EP3415327A1 - Module de puce et cartouche d'impression comprenant un module de puce - Google Patents

Module de puce et cartouche d'impression comprenant un module de puce Download PDF

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EP3415327A1
EP3415327A1 EP17176414.5A EP17176414A EP3415327A1 EP 3415327 A1 EP3415327 A1 EP 3415327A1 EP 17176414 A EP17176414 A EP 17176414A EP 3415327 A1 EP3415327 A1 EP 3415327A1
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Andreas Franke
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Artech GmbH Design and Production in Plastic
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    • 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
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/17526—Electrical contacts to the cartridge
    • B41J2/1753—Details of contacts on the cartridge, e.g. protection of contacts
    • 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
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/17543—Cartridge presence detection or type identification
    • B41J2/17546—Cartridge presence detection or type identification electronically

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  • the invention relates to a chip module, with a circuit board, which is set up in particular for receiving a data memory for storing information, and with an energy store, which is set up to supply energy to the data memory. Furthermore, the invention relates to a printer cartridge with such a chip module.
  • a printer cartridge for a laser printer or an inkjet printer is usually equipped with a chip module that communicates with the printer during operation.
  • On the chip module data are stored and read in a data memory.
  • the memories are Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM) such as FERAM (Ferro Electric Random Access Memory).
  • FERAM chips are characterized by high write performance, low power consumption and fast write access. However, FERAM chips are only limited available and high priced.
  • FERAM chips in printer cartridges also has the disadvantage that a printer designed for the use of FERAM chips may not be suitable for the use of conventional non-volatile data memories, such as flash memories or EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) is suitable.
  • flash memory and EEPROM are available in large quantities and inexpensive to procure.
  • flash memory and EEPROM have lower write power and higher power consumption compared to FERAM chips.
  • the invention is based on the technical problem to provide a chip module and a printer cartridge, which the disadvantages described above do not or at least to a lesser extent and in particular allow a reliable power supply of memory chips of different power classes.
  • the invention relates to a chip module, with a circuit board, which is set up in particular for receiving a data memory for storing information, and with an energy store, which is set up to supply energy to the data memory.
  • the energy store is attached to a contact band and the contact band for powering the data memory is connected to the board.
  • the energy store may be arranged at a distance from the board.
  • the contact strip is a flexible board, wherein the flexible board has a substrate, wherein the substrate carries conductor tracks, wherein the conductor tracks have contacts, wherein by means of the conductor tracks and the contacts an electrically conductive connection between the Energy storage and the board is formed.
  • the substrate may be made of a lightweight, durable and flexible material, in the example metallic interconnects and contacts are embedded at least in sections.
  • the board which is particularly adapted to receive a data memory for storing information, may be a rigid board.
  • the contact strip is a flexible board, wherein the flexible board has a substrate, wherein the substrate carries conductor tracks, wherein the conductor tracks have contacts, wherein the substrate comprises a plastic.
  • a cost-producing contact band can be specified with low weight.
  • the substrate may consist of a plastic according to further embodiments of the printer cartridge.
  • the substrate may for example comprise a polyimide or consist of a polyimide.
  • the contact strip may have printed conductors and / or contacts which comprise copper or a copper alloy or consist of copper or a copper alloy.
  • the contact strip has a connecting portion which is extended between the board and the energy storage, wherein the connecting portion has a measured transversely to a width of the contact strip thickness of less than 1 mm.
  • a flexible, in particular reversibly flexible contact band can be specified, which allows a flexible arrangement of the energy storage relative to the board.
  • the thickness of the connecting portion measured transversely to the width of the contact band is less than 0.5 mm, in particular less than 0.25 mm. So can a power supply over the connection section also along narrow gaps are formed in the assembled state between the printer cartridge and the printer.
  • the connecting portion may be a tab at the end or the end portion of which a contact for connection of the contact band to the circuit board is provided.
  • the contact band may have a smaller width in the region of the tab than in a region adjacent thereto in which the energy store is received or fastened.
  • the energy store may have one or more batteries.
  • a single battery may be provided for powering the data memory.
  • two or more batteries may be provided which are connected in parallel or in series for powering the memory.
  • the energy store may have one or more capacitors.
  • a single capacitor may be provided for powering the data memory.
  • two or more capacitors may be provided, which are connected in parallel or in series for the energy supply of the memory.
  • the energy storage can be materially connected to the contact band.
  • This can be a reliable contact in terms of an electrically conductive connection between the energy storage and the contact band are specified.
  • This may be, for example, an adhesive connection, a welding or soldering or the like. In particular, it can be provided that the connection can not be detached non-destructively.
  • solder connection between the energy storage and the contact strip.
  • solder balls can be applied to contacts of a battery and / or to contacts of the contact strip by machine.
  • An energy input for forming the solder joint may e.g. done by means of hot air.
  • a capacitor using solder paste with the contact strip are electrically connected.
  • solder connection between the contact strip and the circuit board can be provided.
  • a solder joint may e.g. done by the use of solder balls and / or solder paste.
  • solder joint a cost-effective and reliable electrical connection between the respective components can be provided.
  • the chip module has a data memory for storing information, wherein the data memory is a non-volatile data memory, such as a flash memory, an EEPROM or the like. Due to the energy storage and cost, relatively sluggish memory can be used reliably.
  • a non-volatile data memory such as a flash memory, an EEPROM or the like. Due to the energy storage and cost, relatively sluggish memory can be used reliably.
  • the data memory may be an MRAM (MRAM: Magneto Resistive RAM) or a PCRAM (Phase Change RAM).
  • MRAM Magneto Resistive RAM
  • PCRAM Phase Change RAM
  • the data memory can be a FERAM (Ferro Electric Random Access Memory).
  • the contact band may have a first end which is folded over and encloses the energy store on two sides.
  • the first end may have facing contact surfaces configured to contact opposite poles of a button cell.
  • the energy storage device may be a button cell, which is bordered on two sides by the folded first end of the contact strip, wherein mutually facing contact surfaces of the contact strip contact mutually opposite poles of the button cell in order to supply the data storage with energy.
  • solder joint between the mutually remote poles of the button cell and the facing contact surfaces of the contact strip may be provided in each case a solder joint, in particular by using solder balls.
  • the contact band may have a second end connected to the board to electrically connect the contact band to the board. This is an electrically conductive connection between the board and the contact strip.
  • the invention relates to a printer cartridge with a reservoir for storing printing medium and with a chip module according to the invention.
  • a reliable power supply of a data storage can be ensured without the space of the board is increased in itself.
  • the energy store may be arranged at a distance from the board.
  • the invention relates to a printer cartridge, with a reservoir for storing pressure medium, with a Chip module, which has a circuit board and a data memory for storing information, with an energy storage, which is set up to supply power to the data memory.
  • the energy store is attached to a contact band and the contact band is connected to the power supply of the data memory to the board.
  • the energy store may be arranged at a distance from the chip module.
  • the printer cartridge may e.g. be adapted to each provided in a compatible printer for the print cartridge space in which the energy storage is integrated into the print cartridge so that the envelope of the print cartridge of the envelope of a printer cartridge without additional, self-sufficient energy supply corresponds.
  • the energy store can be integrated into the printer cartridge such that the dimensions of the printer cartridge correspond to the dimensions of a printer cartridge compatible with the printer, which does not have any additional energy stores.
  • the printer cartridge may be a cartridge for an inkjet printer.
  • the printer cartridge may be a cartridge for a laser printer.
  • the contact strip is a flexible board, wherein the flexible board has a substrate, wherein the substrate carries conductor tracks, wherein the conductor tracks have contacts, wherein by means of the conductor tracks and the contacts an electrically conductive connection between the Energy storage and the board is formed.
  • the substrate be made of a lightweight, durable and flexible material, in which, for example, metallic interconnects and contacts are embedded at least in sections.
  • the contact strip is a flexible board, wherein the flexible board has a substrate, wherein the substrate carries conductor tracks, wherein the conductor tracks have contacts, wherein the substrate comprises a plastic.
  • the substrate may consist of a plastic according to further embodiments of the printer cartridge.
  • the substrate may for example comprise a polyimide or consist of a polyimide.
  • the contact strip may have printed conductors and / or contacts which comprise copper or a copper alloy or consist of copper or a copper alloy.
  • the contact strip has a connecting portion which is extended between the board and the energy storage, wherein the connecting portion has a measured transversely to a width of the contact strip thickness of less than 1 mm.
  • a flexible, in particular reversibly flexible contact band can be specified, which allows a flexible arrangement of the energy storage relative to the board.
  • the thickness of the connecting portion measured transversely to the width of the contact band is less than 0.5 mm, in particular less than 0.25 mm.
  • a power supply via the connecting portion can also be guided along narrow gaps that are formed in the finished assembled state between the printer cartridge and the printer.
  • the connecting portion may be a tab at the end or the end portion of a contact for connection of the contact strip is provided with the board.
  • the contact band can have a small width in the region of the tab than in a region adjacent thereto, in which the energy store is received or fastened. Thus, a compact design of the contact strip can be achieved.
  • the energy store may have one or more batteries.
  • a single battery may be provided for powering the data memory.
  • two or more batteries may be provided which are connected in parallel or in series for powering the memory.
  • the energy store may have one or more capacitors.
  • a single capacitor may be provided for powering the data memory.
  • two or more capacitors may be provided, which are connected in parallel or in series for the energy supply of the memory.
  • the energy storage can be materially connected to the contact band.
  • This can be a reliable contact in terms of an electrically conductive connection between the energy storage and the contact band are specified. This may be e.g. to act an adhesive bond, a welding or soldering or the like. In particular, it can be provided that the connection can not be detached non-destructively.
  • solder connection between the energy storage and the contact strip.
  • a solder connection between the energy storage and the contact strip.
  • An energy input for forming the solder joint can be done eg by means of hot air.
  • a capacitor can be electrically conductively connected to the contact strip by means of soldering paste.
  • solder connection between the contact strip and the chip module can be provided.
  • a solder joint may e.g. done by the use of solder balls and / or solder paste.
  • the printer cartridge may have a housing, wherein the housing has an interior space and wherein the energy store is integrated in the interior of the housing. In this way, a compact integration of the energy storage can be done in the printer cartridge.
  • the chip module may have an interface for exchanging data with a printer, wherein the interface is arranged on an outer side of the printer cartridge facing away from the interior.
  • the chip module can therefore be adapted to an interface of a printer.
  • the data store may be a non-volatile data store, such as a flash memory, an EEPROM, or the like. Due to the energy storage and cost, relatively sluggish memory can be used reliably.
  • the data memory may be an MRAM (MRAM: Magneto Resistive RAM) or a PCRAM (Phase Change RAM).
  • MRAM Magneto Resistive RAM
  • PCRAM Phase Change RAM
  • the data store can be a FERAM (Ferro Electric Random Access Memory). So powerful memory can be reliably operated, as long as it comes to a disruption of a power supply of the printer cartridge through the printer.
  • the contact band may have a first end which is folded over and encloses the energy store on two sides.
  • the first end may have facing contact surfaces configured to contact opposite poles of a button cell.
  • the energy storage device may be a button cell, which is bordered on two sides by the folded first end of the contact strip, wherein mutually facing contact surfaces of the contact strip contact mutually opposite poles of the button cell in order to supply the data storage with energy.
  • solder joint between the mutually remote poles of the button cell and the facing contact surfaces of the contact strip may be provided in each case a solder joint, in particular by using solder balls.
  • the contact band may have a second end connected to the board to electrically connect the contact band to the board. This is an electrically conductive connection between the board and the contact strip.
  • a printer cartridge 2 is shown. For the sake of clarity, only part of the print cartridge 2 is shown, as indicated by the broken section.
  • the printer cartridge 2 has a reservoir 4 for storing printing medium.
  • the printer cartridge 2 has a chip module 6 according to the invention.
  • the chip module 6 has a circuit board 8 and a data memory 10 for storing information.
  • the data memory 10 in the present case is a flash memory.
  • the chip module 6 has an energy store 12, which is set up to supply energy to the data memory 10.
  • the energy storage 12 is in this case a button battery 12th
  • the energy store 12 is attached to a contact strip 14 of the chip module 6.
  • the contact strip 14 is connected to the power supply of the data memory 10 to the board 8.
  • the contact band 14 is a flexible board 14 (FIG. Fig. 2 ).
  • the flexible board 14 has a substrate 16.
  • the substrate 16 carries printed conductors 18.
  • the printed conductors 18 have contacts 20.
  • an electrically conductive connection is formed between the button battery 12 and the printed circuit board 8 in order to supply the data memory 10 with energy.
  • the conductor tracks 18 and contacts 20 are presently made of copper.
  • the substrate 16 in the present case consists of plastic.
  • the contact band 14 has a connecting portion 22 which is extended between the board 8 and the button battery 12.
  • the connecting portion 22 has a thickness d measured transversely to a width b of the contact band 14, which is less than 0.25 mm.
  • the energy store has two or more batteries.
  • the energy store has one or more capacitors.
  • Such capacitors and / or batteries may be connected in parallel and / or in series in the region of a contact strip.
  • solder joint 32 is provided between opposite poles 24, 26 of the button battery 12 and facing contact surfaces 28, 30 of the contact strip 14 in the present case in each case.
  • the solder joint 32 is provided by means of solder balls 34.
  • solder joint 36 formed by means of solder balls 34 is formed between the contact strip 14 and the board 8.
  • the printer cartridge 2 has a housing 38 which has an interior space 40.
  • the button battery 12 is integrated into the interior 40 of the housing 38.
  • the chip module 6 has an interface 42 for data exchange with a printer (not shown).
  • the interface 42 is arranged on a side facing away from the interior 40 outside 44 of the printer cartridge 2.
  • the contact band 14 has a first end 46 which is folded over and surrounds the button battery 12 on two sides.
  • the contact strip 14 has a second end 48 which is connected to the board 8 to electrically connect the contact strip 14 to the board 8.
  • a first contact 50 of the second end 48 is therefore associated with the contact surface 28 and contacted with the pole 24 of the button battery 12.
  • a second contact 52 of the second end 48 is thus connected to the contact surface 30 of the contact strip 14 and contacted with the pole 26 of the button battery 12.
  • the chip module 6 to the contacts 50, 52 complementary connection areas.
  • a fold or envelope line 54 is indicated, along which the first end 46 is turned over, so that the contact surfaces 28, 30 can be brought into contact with the poles 24, 26 of the button battery 12 ,
  • the substrate 16 and the tracks 18 are so flexible that, as long as there is no solder joint, reversible and non-destructive from the in Fig. 2 shown, unfolded position, in the in Fig. 1 shown, folded position can be folded and vice versa.
  • Fig. 3 shows the chip module 6 according to the invention without the printer cartridge 2.
  • FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C show a further printer cartridge according to the invention 102.
  • the printer cartridge 102 has two half-shells 103 and 105.
  • Fig. 4B is the half shell 105 hidden to show the interior of the print cartridge 102.
  • Fig. 4C is a section enlargement of the Fig. 4B ,
  • the print cartridge 102 has a reservoir 104 for storing print media.
  • the printer cartridge 102 has a chip module 106 according to the invention.
  • the chip module 106 has a board 108 and a data memory 110 for storing information.
  • the data memory 110 in the present case is a flash memory.
  • the chip module 106 has an energy store 12, which is set up to supply energy to the data memory 10.
  • the energy storage 112 is in the present case a button battery 112.
  • the energy store 112 is attached to a contact band 114 of the chip module 106.
  • the contact band 114 is connected to the board 108 for supplying energy to the data memory 110.
  • the contact band 114 is a flexible board 114.

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US20150359712A1 (en) * 2014-06-13 2015-12-17 The Procter & Gamble Company Cartridges for the deposition of treatment compositions on keratinous surfaces
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US5433035A (en) * 1992-09-15 1995-07-18 Bauer; Timothy R. Talking entertainment card
US6000773A (en) * 1994-08-09 1999-12-14 Encad, Inc. Ink jet printer having ink use information stored in a memory mounted on a replaceable printer ink cartridge
US20100148930A1 (en) * 1999-10-25 2010-06-17 Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd Product item having location-indicating coded data and rfid tag
US20020015067A1 (en) * 2000-08-07 2002-02-07 Studholme John William Printer cartridge kit and method
US7370932B2 (en) * 2004-05-27 2008-05-13 Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd Cartridge having integrated circuit for enabling validation thereof by a mobile device
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