Personal digital assistant having printhead

• US 7,954,940 B2
• Filed: 06/08/2009
• Issued: 06/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Memjet Technology Ltd. (Memjet Limited)
• Original Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Inventors: Silverbrook, Kia, King, Tobin Allen
• Primary Examiner(s): Shah; Manish S
• Application Number:
  US12/480,612
• Publication Number:
  US 20090244010A1
• Time in Patent Office: 729 Days
• Field of Search: 347/108, 347/109, 347/101
• US Class Current: 347/108
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 11/706 using a cutting tool mounted on a reciprocating carrier
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 15/044 Cassettes or cartridges containing continuous copy material, tape, for setting into printing devices
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/01 Ink jet
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/16 Production of nozzles
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/16552 using cleaning fluids
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17513 Inner structure
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/1752 Mounting within the printer
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17546 electronically
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17553 Outer structure
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 29/023 with reduced dimensions
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 29/13 Cases or covers
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 29/38 Drives, motors, controls or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/36 for portability , i.e. hand-held printers or laptop printers B41J3/4075 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/44 Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms having dual functions or combined with, or coupled to, apparatus performing other functions
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/445 Printers integrated in other types of apparatus, e.g. printers integrated in cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/46 Printing mechanisms combined with apparatus providing a visual indication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1696 the I/O peripheral being a printing or scanning device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/202 Air convective hinge
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/00 Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data , e.g. computer output printersprinting or plotting combined with another operation, e.g. with conveying, G06K17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 2215/0082 : Architecture adapted for a particular function

Abstract

A personal digital assistant is provided which has a body housing a memory for storing personal digital assistant information, a printhead for printing the stored information, a bay extending along a first edge of the body for removably receiving a print media cartridge for supplying print media to the printhead, and control circuitry for controlling functions of the personal digital assistant, and a display pivotally mounted to the body at said first edge for displaying the stored information.

Claims

1. A personal digital assistant comprising:

a body housing;

a memory for storing personal digital assistant information;

a printhead for printing the stored information;

a bay extending along a first edge of the body for removably receiving a print media cartridge for supplying print media to the printhead; and

control circuitry for controlling functions of the personal digital assistant; and

a display pivotally mounted to the body at said first edge via a hinge joint, the display having a screen for displaying the stored information and the hinge joint defining the bay such that pivoting of the display away from the body exposes the screen and provides access to the bay for removable receipt of the print media cartridge.

2. A personal digital assistant as claimed in claim 1, wherein the print media cartridge is cylindrical and stores a print media roll for supply to the printhead and the bay has an arcuate shape so that the cylindrical print media cartridge is removably received to be disposed within the bay.

3. A personal digital assistant as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a flap pivotally connected to the body and engaged with the bay to thereby enclose the removably received cartridge.

4. A personal digital assistant as claimed in claim 3, wherein the bay is located at a base of the display.

5. A personal digital assistant as claimed in claim 3, wherein a connecting portion of the flap is planar.

6. A personal digital assistant as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a fastener for fastening the bay and the flap together.