EP1016935B1 - Appareil d'impression ou de copie comportant des unites partielles interchangeables presentant un dispositif d'identification et procédé de fonctionnement d'un tel appareil - Google Patents

Appareil d'impression ou de copie comportant des unites partielles interchangeables presentant un dispositif d'identification et procédé de fonctionnement d'un tel appareil Download PDF

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EP1016935B1
EP1016935B1 EP99122322A EP99122322A EP1016935B1 EP 1016935 B1 EP1016935 B1 EP 1016935B1 EP 99122322 A EP99122322 A EP 99122322A EP 99122322 A EP99122322 A EP 99122322A EP 1016935 B1 EP1016935 B1 EP 1016935B1
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Volker Rademacher
Christian Schmidt-Hoenow
Kurt Zietlow
Volker Warbus
Heinrich Lay
Karola Scheidig
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    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
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    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
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    • G03G15/55—Self-diagnostics; Malfunction or lifetime display
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2202/00—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet or thermal heads
    • B41J2202/01—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet heads
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  • the invention relates to a printing or copying machine modular, interchangeable subassemblies and one assigned to the sub-units Identification arrangement for storing assigned function-relevant operating states Operating data and a method for operating such Device.
  • From PCT / DE95 / 00635 is an electrophotographic Printing device for printing on both sides of a tape-shaped narrow record carrier and for one-sided printing of one or more parallel ones narrow record carrier known.
  • the different units are called the pressure device interchangeable modules. This makes it possible, e.g. by simply exchanging the electrophotographic Printing module the printing device the most diverse Adapt operating conditions.
  • a developer station is used, such as her is known from PCT / DE95 / 00635.
  • High-performance printers of the type mentioned are often used Printout of data used in data centers. These dates can e.g. Be bills, tax assessments or others individualized printouts, e.g. individualized advertising. Are several of these devices in the data center in the The majority of print jobs are used in shifts Print jobs in single-color simplex or duplex mode. A smaller proportion of print jobs require multi-color Printing. With modular printers it is therefore possible one or more for the colored Developer stations suitable for printing, such as out DE-C1-4126465 are known, ready to hold and in If necessary when presenting a multicolored print job in the insert the appropriate printer and against the single color Exchange developer station. This results in a even, performance-adjusted utilization of the Printer park.
  • the printing device is subject to wear. she require maintenance depending on the useful life. This applies in particular to the developer station with the single or multi-colored toner contained therein. In Depending on the amount of print, this changes from carrier and Existing toner mixture and it must be fresher Toner can be supplied.
  • This Operating states can be at developer stations e.g. the Toner filling status and thus the information about the still available print quantity or information about the amount of print already printed with the developer station and thus the history of the developer station. at It is of interest to find information about the fuser Condition of wear and thus the operating time of the To get fuser etc.
  • EP-A-721 171 A2 From JP-A-04125570, from EP-A-395 320 EP-A-532 308 and from US-A-4,994,853 are each printing or Copiers with sub-assemblies such as developer stations or Cartridges for consumables are known to have a electronic data storage included.
  • sub-assemblies of older design such as that in the above-mentioned DE-C-195 40 138 known unit that still have no such data storage.
  • the object of the invention is a printing or Copier with one or more modular design Interchangeable sub-assemblies so that at alternate operation of sub-assemblies with and without Data storage as reliable a printing operation is possible.
  • the sub-assembly Identification data after installation of the sub-assembly Identification data from an identification or Reading arrangement determined and evaluated. There is no memory or if the identification data cannot be read, then generates a message on a display device and the Operator prompted for data. After that, too default values suitable for the identification data for the Operating parameters provided and the printing operation added.
  • each of the sub-assemblies with an identification arrangement provided the electronic components like a Includes printed circuit board and which is capable of being self-sufficient Identification as well as filing in one doesn't volatile memory.
  • This is an automatic Comparison of those set in a higher-level unit Functional parameters of the overall system possible, whereby Operating errors can be prevented. All functionally relevant Operating states of the sub-assembly are saved. This enables exact tracking of operating conditions and malfunctions for each sub-unit individually and clearly. This is of considerable advantage when servicing or in the returns analysis.
  • the invention also achieved the goal of designing the modules so that information about the operating status of the modules at all times can be accessed.
  • a printed circuit board equipped with a microcontroller integrated, via a communication interface for example a CAN (Controller Area Network) bus with of the parent controlling this sub-assembly Process control (device control) is connected.
  • operating states are those on the sub-assembly, for example the one integrated on the developer station Assembly the operating data in a suitable, not volatile memory, e.g. an EEPROM. This is how they go data assigned to the operating states is not lost if the developer station removed from the printer and so is de-energized. If the developer station is back in one Printer used, it does not matter whether it is the is the same or another identical printer, the corresponding settings on request by the higher-level process control from the non-volatile Read out memory and via the communication interface provided and e.g. on a control display shown. Only when installing one for the first time equipped developer station is the input e.g. the Serial number and toner type etc. required.
  • a suitable, not volatile memory e.g. an EEPROM.
  • a sub-assembly a non-volatile memory in which both identification data and operational data of the Sub-aggregates are stored.
  • the data transfer takes place between electronic memory and identification device wireless. This makes it possible Identification arrangement to be fixed to the device and the Data transfer between it and the storage safely and without Time delay after inserting the sub-assembly too accomplish.
  • the invention adapts to the performance Operation of several printers in parallel possible. This results in an even utilization all printers in a printer park with high Operational safety because the operating status of all Unit modules are constantly monitored.
  • a subassembly can also be a smaller component to be understood, which is for installation in a larger sub-assembly is provided, for example one Toner bottle that is installed in a developer station. It has proven to be particularly advantageous for toner bottles proven this with a wireless communication point equip.
  • Such interfaces are, for example available as chip cards with a data memory (EEPROM), an electronic circuit for memory management and Data transmission and an antenna included, which both the Data transmission as well as the power supply of the chip card serves.
  • a wireless data transmission has one Data transfer via electrical contacts the advantages that it is not subject to wear and soiling cannot be harmed. Especially at Toner bottles remain the security of data transmission despite dust on the communication interfaces of the Toner bottle and / or the same on the device.
  • An electrophotographic printing device known in principle from PCT / DE95 / 00635 and shown schematically in FIG. 1 for single-color or multi-color, single-sided or double-sided printing on tape-shaped recording media 10 of different bandwidth contains an electromotive-driven photoconductor drum 11 as the intermediate media.
  • the various units are grouped together for the electrophotographic process.
  • the printing device contains one of the Transfer station 15 in the transport direction of the Record carrier downstream fuser 18, which as Thermal pressure fixing station is formed, as well as one of the Subordinate feeder 21 with Guide rollers for feeding the recording medium 10 to an internal stacking device 22 or to an outside one the external stack arranged or the printing device other post-processing direction.
  • the tape-shaped recording medium 10 is e.g. as pre-folded continuous paper with marginal perforations assembled and is based on an internal Storage area 23 via feed rollers 24 of a swiveling one Paper dividing device of the transfer station 15 fed. It However, it is also possible to use a recording medium without Edge perforations fed through a roll feed.
  • the illustrated printing device Aggregates combined to interchangeable modules, or as interchangeable modules. This applies to both Turning device 28, the return channel 29 and for that electrophotographic printing module 26 with those there arranged aggregates for electrophotographic Process.
  • the developer station 14 Separately interchangeable in the electrophotographic Print module 26 is the developer station 14. It is to this Purposes stored on rails 27 and can thus be perpendicular to Drawing plane pushed out of the printing device and be replaced. Their basic structure is from DE-C1-19540138 known. There is one on the developer station 14 Identification arrangement 30 in the form of a flat module arranged, the function of which will be explained later.
  • the printing device is controlled via one in FIG. 3 schematically shown printer control, whose basic structure from PCT / DE95 / 00635 is known.
  • the printing device is operated via a control panel display 31 in the form of a touch screen screen.
  • the one attached to the developer station 14 Identification arrangement 30 of FIG. 1 has a structure such as he is shown in Fig. 2.
  • the Identification arrangement consists of several, on one Printed circuit board 32 arranged electronic modules that over Control lines to a microprocessor control with each other are connected.
  • As a central unit with associated Memory 33 is an 8-bit processor with an on-chip EPROM provided. It is connected to a digital-to-analog converter 34 with connections 35 and an analog-digital converter 36 with associated connection 37. Furthermore is coupled to the central unit via a line non-volatile memory 43 in the form of an EEPROM.
  • a Data interface 38 ensures connection to a Communication interface, which is designed as a CAN bus 39 is. This CAN bus couples the identification arrangement 30 with the higher-level process control of the device, namely the device control 40.
  • the toner concentration sensors 41 Arranged in the developer station 14 are a plurality of inductive and analog toner concentration sensors 41 and one or more temperature sensors 42.
  • the toner concentration sensors 41 inductively determine the ratio of the carrier particles consisting of iron to the toner particles of the developer mixture, taking into account the ambient temperature and sheet counter reading and, if appropriate, taking into account other influencing factors. This determines the need for fresh toner and communicates it to the device control. This actuates the corresponding fresh toner supply device in the device.
  • the operating point of the toner concentration sensors 41 is tracked via the digital-analog converter 34 with its connection 35, the digital-analog converter converting the digital signals of the central unit 33 into corresponding analog signals implemented for the toner concentration sensor 41.
  • the analog measurement result of the toner concentration sensors 41 and the temperature sensors 42 is connected to the terminal 37 Analog-to-digital converter 36 supplied with the analog data implemented in digital for the central unit 33.
  • the calculated measurement result and thus the percentage Ratio between carrier and toner particles is digital in stored the non-volatile memory 43 (EEPROM).
  • EEPROM non-volatile memory 43
  • the device control 40 Data about sheet counter reading and e.g. Sheet size.
  • the dropping the data is, for example, in the form of a Data log listing the entire history.
  • the identification arrangement 30 permanently connected developer station 14 and can after replacing the developer station 14 directly from the not volatile memory 43 are accessed.
  • the identification arrangement 30 permanently connected developer station 14 and can after replacing the developer station 14 directly from the not volatile memory 43 are accessed.
  • a connector 44 connected to the data interface 38.
  • the device control 40 contains according to the illustration 3 several microprocessor-controlled subsystems in Form of sub-modules.
  • the submodule 45 is for the Control of the paper transport responsible, the submodule 46 for the slip control of the record carrier or the Paper transport as described in PCT / DE95 / 00635 is.
  • the submodule 47 of the device control controls the Fuser and submodule 48 the basic unit.
  • the Submodule Basic Unit 48 controls the negative pressure Toner concentration and provides the central clock of the system.
  • This submodule 48 is via the serial interface (CAN bus 39) coupled to the identification arrangement 30.
  • The is also connected to the submodule 48 Display device 31 Toner concentration sensors 41 and temperature sensors 42 determined age of the toner is visually displayed. It can also be called up on the display 31 Sheet counter reading and all in non-volatile memory 43 (EEPROM) saved data protocol.
  • EEPROM non-volatile memory 43
  • the Sensor the state of aging of the developer mixture. It However, additional parameters of the To control or record the development process. This can e.g. the change in bias voltage on the Be developer rollers.
  • the Central unit 33 of the identification arrangement 30 one Reserve connection 49 on.
  • the specific Identification data of the developer station saved. This are e.g. the serial number and type of developer station. These data are saved when the Developer station in the non-volatile memory 43 entered and remain stored there for retrieval. You can like the other data with the aid of the display device 31 (Screen) can be visualized.
  • Control panel process control the actual display 31 and one Microprocessor or PC control 50 contains one Control panel process control the actual display 31 and one Microprocessor or PC control 50.
  • As an input device serves a touch screen control 51. Instead of the touch screen input is also a keyboard input possible.
  • a memory 52 in the form of a hard disk. It serves as System storage device for storing the system history.
  • Another is connected to the PC control non-volatile memory 53 in the two mapping tables 54/1 and 54/2 are saved.
  • the assignment table 54/1 contains the possible operating data of the individual units such as e.g. Counter reading and toner type with the assigned System data such as toner concentration at the required Toner type or other electrophotography settings on the corresponding counter reading. These operating data are also in the identification arrangement 30 is stored.
  • the memory 53 contains two different mapping tables that over the Control panel process control arrangement 50 are evaluated.
  • the first assignment tables 54/1 are in a first
  • the operating data such as toner type and meter reading are listed in a row of tables arranged.
  • the counter reading is an internal counter reading the number of pages printed. He gives information about the Aging state.
  • the corresponding system data to be called up This can e.g. be the required toner concentration at the corresponding toner type or generally those of the Process data of the process data to be set Electrophotography process.
  • the second Mapping tables 54/2 are in a first row of tables saved the identification numbers of the various Sub-units, these identification numbers at Inserting the sub-aggregates either saved automatically or they are via the input device 51 entered manually. Associated with these identification numbers are the operating data such as Toner type and counter reading. Both allocation table 54/1 and allocation table 54/2 are evaluated by the control panel process control and the system data or operating data of the Process control arrangement (device control) 40 supplied.
  • the device asks Device control (process control 40) the sub-units 14, 18th or their electronic modules 47, 48 according to the stored Operating states and transfers the data to the Control panel unit or the control panel process control arrangement 50.
  • the panel process control arrangement 50 compares that supplied operating data with the saved Operating data. Are the operating data available or if they correspond to the saved operating data, the associated system data (in the example of toner the Toner concentration) passed on to the machine control. in the Malfunction trap, i.e. prevented with incorrect operating data the panel process control arrangement 50 starts up the Printer and the panel process control arrangement 50 shows that faulty operating state on the display 31.
  • the control panel process control arrangement automatically checks whether in the allocation table 54/1 operating data e.g. Toner type etc. are stored from the past and provides this data on the display 31. The operator now decides whether this data should or should not be used. Will the Data is used, the corresponding operating data or the associated system data to the device controller 40 transfer.
  • the identification arrangement 30 on the developer station or on the sub-units is defective and the content of the EEPROM arranged there is not can be read more.
  • the operator for manual entry of the corresponding Sub-assembly identification number via the input device 51 prompted.
  • After entering the appropriate Identification number checks the Panel process control arrangement 50 whether the appropriate Identification number contained in the assignment table 54/2 is or not. If it is included, the assigned Operating data such as toner type and counter reading called up the corresponding system data of the table 54/1 Device control 40 supplied.
  • This automatic procedure turns a Overall system failure due to failure of the storage hardware Sub-aggregate prevented.
  • the printer described type a sub-unit of older design grown is that no identification arrangement 30 or EEPROM having.
  • the corresponding basic unit 48 of the sub-assembly recognizes this, for example, from a coding of the Sub-assembly, for example, that a certain pin of a plug has no contact.
  • the device control performed a similar procedure as just described.
  • the operator becomes manual again Enter the corresponding sub-assembly identification number prompted via the input device 51.
  • After entering the corresponding identification number checks the Panel process control arrangement 50 whether the appropriate Identification number contained in the assignment table 54/2 is or not. If it is included, the assigned Operating data such as toner type and counter reading called up the corresponding system data of the table 54/1 Device control 40 supplied.
  • FIG. 6 again illustrates the one described above Data transfer and its evaluation using the example of a Developer station as a sub-assembly.
  • a first data type is one Identification number of the developer station. Is this ID number known, then you can already in the main module or in the associated PC control panel station-specific data be saved to control the developer station be used.
  • the main module routes the data for this in Step S4 to the PC control panel.
  • Step S5 checked again whether a developer station with data (IS) or one without data (NIS).
  • IS developer station with data
  • NIS no data
  • Step S6 electrophotographic values like a KW value for the Adjust the contrast depending on the type of toner found the set.
  • step S8 Main module transferred and there for data backup saved.
  • step S9 this data is for adjustment Transfer electrophotographic parameters to the basic unit.
  • Step S11 electrophotographic values to the basic unit delivered and also the current meter reading of the Developer station in step S12 within the main module secured.
  • step S5 If it is determined in step S5 that Developer station no data storage is available (NIS) or that certain data like the counter reading of the developer station or the toner type is not available, this data queried in step S12 and from a in step S13 corresponding memory area of the PC control panel Standard control values for the electrophotographic Process removed. In step S14, this data is sent to the Transfer main module, saved there for data backup and in step S15 the basic unit for controlling the electrophotographic parameters of the developer station fed.
  • NIS Developer station no data storage is available
  • step S13 corresponding memory area of the PC control panel Standard control values for the electrophotographic Process removed.
  • step S14 this data is sent to the Transfer main module, saved there for data backup and in step S15 the basic unit for controlling the electrophotographic parameters of the developer station fed.
  • Error rates Also stored in the system storage device 52 Error rates. E.g. in the developer station with the identification number A accumulates when used Errors, e.g. If the toner concentration is too low, saved this error rate. The next time you log in system maintenance by docking the service technician in the process control arrangement 50 in the service dialog reports the Process control arrangement on the display 31 the heaped Occurrence of this error. This allows the service technician the developer station with the identification number A as identify unreliable sub-assembly and the fault remedy.
  • This query of system history is also about Remote interrogation device 55 possible.
  • the Service technicians from the service control center working somewhere is located far away from the unit in which System history.
  • the warnings described and the Information about the frequency of errors with associated The sub-assembly's identification number is automatically sent to him transmitted. So that he can actually reach the Service point with the device system maintenance optimal to prepare.
  • a toner supply device 56 is one Developer station 14 shown, the toner container 57th contains.
  • the toner 59 therein is removed by means of a Suction nozzle 58 sucked out of the toner container 57 and others Components of the developer station 14 supplied.
  • the Suction nozzle 58 is depending on the level of toner in the Toner container 57 moved along the guide rods 60.
  • a bellows 61 covers the filling opening of the toner container and protects other components of the developer station 14 from pollution.
  • the toner container 57 is in one Receptacle 62, which has a hinge 63 inside the printer is pivotable. Details of this developer station are described in US 5,074,342, the content of which is hereby is incorporated by reference into the description.
  • the toner container 57 is provided with a chip card 64 which an electronic memory (EEPROM), a Control circuit (IC) and an antenna via which wireless data transfer to a reading station 65 can.
  • the reading station 65 can optionally at the Developer station 14 or attached to the printer housing and is connected to the via a cable connection (e.g. CAN bus) Process control arrangement 40 connected. It can do both Data exchange with the chip card 64 as well Carry out power supply for the chip card 64. Details
  • Such smart cards and reading stations are for example in US 5,262,712, the content of which is hereby is also incorporated by reference.
  • EEPROM electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
  • the fill level is running during the operation of the printing unit updated by determining the amount of toner removed and is subtracted from the initial level. This makes it possible Toner bottles partially emptied out of the developer station remove and later in the same or in another device reuse.
  • a simplified embodiment can also print pages instead of the exact fill level be saved, from which the amount of residual toner is rough can be estimated.

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  1. Appareil d'impression ou copieur, qui comporte une ou plusieurs sous-unités échangeables (14, 18, 28, 26) à structure modulaire, où une sous-unité (14) à identifier peut comporter un dispositif d'identification (30) avec une mémoire non volatile (43) pour mémoriser des données de fonctionnement de la sous-unité (14) associées à des états de fonctionnement, l'appareil d'impression ou copieur comportant une interface de communication (38, 39) pour coupler de façon amovible le dispositif d'identification (30) à un dispositif de commande de processus (40) de l'appareil, et une commande (48) étant prévue qui effectue après l'insertion de la sous-unité (14, 18, 26, 28) les étapes suivantes :
    a) après l'intégration d'une sous-unité (14, 18, 28, 26) dans l'appareil d'impression ou le copieur, il est vérifié au moyen d'une station de lecture (48, 65) s'il existe dans la sous-unité (14, 18, 28, 26) une mémoire de données électronique (43, 64) et/ou des données prédéterminées d'un premier type de données,
    b) dans le cas où il n'existe aucune mémoire de données (43, 64) ou qu'il manque des données du premier type dans une mémoire de données existante (43, 64), il est délivré un message pour introduire des données du premier type de données.
  2. Appareil d'impression ou copieur selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la commande prévue (48) effectue l'étape supplémentaire suivante :
    dans le cas où il n'existe aucune mémoire de données (43, 64), des données d'un second type de données sont prélevées dans une mémoire (53) de l'appareil d'impression ou du copieur après l'introduction des données du premier type de données et sont amenées au dispositif de commande de processus (40).
  3. Appareil d'impression ou copieur selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel la commande prévue (48) effectue l'étape supplémentaire suivante :
    dans le cas où il n'existe aucune mémoire de données (43, 64), les données du premier type de données et des données d'un second type de données sont prélevées dans une mémoire (53) de l'appareil d'impression ou du copieur et sont amenées au dispositif de commande de processus (40).
  4. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel la commande prévue (48) effectue l'étape supplémentaire suivante :
    dans le cas où la mémoire de données (43, 64) est présente et qu'il manque des données du premier type de données, les données manquantes sont déterminées par interrogation au moyen d'une interface opérateur (31, 51), sont introduites et sont amenées au dispositif de commande de processus (40).
  5. Appareil d'impression ou copieur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel la commande prévue (48) effectue l'étape supplémentaire suivante :
    dans le cas où des données du premier type de données sont présentes, celles-ci sont lues dans la mémoire de données (43, 64) par la station de lecture (65) et amenées au dispositif de commande de processus (40).
  6. Appareil d'impression ou copieur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, comportant des capteurs (41,42) qui détectent des états de fonctionnement et qui sont associés aux sous-unités (14), lesquels capteurs sont en liaison avec le dispositif d'identification (30) et/ou avec l'interface de communication (38, 39), le dispositif d'identification (30) comportant un dispositif interne d'interrogation (33) qui lit des données de fonctionnement dans la mémoire non volatile (43) lorsque la sous-unité (14) est en fonctionnement.
  7. Appareil d'impression ou copieur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, dans lequel le dispositif de commande de processus (40) comporte un dispositif d'interrogation de processus (31, 33) qui lit des données de fonctionnement dans la mémoire non volatile (43) lorsque la sous-unité (14) est en service et/ou enregistre des données de fonctionnement dans la mémoire non volatile (43) lorsque la sous-unité (14) est en fonctionnement.
  8. Appareil d'impression ou copieur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, dans lequel le dispositif de commande de processus (40) est couplé à un dispositif de présentation (31) présentant des données de fonctionnement sélectionnables.
  9. Appareil d'impression ou copieur selon la revendication 8, dans lequel le dispositif de présentation (31) comporte un dispositif d'entrée pour entrer des données de fonctionnement sélectionnables.
  10. Appareil d'impression ou copieur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, dans lequel la mémoire non volatile (43) est une EPROM.
  11. Appareil d'impression ou copieur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 10, comportant une interface de communication (38, 39) qui effectue un transfert de données au moins partiellement sans fil entre la sous-unité (14) et le dispositif de commande de processus (40).
  12. Appareil d'impression ou copieur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 11, dans lequel l'interface de communication est un bus CAN (39).
  13. Appareil d'impression ou copieur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 12, dans lequel la sous-unité est une station de développement (14) agencée de manière échangeable dans l'appareil.
  14. Appareil d'impression ou copieur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 13, dans lequel les données de fonctionnement associées à des états de fonctionnement sont mémorisées en tant que protocole de données qui, pour chaque sous-unité (14), permet, de façon individuelle et sans ambiguïté, un suivi exact des états de fonctionnement, y compris des perturbations de fonctionnement.
  15. Appareil d'impression ou copieur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 14, comportant une interface opérateur qui est couplée d'un côté au dispositif de commande de processus (40), et d'un autre côté au(x) dispositif(s) d'identification (30) des sous-unités (14, 18, 28, 26), ladite interface opérateur comportant une commande de processus d'interface opérateur (50) qui génère, à partir des données de fonctionnement des sous-unités (14, 18) du dispositif de commande de processus (40), des données de système à amener.
  16. Appareil d'impression ou copieur selon la revendication 15, comportant un dispositif de mémorisation (53) recevant des tableaux d'affectation (54/1, 54/2) associés à la commande de processus d'interface opérateur (50).
  17. Appareil d'impression ou copieur selon la revendication 16, dans lequel les données de fonctionnement avec les données de système associées sont mémorisées dans un premier tableau d'affectation (54/1), et des données d'identification associées aux sous-unités (14, 18) avec les données de fonctionnement associées sont mémorisées dans un second tableau d'affectation (54/2).
  18. Appareil d'impression ou copieur selon l'une des revendications 15 à 17, comportant un autre dispositif de mémorisation de système (52) contenant l'historique du système et associé à la commande de processus d'interface opérateur.
  19. Appareil d'impression ou copieur selon l'une des revendications 15 à 18, comportant un dispositif d'interrogation à distance (55) pouvant être couplé à la commande de processus d'interface opérateur (50) et destiné à interroger à distance des données associées à des états de fonctionnement.
  20. Procédé pour exploiter un appareil d'impression ou un copieur qui comporte des. sous-unités échangeables (14, 18, 28, 26) à structure modulaire, où une sous-unité (14) à identifier peut comporter un dispositif d'identification (30) avec une mémoire non volatile (43) pour mémoriser des données de fonctionnement de la sous-unité (14) associées à des états de fonctionnement, l'appareil d'impression ou copieur comportant une interface de communication (38, 39) pour coupler de façon amovible le dispositif d'identification (30) à un dispositif de commande de processus (40) de l'appareil, et une commande (48) étant prévue qui effectue après l'insertion de la sous-unité (14, 18, 26, 28) les étapes suivantes :
    a) après l'intégration d'une sous-unité (14, 18, 28, 26) dans l'appareil d'impression ou le copieur, il est vérifié au moyen d'une station de lecture (48, 65) s'il existe dans la sous-unité (14, 18, 28, 26) une mémoire de données électronique (43, 64) et/ou des données prédéterminées d'un premier type de données,
    b) dans le cas où il n'existe aucune mémoire de données (43, 64) ou qu'il manque des données du premier type dans une mémoire de données existante (43, 64), il est délivré un message pour introduire des données du premier type de données.
  21. Procédé selon la revendication 20, dans lequel il est effectué l'étape supplémentaire suivante :
    dans le cas où il n'existe aucune mémoire de données (43, 64), des données d'un second type de données sont prélevées dans une mémoire (53) de l'appareil d'impression ou du copieur après l'introduction des données du premier type de données et sont amenées au dispositif de commande de processus (40).
  22. Procédé selon la revendication 20 ou 21, dans lequel il est effectué l'étape supplémentaire suivante :
    dans le cas où il n'existe aucune mémoire de données (43, 64), les données du premier type de données et des données d'un second type de données sont prélevées dans une mémoire (53) de l'appareil d'impression ou du copieur et sont amenées au dispositif de commande de processus (40).
  23. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 20 à 22, dans lequel il est effectué l'étape supplémentaire suivante :
    dans le cas où la mémoire de données (43, 64) est présente et qu'il manque des données du premier type de données, les données manquantes sont déterminées par interrogation au moyen d'une interface opérateur (31, 51), sont introduites et sont amenées au dispositif de commande de processus (40).
  24. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 20 à 23, dans lequel il est effectué l'étape supplémentaire suivante :
    dans le cas où des données du premier type de données sont présentes, celles-ci sont lues dans la mémoire de données (43, 64) par la station de lecture (65) et sont amenées au dispositif de commande de processus (40).
  25. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 20 à 24, caractérisé en ce qu'un transfert de données sans fil est effectué entre la mémoire de données (43, 64) et la station de lecture (65).
  26. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 20 à 25, dans lequel la sous-unité utilisée est une station de développement (14).
  27. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 20 à 26, dans lequel la sous-unité utilisée est un conteneur de toner (57).
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