Abstract: A system for producing photographic prints includes a digital camera, having a memory configured for storing images, and a stand-alone printer. The printer includes a docking port and control devices. The docking port is configured to mechanically receive the digital camera. The control devices are configured to allow selection of an image from the memory of the digital camera, and to initiate printing thereof by the printer. The system and method allow a user to deliver an image captured by the digital camera, either as a hard-copy print or as an electronic file, using controls of the printer device.

Abstract: A sheet feed tray is openably/closably (or foldably) attached to the main body of a recording apparatus, and a separator, which separates recorded media to be discharged above the sheet feed tray from unrecorded media loaded on the sheet feed tray, is provided so as to be displaceable relative to the sheet feed tray. When the sheet feed tray is pivoted a predetermined distance or more in the direction indicated by an arrow A, the separator is turned in the direction indicated by an arrow B and enters the inside of the sheet feed tray. With the arrangement, the interference between a separator and the main body of a recording apparatus is avoided, without causing a reduction in the permissible number of unrecorded media to be loaded and an increase of the size of the apparatus.

Abstract: A writing instrument comprising a liquid spray head and a processor unit serving to activate the spray head. The instrument further comprises measurement means for measuring the distance between the spray head and the medium, and movement detector means, the processor unit being adapted to activate the liquid spray head when at least the measurement means determine that the distance between the spray head and the medium is less than a predetermined maximum value, the processor unit also being adapted to manage activation of the spray head as a function of the movement detected by the movement detector means.

Abstract: The present invention includes apparatus and method for image transfer onto one of a plurality of a pad medium pages while the pages are aggregated together. A preferred embodiment for a printer includes a housing; a print engine, within the housing, for transferring an image to a transfer medium when the transfer medium is located at a print position; and a transfer medium registration system, coupled to the print engine, for positioning a pad including a plurality of transfer media releasably secured to one another, wherein the print registration system locates one of the transfer media at the print position. The method including positioning a pad at a print position of a print transfer engine, the pad including a plurality of transfer media releasably secured to one another; and transferring an image to one of the transfer media positioned at the print position.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pedestal that protrudes from a fluid reservoir device that retains fluid for a fluid-ejection printing device. A data storage device may be mounted on the pedestal such that when the fluid reservoir device is inserted into a supporting structure, the pedestal and data storage device mounted thereon protrude into or through an opening in a surface of the supporting structure. Consequently, a disconnectable connection to the data storage device may be made at a location other than the inside of the supporting structure. Accordingly, connection to the data storage device is simplified and the risk of damage or a reduction in performance to the data storage device or its electrical contacts from fluid leaks from the fluid reservoir device is reduced.

Abstract: This invention relates to a recording apparatus, comprising an opening delivering a recording medium after completion of recording and a cover capable of closing the opening in moving pivotally and a holding rib formed at the cover for holding a rear end as well as both sides of the delivered recording medium. The holding rib comes to be exposed when the cover is opened.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is featured with excellent operability of storage at the time of non-use, as well as excellent operability of charging the battery, in addition to such advantages as thin and battery-driven, and preferably suitable for portable use. A cradle provided for this image forming apparatus functions as a placement stand when an ink jet printer, which is provided with a battery charger mounted thereon, is inserted in the direction designated appropriately at the time of non-use. When the ink jet printer having the battery charger thus mounted thereon is contained in the cradle, the contact point portion of the battery charger and the contact terminal portion of the cradle are electrically connected. Therefore, the battery incorporated in the battery charger is charged when the AC adopter cable is inserted into the CDL-DCin jack of the cradle.

Abstract: A connection of two components is disclosed that abut on the faces thereof. With this connection, it is possible to create a stable connection, particularly of flat components, with a high level of precision of the position with regard to one another and with a preferred accessibility in the space around the plane extending from the adjacent adjoining faces of the components. Both components each have a half borehole with encircling collars; a fastening device that extends through the complete borehole and a nut having a conical recess which rests tightly against the collars so that the first component is fastened to the second component in a positive manner. It is further possible to provide a fastening of guiding elements to a middle base support that, in essence, overlaps the support at least occasionally and is effected by the connection.

Abstract: A transport protector for protecting an inkjet cartridge wherein the inkjet cartridge includes a cartridge body, an inkwell extending from the cartridge body and a nozzle on the inkwell. The protector including a protector body shaped to receive at least a portion of the inkjet cartridge and including a section to allow UV radiation to penetrate the protector body and cure a UV sensitive material on the inkjet cartridge.

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes a carriage having a printing head and moving in a main scanning direction, an exterior cover, and a detection part configured to detect an opening or closing state of the exterior cover. The carriage is returned to a home position when opening of the exterior cover is detected.

Abstract: A printer is provided comprising substantially vertically disposed print media supply and collector. The print media supply supplies print media for printing by a printhead and the collector collects the printed print media. A transport device comprises rollers is provided to transport the print media through a delivery path which passes through an angle of at least 140°, and preferably 180°, from the supply to the collector via the printhead.

Abstract: An inkjet printer cradle including a body complementary to a removable inkjet cartridge of a type having a pagewidth printhead and an ink supply, a data connection point fast with the body for receiving data signals defining images for printing from an external data source; and a processor coupled to the data connection point and arranged to operate the pagewidth printhead in response to the data signals to print said images.

Abstract: An ink cartridge used in a color printer, comprises at the surface, a convexity or convexities (identifying section) that correspond to a color of an ink, and that can be identified by tactile sense. A cartridge setting section of the color printer comprises at the surface, a convexity or convexities (identifying section) that correspond to the color of the ink of the ink cartridge that is to be set, and that can be identified by tactile sense. The user can identify the color of the ink of the ink cartridge, by touching the ink cartridge with his/her hand, and obtain information of the position where that ink cartridge should be set, by touching the cartridge setting section with his/her hand.

Abstract: A computer monitor houses a display for displaying to a user display data received from a computer system and a printer including a pagewidth printhead. The printhead is disposed behind the display as viewed by the user and prints the display data onto print media. In the preferred embodiments, the pagewidth printhead extends across the entire width of the display.

Abstract: A printer body of a printer apparatus is provided with paired bearing portions such that the paired bearing portions face each other, while a paper support for supporting a paper sheet is provided with paired rotating shaft portions, which are rotatably journaled by the paired bearing portions. Each of the rotating shaft portions includes a shaft body and a shaft support portion for supporting the shaft body. The shaft support portion is provided at a flat plate portion of the paper support. A tab portion is formed at the shaft support portion. Each of the paired bearing portions includes a bearing body provided with an opening for receiving the shaft body. At the bearing body, an engaging portion is formed to receive the tab portion to restrict axial movement of the rotating shaft portions. As a result, it is possible to provide a printer apparatus having a paper support less likely to detach from the printer body.

Abstract: A print roll unit includes an elongate core defining a plurality of elongate ink chambers for each storing a respective type of ink. A roll of print media includes a tubular former in which the core can be received and a length of print media which is wound upon the former. A housing includes a pair of molded covers which can be fastened together in a releasable manner to house the roll of print media.

Abstract: An inkjet printer comprising an outer casing with a hingedly mounted panel for access its interior; a cradle housed within the outer casing for supporting an ink cartridge, the cradle having a hingedly mounted lid that opens to allow the ink cartridge to be inserted and removed; wherein, the hinge axis of the lid and the hinge axis of the panel are parallel; and the lid and the panel both open in the same direction.

Abstract: A recording apparatus is provided in which a space can be secured on a desk without performing a troublesome operation, and penetration of dust or foreign matter into a main body can be prevented when the apparatus is not used, and a sheet jam caused by closing of a sheet-discharge-port cover does not occur when the apparatus is used. In the apparatus, a magnet unit is provided at a sheet feeding cover covering a sheet feeding opening, and a metal member is provided at a sheet-discharge-port cover for covering a sheet discharge port. By attraction of the metal member of the sheet-discharge-port cover by the magnet unit of the sheet feeding cover, and a locked state is provided, to provide a shell structure. Linked with opening of the sheet feeding cover, the sheet-discharge-port cover is automatically opened by its own weight. A DC jack is disposed at a right side of the printer main body, and an I/F (interface) connector is disposed within a detachable side cover.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is featured with excellent operability of storage at the time of non-use, as well as excellent operability of charging the battery, in addition to such advantages as thin and battery-driven, and preferably suitable for portable use. A cradle provided for this image forming apparatus functions as a placement stand when an ink jet printer, which is provided with a battery charger mounted thereon, is inserted in the direction designated appropriately at the time of non-use. When the ink jet printer having the battery charger thus mounted thereon is contained in the cradle, the contact point portion of the battery charger and the contact terminal portion of the cradle are electrically connected. Therefore, the battery incorporated in the battery charger is charged when the AC adopter cable is inserted into the CDL-DCin jack of the cradle.

Abstract: A carriage, on which a recording head is mounted, and to which a moving unit is connected, reciprocates a recording area by the moving unit to perform recording by the recording head. In the carriage, a recording head mount part and a connection part to the moving unit are separately provided, and the mount part and the connection part are coupled by a coupling structure having a linear elastic member. Hereby, vibration from the moving unit is shielded in the division portion and is not transmitted to the recording head mount part. Therefore, recording accuracy of the recording head can be kept in a high state.

Abstract: A printer shaped like a slim box includes a carriage which reciprocates in a main scanning direction on its front section. Ink cartridges separately from the carriage are detachably provided in an ink cartridge unit in a row in the main scanning direction above a main scanning area of the carriage. The ink cartridge unit is designed to retreat from an area in the vicinity of the main scanning area of the carriage by sliding in a backward direction of the printer, whereby maintenance work can be easily performed when a trouble (e.g. paper jam) occurs in a recording paper transfer path via an area below a bottom section of the carriage.

Abstract: An ink jet printer includes a housing that defines a print media entrance opening and a print media exit opening. A support frame is arranged in the housing between the openings. A print media feed roller assembly is mounted on the frame proximal the entrance opening and a print media exit roller assembly is mounted on the frame proximal the exit opening. A print engine is mounted on the frame downstream of and adjacent to the feed roller assembly. A belt-loading mechanism is mounted on the frame and is interposed between the print engine and the exit roller assembly to load an initial portion of a sheet of print media between the roller assemblies prior to a printing operation to be carried out by the print engine.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit which forms an image on a printing medium; a main body casing which accommodates the image forming unit; a feeding unit which feeds the stored medium to the image forming unit; and a rotation coupling unit which couples the feeding unit with the bottom surface of the main body casing to rotate at a predetermined angle with respect to the bottom surface of the main body casing.

Abstract: An inkjet printer comprising a replaceable pagewidth printhead with an array of nozzles and printhead contacts for transmitting power and print data to the nozzles; and corresponding contacts for supplying the power and print data to the printhead contacts; and a selective biasing mechanism; such that the printhead contacts and the corresponding contacts are biased into engagement during printing and released from biased engagement when installing or removing the printhead.

Abstract: A wiping apparatus has a cover box which covers at least a feeding reel, a take-up reel, a wiping member and a spray head, as well as a sheet-feeding passage for the wiping sheet. The passage extends from the feeding reel to the take-up reel. The cover box has formed therein a member opening through which the wiping member protrudes.

Abstract: The turbulence of the air moved through an inkjet print head enclosure is reduced before reaching the printing region between the print head and a print medium by positioning a HEPA filtration system between an air inlet opening in the enclosure and the print head. Turbulence is removed from air moved through the air path by HEPA filtration of the air being drawn into the print head enclosure before reaching the printing region.

Abstract: A printhead assembly is provided having at least two printhead modules and a casing in which printhead modules are removably and adjacently mounted to extend across a pagewidth. Each printhead module has at least two printhead integrated circuits, each of which has nozzles formed therein for delivering printing fluid onto a surface of print media, a support member supporting and carrying the printing fluid for the at least two printhead integrated circuits, and an electrical connector for connecting electrical power signals to the at least two printhead integrated circuits from both ends of the printhead assembly.

Abstract: A flexibly supported printer includes a printer and a flexible support supporting the printer. Movement of internal components of the printer causes the printer to move by flexing the flexible support.

Abstract: A supporting structure and a Business machine utilizing the same. The business machine includes a main body, cover and supporting structure therebetween. The sleeve connected to the main body has a guiding groove with a lug portion. The connecting rod is connected to the cover and movably disposed in the sleeve. The connecting rod has a cantilever with a hook portion confined in the guiding groove. The guiding groove has a predetermined profile, such that the cover is lifted before closing, protecting the main body from accidental collision.

Abstract: The invention provides the recording apparatus, which has excellent operability of drawing and retracting the sheet discharge tray and excellent design in accommodating the sheet discharge tray and includes a sheet discharge mechanism having an advantage for miniaturization and improvement of performance of the recording apparatus. A tray accommodation portion which slidably accommodates a sheet discharge unit including a plurality of sheet discharge trays and an opening portion which is opened and closed by a cover member are provided in an exterior of the apparatus. The drawn sheet discharge tray is retained on a backside of the cover member retained at a predetermined opening angle. Stepwise grooves having difference of elevation for sliding guide protrusions provided in the sheet discharge tray unit are formed on both sides of the tray accommodation unit.

Abstract: A multi-function printer and a supporting mechanism thereof. The multi-function printer comprises a printing module, a scanning module rotatably disposed on the printing module and a supporting mechanism. The supporting mechanism comprises a supporter rotatably disposed on the scanning module, and a constraining mechanism disposed in the printing module. When the scanning module is lifted from the printing module, the supporter is constrained by the constraining mechanism to position the scanning module at a predetermined angle with respect to the printing module. When the scanning module is further lifted to a limit position, the supporter is released from the constraining mechanism, whereby the scanning module descends to the printing module and the supporter is accommodated in the printing module.

Abstract: A portable electronic apparatus includes a printer portion provided in a main body and having a printing head, a recording paper holder provided in a portion of the main body near to the printer portion, a holder cover openably attached to the paper holder, a platen provided on the holder cover and facing the printing head when the holder cover covers the paper holder, and a paper sensor provided on the holder cover, located near to the platen, and detecting the recording paper. The apparatus may includes a water-drop proof cover removably attached on the main body, covering a portion of the outer surface region of the main body which faces the printed recording paper discharged out from a recording paper discharge port formed in the portion of the outer surface region, and housing the printed recording paper discharged out from the paper discharge port.

Abstract: A printer module for use with like printer modules to form an array of printer modules includes a housing that defines a print media inlet and a print media outlet. A chassis is positioned in the housing. A print engine is mounted on the chassis to carry out a printing operation on the print media. A feed assembly is mounted on the chassis to feed the print media through the print engine. A first locator is positioned on a first side of the housing. A second locator is positioned on a second side of the housing. The locators are configured so that the first locator is engageable with the second locator of an adjacent printer module.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus including an image reading section; a sheet feeding section; an image forming section configured to form an image on the sheet of the receiving material fed from the sheet feeding section; and a sheet discharging section located below the image reading section and configured to discharge the sheet bearing the image fed from the image forming section, wherein the sheet discharging section includes an outlet from which the sheet bearing the image is drawn; an inlet which is located on an upstream side from the outlet relative to the sheet discharging direction and from which the sheet bearing the image is discharged by the image forming section; a sheet receiving portion which receives the sheet bearing the image discharged from the inlet; and a top wall, and wherein the top wall is slanting upward in the sheet discharging direction.

Abstract: A printing cartridge includes a housing. A print roll is mounted in the housing to carry a roll of print media. The print roll includes a print roll former that contains an ink supply arrangement. The ink supply arrangement includes an elongate body in which one or more elongate ink chambers are defined which each extend along the body.

Abstract: An image printing device including (1) a first tray that holds a print medium on which an image is to be printed, (2) a first opening disposed at a front of the image printing device, in which the first tray is disposed, (3) a second opening disposed at the front of the image printing device, through which an ink cartridge is inserted and from which the ink cartridge is removed, and (4) a card slot disposed at the front of the image printing device, the card slot electrically connecting a memory card that stores image data to the image printing device. Wherein an insertion direction of the first tray into the first opening, an insertion direction of the ink cartridge into the second opening, and an insertion direction of the memory card into the card slot are made to be a first single direction.

Abstract: A tachograph has a cubic housing and a printing device having a thermal print head, a feed roller driven by a drive mechanism and a carrier movable out of the housing to reload a ribbon which forms a stock of printing material. Locking means lock and unlock the carrier in a closed position in the housing. A latch element is mounted rotatably on the carrier and subjected to an action of a tension spring. A snap-in hook of the latch element is associated with a snap-in member in a fixed position. An actuating arm is formed with the latch element, and a pushbutton is configured to be in operative connection with the actuating arm and mounted displaceably on the carrier. A fixed stop associated with the actuating arm disengages the latch element from the snap-in member when the pushbutton is actuated, and displaces the carrier in a direction of an insertion position when the actuating arm is supported on the stop.

Abstract: A sheet feeding device is adapted to feed a recording medium including a first medium provided as a cut-sheet form and a second medium provided as a rolled-sheet form to a recording section at which a recording operation is performed with respect to the recording medium, by ejecting ink droplets thereto. A first sheet feeder is operable to feed the first medium stacked thereon to the recording section. A second sheet feeder is adapted to be detachably attached the first sheet feeder, and operable to feed the second medium to the recording section.

Abstract: A modular printer includes a frame. A housing in which the frame is housed has an operatively upper and an operatively lower cover and defines a print media inlet at one end between the covers and a print media outlet at an opposite end between the covers. An inlet roller assembly is mounted on the frame proximate the print media inlet for feeding a sheet of print media into the housing. A pair of opposed inkjet printhead assemblies are mounted on the frame downstream of the inlet roller assembly to define a printing zone between the printhead assemblies. The inlet roller assembly is configured to feed the sheet of print media between the printhead assemblies. An exit roller assembly is mounted on the frame proximate the print media outlet to feed the sheet of print media from the outlet.

Abstract: A printing cartridge is engageable with a printer and includes a casing. The casing has a print media supply portion in which sheets of print media are stored and an ink supply portion that houses an ink supply for use by the printer. A sheet transport mechanism is arranged in the casing and is engageable with a drive mechanism of the printer to feed the sheets out of a print media exit opening defined by the casing.

Abstract: A self threading printer is disclosed for producing rolls of wallpaper. It features a media loading area adapted to support a media cartridge in a position so that a media supply slot of the cartridge is closely adjacent to a pilot guide. The device's cabinet contains a media path which extends from the pilot guide to a printed media dispensing slot. A printhead is located across the media path and an internal processor accepts operator inputs which are used to configure the printer for producing a particular roll. A motor within the cabinet advances a media web out of the media cartridge and one or more other motors urge the media along the path and out of the dispensing slot.

Abstract: To print an excellent image formed without distortion or image failure by mitigating irregularities, inclination, or the like of an installation floor surface. In an ink jet recording apparatus including an ink jet recording apparatus main body and a leg portion, a deformation absorbing member is interposed in a joint portion between the ink jet recording apparatus main body and the leg portion. Therefore, even if there are the irregularities, the inclination, or the like on a floor surface to which the ink jet recording apparatus is installed, it is possible to ensure leveling of a print surface in the ink jet recording apparatus main body, thereby being capable of obtaining the excellent image without the distortion or the image failure.

Abstract: A laser beam printer includes a casing with a discharge tray disposed on the top surface of the casing. A cutout part is formed in the top surface of the casing and an opening is formed in the front surface of the casing for facilitating mounting and removal of a process cartridge. The opening can be closed with a cover. When the cover is in a closed position, a top cover part of the cover blocks the cutout part. At this time, the top cover part and a main discharge tray part of the discharge tray are adjacent to one another and function to support paper. When the cover is in an open position, the cutout part is exposed; the top cover part is separated from the main discharge tray part; and the paper is supported by the main discharge tray alone.

Abstract: An inkjet printhead lid has a light opacity component and a laser light transparent component molded together in two shots in an injection molding chamber. The laser light transparency component has a periphery that extends beyond a periphery of the light opacity component on substantially all sides thereof. An inkjet printhead body laser welds to the laser light transparency component in an area between the peripheries of the two lid components. Inkjet printers for containing the printhead are also disclosed. In the molding chamber, two sources of injection molding materials inject a first and then a second mold to mold the two lid components together. One of the two sources of injection molding materials has laser light transparency characteristics while the other has light opacity characteristics. Mechanical interlocking features may also exist in both of the two lid components.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a main body for recording on a recording medium, a protective cover which has an opening, for covering the main body with a portion other than the opening of the protective cover, and a waterproof cover which is connected to the protective cover via first and second connecting portions. When the first and second connecting portions are respectively in connected states, the waterproof cover is positioned so that the waterproof cover is opposed to the opening of the protective cover, and there is a gap for passing the recording medium between the protective cover and the waterproof cover. When the first connecting portion is in the connected state and the second connecting portion is in a disconnected state, the waterproof cover is moved to a position so that a part of the main body can be exposed to an outside through the opening.

Abstract: A display device for use as a computer monitor, the display device comprising: a flat panel display for displaying images received from a computer; and a printer, the printer including a pagewidth printhead for printing onto print media, the printhead being disposed adjacent a lower portion of the display device.

Abstract: An ink jet printer includes a printer housing, an imaging drum, a drum frame connected to the printer housing and the imaging drum, a print head frame movably mounted in the printer housing, at least two print heads mounted to the print head frame, a first alignment pin connected to the print head frame, and a second alignment pin connected to the print head frame. The imaging drum includes first and second ends. The drum frame includes a first support connected to the first end of the imaging drum and a second support connected to the second end of the imaging drum. The first support includes a first docking station and the second support includes a second docking station. The print head is movable between a printing position and a cleaning position. Each alignment pin connects to the print head frame and extends generally towards the drum frame. The first alignment pin is adapted to be received by the first docking station when the print head frame is moved into the printing position.

Abstract: An air flow restriction device relates to an ink jet printhead enclosure with body, a load supportable moveable lid with an opening disposed on the body, and a chamber within the body. Continuous web media is disposed in the chamber with at least one ink jet printhead located above the continuous web media within the chamber. A high efficiency air filter with a fan is located within the opening of the moveable lid and the filter with fan flows continuous clean filtered air into the enclosure, bathing the ink jet printhead and the continuous web media in clean filtered air. An air flow restriction device is placed in the side of the chamber below the continuous web media creating positive pressure in the chamber when the fan and filter floods the chamber with the clean filtered air, thereby reducing particle contamination in the chamber by a factor of at least ten.

Abstract: An inkjet printer has a drying compartment for the freshly printed media web. The compartment has a top opening for receiving the media web fed from the printhead, the top opening being configured so that the media web is received as a suspended partial loop within the compartment. The printer also has a source of heated air located above the top opening for blowing heated air into the compartment through the top opening to dry printing on the suspended partial loop of the media web.

Abstract: An ink reservoir adaptor for use in a printing device, comprising a reservoir supporting element movable relative to the adaptor between first and second positions, the supporting element being arranged in the first position to receive a reservoir such that an interface associated with the reservoir is located in a predetermined position relative to the supporting element, the supporting element being further arranged, when moved to the second position, to bring the interface to a predetermined position relative to the adaptor.