CN215473891U - Chip restorer - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a chip restorer which can be electrically connected with an ink box, wherein the ink box comprises a chip, an installation part and a limiting groove arranged on the installation part, the chip restorer comprises a restorer body, an elastic contact pin and a limiting part, the restorer body is provided with a first surface, the elastic contact pin penetrates through the restorer body and protrudes from the first surface, and the limiting part is positioned on the first surface, so that when the ink box is assembled on the chip restorer, the limiting part is inserted into the limiting groove to enable the elastic contact pin to contact the chip, the accurate positioning assembly between the chip restorer and the ink box is realized, and the chip restorer can restore the chip conveniently.

Description

Chip restorer

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of repositors, in particular to a chip repositor.

Background

The ink cartridge is also in great demand in the market as a consumable item for ink jet printing. The existing ink box is provided with a chip, and the chip which can be continuously used and materials which are used for preparing the ink box and cannot be naturally degraded are discarded together with the ink box when the ink is exhausted, so that the waste of resources and the environmental pollution are caused.

The existing ink box can be refilled to realize the reuse of the ink box, but the information stored on a chip on the ink box needs to be reset to achieve the use of the ink box after refilling. At present, the information stored on the chip is reset through a chip restorer, but the existing chip restorer has the problem of inconvenient positioning when the chip is restored.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of the above, there is a need to provide a chip repositor, so as to achieve precise positioning and assembly between the chip repositor and an ink box, and thus facilitate the chip repositor to reposition a chip.

The chip restorer provided by the utility model can be electrically connected with an ink box, the ink box comprises a chip, an installation part and a limiting groove arranged on the installation part, the chip restorer comprises a restorer body, an elastic contact pin and a limiting part, the restorer body is provided with a first surface, the elastic contact pin penetrates through the restorer body and protrudes from the first surface, and the limiting part is positioned on the first surface, so that when the ink box is assembled on the chip restorer, the limiting part is inserted in the limiting groove to enable the elastic contact pin to contact the chip.

So set up, when assembling the ink horn on the chip restorer, only need to peg graft spacing portion in spacing inslot, when spacing portion pegs graft in spacing inslot, can realize the location between ink horn and the chip restorer and match to realize elastic contact pilotage contact chip, the chip restorer of being convenient for resets the chip on the ink horn.

In an embodiment of the utility model, the limiting part is a limiting block formed by protruding from the first surface, one end of the limiting block far away from the first surface is provided with a chamfer, and/or an entrance of the limiting groove receiving the limiting block is provided with a chamfer.

So set up, through the grafting cooperation between stopper and the spacing groove, because the spacing groove has certain degree of depth and stopper and has certain length for the assembly between ink horn and the chip restorer can both realize the location installation at the length direction at spacing groove depth direction and stopper place, and then realizes elastic contact pilotage and chip contact on the chip restorer, avoids the two problem of contact failure to appear. The edge of the free end of the limiting block is provided with a chamfer, and the chamfer is convenient for guiding the limiting block to be inserted into the limiting groove, so that the ink box and the chip restorer are convenient to assemble.

In one embodiment of the utility model, the height of the stop block protruding from the first surface is greater than the height of the elastic contact pin protruding from the first surface.

So set up, the height that highly is greater than the protruding first surface of elastic contact pilotage of stopper protrusion is favorable to protecting elastic contact pilotage to damage to can prolong the life of chip restorer.

In an embodiment of the utility model, the ink cartridge further includes a second stopping portion, the chip restorer further includes a first stopping portion disposed on the first surface, and the first stopping portion and the limiting portion are located on two sides of the elastic contact pin, so that when the ink cartridge is assembled to the chip restorer, the first stopping portion abuts against the second stopping portion.

So set up, the first surface of restorer is provided with first backstop portion to the second backstop portion on the cooperation ink horn, in order to further realize the accurate positioning between ink horn and the chip restorer.

In an embodiment of the utility model, the first stopping portion is a protrusion formed by protruding from the first surface, the first stopping portion includes a stopping reinforcing portion and a first stopping abutting portion, the stopping reinforcing portion is fixedly connected with the first stopping abutting portion, the second stopping portion is a step portion formed by recessing from the mounting portion, and the step portion includes a second stopping abutting portion, so that when the ink cartridge is assembled in the chip repositioner, the first stopping abutting portion abuts against the second stopping abutting portion.

So set up, through the cooperation relation of arch and step, furtherly, through the butt cooperation of first backstop butt portion and second backstop butt portion, realize accurate positioning between the chip of ink horn and the elastic contact pilotage of chip restorer, improved the efficiency that resets of ink horn, reduced the cost of labor.

In an embodiment of the utility model, with the length direction of the chip restorer being an X direction, the width direction being a Y direction, and the Z direction being perpendicular to the X direction and the Y direction, along the X-axis direction, the distance between one end of the first stopping abutting part far away from the stopping reinforcing part and the limiting part is equal to the distance between the second stopping abutting part and the inner wall of the limiting groove near the second stopping abutting part, so that when the ink cartridge is assembled on the chip restorer, the chip restorer and the ink cartridge are positioned in the X-axis direction; and/or

Spacing portion is for certainly the stopper that the first surface protrusion formed, the spacing groove is for certainly the recess that the installation department is sunken works as the ink horn assemble in during the chip restorer, spacing portion peg graft and spacing in the recess, the chip restorer with the ink horn is fixed a position in Y axle direction.

According to the arrangement, the distance between the first stop abutting part and the limiting part at one end far away from the stop reinforcing part is limited to be equal to the distance between the second stop abutting part and the inner wall of the limiting groove close to the second stop abutting part, so that the chip restorer and the ink box are positioned in the X-axis direction;

similarly, spacing portion is for certainly the spacing of first surface protrusion formation, and the spacing groove is for installing the sunken recess of portion certainly, works as the spacing block the ink horn is assembled in the chip restorer, and spacing portion is pegged graft and is spacing in the recess, realizes the chip restorer with the ink horn is in Y axle direction location.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the repositor body comprises a housing and a circuit board assembly disposed in the housing, the circuit board assembly comprises a circuit board, an interface electrically connected to the circuit board, and the elastic contact pin electrically connected to the circuit board, the housing is provided with a first through hole, and the elastic contact pin protrudes out of the housing through the first through hole.

So set up, the circuit board sets up in the casing, is favorable to protecting circuit board assembly.

In an embodiment of the utility model, the repositor body further comprises an indication unit electrically connected to the circuit board, the housing has a second through hole, and the indication unit is disposed toward the second through hole.

So set up, the indicating unit sets up towards the second through-hole to the state of the current chip of suggestion user is favorable to the current chip state of user perception.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the housing includes a cover and a bottom shell, the bottom wall of the bottom shell has the first surface and a second surface, the second surface is convexly provided with a plurality of ribs, and the plurality of ribs surround an accommodating cavity to accommodate the interface.

So set up, a plurality of protruding muscle enclose into the chamber that holds with the holding interface, are favorable to injecing the position of interface, prevent that the interface from moving for the drain pan.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the cover is welded to the bottom case; or the cover body is adhered to the bottom shell.

So set up, fixed through the mode of welding or bonding, the connected mode is simple reliable.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an assembly of a chip restorer and an ink cartridge according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the ink cartridge in the above embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the chip repositor in the above embodiment.

Fig. 4 is an exploded view of the chip repositor in the above embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view of the circuit board assembly shown in fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a schematic top view of the bottom case of fig. 4.

Reference numerals: 100. a chip restorer; 10. a repositor body; 11. a housing; 111. a cover body; 112. a bottom case; 113. a first through hole; 114. a second through hole; 115. a rib is protruded; 12. a circuit board assembly; 121. a circuit board; 122. an elastic contact pin; 123. an interface; 124. an indicating unit; 13. a limiting part; 131. a limiting block; 132. chamfering; 14. a first stopper portion; 141. a stopper reinforcement portion; 142. a first stopper abutting portion; 15. a first surface; 16. a second surface; 200. an ink cartridge; 21. an installation part; 22. a limiting groove; 23. a second stopper portion; 231. a step portion; 232. a second stop abutting part; 24. and (3) a chip.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without any inventive step based on the embodiments of the present invention, are within the scope of the present invention.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "mounted on" another element, it can be directly mounted on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When a component is referred to as being "disposed on" another component, it can be directly on the other component or intervening components may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly secured to the other element or intervening elements may also be present.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the utility model is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the utility model. As used herein, the term "or/and" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, in the chip repositor 100 according to the present invention, the chip repositor 100 can reposition (reset) information stored in the chip 24 of the ink cartridge 200, so that after the chip 24 is repositioned, the chip 24 can be reused, so that the ink cartridge 200 can be reused for two or more times, which is beneficial to avoiding the problem that the toner in the ink cartridge 200 is lost after being used up, and is beneficial to protecting the environment and recycling.

For convenience of description and understanding, the length direction of the chip repositioner 100 in fig. 3 is taken as the X direction, the width direction is taken as the Y direction, and the Z direction is perpendicular to the X direction and the Y direction.

As shown in fig. 2, the ink cartridge 200 includes a chip 24, a mounting portion 21, and a limiting groove 22 and a second stopping portion 23 opened in the mounting portion 21, so as to cooperate with the chip repositor 100 to realize accurate positioning assembly between the ink cartridge 200 and the chip repositor 100, thereby improving the repositioning efficiency of the ink cartridge 200 and reducing labor cost.

As shown in fig. 3 to 6, the present invention provides a chip restorer 100, the chip restorer 100 includes a restorer body 10, an elastic contact pin 122 and a position limiting part 13, the restorer body 10 has a first surface 15, the elastic contact pin 122 penetrates the restorer body 10 and protrudes from the first surface 15, the position limiting part 13 is located on the first surface 15, so that when the ink cartridge 200 is assembled on the chip restorer 100, the position limiting part 13 is inserted into the position limiting groove 22 to achieve the positioning accuracy between the ink cartridge 200 and the chip restorer 100, thereby enabling the elastic contact pin 122 to contact the chip 24 well and improving the restoring efficiency of the chip 24 of the ink cartridge 200.

It should be noted that, in order to better achieve the contact effect between the elastic contact pin 122 and the chip 24 after the limiting portion 13 is inserted into the limiting groove 22, the limiting groove 22 is opened in the mounting portion 21 and is close to the chip, and the limiting portion 13 is disposed on the first surface 15 and is close to the elastic contact pin 122. In other words, the stopper portion 13 is provided on the first surface 15 and on the periphery of the elastic contact pin 122, and the stopper groove 22 is opened on the mounting portion 21 and on the periphery of the chip 24.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the repositor body 10 comprises a housing 11 and a circuit board assembly 12 disposed in the housing 11, wherein the circuit board assembly 12 comprises a circuit board 121, an interface 123 electrically connected to the circuit board 121, and an elastic contact pin 122 electrically connected to the circuit board 121, the housing 11 is provided with a first through hole 113, and the elastic contact pin 122 protrudes from the first surface 15 of the housing 11 through the first through hole 113 so as to be in contact with the chip 24. The circuit board 121 is disposed in the housing 11, which is beneficial for protecting the circuit board assembly 12. Here, the interface 123 is used for reading and transmitting data, and the interface 123 may be a USB interface, a Type-C interface, or another interface capable of performing data transmission, so as to transmit data in the chip 24 to a control device (such as a computer) through the interface 123, so as to facilitate resetting.

Specifically, spacing portion 13 is the stopper 131 that forms from the first surface 15 protrusion, and spacing groove 22 is the recess sunken from installation department 21, works as ink horn 200 when assembling in chip restorer 100, spacing portion 13 pegs graft and spacing in the recess, through the cooperation between stopper 131 and the spacing groove 22, prevents that spacing portion 13 from moving along the Y axle direction in spacing groove 22, realizes chip restorer with the ink horn is fixed a position in the Y axle direction. Preferably, the cross section of the limiting block 131 is square, and the limiting block can be adapted to the limiting groove 22 with a square cross section. Of course, one skilled in the relevant art will appreciate that the shape of the stop block 131 may be other shapes.

It should be noted that, because the limiting portion 13 protrudes from the first surface 15 along the Z-axis direction, and the limiting groove 22 is recessed downward from the mounting portion 21 along the Z-axis, when the limiting portion 13 is inserted into the groove of the limiting groove 22 and abuts against the bottom of the groove, the insertion fit between the limiting block 131 and the limiting groove 22 in the Z-axis direction can be realized, and the positioning between the ink cartridge 200 and the chip restorer 100 in the Z-axis direction can also be realized. Because the limiting groove 22 has a certain depth and the limiting block 131 has a certain length, the assembly between the ink cartridge 200 and the chip restorer 100 can be positioned and installed in the depth direction of the limiting groove 22 and the length direction of the limiting block 131, so that the elastic contact pin 122 on the chip restorer 100 is contacted with the chip 24, and the problem of poor contact between the elastic contact pin 122 and the chip 24 is avoided.

In other embodiments, the stopper 131 may include a plurality of protrusions spaced apart from each other, so that the plurality of protrusions form a structure with a fitting stopper groove 22, thereby positioning and assembling the ink cartridge 200 and the chip repositioner 100.

In other embodiments, the stop block 131 may be integrally formed on the housing 11 of the repositor body 10, so as to facilitate the processing and manufacturing of the housing 11 and the stop block 131.

As shown in fig. 3, in order to facilitate the insertion of the stopper 131 into the stopper groove 22, an end of the stopper 131 away from the first surface 15 is provided with a chamfer 132. Of course, for the ink cartridge 200, the notch edge of the limiting groove 22 of the ink cartridge 200 may also be provided with a chamfer 132 to better achieve the insertion fit between the limiting block 131 and the limiting groove 22.

In order to protect the elastic contact pin 122 to a certain extent, the protruding dimension of the stopper 131 from the first surface 15 is larger than the protruding dimension of the elastic contact pin 122 from the first surface 15. Due to the characteristics of the elastic contact pins 122, when the chip restorer 100 is not used any more, the protruding size of the limit block 131 from the first surface 15 is larger than the protruding size of the elastic contact pins 122 from the first surface 15, so that the elastic contact pins 122 can be protected to some extent to prevent the elastic contact pins 122 from being damaged, and the service life of the chip restorer 100 can be prolonged.

As shown in fig. 3, in order to better achieve the positioning accuracy of the ink cartridge 200 and the chip restorer 100, the chip restorer 100 further includes a first stopping portion 14 disposed on the first surface 15, the first stopping portion 14 and the limiting portion 13 are disposed on two sides of the elastic contact pin 122, so that when the ink cartridge 200 is assembled on the chip restorer 100, the first stopping portion 14 abuts against the second stopping portion 23, so that when the ink cartridge 200 is assembled on the chip restorer 100, the insertion fit between the limiting groove 22 and the limiting block 131 and the abutting fit between the first stopping portion 14 and the second stopping portion 23 need to be simultaneously satisfied, thereby further achieving the accurate positioning between the ink cartridge 200 and the chip restorer 100.

Specifically, the first stopping portion 14 is a protrusion formed by protruding from the first surface 15, the first stopping portion 14 includes a stopping reinforcement portion 141 and a first stopping abutting portion 142, the stopping reinforcement portion 141 is fixedly connected to the first stopping abutting portion 142, the second stopping portion 23 is a step portion 231 formed by recessing from the mounting portion 21, and the step portion 231 includes a second stopping abutting portion 232, so that when the ink cartridge is assembled in the chip repositor, the first stopping abutting portion 142 abuts against the second stopping abutting portion 232. Through the cooperation relation of arch and step portion 231, further, through the butt cooperation of first backstop butt portion 142 with second backstop butt portion 232, realize accurate positioning between the chip of ink horn 200 and the elastic contact pin 122 of chip restorer 100, improved the efficiency that resets of ink horn 200, reduced the cost of labor.

Further, the stopper reinforcement portion 141 and the first stopper abutting portion 142 are disposed perpendicular to each other, and the length direction of the first stopper abutting portion 142 is arranged along the X-axis direction. Along the X-axis direction, the distance between the end of the first stopping abutting portion 142 away from the stopping reinforcement portion 141 and the limiting portion 13 is equal to the distance between the second stopping abutting portion 232 and the inner wall of the limiting groove 22 on the side close to the second stopping abutting portion 232, so that when the ink cartridge 200 is assembled on the chip restorer 100, the chip restorer 100 and the ink cartridge 200 are positioned in the X-axis direction. It should be noted that there may be a plurality of first stopping abutting portions 142, and the plurality of first stopping abutting portions 142 are parallel to each other and are disposed at intervals. It should be understood by those skilled in the relevant art that the term "equal" in the case where the distance between the end of the first stopper abutment 142 away from the stopper reinforcement portion 141 and the stopper portion 13 is equal to the distance between the second stopper abutment 232 and the inner wall of the stopper groove 22 on the side close to the second stopper abutment 232 means that the existence of an error within the tolerance range also belongs to equal due to the existence of a tolerance in the actual machining process. That is, within the tolerance range, when the first stopper 13 is inserted into the stopper groove 22, the first stopper abutting portion 142 can abut against the second stopper abutting portion 232, and the chip repositioner 100 and the ink cartridge 200 can be positioned in the X-axis direction.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the repositor body 10 further comprises an indication unit 124 electrically connected to the circuit board 121, the housing 11 has a second through hole 114, the indication unit 124 is disposed toward the second through hole 114, and the indication unit 124 is disposed toward the second through hole 114, so as to prompt a user about a current state of the chip 24, and facilitate the user to sense the current state of the chip 24. For example, when the reset is successful, the indicating unit 124 indicates; also when the reset fails, the instruction unit 124 performs an instruction; for example, the indicating unit 124 is an LED light, and when the reset is successful, the LED light turns on green; when the reset fails, the LED lamp is lighted in red.

As shown in fig. 4, the housing 11 includes a cover 111 and a bottom shell 112, the first surface 15 is located on an outer surface of the bottom shell 112, an inner surface of the bottom shell 112 is a second surface 16, the second surface 16 is convexly provided with a plurality of ribs 115, the plurality of ribs 115 surround an accommodating cavity to accommodate the interface 123, and the accommodating cavity is surrounded by the plurality of ribs 115 to accommodate the interface 123, so as to facilitate defining a position of the interface 123 and prevent the interface 123 from moving relative to the bottom shell 112. In other words, with respect to the bottom case 112, the first surface 15 refers to an outer surface of the bottom wall where the bottom case 112 is located, the second surface 16 refers to an inner surface of the bottom wall where the bottom case 112 is located, and the outer surface and the inner surface of the bottom case 112 are opposite to each other. It should be noted that, the housing 11 is fixedly connected to the bottom casing 112, and the cover 111 can be welded to the bottom casing 112; or the cover 111 may be adhered to the bottom case 112, that is, the cover 111 and the bottom case 112 are fixed by welding or adhering, and the fixing manner is simple and reliable.

The features of the above embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the features in the above embodiments are not described, but should be construed as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the features.

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above embodiments are only for illustrating the present invention and are not to be used as a limitation of the present invention, and that suitable changes and modifications of the above embodiments are within the scope of the claimed invention as long as they are within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A chip restorer can be electrically connected with an ink box, the ink box comprises a chip, an installation part and a limiting groove formed in the installation part, and the chip restorer is characterized by comprising a restorer body, an elastic contact pin and a limiting part, wherein the restorer body is provided with a first surface, the elastic contact pin penetrates through the restorer body and protrudes from the first surface, and the limiting part is positioned on the first surface, so that when the ink box is assembled in the chip restorer, the limiting part is inserted in the limiting groove to enable the elastic contact pin to contact with the chip.

2. The chip repositor of claim 1, wherein the limiting portion is a limiting block formed by protruding from the first surface, and a chamfer is provided at an end of the limiting block away from the first surface, and/or a chamfer is provided at an entrance of the limiting groove receiving the limiting block.

3. The chip repositor of claim 2, wherein the stopper protrudes above the first surface a greater height than the resilient contact pins protrude above the first surface.

4. The chip restorer of claim 1, wherein the ink cartridge further comprises a second stop portion, the chip restorer further comprises a first stop portion disposed on the first surface, the first stop portion and the limiting portion are disposed on both sides of the elastic contact pin, such that when the ink cartridge is assembled to the chip restorer, the first stop portion abuts against the second stop portion.

5. The chip restorer of claim 4, wherein the first stopping portion is a protrusion protruding from the first surface, the first stopping portion comprises a stopping reinforcement portion and a first stopping abutting portion, the stopping reinforcement portion is fixedly connected with the first stopping abutting portion, the second stopping portion is a step portion recessed from the mounting portion, and the step portion comprises a second stopping abutting portion, so that when the ink cartridge is assembled in the chip restorer, the first stopping abutting portion abuts against the second stopping abutting portion.

6. The chip restorer of claim 5, wherein the chip restorer has a length direction of X direction, a width direction of Y direction, and a Z direction perpendicular to the X direction and the Y direction, and a distance between an end of the first stop abutting portion away from the stop reinforcing portion and the limiting portion is equal to a distance between the second stop abutting portion and an inner wall of the limiting groove close to the second stop abutting portion along the X-axis direction, so that the chip restorer and the ink cartridge are positioned in the X-axis direction when the ink cartridge is assembled to the chip restorer; and/or

Spacing portion is for certainly the stopper that the first surface protrusion formed, the spacing groove is for certainly the recess that the installation department is sunken works as the ink horn assemble in during the chip restorer, spacing portion peg graft and spacing in the recess, the chip restorer with the ink horn is fixed a position in Y axle direction.

7. The chip repositor of claim 1, wherein the repositor body comprises a housing and a circuit board assembly disposed in the housing, the circuit board assembly comprising a circuit board, an interface electrically connected to the circuit board, and the resilient contact pins electrically connected to the circuit board, the housing defining a first through hole, the resilient contact pins passing through the first through hole and protruding from the housing.

8. The chip repositor of claim 7, wherein the repositor body further comprises an indicator unit electrically connected to the circuit board, the housing having a second through hole, the indicator unit being disposed toward the second through hole.

9. The chip repositor of claim 7, wherein the housing comprises a cover and a bottom shell, the bottom wall of the bottom shell has the first surface and a second surface, the second surface has a plurality of ribs protruding therefrom, and the plurality of ribs surround a receiving cavity to receive the interface.

10. The chip repositor of claim 9, wherein the cover is welded to the base; or the cover body is adhered to the bottom shell.

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