Portable printing device with shutter for covering print head
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1. A portable printing device for printing an image on a print medium, the portable printing device comprising:
- a case;
an ink jet print unit having a print head with a print surface formed with nozzles for ejecting ink, the print head being switchable between a raised position and a lowered position with respect to the case; and
a shutter member having a cap which intimately covers the print surface of the print head when the print head is in said raised position.
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Abstract
A portable printing device including: a case; a print unit having a print head with a print surface, the print head being switchable between a raised position and a lowered position with respect to the case; and a shutter member that covers the print surface of the print head when the print head is in its raised position. A link mechanism including crossed arms is provided for freely pivotably supporting the print unit with respect to the case.
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1. A portable printing device for printing an image on a print medium, the portable printing device comprising:
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a case; an ink jet print unit having a print head with a print surface formed with nozzles for ejecting ink, the print head being switchable between a raised position and a lowered position with respect to the case; and a shutter member having a cap which intimately covers the print surface of the print head when the print head is in said raised position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A portable printing device for printing an image on a print medium, the portable printing device comprising:
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a case having an open portion and a housing portion provided interior to the open portion; an ink jet print unit having a print head with a print surface formed with nozzles for ejecting ink; a head position switching mechanism to which the print head is attached, and which switches a position of the print head between a raised position and a lowered position with respect to the case, wherein the print head is in a housed position housed within the housing portion of the case in the raised position, and the print head is in a printing position for performing print operations through the open portion of the case in the lowered position; and a shutter member having a can which intimately covers the print surface of the print head when the print head is in the raised position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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