Chip assembling tool

Abstract

The utility model discloses a chip assembling tool, which comprises a first arm part and a second arm part, the second arm part can move relative to the first arm part, one end part of the second arm part is connected with the first arm part, and the other end part is provided with a chute for bearing a chip; the connecting rod mechanism is arranged between the first arm part and the second arm part; when the first arm part and / or the second arm part are / is stressed to move relatively, the connecting rod mechanism is driven to move in the direction far away from the end part, connected with each other, of the first arm part and the second arm part so as to push out the chip. The connecting rod mechanism is arranged between the first arm part and the second arm part, so that the first arm part and the second arm part can move relatively to drive the connecting rod mechanism to move when being stressed, the chip is pushed to move on the sliding groove, and a user does not need to adjust the direction specially when installing the chip; and the force can be applied to the first arm part and / or the second arm part to realize quick installation only by aligning with the chip rack, so that the whole operation is simple and quick, and the working efficiency of chip installation can be improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of electrophotographic imaging printing, and particularly relates to a chip assembling tool. BACKGROUND

[0002] An image forming apparatus is an apparatus that forms a visible image on a recording medium by an electrophotographic imaging principle, and includes a copying machine, a printer, and an LED printer. The image forming apparatus generally includes a process cartridge that is detachably provided on a main body of the image forming apparatus. The process cartridge includes various forms, for example, a photosensitive drum cartridge including a photosensitive drum, or a developing cartridge storing a developer, or an integrated cartridge in which the developing cartridge and the photosensitive drum cartridge are integrally provided.

[0003] Specifically, the image forming apparatus forms a desired image according to the following process. First, a surface of the photosensitive drum is charged to a predetermined potential. A laser beam is projected onto the surface of the photosensitive drum to form an electrostatic latent image. A visible image is obtained by supplying a developer to the electrostatic latent image. Next, the visible developer image developed on the photosensitive drum is transferred to a print medium directly or through an intermediate transfer medium, and then is fixed to the print medium through a fixing process.

[0004] The process cartridge is provided with a chip for electrically contacting an electric contact of the image forming apparatus to establish a communication connection, and is generally provided with a chip holder to install the chip. The chip is used to store relevant parameter information of the process cartridge, such as a model, a print page number, etc. When the process cartridge is installed on the image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus can recognize the information carried by the chip. In the existing process cartridge, when the chip needs to be installed, it is generally installed by being picked up by hand or a common tweezers. The direction of the chip is not fixed and needs to be adjusted at all times during installation, and the whole chip assembling work is low in efficiency and inconvenient to operate. SUMMARY

[0005] The chip assembling tool of the utility model can effectively solve the technical problems of low efficiency and inconvenient operation in the prior art when installing the chip.

[0006] According to an aspect of the utility model, a chip assembling tool is provided for installing a chip on a process cartridge, and the chip assembling tool comprises:

[0007] A first arm portion;

[0008] A second arm portion;

[0009] A connecting rod mechanism;

[0010] One end of the first arm portion and the second arm portion is connected to each other, an opening is formed between the other end of the first arm portion and the second arm portion, and the first arm portion and the second arm portion can move relative to each other; a sliding groove is arranged on the other end of the second arm portion.

[0011] The connecting rod mechanism is arranged between the first arm portion and the second arm portion;

[0012] When the first arm portion and / or the second arm portion move under force, the connecting rod mechanism moves along the length direction of the chip mounting tool to push the chip to move on the sliding groove, so that the chip is separated from the opening.

[0013] In some embodiments, one end of the first arm portion and the second arm portion connected to each other is the joint end of the chip mounting tool, one end of the first arm portion and the second arm portion forming the opening is the free end of the chip mounting tool, and the sliding groove is arranged at the free end of the second arm portion.

[0014] In some embodiments, the connecting rod mechanism comprises a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod connected to each other, the first connecting rod is rotatably connected to the first arm portion, and the second connecting rod is movably arranged at the free end of the second arm portion. When the first arm portion moves under force, the first connecting rod rotates, so that the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod rotate relative to each other to push the second connecting rod to move.

[0015] In some embodiments, the second connecting rod is movably arranged in the sliding groove, the chip is carried in the sliding groove, one end of the second connecting rod abuts against the chip, and the other end of the second connecting rod is connected to the first connecting rod. When the first arm portion moves under force, the first connecting rod rotates, and the first connecting rod pushes the second connecting rod to move along the sliding groove to push out the chip.

[0016] In some embodiments, one side of the first arm portion facing the second arm portion is provided with a first connecting shaft, and one end of the second connecting rod is provided with a second connecting shaft. The first connecting rod is provided with a first clamping portion and a second clamping portion, the first clamping portion is rotatably clamped on the first connecting shaft, and the second clamping portion is rotatably clamped on the second connecting shaft.

[0017] In some embodiments, the first arm portion and the second arm portion are designed in one piece, and the first arm portion and the second arm portion have elastic force therebetween, so that the free end of the first arm portion and the free end of the second arm portion are passively separated.

[0018] In some embodiments, a first elastic member is arranged between the first arm portion and the second arm portion. After the first arm portion and the second arm portion are subjected to force, the first arm portion and the second arm portion move close to each other and drive the first connecting rod to move, so that the first connecting rod pushes the second connecting rod to move and pushes out the chip, and the first arm portion and the second arm portion are reset through the first elastic member.

[0019] In some embodiments, a second elastic element is provided in the slide groove, the second elastic element abuts against the chip, and when the first arm and / or the second arm are subjected to force and move relative to each other, the second connecting rod pushes out the chip, causing the second elastic element to disengage from the chip.

[0020] In some embodiments, the second elastic member has a contact portion and a bent portion, the contact portion abutting against the chip, and the bent portion extending obliquely from the end of the contact portion toward a sidewall closer to the groove, the bent portion being further away from the engagement end of the chip assembly tool than the contact portion.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, the chip assembly tool of this utility model has the following advantages:

[0022] This invention uses a linkage mechanism between the first arm and the second arm, which allows the linkage to be driven when the first arm and / or the second arm are subjected to force and move relative to each other, thereby pushing the chip to move on the slide. This allows users to install the chip without having to adjust the orientation. They only need to align the chip with the chip holder and apply force to the first arm and / or the second arm to achieve quick installation. The whole operation is simple and fast, which helps to improve the efficiency of chip installation. Attached Figure Description

[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the chip assembly tool and chip of this utility model;

[0024] Figure 2 This is an exploded view of the chip assembly tool of this utility model;

[0025] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the free end portion of the chip assembly tool of this utility model;

[0026] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the first arm in the chip assembly tool of this utility model;

[0027] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the chip assembly tool of this utility model;

[0028] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram illustrating another embodiment of chip mounting in the chip assembly tool of this utility model.

[0029] In the figure: 1-first arm, 11-first connecting shaft, 2-second arm, 21-slide groove, 3-linkage mechanism, 31-first connecting rod, 32-second connecting rod, 321-second connecting shaft, 311-first locking part, 312-second locking part, 4-chip, 5-first elastic element, 6-second elastic element, 61-contact part, 62-bending part. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical scheme of the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are some but not all of the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work fall within the scope of the present application.

[0031] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second" are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features limited by "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "multiple" is at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0032] The present application relates to a chip assembly tool for mounting a chip on a processing cartridge, the chip being a storage medium for storing relevant parameter information such as model number, printed page number, etc. of the processing cartridge. The processing cartridge is generally provided with a chip holder for mounting the chip, and when the processing cartridge is mounted on an imaging device, the chip can be in electrical contact with the electrical contacts of the printer to establish a communication connection. The chip holder is provided with a side slot on the processing cartridge to facilitate the chip to be inserted and mounted from the side of the chip holder.

[0033] The present application will be described in further detail below with reference to the drawings.

[0034] Figure 1 A chip assembly tool is schematically shown. As shown in Figure 1 The chip assembly tool includes a first arm portion 1, a second arm portion 2 and a connecting rod mechanism 3, and the first arm portion 1 and the second arm portion 2 can produce relative movement under the action of the connecting rod mechanism 3 after being subjected to force. For the convenience of description, the length of the chip assembly tool is taken as the left-right direction, and the thickness of the chip assembly tool is taken as the up-down direction, and the left-right direction is orthogonal to the up-down direction.

[0035] Specifically, in the embodiment, one end of the first arm part 1 and the second arm part 2 is a joint end, and the two are integrally connected; the other end of the two is a free end, and the free ends of the two are bifurcated to form an opening, that is, in the left-right direction of the chip mounting tool, the left side of the chip mounting tool is the free end, and the right side is the joint end, and the free end of the first arm part 1 and the free end of the second arm part 2 can approach and move away from each other. The first arm part 1 and the second arm part 2 have an elastic force, and in the normal state, the first arm part 1 and the second arm part 2 are passively separated by the elastic force, and the free ends of the two can approach each other when the first arm part 1 and the second arm part 2 are forced (the user presses manually). The length of the first arm part 1 and the second arm part 2 is substantially equal, that is, in the up-down direction, the projections of the free end of the first arm part 1 and the free end of the second arm part 2 can coincide. Among them, the chip 4 can be carried on the second arm part 2, and in normal use, in the up-down direction, the first arm part 1 is located above the second arm part 2, and the user can pre-place the chip 4 on the second arm part 2.

[0036] Specifically, as shown in Figure 2 The first connecting shaft 11 is provided on the lower side of the first arm part 1 to facilitate transmission connection with the connecting rod mechanism 3, and the first connecting shaft 11 is close to the free end of the first arm part 1. The second arm part 2 is provided with a sliding groove 21 at the free end, and the sliding groove 21 adopts a groove structure. The sliding groove 21 extends from the joint end to the free end along the length direction of the chip mounting tool. The chip 4 can be placed at the end of the sliding groove 21 on the left side. Optionally, the size of the sliding groove 21 is matched with the chip 4 to better guide and push out the chip 4.

[0037] The connecting rod mechanism 3 is arranged between the first arm part 1 and the second arm part 2, and is used for transmitting the pressure applied by the user received from the first arm part 1 and / or the second arm part 2. The connecting rod mechanism 3 can adopt an integrated structure or a combined structure. Specifically, in the embodiment, the connecting rod mechanism 3 includes a first connecting rod 31 and a second connecting rod 32. One end of the first connecting rod 31 and the second connecting rod 32 is rotatably connected. The first connecting rod 31 is provided with a first clamping part 311 at one end close to the first arm part 1. The first connecting rod 31 is provided with a second clamping part 312 at one end close to the second arm part 2. The first clamping part 311 and the second clamping part 312 have a through hole structure, and are open structures for convenient detachable connection. The first clamping part 311 and the second clamping part 312 are detachably clamped on the first arm part 1 and the second arm part 2 through the opening. Specifically, the through hole on the first clamping part 311 is matched with the first connecting shaft 11, and the first clamping part 311 is detachably clamped on the first connecting shaft 11.

[0038] As Figures 2-3As shown, the second connecting rod 32 is movably arranged on the chute 21, and the second connecting rod 32 is substantially block-shaped, which is shaped to be adapted to the chute 21 and can slide on the chute 21. One end of the second connecting rod 32 is provided with a second connecting shaft 321, and a second clamping portion 312 is detachably clamped on the second connecting shaft 321. When the chip 4 is placed on the chute 21, the other end of the second connecting rod 32 abuts against the chip 4. The first clamping portion 311 and the first connecting shaft 11, and the second clamping portion 312 and the second connecting shaft 321 are rotatably connected through hole shaft cooperation. When the second connecting rod 32 rotates relative to the first connecting rod 31, the angle formed by the two can be opened and closed, so that the second connecting rod 32 can reciprocate on the chute 21, thereby pushing the chip 4 to move on the chute 21 and install it into the chip rack on the processing box.

[0039] Optionally, as shown in the first arm portion 1 and the second arm portion 2 are arranged on the first connecting rod 31, and the first arm portion 1 and the second arm portion 2 are arranged on the first connecting rod 31 in a manner that the first arm portion 1 is arranged on the second arm portion 2, and the first arm portion 1 and the second arm portion 2 are rotatably connected through the first clamping portion 311 and the second clamping portion 312. Figure 4 As shown, the length of the first arm portion 1 is less than the length of the second arm portion 2, that is, in the up-down direction, the projection of the free end of the first arm portion 1 does not completely coincide with the projection of the free end of the second arm portion 2, so that the free end of the second arm portion 2 is exposed and is not blocked by the first arm portion 1 in the up-down direction, facilitating the user to pre-place the chip 4, so that the user can clearly observe the movement trajectory of the first connecting rod 31 and the second connecting rod 32, and facilitate the alignment of the insertion and installation position when pushing out the chip 4.

[0040] In use, the user first places the chip 4 on the chute 21, and then aligns the chip rack, and presses the first arm portion 1 and / or the second arm portion 2 to make the first arm portion 1 and / or the second arm portion 2 bear force and relatively close. Taking the first arm portion 1 as an example, when the first arm portion 1 bears force, the free end thereof moves downward, which can drive the first connecting rod 31 to rotate around the first connecting shaft 11, and the first connecting rod 31 has a tendency to move leftward along the length direction of the chip mounting tool to push the second connecting rod 32 to move. The angle between the first connecting rod 31 and the second connecting rod 32 is enlarged, so that the second connecting rod 32 moves along the chute 21 away from the joint end of the chip mounting tool (leftward in the length direction of the chip mounting tool), thereby pushing the chip 4 to the chip rack to complete the installation of the chip 4. When the first arm portion 1 and the second arm portion 2 no longer bear force, they elastically reset, and simultaneously drive the first connecting rod 31 and the second connecting rod 32 to reset.

[0041] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 5As shown, the first arm 1 and the second arm 2 adopt a split structure. When the first arm 1 and / or the second arm 2 are subjected to force, they can move closer to each other in the vertical direction to drive the first link 31 and the second link 32 to move. The first arm 1 and the second arm 2 extend parallel in the horizontal direction. At least one first elastic element 5 is provided between the first arm 1 and the second arm 2. The first elastic element 5 is preferably a spring. The elastic force of the first elastic element 5 causes the first arm 1 and the second arm 2 to separate (move away) from each other when no force is applied. When the first arm 1 and / or the second arm 2 are subjected to force, they can move closer to each other and compress the first elastic element 5. At this time, the movement process of the first link 31 and the second link 32 is the same as in the above embodiment. Finally, the second link 32 pushes out the chip 4. Optionally, a positioning post structure is provided between the first arm 1 and the second arm 2. The first elastic element 5 can be sleeved on the positioning post to facilitate the movement of the first arm 1 and the second arm 2 in the vertical direction, avoiding deviation that would affect the movement of the first link 31 and the second link 32.

[0042] In some embodiments, the linkage mechanism 3 may be an integral structure, for example, the first link 31 and the second link 32 are fixedly arranged, and the first arm 1 and the second arm 2 can move relative to each other in the left and right directions. One end of the linkage mechanism 3 is fixedly connected to the lower side of the first arm 1, and the other end of the linkage mechanism 3 is movably arranged on the slide groove 21. The first arm 1 may also be additionally provided with a support structure that slides on the second arm 2 to maintain the balance of the first arm 1 when it moves. In use, the user moves the first arm 1 by flicking it with his finger, causing the first arm 1 to move in the direction away from the chip assembly tool engagement end (to the left in the length direction of the chip assembly tool). The first arm 1 drives the linkage mechanism 3 to move in the same direction away from the chip assembly tool engagement end. Finally, the linkage mechanism 3 pushes out the chip 4. Optionally, a spring or tension spring is provided between the first arm 1 and the second arm 2 so that the first arm 1 can be reset by elastic force when no force is applied, and at the same time, it can drive the linkage mechanism 3 to reset.

[0043] In some embodiments, such as Figure 6As shown, the second elastic member 6 is arranged on both sides of the inner wall of the chute 21, and the second elastic member 6 is preferably a spring structure, and the second elastic member 6 can abut against the chip 4, wherein the second elastic member 6 has a contact portion 61 and a bent portion 62, and the second elastic member 6 forms a bent spring shape through the contact portion 61 and the bent portion 62. The contact portion 61 extends along the left-right direction, and the contact portion 61 can abut against the side surface of the chip 4, and the bent portion 62 extends from the end of the contact portion 61 to the side close to the side wall of the chute 21, abuts against the side wall of the chute 21, and the bent portion 62 is farther away from the joint end of the chip mounting tool than the contact portion 61, so that the user can insert the chip 4 into the chute 21 from left to right in the left-right direction, and finally limit the chip 4 in the contact portion 61. When the chip 4 is installed in the chute 21, the second elastic member 6 can provide elastic force for pressing the chip 4 in the width direction of the chip 4, so that the chip 4 can be temporarily limited when the chip 4 is preassembled in the chute 21, and the situation that the chip 4 slips due to external force when the chip 4 is not pushed out can be avoided.

[0044] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present application, in order to make the description simple, all possible combinations of various technical features in the above embodiments are not described, and the present application is not limited in any form, so any modification, equivalent change and modification of the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the present application, which does not deviate from the technical scheme content of the present application, still belongs to the scope of the technical scheme of the present application.

Claims

1. A chip assembling tool for mounting a chip on a processing cartridge, the chip assembling tool comprising: a first arm portion; a second arm portion; a connecting rod mechanism; characterized in that one end of the first arm portion and the second arm portion are connected to each other, an opening is formed between the other end of the first arm portion and the second arm portion, and the first arm portion and the second arm portion are capable of relative movement; a sliding groove is arranged on the other end of the second arm portion; and the connecting rod mechanism is arranged between the first arm portion and the second arm portion; wherein when the first arm portion and / or the second arm portion are forced to move relatively, the connecting rod mechanism is driven to move along the length direction of the chip assembling tool to push the chip to move on the sliding groove so that the chip is separated from the opening.

2. The die assembly tool of claim 1, wherein, The one end of the first arm portion and the second arm portion connected to each other is the joint end of the chip assembling tool, the one end of the first arm portion and the second arm portion forming the opening is the free end of the chip assembling tool, and the sliding groove is arranged on the free end of the second arm portion.

3. The die assembly tool of claim 2, wherein, The connecting rod mechanism comprises a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod connected to each other, the first connecting rod is rotatably connected to the first arm portion, and the second connecting rod is movably arranged on the free end of the second arm portion; when the first arm portion is forced to move, the first connecting rod is driven to rotate, so that the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod are relatively rotated to push the second connecting rod to move.

4. The die assembly tool of claim 3, wherein, The second connecting rod is movably arranged in the sliding groove, the chip is carried in the sliding groove, one end of the second connecting rod abuts against the chip, and the other end of the second connecting rod is connected to the first connecting rod; when the first arm portion is forced to move and drives the first connecting rod to rotate, the first connecting rod pushes the second connecting rod to move along the sliding groove to push out the chip.

5. The die assembly tool of claim 4, wherein, A first connecting shaft is arranged on the side of the first arm portion facing the second arm portion, and a second connecting shaft is arranged on one end of the second connecting rod; a first clamping portion and a second clamping portion are arranged on the first connecting rod, the first clamping portion is rotatably clamped on the first connecting shaft, and the second clamping portion is rotatably clamped on the second connecting shaft.

6. The die assembly tool of any of claims 1-5, wherein, The first arm portion and the second arm portion are designed in one piece, and the first arm portion and the second arm portion have elastic force therebetween so that the free end of the first arm portion and the free end of the second arm portion are passively separated.

7. The die assembly tool of claim 3, wherein, A first elastic member is arranged between the first arm portion and the second arm portion; after the first arm portion and the second arm portion are forced to move close to each other, the first connecting rod is driven to move, so that the first connecting rod pushes the second connecting rod to move and pushes out the chip, and the first arm portion and the second arm portion are reset through the first elastic member.

8. The die assembly tool of claim 5, wherein, A second elastic member is arranged in the sliding groove, the second elastic member abuts against the chip, and when the first arm portion and / or the second arm portion are forced to move relatively, the second connecting rod pushes out the chip so that the second elastic member is separated from the chip.

9. The die assembly tool of claim 8, wherein, The second elastic member has a contact portion and a bent portion. The contact portion is in abutment with the chip. The bent portion extends from an end of the contact portion to a side near a side wall of the sliding groove. The bent portion is farther away from the engaging end of the chip mounting tool than the contact portion.

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