CN204451550U - Control luminous prompting chip, printed material container and tape deck - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a control light-emitting prompt chip, a printing material container and a recording device, wherein the printing material container includes a control device and a light-emitting prompting device, and different light-emitting prompting modes are respectively set for each state of the printing material container in advance to control The device controls the light-emitting prompting device to perform the target light-emitting mode corresponding to the current state of the printing material container, so that the user can grasp the state information of the current printing material container and make corresponding processing in time, effectively solving the problems caused by recording problems in the prior art. The prompt function of the device is limited, resulting in the inability to prompt the user of the status of the corresponding ink cartridges, etc., so that the user cannot grasp the status information of the current printing material container, which brings inconvenience to the user's application of the recording device.

Description

Control light-emitting reminder chip, printing material container and recording device

technical field

The utility model relates to the technical field of printing and imaging, in particular to a control light emitting prompt chip, a printing material container and a recording device.

Background technique

Currently, recording devices, such as printers, copiers, facsimiles, etc., are used to record information to be recorded on recording media such as paper through printing materials such as ink and toner. A recording device mainly includes a recording device main body and an ink cartridge which is detachably installed in the recording device.

In order to grasp the amount of ink such as the consumption or remaining amount of ink in the ink cartridge, the ink cartridge is often equipped with an ink amount detection device, and the recording device sends an ink amount detection signal to the ink amount detection device. Different responses are made to the ink quantity detection signal (ie ink quantity response signal), and the recording device detects the ink quantity response signal to determine the current ink quantity state of the ink cartridge. When the state of the ink quantity is insufficient, for example, when the remaining ink quantity is close to 0, the recording device will prompt that the ink quantity is insufficient.

In order to detect the installation status of the ink cartridge, an ink cartridge installation detection device will also be configured on the ink cartridge, and the recording device will send an installation detection signal to the ink cartridge installation detection device, and the ink cartridge installation detection device will respond to the installation detection signal (i.e. installation response signal). The installation state of the ink cartridge is determined by detecting the installation response signal. When the ink cartridge is installed in the recording device, the recording device will indicate that the ink cartridge has been installed.

On the other hand, some ink cartridges are equipped with a consumable chip, which is detachably mounted on the ink cartridge. The consumable chip is provided with a storage element for storing information related to the ink cartridge. When the ink cartridge is installed in the recording device, an electrical connection is established between the consumable chip and the recording device, and data exchange is performed with the main body of the recording device. Specifically, the consumable chip is electrically connected to the main body of the recording device through terminals. The recording device can judge the installation state of the ink cartridge by detecting the terminal contact of the consumable chip, and can judge the color information or ink volume of the ink cartridge by reading the information related to the ink cartridge in the storage element of the consumable chip.

The above-mentioned installation status and ink volume status of the ink cartridges are all information representing the status of the ink cartridges. The recording device obtains the ink cartridge status information by detecting the corresponding ink cartridge status detection device (such as ink volume detection device, ink cartridge installation detection device) or consumables chip, and prompts the corresponding ink cartridge status information to the user by displaying information on the display screen .

However, in the prior art, taking inkjet printers as an example, inkjet printer manufacturers often release multiple inkjet printers with different market positioning at the same time for the ink cartridge of the same model. At the same time, inkjet printers targeting the middle and low-end markets will also be launched. However, the inkjet printers targeting the middle and low-end markets will have different levels of inkjet printers targeting the high-end market in terms of the prompt function of the ink cartridge status. missing. For example, when a user installs an ink cartridge of the same model into an inkjet printer with different market positioning, the inkjet printer targeting the high-end market will immediately prompt that the ink cartridge has been installed through the display screen, while the inkjet printer targeting the mid-end market has a display screen , but it cannot immediately prompt whether the ink cartridge has been installed, and the inkjet printer positioned in the low-end market does not have a display screen at all, and will not immediately prompt whether the ink cartridge has been installed. Although the ink cartridges have corresponding ink cartridge status detection devices or consumable chips, and inkjet printers also have corresponding ink cartridge status detection functions, some inkjet printers cannot prompt the user with ink cartridge status information due to the limited prompt function of the printer. Therefore, the user cannot grasp the status information of the printing material container, which brings inconvenience to the user when using the inkjet printer. Similarly, not only ink cartridges, but other printing material containers, such as toner cartridges, also have the above-mentioned problems during use.

Utility model content

The utility model provides a control light-emitting prompt chip, a printing material container and a recording device, which are used to solve the problem in the prior art that users cannot grasp the state information of the printing material container and bring inconvenience to the user when using the recording device.

The first aspect of the utility model is to provide a printing material container, which is detachably mounted to a recording device, comprising:

a control device, configured to monitor the state of the printing material container, and/or monitor information representing the state of the printing material container, so as to obtain the state information of the printing material container; according to the state information of the printing material container and the preset Determine the corresponding relationship between the different light emitting modes of the printing material container, and determine the target light emitting mode corresponding to the state information of the printing material container; send a prompt instruction including the target light emitting mode to the light emitting prompting device;

The light-emitting prompting device is connected with the control device, and is used for receiving the prompt instruction including the target light-emitting mode sent by the control device, and performing light-emitting prompts according to the target light-emitting mode.

Based on the first aspect, in the first implementation manner of the first aspect, the printing material container further includes: a printing material container state detection device;

The printing material container state detection device is used to detect the state of the printing material container;

The control device is connected to the printing material container state detection device, and is specifically used for:

monitoring the printing material container state detection device to obtain the state information of the printing material container detected by the printing material container state detection device; according to the corresponding relationship between the printing material container state information and different preset lighting modes , determining a target light-emitting mode corresponding to the state information of the printing material container; sending a prompt instruction including the target light-emitting mode to the light-emitting prompting device.

Based on the first implementation of the first aspect, in the second implementation of the first aspect, the printing material container state detection device includes:

The printing material container is equipped with a detection device, and/or, a printing material consumption or remaining amount detection device;

The printing material container installation detection device is connected to the control device, and/or the printing material consumption or remaining amount detection device is connected to the control device;

The printing material container installation detection device is used to detect the installation state of the printing material container; the printing material consumption or remaining amount detection device is used to detect the printing material consumption or remaining amount in the printing material container .

Based on the first aspect, in a third implementation manner of the first aspect, the printing material container further includes: a consumable chip;

The consumables chip is used to receive and send information representing the state of the printing material container, and store information representing the state of the printing material container;

The control device is connected to the consumable chip, and is specifically used for:

Monitor the information representing the state of the printing material container received, sent or stored by the consumable chip to obtain the state information of the printing material container; determine the target light-emitting mode corresponding to the state information of the printing material container; and send a prompt instruction including the target light-emitting mode to the light-emitting prompting device.

Based on the first aspect, in the fourth implementation manner of the first aspect, the printing material container further includes: a printing material container state detection device and a consumable chip;

The printing material container state detection device is used to detect the state of the printing material container;

The consumables chip is used to receive and send information representing the state of the printing material container, and store information representing the state of the printing material container;

The control device is connected to the printing material container state detection device and the consumable chip, and is specifically used for:

monitoring the state of the printing material container detected by the printing material container state detection device, and/or monitoring the information representing the state of the printing material container received, sent or stored by the consumables chip, and obtaining the print The status information of the material container; according to the corresponding relationship between the status information of the printing material container and the preset different lighting modes, determine the target lighting mode corresponding to the status information of the printing material container; send a message including A prompt command of the target light emitting mode.

Based on the third or fourth implementation manner of the first aspect, in the fifth implementation manner of the first aspect, the consumables chip includes: a communication module, a storage module, and a read/write control module;

The read/write control module is respectively connected to the communication module and the storage module;

The communication module is used for the consumables chip to receive and send information representing the state of the printing material container;

The storage module is configured to store information representing the state of the printing material container;

The read/write control module is configured to perform read and write operations, write the information representing the state of the printing material container received by the communication module into the storage module, or write the reading out the information representing the state of the printing material container stored by the storage module and sending it to the communication module;

The control device monitors the information representing the state of the printing material container received, sent or stored by the consumable chip, and the control device is specifically used for:

Monitor the information representing the state of the printing material container stored in the storage module of the consumable chip, and acquire the state information of the printing material container; or,

Monitor the information representing the state of the printing material container received or sent by the communication module of the consumable chip, and acquire the state information of the printing material container; or,

receiving the information representing the state of the printing material container sent by the read/write control module of the consumable chip, wherein the read/write control module of the consumable chip obtains the information by analyzing the representation stored in the storage module The information of the state of the printing material container or the data information representing the state of the printing material container received or sent by the communication module, and send the information representing the state of the printing material container to the control device.

Based on the first aspect and the first four implementations of the first aspect, in the sixth implementation of the first aspect, the status information of the printing material container includes at least one of the following: consumption of printing materials or remaining amount, the installation status of the printing material container, the color information of the printing material, and the data communication status between the printing material container and the recording device.

Based on the first aspect and the first four implementation manners of the first aspect, in the seventh implementation manner of the first aspect, the target lighting method includes at least one of the following:

On and off of the light emitted by the light-emitting prompting device, the color of the light emitted by the light-emitting prompting device, the intensity of the light emitted by the light-emitting prompting device, and the frequency of the light emitted by the light-emitting prompting device.

Based on the first aspect and the first four implementation manners of the first aspect, in the eighth implementation manner of the first aspect, the light-emitting reminder device includes at least one of the following:

Single-color lights, two-color lights, multi-color lights, LED lights, light-emitting diodes, small lamp beads.

Based on the first aspect and the first four implementation manners of the first aspect, in the ninth implementation manner of the first aspect,

The light-emitting reminder device includes a light-emitting unit, which is used to emit light according to the target light-emitting manner;

The control device includes a power supply unit and a trigger unit, the power supply unit is connected to the light emitting unit for supplying power to the light emitting unit; the trigger unit is connected to the light emitting unit for The status information triggers the light emitting unit to emit light.

The second aspect of the utility model provides a control light-emitting reminder chip, which is detachably installed in the printing material container, including:

a control unit, configured to monitor the state of the printing material container, and/or monitor the information representing the state of the printing material container, so as to obtain the state information of the printing material container; according to the state information of the printing material container and the preset Determine the corresponding relationship between the different lighting modes of the printing material container, and determine the target lighting mode corresponding to the state information of the printing material container; send a prompt instruction including the target lighting mode to the lighting prompting device.

The light-emitting prompting unit is configured to receive the prompt instruction including the target light-emitting manner sent by the control unit, and perform light-emitting prompts according to the target light-emitting manner.

The third aspect of the present utility model provides a printing material container, which is detachably mounted on a recording device, including: a light-emitting reminder consumable device; the light-emitting reminder consumable device includes:

a communication module, configured to receive and send information indicative of the state of the printing material container;

a storage module, configured to store information representing the state of the printing material container;

The control module is respectively connected with the storage module, the communication module and the light-emitting prompt module, and is used to control the reading and writing of the information representing the state of the printing material container stored in the storage module, and to control the The communication module receives and sends information indicative of the state of the printing material container;

The control module is further configured to monitor the information representing the state of the printing material container stored in the storage module, and/or monitor the information representing the state of the printing material container received or sent by the communication module, to acquire the status information of the printing material container, and, according to the corresponding relationship between the status information of the printing material container and different preset lighting modes, determine a target lighting mode corresponding to the status information of the printing material container, and , sending a prompt command including the target light emitting mode to the light emitting prompt module;

The light-emitting prompting module is configured to receive the prompt instruction including the target light-emitting mode sent by the control module, and perform light-emitting prompts according to the target light-emitting mode.

A fourth aspect of the present invention provides a recording device, comprising: a main body of the recording device, and the above-mentioned printing material container.

Based on the fourth aspect, in the first implementation manner of the fourth aspect, an opening is provided on the outer wall of the recording device, and the printing material container is provided with a light-emitting reminder through the opening; or, the outer wall of the recording device Part or all of them have a light-transmitting effect, and the printing material container gives a luminous prompt through the light-transmitting part of the outer wall.

In the utility model, by adding a control device and a light-emitting prompting device in the printing material container, and setting different light-emitting prompting modes for each state of the printing material container in advance, the control device communicates with the printing material container by controlling the light-emitting prompting device. The target light-emitting mode corresponding to the current state of the current state, so that the user can grasp the state information of the current printing material container, and make corresponding processing in time, effectively solving the problem that the prompt function of the recording device in the prior art is limited, resulting in the inability to display the corresponding The status of the ink cartridge and the like is prompted to the user, so that the user cannot grasp the status information of the current printing material container, which brings inconvenience to the user using the recording device.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the printing material container provided by the utility model;

Fig. 2 is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the printing material container provided by the utility model;

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of another embodiment of the printing material container provided by the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a structural schematic diagram of another embodiment of the printing material container provided by the utility model;

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the composition and structure of the consumable chip and the control device of the printing material container provided by the utility model;

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the composition and structure of the consumable chip, the control device, and the light-emitting reminder device of the printing material container provided by the present invention.

Detailed ways

In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the utility model more clear, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described The embodiments are some embodiments of the present utility model, but not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of the present utility model.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the printing material container provided by the utility model. As shown in Fig. 1, the printing material container is detachably mounted to the recording device, including:

The control device 11 is used to monitor the state of the printing material container, and/or monitor the information representing the state of the printing material container, so as to obtain the state information of the printing material container; determine the corresponding target light emitting mode corresponding to the state information of the printing material container; send a prompt instruction including the target light emitting mode to the light emitting prompting device 12;

The light-emitting prompting device 12 is connected with the control device 11, and is used for receiving a prompt instruction including a target light-emitting mode sent by the control device 11, and performing light-emitting prompts according to the target light-emitting mode.

Optionally, the status information of the printing material container may include at least one of the following: consumption or remaining amount of printing material, installation status of the printing material container, color information of the printing material, and data communication status between the printing material container and the recording device, For example, such as the ink level status of the ink cartridge, the installation status of the ink cartridge, and the like.

Optionally, the target light-emitting manner may include at least one of the following: on and off of the light emitted by the light-emitting prompt device, the color of the light emitted by the light-emitting prompt device, the intensity of the light emitted by the light-emitting prompt device, and the flickering frequency of the light emitted by the light-emitting prompt device.

Optionally, the light-emitting prompting device can be provided with two-color lights, multi-color lights, multiple LED lights of different colors, light-emitting diodes, small lamp beads, etc., which can emit lights of different colors and use the color of light to prompt status information; The prompting device can also only be provided with monochromatic lamps or single LED lamps, light-emitting diodes, small lamp beads, etc., and use other characteristics of light to prompt status information, or use the color of the ink to filter the compound white light to emit light corresponding to the color of the ink. corresponding light.

Optionally, the luminous prompting device can be arranged on the outer wall of the printing material container, such as the side wall or the top surface facing the user when in use; the luminous prompting device can also be arranged on a part or all of the outer wall of the printing material container with a light-transmitting effect Inside the printing material container, the light-emitting prompting device emits light for prompting outside through the light-transmitting part of the outer wall of the printing material container.

Specifically, taking an inkjet printer as an example, when the ink cartridge is installed in the inkjet printer, the control device on the ink cartridge obtains the corresponding The state information of the ink cartridge, and according to the corresponding relationship between the state information of the ink cartridge and the preset different light-emitting modes, send a prompt command including the target light-emitting mode to the light-emitting prompt device on the ink cartridge, and the light-emitting prompt device receives the prompt command and according to the target light-emitting mode Make a glowing reminder.

For example, a two-color light is installed on the ink cartridge as a light-emitting prompt device. When the ink cartridge is installed in the inkjet printer, the information on the installation status of the ink cartridge is monitored. For the command information received by the chip, the green light is on when it encounters a read command and an algorithm verification command, and the green light flashes when it encounters a write command; monitor the ink remaining information stored in the consumable chip on the ink cartridge, and red light when the ink remaining is lower than 40%. On, the red light flashes when the ink is close to exhaustion, and the faster the flashing frequency is when the ink is closer to the exhaustion value of 0, so that the ink cartridge status information can be displayed to the user in a visual form.

The above optional content can be used in combination according to different types of ink cartridges. For example, according to different colors of ink cartridges, you can choose a light-emitting prompt device to emit light of a color corresponding to the color of the ink cartridge/ink to achieve different visual effects and prompt effects. In order for the user to grasp the status information of the current ink cartridge and make corresponding processing in a timely manner, it effectively solves the problem that in the prior art, due to the limitation of the prompt function of the inkjet printer, the corresponding ink cartridge status cannot be prompted to the user, so that the user cannot Grasp the status information of the current ink cartridges, which brings inconvenience to users when using inkjet printers.

In this embodiment, by adding a control device and a light-emitting prompting device to the printing material container, and setting different light-emitting prompting modes for each state of the printing material container in advance, the control device communicates with the printing material container by controlling the light-emitting prompting device. The target light-emitting mode corresponding to the current state of the current state, so that the user can grasp the state information of the current printing material container, and make corresponding processing in time, effectively solving the problem that the prompt function of the recording device in the prior art is limited, resulting in the inability to display the corresponding The status of the ink cartridge and the like is prompted to the user, so that the user cannot grasp the status information of the current printing material container, which brings inconvenience to the user using the recording device. Moreover, the control device in the printing material container controls the luminous prompting of the luminous prompting device according to the state information on the side of the printing material container. The monitoring and control process is completed independently, and is completely independent of the type of recording device, and is not affected or affected by the recording device. Restrictions, so that the state information can also be prompted to the user on a recording device that does not have a corresponding prompt function. Moreover, by means of luminous prompts, it can adapt to various complex use environments, such as places with low light or noisy office places, and effectively prompt status information to users, thereby satisfying users' needs.

It can be understood that the control device 11 and the light-emitting prompt device 12 can also be arranged in a control light-emitting prompt device, for example, the control device 11 and the light-emitting prompt device 12 can be integrated into a control light prompt with monitoring function and light-emitting prompt function On the chip, the control light-emitting prompt chip is detachably installed on the printing material container, and the control light-emitting prompt chip includes a control unit (ie, the control device 11) and a light-emitting prompt unit (ie, the light-emitting prompt device 12): the control unit is used to monitor the printing The state of the material container, and/or monitor the information representing the state of the printing material container to obtain the state information of the printing material container, and determine the corresponding relationship between the state information of the printing material container and the preset different lighting modes The target light-emitting mode corresponding to the state information of the printing material container sends a prompt command including the target light-emitting mode to the light-emitting prompt unit; the light-emitting prompt unit is used to receive the prompt command including the target light-emitting mode sent by the control unit, and emit light according to the target light-emitting mode hint.

Similarly, through the control light-emitting prompt chip provided in this embodiment, a control unit and a light-emitting prompt unit are set in the printing material container, and different light-emitting prompting modes are set for each state of the printing material container in advance. The light-emitting prompt unit performs the target light-emitting mode corresponding to the current state of the printing material container, so that the user can grasp the state information of the current printing material container, and make corresponding processing in time, effectively solving the problem caused by the prompting of the recording device in the prior art. The function is limited, resulting in the inability to prompt the user of the status of the corresponding ink cartridges, etc., so that the user cannot grasp the status information of the current printing material container, which brings inconvenience to the user's application of the recording device.

In a simple and feasible implementation manner, the light-emitting reminder device 12 may include: a light-emitting unit; the light-emitting unit is configured to emit light according to a target light-emitting manner.

Correspondingly, the control device 11 includes: a power supply unit and a trigger unit;

The power supply unit is connected to the light emitting unit and is used to supply power to the light emitting unit; the trigger unit is connected to the light emitting unit and is used to trigger the light emitting unit to emit light according to the state information of the printing material container.

Specifically, the light emitting unit may be an LED lamp, a light emitting diode, a small lamp bead or a two-color lamp, and the like. The arrangement of the light emitting unit may include at least one of the following: arranged outside the ink cartridge, such as on the top surface; arranged inside the ink cartridge.

The power supply unit can be a battery set on the printing material container, or a power supply module of the recording device, which is used to supply power to the consumable chip or a chip for controlling light-emitting prompts, or it can be the power supply provided by the recording device to the electrodes on the printing material container.

The above-mentioned power supply unit, trigger unit and light-emitting unit can constitute a complete self-control light-emitting circuit. The trigger unit realizes the monitoring of the status information of the printing material container and the control of the light-emitting unit. Lighting, to realize the status information of the printing material container to prompt the user in a visual form.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the printing material container provided by the present invention. As shown in Fig. 2, on the basis of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1, the printing material container further includes: a printing material container state detection device 13;

Printing material container state detection device 13, used to detect the state of the printing material container;

The control device 11 is connected with the printing material container state detection device 13, specifically for:

Monitor the printing material container state detection device 13 to obtain the state information of the printing material container detected by the printing material container state detection device 13; The target light-emitting mode corresponding to the state information of the material container; sending a prompt instruction including the target light-emitting mode to the light-emitting prompting device 12 .

Wherein, the printing material container state detection device 13 (such as the ink cartridge state detection device) may include:

A printing material container installation detection device (such as an ink cartridge installation detection device), and/or a printing material consumption or remaining amount detection device (such as an ink volume detection device);

The printing material container installation detection device is connected to the control device, and/or the printing material consumption or remaining amount detection device is connected to the control device;

The printing material container installation detection device is used to detect the installation state of the printing material container; the printing material consumption or remaining amount detection device is used to detect the printing material consumption or remaining amount in the printing material container.

In the following, each device of the printing material container provided in this embodiment will be described in detail by taking an inkjet printer and an ink cartridge as an example in combination with specific implementation modes.

On the one hand, the printing material consumption or residual amount detection device may be an ink amount detection device such as a piezoelectric sensor for detecting the ink remaining state in the ink cartridge, a light detection buoy lever, a light detection prism or a detection circuit.

Taking the printing material consumption or remaining amount detection device in the ink cartridge as an example, it is a piezoelectric sensor, which is in electrical contact with the two probes/terminals on the side of the inkjet printer through two electrical contacts on the ink cartridge to communicate with the inkjet printer. The inkjet printer can judge the installation state of the ink cartridge through the contact between the detection probe and the electrical contact point, and send an ink volume detection signal to the piezoelectric sensor to detect the piezoelectric sensor’s current ink level. The ink quantity response signal fed back by the ink quantity detection signal is used to judge the state of the remaining ink quantity of the current ink cartridge. Due to the difference in ink remaining in the ink cartridge, the vibration of the piezoelectric sensor is different. When the inkjet printer sends an ink level detection signal to the piezoelectric sensor, the piezoelectric sensor responds to the different ink level due to the vibration feedback signal, so that it can pass the ink level. Respond to the signal to represent the current state of the ink quantity (that is, the state information of the remaining ink level of the ink cartridge).

Taking the printing material consumption or residual amount detection device in the ink cartridge as an example, a light detection buoy lever is set in the ink cartridge, and the buoy member of the light detection buoy lever floats on the surface of the ink, and the current ink is drawn by the lever member. The level is reflected to the photodetection component, and the inkjet printer emits detection light to the photodetection component to detect the amount of light blocked by the photodetection component to determine the current ink level, and the light quantity signal can represent the current ink quantity status.

Take the printing material consumption or remaining amount detection device in the ink cartridge as an example, the light detection prism is set in the ink cartridge, and when the ink in the ink cartridge is sufficient, the light detection prism refracts the light that enters the light detection prism into the inside of the ink cartridge. Does not reflect the light detection prism. When the ink in the ink cartridge is insufficient, the light detection prism reflects the light that enters the light detection prism out of the light detection prism. The inkjet printer sends detection light to the light detection prism and detects the light reflected from the light detection prism to judge Whether the current ink is sufficient, the reflected light signal can represent the current state of the ink quantity.

Taking the printing material consumption or residual amount detection device in the ink cartridge as an example, the detection circuit is set in the ink cartridge to judge the current ink remaining amount in the ink cartridge by detecting the capacitance, resistance or current of the ink when the amount of ink is different. A circuit signal (such as capacitance, resistance, or current) can characterize the current state of the ink level.

Specifically, when the signal representing the printing material consumption or remaining information is an electrical signal, the control device can set a circuit judgment unit to monitor the value or range of the electrical signal; when the signal representing the printing material consumption or remaining information is When the light signal is used, the control device can set the photosensitive unit and the judgment unit to monitor the value or range of the light signal; when the signal representing the consumption of printing material or the remaining information is other specific physical values such as distance dimensions, the control device can set the distance The judging unit or converted into other signals that are easy to analyze, such as electrical signals, to monitor the value or range of the physical value, and the control device on the printing material container obtains the consumption or remaining amount of the printing material by monitoring the consumption or remaining amount of the printing material information, and according to the correspondence between the printing material consumption or remaining information and the preset different light-emitting modes, send a prompt command including the target light-emitting mode to the light-emitting prompting device on the printing material container, and the light-emitting prompting device receives the prompt command and Lighting prompts are given according to the target light-emitting mode to immediately reflect the printing material consumption or remaining information to the user, so that the user can easily grasp the current printing material consumption or remaining information without using the menu of the recording device or the computer driver. amount of information.

Optionally, the luminous prompting device is set as a two-color light or two LED lights, light-emitting diodes, and small light beads of different colors are set, such as red and green light, and can be detachably installed on the outer wall of the ink cartridge. On the user's side wall or top surface, the green light is on when the ink level is not less than 40%, the red light is on when the ink level is lower than 40%, and the red light is flashing when the ink level is almost exhausted. The closer the depletion value is to 0, the faster the flickering frequency; the light-emitting prompt device can also be set in the ink cartridge with light-transmitting effect, so it can be set as a monochromatic light emitting white light or a single LED light, light-emitting diode, or small light bead. Using the color of the ink to filter the complex-colored white light, the light corresponding to the color of the ink is emitted.

On the other hand, the installation detection device of the printing material container can be a circuit component that detects the installation state of the ink cartridge, and detects the installation state of the ink cartridge in the way that the inkjet printer detects electrical contact; The installation state of the ink cartridge is detected by detecting whether the light is blocked.

Similarly, the control device sets the corresponding monitoring unit to monitor its value or range according to the characteristics of the signal (ie, the installation response signal) representing the installation state of the ink cartridge, and the control device on the printing material container monitors the printing material container installation detection device to obtain Print the installation state of the material container, and according to the corresponding relationship between the installation state of the printing material container and the preset different light-emitting modes, send a prompt command including the target light-emitting mode to the light-emitting prompting device on the printing material container, and the light-emitting prompting device receives The prompt instruction and light prompts are given according to the target light emitting mode, so as to immediately reflect the installation status information of the printing material container to the user, so that the user can immediately grasp the current installation status of the printing material container.

Similarly, the luminous prompting device can be set as a two-color lamp detachably installed on the outer wall of the ink cartridge or two LED lights, light-emitting diodes, and small lamp beads of different colors are set. When the ink cartridge is installed in the inkjet printer, the installation detection device on the ink cartridge Detect the installation current value of the ink cartridge, the control device obtains the installation current value, judges whether the ink cartridge has been installed on the inkjet printer, and according to the corresponding relationship between the type of the ink cartridge and the preset different current value intervals, and the detected current value If it is judged that the ink cartridge is installed normally, the green light will be on, and if it is judged that the ink cartridge is installed abnormally, the red light will be on; the light-emitting prompt device can also be set as a light in the ink cartridge with a light-transmitting effect. Monochromatic lamps or single LED lamps, light-emitting diodes, and small lamp beads that emit white light will light up when the installation is normal, and will not light up when the installation is abnormal.

When the control device and the light-emitting prompting device are composed of a power supply unit, a trigger unit and a light-emitting unit, the three units form a complete self-control light-emitting circuit. According to the structure of the printing material container in this embodiment, the self-control light-emitting circuit prompts the printing material container The implementation of the installation state can have one of the following three implementations: (1) The trigger unit is set as the abutting pressure-receiving part on the shell of the printing material container, such as two conductive shrapnels separated from each other, when the printing material container is installed on the record When installed, the two conductive shrapnels are in contact with each other due to pressure deformation, forming a power supply path from the power supply unit to the light emitting unit, and the light emitting unit starts to emit light. (2) The trigger unit is set as the trigger switch of the liquid outflow part on the printing material container. When the printing material container is installed on the printer, the ink supply needle on the printer is inserted into the ink outlet, triggering the trigger switch of the trigger unit, forming the power supply unit to The power supply path of the light-emitting unit, and the light-emitting unit starts to emit light. (3) For a recording device equipped with a photodetection device, the trigger unit is set as a photodetection unit, such as a photodiode, a phototransistor, etc., and when the detection light of the recording device is detected, the power supply path from the power supply unit to the light emitting unit is formed to emit light. The unit starts to glow.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of the printing material container provided by the present invention. As shown in Fig. 3, on the basis of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1, the printing material container further includes: consumable chip 14;

Consumables chip 14, configured to receive and send information representing the state of the printing material container, and store information representing the state of the printing material container;

The control device 11 is connected to the consumable chip 14, specifically for,

Monitor the information representing the state of the printing material container received and sent by the consumables chip 14 or the stored information representing the state of the printing material container to obtain the state information of the printing material container; according to the state information of the printing material container and the preset The correspondence between different light emitting modes determines the target light emitting mode corresponding to the state information of the printing material container; and sends a prompt instruction including the target light emitting mode to the light emitting prompting device 12 .

Similarly, the information representing the state of the printing material container received and sent by the consumables chip or the stored information representing the state of the printing material container can be obtained in the form of electrical signals, so that the control device can set a circuit judgment unit to monitor The value or range of the electrical signal, the control device on the printing material container obtains the state information of the printing material container by monitoring the chip of the consumable, and according to the corresponding relationship between the state information of the printing material container and the different preset lighting modes The light-emitting prompting device on the printing material container sends a prompt instruction including the target light-emitting mode, and the light-emitting prompt device receives the prompt command and performs a light-emitting prompt according to the target light-emitting mode.

Optionally, the luminous prompting device is set as a two-color light or two LED lights, light-emitting diodes, and small light beads of different colors are set, such as red and green light, and can be detachably installed on the outer wall of the ink cartridge. On the user's side wall or top surface, the control device monitors the command information received by the consumable chip on the ink cartridge. The green light is on when encountering a read command and algorithm verification command, and the green light flickers when encountering a write command; Ink level information, when the ink level is lower than 40%, the red light is on, when the ink level is close to depletion, the red light is flashing, when the ink level is closer to the depletion value 0, the flashing frequency is faster; the light-emitting prompt device It can also be set in an ink cartridge with a light-transmitting effect, so that it can be set as a monochromatic light emitting white light or a single LED light, a light-emitting diode, or a small lamp bead. The ink color corresponds to the light.

When the control device and the light-emitting prompt device are composed of a power supply unit, a trigger unit, and a light-emitting unit, the three units form a complete self-control light-emitting circuit. According to the structure of the printing material container, the self-control light-emitting circuit prompts the realization of the state information of the consumable chip The method can have one of the following two implementation methods: (1) The power supply unit is set to take power from the power supply supplied by the recording device to the consumable chip, and the trigger unit can be regarded as being integrated with the power supply unit, which can be from the VCC of the consumable chip. , the wires drawn from the GND terminal, when the printing material container is installed on the recording device, the recording device supplies power to the consumable chip, and the light-emitting unit obtains the electric energy of light-emitting, and starts to emit light. (2) The trigger unit is set as two electrically disconnected contacts on the consumable chip. When the ink cartridge is installed in the printer, the two contacts are electrically connected through the circuit on the printer side, allowing the power supply unit to supply power to the light-emitting unit and emit light. The unit starts to glow.

In this embodiment, the printing material container is not equipped with a printing material container state detection device for detecting the state of the printing material container, but is provided with a consumable chip for receiving, sending and storing information representing the state of the printing material container, through A control device and a light-emitting prompting device are added to the printing material container. The control device obtains the state information of the printing material container by monitoring the information representing the state of the printing material container stored in the consumable chip, and according to the acquired state information of the printing material container and according to the corresponding relationship between the status information of the printing material container and the preset different lighting modes, determine the target lighting mode corresponding to the acquired state of the printing material container, and control the lighting prompting device to give a lighting prompt according to the corresponding target lighting mode, The current state of the printing material container is prompted to the user, so that the user can grasp the state information of the current printing material container and make corresponding processing in time. It effectively solves the problem that in the prior art, due to the limited prompt function of the recording device, it is impossible to prompt the user with the status of the corresponding printing material container, so that the user cannot grasp the status information of the current printing material container, and brings a lot of problems to the user when using the recording device. Inconvenient defect.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of the printing material container provided by the present invention. As shown in Fig. 4, on the basis of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1, the printing material container may further include: a printing material container state detection device 13 and consumable chip 14;

Printing material container state detection device 13, used to detect the state of the printing material container;

The consumables chip 14 is used to receive and send information representing the state of the printing material container, and store information representing the state of the printing material container;

The control device 11 is connected with the printing material container state detection device 13 and the consumable chip 14, specifically for:

Monitor the state of the printing material container detected by the printing material container state detection device 13, and/or monitor the information representing the state of the printing material container received, sent or stored by the consumable chip 14, and obtain the state information of the printing material container; The corresponding relationship between the status information of the material container and different preset lighting modes determines the target lighting mode corresponding to the status information of the printing material container; and sends a prompt command including the target lighting mode to the lighting prompting device 12 .

The printing material container is provided with a printing material container state detection device for detecting the state of the printing material container and a consumable chip for receiving, sending and storing information representing the state of the printing material container. In this embodiment, the printing material container A control device and a light-emitting prompt device are added to the control device, the control device monitors the state of the printing material container detected by the printing material container state detection device, and/or monitors the information representing the state of the printing material container received, sent or stored by the consumables chip , to obtain the status information of the printing material container, and according to the corresponding relationship between the status information of the printing material container and the preset different lighting modes, send a prompt command including the target lighting mode to the lighting prompting device on the ink cartridge, and the lighting prompting device Receive prompt instructions and perform light prompts according to the corresponding target light-emitting mode, so as to remind the user of the current state of the printing material container, so that the user can grasp the current state of the printing material container and make corresponding processing in time.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the composition and structure of the consumable chip and the control device of the printing material container provided by the present invention. As shown in Fig. 5, on the basis of any one of the embodiments in Fig. 3 to Fig. 4, the consumable chip 14 includes: a communication module 141, storage module 142 and read/write control module 143;

The read/write control module 143 is connected with the communication module 141 and the storage module 142 respectively;

The communication module 141 is used for the consumable chip 14 to receive and send information representing the state of the printing material container, and complete the data communication between the consumable chip 14 and the recording device;

A storage module 142, configured to store information representing the state of the printing material container;

The read/write control module 143 is configured to perform read and write operations, and write the information representing the state of the printing material container received by the communication module 141 into the storage module 142, or print the representation stored in the storage module 142 The information of the status of the material container is read out and sent to the communication module 141;

The control device 11 monitors the information representing the state of the printing material container received, sent or stored by the consumable chip 14, and the control device 11 is specifically used for:

Monitor the information representing the state of the printing material container stored in the storage module 142 of the consumable chip, and obtain the state information of the printing material container; or,

Monitor the data information representing the state of the printing material container received or sent by the communication module 141 of the consumable chip, and acquire the state information of the printing material container; or,

Receive the information representing the state of the printing material container sent by the read/write control module 143 of the consumable chip, and the read/write control module 143 of the consumable chip analyzes the information representing the state of the printing material container stored in the storage module 142 or received by the communication module 141 Or send the data information representing the state of the printing material container, and send the information representing the state of the printing material container to the control device.

Specifically, it is assumed that the printing material container is an ink cartridge and the recording device is an inkjet printer. The communication module is connected with the read/write control module, and is used to complete the data communication between the consumable chip and the inkjet printer. The communication module can include a plurality of terminals that keep the consumable chip in contact with the contact mechanism on the side of the inkjet printer, and control the connection between each terminal and the inkjet printer. The circuit on the side of the inkjet printer performs signal exchange to transmit the control circuit of data, such as the signal analysis and control circuit for data transmission using a transmission protocol such as an integrated circuit bus (Inter-Integrated Circuit, IIC), to complete the sending of the data of the consumable chip As with the receive function, this data includes cartridge status information. The communication module can also include a wireless communication signal transceiving device for maintaining the wireless communication between the chip and the control circuit in the inkjet printer, and a control circuit for controlling the transmission and reception of wireless communication signals, such as using a Wi-Fi wireless communication module or a radio frequency identification communication module (Radio Frequency Identification, RFID), to complete the sending and receiving of data with the inkjet printer.

The storage module is connected with the read/write control module and is used to store data related to the ink cartridge. These data include rewritable data such as ink volume data and read-only data such as the color of the ink cartridge and the production date of the ink cartridge. These data represent the state of the ink cartridge Information. The storage module can use common non-volatile memory, such as Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM for short), flash memory (FLASH), ferroelectric memory, etc.

The read/write control module is respectively connected with the storage module and the communication module, and is used to perform read and write operations, and write data such as ink cartridge status information received by the communication module into the storage module, or store the storage module The data such as the status information of the ink cartridge is read out and sent to the communication module.

Specifically, the control device obtains the state of the ink cartridge by monitoring the status information representing the status of the ink cartridge stored in the storage module of the consumable chip; or, the control device communicates with the inkjet printer through the communication module of the consumable chip. Data information representing the status of the ink cartridge , to obtain the state of the ink cartridge; or, the read/write control module of the consumables chip analyzes the information representing the state of the ink cartridge stored in the storage module or the data information representing the state of the ink cartridge communicated by the communication module with the inkjet printer, and converts the characterization The information of the state of the ink cartridge is sent to the control device, so that the control device obtains the state information of the ink cartridge.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the composition and structure of the consumable chip, the control device, and the light-emitting reminder device of the printing material container provided by the present invention. The consumable chip, control device, and light-emitting reminder device in the printing material container are different in composition and structure. The consumable chip, control device, and light-emitting reminder device of the printing material container provided in this embodiment are integrated into the same light-emitting reminder consumable device, as shown in the figure As shown in 6, the printing material container includes:

A communication module 61, configured to receive and send information representing the state of the printing material container, and perform data communication with the recording device;

A storage module 62, configured to store information representing the state of the printing material container;

The control module 63 is respectively connected to the storage module 62, the communication module 61 and the light-emitting prompt module 64, and is used to control the reading and writing of the information representing the state of the printing material container stored in the storage module 62, and to control the communication module 61 to receive and sending information characterizing the status of the printing material container;

The control module 63 is further configured to monitor the information representing the state of the printing material container stored in the storage module 62, and/or monitor the information representing the state of the printing material container received or sent by the communication module 61, so as to obtain the state of the printing material container information, and, according to the corresponding relationship between the status information of the printing material container and the preset different lighting modes, determine the target lighting mode corresponding to the status information of the printing material container, and send a message including the target lighting mode to the lighting prompt module Prompt command;

The light-emitting prompt module 64 is configured to receive a prompt instruction including a target light-emitting mode sent by the control module 63, and perform light-emitting prompts according to the target light-emitting mode.

The printing material container provided by this embodiment is not separately provided with a consumable chip (communication module, read/write control module, storage module), control device, and light-emitting prompting device for storing information representing the state of the printing material container. The read/write control module and control device of the consumable chip are integrated into one control module, and the consumable chip, control device, and luminous prompt device are integrated and designed into a luminous prompt consumable device, and the control module of the consumable chip and the control device is combined , which reduces the information interaction delay, saves manufacturing costs, and reduces the complexity of device implementation.

It should be noted that, in combination with the separation structure shown in Fig. 3 to Fig. 5 and the integrated structure shown in Fig. 6, only the read/write control module and the control device of the consumable chip are integrated into one control module, and the consumable chip and the control device are integrated into one The control device for consumables is set in the printing material container separately from the light-emitting prompting device, which can also achieve the purpose of the utility model.

In the above-mentioned several embodiments of the present invention, the light-emitting reminder function of the printing material container is simply realized by adding a control device/module and a light-emitting prompting device/module in the printing material container, and the status of the current printing material container is timely Prompt to the user, so that the user can grasp the status of the current printing material container and make corresponding processing.

The utility model also provides a recording device, including: a main body of the recording device, and the printing material container as in the above-mentioned embodiments.

Preferably, there is an opening on the outer wall of the recording device, through which the printing material container emits light to the user to indicate the status of the current printing material container; or, part or all of the outer wall of the recording device has a light-transmitting effect, and the printing material container passes through the opening. The light-transmitting part of the outer wall of the recording device emits light to remind the user of the current state of the printing material container.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present utility model, and are not intended to limit it; although the present utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand : It is still possible to modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements to some or all of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the various embodiments of the present invention Scope of technical solutions.

Claims (14)

1. A printing material container detachably mounted to a recording device, characterized in that it comprises: a control device, configured to monitor the state of the printing material container, and/or monitor information representing the state of the printing material container, so as to obtain the state information of the printing material container; according to the state information of the printing material container and the preset Determine the corresponding relationship between the different light emitting modes of the printing material container, and determine the target light emitting mode corresponding to the state information of the printing material container; send a prompt instruction including the target light emitting mode to the light emitting prompting device; The light-emitting prompting device is connected with the control device, and is used for receiving the prompt instruction including the target light-emitting mode sent by the control device, and performing light-emitting prompts according to the target light-emitting mode. 2. The printing material container according to claim 1, further comprising: a printing material container state detection device; The printing material container state detection device is used to detect the state of the printing material container; The control device is connected to the printing material container state detection device, and is specifically used for: monitoring the printing material container state detection device to obtain the state information of the printing material container detected by the printing material container state detection device; according to the corresponding relationship between the printing material container state information and different preset lighting modes , determining a target light-emitting mode corresponding to the state information of the printing material container; sending a prompt instruction including the target light-emitting mode to the light-emitting prompting device. 3. The printing material container according to claim 2, wherein the printing material container state detection device comprises: The printing material container is equipped with a detection device, and/or, a printing material consumption or remaining amount detection device; The printing material container installation detection device is connected to the control device, and/or the printing material consumption or remaining amount detection device is connected to the control device; The printing material container installation detection device is used to detect the installation state of the printing material container; the printing material consumption or remaining amount detection device is used to detect the printing material consumption or remaining amount in the printing material container . 4. The printing material container according to claim 1, further comprising: a consumable chip; The consumables chip is used to receive and send information representing the state of the printing material container, and store information representing the state of the printing material container; The control device is connected to the consumable chip, and is specifically used for: Monitor the information representing the state of the printing material container received, sent or stored by the consumable chip to obtain the state information of the printing material container; determine the target light-emitting mode corresponding to the state information of the printing material container; and send a prompt instruction including the target light-emitting mode to the light-emitting prompting device. 5. The printing material container according to claim 1, further comprising: a printing material container state detection device and a consumable chip; The printing material container state detection device is used to detect the state of the printing material container; The consumables chip is used to receive and send information representing the state of the printing material container, and store information representing the state of the printing material container; The control device is connected to the printing material container state detection device and the consumable chip, and is specifically used for: monitoring the state of the printing material container detected by the printing material container state detection device, and/or monitoring the information representing the state of the printing material container received, sent or stored by the consumables chip, and obtaining the print The status information of the material container; according to the corresponding relationship between the status information of the printing material container and the preset different lighting modes, determine the target lighting mode corresponding to the status information of the printing material container; send a message including The prompt command of the target light emitting mode. 6. The printing material container according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the consumable chip comprises: a communication module, a storage module and a read/write control module; The read/write control module is respectively connected to the communication module and the storage module; The communication module is used for the consumable chip to receive and send information representing the state of the printing material container; The storage module is configured to store information representing the state of the printing material container; The read/write control module is configured to perform read and write operations, write the information representing the state of the printing material container received by the communication module into the storage module, or write the reading out the information representing the state of the printing material container stored by the storage module and sending it to the communication module; The control device monitors the information representing the state of the printing material container received, sent or stored by the consumable chip, and the control device is specifically used for: Monitor the information representing the state of the printing material container stored in the storage module of the consumable chip, and acquire the state information of the printing material container; or, Monitor the information representing the state of the printing material container received or sent by the communication module of the consumable chip, and acquire the state information of the printing material container; or, receiving the information representing the state of the printing material container sent by the read/write control module of the consumable chip, wherein the read/write control module of the consumable chip obtains the information by analyzing the representation stored in the storage module The information representing the state of the printing material container or the information representing the state of the printing material container received or sent by the communication module, and sending the information representing the state of the printing material container to the control device. 7. The printing material container according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein the status information of the printing material container includes at least one of the following: consumption or remaining amount of printing material, the printing material container The installation status of the printing material, the color information of the printing material, and the data communication status between the printing material container and the recording device. 8. The printing material container according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that, the target lighting mode includes at least one of the following: On and off of the light emitted by the light-emitting prompting device, the color of the light emitted by the light-emitting prompting device, the intensity of the light emitted by the light-emitting prompting device, and the frequency of the light emitted by the light-emitting prompting device. 9. The printing material container according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein the luminous prompting device comprises at least one of the following: Single-color lights, two-color lights, multi-color lights, LED lights, light-emitting diodes, small lamp beads. 10. The printing material container according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that, The light-emitting reminder device includes a light-emitting unit, which is used to emit light according to the target light-emitting manner; The control device includes a power supply unit and a trigger unit, the power supply unit is connected to the light emitting unit for supplying power to the light emitting unit; the trigger unit is connected to the light emitting unit for The status information triggers the light emitting unit to emit light. 11. A control light-emitting reminder chip, which is detachably installed in the printing material container, characterized in that it includes: a control unit, configured to monitor the state of the printing material container, and/or monitor the information representing the state of the printing material container, so as to obtain the state information of the printing material container; according to the state information of the printing material container and the preset Determine the corresponding relationship between the different light emitting modes of the printing material container, and determine the target light emitting mode corresponding to the state information of the printing material container; send a prompt instruction including the target light emitting mode to the light emitting prompt unit; The light-emitting prompting unit is configured to receive the prompt instruction including the target light-emitting manner sent by the control unit, and perform light-emitting prompts according to the target light-emitting manner. 12. A printing material container, which is detachably installed on a recording device, characterized in that it comprises: a device for luminous prompting consumables; the device for luminous prompting consumables includes: a communication module, configured to receive and send information indicative of the state of the printing material container; a storage module, configured to store information representing the state of the printing material container; The control module is respectively connected with the storage module, the communication module and the light-emitting prompt module, and is used to control the reading and writing of the information representing the state of the printing material container stored in the storage module, and to control the The communication module receives and sends information indicative of the state of the printing material container; The control module is further configured to monitor the information representing the state of the printing material container stored in the storage module, and/or monitor the information representing the state of the printing material container received or sent by the communication module, to acquire the status information of the printing material container, and, according to the corresponding relationship between the status information of the printing material container and different preset lighting modes, determine a target lighting mode corresponding to the status information of the printing material container, and , sending a prompt command including the target light emitting mode to the light emitting prompt module; The light-emitting prompting module is configured to receive the prompt instruction including the target light-emitting mode sent by the control module, and perform light-emitting prompts according to the target light-emitting mode. 13. A recording device, characterized by comprising: a main body of the recording device, and the printing material container according to any one of claims 1-10. 14. The recording apparatus according to claim 13, wherein: The outer wall of the recording device is provided with an opening, and the printing material container provides a luminous reminder through the opening; or, part or all of the outer wall of the recording device has a light-transmitting effect, and the printing material container passes through the outer wall The light-transmitting parts are illuminated for prompting.