Chip module for toner cartridge
AssigneesGeneral Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd., Katun Corporation
InventorsYi-Chia Wu, Joseph A. Amberg, Terry Erickson
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Abstract
A chip module for a toner cartridge includes a substrate having a top surface, a memory disposed on the substrate, transmission terminals electrically connected with the memory. and a ground terminal. Each transmission terminal has two legs disposed on the substrate, and a bridge connected between the two legs and located at a distance above the top surface of the substrate. The ground terminal is disposed on the substrate and located between the transmission terminals. The ground terminal is a lamellar-shaped piece and nonparallel to the top surface of the substrate. The chip module is firmly mounted to the toner cartridge and positively aligned and contacted with a reading head of an electronic image-forming apparatus.
Claims17
A chip module for a toner cartridge, comprising:
- a substrate having a top surface;
- a memory disposed on the substrate;
- a plurality of transmission terminals electrically connected with the memory, each of the transmission terminals having two legs disposed on the substrate, and a bridge connected between the two legs in a way that the bridge is located at a distance above the top surface of the substrate;
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- a ground terminal disposed on the substrate and located between the transmission terminals, the ground terminal being a lamellar-shaped piece and arranged nonparallel to the top surface of the substrate.
The chip module of claim I3, wherein the periphery wall of the connection mount is provided at an inner side thereof with a suspension arm located adjacent to one of the transmission terminals and at a distance above the top surface of the substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.