摘要:
A printer includes a pair of feet upon which the printer can rest. A pair of spaced apart and upright legs extends from respective feet. A supply spool is rotationally mounted between the legs and is configured to carry a wound length of print media. A printhead assembly is fast between the legs and defines a passage through which print media unwound from the supply spool can pass. The printhead assembly includes a printhead which can eject ink onto the print medium passing through the passage. An uptake spool is rotationally mounted between the legs and the printed print medium can be wound thereon.
摘要:
An inkjet printer that has a printhead with an elongate orifice plate and a surface that surrounds the elongate orifice plate, a platen that partially defines a media path extending passed the printhead, a capping member with a seal for sealing engagement with the surface that surrounds the printhead, and a static solenoid for moving the capping member in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of the elongate orifice plate. During use, the printhead, the media path and the platen all remain fixed relative to each other, and the capping member is movable through the media path. Providing a sealing surface around the orifice plate that is configured to engage the cap and seal the printhead requires less manufacturing precision than a capping mechanism that directly engages the orifice plate. Production efficiencies from lower precision assembly have particular significance for high volume products.
摘要:
The invention provides for an ink supply mechanism for a disposable camera printing system. The printing system of the disposable camera includes a printhead with a series of holes etched in a back surface thereof for the supply of ink to a front surface of the printhead for subsequent ejection onto print media stored on a roll housed in the camera. The ink supply mechanism includes a cartridge for supplying ink to the printhead and a platen for guiding the print media under the printhead. The cartridge has elongate top and bottom molding pieces operatively engaged in a complementarily manner to define a plurality of elongate ink reservoirs. The bottom moulding piece supports the printhead and has guide walls and block portions for arranging the ink reservoirs in fluid communication with the series of holes. The platen has a base with a pinch roller and a cutting mechanism attached thereto, the cutting mechanism having a cutting wheel operatively running on a threaded rod to cut the media from the roll.
摘要:
The current invention provides for a nozzle arrangement for an inkjet printer. The nozzle arrangement includes a wafer substrate defining an ink supply channel therethrough, with side wall portions and a top wall portion arranged on the wafer substrate to define a nozzle chamber for operatively receiving ink, said top wall portion defining an ink ejection port and a plurality of etchant holes therein of sufficient diameter such that surface tension effects restrict ink being ejected from the chamber via the etchant holes. The nozzle arrangement also includes a thermal actuator cantilevered on the wafer substrate so that the actuator partitions the nozzle chamber, the actuator having a heater layer which produces thermal expansion of said actuator upon activation, thereby ejecting ink from the nozzle chamber via the ejection port.
摘要:
A mobile telephone has a support structure and a camera device positioned on the support structure for electronically capturing and processing an image. A receptacle of the telephone body receives a detachable printing mechanism. The body engages a print media dispenser which dispenses print media to the printer.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a printhead assembly. The printhead assembly comprises an ink supply module for supplying at least one ink. There is also provided a body defining at least one ink channel. In use, the body interfaces with the ink supply module so that a respective ink is supplied from the ink supply module to a corresponding channel. The printhead assembly also comprises a printhead which, in turn, comprises at least one set of ink inlets. In use, the printhead interfaces with the body so that a respective ink is supplied from a respective channel to a corresponding set of ink inlets. A printing device comprising the printhead assembly is also provided.
摘要:
An inkjet printhead integrated circuit includes a substrate. A drive circuitry layer is positioned on the substrate, the substrate and the drive circuitry layer defining a plurality of ink inlet channels. Nozzle chamber walls and roofs spanning the nozzle chamber walls are positioned on the substrate to define nozzle chambers in fluid communication with respective ink inlet channels, the roofs defining respective ink ejection ports. Ink ejection members are positioned in respective nozzle chambers and are displaceable with respect to the roofs to eject ink from the ink ejection ports. Fulcrum formations are fast with the substrate and each fulcrum formation has an effort formation arranged on one side and a load formation on an opposite side. Each ink ejection member is fast with a respective load formation. Thermal actuators are outside of and associated with respective nozzle chambers and are connected to the drive circuitry layer to move with respect to the substrate on receipt of electrical signals from the drive circuitry layer. Each effort formation is fast with a respective thermal actuator such that reciprocal movement generated by the thermal actuators results in reciprocal movement of the ink ejection members and subsequent ink drop ejection from the ink ejection ports.
摘要:
A camera device includes a replaceable print roll. The print roll includes an ink reservoir section storing respective types of ink. A validation apparatus is configured to validate the replaceable print roll. A printer is configured to print an image on print media upon validation of the print roll. The printer includes an ink supply unit defining a channel from which ink supply passages extend. The printer is configured to receive the ink within the ink supply passages. An ink ejection printhead is located in the channel and includes sets of ink inlets with each set being configured to receive a respective type of ink from the ink supply passages. A roller assembly is arranged to transport the print media in register with the printhead during printing of the image.
摘要:
A method for conveniently applying various effects to a captured digital image is disclosed. A digital camera to carry out the method includes a reader to image manipulation instructions printed on a card and an image printer for printing manipulated images. The method involves reading the image manipulation instructions from the card and manipulating a pre-captured image on the basis of the instructions. Complex manipulations can be readily carried out by inserting a sequence of the cards in a particular order to apply a desired effect to the captured image. Once the desired image manipulations have been applied the manipulated image is printed out.
摘要:
A hand-held modular printer system is provided for printing a stored image. The printer system includes a memory module in which the image can be stored. A printer module can be releasably interconnected with the memory module. The printer module includes an elongate body defining a transverse print media passage and a printer which is arranged within the body so that the stored image can be printed onto print media which passes through the passage. A print media dispenser module defines a print media outlet and can be releasably interconnected with the printer module so that the outlet is in register with the passage. The dispenser module is configured to store a stack of sheets of print media and includes a dispensing mechanism which can be used to dispense an outermost sheet of the stack through the outlet and into the passage for printing.