Inkjet printer with a cartridge storing ink and a roll of media
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1. An inkjet printer comprising:
- a print medium cartridge configured to store a print medium roll, the print medium roll comprising a former carrying a length of print medium and an ink supply core received within the former;
an inkjet printhead assembly having ink ejection mechanisms for printing onto the print medium;
an ink transmission channel structure connected between the ink supply core and the inkjet printhead assembly to transport ink there-between; and
a print medium feed arrangement arranged to feed the print medium from the roll and past the inkjet printhead assembly during printing;
wherein the cartridge further comprises a platen to support the print medium when fed from the roll, the inkjet printhead positioned in registration with the platen and the print medium feed arrangement arranged to feed the print medium between the platen and the inkjet printhead during printing.
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An inkjet printer has a print medium cartridge configured to store a print medium roll. The print medium roll has a former carrying a length of print medium and an ink supply core which can be received within the former. An inkjet printhead prints onto the print medium and an ink transmission channel structure connected between the ink supply core and the inkjet printhead assembly to transport ink there-between. The print medium is drawn from the roll by a print medium feed arrangement that feeds the print medium past the inkjet printhead during printing.
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1. An inkjet printer comprising:
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a print medium cartridge configured to store a print medium roll, the print medium roll comprising a former carrying a length of print medium and an ink supply core received within the former; an inkjet printhead assembly having ink ejection mechanisms for printing onto the print medium; an ink transmission channel structure connected between the ink supply core and the inkjet printhead assembly to transport ink there-between; and a print medium feed arrangement arranged to feed the print medium from the roll and past the inkjet printhead assembly during printing; wherein the cartridge further comprises a platen to support the print medium when fed from the roll, the inkjet printhead positioned in registration with the platen and the print medium feed arrangement arranged to feed the print medium between the platen and the inkjet printhead during printing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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