Guide Structure for Reliable Electrical Contact in Print Material Containers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing print apparatuses face issues with establishing a reliable electrical connection between print material containers and components, which can lead to data transmission failures and inefficient material transfer during printing operations.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a guide structure with a guideway and recess system that assists in forming an electrical connection by guiding the print material container's rotation, ensuring secure electrical contact and material transfer between the container and the print component.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a guide structure with guideway and recess system is implemented to guide the print material container's rotation, then the reliability of electrical connection is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The guide structure acts as an intermediary mechanical system between the print material container and the print component. It includes a guideway that receives a protrusion from the container and a recess that guides the rotation movement, ensuring the electrical contact on the container properly aligns with the electrical contact on the print component during the rotation operation.
2Ease of operation
If the print material container is designed to rotate within a recess guided by a guideway, then the ease of operation is improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The guide structure performs preliminary alignment actions before the electrical connection is established. The guideway receives the protrusion and guides the rotation movement in advance, ensuring that the electrical contact on the container is properly positioned relative to the electrical contact on the print component before contact is made.
Data Source
AI summary
In an example, a print component includes a guide structure. The example guide structure includes a recess to receive a print material container and a guideway with a guide wall to support rotation of the print material container. Upon rotation of the print material container, an electrical contact of the print material container moves towards an electrical contact coupled to the guide structure of the print component. In another example, a container includes a housing, a material transfer interface, and a mechanical interface. In that example, the mechanical interface includes a guide structure that defines a protrusion and a guideway to allow the container to rotate within a recess defined by a receptacle shell. Upon rotation of the container, an electrical contact coupled to the guide structure moves towards an electrical contact on the receptacle shell.