Ink box chip, ink box and ink box adaptive support

Abstract

An embodiment of the invention discloses an ink box chip which comprises an interface unit, a control unit and a storage unit. The interface unit is used for receiving light control commands sent by an imaging device, the light control commands comprise ink box identification information, the storage unit is used for storing self identification information and state signs, the state signs comprise executable states or non-executable states, the control unit is connected with any one of light-emitting units and used for executing the light control commands, and the light control commands comprise light lightening commands or light extinguishing commands. The control unit is used for controlling the light-emitting unit to execute the light control commands according to the light control commands and the state signs in the storage unit when the interface unit receives the light control commands, and determining state signs again according to the incidence relation of the ink box identification information and the self identification information after the light-emitting unit executes the light control commands. The ink box chip can achieve detection of the position of the ink box in the imaging device.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of printing and imaging, in particular to an ink cartridge chip, an ink cartridge and an ink cartridge adapter frame. Background technique [0002] The present invention claims the priority of the Chinese application whose application number is 201210519186.2 whose filing date is November 22, 2012 and the Chinese application whose application number is 201310303587.9 whose filing date is July 11, 2013. the [0003] Imaging equipment is a common tool in people's work and life at present, such as printers, photocopiers and fax machines. The structure of the imaging device is roughly divided into two parts, namely, the main body of the imaging device and the ink cartridge. Ink cartridges are consumable items, so they are usually detachably installed in the main body of the imaging device and are easily replaced. the [0004] Existing imaging devices may be provided with multiple ink cartridges, which is beneficial fo...

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[0006] However, the characteristic of the existing ink cartridge chips is that when several ink cartridge chips are installed in the same imaging device, the light sources controlled by them will emit light at the same time. cartridges, you will see that the light sources on all cartridges are on and off at the same time at any time

Since the ink cartridge position detection technology detects the position of the ink cartridge by using the luminous amount of the light source on the ink cartridge received by the light receiver, the characteristic that the existing ink cartridge chips light up at the same time makes the luminous amount received by the light receiver remain unchanged. Just cause existing this ink cartridge chip to be unable to realize the detection of ink cartridge position

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