CN113805446B

CN113805446B - Packaged cartridge, packaging material, cartridge, and chip replacement method

Info

Publication number: CN113805446B
Application number: CN202011574303.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 姜鹏; 刘小兵; 晏梅
Original assignee: Jiangxi Yibo Electronic Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Jiangxi Yibo Electronic Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-05-30
Filing date: 2020-12-28
Publication date: 2024-05-14
Anticipated expiration: 2040-12-28
Also published as: CN214375838U; CN113805446A

Abstract

A cartridge detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, comprising: a box body having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape; a grip portion provided on an upper end side of the case; the chip is positioned at the chip end of one side of the box body in the length direction; the chip rack is positioned at the chip end of the box body and is provided with a containing part for installing the chip; the chip frame connecting part is arranged at the chip end of the box body; the chip rack is detachably connected with the chip rack connecting part, a third guide groove and a fourth guide groove are formed in the chip rack connecting part, a first guide sliding table and a second guide sliding table are arranged on the chip rack, the first guide sliding table is inserted into the third guide groove, the second guide sliding table is inserted into the fourth guide groove, and the chip rack is detachably mounted on the chip rack connecting part. Through the technical scheme, the detachable chip rack structure is adopted, and the chip replacement efficiency is improved.

Description

Packaged cartridge, packaging material, cartridge, and chip replacement method

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a packaged cartridge and a packaging material for packaging a cartridge detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, and to a cartridge packaged in the packaging material.

Background

Because of the high speed and quality of printing and its relatively low price, laser printers are becoming increasingly popular with the printing industry, and the cartridges typically used for imaging are sold separately from other devices in the printer and are removably mounted in the printer imaging apparatus.

The chip is a control component on the cartridge. The function of the printer is to receive information, store information, feed back information and control the printer according to the information, wherein the stored information stores the type and the area information of the box, namely, the chip can be identified by the printer only when the proper box is encountered, and the mode is also called as a recognition machine, so that the chip is determined to be incompatible in different boxes and different printers. In modern society, in order to ensure the safety of a printer, manufacturers regularly upgrade the safety program of the printer on line, so that the chips on the corresponding boxes are also upgraded and encrypted, otherwise, the chips on the boxes cannot be identified by the printer, and cannot be printed, so that the chips are usually updated, and the problem of replacing the chips on the boxes which are already packaged and stored is also involved.

In the prior art, a packaging material for a box is disclosed, comprising: the packaging bag is used for packaging the box, preventing the box from being polluted, further comprises supporting parts on two sides of the box, is used for supporting and protecting the box, preventing the box from being damaged by vibration and impact in the transportation process, and further comprises a packaging box, and is used for packaging the packaging bag and the box protected by the supporting parts. The packaging material can damage the packaging material when the chip is replaced by unpacking, and the efficiency is low, and the damaged packaging material can cause cost rise and environmental pollution.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to solve the problems of low chip replacement efficiency, high economic cost and large environmental pollution in the prior art, and mainly aims to provide a packaged box and packaging material, which can protect the box from vibration and impact in the transportation process and allow the chip to be replaced from the packaging material, and the other aim of the invention is to provide a box and a box chip replacing method.

In order to achieve the technical effects, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

a packaged cartridge detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, said packaged cartridge comprising:

The device comprises a box, wherein a chip mounting position is arranged on the box, a chip which is communicated with the imaging equipment can be mounted on the chip mounting position, and the chip mounting position is positioned at the chip end of one side of the box in the length direction;

A packaging material for packaging the cartridge, the packaging material comprising:

a supporting member supporting the cartridge;

A packing box accommodating and covering the supporting member and the case;

the supporting part comprises a chip end supporting part for supporting the box, and an opening for exposing the chip is arranged on the chip end supporting part; the packaging box comprises at least one seal in the length direction;

The supporting member supports the case in such a manner that the chip mounting position and/or the chip is exposed through the opening, and the packing box has an open state in which the chip mounting position and/or the chip can be exposed through a chip mounting opening provided on the packing box or by moving the supporting member;

the maximum outline dimension of the opening is larger than the maximum outline dimension of the chip mounting position and/or the chip;

in the state that the box is positioned in the packaging box, the chip end is positioned at one end of the packaging box, which is close to the seal.

Preferably, when the packing box is in an opened state, the supporting member is capable of supporting the box in such a manner as to support the box and to move the box together.

Preferably, the chip mounting position and/or the chip is/are arranged at a chip end located at one side of the length direction of the box, the supporting component comprises a chip end supporting part for supporting the chip end, and a chip exposing opening for exposing the chip mounting position and/or the chip is arranged on the chip end supporting part.

Preferably, the chip supporting portion includes a top wall for restricting movement of the cartridge in the longitudinal direction and an inner wall adjacent to the top wall, and the chip exposing opening is provided at a junction of the top wall and the inner wall.

Preferably, the chip end support portion includes a first inner wall, a second inner wall, a third inner wall, a fourth inner wall, and a top wall connecting the first inner wall, the second inner wall, the third inner wall, the fourth inner wall, and the top wall together restrict a cavity having a mounting opening, the cavity accommodates the chip end, and the first inner wall, the second inner wall, the third inner wall, the fourth inner wall, and the top wall restrict movement of the chip end of the case when the case is packaged in the package box and the package is in a closed state.

Preferably, the packaging structure further comprises a heat-shrinkable packaging bag, wherein a chip exposing opening is formed in the heat-shrinkable packaging bag, and the chip mounting position and/or the chip are/is exposed through the chip exposing opening.

Preferably, the chip is disposed at a chip end located at one side of the cartridge in a length direction, the support member includes a chip end support portion supporting the chip end, and a chip exposure opening overlapping the chip exposure opening in an exposure direction of the chip and/or the chip mounting position is provided on the chip support portion.

Preferably, a detachable chip rack is provided on the cartridge, and the chip is mounted on the chip rack.

A packaging material for a package box, the box being provided with a chip mounting position on which a chip in communication with an image forming apparatus can be mounted, the packaging material comprising:

a supporting member supporting the cartridge;

A packing box accommodating and covering the supporting member and the case;

The supporting member supports the case in such a manner as to expose the chip mounting position and/or the chip, and the packing box has an open state in which the chip mounting position and/or the chip can be exposed by a chip mounting opening provided on the packing box or by moving the supporting member.

After the technical scheme is adopted, compared with the prior art, the chip can be installed or replaced under the condition that only part of the package is required to be opened, the operation is simple, the time is saved, the replacement cost is obviously reduced, and the environmental pollution is avoided.

Description of the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a cartridge in a first embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic top view of a cartridge according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a packaging material according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a second support member in a first embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 5 is another angular schematic view of the second support member of the first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is an assembled schematic view of a supporting member in the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged partial schematic view of a chip replacement in a first embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the package of the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a packaging material according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged partial schematic view of a chip replacement in a second embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 11 is an exploded view of a cartridge in a third embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a chip carrier when viewed from below in a third embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of a chip carrier when viewed from the right side in a third embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 14 is an enlarged partial schematic view of a chip carrier engagement ramp according to a third embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 15 is a left side view of a chip carrier according to a third embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 16 is an enlarged partial schematic view of a third guide slot in a third embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 17 is a partially enlarged schematic view of a fourth guide groove in the third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 18 is an enlarged partial schematic view of an elastic fastener according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 19 is an enlarged partial schematic view of a chip carrier assembled according to a third embodiment of the invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical solution and technical effects of the embodiments of the present invention more clear, the technical solution of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to fall within the scope of the present invention.

In the following description, the chip 7 is located at the right end portion of the cartridge 3 in the left-right direction, which is also referred to as the length direction of the cartridge 3, and for convenience of description, the end at which the chip is located is referred to as the chip end of the cartridge; the grip 6 is located at the upper end of the cartridge 3 in the up-down direction; the front-back direction is the direction perpendicular to the up-down direction and the left-right direction; it will be appreciated that the directions defined above do not require the cartridge to have a particular orientation, but are merely for a better understanding of the invention, and are not limiting.

Example 1

Box (B)

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the case 3 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and includes:

A grip portion 6 located at an upper end portion of the cartridge 3, by which the cartridge 3 is more convenient for a user to mount or dismount into the image forming apparatus.

A chip 7 located at the chip end of the cartridge 3, the chip 7 storing information about the cartridge 3, a communication connection being established with the imaging device via electrical contacts (not shown) on the chip 7.

The chip holder 8 is located at the chip end of the case 3 and has a receiving portion for mounting the chip 7.

Packaging material

As shown in fig. 3 to 8, a packaging material for packaging the case, the packaging material including a packing bag (not shown) for packing the case 3, the packing bag preferably being a heat-shrinkable packing bag, alternatively, a general plastic packing bag, a paper bag, or the like, in combination with practicality and aesthetic properties; the package is attached to the outer surface of the case 3 by heat shrinkage, and a chip exposing opening (not shown) is further provided in the package, and the maximum outer dimension of the chip exposing opening is larger than the maximum outer dimension of the chip 7, so that the chip 7 on the case 3 is exposed through the chip exposing opening after the package is heat shrunk.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 4 to 6, the packaging material further includes a supporting member, where the supporting member is used for supporting the box 3, the supporting member is a first supporting member 2 that can be installed at an opposite end of a chip end of the box 3, and a second supporting member 4 that can be installed at a chip end of the box, and the combination cost and practicality preferably use pearl wool as a material thereof, and also may be, but not limited to, sponge, foam cotton, bubble bag, blister tray, etc., and the supporting member may also be disposed in an up-down direction or other directions of the box 3, and the number of the supporting members is not limited, so long as the support of the box 3 is satisfied; the first support member 2 and the second support member 4 have a substantially square shape, which is more advantageous for stabilizing the package structure when being matched with the package 1 (described in detail below), but is not limited thereto, and may be specifically set according to the shape of the package and the package. The second supporting member 4 includes a first inner wall 4a, a second inner wall 4b, a third inner wall 4c, a fourth inner wall 4d, and a top wall 4e connected to and enclosing the first inner wall 4a, the second inner wall 4b, the third inner wall 4c, and the fourth inner wall 4d, wherein the first inner wall 4a is opposite to the third inner wall 4c, the second inner wall 4b is opposite to the fourth inner wall 4d, and a cavity having a mounting opening on the second supporting member 4 is formed under the common limitation of the first inner wall 4a, the second inner wall 4b, the third inner wall 4c, the fourth inner wall 4d, and the top wall 4e, and the chip end of the case 3 is mountable in the cavity. The first inner wall 4a is a supporting surface of the second supporting member 4, on which at least a part of the lower end surface of the chip end of the case 3 is located for supporting the weight of the case; the second inner wall 4b, the third inner wall 4c and the fourth inner wall 4d are limiting surfaces of the second supporting member 4, wherein the second inner wall 4b and the fourth inner wall 4d are used for limiting the movement of the chip end of the box 3 in the front-back direction, and the third inner wall 4c is used for limiting the movement of the chip end of the box 3 in the up-down direction; the top wall 4e is a blocking surface of the second support member 4 for restricting movement of the chip end of the cartridge 3 in the left-right direction. The supporting member includes a chip end supporting portion for supporting the chip end, a chip exposing opening 4f for exposing the chip 7 is provided on the chip end supporting portion, preferably, a joint between the third inner wall 4c and the top wall 4e on the second supporting member 4 is further provided with a chip exposing opening 4f, in the exposing direction of the chip 7, the chip exposing opening 4f overlaps with the chip exposing opening on the packaging bag, the maximum external dimension of the chip exposing opening 4f is greater than the maximum external dimension of the chip 7, and the chip 7 is exposed through the chip exposing opening 4f, however, the position of the chip exposing opening 4f may also be provided on the third inner wall 4c, the top wall 4e or other positions, or other manners may be adopted as long as the supporting member supports the box 3 in a manner of exposing the chip is satisfied, which only adopts a preferred technical scheme in this embodiment. Since the basic structural composition of the first support member 2 and the second support member 4 is the same, the description thereof will not be repeated here.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 3, the packaging material further includes a package 1, which accommodates and covers the supporting member and the case 3, wherein the package 1 is formed by folding a package board, and is substantially rectangular parallelepiped after the package is completed, the package 1 includes a first seal 1a at opposite ends of a chip end, a second seal 1b at the chip end, and a case 1c connecting the first seal 1a and the second seal 1b, so that the package 1 has an open state and a closed state, and when the package 1 is in the open state, the supporting member can support the case 3 in such a manner as to support the case 3 and drive the case 3 to move together, and can expose the chip 7 by moving the supporting member. It should be noted that the seal of the package box may be in the up-down direction or other directions, and the package box may be loaded into and unloaded from the up-down direction or other directions; next, the box to be packed in the packing box is not limited to one, but is appropriately set as needed.

Packaging process for boxes and unpacking process for packages

When the box 3 is packaged, the box 3 is put into a heat-shrinkable packaging bag, the outer surface of the box 3 is covered by heat shrinkage, the chip 7 on the box 3 is exposed through the chip exposing opening on the heat-shrinkable packaging bag, then the first supporting component 2 is arranged at the opposite end of the chip end of the box 3, the second supporting component 4 is arranged at the chip end of the box 3, and the second supporting component 4 is arranged in the following way: the first inner wall 4a and the third inner wall 4c on the second supporting member 4 are respectively abutted with the lower end face and the upper end face of the chip end of the box 3, the second inner wall 4b and the fourth inner wall 4d are respectively abutted with the front end face and the rear end face of the chip end of the box 3, the top wall 4e is abutted with the end face of the chip end of the box 3, the chip 7 on the box 3 is exposed through the chip exposing opening 4f on the second supporting member 4, and the same is true, the first supporting member 2 is installed in such a way that the box 3 is fixed and protected, at the moment, the box 3 is then integrally installed into the packaging box 1, and then the seals 1a and 1b on the left side and the right side are respectively closed, in the packaging closed state, the movement of the box 3 is limited by the first inner wall 4a, the second inner wall 4b, the third inner wall 4c, the fourth inner wall 4d, the top wall 4e and the inner wall and the top wall on the first supporting member, so that the packaging of the box 3 is completed. The unpacking process of the package of the box 3 is the reverse of the above-described packing process, and will not be described again here.

Compared with the prior art, the first embodiment adopts the technical scheme that the packaging bag is provided with the chip exposing opening and the supporting part is provided with the chip exposing opening, so that the chip can be replaced without tearing the packaging bag and completely taking out the box, the replacement efficiency of the chip is greatly improved, the environmental pollution is reduced, and the packaging cost is reduced.

Example two

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The difference between the first embodiment and the second embodiment is that the structure of the package is changed, and other structures are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment, and will not be described here. As shown in fig. 9 and 10, the chip end of the package box 1 is further provided with a chip mounting opening 1d, the maximum external dimension of the chip mounting opening 1d is larger than the maximum external dimension of the chip, and the chip 7 on the box 3 is exposed through the chip mounting opening 1d, so that the chip 7 can be replaced under the condition that only the chip end seal 1b of the package box 1 is opened, and through the design, the replacement efficiency of the chip 7 is further improved.

Moreover, as the sealing 1b just can cover the chip 7 on the box 3, the chip replacement efficiency is further improved, and meanwhile, the most basic pollution prevention requirement of the packaging box can be met.

Example III

As shown in fig. 11 to 19, this embodiment provides a cartridge which is substantially identical to the cartridge in the above-described embodiments in terms of basic constituent structure, and will not be described here again, except that the chip carrier is detachable, and the cartridge 3 includes: the chip frame 8 and the chip frame connecting part 9 are both positioned at the chip end of the box 3, and the chip frame 8 is detachably arranged on the chip frame connecting part 9.

As shown in fig. 11 to 15, a chip frame 8 is used for mounting the chip 7, a first guide groove 8a and a second guide groove 8b are arranged below the chip frame 8, the first guide groove 8a and the second guide groove 8b do not penetrate in the left-right direction of the chip frame 8, a first guide inclined surface 8c and a second guide inclined surface 8d are respectively arranged at the right ends of the first guide groove 8a and the second guide groove 8b, and the purpose of the chip frame 8 is to force a downward elastic deformation of a first elastic fastener 9a and a second elastic fastener 9b (which are described in detail below) so that the chip frame 8 is easier to assemble; the front end of the chip rack 8 is provided with a first guiding sliding table 8e, the left end of the first guiding sliding table 8e is provided with a third guiding inclined plane 8e1, the rear end of the chip rack 8 is provided with a second guiding sliding table 8f, the left end of the second guiding sliding table 8f is provided with a fourth guiding inclined plane 8f1, as shown in fig. 13, the first guiding sliding table 8e has a height h1 in the up-down direction, the second guiding sliding table 8f has a height h2 in the up-down direction, and h1< h2, of course, the chip rack can be designed to be h1> h2, and the design is mainly used for avoiding the problem that the chip 7 cannot be in communication connection with the imaging equipment due to the fact that a worker installs the chip rack 8 in the reverse direction, and the chip rack is not limited in this regard, and only can be installed according to a specified single direction; referring specifically to fig. 14, the right end surface of the chip frame 8 further includes a first engagement inclined surface 8h and a second engagement inclined surface 8i, which are respectively located in the rightward extending directions of the first guide groove 8a and the second guide groove 8 b; the chip holder 8 further has a receiving portion 8g for receiving the chip 7, and an opening is provided above the receiving portion 8g, through which the chip 7 is exposed and is in communication with the imaging device.

As shown in fig. 16 to 18, the chip frame connecting portion 9 includes a first elastic fastener 9a and a second elastic fastener 9b, which are used for limiting and fixing the chip frame 8, wherein a fifth guiding inclined plane 9a1 and a first blocking surface 9a2 are provided at the right end of the first elastic fastener 9a, and a sixth guiding inclined plane 9b1 and a second blocking surface 9b2 are provided at the right end of the second elastic fastener 9 b; the front end of the chip frame connecting part 9 is provided with a third guide groove 9c, the left end of the third guide groove 9c is provided with a third blocking surface 9e, the rear end of the chip frame connecting part 9 is provided with a fourth guide groove 9d, the left end of the fourth guide groove 9d is provided with a fourth blocking surface 9f, and the first blocking surface 9a2, the second blocking surface 9b2, the third blocking surface 9e and the fourth blocking surface 9f can be used for limiting and fixing during the assembly of the chip frame 8; the first guiding groove 8a and the second guiding groove 8b on the chip frame 8 can be respectively in sliding fit with the first elastic fastener 9a and the second elastic fastener 9b on the chip frame connecting portion 9, and the first guiding sliding table 8e and the second guiding sliding table 8f on the chip frame 8 can be respectively in sliding fit with the third guiding groove 9c and the fourth guiding groove 9d on the chip frame connecting portion 9, so that the heights of the third guiding groove 9c and the fourth guiding groove 9d in the up-down direction are matched with the heights of the first guiding sliding table 8e and the second guiding sliding table 8f in the up-down direction, so that the chip frame 8 can only be matched with the chip connecting portion in a single direction. Alternatively, the number of the elastic member, the sliding guide table, the guide groove and the accommodating portion is at least one, which are not limited, but the preferred technical scheme is adopted in this embodiment.

The mounting method and the dismounting method of the chip carrier 8 will be described in detail below.

When the chip frame 8 is mounted, the first elastic fastener 9a and the second elastic fastener 9b are pulled out, the first guide groove 8a and the second guide groove 8b on the chip frame 8 are respectively inserted into the first elastic fastener 9a and the second elastic fastener 9b on the chip frame connecting part 9, then the chip frame 8 is driven by the first guide sliding table 8e and the second guide sliding table 8f to be in contact with the third guide groove 9c and the fourth guide groove 9d, and then the first elastic fastener 9a and the second elastic fastener 9b are elastically deformed downwards through the first guide inclined surface 8c and the second guide inclined surface 8d, when the chip frame 8 enters into a proper position, the third blocking surface 9e and the fourth blocking surface 9f can abut against the chip frame 8, and at the moment, the first blocking surface 9a2 and the second blocking surface 9b2 abut against the first joint inclined surface 8h and the second joint inclined surface 8i on the right end surface of the chip frame 8, so that the chip frame 8 is limited to slide, and the whole mounting process is completed, as shown in fig. 19, which is very simple.

When the chip frame 8 is detached, the first elastic fastener 9a and the second elastic fastener 9b are pulled out, and the outside of the chip frame 8 is pinched, so that the chip frame can be taken out along the third guide groove 9c and the fourth guide groove 9d, which is also very simple.

In the present embodiment, since the third guiding inclined plane 8e1, the fourth guiding inclined plane 8f1, the fifth guiding inclined plane 9a1 and the sixth guiding inclined plane 9b1 are inclined planes, the design has the advantages that the assembly of the chip rack 8 is smoother and is not easy to be blocked; and the fifth guiding inclined plane 9a1 and the sixth guiding inclined plane 9b1 are easy to generate downward elastic deformation when being combined with the first guiding inclined plane 8c and the second guiding inclined plane 8d in the installation process, and the inclined plane design makes the chip rack 8 easier to assemble; the height h1 of the first sliding guide table in the up-down direction is smaller than the height h2 of the second sliding guide table in the up-down direction, namely h1 is smaller than h2, so that when a worker performs chip rack assembly, if the chip rack is installed in the reverse direction, the chip rack 8 can interfere with the chip rack connecting part 9, and the problem that a chip positioned on the chip rack cannot be in communication connection with imaging equipment due to the reverse direction assembly is effectively avoided; the chip rack is integrally formed, multiple sets of dies are not required to be developed, the cost is low, and the process is simple. Through the design, the detachable chip rack further improves the replacement efficiency of chips, saves time and reduces the working intensity of labor staff.

Cartridge chip replacement method

In the first embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, when the packaged box is to be replaced, the seal 1a at the opposite end of the chip end of the package 1 and the seal 1b at the chip end can be opened, then a pushing force is applied to the first supporting member 2 to completely expose the chip 7 at the chip end of the box 3, at this time, the chip 7 can be removed by tweezers or fingers, and then a new chip is mounted for replacement, and then a pushing force is applied to the second supporting member 4 to push the chip back into the package 1, at this time, the seals 1a and 1b are closed, so that the whole chip replacement step is completed.

In the second embodiment, as shown in fig. 10, when the packaged box is to be replaced, the chip 7 can be removed by tweezers or fingers through the chip mounting opening 1d on the package 1 to replace the packaged box, and the whole chip is replaced by closing the opening 1b after the replacement is completed.

In the third embodiment, in order to further improve the efficiency of chip replacement, the chip replacing mode is different from that of the first or second embodiment in that the chip 7 is not required to be removed from the chip frame 8 by tweezers or fingers, but the chip frame 8 can be removed from the chip frame connecting portion 9 and the chip frame with a new chip is mounted on the chip frame connecting portion 9 directly after the step of detaching the chip frame 8 in the third embodiment.

In summary, the method for replacing a cartridge chip of the present invention at least includes the following steps:

(a) A pack opening step of opening the pack;

(b) A chip removing step of removing the chip from the cartridge;

(c) A chip mounting step of mounting a new chip on the cartridge;

(d) A package closing step of closing the package.

The chip removing step is a step of directly removing the chip from the cartridge or removing a chip holder containing the chip mounted on the cartridge, and the chip removing step is performed at one end in a left-right direction of the cartridge.

And a step of pushing out the supporting member located in the package after the package opening step, and a step of detaching the chip from the package and mounting a new chip on the package after the supporting member is pushed out, and a step of pushing back the supporting member into the package after the step of mounting a new chip on the package.

Example IV

In the following, embodiment 4 of the present invention will be described, and the process cartridge provided by the present invention can be further developed in such a manner that the cartridge packaged in this embodiment is not mounted with a chip for the first time, unlike in embodiment 1 and embodiment 3. Since the cartridges are consumable products used in the image forming apparatus and the cartridges are shipped from the production place to various regions of the world, the shipping cost by shipping is very low, but the shipping time is long, and when a new chip is released, in order to realize the marketing of the product as soon as possible, the new chip needs to be air-shipped to various regions of the world, and the volume and weight of the chip are very small, so the cost of the air-shipment alone or the chip rack is very low with respect to the air-shipment of the entire cartridges. Therefore, in order to reduce the transportation cost and also to reduce the waste of the old chips, the case packed in the present embodiment is a case in which the chips are not mounted, and therefore, in the present embodiment, the position where the chips are mounted on the case is referred to as a chip mounting position, the chip mounting position has a chip accommodating opening, and the supporting member supports the case in such a manner that the chip mounting position is exposed. When the box is required to be sold to a terminal customer, the chip is mounted on the box for sale, so that the effectiveness of the chip is ensured, and the chip does not need to be replaced. Further, a chip mounting opening is provided in the package, and a maximum outer dimension of the chip mounting opening is larger than a maximum outer dimension of the chip accommodating opening of the chip mounting position.

Further, the chip mounting position is arranged at a chip end positioned at one side of the length direction of the box, the supporting component comprises a chip end supporting part for supporting the chip end, and a chip exposure opening for exposing the chip mounting position is arranged on the chip end supporting part.

Further, the chip supporting portion includes a top wall for restricting movement of the cartridge in the longitudinal direction and an inner wall adjacent to the top wall, and the chip exposing opening is provided at a junction of the top wall and the inner wall.

Further, the chip end support portion includes a first inner wall, a second inner wall, a third inner wall, a fourth inner wall, and a top wall connecting the first inner wall, the second inner wall, the third inner wall, the fourth inner wall, and the top wall together restrict a cavity having a mounting opening, the cavity accommodates the chip end, and when the cartridge is packaged in the package box and the package is in a closed state, the first inner wall, the second inner wall, the third inner wall, the fourth inner wall, and the top wall restrict movement of the chip end of the cartridge.

Further, the packaging bag also comprises a heat-shrinkable packaging bag, wherein the heat-shrinkable packaging bag is provided with a chip exposure opening, and the chip is exposed through the chip exposure opening.

Further, the chip is disposed at a chip end located at one side of the cartridge in a length direction, the support member includes a chip end support portion supporting the chip end, and a chip exposure opening overlapping the chip exposure opening in an exposure direction of the chip is provided on the chip support portion.

Further, a detachable chip rack is provided on the cartridge, a chip rack mounting portion is provided on the cartridge, and the supporting member supports the cartridge in such a manner as to expose at least a portion of the chip rack mounting.

Furthermore, a chip rack without a chip can be mounted on the box, the chip rack can be taken out, and the chip is mounted on the chip rack and then mounted on the box.

The invention has the following beneficial effects:

Compared with the prior art, the heat-shrinkable packaging bag has the advantages that the technical scheme that the heat-shrinkable packaging bag is provided with the chip exposing opening and the supporting part is provided with the chip exposing opening is adopted, so that the chip can be installed or replaced without tearing the packaging bag and completely taking out the box, the replacement efficiency of the chip is greatly improved, the environmental pollution is reduced, and the packaging cost is reduced.

Further, in the second embodiment, since the package box is provided with the chip mounting opening/the chip mounting opening, compared with the first embodiment, in the embodiment, the chip can be replaced by opening the seal at the opposite end of the chip end without opening the seal at the opposite end of the chip end and pushing out the first supporting member, so that the chip replacing efficiency is further improved, and the time is saved.

Furthermore, in the third embodiment, since the chip frame is detachable, the chip frame with the old chip can be directly replaced after the new chip is mounted on the chip frame, or the chip frame is mounted on the box without the chip frame as in the fourth embodiment, so that the replacement efficiency of the chip is further improved, and the operation is simple and convenient.

The above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical aspects of the present invention, not for limiting the same, and although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may be modified or some technical features may be replaced with other technical solutions, which may not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A packaged cartridge detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, said packaged cartridge comprising: the device comprises a box, wherein a chip mounting position is arranged on the box, a chip which is communicated with the imaging equipment can be mounted on the chip mounting position, and the chip mounting position is positioned at the chip end of one side of the box in the length direction;

a supporting member supporting the cartridge;

A packing box accommodating and covering the supporting member and the case;

The chip end support part is provided with an opening exposing the chip; the packaging box comprises at least one seal in the length direction;

2. A packaged carton according to claim 1 wherein the support means is capable of supporting the carton in a manner to support the carton and to move the carton together when the carton is in an open condition.

3. A packaged cassette according to claim 1, wherein the chip mounting locations and/or the chips are provided at chip ends located at one side in a longitudinal direction of the cassette, the support member including chip end support portions supporting the chip ends, the chip end support portions being provided with chip exposure openings exposing the chip mounting locations and/or the chips.

4. A packaged cassette according to claim 3, wherein said chip support portion includes a top wall for restricting movement of said cassette in a length direction and an inner wall adjacent said top wall, said chip exposure opening being provided at a junction of said top wall and said inner wall.

5. A packaged cartridge as in claim 3 wherein said chip end support comprises a first inner wall, a second inner wall, a third inner wall, a fourth inner wall, and a top wall connecting said first inner wall, said second inner wall, said third inner wall, said fourth inner wall, and said top wall together define a cavity having a mounting opening, said cavity receiving said chip end, said first inner wall, said second inner wall, said third inner wall, said fourth inner wall, and said top wall restricting movement of a chip end of said cartridge when said cartridge is packaged in said package and said package is in a closed condition.

6. The packaged carton of claim 1, further comprising a heat-shrinkable package having a chip exposure opening disposed therein, wherein the chip mounting location and/or the chip is exposed through the chip exposure opening.

7. The packaged cassette of claim 6, wherein the chip is disposed at a chip end located at one side in a longitudinal direction of the cassette, the support member includes a chip end support portion that supports the chip end, and a chip exposure opening that overlaps the chip exposure opening in an exposure direction of the chip and/or the chip mounting position is provided on the chip support portion.

8. A packaged cartridge as in claim 1 wherein a removable chip carrier is provided on the cartridge, the chip being mounted on the chip carrier.

9.A packaging material for packaging the cartridge of any one of claims 1 to 8, the cartridge having provided thereon a chip mounting site on which a chip in communication with the image forming apparatus is mountable, the packaging material comprising:

a supporting member supporting the cartridge;

A packing box accommodating and covering the supporting member and the case;

Wherein the supporting member supports the case in such a manner as to expose the chip mounting position and/or the chip, and the packing box has an open state in which the chip mounting position and/or the chip can be exposed by a chip mounting opening provided on the packing box or by moving the supporting member.