CN202815422U - Imaging box chip and imaging box - Google Patents
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The utility model provides an imaging box chip and an imaging box. The imaging box chip comprises an information storage unit, a delay alarming unit and an analog sensor. The information storage unit is used for sending alarming indication signals to the delay alarming unit when the recording material remaining amount is lower than the preset threshold value. The delay alarming unit is used for prolonging valid time of the alarming indication signals to lead the valid time to be longer than the power supply interval time of an imaging device for the information storage unit and the analog sensor. The analog sensor is used for sending alarming information when detecting that the alarming indication signals are kept on the delay alarming unit or sending recording material full information when not detecting that the alarming indication signals are kept on the delay alarming unit. According to the imaging box chip and the imaging box, the problem that the imaging box chip cannot accurately provide alarming information due to power supply time desynchrony of the imaging device for the information storage unit and the analog sensor of the imaging box chip can be solved.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to imaging technique, relates in particular to the alert processing method of a kind of imaging box chip, imaging cartridge and recording materials surplus.
Background technology
Along with the development of imaging technique, extensively be employed such as the imaging device of duplicating machine, facsimile recorder and printer.In the imaging device imaging process, image-forming information is recorded on the imaging box chip, and this imaging box chip operated by rotary motion is on imaging cartridge.In imaging box chip, record the imaging cartridge initial informations such as imaging cartridge model, color, recording material capacity, date of manufacture and manufacturer code, and the information such as the consumption amount of recording material that in follow-up imaging process, obtains, surplus.The ink that above-mentioned recording materials can be used for ink powder or the ink-jet printer of duplicating machine, facsimile recorder, laser printer, in the imaging device imaging process, when the surplus of recording materials is hanged down, need to send alarm signal and carry out alarm, reminding user to replace imaging cartridge or control imaging device quit work.
(the Original Equipment Manufacturer of original equipment manufacturer, hereinafter to be referred as: OEM) when making imaging cartridge, the recording materials surplus that the consumption of recording materials calculates during the each printing of meeting basis, and it is stored in the imaging box chip, also sensor can be set simultaneously, utilize sensor to detect in real time the surplus of recording materials in the imaging cartridge, detecting recording materials surplus output low frequency signal when full, and when detecting the recording materials surplus and be lower than a certain threshold value the output high-frequency signal, utilize simultaneously above-mentioned dual mode to carry out the alarm of the surplus of recording materials.For guaranteeing the normal use of compatible imaging cartridge on also can the imaging device at OEM, the way of prior art is at compatible imaging box chip analog sensor to be set, to satisfy imaging device to the coupling requirement of sensor signal.Fig. 1 is the composition synoptic diagram of imaging box chip in the prior art, as shown in Figure 1, this compatibility imaging box chip comprises 11 analog sensors and information memory cell 12, the recording materials surplus that the consumption of recording materials obtained when information memory cell 12 stored according to each imaging, when the recording materials surplus that detects information memory cell 12 storages reaches a certain threshold value, the control information storage unit is exported an alarm indication signal, analog sensor 11 is behind the alarm indication signal that detects information memory cell output, change the frequency of its output signal, change into the output high-frequency signal by the output low frequency signal, and then reach imaging device and can obtain simultaneously the recording materials surplus that records in the storage chip, and sensor provides two warning information such as output signal.
But when using compatible imaging cartridge to substitute the imaging cartridge of the OEM that attaches piezoceramic transducer, such scheme but can't be realized, this is because in the operating process of imaging device to the imaging cartridge of OEM, the electric signal of the information memory cell of operation imaging box chip is the low-voltage electric signal of 3.3V, and the electric signal of operation piezoceramic transducer is the high voltage pulse electric signal of 38V.For the high voltage pulse electric signal of avoiding operating piezoceramic transducer produces interference to the low-voltage electric signal that is operable to picture box chip information storage unit, the Electric signal processing of the imaging cartridge of OEM is adopted the mode of time-division processing at imaging device, namely to the detection communication process of the information memory cell of imaging box chip and asynchronous to the detection communication process of piezoceramic transducer, when substituting the imaging cartridge of OEM for the compatible imaging cartridge of use, be equivalent to the detection communication process of the information memory cell of imaging box chip and asynchronous to the detection communication process of analog sensor, specifically can be as shown in Figure 2.Imaging device is asynchronous to the power-on time of the information memory cell of imaging box chip and analog sensor, when causing the analog sensor energising, information memory cell on the imaging cartridge is not in "on" position, can't detect it, and then just can't accurately provide warning information yet.
The utility model content
Defects for prior art, the utility model provides the alert processing method of a kind of imaging box chip, imaging cartridge and recording materials surplus, because imaging device is asynchronous to the power-on time of the information memory cell of imaging box chip and analog sensor, and cause imaging box chip that the problem of warning information can't accurately be provided to solve.
According to one side of the present utility model, provide a kind of imaging box chip.This chip comprises information memory cell, postpones Alarm Unit and analog sensor.Wherein, described information memory cell is used for sending alarm indication signal to described delay Alarm Unit; Described delay Alarm Unit is used for storage or keeps described alarm indication signal; Described analog sensor, the described alarm indication signal for detection of described delay Alarm Unit is stored or kept when the alarm indication signal that detects described delay Alarm Unit storage or keep, sends warning information.
Wherein, described information memory cell also is used for sending alarm indication signal to described delay Alarm Unit when described recording materials surplus is lower than predetermined threshold value; Described analog sensor also is used for sending the full information of recording materials when the alarm indication signal that does not detect described delay Alarm Unit storage or keep.
Wherein, described delay Alarm Unit is arbitrary in electric capacity, inductance and the level trigger, wherein, the processing that described delay Alarm Unit is kept described alarm indication signal is specially the effective time that prolongs described alarm indication signal, and the effective time of described alarm indication signal is greater than the supply cell time of imaging device to described information memory cell and described analog sensor; And described analog sensor sends warning information when detecting described delay Alarm Unit and kept alarm indication signal, and/or when not detecting described delay Alarm Unit and kept alarm indication signal, sends the full information of recording materials.
Wherein, the first end of described electric capacity directly or indirectly is connected on the circuit between described information memory cell and the described analog sensor, the direct or indirect ground connection of the second end of described electric capacity; Described inductance is connected on the circuit between described information memory cell and the described analog sensor; And described level trigger is arranged on the circuit between information memory cell and the described analog sensor, and powered by a supplying cell.
Wherein, described delay Alarm Unit is nonvolatile memory, and described nonvolatile memory is electrically connected with described information memory cell and described analog sensor.
Wherein, described nonvolatile memory is the disposable programmable read only memory that fuse circuit consists of, wherein, fuse in the described fuse circuit is configured to: described fuse conducting before described information memory cell is exported described alarm indication signal to it, and then so that before described fuse failure described analog sensor can not detect described alarm indication signal; And after described analog sensor is exported described alarm indication signal to described fuse circuit described fuse failure to store described alarm indication signal.Described analog sensor is used for: when arriving the alarm indication signal of described nonvolatile memory storage by the input that reads described nonvolatile memory storage, send warning information, and/or when not detecting the alarm indication signal of described nonvolatile memory storage, send the full information of recording materials.
Wherein, comprise diode and fuse in the described fuse circuit, one end ground connection of described fuse, the other end is electrically connected with described information memory cell and is electrically connected with described analog sensor through the one-way conduction element, and described one-way conduction element is to from the electric current disconnection of described information memory cell direction and to the current lead-through from described analog sensor direction.
Wherein, described nonvolatile memory is time-after-time programmable memory; Described information memory cell is further used for when the imaging device powers on to described information memory cell, power on and send alarm indication signal to described nonvolatile memory to described time-after-time programmable memory; Described imaging box chip also comprises interface controller, described interface controller is arranged in the described analog sensor or separately and arranges, provide working power to described time-after-time programmable memory, read alarm indication signal and send it to described analog sensor from described time-after-time programmable memory.
Described information memory cell is further used for: when the imaging device powers on to described information memory cell, described information memory cell powers on for described time-after-time programmable memory, when described recording materials surplus is lower than described predetermined threshold value, send alarm indication signal to described time-after-time programmable memory, and/or when described recording materials surplus is higher than described predetermined threshold value, sends the described recording materials surplus of expression to described time-after-time programmable memory and be in the China ink amount signal of setting magnitude.
Described analog sensor is further used for detecting described alarm indication signal and the described China ink amount signal of described time-after-time programmable memory storage, wherein, when detecting the alarm indication signal of described time-after-time programmable memory storage, send the periodic signal that generates based on described alarm indication signal, as warning information; When detecting the China ink amount signal of described time-after-time programmable memory storage, send the periodic signal that generates based on described China ink amount signal, as the full information of recording materials.
Wherein, described time-after-time programmable memory is EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memo), flash memory, disposable programmable memory or ferroelectric memory.
Wherein, described time-after-time programmable memory and the integrated setting of described information memory cell.
Wherein, described delay Alarm Unit independently arrange or with the integrated setting of described information memory cell or with the integrated setting of described analog sensor.
The utility model also provides another kind of imaging box chip on the other hand.This chip comprises information memory cell, postpones Alarm Unit and analog sensor; Recording materials surplus in the described information memory cell in the storage imaging cartridge is used for sending alarm indication signal to described delay Alarm Unit when described recording materials surplus is lower than predetermined threshold value; Described delay Alarm Unit, for the effective time that prolongs described alarm indication signal, the effective time of described alarm indication signal is greater than the supply cell time of imaging device to described information memory cell and described analog sensor; Described analog sensor is used for sending warning information when detecting described delay Alarm Unit and kept alarm indication signal, or when not detecting described delay Alarm Unit and kept alarm indication signal, sends the full information of recording materials.
According on the other hand of the present utility model, also provide a kind of imaging cartridge.This imaging cartridge comprises above-mentioned imaging box chip.
The imaging box chip that the utility model provides and imaging cartridge, by being provided with the delay Alarm Unit, be equivalent between information memory cell and analog sensor, add a transition element, whether the outputting alarm signal is converted on the analog sensor detection delay Alarm Unit whether kept alarm indication signal can to realize that analog sensor of the prior art is detected information memory cell, solve the asynchronous signal problem of transmission that causes of information memory cell and analog sensor power supply, and then accurately providing of warning information is provided.
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Fig. 1 is the composition synoptic diagram of imaging box chip in the prior art;
Fig. 2 be in the prior art imaging device to the electric signal sequential chart of information memory cell on the imaging box chip and analog sensor;
Fig. 3 is the composition synoptic diagram of imaging box chip among the utility model one embodiment;
Fig. 4 is the composition synoptic diagram of imaging box chip among another embodiment of the utility model;
Fig. 5 is the composition synoptic diagram of imaging box chip among the another embodiment of the utility model;
Fig. 6 is the again composition synoptic diagram of imaging box chip among the embodiment of the utility model;
Fig. 7 is the schematic flow sheet of the alert processing method of recording materials surplus among the utility model one embodiment;
Fig. 8 is the electric signal sequential chart of information memory cell, analog sensor and electric capacity among the utility model embodiment.
Fig. 9 to 11 is respectively the composition synoptic diagram of imaging box chip among the another embodiment of the utility model;
Figure 12 is the schematic flow sheet of alert processing method among the another embodiment of the utility model.
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Describe embodiment of the present utility model in detail below with reference to drawings and Examples, how the application technology means solve technical matters to the utility model whereby, and the implementation procedure of reaching technique effect can fully understand and implements according to this.Need to prove that only otherwise consist of conflict, each embodiment in the utility model and each feature among each embodiment can mutually combine, formed technical scheme is all within protection domain of the present utility model.
Fig. 3 is the composition synoptic diagram of imaging box chip among the utility model one embodiment, as shown in Figure 3, the imaging box chip of a kind of embodiment of the utility model comprises information memory cell 31, postpone Alarm Unit 32 and analog sensor 33, wherein, recording materials surplus in the information memory cell 31 in the storage imaging cartridge, be used for when the recording materials surplus is lower than predetermined threshold value, sending alarm indication signal to postponing Alarm Unit 32, concrete, this recording materials surplus can be for according to recording materials total volume in the imaging cartridge, and in the imaging process during each imaging the consumption of recording materials calculate and obtain; Postpone the effective time that Alarm Unit 32 is used for prolonging alarm indication signal, the effective time of alarm indication signal is greater than the supply cell time of imaging device to information memory cell 31 and analog sensor 33; Analog sensor 33 is used for postponing Alarm Unit 32 when having kept alarm indication signal detecting, and sends warning information, or postpones Alarm Unit 32 when having kept alarm indication signal not detecting, and sends the full information of recording materials.
Predetermined threshold value wherein can be according to the difference configuration of imaging device, or the different qualities of analog sensor characteristic is determined, for example can be made as 20% or other numerical value, namely in imaging cartridge the recording materials surplus be lower than the recording materials total volume 20% the time, information memory cell 31 sends alarm indication signals.
In the present embodiment, the effective time that prolongs alarm indication signal that act as that postpones Alarm Unit 32, and avoided imaging device power-on time asynchronous bring signal problem of transmission to information memory cell and the analog sensor of imaging box chip greater than the supply cell time of imaging device to information memory cell 31 and analog sensor 33 effective time of alarm indication signal.
On the basis of the described embodiment of above-mentioned Fig. 3, Fig. 4 is the composition synoptic diagram of imaging box chip among another embodiment of the utility model, as shown in Figure 4, wherein postpone Alarm Unit 32 and be specially an electric capacity 42, the first end 421 of electric capacity 42 directly is connected on the circuit between information memory cell and the analog sensor, the second end 422 direct ground connection of electric capacity 42 also can be first end 421 in addition with circuit between the element such as upper resistance of connecting, the two indirect joint; Or ground connection behind the upper element such as resistance of the second end 422 series connection, indirect earthed to realize.
On the basis of the described embodiment of above-mentioned Fig. 3, postpone the Alarm Unit 32 concrete inductance that also can be on the circuit that is connected between information memory cell 31 and the analog sensor 33.
On the basis of the described embodiment of above-mentioned Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is the composition synoptic diagram of imaging box chip among the another embodiment of the utility model, as shown in Figure 5, wherein postpone Alarm Unit 32 for being arranged on the level trigger 52 on the circuit between information memory cell 31 and the analog sensor 33, and powered by a supplying cell.
In the above-described embodiments, postpone Alarm Unit 32 can independently arrange, with the integrated setting of information memory cell or with the integrated setting of analog sensor, Fig. 6 is the again composition synoptic diagram of imaging box chip among the embodiment of the utility model, as shown in Figure 6, wherein postponing Alarm Unit 32 is an electric capacity 62, and electric capacity 62 and information memory cell 31 integrated settings.
The imaging box chip that above embodiment provides all can solve information memory cell 31 and the asynchronous signal problem of transmission that causes of analog sensor 33 power supplies, and then accurately providing of warning information is provided.
Another optional scheme is, postponing Alarm Unit is a nonvolatile memory, analog sensor comprises low pressure linear voltage regulator and periodic signal generator, wherein the low pressure linear voltage regulator receives high-voltage pulse from imaging device, and convert high-voltage pulse to low-voltage dc voltage VDD and offer and postpone Alarm Unit and periodic signal generator as power supply, the recording materials surplus indicator signal that postpones in the Alarm Unit sends to periodic signal generator, and periodic signal generator sends the full information of recording materials or sends the information of the alarm of recording materials shortage according to recording materials surplus indicator signal.
As shown in Figure 9, postponing Alarm Unit 82 is a PROM of One Time Programmable, by resistance R 1, and R2, diode D1, fuse U1 forms, and fuse U1 is preferably more low-melting fuse.Select suitable R1 and R2 parameter, when the recording materials surplus greater than predetermined threshold value 20%, information memory cell 31 passes through pin DIN to postponing Alarm Unit 82 output low levels, the U1 conducting, after high-voltage pulse that the low pressure linear voltage regulator 831 of analog sensor 83 sends printer converted low-voltage dc signal VDD output to, pin DOUT output signal 0 was to the periodic signal generator 832 of analog sensor.The periodic signal generator of analog sensor receives signal 0, sends the full information of recording materials, is specifically as follows the periodic signal of a characteristic frequency, for example is 33KHZ; When the recording materials surplus is lower than predetermined threshold value, information memory cell is exported high level by pin DIN to postponing Alarm Unit, electric current by fuse U1 is greater than fusing current, after continuing for some time, fuse U1 fusing, after high-voltage pulse that the low pressure linear voltage regulator of analog sensor sends printer converts low-voltage dc signal VDD output to, because fuse U1 fusing, pin DOUT output voltage is near VDD, be high level, periodic signal generator receives data 1, sends the information of the alarm of recording materials shortage, being specifically as follows the periodic signal of a characteristic frequency, for example is 100KHZ.
Figure 10 is another embodiment of the present utility model, in this embodiment, postpones Alarm Unit and is specially the multidigit non-volatile storer 92 that can repeatedly programme, can select EEPROM, FRAM, FLASH etc.Analog sensor 93 comprises low pressure linear voltage regulator 931, non-volatile memory interface controller 932, periodic signal generator 933, wherein low pressure linear voltage regulator 931 high-voltage pulse that printer is provided converts low-voltage dc signal to and offers non-volatile memory interface controller 932 and periodic signal generator 933 as working power, non-volatile memory interface controller 932 connects nonvolatile memory 92, provide working power to nonvolatile memory, read recording materials surplus indicator signal and be sent to periodic signal generator from nonvolatile memory.
As shown in figure 11, postponing Alarm Unit is integrated in the information memory cell.Information memory cell 101 comprises data storage area, non-volatile storer 102, and wherein nonvolatile memory is as postponing Alarm Unit, is connected with non-volatile memory interface controller in the analog sensor.The various related datas of the data storage area storage imaging cartridge of information memory cell 101, recording materials surplus data comprising the recording materials of imaging cartridge, the data storage area compares recording materials surplus and predetermined threshold value 20%, greater than predetermined threshold value 20% or less than predetermined threshold value 20%, export different recording materials surplus indicator signal to the non-volatile storer according to the recording materials surplus.Work as subsequently the imaging device information is deposited the unit power down, analog sensor is powered on, after then low pressure linear voltage regulator high-voltage pulse that imaging device is sent converts low-voltage dc signal VDD to, the non-volatile memory interface controller powers on to nonvolatile memory 102, read recording materials surplus indicator signal and output to periodic signal generator, periodic signal generator produces different periodic signals according to recording materials surplus indicator signal, the data of the recording materials surplus in this periodic signal energy match information storage unit.
Another optional scheme is also nonvolatile memory can be integrated in the analog sensor.
Further preferred version can arrange analog sensor output more than the periodic signal of two kinds different frequency characteristic.Be lower than predetermined threshold value 20% in the recording materials surplus this moment, and information memory cell powers on to time-after-time programmable memory and sends alarm indication signal to described time-after-time programmable memory; Be higher than predetermined threshold value 20% in the recording materials surplus, information memory cell powers on to time-after-time programmable memory and sends the China ink amount signal that the recording materials surplus is set magnitude to described time-after-time programmable memory.The setting magnitude is: the recording materials surplus is greater than in predetermined threshold value 20% situation, can specifically represent the recording materials surplus from surplus 100% to surplus one of them magnitude of 20%.For example, the set amount level can be set be respectively surplus 100%, surplus 80%, surplus 60%, surplus 40%.Accordingly, the number needs according to magnitude arrange the figure place that delay Alarm Unit data comprise.For example, have 4 when setting magnitude, then recording materials surplus indicator signal need to have 2
2Bit data can make the periodic signal of the exportable 4 kinds of different frequency characteristics of analog sensor; For example, there are 8 when setting magnitude, then work as recording materials surplus indicator signal and need to have 2
3Bit data can make the periodic signal of the exportable 8 kinds of different frequency characteristics of analog sensor, by that analogy.Can according to actual conditions, preset the data that different recording materials surpluses are set the information memory cell write non-volatile memory of the corresponding analog sensor output frequency of magnitude and correspondence.This preferred version takes full advantage of storing of nonvolatile memory, write and export the characteristics of long numeric data, design makes analog sensor output more than two kinds frequency, and like this, the output waveform of analog sensor is closer to the true output waveform of the sensor of survey record material surplus.
Can selection memory be EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memo) (EEPROM), flash memory (flash memory), disposable programmable memory or ferroelectric memory (FRAM) etc. as the non-volatile memory cells that postpones Alarm Unit, have can rewrite, data are not lost characteristic and are got final product after the power down.Non-volatile memory cells can independently arrange, with the integrated setting of information memory cell or with the integrated setting of analog sensor.Because this non-volatile memory cells only need to be deposited the ink reservoir volume indicator signal, can select little, the low in energy consumption nonvolatile memory of memory capacity.
The communication protocol of nonvolatile memory and analog sensor and information memory cell can be monobus lin protocol, IIC agreement etc., can select according to selected communication protocol type and the model of concrete non-volatile storer, and according to above-mentioned both carry out connection between non-volatile storer and information memory cell and the analog sensor.
Analog sensor sends warning information and specifically can be the signal that analog sensor output one characterizes the recording materials deficiency in the various embodiments described above, and this signal has a characteristic frequency, for example 100Khz; Imaging device is reported to the police after detecting the signal of this characteristic frequency, for example shows " exclamation ", " EF, alert status sign " etc. at display, or reports to the police by flashing light.Can realize like this notifying simultaneously imaging device imaging cartridge recording materials to be about to exhaust by information memory cell 31 and analog sensor 33, imaging device is quit work in due course, protection imaging Working mechanism.
Need to prove that the interface controller of imaging box chip can be arranged in the analog sensor or separately and arrange.
Nonvolatile memory can with the integrated setting of information memory cell.
In addition, postpone that Alarm Unit can independently arrange or with the integrated setting of information memory cell or with the integrated setting of analog sensor.
The utility model also provides a kind of imaging cartridge, comprises above-mentioned imaging box chip.
The utility model also provides a kind of alert processing method of recording materials surplus, although alert processing method has been described in the various embodiments described above respectively, following schematic flow sheet further combined with the alert processing method of recording materials surplus among the utility model one embodiment shown in Fig. 7 describes.As shown in Figure 7, the alert processing method of the recording materials surplus of present embodiment comprises:
Wherein store the recording materials surplus in the imaging cartridge in the information memory cell, concrete, this recording materials surplus can be for according to recording materials total volume in the imaging cartridge, and in the imaging process during each imaging the consumption of recording materials calculate and obtain.
Predetermined threshold value wherein can be according to the configuration of the difference of imaging device, or the different qualities of analog sensor characteristic determines, for example can be made as 20% or other numerical value.
Wherein postpone the effective time that Alarm Unit is used for prolonging alarm indication signal, the effective time of alarm indication signal is greater than the supply cell time of imaging device to information memory cell and analog sensor.
Wherein analog sensor sends warning information and specifically can be the signal that analog sensor output one characterizes the recording materials deficiency, and this signal has a characteristic frequency, for example 100Khz; Imaging device is reported to the police after detecting the signal of this characteristic frequency, for example shows " exclamation ", " EF, alert status sign " at display, or by modes such as flashing light warnings.
Wherein analog sensor sends the full information of recording materials and specifically can be the signal that analog sensor is exported another characteristic frequency, for example the signal of 33Khz.
In the present embodiment, information memory cell sends alarm indication signal to postponing Alarm Unit when the recording materials surplus is lower than predetermined threshold value, can be for prolonging the effective time of alarm indication signal and postpone Alarm Unit, so that the effective time of alarm indication signal is greater than the supply cell time of imaging device to information memory cell and analog sensor, thereby when imaging device is powered to analog sensor, analog sensor still can detect the alarm indication signal of keeping on the delay Alarm Unit, thereby can effectively avoid imaging device to the asynchronous problem of bringing of power-on time of information memory cell and the analog sensor of imaging box chip.
In addition, as putting down in writing among the above-mentioned embodiment, what this Delayed Alarm unit can be in electric capacity, inductance or the level triggers device is arbitrary, and as shown in Figure 4, when being an electric capacity in the Delayed Alarm unit, the step 701 in embodiment illustrated in fig. 7 can be specially:
Fig. 8 is the electric signal sequential chart of information memory cell, analog sensor and electric capacity among the utility model embodiment, when information memory cell 31 is higher than predetermined threshold value 20% in the recording materials surplus, not to electric capacity 42 chargings, in the moment corresponding such as the point of the t1 among Fig. 8, the current potential of the first end 421 of electric capacity 42 is low level; To first end 421 chargings of electric capacity 42, therefore, in the moment corresponding such as the point of the t2 among Fig. 8, electric capacity 42 is charged by information memory cell 31 information memory cell 31 when the recording materials surplus is lower than predetermined threshold value 20%, and the current potential of its first end 421 is high level.Above-mentioned, when information memory cell 31 was imaged the device power down, because the unidirectional charging of 31 pairs of electric capacity 42 of information memory cell, the electric energy that electric capacity 42 inside are filled can not discharged by information memory cell and can be kept at for a long time electric capacity 42 inside.
Step 702 can be specially:
The current potential of the first end 421 of analog sensor 33 Detection capacitances 42 is high level or low level.
Step 703 can be specially:
When the current potential of the first end 421 of electric capacity was high level, in the moment corresponding such as the point of the t2 among Fig. 8, analog sensor 33 sent warning information.
Wherein analog sensor sends warning information and specifically can be the signal that analog sensor output one characterizes the recording materials deficiency, and this signal has a characteristic frequency, for example 100Khz; Imaging device is reported to the police after detecting the signal of this characteristic frequency, for example shows " exclamation ", " EF, alert status sign " at display, or by modes such as flashing light warnings.Can realize like this notifying simultaneously imaging device imaging cartridge recording materials to be about to exhaust by information memory cell 31 and analog sensor 33, imaging device is quit work in due course, protection imaging Working mechanism.
Step 704 can be specially:
When the current potential of the first end 421 of electric capacity 42 was low level, in the moment corresponding such as the point of the t1 among Fig. 8, analog sensor 33 sent the full information of recording materials, specifically can be analog sensor output one and characterizes the full frequency of recording materials, such as 33Khz.
Because analog sensor 33 is tending towards infinitely great very greatly in other words for the input resistance of the first end 421 of electric capacity 42, be that analog sensor 33 is the high impedance data input pin for the terminal that detects 42 electric capacity, power consumption loss to electric capacity 42 is very little, so the once charging energy of 31 pairs of electric capacity 42 of information memory cell is so that electric energy is preserved the long period in electric capacity 42, and the imaging device to imaging box chip information memory cell 31 and analog sensor 33 be that multipass detects in turn, be enough to allow imaging device detect analog sensor 33 and send warning information.
On the basis of the described embodiment of above-mentioned Fig. 7, postpone the Alarm Unit 32 concrete inductance that also can be on the circuit that is connected between information memory cell 31 and the analog sensor 33,32 when being an inductance in the Delayed Alarm unit, and the step 701 in embodiment illustrated in fig. 7 can be specially:
Information memory cell end to inductance when the recording materials surplus is lower than predetermined threshold value 20% charges.
Step 702 can be specially:
The current potential that analog sensor detects the other end of inductance is high level or low level.
Step 703 can be specially:
Analog sensor detects alarm indication signal when the current potential of the other end of inductance is high level.
Wherein analog sensor sends warning information and specifically can be the signal that analog sensor output one characterizes the recording materials deficiency, and this signal has a characteristic frequency, for example 100Khz; Imaging device is reported to the police after detecting the signal of this characteristic frequency, for example shows " exclamation ", " EF, alert status sign " etc. at display, or reports to the police by flashing light.Can realize like this notifying simultaneously imaging device imaging cartridge recording materials to be about to exhaust by information memory cell 31 and analog sensor 33, imaging device is quit work in due course, protection imaging Working mechanism.
Step 704 can be specially:
When the current potential of the other end of inductance was low level, analog sensor sent the full information of recording materials, specifically can be analog sensor output one and characterized the full signal of recording materials, and this signal has a characteristic frequency, for example 33Khz.
On the basis of the described embodiment of above-mentioned Fig. 7, such as Fig. 5 and shown in Figure 7, it is as follows specifically to use imaging box chip among Fig. 5 to carry out the alert processing method of recording materials surplus:
Step 701 can be specially:
52 upsets of triggering level trigger were high level when information memory cell 31 was lower than predetermined threshold value 20% in the recording materials surplus.
Step 702 can be specially:
The current potential that analog sensor detects level trigger is high level or low level.
Step 703 can be specially:
Wherein analog sensor sends warning information and specifically can be the signal that analog sensor output one characterizes the recording materials deficiency, and this signal has a characteristic frequency, for example 100Khz; Imaging device is reported to the police after detecting the signal of this characteristic frequency, for example shows " exclamation ", " EF, alert status sign " at display, or by modes such as flashing light warnings.Can realize like this notifying simultaneously imaging device imaging cartridge recording materials to be about to exhaust by information memory cell 31 and analog sensor 33, imaging device is quit work in due course, protection imaging Working mechanism.
Step 704 can be specially:
When the current potential of level trigger 52 was low level, analog sensor 33 sent the full information of recording materials, specifically can be analog sensor output one and characterized the full signal of recording materials, and this signal has a characteristic frequency, for example 33Khz.
In the embodiment of the alert processing method of above-mentioned recording materials surplus, its step also comprises: detect the delay Alarm Unit at analog sensor and kept alarm indication signal, and after sending warning information, the alarm indication signal of keeping on the hangover Alarm Unit, to guarantee after the user changes imaging cartridge or adds recording materials, to postpone resetting of signal on the Alarm Unit, avoid the analog sensor erroneous judgement.
Figure 12 shows the alert processing method of another embodiment.
Predetermined threshold value wherein can be according to the configuration of the difference of imaging device, or the different qualities of analog sensor characteristic determines, for example can be made as 20% or other numerical value.
If the recording materials surplus changes step 122 over to greater than predetermined threshold value, if the recording materials surplus changes step 123 over to less than predetermined threshold value.
Be specially an One Time Programmable PROM for postponing Alarm Unit, step 122 physical record material surplus during greater than predetermined threshold value to PROM output low level signal;
Be specially nonvolatile memory for postponing Alarm Unit, step 122 physical record material surplus during greater than predetermined threshold value to nonvolatile memory output signal 0.
Step 123 is lower than predetermined threshold value in the recording materials surplus, and information memory cell writes the recording materials surplus indicator signal that represents recording materials surplus deficiency to postponing Alarm Unit,
Be specially an One Time Programmable PROM for postponing Alarm Unit, export high level signal to PROM when step 123 physical record material surplus is lower than predetermined threshold value;
Be specially nonvolatile memory for postponing Alarm Unit, when step 123 physical record material surplus is lower than predetermined threshold value to nonvolatile memory output signal 1.
Be specially an One Time Programmable PROM for postponing Alarm Unit, it is data 0 or data 1 that step 124 is specially the signal that analog sensor reads the PROM input, if data 0 change step 125 over to, if data 1 change step 126 over to;
Be specially nonvolatile memory for postponing Alarm Unit, it is data 0 or data 1 that step 124 is specially the data that analog sensor reads the input nonvolatile memory, if data 0 change step 125 over to, if data 1 change step 126 over to.
In addition, when described delay Alarm Unit is specially an electric capacity, or inductance, or level maybe can repeat to edit nonvolatile memory the time, in the time of can also being included in described recording materials surplus and being higher than predetermined threshold value, discharge the alarm indication signal of keeping on the described delay Alarm Unit, specifically can be when the recording materials amount of information memory cell in the imaging box chip is full, information memory cell is with electric capacity or inductance ground connection, or triggering level trigger output low level, or what guarantee that analog sensor receives must be low level, or repeat to edit nonvolatile memory, to prevent that static to postponing the interference of Alarm Unit, causing the analog sensor erroneous judgement.
In the embodiment of the alert processing method of above-mentioned recording materials surplus, the full information of the warning information that analog sensor 33 sends and recording materials is the signal with different voltage swings, the signal that has the signal of different size of current or have the different frequency size, describes as an example of the signal of different frequency size example among the above embodiment.
In the alert processing method of the imaging box chip that the utility model provides and recording materials surplus, by being provided with the delay Alarm Unit, be equivalent between information memory cell and analog sensor, add a transition element, whether the outputting alarm signal is converted on the analog sensor detection delay Alarm Unit whether kept alarm indication signal can to realize that analog sensor of the prior art is detected information memory cell, solve owing to the power-on time asynchronous signal problem of transmission that cause of imaging device to information memory cell and the analog sensor of imaging box chip, and then accurately providing of warning information is provided.
It should be noted that at last: above each embodiment is not intended to limit only in order to the technical solution of the utility model to be described; Although with reference to aforementioned each embodiment the utility model is had been described in detail, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that: it still can be made amendment to the technical scheme that aforementioned each embodiment puts down in writing, and perhaps some or all of technical characterictic wherein is equal to replacement; And these modifications or replacement do not make the essence of appropriate technical solution break away from the scope of each embodiment technical scheme of the utility model.
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1. an imaging box chip is characterized in that, comprises information memory cell, postpones Alarm Unit and analog sensor;
Described information memory cell is used for sending alarm indication signal to described delay Alarm Unit;
Described delay Alarm Unit is used for storage or keeps described alarm indication signal;
Described analog sensor, the described alarm indication signal for detection of described delay Alarm Unit is stored or kept when the alarm indication signal that detects described delay Alarm Unit storage or keep, sends warning information.
2. imaging box chip according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described information memory cell also is used for sending alarm indication signal to described delay Alarm Unit when described recording materials surplus is lower than predetermined threshold value;
Described analog sensor also is used for sending the full information of recording materials when the alarm indication signal that does not detect described delay Alarm Unit storage or keep.
3. imaging box chip according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described delay Alarm Unit is arbitrary in electric capacity, inductance and the level trigger, wherein,
The processing that described delay Alarm Unit is kept described alarm indication signal is specially the effective time that prolongs described alarm indication signal, and the effective time of described alarm indication signal is greater than the supply cell time of imaging device to described information memory cell and described analog sensor; And
Described analog sensor sends warning information when detecting described delay Alarm Unit and kept alarm indication signal, and/or when not detecting described delay Alarm Unit and kept alarm indication signal, sends the full information of recording materials.
4. imaging box chip according to claim 3 is characterized in that,
The first end of described electric capacity directly or indirectly is connected on the circuit between described information memory cell and the described analog sensor, the direct or indirect ground connection of the second end of described electric capacity;
Described inductance is connected on the circuit between described information memory cell and the described analog sensor; And
Described level trigger is arranged on the circuit between information memory cell and the described analog sensor, and is powered by a supplying cell.
5. imaging box chip according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described delay Alarm Unit is nonvolatile memory, and described nonvolatile memory is electrically connected with described information memory cell and described analog sensor.
6. imaging box chip according to claim 5 is characterized in that, described nonvolatile memory is the disposable programmable read only memory that fuse circuit consists of, wherein,
Fuse in the described fuse circuit is configured to: described fuse conducting before described information memory cell is exported described alarm indication signal to it, and then so that before described fuse failure described analog sensor can not detect described alarm indication signal; And after described analog sensor is exported described alarm indication signal to described fuse circuit described fuse failure to store described alarm indication signal;
Described analog sensor is used for: when arriving the alarm indication signal of described nonvolatile memory storage by the input that reads described nonvolatile memory storage, send warning information, and/or when not detecting the alarm indication signal of described nonvolatile memory storage, send the full information of recording materials.
7. imaging box chip according to claim 6 is characterized in that,
Comprise diode and fuse in the described fuse circuit, one end ground connection of described fuse, the other end is electrically connected with described information memory cell and is electrically connected with described analog sensor through the one-way conduction element, and described one-way conduction element is to from the electric current disconnection of described information memory cell direction and to the current lead-through from described analog sensor direction.
8. imaging box chip according to claim 5 is characterized in that,
Described nonvolatile memory is time-after-time programmable memory;
Described information memory cell is further used for when the imaging device powers on to described information memory cell, power on and send alarm indication signal to described time-after-time programmable memory to described time-after-time programmable memory;
Described imaging box chip also comprises interface controller, described interface controller is arranged in the described analog sensor or separately and arranges, provide working power to described time-after-time programmable memory, read alarm indication signal and send it to described analog sensor from described time-after-time programmable memory.
9. imaging box chip according to claim 8 is characterized in that, described information memory cell is further used for:
When the imaging device powers on to described information memory cell, described information memory cell powers on for described time-after-time programmable memory, when described recording materials surplus is lower than described predetermined threshold value, send alarm indication signal to described time-after-time programmable memory, and/or when described recording materials surplus is higher than described predetermined threshold value, sends the described recording materials surplus of expression to described time-after-time programmable memory and be in the China ink amount signal of setting magnitude.
10. imaging box chip according to claim 9 is characterized in that, described analog sensor is further used for detecting described alarm indication signal and the described China ink amount signal of described time-after-time programmable memory storage, wherein,
When detecting the alarm indication signal of described time-after-time programmable memory storage, send the periodic signal that generates based on described alarm indication signal, as warning information;
When detecting the China ink amount signal of described time-after-time programmable memory storage, send the periodic signal that generates based on described China ink amount signal, as the full information of recording materials.
11. imaging box chip according to claim 8 is characterized in that, described time-after-time programmable memory is EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memo), flash memory, disposable programmable memory or ferroelectric memory.
12. imaging box chip according to claim 8 is characterized in that, described time-after-time programmable memory and the integrated setting of described information memory cell.
13. each described imaging box chip in 11 is characterized in that according to claim 1, described delay Alarm Unit independently arrange or with the integrated setting of described information memory cell or with the integrated setting of described analog sensor.
14. an imaging cartridge is characterized in that, comprises each described imaging box chip in the claim 1 to 13.
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