Computer monitor having inkjet printhead

• US 7,963,649 B2
• Filed: 10/26/2009
• Issued: 06/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Memjet Technology Ltd. (Memjet Limited)
• Original Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Inventors: Silverbrook, Kia
• Primary Examiner(s): Stephens; Juanita D
• Application Number:
  US12/606,095
• Publication Number:
  US 20100039459A1
• Time in Patent Office: 603 Days
• Field of Search: 347/2, 347/44, 347/47, 347/54, 347/56, 347 61- 65, 347/67, 347/101, 347/104, 347/108, 400/188, 400/493, 400/716, 400/719
• US Class Current: 347/108
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/01 Ink jet
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/14427 Structure of ink jet print heads with thermal bend detached actuators
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/175 Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2002/14435 Moving nozzle made of thermal bend detached actuator
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/28 for printing downwardly on flat surfaces, e.g. of books, drawings, boxes , envelopes, e.g. flat-bed ink-jet printers
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/445 Printers integrated in other types of apparatus, e.g. printers integrated in cameras
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64

Abstract

A computer monitor is provided which has a flat panel display for displaying images and an inkjet printhead disposed adjacent a lower portion of the computer monitor. The monitor is configured such that print media to be printed is fed manually into a feed path that directs the print media from a region adjacent the upper edge of the flat panel display, past the printhead for printing, then out of the monitor adjacent a lower edge of the flat panel display.

Claims

1. A computer monitor comprising:

a flat panel display for displaying images; and

an inkjet printhead disposed adjacent a lower portion of the computer monitor,

wherein the monitor is configured such that print media to be printed is fed manually into a vertical feed path that directs the print media from a region adjacent the upper edge of the flat panel display, vertically past the printhead for printing, then vertically out of the monitor adjacent a lower edge of the flat panel display.

2. A computer monitor according to claim 1, further including a print media feed mechanism for feeding print media along the feed path.

3. A computer monitor according to claim 2, wherein the print media feed mechanism is configured to position the print media substantially parallel in at least one direction with respect to a plane defined by the flat panel display.

4. A computer monitor according to claim 3, wherein the print media feed mechanism is configured to accept a single sheet of print media at a time for printing.

5. A computer monitor according to claim 1, wherein the flat panel display measures at least 14 inches on the diagonal.

6. A computer monitor according to claim 1, further comprising a curved paper guide disposed beneath the flat panel display, such that the printed media is urged horizontally as it exits the monitor.