EP2177362A1 - Elément de commande pour une cartouche d'encre et cartouche d'encre - Google Patents

Elément de commande pour une cartouche d'encre et cartouche d'encre Download PDF

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EP2177362A1
EP2177362A1 EP09173117A EP09173117A EP2177362A1 EP 2177362 A1 EP2177362 A1 EP 2177362A1 EP 09173117 A EP09173117 A EP 09173117A EP 09173117 A EP09173117 A EP 09173117A EP 2177362 A1 EP2177362 A1 EP 2177362A1
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cartridge
ink cartridge
control element
transfer unit
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Markus Lehner
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Lico-Tec GmbH
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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
    • 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

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  • the present invention initially relates to an electronic control for an ink cartridge. Furthermore, the invention also relates to an ink cartridge.
  • Ink cartridges for inkjet printers are partially equipped with a memory or storage device that contains different information about the cartridge. These may include: cartridge level, cartridge country code, serial number, expiration date, cartridge identification number.
  • Ink cartridges can be refilled.
  • the identification numbers on the cartridge allow cartridges of one type to be re-marketed after recycling as cartridges of the same type. However, this presupposes the existence of a certain type of cartridge in the form of empties. In practice, however, this is not always the case.
  • the present invention has for its object to provide an electronic control for an ink cartridge and an ink cartridge, by / the recycling of the ink cartridge can be achieved in a simple manner.
  • the present invention provides a control suitable for converting ink cartridges.
  • an electronic control for an ink cartridge characterized by means for transmitting at least one cartridge identification number and means for changing at least one cartridge identification number.
  • a first basic feature of the control according to the invention is a device for transmitting at least one cartridge identification number.
  • this device is an element that provides one or more cartridge identification numbers to an electronic device, such as a printer.
  • the invention is not limited to specific electronic devices.
  • the electronic device is preferably a printer, a fax machine or the like.
  • a second basic feature of the control according to the invention is a device for changing at least one cartridge identification number.
  • the cartridge identification number can be changed in particular so that the electronic device, such as the printer, recognizes this as a different number of the cartridge than if the electronic control were not present, such as attached to an ink cartridge.
  • the cartridge will be converted.
  • the device for transmitting at least one cartridge identification number to an electronic device and / or the device for changing at least one cartridge identification number in the form of program means may be formed.
  • the means for changing at least one cartridge identification number may be such that an electronic device to which the cartridge identification number is transmitted identifies the ink cartridge as another ink cartridge.
  • an ink cartridge of a first type of cartridge is identified by the electronic device as an ink cartridge of another type of cartridge.
  • control may comprise a microprocessor.
  • control element can also have program means for carrying out a method as described in the context of the present invention for changing at least one cartridge identification number.
  • the program means are then in particular at least one component of the device for changing at least one cartridge identification number.
  • the program means in the device for changing at least one Cartridge identification number are implemented.
  • the device in turn may advantageously be provided in the microprocessor or be formed by the microprocessor.
  • the electronic control is advantageously associated with a microprocessor, by means of which the conversion can be performed. What is happening. However, the conversion can also be done in other ways. For example, the conversion can also be performed with a component that does not contain processors, but only, for example, resistors, capacitors or the like. Another option, for example, is to redirect contacts using a simple circuit, with no processor or other components.
  • the electronic control element may comprise a printed circuit board with various electrical components, so that the electronic control element can communicate with other electronic components and exchange signals and information.
  • the present invention describes a control which has software, for example in connection with a microprocessor and a printed circuit board with various electronic components, and which modifies the cartridge identification numbers so that the cartridge in the electronic device, for example in the printer, acts as a printer others are identified. This avoids bottlenecks in empties availability.
  • the control element can advantageously have an interface to a memory device.
  • different information about the cartridge such as level of the cartridge, country recognition code of the cartridge, serial number, expiration date, cartridge identification number, and the like may be stored in the storage device.
  • the storage device may for example be part of the ink cartridge, so that the control access via its interface access to the memory device can take.
  • the control itself has a memory device for storing at least one cartridge identification number.
  • the storage device is an electronic component accessible to the microprocessor of the control.
  • the memory device can also be designed as part of the microprocessor.
  • an ink cartridge in particular for a printer, characterized by at least one electronic control element as described above.
  • control can be releasably or non-detachably connected to the ink cartridge.
  • control by a detachable or non-solvable method, such as soldering. Glue. Screws and the like are connected to the ink cartridge so that electronic data from the control via contacts of the cartridge to the electronic device, such as a printer, can be transmitted.
  • the ink cartridge has a contact transfer unit, wherein the control element for transferring data is advantageously at least temporarily connected to the contact transfer unit.
  • the contact transfer unit can advantageously be designed as a conductor track or have a conductor track.
  • the contact transfer unit preferably has one or more, in particular electrical, contacts.
  • the control itself advantageously has one or more contacts via which the data from the control to the contact transfer unit and from there to the electronic device in which the ink cartridge is installed, can be transmitted.
  • the control with the contact transfer unit of the cartridge by a detachable or non-detachable method, such as soldering. Gluing, screws and the like are connected so that electronic data can be transmitted from the component via the contacts of the cartridge to the electronic device. This can be beneficial Have control over a circuit board over which the control is electronically connected to the contact transfer unit of the ink cartridge.
  • the contact transfer unit can be detachably or non-detachably arranged on the ink cartridge.
  • the contact transfer unit by a detachable or non-detachable method, such as soldering. Glue. Screws and the like, are arranged on the ink cartridge / be.
  • the contact transfer unit is also conceivable, for example, for the contact transfer unit to be tiltable, for example pivotable, to be arranged on the ink cartridge.
  • the contact transfer unit is folded to the cartridge and glued there
  • the ink cartridge has a housing, wherein the control is arranged in particular on or in the housing.
  • the housing may have a depression, wherein the control is then arranged in particular in the recess of the housing. In this way, the control is not visible in the operation of the cartridge.
  • control is provided in the recess of the housing between the housing and contact transfer unit.
  • control is provided from the outside in front of the contact transfer unit.
  • control may comprise a chip or be formed as a chip, wherein the chip is preferably arranged in a recess or sinking of the housing behind the contact transfer unit of the ink cartridge.
  • control is provided in front of the contact transfer unit and thus outside of the housing of the ink cartridge. In this case, can be dispensed with a corresponding recess in the housing.
  • FIGS. 1 to 4 An ink cartridge 10 for a printer (not shown) is shown, wherein the ink cartridge initially has a housing 11. Connected to the housing 11, or formed as part of the housing 11, is a contact transfer unit 12, which has a number of, in particular electrical, contacts 13. Via the contact transfer unit 12 and the contacts 13, data and information can be exchanged between the ink cartridge 10 and the printer in which the ink cartridge 10 is installed.
  • the contact transfer unit 12 is connected to the housing 11 of the ink cartridge 10 in such a manner that the contact transfer unit 12 is folded and adhered in the final assembly of the contact transfer unit 12 to the ink cartridge 10.
  • the contact transfer unit 12 advantageously closes a depression 14 within the housing 11.
  • FIG. 4 shows an enlarged partial view FIG. 3 , what a FIG. 3 is marked with a circle and the reference symbol A.
  • the control element 20 initially has a printed circuit board 21, via which the control element 20 is electronically connected to the contact transfer unit 12 of the ink cartridge 10.
  • the control element 20 further has a microprocessor 22, for the operation of the control 20 further required electronic components 23 and a memory device 24 in which one or more cartridge identification numbers are stored.
  • the controller 20 further includes means for transmitting at least one cartridge identification number to the printer, and means for changing at least one cartridge identification number. Through the controller 20, the cartridge identification numbers can be changed so that the cartridge in the printer, when a changed cartridge identification number is transmitted to the printer via the contact transfer unit 12, is identified as another one. This avoids bottlenecks in empties availability.

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Citations (6)

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EP0903237A2 (fr) * 1997-09-19 1999-03-24 Xerox Corporation Imprimante ayant un mode de service pour un matériau de marquage non-identifié
EP0916503A2 (fr) * 1997-11-14 1999-05-19 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Tête, appareil d'enregistrement possédant cette tête, méthode pour identifier la tête et méthode pour transmettre à la tête les informations d'identification
US20040036733A1 (en) * 2000-06-16 2004-02-26 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Solid semiconductor element, ink tank, ink jet recording apparatus provided with ink tank, liquid information acquiring method and liquid physical property change discriminating method
US6719397B1 (en) * 2003-02-07 2004-04-13 International United Technology Co., Ltd. Ink jet printhead identification circuit and method
US20040125165A1 (en) * 2002-12-30 2004-07-01 Croley Donald Fred Method and apparatus for generating and assigning a cartridge identification number to an imaging cartridge
EP1717042A2 (fr) * 1998-11-26 2006-11-02 Seiko Epson Corporation Imprimante avec cartouche à encre associée

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0903237A2 (fr) * 1997-09-19 1999-03-24 Xerox Corporation Imprimante ayant un mode de service pour un matériau de marquage non-identifié
EP0916503A2 (fr) * 1997-11-14 1999-05-19 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Tête, appareil d'enregistrement possédant cette tête, méthode pour identifier la tête et méthode pour transmettre à la tête les informations d'identification
EP1717042A2 (fr) * 1998-11-26 2006-11-02 Seiko Epson Corporation Imprimante avec cartouche à encre associée
US20040036733A1 (en) * 2000-06-16 2004-02-26 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Solid semiconductor element, ink tank, ink jet recording apparatus provided with ink tank, liquid information acquiring method and liquid physical property change discriminating method
US20040125165A1 (en) * 2002-12-30 2004-07-01 Croley Donald Fred Method and apparatus for generating and assigning a cartridge identification number to an imaging cartridge
US6719397B1 (en) * 2003-02-07 2004-04-13 International United Technology Co., Ltd. Ink jet printhead identification circuit and method

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