may be omitted, or the cover 403 may be formed as a part of the package body 401, for example, the package 400 may be formed as a package bag, and the opening 404 may be closed by welding a part of the package body 401 after the image forming material cartridge 100 enters the package space 402 through the opening 404.

Further, the package 400 further includes a communication hole 405 for exposing the chip 9, and when the imaging material cartridge 100 is put into the package space 402, the chip 9 is opposed to the communication hole 405, and generally, the chip 9 is provided with an electric contact portion for contact with the stylus and a storage portion for storing data, the electric contact portion and the storage portion being electrically connected, preferably, at least the electric contact portion is opposed to the communication hole 405; specifically, the position of the communication hole 405 in the package 400 is determined according to the position of the chip 9, that is, the communication hole 405 may be provided on the package body 401 or the lid body 403 as long as the electric contact portion can be opposed to the communication hole 405, and thus, the user can electrically connect the electric contact portion with an external device (operation device) through the communication hole 405, thereby realizing the operation of the chip 9.

In some embodiments, the communication hole 405 may also be disposed not opposite to the chip 9/electrical contact, and in this case, the user may change the structure of the external device, for example, the component for electrically connecting to the chip 9/electrical contact in the external device may be disposed to be bendable/movable, etc., so that the external device may be electrically connected to the chip 9/electrical contact through the communication hole 405, and the operation of the chip 9 may be performed as well.

Further, the package 400 further comprises a shutter 500 for covering the communication hole 405, the shutter 500 being movable between a blocking position in which the communication hole 405 is blocked and an exposing position in which at least a portion of the communication hole 405 is exposed, the shutter 500 being urged toward the blocking position by a restoring force of the shutter 500 itself or a restoring force applied by an external elastic member.

For convenience of description, the package body 401 and the cover 403 may be collectively referred to as a package, and the package body 401 is a package without the cover 403, and thus the shutter 500 is disposed on the package, for example, the shutter 500 is bonded to the package by bonding, welding, clamping, stapling, or the like.

As shown in fig. 3, the package has an inner surface 401a facing the package space 402 and an outer surface 401b facing away from the package space 402, i.e. the inner surface 401a and the outer surface 401b are arranged opposite each other, the shutter 500 may be provided on at least any one of the inner surface 401a and the outer surface 401b, or the shutter 500 may be provided between the inner surface 401a and the outer surface 401b, and fig. 4 and 5 show a structure in which the shutter 500 is provided on the inner surface 401 a.

The shielding member 500 in this embodiment includes a first shielding sheet 501 and a second shielding sheet 502 formed separately, each of which includes a joint portion and a shielding portion connected to each other, wherein the first shielding sheet 501 includes a first joint portion 501a and a first shielding portion 501b, and as described above, the first shielding sheet 501 is joined to the package body by means of bonding, welding, clamping, stapling, or the like through the first joint portion 501 a; similarly, the second shielding sheet 502 includes a second coupling portion 502a and a second shielding portion 502b, and the first shielding sheet 502 is coupled to the package body by means of bonding, welding, clamping, stapling, or the like, through the second coupling portion 502 a; the first and second masking sheets 501, 502 may be disposed on the inner surface 401a simultaneously, or on the outer surface 401b simultaneously, or one of the two may be disposed on the inner surface 401a and the other may be disposed on the outer surface 401 b.

As shown in fig. 4, when the shutter 500 is attached to the package, an overlapping portion 503 is formed between the first shutter piece 501 and the second shutter piece 502, and at this time, a part of the first shutter piece 501 and a part of the second shutter piece 502 overlap as viewed in a direction perpendicular to the outer surface 401 b/the inner surface 401a, and the communication hole 405 is blocked by the shutter 500; when the user pushes the shutter 500 using a probe such as an external device, etc., the shutter 500 moves from the shutter position to the exposed position, at which time at least a portion of the communication hole 405 is exposed, the packing space 402 communicates with the outer space of the packing 400, as shown in fig. 5, the first shutter portion 501b and the second shutter portion 502b are respectively folded in different directions, the overlapping portion 503 disappears, and the communication hole 405 communicates the packing space 402 with the outer space of the packing 400, at which time the probe can enter the packing space 402 through the communication hole 405.

Preferably, the first shielding sheet 501 and the second shielding sheet 502 are made of a hard plastic plate (e.g., PET, PVC, etc.), and thus, both the first shielding sheet 501 and the second shielding sheet 502 can generate a restoring force that forces themselves to restore (move toward the shielding position) after being deformed by an external force; preferably, at least one of the first and second shielding sheets 501 and 502 is made of a transparent material, so that a user can observe the chip 9 from the outside, thereby enabling the external device to more accurately contact the chip 9. As the probe moves from the packaging space 402 to the external space of the package 400, the first shutter piece 501 and the second shutter piece 502 are reset by the self-reset force, and the overlapping portion 503 is formed therebetween again, and the shutter 500 returns from the exposed position to the shutter position.

Based on the inventive concept of the present embodiment, the number of the shielding sheets constituting the shielding member 500 may be more than two, and accordingly, the greater the number of shielding sheets, the smaller the force required for each shielding sheet to be pushed by the external device, and the overlapping portion is formed between at least two shielding sheets.

As described above, the package according to the present embodiment has the following advantageous effects:

1. The shutter 500 itself can generate a reset force forcing it to reset, and when the user takes out the external device from the communication hole 405, the shutter 500 can return to the shutter position again and the taking out action of the external device is performed simultaneously, so that even if the shutter 500 is subjected to multiple uses (i.e., the external device pushes the shutter 500 multiple times), the communication hole 405 can remain blocked, dust or foreign matter does not easily fall onto the chip through the communication hole 405, and at the same time, the imaging material cartridge located in the package can be effectively prevented from being wetted.

In addition, by adjusting the material of the shield 500, the shield 500 itself can generate a restoring force, which is advantageous in simplifying the structure of the package 400.

Further, the shutter 500 may be pushed by an external device a plurality of times, and thus, the shutter 500 may be reused after the package 400 having the shutter 500 is recovered.

2. The overlapping portion 503 is generated between the first shielding piece 501 and the second shielding piece 502, so that the communication hole 405 is shielded more tightly, which is more beneficial to preventing dust or impurities from falling to the chip 9 through the communication hole 405.

3. When the shutter 500 is mounted to the package, at least a part of the shutter portion is opposed to the communication hole 405, and the user can bring the shutter 500 from the shutter position to the exposure position by directly pushing at least a part of the shutter portion without peeling the shutter 500 from the package, so that the step of the user's operation on the chip 9 is simplified.

Example two

Fig. 6 is an exploded view showing a package and a shutter separated from each other in a package according to a second embodiment of the present utility model; fig. 7 is a perspective view of a package according to a second embodiment of the present utility model, after a shield is attached to the package; fig. 8 is a perspective view of a package according to a second embodiment of the present utility model, with a shutter open.

Unlike the first embodiment, the shutter 500 of the present embodiment is formed as one body, fig. 6 shows a structure in which two shutter pieces are formed in the shutter 500, as shown in fig. 6, the shutter 500 has a length direction in the x-direction and a width direction in the y-direction, which are both perpendicular to the thickness direction of the shutter 500, a first slit 504 and a second slit 505 extending in the x-direction and the y-direction, respectively, are formed in the shutter 500, the first slit 504 does not extend to the x-direction end of the shutter 500, that is, in the x-direction, a portion which is not cut is formed between the first slit 504 and the x-direction end of the shutter 500, in the y-direction, a region corresponding to the portion is formed as a joint portion of the shutter 500, and a region corresponding to the y-direction from one end of the first slit 504 to the second slit 505 is formed as a shutter portion of the shutter 500.

In the y direction, the two first cutouts 504 are disposed opposite to each other, the second cutout 505 communicates with the two first cutouts 504, and the first cutouts 504 and the second cutouts 505 are formed in an "H" shape or an "i" shape on the shutter 500 as a whole, by which the shutter 500 is divided into a first shutter piece 501 and a second shutter piece 502, and the first shutter piece 501 and the second shutter piece 502 are bounded by the second cutout 505 in the x direction without forming an overlapping portion therebetween.

As shown in fig. 7, when the shutter 500 is attached to the package, the coupling portion and the package may be coupled by the above-described bonding or welding or clamping or stapling, and at least a part of the shutter portion is opposed to the communication hole 405, and thus the communication hole 405 is blocked by the shutter 500; as shown in fig. 8, when the user pushes the shutter 500 using an external device, the shutter 500 is deformed to move from the shutter position to the exposed position, and the communication hole 405 communicates the package space 402 with the external space of the package 400, so that the user can operate the chip 9.

When the external device moves from the packaging space 402 toward the external space of the package 400, the shutter 500 itself releases the restoring force and gradually returns from the exposed position to the shielding position.

In comparison with the first embodiment, the shutter 500 in this embodiment does not form an overlapping portion, and in the case where as many shutter pieces are formed, the force required for each shutter piece to be pushed open can be reduced, and in some embodiments, when only part of the shutter pieces in the shutter 500 are pushed open, the user can still operate the chip 9 with an external device; on the other hand, the shielding member 500 is integrally formed, which is advantageous in reducing the cost of the shielding member 500 and improving the bonding speed of the shielding member 500 and the package.

Example III

Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a package according to a third embodiment of the present utility model taken along a direction perpendicular to the surface on which the shield member is disposed.

The present embodiment is still described taking the case where the shield 500 includes a plurality of shield sheets as an example, and the first shield sheet 501 and the second shield sheet 502 are shown in fig. 9 to be disposed opposite to each other, and in order to clearly distinguish them, a gap g is formed between the first shield sheet 501 and the second shield sheet 502 shown in fig. 9, and in practice, the gap g may not necessarily exist.

In this embodiment, the shielding member 500 further includes an elastic member/supporting member 506 disposed between the shielding sheet and the package body, on one hand, the elastic member/supporting member 506 may promote the installation efficiency of the shielding member 500, and on the other hand, the elastic member/supporting member 506 may provide a stronger restoring force for the shielding sheet by deforming itself, so as to ensure that the shielding sheet tightly shields the communication hole 405. Accordingly, the shield 500 can also be considered to further include a reset element, which can be part of the shield 500 itself, or can be an elastic element/support 506 that contacts the shield 500.

The elastic member/support 506 may be provided entirely on the package, or as shown in fig. 9, a part of the elastic member/support 506 may be opposite to the package, and the other part may be opposite to the communication hole 405, and when the shutter 500 is pushed toward the package space 402 by an external device, the elastic member/support 506 is deformed to accumulate the restoring force, and the shutter 500 moves from the shutter position to the exposed position; when the external device is moved from the packaging space 402 to the external space of the package 400, the elastic member/support 506 releases the restoring force to force the shutter 500 from the exposed position to the shielding position, and it is seen that the shutter 500 itself in this embodiment may not necessarily generate the restoring force, and thus the material of the shutter 500 may be more widely selected.

[ Other description ]

As described above, the shield 500 may also be combined with the package by means of a snap-fit, as shown in fig. 9, a preset mounting groove may be provided between the inner surface 401a and the outer surface 401b of the package/package body 401, in which the shield 500 is snapped, or a snap-fit protrusion may be provided on the combination, a snap-fit groove/hole may be provided in the shield 500, etc.

As is apparent from the above description, the inner surface 401a, the outer surface 401b, and the region between the inner surface 401a and the outer surface 401b may be provided with the shutter 500, and preferably the shutter 500 is provided on the inner surface 401a, so that the shutter 500 is more easily detached by external influence.

The imaging material box 100 may be directly placed in the packaging space 402, or may be placed in advance in a packaging bag, and then placed in the packaging space 402, and accordingly, the packaging bag needs to be provided with a first exposure portion corresponding to the chip 9, the first exposure portion being further opposite to the communication hole 405; in some embodiments, the first exposed portion need not be provided on the package, and when the chip 9 is required to be handled, the external device punctures the package to form the first exposed portion.

In some embodiments, the imaging material box 100 may be further supported by the inner support, and then the inner support and the imaging material box are placed in the packaging space 402 together, as shown in fig. 2, where the imaging material box 100 is supported by the first inner support 301 and the second inner support 302, and one of the first inner support 301 and the second inner support 302 may further be provided with a second exposing portion 303 according to a position of the chip 9 to expose the chip 9, the second exposing portion 303 is further opposite to the communication hole 405, and when the imaging material box 100 is further packaged by the packaging bag, the first exposing portion and the second exposing portion 303 are both opposite to the communication hole 405.

In some embodiments, when the imaging material cartridge 100 is supported by the first and second inner holders 301, 302, the chip 9 is not obscured by either inner holder, at which point the second exposed portion 303 would not have to be provided on the inner holder.

When the image forming material cartridge 100 is accommodated by the package 400, both are formed into a package assembly, which may further include a packing bag, an inner tray, and the like according to the above description; when the user needs to operate the chip 9, only the shutter 500 needs to be pushed away by an external device, the shutter 500 moves from the shutter position to the exposed position, and the shutter 500 itself can generate a restoring force, or the shutter 500 is always pushed toward the shutter position by using the restoring force generated by the elastic member/support 506, so that the shutter 500 is always kept in contact with the external device, in addition to the above advantageous effects, the communication hole 405 is prevented from being opened too much, and external impurities are caused to enter the packaging space 402 through the communication hole 405.

The shape of the communication hole 405 should not be limited based on the inventive concept as long as an external device can enter the packing space 402 through the communication hole 405, however, the communication hole 405 may be designed to have a different shape according to different product models, or the communication hole 405 may be provided to position an external device (probe) so as to improve the operation efficiency of the chip 9.

Claims (10)

1. A package for housing an imaging material cartridge provided with a chip, the package comprising:

A package body in which a package space accommodating the image forming material cartridge is formed;

a communication hole provided in the package;

It is characterized in that the method comprises the steps of,

The package further includes a shutter that moves between a shutter position and an exposed position;

In the shielding position, the shielding piece shields the communication hole;

In the exposed position, at least a portion of the communication hole is exposed, the package space communicates with an external space of the package, and the external device can operate the chip through the communication hole.

2. A package according to claim 1, further comprising a return member for forcing the shutter towards the shutter position, said return member being part of the shutter itself or an elastic member/support member in contact with the shutter.

3. A package according to claim 1, wherein the package has an inner surface facing the packaging space and an outer surface facing away from the packaging space, the shield being arranged between the inner surface and the outer surface or on the inner surface or the outer surface.

4. The package of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the shield is made of a transparent material.

5. The package according to claim 1, wherein the shape of the communication hole varies according to the model of the imaging material cartridge.

6. The package according to claim 1, wherein the communication hole is for positioning the external device when the external device enters the packaging space through the communication hole.

7. A package according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the barrier comprises a plurality of barrier panels formed separately, with an overlap being formed between at least two of the barrier panels.

8. A package according to any one of claims 1-6, wherein the shield is integrally formed, and wherein the shield is further provided with a first and a second slit formed in an "H" shape or an "i" shape, the first and second slit communicating with each other.

9. A packaging assembly comprising a package according to any one of claims 1 to 8 and a cartridge of imaging material contained by the package.

10. The package assembly of claim 9, wherein the chip is opposite the communication hole.