Arrangement of ink in a low-cost disposable camera
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1. A recyclable, one-time use, print on demand, digital camera comprising:
- a chassis comprising;
an image sensor device for sensing an image;
a processing means for processing said sensed image;
a pagewidth print head for printing said sensed image;
an ink supply means for supplying ink to the print head;
a supply of print media on to which said sensed image is printed; and
a casing surrounding and encasing said chassis so that the ink supply means is unable to be accessed without destruction of the casing, wherein the ink supply means comprises an ink supply cartridge which defines a plurality of ink supply channels, each of which is in communication with the print head and each channel containing a different color ink in use, for enabling full color printing to be effected.
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A recyclable, one-time use, print on demand, digital camera comprises a chassis. The chassis carries an image sensor device for sensing an image, a processor for processing the sensed image, a pagewidth print head for printing the sensed image, an ink supply arrangement for supplying ink to the print head and a supply of print media onto which the sensed image is printed. A casing surrounds and encases the chassis so that the ink supply arrangement is unable to be accessed without destruction of the casing.
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1. A recyclable, one-time use, print on demand, digital camera comprising:
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a chassis comprising;
an image sensor device for sensing an image;
a processing means for processing said sensed image;
a pagewidth print head for printing said sensed image;
an ink supply means for supplying ink to the print head;
a supply of print media on to which said sensed image is printed; and
a casing surrounding and encasing said chassis so that the ink supply means is unable to be accessed without destruction of the casing, wherein the ink supply means comprises an ink supply cartridge which defines a plurality of ink supply channels, each of which is in communication with the print head and each channel containing a different color ink in use, for enabling full color printing to be effected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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