Printing consumable and printer
By setting up a mounting slot on the printing consumables and embedding them in the slot using a fixed bracket, the problem of processing difficulty and damage when fixing the consumables chip is solved, and the effect of simplifying the process and extending the chip life is achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422003997.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-08-16
- Publication Date
- 2025-05-23
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-08-16
AI Technical Summary
In the prior art, when the consumable chip is fixed on the printing consumable, it is necessary to process a structure connected to the printing consumable, which increases the processing difficulty and easily causes chip damage.
By setting up a mounting slot on the printing consumables and providing a fixed bracket to be embedded in the mounting slot, the fixing bracket cooperates with the slot wall of the mounting slot to achieve the fixing of the consumables chip, avoiding processing of the connection structure on the chip.
The manufacturing process of consumable chips is simplified, the processing difficulty of chips is reduced, the chip is avoided, and the service life of the chip is extended.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of printers, and specifically relates to a printing consumable and a printer. Background Art
[0002] In the field of printer technology, the quality of printer printing is largely determined by printing consumables. Printing consumables are installed in the printer, and consumable chips are fixed on the printing consumables so that the control chip of the printer can detect the printing consumables. At the same time, the printing consumables chip is also used to store relevant data of the printing consumables, such as the color of the printing consumables, authentication code, serial number, remaining printing consumables, page yield, number of printed pages, manufacturer, production date and other data.
[0003] In the prior art, in order to facilitate the fixing of the consumable chip on the printing consumable, it is sometimes necessary to process a structure connected to the printing consumable on the consumable chip, for example, a convex portion or a slot is processed on the consumable chip to match the mounting slot or mounting portion on the printing consumable. However, processing the structure connected to the printing consumable on the consumable chip not only increases the difficulty of processing the consumable chip, but also easily causes damage to the consumable chip. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to provide a printing consumable and a printer, which can solve the problem in the related art that a structure connected to the printing consumable is processed on the consumable chip, which not only increases the difficulty of processing the consumable chip, but also easily causes damage to the consumable chip.
[0005] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a printing consumable, comprising a consumable body, a consumable chip and a fixed bracket, wherein the consumable body is provided with a mounting groove, the consumable chip is used to be set on the fixed bracket, the fixed bracket is embedded in the mounting groove and limitedly cooperates with the groove wall of the mounting groove, and the consumable chip has a side with electrical contacts exposed at the notch of the mounting groove.
[0006] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a printer, comprising the above-mentioned printing consumables and a probe, wherein the probe is used to contact the consumable chip of the printing consumables.
[0007] In the embodiment of the present application, when installing the consumable chip on the consumable body, the consumable chip is first installed on the fixing bracket, and then the fixing bracket is embedded in the installation groove to achieve the installation of the consumable chip. In this way, there is no need to process a structure connected to the consumable body on the consumable chip, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process of the consumable chip and reducing the processing difficulty of the consumable chip, and the consumable chip is not easily damaged, which is conducive to extending the service life of the consumable chip. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] Figure 1It is one of the partial schematic diagrams of the printing consumables disclosed in one embodiment of the present application;
[0009] Figure 2 It is one of the partial schematic diagrams of a printing consumable disclosed in another embodiment of the present application;
[0010] Figure 3 This is the second partial schematic diagram of a printing consumable disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;
[0011] Figure 4 This is a second partial schematic diagram of a printing consumable disclosed in another embodiment of the present application;
[0012] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of installing a consumable chip disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;
[0013] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 A magnified schematic diagram of part A;
[0014] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of installing a consumable chip disclosed in another embodiment of the present application;
[0015] Figure 8 yes Figure 7 A magnified schematic diagram of part B;
[0016] Fig. 9 is a three-dimensional diagram of a fixing bracket with a consumable chip installed according to an embodiment of the present application;
[0017] Fig.10 It is one of the three-dimensional views of a fixing bracket disclosed in one embodiment of the present application;
[0018] Fig.11 This is a second stereoscopic view of a fixing bracket disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;
[0019] Fig.12 is a three-dimensional diagram of a fixing bracket with a consumable chip installed disclosed in another embodiment of the present application;
[0020] Fig.13 It is one of the three-dimensional views of a fixing bracket disclosed in another embodiment of the present application;
[0021] Fig.14 This is a second stereoscopic view of a fixing bracket disclosed in another embodiment of the present application;
[0022] Fig.15 is a top view of a fixing bracket with a consumable chip installed disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;
[0023] Fig.16 yes Fig.15Sectional view along CC direction.
[0024] Description of reference numerals:
[0025] 100-consumable body; 110-installation groove; 111-first convex portion; 112-guide fixing groove;
[0026] 1121 - first fixing groove; 1122 - second fixing groove; 113 - clamping groove; 114 - second convex portion;
[0027] 115-opening; 200-consumable chip; 201-electrical contact; 210-chip protrusion; 300-fixing bracket;
[0028] 310-groove; 320-guide rail; 330-clip; 340-missing groove; 350-weight reduction groove; 360-adhesive part. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0029] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field based on the embodiments in the present application belong to the scope of protection of this application.
[0030] The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchangeable under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described here, and the objects distinguished by "first", "second", etc. are generally of one type, and the number of objects is not limited. For example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "and / or" in the specification and claims represents at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates that the objects associated with each other are in an "or" relationship.
[0031] The printing consumables and printer provided in the embodiments of the present application are described in detail below through specific embodiments and their application scenarios in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
[0032] refer to Figure 1-Figure 16 A printing consumable disclosed in an embodiment of the present application may include a consumable body 100, a consumable chip 200 and a fixed bracket 300. A mounting groove 110 may be provided on the consumable body 100, and the consumable chip 200 may be used to be set on the fixed bracket 300. The fixed bracket 300 may be embedded in the mounting groove 110 and may cooperate with the groove wall of the mounting groove 110 to fix the fixed bracket 300 in the mounting groove 110, thereby fixing the consumable chip 200 on the consumable body 100.
[0033] Here, one side of the consumable chip 200 having the electrical contacts 201 may be exposed at the notch of the mounting slot 110 , so that the probe of the printer can be easily contacted with the consumable chip 200 (not shown in the drawings).
[0034] It is understandable that the printing consumables include but are not limited to toner cartridges, ink cartridges and other consumable boxes commonly used in different types of printers. As long as the consumable box has a mounting slot for mounting a consumable chip, this solution can be used to simplify the processing difficulty of the chip. The embodiments of this specification are mainly described by taking toner cartridges as an example.
[0035] When installing the consumable chip 200 on the consumable body 100, the consumable chip 200 is first installed on the fixing bracket 300, and then the fixing bracket 300 is embedded in the installation groove 110 to achieve the installation of the consumable chip 200. In this way, there is no need to process a structure connected to the consumable body 100 on the consumable chip 200, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process of the consumable chip 200 and reducing the processing difficulty of the consumable chip 200. In addition, the consumable chip 200 is not easily damaged, which is conducive to extending the service life of the consumable chip 200.
[0036] In an optional embodiment of the present application, Figure 6 As shown, an opening 115 may be provided on the groove wall of the installation groove 110, and the opening 115 may be used for allowing the fixing bracket 300 to enter and exit the installation groove 110. This arrangement facilitates the disassembly and assembly of the fixing bracket 300.
[0037] Among them, a first limiting structure may be provided on one of the fixing bracket 300 and the mounting groove 110, and the first limiting structure may be used to limit the fixing bracket 300 in the direction from the groove bottom of the mounting groove 110 to the groove opening of the mounting groove 110. In this way, the first limiting structure may limit the fixing bracket 300 from moving toward the groove opening of the mounting groove 110, so as to prevent the fixing bracket 300 from escaping from the mounting groove 110 through the groove opening of the mounting groove 110. Of course, the first limiting structure may not be provided on the fixing bracket 300 and the groove wall of the mounting groove 110, and the fixing bracket 300 may be closely fitted with the groove wall of the mounting groove 110.
[0038] Optionally, a second limiting structure may be provided on one of the fixing bracket 300 and the groove wall of the mounting groove 110, and the second limiting structure may be used to limit the fixing bracket 300 in the in-and-out direction of the fixing bracket 300. In this way, the second limiting structure may limit the movement of the fixing bracket 300 in the in-and-out direction to prevent the fixing bracket 300 from escaping from the mounting groove 110 through the opening 115.
[0039] In some embodiments, the fixing bracket 300 can directly enter and exit the mounting slot 110 through the slot opening of the mounting slot 110. In this case, the opening 115 may not be set on the slot wall of the mounting slot 110, and a second limiting structure is not required on the fixing bracket 300 and the slot wall of the mounting slot 110.
[0040] Optionally, the mounting groove 110 can be a square groove. Specifically, the side walls of the mounting groove 110 can include a first groove wall, a second groove wall, a third groove wall and a fourth groove wall. The second groove wall and the third groove wall are adjacent to the first groove wall, and the fourth groove wall is opposite to the first groove wall. The above-mentioned opening 115 can be set on the first groove wall.
[0041] In an optional embodiment, if Figure 1 , Figure 3 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, the first limiting structure can be arranged on the groove wall of the installation groove 110, and the first limiting structure can include a first protrusion 111, and the first protrusion 111 can be provided with a guide fixing groove 112; Fig.10 and Fig.11 As shown, the fixing bracket 300 may be provided with a guide rail 320, which may be used to be embedded in the guide fixing groove 112, and the guide rail 320 and the guide fixing groove 112 may be limitedly matched in the direction from the groove bottom of the mounting groove 110 to the groove opening of the mounting groove 110. In this way, through the limited matching of the guide rail 320 and the guide fixing groove 112, the fixed bracket 300 and the groove wall of the mounting groove 110 in the direction from the groove bottom of the mounting groove 110 to the groove opening of the mounting groove 110 may be achieved.
[0042] Here, the guide rail 320 and the guide fixing groove 112 can also cooperate in the upper limit position in the direction from the groove opening of the mounting groove 110 to the groove bottom of the mounting groove 110. In this way, the fixing bracket 300 can be prevented from moving in the direction away from the groove opening of the mounting groove 110, thereby improving the stability of the fixing of the fixing bracket 300, and it is also beneficial to reduce the thickness of the fixing bracket 300, so that the fixing bracket 300 can be made thinner, thereby reducing the weight of the fixing bracket 300.
[0043] Of course, the first limiting structure can also be set on the fixed bracket 300, and a limiting groove can be set on the groove wall of the installation groove 110, the depth direction of the limiting groove intersects with the direction from the groove wall of the installation groove 110 to the groove mouth of the installation groove 110, and the first limiting structure can be embedded in the limiting groove.
[0044] Here, the extending direction of the guide rail 320 may be consistent with the in-and-out direction of the fixing bracket 300 .
[0045] Alternatively, if Figure 6As shown, the first limiting structure may include two first protrusions 111, the two first protrusions 111 are respectively arranged on the second groove wall and the third groove wall described above, and the notches of the guide fixing grooves 112 on the two first protrusions 111 are arranged opposite to each other. Two guide rails 320 are arranged on the fixing bracket 300, the two guide rails 320 are respectively located on the opposite sides of the fixing bracket 300, and the two guide rails 320 are respectively embedded in the two guide fixing grooves 112. In this way, the limiting effect of the fixing bracket 300 can be improved, and the force of the fixing bracket 300 can be balanced, so as to help extend the service life of the fixing bracket 300.
[0046] Further optionally, if Figure 6 As shown, in order to facilitate the guide rail 320 to enter the guide fixing groove 112, the guide fixing groove 112 may include a first fixing groove 1121 and a second fixing groove 1122, the first fixing groove 1121 is connected to the second fixing groove 1122, the second fixing groove 1122 may be located on the side of the first fixing groove 1121 close to the opening 115, and along the entry direction of the fixing bracket 300, the longitudinal cross-sectional area of the second fixing groove 1122 gradually decreases, and the maximum longitudinal cross-sectional area of the second fixing groove 1122 is greater than the longitudinal cross-sectional area of the guide rail 320. In this way, the second fixing groove 1122 can play a guiding role for the guide rail 320, so that the guide rail 320 extends into the first fixing groove 1121 and cooperates with the first fixing groove 1121 in the direction from the groove bottom of the mounting groove 110 to the groove opening of the mounting groove 110.
[0047] It should be noted that the longitudinal section may be perpendicular to the entry and exit direction of the fixing bracket 300 , and the longitudinal section may also be parallel to the direction from the bottom of the mounting groove 110 to the groove opening of the mounting groove 110 .
[0048] Of course, along the entry direction of the fixing bracket 300 , the longitudinal cross-sectional area of the second fixing groove 1122 may also remain unchanged.
[0049] In another optional embodiment, the first limiting structure can be arranged on the groove wall of the installation groove 110, such as Figure 2 , Figure 4 , Figure 7 and Figure 8As shown, the first limiting structure may include a second protrusion 114, and the second protrusion 114 may be arranged near the notch of the mounting groove 110, and the fixing bracket 300 and the second protrusion 114 may cooperate in the direction from the bottom of the mounting groove 110 to the notch of the mounting groove 110. Specifically, in the direction from the bottom of the mounting groove 110 to the notch of the mounting groove 110, the fixing bracket 300 abuts against the second protrusion 114, that is, the second protrusion 114 may block the fixing bracket 300, so as to prevent the fixing bracket 300 from moving in the direction from the bottom of the mounting groove 110 to the notch of the mounting groove 110, and further prevent the fixing bracket 300 from escaping from the mounting groove 110 through the notch of the mounting groove 110. Such a configuration has a simple structure, which is conducive to simplifying the manufacturing process of the consumable body 100 and the fixing bracket 300.
[0050] In other embodiments, the first limiting structure can be set on the fixed bracket 300, and a limiting groove can be set on the groove wall of the installation groove 110. The depth direction of the limiting groove intersects with the direction from the groove wall of the installation groove 110 to the groove mouth of the installation groove 110, and the first limiting structure can be embedded in the limiting groove.
[0051] Alternatively, if Figure 8 , Fig.12 and Fig.13 As shown, the fixing bracket 300 may be provided with a notch 340 , and the second protrusion 114 may be embedded in the notch 340 and cooperate with the notch 340 in the direction from the bottom of the installation groove 110 to the notch opening of the installation groove 110 .
[0052] Optionally, the first position-limiting structure may include two second protrusions 114, which may be respectively arranged on the second groove wall and the third groove wall described above, and both second protrusions 114 cooperate with the upper limit position of the fixing bracket 300 in the direction from the groove bottom of the mounting groove 110 to the groove opening of the mounting groove 110, that is, both second protrusions 114 may block the fixing bracket 300 to prevent the fixing bracket 300 from moving in the direction from the groove bottom of the mounting groove 110 to the groove opening of the mounting groove 110. In this way, the position-limiting effect of the fixing bracket 300 may be improved, and the force of the fixing bracket 300 may be balanced, so as to help extend the service life of the fixing bracket 300.
[0053] Here, the second protrusion 114 may be a strip-shaped protrusion or a columnar protrusion, or the second protrusion 114 may include a plurality of protrusions distributed at intervals.
[0054] Further optionally, the first limiting structure may also include a third protrusion, which may be arranged on the fourth groove wall described above, and the third protrusion and the second protrusion 114 may be located on the same plane, and the third protrusion and the fixed bracket 300 may cooperate in the limit positioning in the direction from the bottom of the mounting groove 110 to the groove mouth of the mounting groove 110, that is, the third protrusion may block the fixed bracket 300, thereby further improving the limiting effect on the fixed bracket 300.
[0055] In an optional embodiment, if Fig. 9 and Fig.12 As shown, the consumable chip 200 may be provided with a chip protrusion 210, and the chip protrusion 210 may cooperate with the first limiting structure along the entry direction of the fixing bracket 300. In this way, the limiting effect of the fixing bracket 300 may be improved. Specifically, after the fixing bracket 300 is embedded in the mounting groove 110, the chip protrusion 210 may abut against the first protrusion 111 or the second protrusion 114.
[0056] In an optional embodiment, if Figure 6 and Figure 8 As shown, the second limiting structure can be provided on the fixing bracket 300, the groove wall of the installation groove 110 can also be provided with a clamping groove 113, the second limiting structure can be a buckle 330, the buckle 330 can be used to be embedded in the clamping groove 113, and the buckle 330 and the clamping groove 113 can be limited in the direction of the fixing bracket 300. Such a setting is simple in structure and easy to disassemble and assemble compared to the method of detachably connecting the fixing bracket 300 and the groove wall of the installation groove 110 by screws described below.
[0057] It should be noted that the buckle 330 may have a certain elasticity, so that when the fixing bracket 300 is disassembled, the buckle 330 is easy to be removed from the slot 113. Specifically, the buckle 330 may be made of materials such as plastic or silica gel.
[0058] In other embodiments, the second limiting structure may be a screw, and the screw may detachably connect the fixing bracket 300 and the groove wall of the installation groove 110 .
[0059] Optionally, in order to facilitate the fixing bracket 300 to enter the installation groove 110 , the cross-sectional area of the buckle 330 gradually decreases along the entry direction of the fixing bracket 300 . Here, the cross-sectional area of the buckle 330 may be perpendicular to the entry direction of the fixing bracket 300 .
[0060] Of course, along the entry direction of the fixing bracket 300 , the cross-sectional area of the buckle 330 may also remain unchanged or gradually increase.
[0061] In an optional embodiment, if Fig.14As shown, a weight-reducing groove 350 may be provided on one side of the fixing bracket 300 facing the bottom of the mounting groove 110 , so that the weight of the fixing bracket 300 may be reduced, thereby facilitating the reduction of the weight of printing consumables.
[0062] Of course, the weight-reducing groove 350 may not be provided on the side of the fixing bracket 300 facing the groove bottom of the installation groove 110 .
[0063] In an optional embodiment, if Fig.10 and Fig.13 As shown, a groove 310 may be provided on the side of the fixing bracket 300 away from the bottom of the mounting groove 110, and an adhesive 360 may be provided in the groove 310, and the consumable chip 200 may be connected to the adhesive 360. In this way, the adhesive 360 is located in the groove 310, which is conducive to reducing the overall thickness of the fixing bracket 300 and the consumable chip 200 after being connected. Of course, the groove 310 may not be provided on the side of the fixing bracket 300 away from the bottom of the mounting groove 110, and the adhesive 360 is directly connected to the side of the fixing bracket 300 away from the bottom of the mounting groove 110.
[0064] Here, the adhesive member 360 may be adhesive backing.
[0065] Alternatively, if Fig.16 As shown, the adhesive 360 can fit both the bottom and the wall of the groove 310 , which can increase the contact area between the adhesive 360 and the fixing bracket 300 , which is beneficial to improving the connection strength between the consumable chip 200 and the fixing bracket 300 .
[0066] In other embodiments, the consumable chip 200 may be installed in the groove 310 .
[0067] Based on the printing consumables provided in the embodiments of the present application, the embodiments of the present application also provide a printer. The printer may include the printing consumables and probes described in any of the above embodiments. The probe is used to contact the consumable chip 200 of the printing consumable. Specifically, the probe is used to release the electrical contacts 201 on the consumable chip 200 to obtain the storage information of the consumable chip.
[0068] The beneficial effects achieved by the printer provided in the embodiment of the present application are consistent with the beneficial effects achieved by the printing consumables provided in the embodiment of the present application, and will not be repeated here.
[0069] The embodiments of the present application are described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementation methods. The above-mentioned specific implementation methods are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Under the guidance of the present application, ordinary technicians in this field can also make many forms without departing from the purpose of the present application and the scope of protection of the claims, all of which are within the protection of the present application.
Claims
1. A printing consumable, characterized in that: The invention comprises a consumable body (100), a consumable chip (200) and a fixing bracket (300); the consumable body (100) is provided with a mounting groove (110); the consumable chip (200) is used to be arranged on the fixing bracket (300); the fixing bracket (300) is embedded in the mounting groove (110) and is limitedly matched with the groove wall of the mounting groove (110); and a side of the consumable chip (200) having an electrical contact (201) is exposed at the notch of the mounting groove (110).
2. The printing consumables according to claim 1, characterized in that: An opening (115) is provided on the groove wall of the installation groove (110), and the opening (115) is used for allowing the fixing bracket (300) to enter and exit the installation groove (110), wherein: A first limiting structure is provided on one of the fixing bracket (300) and the groove wall of the installation groove (110), and the first limiting structure is used to limit the fixing bracket (300) in the direction from the groove bottom of the installation groove (110) to the groove opening of the installation groove (110); And / or, a second limiting structure is provided on one of the fixing bracket (300) and the groove wall of the installation groove (110), and the second limiting structure is used to limit the fixing bracket (300) in the entry and exit direction of the fixing bracket (300).
3. The printing consumables according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first limiting structure is arranged on the groove wall of the installation groove (110), and the first limiting structure comprises a first convex portion (111), and the first convex portion (111) is provided with a guide fixing groove (112); A guide rail (320) is provided on the fixing bracket (300), and the guide rail (320) is used to be embedded in the guide fixing groove (112), and the guide rail (320) and the guide fixing groove (112) are matched in an upper limit position in a direction from the groove bottom of the installation groove (110) to the groove opening of the installation groove (110).
4. The printing consumables according to claim 3, characterized in that: The guide fixing groove (112) comprises a first fixing groove (1121) and a second fixing groove (1122) connected to the first fixing groove (1121); the second fixing groove (1122) is located on a side of the first fixing groove (1121) close to the opening (115); along the entry direction of the fixing bracket (300), the longitudinal cross-sectional area of the second fixing groove (1122) gradually decreases, and the maximum longitudinal cross-sectional area of the second fixing groove (1122) is greater than the longitudinal cross-sectional area of the guide rail (320); the longitudinal cross-sectional area is perpendicular to the entry and exit direction of the fixing bracket (300) and parallel to the direction from the groove bottom of the mounting groove (110) to the groove opening of the mounting groove (110).
5. The printing consumables according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first limiting structure is arranged on the groove wall of the installation groove (110), the first limiting structure comprises a second protrusion (114), the second protrusion (114) is arranged close to the groove opening of the installation groove (110), and the fixing bracket (300) and the second protrusion (114) are limitedly matched in the direction from the groove bottom of the installation groove (110) to the groove opening of the installation groove (110).
6. The printing consumable material according to claim 2, characterized in that: The second limiting structure is arranged on the fixing bracket (300), the groove wall of the installation groove (110) is also provided with a clamping groove (113), the second limiting structure is a buckle (330), and the buckle (330) is used to be embedded in the clamping groove (113) and cooperate with the clamping groove (113) to limit the entry and exit direction of the fixing bracket (300).
7. The printing consumable material according to claim 6, characterized in that: Along the entry direction of the fixing bracket (300), the cross-sectional area of the buckle (330) gradually decreases, and the cross-sectional area is perpendicular to the entry direction of the fixing bracket (300).
8. The printing consumable material according to claim 1, characterized in that: A weight-reducing groove (350) is provided on one surface of the fixing bracket (300) facing the groove bottom of the installation groove (110).
9. The printing consumables according to claim 1, characterized in that: A groove (310) is provided on a surface of the fixing bracket (300) that is away from the groove bottom of the installation groove (110), an adhesive component (360) is provided in the groove (310), and the consumable chip (200) is connected to the adhesive component (360).
10. A printer, characterized in that: The printing consumable comprises the printing consumable according to any one of claims 1 to 9 and a probe, wherein the probe is used for contacting a consumable chip (200) of the printing consumable.