WO2015027646A1 - 存储器组、耗材芯片、耗材芯片组和成像盒 - Google Patents

存储器组、耗材芯片、耗材芯片组和成像盒 Download PDF

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WO2015027646A1
WO2015027646A1 PCT/CN2013/090132 CN2013090132W WO2015027646A1 WO 2015027646 A1 WO2015027646 A1 WO 2015027646A1 CN 2013090132 W CN2013090132 W CN 2013090132W WO 2015027646 A1 WO2015027646 A1 WO 2015027646A1
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梁月丹
贾志铮
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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
    • B41J2/17543—Cartridge presence detection or type identification
    • B41J2/17546—Cartridge presence detection or type identification electronically
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G21/00—Arrangements not provided for by groups G03G13/00 - G03G19/00, e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
    • G03G21/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements
    • G03G21/18—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements using a processing cartridge, whereby the process cartridge comprises at least two image processing means in a single unit
    • G03G21/1875—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements using a processing cartridge, whereby the process cartridge comprises at least two image processing means in a single unit provided with identifying means or means for storing process- or use parameters, e.g. lifetime of the cartridge
    • G03G21/1878—Electronically readable memory

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  • This invention relates to printing imaging techniques, and more particularly to a memory bank, a consumable chip, a consumable chipset, and an imaging cartridge. Background technique
  • the image forming apparatus includes at least a thermal transfer image forming apparatus, an ink jet image forming apparatus, and an electrophotographic image forming apparatus (e.g., a laser printer and an LED printer).
  • the imaging device needs to consume a large amount of coloring agent, and after the coloring agent is consumed, it needs to be replenished. Therefore, a replaceable imaging cartridge is often installed in the image forming apparatus, and the image forming cartridge is loaded with a coloring agent. When the coloring agent in the imaging cartridge is consumed, the user can purchase a new imaging cartridge to mount into the imaging device.
  • a consumable chip is disposed on the imaging cartridge, and a memory is disposed in the consumable chip for storing information about the imaging cartridge, such as production date, colorant type/color, manufacturing Manufacturer, certification information, colorant capacity, and colorant remaining/consumption.
  • the information of the above imaging cartridge includes a plurality of different parameters, and the parameters may be divided according to different characteristics, for example, according to whether changes occur during the consumption of the colorant, the information may be divided into fixed information and variable information, wherein the fixed information Information that remains unchanged during use of the imaging device may also be referred to as non-rewritable information, such as: manufacturer, colorant capacity, authentication information; variable information is information that changes during use of the imaging device , may also be referred to as rewritable information such as date of manufacture, colorant type/color, colorant remaining/consumption.
  • the imaging device determines that the value of some rewritable information is below a certain threshold, such as the remaining amount of the colorant is 0, the user is prompted to replace the imaging cartridge.
  • the user replaced the new imaging cartridge, which is equivalent to replacing the new consumable chip.
  • the new consumable chip differs from the old consumable chip only in that the rewritable information in the memory has changed without changing the information without any change. Therefore, if the memory in the entire consumable chip is replaced every time the imaging cartridge is replaced, a large amount of storage space is inevitably wasted, and the manufacturing cost of the imaging cartridge is also increased.
  • the present invention provides a memory bank, a consumable chip, a consumable chipset, and an imaging cartridge for solving the problem that the replacement of the imaging cartridge in the prior art wastes storage space and thereby increases manufacturing cost, so as to reduce the manufacturing cost of the imaging cartridge.
  • a first aspect of the present invention provides a memory pack detachably disposed on an imaging cartridge, and the imaging cartridge is detachably disposed in an imaging device, the memory pack including: for storing the imaging a first memory of the first information in the box related information and a second memory for storing the second information in the information related to the imaging box;
  • the first information and the second information are different from each other, and the first memory and the second memory are independent of each other and are connected to the imaging device through a communication bus.
  • the first information is unrewritable information
  • the second information is rewritable information
  • the first memory is a non-rewritable memory
  • the second memory is a rewritable memory
  • the first memory and the second memory each transmit the first information and the second information to the imaging device according to address information in a control command transmitted by the imaging device.
  • a memory bank as described above, wherein the first memory and/or the second memory are provided with a timer, and the first memory and/or the second memory are configured to: when the timer is timed to a predetermined time The first information or the second information is transmitted to the imaging device.
  • Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a consumable chip comprising a memory bank as described above.
  • the consumable chip as described above, the consumable chip further having a first set of contacts connected to the first memory and a second set of contacts connected to the second memory, the first set of contacts and the second set of contacts The dots are each used to contact a set of styli in the imaging device.
  • a still further aspect of the present invention provides a consumable chipset including at least two consumable chips, wherein a first memory in the memory set as described above is disposed in a first consumable chip of the at least two consumable chips;
  • a second memory according to any one of claims 1-5 is disposed in the second consumable chip of the at least two consumable chips.
  • the set of contacts, the first set of contacts and the second set of contacts are each for contacting a set of styli in the imaging device.
  • a consumable chipset as described above is mounted onto the imaging cartridge and communication between the consumable chipset and the imaging device is established.
  • the capacity of each memory can be made by classifying the imaging box information and storing them in different memories, that is, storing all the imaging box information on one large-capacity memory. Smaller, so for a single imaging box, when some data of the memory changes or the error causes the imaging device to work normally, only the memory storing the changed or the wrong part of the data needs to be replaced, and the other memory is not required to be replaced, thereby reducing the storage. The waste of space. Therefore, by adopting the above technical solution, the integrity of the information of the imaging box can be ensured, the normal use of the imaging device can be ensured, the manufacturing cost of the memory can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost of the imaging cartridge can be reduced.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of partial data storage of a plurality of imaging cartridges on an imaging device in the prior art
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a memory bank according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a memory group according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view 1 of a consumable chip according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram 2 of a consumable chip according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of contact distribution of a consumable chip according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing contact between a contact of a consumable chip and a device stylus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a consumable chipset according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic structural view of a consumable chipset mounted on an imaging cartridge according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of establishing an electrical connection between a consumable chipset and an imaging device according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing another structure of a consumable chipset mounted on an imaging cartridge according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 12 is another schematic diagram of a connection between a consumable chipset and an imaging device according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 13 is a flow chart of a method for storing information in a consumable chipset according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 14 is a flowchart of a method for replacing a consumable chip according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention
  • FIG. 15 is a flowchart of an information storage method according to Embodiment 8 of the present invention
  • FIG. 16 is a flow chart of a method for reproducing an imaging cartridge according to Embodiment 9 of the present invention.
  • original consumable chip a data storage method of a consumable chip (hereinafter referred to as "original consumable chip") of an imaging cartridge of the prior art.
  • 1 is a schematic diagram of partial data storage of a plurality of imaging cartridges on an imaging device in the prior art, that is, a schematic diagram of partial data stored by a plurality of original consumable chips.
  • the original consumable chip refers to a consumable chip designed by the manufacturer of the imaging device and sold together with the imaging cartridge, which is often only provided
  • a memory for storing information related to the imaging cartridge specifically, the above memory stores all information related to the imaging cartridge.
  • the above related information includes various data such as production date, colorant type/color, manufacturer, certification sequence information, number of printed pages, colorant capacity, colorant remaining amount/consumption amount, and the like.
  • the imaging device is provided with at least two imaging cartridges connected to the imaging device via the same communication bus, namely, an imaging cartridge A and an imaging cartridge B, each of which is provided with an original consumable chip.
  • an imaging cartridge A and an imaging cartridge B each of which is provided with an original consumable chip.
  • the data stored in each original consumable chip is grouped by characteristics, it can be divided into first information, second information, other information, etc., at this time, as shown in FIG. 1, the original consumable of the imaging cartridge A
  • the chip stores first information related to the imaging cartridge A (labeled as "first information /A" in the figure), second information related to the imaging cartridge A, and other information related to the imaging cartridge A (the ellipsis in the figure)
  • the imaging box B also stores similar first information, second information, other information, etc.
  • the data of each imaging cartridge is independent of each other;
  • the data of each memory is independent, that is, the data of each memory is irrelevant. Therefore, in the prior art, there is a problem that a large amount of storage space is wasted when the memory is replaced as described above, so that the manufacturing cost of the consumable chip and the image forming cartridge is hard to be lowered.
  • the present invention proposes a new implementation manner, the main technical solution is: by dividing the imaging box related data into at least two different memories according to characteristics, so that the coloring agent in the imaging box needs to be replaced.
  • the replaced storage space is reduced, thereby avoiding wasting a large amount of storage space and reducing the manufacturing cost of the imaging cartridge.
  • Embodiment 1 The technical solution of the present invention will be further described below through specific embodiments and drawings. Embodiment 1
  • a memory group detachably mounted on an imaging device includes at least one imaging cartridge
  • the memory group including: a first memory, storage and The first information related to the at least one imaging cartridge; the second memory storing second information related to the at least one imaging cartridge and different from the first information; the first memory and the second memory are mutually It is independent and connected to the imaging device through the same communication bus (a communication bus provided on the imaging device).
  • the first information and the second information are both stored in an original consumable chip of the at least one imaging cartridge.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a memory group according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. as shown in picture 2,
  • the memory group of this embodiment includes at least: a first memory 11 storing first information and a second memory 12 storing second information different from the first information, wherein the first information and the second information are specific
  • the information is not limited, but is information stored in the original consumable chip of an imaging cartridge, which can be grouped according to specific needs, or the first information and the second information belong to the original consumable of an imaging cartridge.
  • the data required for communication interaction between the chip and the imaging device One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that in addition to the first information and the second information described above, other data associated with the imaging cartridge may be included in the first memory and the second memory, or other data associated with the imaging cartridge. It can also be set in other additional memories.
  • the first information and the second information may be grouped according to "whether the data changes during the colorant consumption process".
  • the first information is the read-only data (ie, non-rewritable data, or fixed information) stored in the original consumable chip, such as the manufacturer, the colorant capacity, etc.
  • the second information is the aforementioned variable stored in the original consumable chip.
  • Data that is, data can be rewritten, or variable information), such as the number of printed pages, colorant consumption, etc., so that the first memory can be selected as a read-only memory (ie, a non-rewritable memory), and the second memory can be Rewriting the memory, because the read-only memory structure is simple and inexpensive, the cost of the entire memory bank can be further reduced.
  • the first information and the second information may also be grouped according to "importance of data".
  • the authentication sequence information has a key role for the imaging device to recognize the imaging cartridge.
  • the authentication sequence information may be stored as the first information in the first memory, and the information other than the authentication sequence information may be stored as the second information.
  • the second memory when the imaging device reads and writes the second memory, the authentication sequence information is prevented from being affected and lost or falsified, thereby affecting the normal operation of the imaging device.
  • the first information and the second information may also be grouped according to the frequency of use of communication with the imaging device. To this end, those skilled in the art should understand that the grouping of the first information and the second information may be based on specific The needs are divided.
  • the first memory 11 and the second memory 12 storing different information of the same imaging cartridge are connected to the imaging device through the same communication bus, and are respectively stored on the two memories. Both the first information and the second information can transmit data to the imaging device through the communication bus, thereby ensuring that the imaging device can access the information it needs without failure.
  • the memory of the above memory group can adopt common non-volatile memory, such as EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), EPR0M (erasable) Programming read-only memory), FLASH (flash memory), ferroelectric memory, phase change memory, and volatile memory plus power supply schemes such as SRAM+Battery or Capacitor, DRAM+Battery or Capacitor;
  • EEPROM Electrical Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
  • EPR0M erasable Programming read-only memory
  • FLASH flash memory
  • ferroelectric memory phase change memory
  • volatile memory plus power supply schemes such as SRAM+Battery or Capacitor, DRAM+Battery or Capacitor
  • the memory can be selected either as a sequential access type or as a random access type, which can be selected according to specific needs.
  • the imaging device adopts a bus connection for communication, that is, a plurality of imaging cartridges are connected to the above-described imaging device via the same communication bus, preferably, in order to select a memory group set in a specific imaging cartridge, the first Corresponding identification codes are stored in the memory and the second memory. Since the control instructions sent by the imaging device often include an identification information for distinguishing different imaging cartridges, the second memory and the first memory can be compared by the control instructions sent by the comparison imaging device. Whether the identification information is consistent with the pre-stored identification code, and whether or not the corresponding operation is performed.
  • the control instructions sent by the imaging device often have address information, and the data stored in the two memories can be stored according to the pre-allocated address information.
  • the data of the o- m address segment is stored in the first memory
  • the data of the m+1-n address segment is stored in the second memory, etc., and can be allocated according to specific requirements.
  • the first memory 11 and the second memory 12 can be sent according to the imaging device.
  • Controlling the address information in the instruction to determine whether the first information and the second information need to be sent to the imaging device that is, the first information or the first information is sent only when the address information of the control instruction and the assigned address information correspond to each other. Second, the information is sent to the imaging device, otherwise, no action is taken.
  • a timing module ie, a timer
  • a timing module is provided on any of the first memory 11 and the second memory 12.
  • a timing module is provided on the memory of the stored information at a relatively lower address.
  • the first information is stored at a higher address than the second information, and then a timing module can be set on the second memory, so that the first memory receives the reading of the imaging device.
  • the fetch instruction (when accessing the memory of the sequential access type, there is no address information in the read command/control command), that is, the first information is sent to the image forming apparatus, and the second memory starts the above after receiving the read command
  • the timing module sends the second information stored thereon to the imaging device after timing to a predetermined time, thereby ensuring that the imaging device can obtain the phase in time Off information. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the data control manners of the first memory and the second memory may also be interchanged with each other; in addition, the timing module may perform a reset operation every time the timing is completed.
  • the second memory 12 stores rewritable information
  • the second memory 12 can also judge whether or not the image forming apparatus is allowed to overwrite some data based on the address information.
  • the memory bank may include a first memory 11 for storing first information in the imaging cartridge information and a second memory 12 for storing second information in the imaging cartridge information.
  • the first information and the second information are different from each other, and the first memory 11 and the second memory 12 are independent of each other and are connected to the imaging device through a communication bus.
  • the imaging cartridge information includes some information related to the imaging cartridge such as production date, colorant type/color, manufacturer, authentication information, colorant capacity, and colorant remaining/consumption amount, wherein, according to different classification rules,
  • the above imaging cartridge information is classified, for example: according to whether the information of the imaging cartridge can be rewritten during use, or can be grouped according to the importance of the imaging cartridge information, for example, the authentication information is used for imaging device identification.
  • the key data of the imaging cartridge therefore, the authentication information in the imaging cartridge information can be classified into one category, and the information not used for authentication is classified into another category.
  • Those skilled in the art can also classify according to other classification rules. It is similar to the first embodiment and will not be described here.
  • the first information is unrewritable information
  • the second information is rewritable information.
  • the content is taken as an example to specifically describe the structure of the memory bank.
  • the unrewritable information and the rewritable information in the imaging cartridge information belonging to the imaging cartridge are respectively stored in two different memories, and an appropriate capacity can be selected according to the size of the data amount in each information.
  • the memory therefore, the first memory 11 and the second memory 12 in this embodiment can select a memory having a smaller capacity than the prior art.
  • the imaging cartridge is replaced, only the second memory 12 for storing the rewritable information needs to be replaced, and the first memory 11 for storing the fixed information does not need to be replaced, that is, the first memory 11 can be reused, and therefore, only
  • the technical solution of replacing a small-capacity memory is greatly reduced in manufacturing cost compared with the prior art replacement of the entire large-capacity memory.
  • the second memory 12 employs a rewritable memory
  • the first memory 11 employs a non-rewritable memory. Since the non-rewritable memory is relatively inexpensive compared to the rewritable memory, the manufacturing cost of the imaging cartridge is also somewhat reduced.
  • the imaging device authenticates and recognizes the imaging cartridge, and gP: reads the first information including the authentication information stored in the first memory 11 to It is confirmed whether the imaging cartridge is a genuine imaging cartridge manufactured by a legitimate manufacturer; when the imaging cartridge is confirmed to be a genuine imaging cartridge, the above imaging cartridge can be used for printing. Then, during use of the imaging cartridge, the imaging device needs to read the second information in the second memory 12 to determine the capacity and other information of the colorant in the current imaging cartridge, or read the first memory 11 according to its specific needs. Any information of the second memory 12.
  • first memory 11 and the second memory 12 can be connected to the imaging device through the same communication bus, and the two can send information to the imaging device in two ways: First, the address in the control instruction that can be sent according to the imaging device. The information is sent separately to the first information and the second information, and the second is to sequentially send information to the imaging device in a certain order.
  • the first memory 11 and/or the second memory 12 For the second mode described above, it is necessary to set a timer in the first memory 11 and/or the second memory 12 for starting timing after one of the memories transmits a message, and when the timer reaches a predetermined time, another memory is automatically Sending information, for example: when the first memory 11 and the second memory 12 receive the read data information sent by the imaging device from the communication bus, the first memory 11 first transmits the first information to the imaging device through the communication bus, and simultaneously starts the second The timer in the memory 12, when the predetermined time is up, the second memory 12 transmits the second information to the imaging device via the communication bus.
  • the technical solution provided by this embodiment can be compared by storing the imaging box information in different memories, that is, storing all the imaging box information on one large-capacity memory, so that the capacity of each memory can be compared.
  • Small so that for a single imaging cartridge, when some data of the memory changes or the error causes the imaging device to malfunction, only the memory storing the changed or erroneous partial data needs to be replaced, and the other memory is not required to be replaced, thereby reducing the storage space. waste. Therefore, by adopting the above technical solution, the integrity of the information of the imaging box can be ensured, the normal use of the imaging device can be ensured, the manufacturing cost of the memory can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost of the imaging cartridge can be reduced.
  • the embodiment further provides a consumable chip, which may include the memory group provided by Embodiment 1 or 2.
  • a consumable chip which may include the memory group provided by Embodiment 1 or 2.
  • 4 is a schematic structural diagram 1 of a consumable chip according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram 2 of a consumable chip according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
  • the consumable chip 20 may include the memory group provided in the first embodiment, that is, one memory group is disposed on a consumable chip 20, and the consumable chip 20 may be disposed in an imaging box to make the imaging box.
  • the first memory 11 stores non-rewritable information
  • the second memory 12 stores rewritable information.
  • the consumable chip 20 is provided with two groups respectively connected to the two memories.
  • the first set of contacts and the second set of contacts specifically, the first set of contacts are connected to the first memory 11, and the second set of contacts are connected to the second memory 12.
  • the imaging device on which the consumable chip 20 is located is provided with only one set of styluses, and the two sets of contacts are used to contact the stylus in the imaging device.
  • the set of styli is originally set to correspond to a set of contacts of the prior art original consumable chip. Therefore, when the above consumable chip is mounted on the above-mentioned image forming apparatus, in order to ensure that both memories are connected to the image forming apparatus, the two sets of contacts need to be connected to the set of styli, respectively.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a contact distribution of a consumable chip according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of contact between a contact of a consumable chip and a device stylus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
  • the consumable chip 20 has an inverted "U" shape, and the bottom surfaces of the two sides are respectively provided with the first memory 11.
  • the first set of contacts 201 and the second set of contacts 202 connected to the second memory 12 are connected.
  • only one set of stylus pins 101 is disposed on the image forming apparatus.
  • the set of stylus pins 101 are in contact with corresponding contacts of the two sets of contacts 201 and 202 to enable the above.
  • the first memory 11 and the second memory 12 can be connected to the imaging device via an electrical connection therebetween.
  • the consumable chip shown in FIG. 6 is only one embodiment, and the consumable chip can also be disposed in other various shapes, such as a flat plate or a pair of contacts between the two sets of contacts.
  • the substrate of the depressed portion or the like can be ensured that the two sets of contacts can be respectively connected with a set of stylus on the image forming apparatus; in addition, the contact shape of the consumable chip can be in addition to the curved shape shown in FIG. It is set to other shapes, such as a flat rectangular shape, a concave rectangular shape, etc., and can be modified or designed according to the shape and position of the corresponding stylus.
  • the consumable chip regardless of how the consumable chip is set up, it is only necessary to ensure that the two sets of contacts respectively provided on the consumable chip and connected to the two memories are in contact with the same set of contacts on the imaging device.
  • control chip 20 is also provided with a control unit for controlling the reading and writing or calculation of each memory.
  • the control unit may be set to one, or may be set according to the number of memories, and may be selected according to requirements.
  • the above-mentioned consumable chip is provided with two sets of contacts connecting different memories, and has the technical significance: if only one set of contacts is provided, in the manufacturing process of the consumable chip, the same set of contacts are respectively used to write the original When data is transferred to one of the memories, the other memory may be disturbed, and the above problem can be solved when two separate sets of contacts are used.
  • the technical solution provided by this embodiment can achieve the capacity of each memory by classifying the imaging box information and storing them in different memories, that is, storing all the imaging box information on one large-capacity memory. Smaller. Moreover, when the imaging cartridge needs to be replaced, only one memory in the consumable chip needs to be replaced, and the remaining memory can be reused, thereby ensuring the integrity of the imaging cartridge information, ensuring the normal use of the imaging device, and reducing the memory. The manufacturing cost reduces the waste of storage space, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the imaging cartridge.
  • the embodiment further provides an imaging cartridge, wherein the imaging cartridge 20 is further provided with the above-mentioned consumable chip 20; further, the embodiment further provides an imaging cartridge set including a plurality of the foregoing imaging cartridges. This setting has a positive effect on reducing the manufacturing cost of the imaging cartridge.
  • a consumable chipset is further improved. At least two of the above consumable chips are included.
  • the consumable chipset has the same performance and benefits as the consumable chip.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a consumable chipset according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
  • the consumable chipset provided in this embodiment includes at least two consumable chips, gp: a first consumable chip 21 and a second consumable chip 22, wherein the first consumable chip 21 of the at least two consumable chips
  • the first memory 11 in the memory group provided in the first embodiment or the second embodiment is provided; the second memory chip 22 in the at least two consumable chips is provided with the second memory 12 provided in the first embodiment or the second embodiment; Gp, the first memory 11 and the second memory 12 are disposed in the first consumable chip 21 and the second consumable chip 22, respectively.
  • the embodiment further provides an imaging cartridge, wherein the imaging cartridge is further provided with the consumable chipset provided by the embodiment.
  • the first consumable chip 21 and the second consumable chip 22 are disposed in the same imaging cartridge.
  • first consumable chip 21 and the second consumable chip 22 are respectively provided with a first group of contacts and a second group of contacts connected to the first memory 11 and the second memory 12, respectively, and imaged A set of stylus 101A connected to both sets of contacts is provided on the device side.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic structural view of a consumable chipset mounted on an imaging cartridge according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of establishing an electrical connection between a consumable chipset and an imaging device according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
  • the first consumable chip 21 and the second consumable chip 22 are housed in two recesses 101 on the imaging cartridge 10A, and both sets of contacts are exposed on the outer wall of the above-described imaging cartridge 10A so as to be in contact with the image forming apparatus.
  • a set of contact pins 101A are in contact to establish an electrical connection therebetween, as shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 11 is another schematic structural diagram of a consumable chipset mounted on an imaging cartridge according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 12 is another schematic diagram of a connection between a consumable chipset and an imaging device according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
  • the imaging cartridge 10B is provided with an accommodation space 103 corresponding to a position of a set of contact pins 101B provided in the image forming apparatus, wherein the first consumable chip 21 and the second consumable chip 22 are attached to the housing, respectively.
  • the opposite surfaces of the space 103 are placed opposite each other with the two sets of contacts 211, 221; thus, as shown in FIG.
  • the shape of the above-mentioned consumable chip, its mounting manner on the imaging cartridge, and the like can be appropriately determined according to factors such as the position and shape of the stylus of the imaging device used in the imaging cartridge. To adjust, it is only necessary to ensure that a set of stylus provided on the imaging device and the two sets of contacts on the two consumable chips of the imaging cartridge are electrically connected.
  • the present embodiment provides a consumable chip mountable into the image forming apparatus.
  • the consumable chipset includes at least a first consumable chip 21 and a second consumable chip 22, and the first consumable chip 21 and the second consumable chip 22 are connected to the imaging device through the same communication bus, in the first consumable chip 21.
  • the first information is stored, and the second consumable chip 22 stores the second information, the first information and the second information are different, and are stored in the original consumable chip.
  • the first consumable chip 21 is disposed on the first imaging cartridge of the imaging cartridge set
  • the second consumable chip 22 is disposed on the second imaging cartridge of the imaging cartridge set.
  • the first consumable chip 21 and the second consumable chip 22 are connected to the imaging device through the same communication bus, when the imaging device needs to access the first information, the first consumable chip 21 can be provided to the imaging device, and when the imaging device needs to access the second When information is available, it can be provided by the second consumable chip 22 to the imaging device, and the imaging device does not prompt a malfunction because the required information is not accessed. Since each of the consumable chips does not need to store both the first information and the second information, it can be stored with a smaller capacity memory, thereby reducing the cost of the consumable chipset.
  • the consumable chipset provided by this embodiment may have different methods for transmitting the first information and the second information to the imaging device according to different memory access modes.
  • the memory of the consumable chip is of the sequential access type, it is assumed that in the original consumable chip, the first information is stored at an address earlier than the second information, and the first consumable chip 21 receives the read instruction of the imaging device (for the order)
  • the access type memory accesses, when there is no address information in the read command, the first information is first transmitted to the imaging device.
  • a timer is set in the memory, when receiving the reading instruction of the imaging device, the timing is started, and then it is judged whether the timer has reached the predetermined time.
  • Time (ie, T1) and when the timing reaches T1, that is, after delaying T1, the second information is sent to the imaging device, so that the first consumable chip 21 and the second consumable chip 22 are directed to the imaging device.
  • the data sent does not conflict with each other.
  • the imaging device writes data to the consumable chipset, the consumable chip storing the information behind the address needs to be delayed before writing the data to the memory.
  • the read command sent by the image forming device carries the address information, and the first consumable chip 21 and the second consumable chip 22 can determine whether it is necessary to send the information to the imaging device according to the address information.
  • the image forming apparatus writes data to the consumable chipset, the first consumable chip 21 and the second consumable chip 22 can also judge whether or not data needs to be written into the memory based on the address information in the instruction.
  • the consumable chipset provided by the embodiment may also determine whether to send the first information to the imaging device according to whether the read command or the write command sent by the imaging device is a preset command. Or the second message.
  • the first information stored in the first memory is data common to the first imaging cartridge and the second imaging cartridge, for the purpose of saving the storage space and reducing the manufacturing cost.
  • the second information stored in the second memory may be data related only to the first imaging cartridge, and correspondingly, the second imaging cartridge further needs to be provided with only one for storing the second imaging cartridge.
  • a memory of a general partial data; or, the second information stored in the second memory is respectively The data associated with the first imaging cartridge and the second imaging cartridge described above does not require additional memory on the second imaging cartridge, but the data of different imaging cartridges in the second memory needs to be partitioned and set with different internal control logic. .
  • the technical solution of the present embodiment is more advantageous.
  • the second information is other information than the authentication sequence information.
  • the first consumable chip 21 is used for imaging device authentication, and a relatively complicated logical processing unit is required, and the second consumable chip 22 is only used for storage. Data, no complex logic processing units are required.
  • the consumable chipset of the present invention only needs one of them to have a complicated logic processing unit, and the rest only needs to have the ability to store data, thereby reducing the use.
  • a complex logic processing unit can reduce the cost of the entire consumable chipset, ie, reduce the manufacturing cost of the entire imaging cartridge set.
  • the imaging device issues an authentication signal to the imaging cartridge group, and the imaging cartridge storing the first information may be first Transmitting first information to the imaging device to authenticate the entire imaging cartridge set; thereafter, each imaging cartridge transmits second information to the imaging device to cause the imaging device to record and change the second information for each imaging cartridge usage .
  • an imaging cartridge set is integrated as a whole, wherein an imaging cartridge stores first information common to each imaging cartridge, and the remaining imaging cartridges store a plurality of imaging cartridges belonging to each imaging cartridge. Two information.
  • the memory in each imaging cartridge is connected to the imaging device via a communication bus.
  • the imaging cartridge information common between the imaging cartridges can be separately stored in one memory, so that the imaging cartridges share the memory, and it is no longer necessary to set a memory with a larger storage capacity for each imaging cartridge, which can save storage space. Reduce the manufacturing cost of the imaging cartridge set.
  • the embodiment further provides a method for storing information on the first consumable chip and the second consumable chip in the consumable chipset according to the fifth embodiment, as described above, the original consumables.
  • the first information and the second information are stored in the chip, and the consumable chipset includes at least a first consumable chip and a second consumable chip.
  • the information storage method of the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. 13, which is a flowchart of a method for storing information into a consumable chipset according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention.
  • Step 101 Acquire first information and second information in the original consumable chip.
  • Step 102 Store the first information into the first consumable chip.
  • Step 103 Store the second information into the second consumable chip.
  • the first information and the second information of the original consumable chip are respectively written into the first consumable chip and the second consumable chip by the information storage method of the embodiment, so that the consumable chip set provided in the fifth embodiment can be obtained, thereby achieving reduction.
  • This embodiment also provides a method of replacing a consumable chip. Suitable for industries such as recycling imaging cartridges and Reconstruction imaging cartridges.
  • the image forming cartridge obtained by the recycling method is generally provided with a used consumable chip, and the coloring agent in the image forming cartridge is also consumed. Therefore, after cleaning and refilling the imaging cartridge, it is also necessary to replace the consumable chip on the imaging cartridge to complete the recycling or regeneration process. Since the existing consumable chips are generally the same as the original consumable chips, the first information and the second information are stored at the same time, and the cost is high. Therefore, the present embodiment can be considered to replace the used consumable chips on the plurality of imaging cartridges with the consumable chipset provided by the above embodiments.
  • the method is shown in FIG. 14, which is a flowchart of a method for replacing a consumable chip according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention.
  • Step 201 The consumable chip storing the first information and the second information is removed from the imaging box, and then the first consumable chip storing the first information is installed.
  • Step 202 Remove the consumable chip storing the first information and the second information from another imaging cartridge, and then install the second consumable chip storing the second information.
  • FIG. 15 is a flowchart of a method for storing information provided by Embodiment 8 of the present invention.
  • the information storage method of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.
  • the memory bank may include first and second memories independent of each other, and the first memory and the second memory are connected to the imaging device through the same communication bus, and the imaging device is provided with at least one imaging cartridge.
  • the foregoing information storage method includes the following steps: Step 301: Store first information related to the at least one imaging box to the first memory; Step 302: Store second information related to the at least one imaging cartridge to the second memory.
  • the first information and the second information of the original consumable chip are respectively written into the two memories by the information storage method of the embodiment, and the memory group, the consumable chip, and the consumable chip of the first to fourth embodiments can be obtained. Groups, etc., thereby achieving the purpose of reducing storage space and reducing manufacturing costs of consumable chips.
  • FIG. 16 is a flow chart of a method for reproducing an imaging cartridge according to Embodiment 9 of the present invention. This method is used in a process of filling, recycling, and recycling an image forming cartridge that has been depleted of colorant. For the imaging cartridge that has been depleted of colorant, since the remaining amount/consumption value of the colorant stored in the memory has reached the threshold, then in addition to adding a coloring agent to the imaging cartridge, it is necessary to replace the original installation in the imaging. The original consumable chip on the box.
  • the above method of reproducing the imaging cartridge includes the following steps:
  • Step 401 Suspend communication between the original consumable chip and the imaging device
  • Step 402 Install the consumable chip or consumable chipset on the regenerative imaging cartridge and establish communication between the consumable chip or the consumable chipset and the imaging device.
  • the above regeneration method further includes the step of "filling the colorant"; the specific operation mode of the above step 401 may be removing the original consumable chip or interrupting the connection between the original consumable chip and the image forming apparatus.
  • the cost of the recovered or regenerated image forming cartridge can be made low.
  • the regenerative method of mounting the above-mentioned consumable chipset on the regenerative imaging cartridge when the re-reproduction operation is required after the coloring agent of the regenerated imaging cartridge is consumed, it is only necessary to replace only the consumable chip storing some of the changed data. Therefore, the storage space of the consumable chip that needs to be replaced is small, which is beneficial to reducing the manufacturing cost of the consumable chip and enabling the reuse of useful data, and also reducing the generation of electronic waste.

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提供了一种存储器组、耗材芯片（20、21、22）、耗材芯片组和成像盒。所述存储器组可拆卸地设置在成像盒上，且所述成像盒可拆卸地设置在成像设备中。所述存储器组包括：用于存储与所述成像盒相关信息中的第一信息的第一存储器（11）、用于存储与所述成像盒相关信息中的第二信息的第二存储器（12）。所述第一信息与第二信息互不相同，且所述第一存储器（11）与第二存储器（12）相互独立，并通过通信总线连接至所述成像设备。所述存储器组、耗材芯片（20、21、22）、耗材芯片组以及成像盒解决了更换成像盒会浪费存储空间进而提高制造成本的问题。

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存储器组、 耗材芯片、 耗材芯片组和成像盒 技术领域
本发明涉及打印成像技术， 尤其涉及一种存储器组、 耗材芯片、 耗材芯 片组和成像盒。 背景技术
成像设备至少包括热转印成像设备、 喷墨成像设备和电子照相成像设 备 （例如激光打印机和 LED打印机） 。 成像设备在成像的过程中， 需要消 耗大量的着色剂， 在着色剂消耗完后， 还需要进行补充。 因此， 成像设备 中往往安装有可更换的成像盒， 成像盒中装载有着色剂。 当成像盒中的着 色剂消耗完后， 用户可以购买新的成像盒安装到成像设备中去。 近年来， 为了更好的管理成像盒的使用， 还在成像盒上设置了耗材芯片， 耗材芯片 中设置有存储器， 用于存储有关成像盒的信息， 例如生产日期、 着色剂类 型 /颜色、 制造厂商、 认证信息、 着色剂容量和着色剂剩余量 /消耗量等。
上述成像盒的信息包括多种不同的参数， 且这些参数可根据不同的特 性进行划分， 例如根据在着色剂消耗过程中是否发生变化来划分可分为固 定信息和可变信息， 其中， 固定信息为在成像设备的使用过程中保持不变 的信息， 也可以称为不可改写信息， 例如： 制造厂商、 着色剂容量、 认证 信息； 可变信息为在成像设备的使用过程中会发生变化的信息， 也可以称 为可改写信息，例如生产日期、着色剂类型 /颜色、着色剂剩余量 /消耗量。
现有的成像设备， 已经从原来的单色打印， 升级到了多色打印， 因此 一个成像设备中往往安装有多个成像盒， 其各自容纳不同类型 /颜色的着 色剂。 因此， 为适应各个成像盒， 需要配置多个耗材芯片， 每个成像盒上 都设置有耗材芯片， 这些耗材芯片上都存储了包括上述不可改写信息和可 改写信息在内的所有成像盒的信息， 并且耗材芯片中都采用价格较昂贵的 可重复擦写的存储器， 以能够在成像盒的使用过程或回收过程中修改可改 写信息。 在成像设备的使用过程中， 当成像设备判断出某些可改写信息的 数值低于某一阈值时， 如着色剂的剩余量为 0， 则提示用户更换成像盒。 而用户更换了新的成像盒， 相当于也更换了新的耗材芯片。 新的耗材芯片 相对于旧的耗材芯片而言， 其区别仅在于存储器中可改写信息发生了改 变， 而不可改写信息未发生任何变化。 因此， 若每次更换成像盒都将整个 耗材芯片中的存储器都更换掉， 必然会浪费大量的存储空间， 也提高了成 像盒的制造成本。
另外， 现有技术中由于与一个成像盒相关的所有成像盒信息都存储在 一存储器上， 若当其中仅某个数据在读写过程中发生错误， 致使成像设备 报错而无法使用的， 此时只能更换整个存储器， 同样也会使得其中未发生 错误的信息无法被利用， 也浪费了大量的存储空间。 发明内容
本发明提供一种存储器组、 耗材芯片、 耗材芯片组和成像盒， 用于解 决现有技术中更换成像盒会浪费存储空间进而提高制造成本的问题， 以实 现降低成像盒的制造成本。
本发明的第一个方面是提供一种存储器组， 可拆卸地设置在一成像盒 上， 且所述成像盒可拆卸地设置在成像设备中， 所述存储器组包括： 用于 存储所述成像盒相关信息中第一信息的第一存储器和用于存储所述成像 盒相关信息中第二信息的第二存储器；
所述第一信息与所述第二信息互不相同， 且所述第一存储器和第二存 储器相互独立， 并通过通信总线连接至所述成像设备。
如上所述的存储器组， 所述第一信息为不可改写信息， 所述第二信息 为可改写信息。
如上所述的存储器组， 所述第一存储器为不可改写存储器， 第二存储 器为可改写存储器。
如上所述的存储器组， 所述第一存储器和所述第二存储器均根据所述 成像设备发送的控制指令中的地址信息向所述成像设备发送第一信息和 第二信息。
如上所述的存储器组， 所述第一存储器和 /或第二存储器中设置有计 时器， 所述第一存储器和 /或第二存储器用于当所述计时器计时至预定时 间后将所述第一信息或第二信息发送至所述成像设备。 本发明的另一个方面是提供一种耗材芯片， 包括如上所述的存储器组。 如上所述的耗材芯片， 所述耗材芯片还设有与第一存储器连接的第一 组触点和与第二存储器连接的第二组触点， 所述第一组触点和第二组触点 均用于与所述成像设备中的一组触针相接触。
本发明的又一个方面是提供一种耗材芯片组， 包括至少两个耗材芯片， 所述至少两个耗材芯片中的第一耗材芯片中设置有如上所述的存储器组 中的第一存储器；
所述至少两个耗材芯片中的第二耗材芯片中设置有如权利要求 1-5任 一项所述的第二存储器。
如上所述的耗材芯片组， 所述第一耗材芯片上设有与所述第一存储器 连接的第一组触点， 所述第二耗材芯片上设有与所述第二存储器连接的第 二组触点， 所述第一组触点与所述第二组触点均用于与所述成像设备中的 一组触针相接触。
本发明的又一个方面是提供一种成像盒， 包括如上所述的耗材芯片。 本发明的又一个方面是提供一种成像盒， 包括如上所述的耗材芯片组。 本发明的又一个方面是提供一种成像盒的再生方法，其中，所述成像盒 上设有一存储与所述成像盒相关的第一信息和第二信息的原耗材芯片， 所 述再生方法包括：
中止所述原耗材芯片与成像设备之间的通信；
安装如上所述的耗材芯片组至所述成像盒上， 并建立所述耗材芯片组 与所述成像设备之间的通信。
本发明实施例提供的技术方案， 通过将成像盒信息进行分类并分别存 储在不同的存储器中， 即不需要在一个大容量存储器上存储所有的成像盒 信息， 因而每个存储器的容量可以做得较小， 从而对于单一成像盒而言， 当存储器的某些数据发生改变或错误致使成像设备无法正常工作时， ， 只 需要更换存储改变或错误部分数据的存储器， 无需更换其它存储器， 从而 减少存储空间的浪费。 因此， 采用上述技术方案， 既能够保证成像盒信息 的完整性， 保证成像设备的正常使用， 又能够降低存储器的制造成本， 进 而降低成像盒的制造成本。 附图说明
图 1为现有技术中成像设备上多个成像盒的部分数据存储示意图； 图 2为本发明实施例一提供的存储器组的结构示意图；
图 3为本发明实施例二提供的存储器组的结构示意图；
图 4为本发明实施例三提供的耗材芯片的结构示意图一；
图 5为本发明实施例三提供的耗材芯片的结构示意图二；
图 6为本发明实施例三提供的耗材芯片的触点分布示意图；
图 7为本发明实施例三提供的耗材芯片的触点与设备触针的接触示意 图；
图 8为本发明实施例四提供的耗材芯片组的结构示意图；
图 9为本发明实施例四提供的耗材芯片组安装在成像盒上的结构示意 图；
图 10为本发明实施例四提供的耗材芯片组与成像设备之间建立电连 接的示意图；
图 11为本发明实施例四提供的耗材芯片组安装在成像盒上的另一结 构示意图；
图 12为本发明实施例四提供的耗材芯片组与成像设备之间连接的另 一示意图；
图 13为本发明实施例六提供的向耗材芯片组中存储信息方法的流程 图；
图 14为本发明实施例七提供的更换耗材芯片方法的流程图； 图 15为本发明实施例八提供的信息存储方法的流程图；
图 16为本发明实施例九提供的成像盒再生方法的流程图。 具体实施方式 为了方便下述具体实施例的内容展开， 在此首先对现有技术中成像盒 的耗材芯片（以下称为 "原耗材芯片"）的数据存储方式进行一大体介绍。 图 1为现有技术中成像设备上多个成像盒的部分数据存储示意图， 即多个 原耗材芯片存储的部分数据的示意图。 现有技术中， 原耗材芯片是指由成 像设备的制造商设计并随着成像盒一起销售的耗材芯片， 其中往往只设有 一个用于存储成像盒相关信息的存储器， 确切地说， 上述存储器存储所有 与成像盒相关的信息。 上述相关信息包括生产日期、 着色剂类型 /颜色、 制造厂商、 认证序列信息、 打印页数、 着色剂容量、 着色剂剩余量 /消耗 量等各种数据。
如图 1所示， 成像设备上至少设置有两个经由同一通信总线而连接至 成像设备的成像盒， 即成像盒 A和成像盒 B , 每个成像盒上均设有一原耗 材芯片。 如上所述， 若将每个原耗材芯片存储的数据按特性进行分组， 可 分为第一信息、 第二信息、 其它信息等， 则此时， 如图 1所示， 成像盒 A 的原耗材芯片上存储有与成像盒 A相关的第一信息 （图中标记为 "第一信 息 /A " ) 、 与成像盒 A相关的第二信息、 与成像盒 A相关的其它信息 （图 中以省略号表示） ， 同理的， 成像盒 B中也存储有类似的与成像盒 B相关 的第一信息、 第二信息、 其它信息等， 即每个成像盒的数据都是相互独立 的； 确切地说， 每个存储器的数据都是独立， 即每个存储器的数据之间互 不相关。 因此， 现有技术中存在如前所述的更换存储器时造成大量存储空 间被浪费以致耗材芯片和成像盒的制造成本难以降低的问题。
因此， 本发明提出了一种新的实现方式， 其主要的技术方案是： 通过 将成像盒相关数据根据特性划分为至少两个不同的存储器进行存储， 从而 在成像盒的着色剂耗尽需更换时或某些数据发生损坏时减少被更换的存 储空间， 从而避免浪费大量的存储空间， 并降低成像盒的制造成本。
本下面通过具体的实施例和附图对本发明的技术方案作进一步的描 述。 实施例一
为了解决上述问题， 本实施例提出以下技术方案： 一种存储器组， 可 拆卸地安装在成像设备上， 且所述成像设备包括至少一个成像盒， 所述存 储器组包括： 第一存储器， 存储与所述至少一个成像盒相关的第一信息； 第二存储器， 存储与所述至少一个成像盒相关的、 并不同于所述第一信息 的第二信息； 所述第一存储器和第二存储器相互独立， 并通过同一通信总 线 （设置在成像设备上的通信总线） 连接到所述成像设备中。 其中， 所述 第一信息和第二信息均存储在所述至少一个成像盒的原耗材芯片中。
图 2为本发明实施例一提供的存储器组的结构示意图。 如图 2所示， 本实施例的存储器组， 至少包括： 存储第一信息的第一存储器 1 1和存储 与上述第一信息不同的第二信息的第二存储器 12， 其中， 第一信息与第二 信息具体是哪些信息不作限定， 但都是存储在某一成像盒的原耗材芯片中 的信息， 其可根据具体的需要而进行分组， 或者说， 第一信息和第二信息 都属于某一成像盒的原耗材芯片与成像设备之间通信交互所需要的数据。 本领域普通技术人员应理解， 除上述第一信息和第二信息外， 第一存储器 和第二存储器中也可包括其它与该成像盒相关的数据， 或者说， 其它与该 成像盒相关的数据也可设置在其它额外的存储器中。
具体地， 第一信息与第二信息可根据 "数据在着色剂消耗过程中有无 改变"进行分组。 gp，第一信息是前述存储在原耗材芯片中的只读数据（即 不可改写数据， 或称固定信息） ， 如制造厂商、 着色剂容量等， 第二信息 是前述存储在原耗材芯片中的可变数据（即可改写数据， 或称可变信息）， 如打印页数、 着色剂消耗量等， 如此， 即可选择第一存储器为只读存储器 (即不可改写的存储器） 、 第二存储器为可改写存储器， 由于只读存储器 结构简单， 价格便宜， 可进一步降低整个存储器组的成本。
具体地， 第一信息与第二信息也可按照"数据的重要程度"进行分组。 例如， 认证序列信息对于成像设备识别成像盒有着关键的作用， 优选地， 可将认证序列信息作为第一信息而存储在第一存储器中， 将认证序列信息 以外的信息作为第二信息而存储在第二存储器中， 如此， 在成像设备对第 二存储器进行读写时可避免上述认证序列信息受到影响而发生丢失或被 篡改，影响成像设备的正常操作。另外，第一信息和第二信息也可按照"与 成像设备之间通信的使用频率而进行分组。 为此， 本领域普通技术人员应 理解， 第一信息与第二信息的分组依据可根据具体的需求而就进行划分。
如图 2所示， 本实施例中， 存储着同一成像盒的不同信息的第一存储 器 1 1和第二存储器 12是通过同一条通信总线而连接到成像设备， 故分别 存储在两个存储器上的第一信息和第二信息都可通过该通信总线而传输 数据至成像设备， 从而保证成像设备可访问到其所需要的信息， 不会发生 故障。
本领域普通技术人员应理解， 上述存储器组的存储器可采用常见的非 易失性存储器， 如 EEPROM (电可擦可编程只读存储器） 、 EPR0M (可擦可 编程只读存储器） 、 FLASH (闪存） 、 铁电存储器、 相变存储器， 也可采 用易失性存储器加上供电电源的方案， 如 SRAM+电池或电容、 DRAM+电池或 电容； 另外， 上述存储器组的存储器既可选择为顺序访问类型， 也可选择 为随机访问类型， 可根据具体需要而进行选取。
由于成像设备采用总线连接以进行通信的方式， 即多个成像盒经由同 一通信总线而连接到上述成像设备， 故优选地， 为了选定设置在特定成像 盒的存储器组， 可通过预先在第一存储器和第二存储器中存储相应的识别 代码， 由于成像设备发送的控制指令往往包括一用于区别不同成像盒的识 别信息， 则第二存储器和第一存储器可通过对比成像设备发送的控制指令 中的识别信息与预先存储的识别代码是否一致， 而判断是否执行相应的操 作。
具体地， 当上述存储器组中的两存储器均采用随机访问的类型时， 成 像设备发送的控制指令中往往带有地址信息， 而上述两存储器中存储的数 据可按预先分配的地址信息而进行存储， 如 o-m地址段的数据存储在第一 存储器上， m+1-n地址段的数据存储在第二存储器上等， 可根据具体的需 求而进行分配。 此时， 为了保证上述成像设备能够一次性地读取到与某个 特定成像盒相关的所有信息， 优选地， 本实施例中， 第一存储器 11和第 二存储器 12均可根据成像设备发送的控制指令中的地址信息， 来判断是 否需要向所述成像设备发送第一信息和第二信息， 即只有在控制指令的地 址信息与其被分配的地址信息相互对应时才会发送第一信息或第二信息 至成像设备， 否则， 则不执行任何动作。
与之相对的， 当上述两存储器均采用顺序访问类型时， 第一存储器 11 和第二存储器 12中的任一存储器上设有一计时模块 （即计时器） 。 具体 地， 所存储的信息的地址相对而言较为靠后的存储器上设有计时模块。 例 如， 在原耗材芯片中， 第一信息比第二信息存储在更为靠前的地址， 则此 时可在第二存储器上设置一计时模块， 如此设置， 第一存储器在接收到成 像设备的读取指令 （对顺序访问类型的存储器进行访问时， 读取指令 /控 制指令中是没有地址信息的） 即将第一信息发送至成像设备， 第二存储器 在收到上述读取指令后， 即启动上述计时模块以计时至预定时间后再将存 储在其上的第二信息发送至成像设备， 从而保证成像设备能够及时获得相 关信息。 本领域普通技术人员应理解， 上述第一存储器和第二存储器的数 据控制方式也可相互交换； 另外， 上述计时模块可在每次完成计时后即进 行复位操作。
同样地， 若第二存储器 12存储有可改写信息时， 当成像设备向第二 存储器 12写入数据时， 第二存储器 12也可根据地址信息而进行判断是否 允许成像设备改写某些数据。
显然， 根据上述技术方案， 通过根据数据的特点而对数据进行分类， 再分别存储在不同的存储器中， 即不需要在某一存储器上存储所有与某个 成像盒相关的数据， 因而每个存储器的容量可以做得较小， 而且， 若某个 数据达到阈值或损坏时， 也只需要更换部分存储器， 不需要全部更换， 从 而尽可能地保证数据的充分利用和降低耗材芯片及成像盒的制造成本， 而 且可保证成像设备读取数据或访问数据的完整性， 保证成像设备的正常使 用。 实施例二
图 3为本发明实施例二提供的存储器组的结构示意图， 该存储器组可 以应用在安装在打印成像设备中的成像盒上， 存储器组可拆卸地设置在成 像盒上， 且成像盒可拆卸地设置在成像设备中。 如图 3所示， 该存储器组 可以包括用于存储成像盒信息中第一信息的第一存储器 11和用于存储成 像盒信息中第二信息的第二存储器 12。第一信息和第二信息互不相同， 且 第一存储器 11和第二存储器 12相互独立， 并通过通信总线连接至成像设 备。
成像盒信息包括如生产日期、 着色剂类型 /颜色、 制造厂商、 认证信 息、 着色剂容量和着色剂剩余量 /消耗量等的与成像盒相关的一些信息， 其中， 按照不同的分类规则可将上述成像盒信息进行分类， 例如： 按照成 像盒在使用过程中， 其中的信息是否可被改写进行分类， 或者也可以根据 成像盒信息的重要性来进行分组， 例如认证信息是用于成像设备识别成像 盒的关键数据， 因此， 可将成像盒信息中的认证信息归为一类， 非用于认 证的信息归为另一类。 本领域技术人员也可以按照其它的分类规则进行分 类。 具体与实施例一类似， 在此不作赘述。
优选地， 本实施例以第一信息为不可改写信息， 第二信息为可改写信 息为例来对存储器组的结构来进行具体说明。
对于同一个成像盒而言， 将归属于该成像盒的成像盒信息中的不可改 写信息和可改写信息分别存储在两个不同的存储器中， 可根据各信息中数 据量的大小选择适当容量的存储器， 因此， 相对于现有技术， 本实施例中 的第一存储器 11和第二存储器 12都可以选择容量较小的存储器。在更换 成像盒时， 仅需要更换用于存储可改写信息的第二存储器 12即可， 而不 需要更换用于存储固定信息的第一存储器 11， 即第一存储器 11可重复利 用， 因此， 只更换一个小容量的存储器的技术方案与现有技术更换整个大 容量存储器相比， 其制造成本会大大降低。
另外， 鉴于本实施例中第一信息 （不可改写） 和第二信息 （可改写） 的特性， 优选地， 第二存储器 12采用可改写存储器， 第一存储器 11采用 不可改写存储器。由于不可改写存储器相对于可改写存储器，其价格较低， 因此也在一定程度上降低了成像盒的制造成本。
具体地， 装有上述存储器组的成像盒安装到成像设备中时， 成像设备 对该成像盒进行认证和辨识， gP : 读取第一存储器 11中存储的包括认证 信息在内的第一信息来确认该成像盒是否为合法制造商生产的正品成像 盒； 当确认该成像盒为正品成像盒后， 上述成像盒即可被用作打印。接着， 在成像盒的使用过程中， 成像设备需读取第二存储器 12中的第二信息来 确定当前成像盒中着色剂的容量及其它信息， 或者根据其具体需要读取第 一存储器 11和第二存储器 12的任意信息。
另外， 第一存储器 11和第二存储器 12可以通过同一条通信总线连接 至成像设备， 二者向成像设备发送信息的方式可以由两种： 其一是可以根 据成像设备发送的控制指令中的地址信息来分别发送第一信息和第二信 息， 其二是以一定的先后顺序依次向成像设备发送信息。 对于上述第二种 方式， 需要在第一存储器 11和 /或第二存储器 12中设置计时器， 用于在 其中一个存储器发送消息后开始计时， 当计时器计时到达预定时间后， 另 一个存储器自动发送信息， 例如： 当第一存储器 11和第二存储器 12从通 信总线接收到成像设备发送的读数据信息时， 由第一存储器 11通过通信 总线先向成像设备发送第一信息， 同时启动第二存储器 12中的计时器， 当预定时间到， 第二存储器 12通过通信总线向成像设备发送第二信息。 本实施例提供的技术方案， 通过将成像盒信息进行分类并分别存储在 不同的存储器中， 即不需要在一个大容量存储器上存储所有的成像盒信 息， 因而每个存储器的容量可以做得较小， 从而对于单一成像盒而言， 当 存储器的某些数据发生改变或错误致使成像设备无法正常工作时， 只需要 更换存储改变或错误部分数据的存储器， 无需更换其它存储器， 从而减少 存储空间的浪费。 因此， 采用上述技术方案， 既能够保证成像盒信息的完 整性， 保证成像设备的正常使用， 又能够降低存储器的制造成本， 进而降 低成像盒的制造成本。 实施例三
在上述实施例的基础上， 本实施例还提供一种耗材芯片， 可包括实施 例一或二提供的存储器组。 其中， 图 4为本发明实施例三提供的耗材芯片 的结构示意图一，图 5为本发明实施例三提供的耗材芯片的结构示意图二。
如图 4所示， 耗材芯片 20可以包括实施例一所提供的存储器组， 也 即一个存储器组设置在一个耗材芯片 20上， 该耗材芯片 20可以设置在一 个成像盒中， 以使该成像盒中存在第一存储器 11和第二存储器 12， 分别 存储有成像盒信息中的第一信息和第二信息。具体到图 5所示的耗材芯片， 第一存储器 11中存储的是不可改写信息， 第二存储器 12中存储的是可改 写信息。
本实施例中， 由于存储器组中的第一存储器 11和第二存储器 12相互 独立的， 且分别通过通信总线连接至成像设备， 因此， 该耗材芯片 20上 设有两组分别与上述两存储器连接的第一组触点和第二组触点， 具体的， 第一组触点与第一存储器 11连接， 第二组触点与第二存储器 12连接。 与 之相对的， 该耗材芯片 20所在的成像设备上仅设有一组触针， 两组触点 用于与成像设备中的触针相接触。 应该说， 该组触针原本设定为与现有技 术的原耗材芯片的一组触点相对应。 故当上述耗材芯片安装在上述成像设 备上时， 为了保证两存储器均连接至成像设备上， 上述两组触点均需要分 别与该组触针相连接。
图 6为本发明实施例三提供的耗材芯片的触点分布示意图， 图 7为本 发明实施例三提供的耗材芯片的触点与设备触针的接触示意图。如图 6所 示， 该耗材芯片 20呈倒 " U " 型， 两侧底面分别设有与第一存储器 11连 接的第一组触点 201和与第二存储器 12连接的第二组触点 202。 如图 7 所示， 成像设备上仅设有一组触针 101， 当上述芯片 20装入成像设备后， 该组触针 101都与两组触点 201及 202中相应的触点接触以使上述第一存 储器 1 1和第二存储器 12可经由两者之间的电连接而连接至成像设备上。
本领域普通技术人员应理解，图 6所示的耗材芯片仅仅是一个实施例， 该耗材芯片也可以设置成其它各种形状， 如平板状或两组触点之间设有一 可容纳部分触针的凹陷部的基板等， 只要能够保证两组触点能够与成像设 备上的一组触针分别连接即可； 另外， 耗材芯片的触点形状除图 6所示的 弧面状外， 也可设置为其它形状， 如平面矩形状、 凹陷矩形状等， 具体可 根据与之相对应的触针的形状及位置进行修改或设计。 总而言之， 不管耗 材芯片如何设置， 只需要保证耗材芯片上设置的与两存储器分别连接的两 组触点均与成像设备上同一组触针相接触即可。
另外， 耗材芯片 20上往往还设有用于控制各个存储器的读写或运算 等的控制单元， 该控制单元具体可设置为一个， 也可根据存储器的数量而 设定， 具体可根据需要进行选择。
另外， 上述耗材芯片上设有连接不同存储器的两组触点还具有这样的 技术意义： 如果仅设有一组触点， 则在耗材芯片的生产制造过程中， 利用 同一组触点分别写入原始数据至其中某一存储器时， 可能会使另一存储器 受到干扰， 而当采用两组分离的触点时， 上述问题即可解决。
本实施例提供的技术方案， 通过将成像盒信息进行分类， 并分别存储 在不同的存储器中， 即不需要在一个大容量存储器上存储所有的成像盒信 息， 因而每个存储器的容量可以做得较小。 并且， 当需要更换成像盒时， 只需要更换耗材芯片中的某个存储器即可， 其余存储器可重复利用， 从而 既能够保证成像盒信息的完整性， 保证成像设备的正常使用， 又能够降低 存储器的制造成本， 减少存储空间的浪费， 进而降低成像盒的制造成本。
另外， 本实施例还提供一种成像盒， 其中， 该成像盒上还设置有上述 耗材芯片 20 ; 进一步地， 本实施例还提供一种成像盒组， 其包括多个前述 成像盒。 如此设置， 对于降低成像盒的制造成本有着积极的作用。 实施例四
本实施例是在实施例一或二的基础上， 进一步提高一种耗材芯片组， 包括至少两个上述耗材芯片。 该耗材芯片组具有同耗材芯片相同的性能和 有益效果。
图 8为本发明实施例四提供的耗材芯片组的结构示意图。如图 8所示， 本实施例提供的耗材芯片组， 包括至少两个耗材芯片， gp : 第一耗材芯片 21和第二耗材芯片 22， 其中， 至少两个耗材芯片中的第一耗材芯片 21中 设置有上述实施例一或二所提供的存储器组中的第一存储器 11 ;至少两个 耗材芯片中的第二耗材芯片 22中设置有上述实施例一或二所提供的第二 存储器 12 ; gp， 将第一存储器 11和第二存储器 12分别设置在第一耗材芯 片 21和第二耗材芯片 22中。
优选地， 本实施例还提供一种成像盒， 其中， 该成像盒上还设置有本 实施例提供的耗材芯片组。 gP， 上述第一耗材芯片 21和第二耗材芯片 22 设置在同一个成像盒中。
进一步地， 第一耗材芯片 21和第二耗材芯片 22上分别设有与上述第 一存储器 11和第二存储器 12相连接的第一组触点和第二组触点， 与之相 对地， 成像设备侧设有一与上述两组触点均相连接的一组触针 101A。
图 9为本发明实施例四提供的耗材芯片组安装在成像盒上的结构示意 图， 图 10为本发明实施例四提供的耗材芯片组与成像设备之间建立电连 接的示意图。 如图 9所示， 第一耗材芯片 21和第二耗材芯片 22被容纳在 成像盒 10A上的两个凹部 101中， 且两组触点均外露于上述成像盒 10A的 外壁， 以便与成像设备的一组触针 101A接触以在两者之间建立电连接， 如图 10所示。
图 11为本发明实施例四提供的耗材芯片组安装在成像盒上的另一结 构示意图， 图 12为本发明实施例四提供的耗材芯片组与成像设备之间连 接的另一示意图。 如图 11所示， 成像盒 10B上设有一与设置在成像设备 的一组触针 101B的位置相对应的容纳空间 103， 其中， 第一耗材芯片 21 和第二耗材芯片 22分别附着在该容纳空间 103中相对的两表面上， 并以 两组触点 211、 221相对的方式放置； 如此， 如图 12所示， 当成像盒安装 在成像设备上时， 由于上述容纳空间 103与触针 101B的位置相对应， 随 着成像盒 10B的装入， 触针 101B逐渐被容纳至上述空间 103， 由于本实施 例中， 触针 103是呈现倒 " V"状， 故随着成像盒 10B的逐渐装入， 位于 该空间 103两相对侧面的两组触点 21 1及 221依次与该触针 101B相接触， 从而两耗材芯片 21及 22均经由该触针而与成像设备建立电连接。 显然， 可通过使第一组触点和第二组触点之间形成容纳成像设备的触针的空间 来建立耗材芯片组与成像设备之间的电连接。
同样地， 本领域普通技术人员应理解， 上述耗材芯片的形状、 其在成 像盒上的安装方式等都可根据该成像盒所使用的成像设备的触针的位置、 形状等因素而进行适当的调整， 只需要保证其与成像设备上仅设有的一组 触针可与成像盒上分设在两耗材芯片上的两组触点均构成电连接即可。
采用本实施例提供的技术方案， 在需要更换存储器时， 只需要直接更 换其中一耗材芯片即可， 从而在满足减少存储空间浪费、 降低制造成本的 同时， 提高操作的便利性。
实施例五
在上述实施例的基础上， 对于安装在成像设备上包括多个成像盒的成 像盒组而言， 为降低成像盒和耗材芯片的成本， 本实施例提供了可安装到 成像设备中的耗材芯片组， 所述耗材芯片组至少包括第一耗材芯片 21和 第二耗材芯片 22，所述第一耗材芯片 21和第二耗材芯片 22通过同一条通 信总线连接到成像设备， 第一耗材芯片 21中存储第一信息， 所述第二耗 材芯片 22存储第二信息， 所述第一信息和第二信息不同， 且都存储在所 述原装耗材芯片中。 具体地， 上述第一耗材芯片 21设置在上述成像盒组 的第一成像盒上， 上述第二耗材芯片 22设置在上述成像盒组的第二成像 盒上。
关于第一信息和第二信息的相关描述、 第一存储器 1 1与第二存储器 12的相关描述等与前述实施例类似， 在此不作赘述。
由于第一耗材芯片 21和第二耗材芯片 22通过同一条通信总线连接到 成像设备， 当成像设备需要访问第一信息时， 可由第一耗材芯片 21向成 像设备提供， 当成像设备需要访问第二信息时， 可由第二耗材芯片 22向 成像设备提供， 成像设备不会因为访问不到所需要的信息而提示故障。 由 于各个耗材芯片不需要都存储第一信息和第二信息这两者， 因此可以用较 小容量的存储器来存储， 从而降低耗材芯片组的成本。
当成像设备希望通过一次读取的操作就能读取到第一信息和第二信 息时， 根据不同的存储器访问方式， 本实施例提供的耗材芯片组可以有不 同的发送第一信息和第二信息给成像设备的方法。
当耗材芯片的存储器是顺序访问类型时， 假设在原装耗材芯片中， 第 一信息存储在比第二信息靠前的地址， 则第一耗材芯片 21在接收到成像 设备的读取指令 （对顺序访问类型的存储器进行访问时， 读取指令中是没 有地址信息的）时，首先向成像设备发送第一信息。对于第二耗材芯片 22， 其根据发送第一信息所需的时间 T1 , 在存储器中设置一个计时器， 在接收 到成像设备的读取指令时， 启动计时， 然后判断计时器是否计时到了预定 的时间 （也即 T1 ) ，并在计时到达 T 1时， 也即相当于延时了 T1后， 才开 始向成像设备发送第二信息， 这样第一耗材芯片 21和第二耗材芯片 22向 成像设备发送的数据不会相互冲突。 同理， 成像设备向耗材芯片组写入数 据时， 存储了地址靠后的信息的耗材芯片需要延时后才将数据写入存储器 中。
当耗材芯片的存储器是随机访问类型时， 成像设备发送的读取指令中 带有地址信息，第一耗材芯片 21和第二耗材芯片 22可以根据该地址信息， 判断是否需要向成像设备发送信息。 当成像设备向耗材芯片组写入数据 时， 第一耗材芯片 21和第二耗材芯片 22也可根据指令中的地址信息， 判 断是否需要将数据写入存储器中。
而不管耗材芯片的存储器是何种访问类型， 本实施例提供的耗材芯片 组也可以根据成像设备发送的读取指令或者写入指令是否为预设指令， 来 决定是否向成像设备发送第一信息或者第二信息。
进一步地， 经过对安装在某一成像设备上的多个成像盒的原耗材芯片 的数据进行分析可知， 各个成像盒中有相同的且通用的数据部分， 如制造 商信息等， 如果这些相同的数据在每个成像盒上都占据各自的存储空间， 无疑同样会造成大量的存储空间被浪费。 故基于节省存储空间、 降低制造 成本的目的考虑， 优选地， 本实施例中， 第一存储器存储的第一信息为与 第一成像盒和第二成像盒通用的数据。
此时， 第二存储器存储的第二信息可为仅与第一成像盒相关的数据， 则相应的， 第二成像盒上还需设有一用于仅存储与第二成像盒相关的、 非 上述通用的部分数据的存储器； 或者， 第二存储器存储的第二信息为分别 与上述第一成像盒、 第二成像盒相关的数据， 则第二成像盒上无需额外设 置存储器， 只是此时第二存储器中不同成像盒的数据需要分区存储， 并设 定不同的内部控制逻辑。
此外， 当第一信息是固定信息中的认证序列信息时， 本实施例的技术 方案优势更为明显。 此时， 第二信息是除认证序列信息以外的其他信息， 这样的情况下， 第一耗材芯片 21用于成像设备认证， 需要比较复杂的逻 辑处理单元， 而第二耗材芯片 22仅仅用于存储数据， 不需要复杂的逻辑 处理单元。 现有的每个原装耗材芯片都需要复杂的逻辑处理单元时， 而本 发明的耗材芯片组只需要其中一个具备复杂的逻辑处理单元， 而其余的仅 仅需要具备存储数据的能力， 因此可以减少使用复杂的逻辑处理单元， 从 而可以降低整个耗材芯片组的成本， 即降低了整个成像盒组的制造成本。
具体地， 当第一信息是固定信息中的认证序列信息时， 当整个成像盒 组安装到成像设备中时， 成像设备向成像盒组发出认证信号， 则存储有第 一信息的成像盒可先向成像设备发送第一信息， 以对整个成像盒组进行认 证； 之后， 各成像盒再向成像设备发送第二信息， 以使成像设备对各成像 盒的使用情况对第二信息进行记录和更改。
总的来说， 本实施例是将一个成像盒组作为一个整体， 其中某个成像 盒中存储有各成像盒通用的第一信息， 其余各成像盒中存储有归属于各成 像盒自身的第二信息。 各成像盒中的存储器都通过通信总线连接至成像设 备。 将各成像盒之间通用的成像盒信息可以单独存储在一个存储器中， 使 得各成像盒共用该存储器， 则不再需要对每个成像盒都设置较大存储容量 的存储器， 能够节省存储空间， 降低成像盒组的制造成本。 实施例六
在上述各实施例的基础上， 本实施例还提供了一种往实施例五所述的 耗材芯片组中的第一耗材芯片和第二耗材芯片存储信息的方法， 如前面所 述， 原装耗材芯片中存储了第一信息和第二信息， 耗材芯片组至少包括第 一耗材芯片和第二耗材芯片。 下面， 结合图 13， 对本实施例的信息存储方 法进行说明， 图 13为本发明实施例六提供的向耗材芯片组中存储信息方 法的流程图。
步骤 101， 获取原装耗材芯片中的第一信息和第二信息。 步骤 102， 将第一信息存储到第一耗材芯片中。
步骤 103， 将第二信息存储到第二耗材芯片中。
通过本实施例的信息存储方法将原装耗材芯片的第一信息和第二信 息分别写入到第一耗材芯片和第二耗材芯片中， 就可以得到实施例五所提 供的耗材芯片组， 从而实现降低耗材芯片组及成像盒组制造成本的目的。 实施例七
本实施例还提供一种更换耗材芯片的方法。 适用于回收成像盒和再生 ( Reconstruction ) 成像盒等行业。 通过回收途径得到的成像盒， 其上一 般安装有废旧了的耗材芯片， 成像盒中的着色剂也已经消耗完。 因此， 在 对成像盒进行清洗和重新灌装着色剂后， 还需要更换成像盒上的耗材芯 片， 以完成回收或者再生的处理。 由于现有的耗材芯片一般都与原装耗材 芯片一样， 同时存储了第一信息和第二信息， 成本较高。 因此本实施例可 以考虑用上述实施例所提供的耗材芯片组， 来替换多个成像盒上废旧了的 耗材芯片。 该方法如图 14所示， 图 14为本发明实施例七提供的更换耗材 芯片方法的流程图。
步骤 201， 从成像盒上取下存储了第一信息和第二信息的耗材芯片， 然后安装存储了第一信息的第一耗材芯片。
步骤 202， 从另外一个成像盒上取下存储了第一信息和第二信息的耗 材芯片， 然后安装存储了第二信息的第二耗材芯片。
可见， 采用本实施例的更换耗材芯片的方法， 可以使得回收或者再生 的成像盒成本较低。 实施例八
本实施例主要提供一种存储器组的信息存储方法， 图 15为本发明实 施例八提供的信息存储方法的流程图。下面结合图 15， 对本实施例的信息 存储方法进行说明。
如前所述， 该存储器组可以包括相互独立的第一存储器和第二存储 器， 且上述第一存储器和第二存储器通过同一条通信总线连接到成像设 备， 成像设备上设有至少一个成像盒。 上述信息存储方法包括以下步骤： 步骤 301， 将与所述至少一个成像盒相关的第一信息存储到所述第一 存储器； 步骤 302， 将与所述至少一个成像盒相关的第二信息存储到所述第二 存储器。
如前所述， 通过本实施例的信息存储方法将原装耗材芯片的第一信息 和第二信息分别写入到两存储器中， 就能得到前述实施例一至四的存储器 组、 耗材芯片、 耗材芯片组等， 从而实现减少存储空间、 降低耗材芯片的 制造成本的目的。 实施例九
图 16为本发明实施例九提供的成像盒再生方法的流程图。 该方法用 于对已耗尽着色剂的成像盒进行填充、 回收再利用的方法过程。 对于已耗 尽着色剂的成像盒而言， 由于存储器中存储的着色剂剩余量 /消耗量数值 已达到阈值， 则此时除了需要添加对成像盒添加着色剂外， 还需要更换原 本安装在成像盒上的原耗材芯片。
如图 16所示， 上述成像盒的再生方法包括以下步骤：
步骤 401 : 中止原耗材芯片与成像设备之间的通信；
步骤 402 : 将耗材芯片或耗材芯片组安装在再生成像盒上， 并建立耗 材芯片或耗材芯片组与成像设备之间的通信。
本领域普通技术人员应理解， 上述再生方法还包括 "填充着色剂" 的 步骤； 上述步骤 401的具体操作方式可为取下原耗材芯片或中断原耗材芯 片与成像设备之间连接的通道等。
显然， 采用本实施例的成像盒再生方法， 可以使得回收或再生的成像 盒的成本较低。 对于将上述耗材芯片组安装在再生成像盒的再生方法而 言， 在上述再生成像盒的着色剂消耗完毕后需要进行再次再生操作时， 其 只需要仅仅更换存储其中某些已改变数据的耗材芯片， 从而使需要更换的 耗材芯片的存储空间较小， 有利于降低耗材芯片的制造成本以及可使有用 数据得以重复利用， 也减少电子垃圾的产生。
最后应说明的是： 以上各实施例仅用以说明本发明的技术方案， 而非对 其限制； 尽管参照前述各实施例对本发明进行了详细的说明， 本领域的普通 技术人员应当理解：其依然可以对前述各实施例所记载的技术方案进行修改， 或者对其中部分或者全部技术特征进行等同替换； 而这些修改或者替换， 并 不使相应技术方案的本质脱离本发明各实施例技术方案的范围。

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1、 一种存储器组， 可拆卸地设置在一成像盒上， 且所述成像盒可拆 卸地设置在成像设备中， 其特征在于， 所述存储器组包括： 用于存储所述 成像盒相关信息中第一信息的第一存储器和用于存储所述成像盒相关信 息中第二信息的第二存储器；
所述第一信息与所述第二信息互不相同， 且所述第一存储器和第二存 储器相互独立， 并通过通信总线连接至所述成像设备。
2、 根据权利要求 1所述的存储器组， 其特征在于， 所述第一信息为 不可改写信息， 所述第二信息为可改写信息。
3、 根据权利要求 2所述的存储器组， 其特征在于， 所述第一存储器 为不可改写存储器， 第二存储器为可改写存储器。
4、 根据权利要求 1所述的存储器组， 其特征在于， 所述第一信息为 所述成像盒的认证序列信息， 所述第二信息为除所述认证序列信息外的其 余所述成像盒相关信息。
5、 根据权利要求 1或 2或 3或 4所述的存储器组， 其特征在于， 所 述第一存储器和所述第二存储器均根据所述成像设备发送的控制指令中 的地址信息向所述成像设备发送第一信息和第二信息。
6、 根据权利要求 1或 2或 3或 4所述的存储器组， 其特征在于， 所 述第一存储器和 /或第二存储器中设置有计时器， 所述第一存储器和 /或第 二存储器用于当所述计时器计时至预定时间后将所述第一信息或第二信 息发送至所述成像设备。
7、 一种耗材芯片， 其特征在于， 包括如权利要求 1-6任一项所述的 存储器组。
8、 根据权利要求 7所述的耗材芯片， 其特征在于， 所述耗材芯片还 设有与第一存储器连接的第一组触点和与第二存储器连接的第二组触点， 所述第一组触点和第二组触点均用于与所述成像设备中的一组触针相接 触。
9、 一种耗材芯片组， 包括至少两个耗材芯片， 其特征在于， 所述至 少两个耗材芯片中的第一耗材芯片中设置有如权利要求 1-6任一项所述的 存储器组中的第一存储器； 所述至少两个耗材芯片中的第二耗材芯片中设置有如权利要求 1-6任 一项所述的第二存储器。
10、 根据权利要求 9所述的耗材芯片组， 其特征在于， 所述第一耗材 芯片上设有与所述第一存储器连接的第一组触点， 所述第二耗材芯片上设 有与所述第二存储器连接的第二组触点， 所述第一组触点与所述第二组触 点均用于与所述成像设备中的一组触针相接触。
11、 一种成像盒， 其特征在于， 包括如权利要求 7或 8所述的耗材芯 片。
12、 一种成像盒， 其特征在于， 包括如权利要求 9或 10所述的耗材 芯片组。
13、 一种成像盒的再生方法， 其中， 所述成像盒上设有一存储与所述 成像盒相关的第一信息和第二信息的原耗材芯片， 所述再生方法包括： 中止所述原耗材芯片与成像设备之间的通信；
安装如权利要求 9或 10所述的耗材芯片组至所述成像盒上， 并建立 所述耗材芯片组与所述成像设备之间的通信。
14、 根据权利要求 13 所述的成像盒的再生方法， 其特征在于， 所述 再生方法还包括：
向所述成像盒填充着色剂。
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