Print media cartridge for a camera

• US 8,061,828 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2009
• Issued: 11/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Memjet Technology Ltd. (Memjet Limited)
• Original Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Inventors: Silverbrook, Kia
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, THINH H
• Application Number:
  US12/494,236
• Publication Number:
  US 20090262149A1
• Time in Patent Office: 876 Days
• Field of Search: 347/8, 347/20, 347 40- 43, 347/49, 347 84- 87, 347/101, 347/104, 347/105, 347/108, 347/109
• US Class Current: 347/86
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 11/0005 Curl smoothing, i.e. smoothing down corrugated printing material, e.g. by pressing means acting on wrinkled printing material
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• 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 2/14 Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/14427 Structure of ink jet print heads with thermal bend detached actuators
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• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/1645 thin film formation by spincoating
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/1646 thin film formation by sputtering
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/1648 Production of print heads with thermal bend detached actuators
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/16585 for paper-width or non-reciprocating print heads
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/175 : Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17503 : Ink cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17513 : Inner structure
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17546 : electronically
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17553 : Outer structure
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17596 : Ink pumps, ink valves
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2002/041 : Electromagnetic transducer
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2202/21 : Line printing
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 29/38 : Drives, motors, controls or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 29/393 : Devices for controlling or analysing the entire machine ; Controlling or analysing mechanical parameters involving printing of test patterns
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/00 : Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/4078 : Printing on textile
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/413 : for metal
• CPC Class Codes: B82Y 30/00 : Nanotechnology for materials or surface science, e.g. nanocomposites
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 27/50 : with slit or like diaphragm moving over original for progressive exposure G03B27/34 takes precedence ; projection optics per se G03B27/525
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/79 : in semiconductor storage media, e.g. directly-addressable memories
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/86 : Secure or tamper-resistant housings
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2129 : Authenticate client device independently of the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 1/121 : by printing code marks applying code marks to labels B65C9/46; marking or coding completed packages B65B61/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06 : characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06037 : multi-dimensional coding
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/073 : Special arrangements for circuits, e.g. for protecting identification code in memory protection against unauthorised use of computer memory G06F12/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10 : by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10722 : Photodetector array or CCD scanning
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10732 : Light sources
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/14 : using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light G06K7/10831 - G06K7/1097 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1417 : 2D bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1443 : locating of the code in an image
• CPC Class Codes: G11C 11/56 : using storage elements with more than two stable states represented by steps, e.g. of voltage, current, phase, frequency
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 : Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00326 : with a data reading, recognizing or recording apparatus, e.g. with a bar-code apparatus arrangements for the associated working of recording or reproducing apparatus with related apparatus G11B31/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0044 : for image preview or review, e.g. to help the user position a sheet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00965 : using a plug-in memory module, e.g. memory card, memory stick
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2112 : using still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2154 : the still video camera incorporating a hardcopy reproducing device, e.g. a printer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32133 : on the same paper sheet, e.g. a facsimile page header
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 : Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0008 : Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3222 : of processing required or performed, e.g. forwarding, urgent or confidential handling
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3261 : of multimedia information, e.g. a sound signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3264 : of sound signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3269 : of machine readable codes or marks, e.g. bar codes or glyphs
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• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/00 : Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/2628 : Alteration of picture size, shape, position or orientation, e.g. zooming, rotation, rolling, perspective, translation

Abstract

A print media cartridge is configured to be received within a camera in fluid communication with a printhead of the camera. The print media cartridge comprises a cartridge shell having an ejection slot, and housing a print media dispenser including a supply of print media, the print media dispenser further including a cavity; an ink reservoir located within the cavity of the print media dispenser, the ink reservoir divided into a plurality of ink reservoir sections each for storing ink of a different type; and a plurality of bladders each provided in one of the plurality of ink reservoir sections, the bladders containing therein the inks. At least one of the ink reservoir sections has a volumetric dimension different to the other ink reservoir sections, and each of the ink reservoir sections have the same volumetric size.

Claims

1. A print media cartridge configured to be received within a camera in fluid communication with a printhead of the camera, the print media cartridge comprising:

a cartridge shell having an ejection slot, and housing a print media dispenser including a supply of print media, the print media dispenser further including a cavity;

an ink reservoir located within the cavity of the print media dispenser, the ink reservoir divided into a plurality of ink reservoir sections each for storing ink of a different type; and

a plurality of bladders each provided in one of the plurality of ink reservoir sections, the bladders containing therein the inks, wherein

at least one of the ink reservoir sections has a volumetric dimension different to the other ink reservoir sections, and

each of the ink reservoir sections have the same volumetric size.

2. The print media cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the print media dispenser is a print media roll, and the supply of print media is wrapped around an exterior surface of the print media roll.

3. The print media cartridge according to claim 2, wherein a portion of the supply of print media is securely attached to the print media dispenser.

4. The print media cartridge according to claim 3, wherein the print media dispenser includes a first dispenser section coupled to a second dispenser section, and a portion of the supply of print media is pinched between the first and second dispenser sections.

5. The print media cartridge according to claim 4, wherein the first dispenser section and second dispenser section include a plurality of snap-fitting coupling elements, and the first dispenser section and second dispenser section snap fittingly couple together via the plurality of snap-fitting coupling elements.

6. The print media cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the cavity is a hollow passing through a longitudinal axis of the print media dispenser.

7. The print media cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the print media dispenser is rotatably mounted to the cartridge shell.

8. The print media cartridge according to claim 7, wherein the print media dispenser is rotatably mounted relative to the ink reservoir.

9. The print media cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the print media cartridge includes a first roller operably connected to the print media dispenser and a drive mechanism, and upon the drive mechanism driving the first roller, the first roller rotates the print media dispenser to dispense at least a portion of the supply of print media.

10. The print media cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the print media cartridge includes a print media severing mechanism actuated by a control circuit to sever the dispensed portion of the print media supply.

11. The print media cartridge according to claim 10, wherein the print media severing mechanism is a guillotine.

12. The print media cartridge according to claim 11, wherein the guillotine is a rotary guillotine.

13. The print media cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of bladders are collapsible, each bladder being in fluid communication with a ink inlet and an ink outlet.

14. The print media cartridge according to claim 13, wherein each bladder includes an air inlet to facilitate the maintance of a predetermined pressure within respective bladders.

15. The print media cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the print media cartridge includes a plurality of rollers positioned adjacent the ejection slot and operably connected to a drive mechanism, wherein actuation, by the drive mechanism, of at least one of the plurality of rollers directs the dispensed portion of the print media supply through the ejection slot.

16. The print media cartridge according to claim 15, wherein the cartridge shell includes a plurality of notches, each notch receiving a respective one of the plurality of rollers.

17. The print media cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the supply of print media is paper.

18. The print media cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the supply of print media is a plastic sheet.

19. The print media cartridge according to claim 18, wherein the print media is one of:

a metallic sheet film; and

a fabric sheet.