CN1550878A

CN1550878A - A hand held mobile phone with integral internal printer with print media supply

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Publication number: CN1550878A
Application number: CNA2004100472070A
Authority: CN
Inventors: ��ǡ��³��; 基亚·西尔弗布鲁克; ��ס��˹��; 托宾·艾伦·金
Original assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
Current assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
Priority date: 1998-11-09
Filing date: 1999-11-09
Publication date: 2004-12-01
Anticipated expiration: 2019-11-09
Also published as: KR20040101462A; AU1533700A; JP2010069882A; KR100699251B1; IL162281A; JP2010069883A; CN100436132C; ID29171A; JP4658219B2; IL162282A0; IL162279A; CN1184529C; CN1325504A; IL162280A0; IL162277A0; JP4658220B2; CN1550882A; JP2010074845A; KR20040101463A; AU2004200514A1

Abstract

The specification discloses a range of printer applications including a sticker printing camera device and cartridge assembly, a PC disk drive bay printer, a PCMCIA printer and camera using such a printer, digital mobile phones with and without a print media supply, a video game console device and a digital printer cartridge with integral print media transport mechanism.

Description

Hand held mobile phone device with integrated internal printer and print media supply

The application is that application number is dividing an application of 99813083.4 patented claim.

The present invention relates to printing equipment, and relate more specifically to printing equipment application and relevant parts, as analogs such as print media boxes.

The present invention has developed into preferred form and has dripped the ink-jet technology of the China ink of amount with utilization by instruction, and describes based on this below.Yet can being applied to with being equal to, aspect of the present invention as a rule uses in other preferred compact print system.

According to a first aspect of the invention, provide a kind of digital camera apparatus of printing sticker, described device comprises:

The sticker memory storage;

The sticker feeding means;

The image sensor of a sensing image usefulness;

The ink jet-print head of an inside, its running go up relevant with described image sensor and, be suitable for the image of the described sensing of printing on by the sticker of described sticker feeding means transmission, perhaps its distortion;

A black source; With

China ink is sent to the device of described printhead.

Preferably, described device size fixed with encapsulate to such an extent that can be convenient for carrying, and more preferably can conveniently hand.

Described sticker printer and camera can further contain the image effect setting device, are used to set the image effect on the image that is applied to sensing; Interconnected with image effect setting device and image sensor, and be applicable to the image-processing system that the image of revising sensing be set current according to described image effect setting device.

The image effect setting device can contain indicates dial or the slide block that several effect images are arranged on it.Sticker source and Mo Yuan preferably can replenish, and at least one comprises relevant identification system.

Can also be provided with the shear of the part of the printing of cutting off the sticker of printing.

Preferably printhead is a page width printing head.

Be provided with the box that a printing equipment is used according to a second aspect of the invention, described box comprises:

A box shell, it defines first container part and second container part that stores black source that wherein hold the glue coated printing medium source.

Preferably, comprise can be by the identification device of certain form of printing equipment identification for described box.

Conform with hope ground, the black reservoir vessel of box partly comprises one or more China ink outlet, contacts thereby these China inks export the black distribution unit that can be punctured when mounted with on the printing equipment.

In this preferred form, shell holds the sticker roller of annular configuration usually, simultaneously black reservoir vessel from shell to overhanging.Preferably, the box shell is applicable to the device snap fit that will use therein with it.

In a particularly preferred form, described box size is done to such an extent that must use with hereinafter described the sort of sticker printing digital camera apparatus with configuration.

A third aspect of the present invention provides a kind of printer for this reason, it comprises: a printing equipment, a print media conveyer, a black storage device, the fluid between described black storage device and described printing equipment connect, with a data connection device that print data is transmitted to described printing equipment, wherein said data connection device is PC card (PCMCIA) interface.

Preferably the print media conveyer is related with a docking port, and described docking port is applicable to and holds carton and arrange from carton paper was transmitted print media.

Preferably printer is contained in the supporting shell, and wherein, the PC card goes out from a distal process of shell.

Preferably printing equipment contains an ink jet-print head.

Preferably printhead is the page width ink jet printhead.

In a form of the present invention, scraps of paper box be applicable to box hold the business card size paper and, carton and the printer assembled approximately are the sizes of III type PC card.

Preferably printhead comprises an ink nozzle array, and each nozzle is communicated with a chamber, and a blade that is moved by the hot bending executor is contained in described chamber, and described executor is applicable to and starts the back by instructing from nozzle ink jet.

Therefore a fourth aspect of the present invention is provided with one by instruction printing photographic system, contain a camera unit, this camera unit includes: lens, it is dismountable and the printer unit that can engage with camera unit arranged that image sensor, image-processing system, power supply and arrangement receive the pcmcia interface of image and one through image-processing system from image sensor.

Preferably, printer unit has a supporting shell, has the pcmcia interface that shell one distal process from then on goes out.

Preferably printer unit comprises a page width ink jet printhead and a docking port, described docking port be applicable to hold a carton and arrange with from box through the printhead paper feed.

Preferably docking port is applicable to and holds scraps of paper box.

In a form of the present invention, the sheet carton be applicable to the scraps of paper that keep the public affair paper size and, carton and the printer assembled approximately are the sizes of III type PC card.

Preferably printhead comprises an ink nozzle array, and each nozzle is communicated with a chamber, and described chamber includes a blade that is moved by the hot bending executor, and described executor is applicable to and starts the back by instructing from nozzle ink jet.

According to a fifth aspect of the invention, be provided with a printer unit, described printer unit includes print control unit chip and China ink and the paper source apparatus that a printhead, an arrangement are used to control printhead, and described printer unit configuration must be assembled to people's computer type disk drive interface one by one.

Preferably printhead is a page width ink jet printhead.

Preferably in a dismountable box, be provided with China ink and paper source apparatus.

Preferably, described dismountable box is longilineal, and is applicable to longitudinally and is inserted in the printer unit.

Preferably printer unit rotatably is installed on the inferior framework, described inferior frame geometry is to install in the disk drive interface, thereby printer unit can rotate between a running position and a loading position, paper from the paper source apparatus in the running position is applicable to that dismountable box is applicable to vertically and is inserted in the printer unit in loading position from the release of disk drive interface front.

Preferably, printer unit rotates about an angle of 90 degrees between running position and loading position.

According to a sixth aspect of the invention, be provided with a hand-held mobile cylinder record device that has integrated internal printer and print media supply, described device contains:

A mobile telephone unit is used for transmission and received signal;

An inner print media storage unit;

Treating apparatus is used for the signal Processing of described reception and transmission is become printable form;

An assembling ground is attached to printhead on the described treating apparatus and black distribution unit, in order to print the described signal of having handled on described print media;

With the print media feeding means, be used for presenting described print media to described printhead from described memory storage, be used for printing the described signal of having handled thereon.

In first preferred form, print media contains paper or card.Card preferably comes down to the size of general business card.Close in hope ground, printhead and card storage unit form a snap fit with mobile telephone unit.

In second preferred form, print media is the form that paper is printed volume, and more preferably, prints volume and be located in the box that also comprises an integrated black source.

It is wide or block wide individual unit that printhead can contain paper, and can form by semiconductor fabrication techniques.

The card storage unit can be from the device dismounting.Printhead or printhead and black distribution unit assembly can be dismantled from microphone device and print media storage unit dividually.

Printhead can contain through black distribution unit attached to the panchromatic printhead on the system ink supply reservoir, is used for supplying with color separately to the printhead of each color.

Printhead can contain an ink nozzle array of structures, and wherein liquid can be discharged by starting attached to the corresponding thermal flexure executor on each nozzle arrangements.

Printhead preferably can comprise a series of black source reservoirs that adhere to, and wherein first reservoir is significantly greater than other reservoir.Printhead and black distribution unit and/or printing volume box can comprise that is preferably differentiated a chip, and described chip guarantees to use the consumptive material of approval, and described chip can also be used to set every predetermined consumption.

Hand held mobile phone can be any kind and utilize any communication system, as long as the signal of transmission can be processed into printable form.The phone type that is suitable for and/or the type of communication system comprise GSM, CDMA, PHS, satellite telephone system, and the interconnected mobile telephone system of the third generation (3G), comprise GPRS and WCDMA.

According to a seventh aspect of the invention, be provided with a hand held mobile phone device that has integrated internal printer, described device contains:

A mobile telephone unit is used for transmission and received signal;

One attached to printhead on the described treating apparatus and black distribution unit assembly, is used for printing on described print media the described signal of having handled; With

The print media feeding means is used for a print media that receives from the source of described telephone device outside is presented to described printhead, is used for printing on its described print media the described signal message of having handled.

Preferably, print media comprises paper or card.

Printhead can contain the wide individual unit of print media, and can form by semiconductor fabrication techniques.

Close in hope ground, printhead or printhead and black distribution unit assembly can be dismantled from telephone device.In a preferred form, printhead is the part of sub-component, also comprises a black distribution unit and Mo Yuan, is called printhead and ink supply module later.

Printhead can contain through black distribution unit attached to the panchromatic printhead on the system ink supply reservoir, is used for the color of separating to the printhead source of each color.

In a preferred form, printhead contains an ink nozzle array of structures, and wherein liquid can be by discharging attached to the corresponding executor on the spray leaf relevant with each nozzle arrangements.

Preferably, described executor is the thermal flexure executor.

Printhead preferably includes the black distribution unit that is connected with a series of black source reservoirs that adhere to the ink supply module, and first reservoir that wherein is preferably used for storing black ink is significantly greater than other reservoir.Printhead and black distribution unit assembly or printhead and ink supply module alternatively form a dismountable snap fit with mobile telephone unit.

Printhead or printhead and black distribution unit assembly also preferably include an identification device, and this device is the form of differentiating chip in this preferred embodiment.This makes telephone device can only use the consumptive material of approval, and alternatively writes down use and consumption data and can be used for only allowing printhead or the printhead and the ink supply module of predetermined consumption.

Print media is manually in the feed-in printer phone.Flexiblely, can use a kind of distributor of print media, described distributor preferably includes:

The print media storage area that the dispensing outlet is arranged;

A printer phone support is used to support described printer phone and the inlet of the print media on it is exported with the dispensing in medium storing district align; With

A dispensing ejecting mechanism, can be on-stream the print media of scheduled volume through the dispensing outlet release and push printer phone print media inlet be located at described phone in relevant media present the materials device joint.

Close in hope ground, print media is card or scraps of paper form.

Preferably, ejecting mechanism contains a slide block, can on-stream selection and engage one of card or paper, drive its then through the dispensing outlet.

Close in hope ground, the print media storage device comprises a device, and it is used for the print media supply biasing that is placed on is wherein alignd to described ejecting mechanism and with described dispensing outlet.

Although preferred telephone unit of the present invention is the PHS telephone device, the present invention can be applied to use the mobile phone of any kind of any communication system with being equal to, as long as can become printable form to the signal Processing of transmission.Other phone type that is suitable for and/or the type example of communication system comprise GSM, CDMA satellite telephone system, and the interconnected mobile telephone system of the third generation (3G), comprise GPRS and WCDMA.

First form according to an eighth aspect of the invention is provided with a video game control table apparatus, comprising:

Device is used to receive dismountable interaction program storage device to pass through described control desk executive routine;

Handle and operating means, be used to carry out the described interaction program that is stored on described dismountable interaction program storage device, described program implementation causes the image that generation is used for showing on image display apparatus;

Communicator is used for accessing interaction from control device when carrying out described program; With

An integrated print apparatus comprises a printhead, ink donor unit and print media feeding means;

Unite on print media, to print and the relevant image of described interaction program with described processing and operating means in the described print apparatus running.

In this preferred form of implementation, a dismountable controller module is used in described control desk design, and this module comprises various interaction control device, for example: control lever and control knob or the like.Described controller can also can pass through cable or other suitable communicator and console communication by the radio communications set of new " Bluetooth " and so on.

Preferably, integrated print apparatus comprises the print media feed unit of an inside.

In this preferred form, print media is the form of the scraps of paper or card, and print media feed unit and ink donor unit are contained in the removable case assembly in combination.

In a special preferred form, described removable box comprises a print media feed roller device, and this device interacts with the non-exchange print media feeding means that is located in the control desk.

Close in hope ground, start the interaction program to print image through printing machine certain preposition in program.

Print apparatus preferably contains an ink-jet printer, and this printer alternatively is the form of the ink nozzle array of page width, and these ink nozzles are by means of a system manipulation device ink-jet.Preferably, described executor is the thermal flexure executor.

In a preferred form, dismountable program storage device is the form of digital video dish, and digital video dish is also referred to as digital versatile dish (DVD), can play by the DVD videoplayer.In other similar preferred form, can replace DVD with CD-ROM and semiconductor memory card, to use suitable driving, connector, hardware and software simultaneously.

Be provided with a digital card that is used for printing equipment according to a ninth aspect of the invention, described card comprises a shell, and shell has:

A first is to hold print media supply therein;

A print media discharge openings; With

An integrated media connecting gear, it is turning round after a certain amount of described print media is picked up and driven to described discharge openings.

In this preferred form, described card comprises second storage area, is used for holding therein Mo Yuan.

Close in hope ground, described print media connecting gear contains a pick-up roller assembly, and more specifically comprises:

A transmission shaft;

Be fixed on the pick-up roller on the transmission shaft; With

A transmission gear, described axle and roller are bearing in the shell in bondly.

Preferably, transmission gear is placed on the outside of shell, with the dynamic corresponding gear engagement that is located on its printing equipment that will use.An opening engaging with the dynamic gear of convenient this and print apparatus can be established in flexible ground in shell.

Close in hope ground, black storage compartment is separated into a plurality of chambers that distinguish to store the black source of different colours.

Preferably, China ink is stored in the interior contractile capsule of the second black storage compartment.This capsule can be the form of perfect flexibility bag that is arranged in the rigid crust of an outside.More preferably, China ink can be stored in a rigid element by shell in the zone that a side defines, and has sealed the shrinkable films that defines other side on described shell.Close in requiring ground, this rigid crust, adjoin not at least one part with the side of the shrinkable films of black liquid communication or bag and comprise that ventilation unit enters to make things convenient for air that film can shrink when allowing black source consume.

In this preferred form, black storage compartment also comprises one or more China ink outlet, and they respectively have a sealing that is punctured when being connected with printing equipment.Close in hope ground, these outlets are forms of nozzle connector, be applicable to be located at printer on China ink distribution connector be connected.

Preferably, digital printing device is the inkjet-printing device of the amount of dripping by instruction.

Referring now to accompanying drawing only by way of example mode the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the front perspective view of sticker printing camera according to a first aspect of the invention;

Fig. 2 is the rear perspective that the sticker of Fig. 1 is printed camera;

Fig. 3 is the left side view that the sticker shown in the above figure is printed camera;

Fig. 4 is the right side view that the sticker shown in the above figure is printed camera;

Fig. 5 is the decomposition diagram of pcmcia printer shown in Figure 1, comprises sticker marking roll and print cartridge;

Fig. 6 is the rear view that the sticker shown in the above figure is printed camera; Removed uppermost cover, to show sticker storage area, Mo Yuan, feedback glassware and printer organization;

Fig. 7 is the enlarged perspective of printer organization shown in Figure 6;

Fig. 8 is the top view of the device shown in Fig. 1-5;

Fig. 9 is the top view of broken section, the details of the printer organization shown in the

presentation graphs

6 and 7.

Figure 10 is the decomposition diagram of sticker volume and print cartridge;

Figure 11 is the front view of sticker volume and print cartridge, has removed base module;

Figure 12 is a front view, expresses the interaction of box and printer organization;

Figure 13 is a skeleton view, expresses the critical piece that sticker is printed the electric control circuit of camera;

Figure 14 is the skeleton view according to portability printer of the present invention, represents a paper bin that engages with printer;

Figure 15 is the skeleton view of the carton shown in Fig. 1;

Figure 16 is the printer shown in Figure 14 and the decomposition diagram of box;

Figure 17 be printhead shown in Figure 16 and black reservoir amplification skeleton view;

Figure 18 is the skeleton view that is used for by the detachable print unit of printing according to the instruction of camera arrangement of the present invention;

Figure 19 is the skeleton view of a carton, illustrates with printer among Figure 18 to engage;

Figure 20 is the decomposition diagram of printer shown in Figure 18 and box;

Figure 21 is the skeleton view of the amplification of printhead shown in Figure 20 and black reservoir;

Figure 22 is according to the front perspective view by instruction printing camera arrangement of the present invention, comprises printer shown in Figure 180;

Figure 23 is the rear view by instruction printing camera arrangement of Figure 22;

Figure 24 is the diagram similar to Figure 22, the detachable printer unit under expression is dismantled from camera unit;

Figure 25 is the diagram similar to Figure 24, the carton under expression is dismantled from detachable printer unit;

Figure 26 is the cut-open view of doing through camera arrangement with the certain depth place of the face of representing in distance Fig. 5;

Figure 27 is and the rectangular cut-open view through camera arrangement of the cut-open view of Figure 26;

Figure 28 is a block scheme, expression interconnected according in the running between each parts of camera arrangement of the present invention;

Figure 29 is the front view of printer unit according to the present invention in the running position;

Figure 30 is and the similar view in loading position of Figure 29;

Figure 31 is and the similar view of Figure 30 that expression loads door and opens, and aligns in order to load with a dismountable box;

Figure 32 is the horizontal cross of the printer in position shown in Figure 29;

Figure 33 similarly illustrates with Fig. 4, but printer is in position shown in Figure 30;

Figure 34 is the front view of the printer in the position of Figure 30;

Figure 35 is and the similar view of Fig. 6 to open but load door;

Figure 36 is the vertical cut-open view through the amplification of printer unit;

Figure 37 is and the rectangular vertical cut-open view of Figure 36;

Figure 38 is a block scheme, the running of expression print unit;

Figure 39 is the front view of first preferred embodiment according to a sixth aspect of the invention;

Figure 40 is the rear view of the decomposition of this first embodiment;

Figure 41 is the further broken section decomposition diagram of detail of this first embodiment inner structure;

Figure 42 and 42A are respectively this first back and sectional views of implementing;

Figure 43 is the sectional perspective view of the printing equipment of this first embodiment;

Figure 44 is a schematic block diagram, represents the electric interconnection of first embodiment;

Figure 45 is the front view that utilizes paper and print cartridge and have second preferred embodiment of scanning facility;

Figure 46 is the right side view of the second embodiment printer phone shown in Figure 45;

Figure 47 is the rear view of the second embodiment printer phone according to a sixth aspect of the invention shown in Figure 45 and 46;

Figure 48 is the left side view of printer phone shown in Figure 45;

Figure 49 is the top side plan view of printer phone shown in Figure 45;

Figure 50 is the reverse plan view of printer phone shown in Figure 45;

Figure 51 is the reverse planimetric map of printer phone shown in Figure 50, expresses to print the volume cabin and be in the release position;

Figure 52 is the skeleton view of printer phone shown in Figure 45, expresses economy-combat printed volume cabin and inserts and withdraw from and print volume; And

Figure 53 is a schematic block diagram, the electrical interconnection of second embodiment of expression a sixth aspect of the present invention;

Figure 54 is the front perspective view of the first embodiment printer phone according to a seventh aspect of the invention;

Figure 55 is the rear perspective of the phone shown in Figure 54;

Figure 56 is the front perspective view of the phone shown in Figure 54, has removed preceding enclosing cover;

Figure 57 is the front perspective view of the electric battery shown in the figure of front;

Figure 58 is that the layering cut-open view is looked on the right side of the printer phone shown in the figure of front;

Figure 59 is the sub-frame of printer phone and the front perspective view of printhead/ink supply module;

Figure 60 is the front perspective view of the support shown in Figure 59;

Figure 61 is the forward sight perspective partial cut-way view of the printhead shown in Figure 59/ink supply module;

Figure 62 is the sectional elevation through telephone unit and printhead/ink supply module;

Figure 63 is the preceding layering cut-open view of the printer phone in the prior figures;

Figure 64 is the planimetric map attached to the phone in the prior figures on the relevant print media dispensing devices;

Figure 65 is the planimetric map of the print media dispensing devices shown in Figure 64;

Figure 66 is the left side view of the print media distributor mechanism shown in Figure 64 and 65;

Figure 67 is the right side view of the print media distributor mechanism shown in Figure 64;

Figure 68 is the planimetric map of the print media distributor mechanism shown in Figure 64, has removed the top of shell;

Figure 69 is a schematic block diagram, the expression electrical interconnection;

Figure 70 is the video game console front perspective view according to the first embodiment of the present invention, has dismountable controller module, expresses the card of printing and releases from integrated printer;

Figure 71 is the front perspective view of control desk, contains printer module and DVD module, has removed the controller module at top;

Figure 72 is the rear perspective of the control desk shown in Figure 71;

Figure 73 is the front view of the control desk shown in Figure 71 and 72;

Figure 74 is the side view of the control desk assembly shown in Figure 73;

Figure 75 is the decomposition front perspective view of the control desk assembly shown in Figure 71 to 75;

Figure 76 is the front perspective view of control desk, has removed the top cover of printer module;

Figure 77 is the decomposition diagram of printing equipment, comprises printhead, print media feed mechanism and printhead China ink distribution component and do not comprise Mo Yuan;

Figure 78 is the front perspective view of control desk, expresses the printer module on raised position, to insert print media and ink supply box;

Figure 79 is the synoptic diagram of the assembly shown in Figure 78, expresses DVD is inserted in the DVD player module;

Figure 80 is the top perspective view according to box of the present invention;

Figure 81 is the reverse perspective view of the box shown in Figure 80;

Figure 82 is the exploded perspective top view with Figure 80 same orientation;

Figure 83 is the exploded perspective top view with Figure 81 same orientation;

Figure 84 is the top plan view of the box in the prior figures;

Figure 85 is the right side view of the box shown in Figure 84;

Figure 86 is the reverse planimetric map of the box shown in the prior figures;

Figure 87 is the left side view of same cartridge;

Figure 88 is the front view of identical box;

Figure 89 is the lateral side view of identical box;

Figure 90 is the backsight cut-open view of getting along the 11-11 line of Figure 84; And

Figure 91 is the side view cutaway drawing of getting along the 12-12 line of Figure 84;

Preferred embodiment referring now to accompanying drawing 1 to 91 explanation various aspects of the present invention.

The preferred embodiment of first and second aspects of the present invention contains one can print camera to sticker by the sticker that is printed on the printing volume that can replenish with instructing." sticker cam " 1 shown in the accompanying drawing has: a multi-part shell, and described shell is defined by the protecgulum module 2 of an outside; The bonnet 5 of the minor structure of an inside and back module 3, sticker and a print cartridge module 4 and an outside.

Shell in the illustrated preferred form usually is to be lachrymal on the longitudinal profile, and general circular portion 6 is applicable to that the form to print volume stores sticker, and remaining part is held Mo Yuan 7, print head structure 8 and sticker feed mechanism 9.

View finder 10 is also placed in center or close this center of toroidal shell portion 6, and fully reaches on an eyepiece of the confession selecting for use 11 of back from protecgulum 2 through this shell.Being right after in the front of shell is a camera lens 12 below view finder 10, and this lens running is gone up relevant with suitable Image sensing and treating apparatus, for example the CCD13 shown in Figure 12.In addition, be provided with " extraction " button 14 at the top of shell and be in the same place with " printing " button 15, they are respectively applied for extracts and print image.

Preferably " sticker cam " comprises " an effect dial " 16 as shown in the figure, and described dial can rotate, thereby carries out a series of effects, as normal, black and white, dark brown and soft color mixture or the like.It can also be used to add the lace of photo, as love, flower, surprised effect or the like.On dial, can establish a series of illustration, on illustration, print off the indication of described effect.The effect of placing at Warning Mark 17 places is the effect that applies by camera then.The effect dial can by the reverse side of wheel place a series of conductive segment and carry out, conductive segment forms the binary graphics that proposes the effect that will show.Conductive segment can be finished one can be by the circuit of sticker cam monitoring, thus the effect of providing.

In this preferred form, provide sticker with the form of sticker volume 18, sticker volume 18 preferably is contained in the case assembly 19, and case assembly removably is fixed on the shell.Box has and similar form of shell and structure, and contains a backform spare 20, and module 20 defines a sticker volume of the holding portion 21 of annular usually, and this part 21 has a black storage compartment 22 of triangular-section usually.Described black storage compartment is preferably divisible into a plurality of chambeies that distinguish 23, thereby is used to provide colored and two kinds of printings of black and white.Also be provided with two groove cracks in the top module sidewall of box, first is that 24, the second of sticker outlet slots are pick-up roller grooves 25, and the latter forms the part of the sticker feed mechanism 27 that hereinafter will describe in detail.Box 19 also comprises a bed die spare 28, and this bed die spare sealing sticker volume chamber also seals black chamber.Preferably, black outlet opening 29 is located in the substrate module that is covered by a diaphragm seal, thereby diaphragm seal is punctured and printer organization 30 fluid connections when mounted.Close in hope ground, described box is the unit of a sealing, thereby sticker and Mo Yuan can side by side replenish.

Easily, described box can be installed tool 31 and shell snap fit by means of the clinching shown in the figure.

Sticker feed mechanism 27 and printer organization 30 are represented the most clearly in Fig. 2,5,7,9 and 12.Sticker feed mechanism 27 comprises a pick-up roller 32, it after box inserts in the shell just sticker spreading forward.Adjoin described pick-up roller have several to live-roller knobbling rolls 33 in other words, they by suitable driving-chain 34 by motor 35 runnings.Can also establish a profile of tooth cutting knife 36 as the part of sub-component and arrange to such an extent that adjoin with the sticker outlet 37 of the printing of the part of the front module 2 that forms shell.A kind of structure of lipper formula can be provided flexiblely.

Printer organization 30 is represented the most clearly in Fig. 6 and 7, and the print head chip 40 that contains a page width has black distribution unit 41.Form black distribution unit a part be that an ink supply connects many siphunculus 42, these many siphunculus have a plurality of China ink inlet projections 43, China ink inlet projection engages with black outlet opening 29 on sticker volume and print cartridge 19.Preferably, printer organization and sticker feed mechanism are single unit and can dismantle to change or to repair.

Turn over now and see Figure 12 (and Fig. 5), the part-structure of the circuit of the control of sticker cam gear and running schematically is shown among the figure.As seen in FIG., simple Flexible PCB bundle of lines can be used for extract and

print button

14 and 15 and CCD13 and print head assembly 30 be connected to each other.Also have, be provided with the contact 45 of power supply as the part of circuit, power supply is the form of 3 volts of electric battery 46 preferably.In addition, detachable printhead and/or sticker and black source capsule preferably include a discrimination mechanism, described in applying at the applicant PCT early, the number of this application is PCT/AU98/00544, is entitled as " A Camera with an InternalPrinting System ".The described chip contact 47 of distinguishing is shown in Figure 12.

In use, " sticker cam " operated then and extracted button 14 to catch image to the target object orientation.Can select effect by rotating effect dial 16 then.When then button is printed in operation, sticker feed mechanism 27 next sticker in other words the part of sticker media send to print head assembly 30 to print the image that effect is crossed thereon.

In the notion of whole invention, several distortion can be arranged.For example, printhead unit goes for, the patented claim of Australian text " Image Creation Method and Apparatus (ART79) ", and this is by the applicant's application recently, and its content is incorporated herein by mutual reference.Flexible ground, preferred enforcement can be carried out into disclosed rearranging among PCT patent application PCT/AU98/00549 (WO99/04551), the exercise question of this application is " AReplenishable One Time Use Camera System ", and this is also applied for by the applicant.Primely, because the small size of sticker, image sensor can be to reduce size than above-mentioned reference PCT application.

Similarly, the electronic circuit of sticker cam can be based on CMOS image sensor 19, and image sensor 19 comprises that also treatment circuit is used for the processing image and it is delivered to printhead 12 forward printing.The internal control electronic circuit can be made as described in above-mentioned PCT explanation WO99/04551 basically.

The advantageous applications of box according to a second aspect of the invention is used in can be by instruction on the sticker printing camera of printing sticker on the printing volume that can replenish.

In preferred form according to a third aspect of the invention we, the printer of a little compactness is provided, this printer is applicable on the scraps of paper of name card size and prints, and the size of this printer do in the restriction range of PCMCIA III type card (PCMCIA-Personal Computer Memory Card International Association-the be used for parameter group of so-called PC card, wherein the typical sizes of III type card is 85.6 millimeters to take advantage of 54 millimeters thickness be 10.5 millimeters).But as can be seen, the printer of manufacturing according to the present invention can be a large-size, for example is used to print 6 inches paper of taking advantage of 4 inches photo size, still contains the direct interface that the pcmcia interface plug that illustrates is engaged with the PCMCIA notch by hereinafter simultaneously.

In a preferred form of the invention, printer contains a supporting shell 1, and shell 1 has a pcmcia interface plug 2 that goes out from a distal process and one and crosses over shell reaches the opposite end for 3 times at lid page width ink jet printer basically.

Printer contains a docking port 4, and this docking port is applicable to and holds scraps of paper box 5 that this box is represented clearlyer in Figure 15 and 16.

Carton 5 typically has a crown cap 6, this lid contains a pair of integrated leaf spring 7, arrangement is used to lean the top that changes at paper to leaf spring for this, arrive lower position to tenesmus paper (on the meaning shown in Figure 16), herein, the nethermost paper in paper changes can be presented away below front mold piece 9.

Described box is perfect by go to the bottom member 10 and back of the body module 11.

Pagewidth printers 12 below lid 3 comprises a series of black groove reservoirs, and shown in Figure 13 and 14, except the reservoir of additional jumbo tusche, each color respectively has a reservoir.Reservoir forms around printhead, printhead has the tank circuit of presenting that size successively decreases, shown in Figure 15,16,17 and 18, these tank circuits are fed by the chip production technology, comprise the printhead 30 that CMOS and MEMS technology form, described technology type is similar to the disclosed technology of Australian utility application PP6534 that on October 16th, 1998 connect friendship, exercise question is " Micromechanical Device and Methods (IJ46A) ", grant the applicant, be incorporated herein by control reference.

Printer unit 12 further comprises

roller

19,20, arranges to be used at first repeatedly 8 to extract the paper at the end out from the paper of box 5, strides across before the printhead 30 paper feedings by instruction and opens and be used for printing and releasing described paper through outlet slot 21 from printer.Described roller is driven by motor 22 by means of transmission case 23.

Printer is by the printer control chip control that is interconnected between pcmcia interface 2 and the print unit 12, and control chip can be contained within the printhead in 24 places, perhaps in the flexible printed circuit board (PCB) below docking port 4 base plates.

The electronic circuit that drives printhead also can comprise an ASIC (using specific integrated circuit) device, and it offers it and uses before disposable printer unit 12 must be changed.This circuit is with the form of " distinguishing chip ", preferably is similar among International Patent Application PCT/AU98/00544 disclosedly, and this application is also granted the applicant.

The form of dismountable carton 5 is the projects of separating with printer organization, makes it possible to replenish apace the paper source.

Such portable type printer has many different application, comprise from very compact and print transaction card by instruction with portable device, can directly engaging of described compactness with the PC draw-in groove of kneetop computer or notebook computer with portable device, and without stube cable or other device.The form of an expansion of described printer also is provided with the pcmcia interface plug, and it can be used for printing in a similar fashion bigger material, for example prints 6 and takes advantage of 4 inches size photos or other materials similar.

At first print camera arrangement with reference to the instruction of pressing of the detachable printer unit explanation fourth aspect that can engage with described camera arrangement.

In a preferred form of the invention, be provided with the printer of a little compactness, described printer is applicable to the scraps of paper of printing the transaction card size, and the size of described printer fixed in the restriction range of PCMCIA III type card (PCMCIA-Personal Computer Memory Card International Association-the be used for parameter group of so-called PC card, wherein the typical sizes of III type card is 85.6 millimeters to take advantage of 54 millimeters thickness be 10.5 millimeters).But as can be seen, the printer of manufacturing according to the present invention can be a large-size, for example is used to print 6 inches paper of taking advantage of 4 inches photo size, still contains the direct interface that the pcmcia interface plug that illustrates is engaged with the PCMCIA notch by hereinafter simultaneously.

Printer contains a docking port 4, and this docking port is applicable to and holds scraps of paper box 5 that this box is represented clearlyer in Fig. 2 and 3.

Carton 5 typically has a crown cap 6, this lid contains a pair of integrated leaf spring 7, arrangement is used to lean the top that changes at paper to leaf spring for this, arrive lower position to tenesmus paper (on the meaning shown in Figure 20), herein, the nethermost paper in paper changes can be presented away below front mold piece 9.

Printer unit 12 further comprises

roller

19,20, arranges to be used at first repeatedly 8 to extract the paper at the end out from the paper of box 5, will stride across before the printhead 30 paper feedings by instruction and open and be used for printing and releasing described paper through outlet slot 21 from printer.Described roller is driven by motor 22 by means of transmission case 23.

Described printer unit engages into a camera arrangement so that a complete camera unit shown in Figure 22 and 23 to be provided.Described camera unit contains a camera body 25, and this camera body is applicable to and holds printer unit that wherein printer unit lid 3 and its outlet slot 21 are outstanding from shell.

Described camera further contains lens 26 and the view finder with a front window 27 and an eyepiece 28.Can establish a convenient door 29 to pick and place battery or the electric battery that is used to the camera power supply.

Described camera comprises " shutter " button 30 and a print button 31, arranges to be used to control the running of detachable printer unit.

As mentioned above, carton 5 can be dismantled from printer unit, to replenish the scraps of paper, can see clearlyer at Figure 25.

The inside of camera body 25 is provided with PCMCIA notch 32 (Figure 10), and it can engage with the PCMCIA plug 2 on the end of detachable printer unit.In the time of in printer unit is inserted into camera body, plug 2 is bonded in the notch that is electrically connected 32 that provides suitable between detachable printer unit and the camera unit.

Described camera unit further contains an image sensor, and described image sensor directly is positioned at the form (Figure 26) of the CCD33 of lens 26 back typically.Described CCD33 is connected with main PCB 35 through a flexible PCB34, and PCB35 contains processing and is transported to the image-processing system of PC draw-in groove mouth 32 from the signal of CCD and it.

Described camera arrangement is by battery 35 power supplies of inserting through hinge door 29.

Turn over referring to Figure 28, schematically be decorated with the operation part of system among the figure, this operation part is connected to each other by means of communication bus, and comprises CMOS image sensor (CCD) 37, and described image sensor is caught high-resolution image through the lens of camera.Be used for handling image and the processing unit 38 of delivering to printer control chip 39 before the image is positioned at the detachable printer unit, and then control printhead 40 to produce image 41.Store with a storer 42 relaying in camera unit, camera unit also can comprise operated visual controller to picture transmission before printer unit.

In this way, provide a kind of and printed camera arrangement by instruction, it makes it possible to use dismountable and multiduty printer unit, so that needed photo prints to be provided, also may be used for other purpose simultaneously by through pcmcia interface and other means for engaging.

In the preferred embodiment of a fifth aspect of the present invention, be provided with a kind of printer unit, its overall dimensions and shape are applicable to conventional PC floppy disk docking port.Described printer unit uses a kind of system, it contains page width ink jet printhead, print control unit chip and consumable China ink and paper source capsule, the type of described box has proved absolutely in International Application PCT/AU98/00544, this application is entitled as " A Camera with an Internal PrintingSystem ", and its content is taken in to draw in this explanation and compared reference.

Above-mentioned PCT application discloses a kind of camera arrangement, and it has an integrated printer, and this printer uses the printing volume that contains China ink and " paper " and other print media (referring to paper in whole instructions), thereon by the instruction print image.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, removed the Image sensing part that the camera among International Application PCT/AU98/00544 is arranged, and become to join in the printer unit that is configured in the restriction range of the disk drive interface of PC printing volume and print head design.

Printer unit 1 preferably rotatably is installed in the subframe 2, and this subframe is designed in the disk drive unit that is inserted into PC, and typically has copulational protuberance 3, release button 4 and power LED 5.Described printer unit has paper output trough 6, as clearly visible among Fig. 1.

Figure 30 illustrates that printer turns over paper and the print cartridge of an angle of 90 degrees to insert type described in the above-mentioned international patent application in the unit of Figure 29.Described printer unit typically rotates by motor 7 (Figure 32), and motor rotates printer unit through 8 runnings of gear row between work shown in Figure 1 and loading position shown in Figure 30.At loading position, load door 9 and can lean on hinge 10 outwards to open as shown in figure 31, be applicable to the opening 11 that holds China ink and carton 12 to expose.

China ink and carton 12 are elongated in shape and are applicable to and vertically are inserted in the printer unit, as seeing clearly from Figure 31.

Figure 32 illustrates some internal arrangement of described machine unit, comprise flexible PCB13 and 14, PCB13 and 14 is connected to the electronic circuit from other PCB15 on the connector 16 of a standard that can engage with PC floppy disk standard interface and printhead respectively.

Described printhead is the page width ink jet printhead preferably, shown in 16, is provided with the China ink from China ink and carton as Figure 32, proposes as International Application PCT/AU98/00544.In Figure 32, can also see and print volume pusher 17.

Can see a section through page width printing head from Fig. 7, this sectional view is clearly represented the capping mechanism 19 and the paper cutter 20 of print chamber 18, printhead.What can also be clear that in Figure 35 is to print rolling door electromagnet 21, and it can be operated to open and close and print rolling door 22.

Sectional elevation among Figure 36 is clearly shown that prints wiredrawn edge connector 16, main printed circuit board 23, rotatable drum-type CD-ROM drive motor 7 gears 8 and drum substrate 9.Figure 36 also illustrates and extends in the black tank circuit of printing between volume 12 and the print chamber 18 24.Paper cutter 20 is driven by motor driver 25.

Can also see among Figure 36 and print volume motor 26 and gear row 27, their are arranged to be used for driving and print volume, its mode identical with described in above International Application PCT/AU98/00544.

Transfer now the work of the preferred embodiments of the present invention schematically to be shown among the figure referring to Figure 38.Preferably, computer system is sent print data to print control unit chip 28, and print control unit chip 28 can be the modification that above-mentioned PCT applies for described ACP chip.The ACP chip is responsible to be controlled printhead at the volley and prints volume, is used for by the instruction print image, and is used to distinguish printing volume 29, described in above-mentioned application, prints volume 29 and can be loaded with discrimination system.

A kind of printer unit is provided in this way, and it can be applicable in the floppy disc driver interface that entirely is contained in PC by one, the compact and image of simple printer unit photograph print size (typically 6 taking advantage of 4 inches) of arranging.

Among two embodiment according to a sixth aspect of the invention, be provided with a mobile phone with inner detachable printer, described detachable printer comprises independently a detachable printhead and a black distribution unit assembly, and further preferably comprises independently dismountable paper or other print media supply.The mobile phone of at least the first embodiment is standard-sized, thereby has brought the convenience of height when work.The key distinction between two enforcement relates to the form of print media and the position of Mo Yuan.

See Figure 39 earlier, the first preferred printer phone 1 of implementing shown in the figure, described phone appearance resembles conventional mobile phone, and it comprises earphone 2, microphone 3, antenna 4, the LCD screen 6 of the preferred colour that a series of buttons 5 and display message are used.

Shown in Figure 40 first implements the back of phone 1, has removed battery cover 8, and the container 9 thereby the announcement print media changes uses printer unit 12 card or the paper 10 of the name card size of print image thereon from this container.What print on described card can be passing through of the handling signal message that mobile phone 1 downloads such as Email or the like.

Mobile phone can alternatively camera-equipped device 13, described camera apparatus can contain, cmos sensor for example, be designed for by instruction sensing and storage image, thereby make mobile phone 1 can play camera apparatus effectively, be used to print image, perhaps catch and transmit image by mobile telephone network.

The decomposition diagram of first portable telephone device 1 shown in Figure 41, broken section illustrates in greater detail printer module 12, and printer module 12 comprises print head assembly 16 and feeding means 17.The paper container 9 that changes comprises a series of cards 10 that flexibly compress with springs 14.As shown in other figure, print media feeding means 17 is provided with to such an extent that be the form of pinch roll 18, is driven by gear row 20 by motor 19, described gear row be used for each card 10 drive to and drove printhead 16.Described printhead can form the part of alternative replaceable printhead and black distribution unit assembly 21, China ink distribution unit assembly comprises black distribution unit 22, and can be identical with Australian utility model patent PP6534 basically, this patent is entitled as " Micromechanical Device and Method (IJ46A) ", connect friendship on October 16th, 1998, its content income this paper reference in contrast.

The black distribution unit 22 of described first embodiment comprises a series of black sources reservoir 23 to 26, and these reservoirs are provided for panchromatic printing.Reservoir 23 is significantly greater than reservoir 22 to 26, and can be as storing tusche.Estimate that it is 2000 paper of 15% that black source enough is used for print black look coverage rate, perhaps the coverage rate of CMYK is 200 photos of 50%.The more detailed diagram of printer module 12 is seen Figure 42 A, and its most of technical descriptioon is disclosed in the above-mentioned utility model patent explanation.

Mobile telephone system can be worked under a system one or the specific integrated circuit of a plurality of application (ASICS) Electronic Control, and the specific integrated circuit of described application (ASICS) also contains common mobile phone ability except camera and image processing ability.Block scheme for example shown in Figure 44 is represented the electric interconnection of this first embodiment.As described in PCT patent application PCT/AU98/00544 of the applicant, can in the design of described ASICS, use the suitable modification of native system.Other flexible system design can realize according to the knowledge of those skilled in the art in the field.

Other the part/parts and the function thereof of telephone device can be clearly distinguished in the explanation of carrying out according to following label.

Label	Part/parts
Label	Part/parts	30	Loudspeaker
31	The camera lens array	30	Loudspeaker
31	The camera lens array	32	The Ni-Mh battery
33	The printhead lids module	32	The Ni-Mh battery
33	The printhead lids module	34	Paper output wheel
35	The printhead capping mechanism	34	Paper output wheel
35	The printhead capping mechanism	36	Phone PCB, the band button
37	SIM card	36	Phone PCB, the band button
37	SIM card	38	The SIM card pusher
39	Battery contact	38	The SIM card pusher

See Figure 45 to 53 below, according to a second embodiment of the present invention printer phone shown in the figure.Just represent corresponding part as possible with identical label.

The key distinction between two embodiment is, replaces the card distributor mechanism and the printhead in integrated black source is arranged, and second embodiment uses combination paper and the China ink that can change to print the volume box.Described box can be basically identical with the applicant's following earlier application: USSN09/113,073 " Digital Camera System with Integral Print Roll "; USSN09/113,053 " Print Media Roll and Ink Replaceable Cartridge "; USSN09/112,744 " Anisotropic Rigidity to Reduce Curl Rolled Media "; USSN09/112,823 " Miniature Color Printer using Ink and Paper Cartridges " and USSN09/112,783 " Ink and Media Cartridge with Axial Ink Cambers ", the content of these applications is all introduced control reference at this paper.

Another difference is alternatively to comprise the scanning facility, although be with reference to second embodiment explanation, also can be included among first embodiment, yet, studies show that described facility is suitable for and the print media of printing roll form is used together.In addition, the additional space of holding described scanning facility is smaller for not resembling the second so compact embodiment problem of first embodiment.The more details of these different characteristics illustrate below.

In a second embodiment, phone shell 50 is configured through a box cabin 52 that is formed on telephone pedestal and holds paper and China ink printing volume box 51.Pedestal at phone also is provided with common DC and USB connector 53 and 54, and DC is in the latter.

In this certain embodiments, camera apparatus 13 is positioned at the rear portion of phone and can extracts button 56 operations by camera.Printer phone can also comprise the scanner head (not shown) of a Linear CMOS image scanner form, described scanner is positioned at the right side of shell and adjoins a scanning of image path, and this scanning pattern has inlet 58 and has the scanning image groove 57 of outlet 59 to limit in the phone back by one in the phone front.

See the most clearly at Figure 52, paper is identical with the spool box shape of 35 millimeters cameras of routine with China ink volume box 51, has a paper delivery 61, and this paper delivery aligns with the corresponding printer outlet slot 62 that is formed on phone shell 50 front left side after installation.Yet box 51 is much longer, because it preferably contains the print media and the China ink of enough 36 each images of 100 millimeters * 150 millimeters, 100 millimeters * 150 millimeters is the custom size of photo prints.Printhead and black distribution unit assembly 21 are positioned at the part back with 65 base module that mark.

The second embodiment printer phone 1 can also be operated under the control of a series of one or more asic chips, and described chip also contains common mobile phone ability except camera and scanner image processing ability.Once more, suitable modification of system can be used in the asic chip design, as described in PCT patent application PCT/AU98/00544 of the applicant.

In use, the work of the work of second embodiment and first embodiment is closely similar, and exception is to have increased the scanning facility.The replacing of paper and Mo Yuan is by opening box cabin 52 simply, takes out to insert new box behind the old box and reach.Described box comprises the China ink outlet that can puncture, the nozzle joint on described China ink outlet and the black distribution component that is connected printhead.

In the preferred embodiment of a seventh aspect of the present invention, be provided with a mobile phone with internal printer, described printer comprises independently a detachable printhead and a black source module.Printer phone can according to or near any system, comprise the standard-sized phone manufacturing of PHS, GSM and gprs system, thereby when work, brought the convenience of height.

See Figure 54 earlier, first preferred embodiment 1 of the phone of PHS shown in figure form, described phone resembles this type of conventional mobile phone and comprises the feature of this type of conventional mobile phone in many-sided appearance, it comprises earphone 2, microphone 3, antenna 4, the LCD screen 7 of the preferred colour that loudspeaker 5, a system button 6 and display message are used.Also comprise battery 8, shown in Figure 57.

Phone 1 can alternatively camera-equipped device 10, described camera apparatus contains: lens 11 and relevant CCD chip be cmos sensor 12 in other words, CCD chip cmos sensor 12 in other words makes described device and to store image by the instruction sensing, thereby make mobile phone 1 can play camera apparatus effectively, be used to print image, perhaps catch and transmit image by mobile telephone network.The work of the relevant portion of the internal control electronic circuit PCT application WO99/04551 with the applicant's previous application basically is described identical, and " A Replenishable One Time Use Camera System " its content in this income as a reference.In other embodiments, described camera apparatus also configuration get and can handle and hold the video teleconference by the convenient image of doing simultaneously when the phone transmission.Purpose hereto, a kind of camera-enabled that is used for removable location that is installed on the telephone device may be useful.For example, it can one forward in the face of the orientation of camera and one backward in the face of video teleconference orientation between rotate.

Print apparatus usually illustrates with 15 in the drawings, and it contains a printhead and black source module 16, and this module comprises a printhead 17, a black source/distribution unit 18 and a print media feeding means 20.Feeding means is a conventionally form, comprises a motor 21, and this motor is associated with the gear row 22 that drive a series of feed rollers 23.

Being encapsulated in of print apparatus 15 represented the most clearly among Figure 58,59 and 62.In this regard, printer phone 1 constitutes around the base module 25 of a rigidity.Described base is applicable to that described flange is located on the shell of printhead module 16 by means of keeping flange 26 to hold and keep printhead and black source module 16 slidably, printhead module and the following cutting tank circuit 27 cooperatings that are located on the base module.

Represent the most clearly among whole Figure 62 of operating at of printing equipment 13.In use, preferably the print media 30 of the paper of transaction card size or card form is passed through input slot 31 feed-ins that are located on the external call shell 32.This can manually carry out or be undertaken by distributor mechanism described below.Card 30 is picked up by dynamic input feed roller 23 then and sends to printhead module 16 then.Printing and black source module can be described basic identical with Australian utility model patent PP6534, this patent exercise question connects friendship for " Micromechanical Device and Methods (IJ46A) " on October 16th, 1998, and its content also is incorporated herein by control reference.In a kind of like this device, printhead is the form of the elongated print head chip that extends on the total length of print media passage, thereby whole width of printing print media pass through with single, without any need for the traversing mechanism of printhead.

In this special preferred embodiment, printhead and black module form the unit of sealing, after predetermined use amount, more change the unit of this sealing is whole.This black source and printhead module are represented clearlyer in Figure 61.Mo Yuan/distribution unit 18 is unit of molded multicomponent structure, comprises 35, big tank circuit modules 36 of a lid, and the latter defines four independently Mo Yuan chamber 37-40, wherein has selective flow control plate washer 41.What be connected with the outlet of the gathering of big tank circuit module 36 is a little module 42, and it defines the black flow nozzle 43 of gathering similarly, and black flow nozzle 43 is directed to China ink the micro-black source inlets at printhead 17 rear portions exactly.Alternatively, between two modules, be provided with black filtrator 44.Also being provided with a capping apparatus 47 is used at printing head time spent sealing and protection jet expansion as the part of module.Estimate that it is about 1000 paper of 15% that black source average foot is enough in print black look coverage rate, perhaps 100 photos of the covering 50% of CMYK.The technical descriptioon more widely of printhead and black source module can be checked above-mentioned utility model patent explanation PP6534 and relevant application.

Mobile telephone system can be worked under a system one or the specific integrated circuit of a plurality of application (ASICS) Electronic Control, and the specific integrated circuit of described application (ASICS) also contains common mobile phone ability except camera and image processing ability.As described in PCT patent application PCT/AU98/00544 (also being collected herein by reference) of the applicant, can in the design of described ASICS, use the suitable modification of native system at this.The electrical interconnection of the preferred embodiment schematically is illustrated in the block scheme of Figure 16.The system design of other that can also use that those skilled in the art know in the field.

Below referring to Figure 64 to 68, the distributor mechanism of print media shown in the figure 50, print media distributor mechanism 50 configurations are used for using with the PHS phone of the embodiment of front.Described distributor mechanism contains the lower module 51 and the support 53 that define a medium storing and dispensing district 52, support 53 supporting printer phones 1 and the outlet that phone 1 is aimed at distributor mechanism.

The interactive operation of print media distributor mechanism and phone 1 is represented the most clearly in Figure 67.Can see that in the drawings distributor mechanism 50 has a storage area 52, wherein be placed with the print media of a certain amount of transaction card size paper or card 54 forms.These cards are bearing on the substrate 55 of metal, and substrate 55 is headed on by opposed spring 56, shown in Figure 68.In this way, the card source is consistently upwards towards 58 biasings of a media pusher mechanism.Described pusher mechanism comprises a pusher slide block 59, but uppermost card is picked up in the effect of this slide block manual operation antagonism return spring 60, then this card is sent distributor mechanism and exports in the inlet slot 31 in the 61 feed-in phones 1.Discharge rear slider reposition automatically and open card preparation loading next time to engage down.

Close in hope ground, printer phone 1 and/or printhead and black source module 16 comprise a discrimination mechanism, described in applying at the applicant PCT early, the number of this application is PCT/AU98/00544, is entitled as " A Camera with an Internal Printing System ".This can be used to guarantee that printer phone not only only uses the consumptive material (such as printhead and black source module) of the approval that picks out, can also be used to store about data such as the relative consumption of the such consumptive material of China ink and printhead itself, and the consumption that can alternatively be used to these project settings to be scheduled to.

As previously mentioned, telephone device of the present invention can be an any kind, can transmit and receive the mobile phone of signal in the mode that can be processed into printable form.In addition, although illustrated preferred form has a printhead and a black distribution unit that the integrally formed black source of adhering to is arranged, black source can separate, and alternatively can independently replenish.

In illustrated preferred embodiment according to an eighth aspect of the invention, be provided with a video game machine, described game machine comprises an integrated printer, and described printer can preferably print the information of the interaction that increases described video recreation on the card of transaction card size.

Referring to accompanying drawing, the control desk of video shown in the figure 1 contains a printer module 2 and digital video dish (DVD) player module 3.What be connected with control desk is selective dismountable controller module 4, shown in Figure 70.Described dismountable controller module can be by comprising " Bluetooth " and so on radio communications set also can be by any suitable communicator and console communications such as cables, and can be fixed on the control desk by comprising magnetic coupling device 5 or mechanical interlocked any appropriate device.

Printer module 2 interconnects by means of the extension 6 that is connected shell and 7 with DVD player module 3, and the extension 6 that connects shell is connected around pivot 8 hinges with 7, as shown in Figure 3.Following connection is extended 7 and is preferably included various I/O connectors and interface 9, is used for alternatively attended operation bar and other interactive device.Also be provided with the video output of standard video type device common in the connection area.Can also establish the interface with external power supply or other device usefulness, such as will with the sound system of control desk interconnection.

DVD player module 3 can acceptance criteria DVD gameboard 10 use very extensively because this dish is in the field of business.Described DVD player and a high-end processor (not shown) are interconnected, the latter can copy the high-end video game processor of standard to constitute, perhaps according to constituting like that of being discussed among PCT patent application PCT/AU98/00544, the content of this application is specially taken in reference in contrast at this.Processor then utilize the video game function storer of standard, and with also being that the print control unit chip that preferably is contained on the PCB11 in the printer module 2 with high-end processor interacts.Controller chip (also not showing) can be constructed according to Australian temporary patent application, and the exercise question of this patent is that " Image Creation Method andApparatus (ART77) is to connect friendship on November 9th, 1998, and its content also in this income in contrast.The battery that is used for the drive controlling platform is preferably located in the pedestal of DVD player module, and is as shown in arrow 12.

Printer module 2 preferably is configured can provide sealing for DVD player module 3 simultaneously.This reaches by as shown in the figure printer module being connected on the DVD module with hinge.Printer module 2 contains a substrate module 14, and this module is configured fully closes a DVD dish in the upper surface that is formed on DVD player module 3 and receive cabin 15.Substrate module 14 further configurations must define an integrated understructure 16, this understructure its downside be suitable for holding and lay the China ink and carton 18.

The upper surface configuration of understructure 16 must support a printhead and black distribution component 19, print media feed mechanism 20 and black connecting pipe 21, the latter the black outlet nozzle 22 on the base be located at printhead and be connected with black inlet nozzle 23 on the black distribution component 19.Printer and DVD control PCB10 also are bearing on the base 16 and have from the flexible joint pipe 26 that stretches out here, are used for DVD interconnected with the

printing control knob

27 and 28 that is located on the roof module 29.

The details of printhead, black distribution component and print media feeding means is represented the most clearly in Figure 77.Be preferably the printing of page width ink jet print head chip form and black distribution unit and printhead lids and be packaged into a printhead module 30 together.This module 30 is bearing on the printhead base module 32, further comprise a printhead capping mechanism 33, paired live-

roller

34 and 35, step motor 36 with live-roller 34 and the 35 relevant transmission cases 37 that engage.

It is described that preferred China ink and carton preferably connect the application of friendship the same period according to the applicant, and this application is entitled as " Ink and Print Media Cartridge with Integral Pickup Roller ", and its content is collected herein by reference.In another embodiment shown in the drawings, China ink and carton contain a shell 40, and this shell defines one and is applicable to and holds the last print media storage area 41 that changes of deciding paper card or card 42.A card sends outlet and is shown in 43 places in the drawings.A black source region 45 is defined in the bottom of described shell, and this district is separated into four parts in inside, and each is connected each part with the black source outlet 46 that can puncture.When mounted, thereby these outlets 46 are punctured on the black nozzle that flows out to from box on the base 16 by the configuration of substrate module downside, and process connecting pipe 21 flows to printhead and black distribution component 19.

In another embodiment, printer unit and print media container can fit into control desk by hasp, and can constitute according to the described principle of the Australian utility model patent that is entitled as " Image Creation Method and Apparatus (ART79) ", it also connects friendship by the applicant, and its content also is collected herein by reference.

In use, control desk is connected to a video device, and DVD48 is inserted in the DVD player module 3.Select suitable controller then.They can be the dismountable controller modules 1 shown in Figure 70, perhaps also can be other outside interaction controllers.In DVD during executive routine, can be manually also printer operation automatically, such as hereinafter detailed description.

Those skilled in the art can be clear in the field, and described preferred embodiment provides a kind of video games system, makes it possible to by the instruction printer card.These cards can be used as several purposes.At first, in certain predetermined level, the video recreation can be printed a series of " boasting card ".These cards can propose can only certain point reaches in recreation high-resolution picture.The described card of boasting can carry out personalization with the wealth of player's name, score, the character of selecting, accumulation or article or the like.Card also comprises according to resembling picture when the video game arrangement comprises selective image sensor (not shown).With such selection, boast card and also can resemble picture or the like and carry out personalization with being mapped in photograph on the 3D character.

DVD goes for the DVD film of playing standard, and also configuration must be read CD-ROM in addition, thereby coils the information that provides on encyclopedia, map or the like from other CD-ROM or DVD.Can print in this way from the image of DVD film with from the information of CD-ROM or DVD reservoir.Although should be noted that and used DVD player or driver in a preferred form, interactional program can be stored on the CD-ROM or on the semiconductor storage box, the latter is popular to be used in the pocket video of the technology formerly game device.

Although in addition, illustrated preferred embodiment design non-external played of carrying of selective use and control device, but, recreation storing media, control, game processor, screen, sound equipment and printer can be contained in the same shell, and described when needed shell can be a pocket-sized.

When being provided with education software, printer can be used to the achievement certificate of the standard that prints or reach the diploma of various levels.This system is for the children that use this system provide desirable stimulation, the education software that makes them be fascinated more and turn round in this system.The utilization of printer also makes the head of a family pass through, and for example, certain information or diploma are printed in the various stage instructions before device can be utilized as game players, use this device to monitor to children.This arrangement can be cooperated between game play and education software, and education software prints coding or the prompting that utilizes when the user plays games here.Many other interactional uses certainly are provided.

Referring to accompanying drawing, be used for the box 1 of printing equipment shown in the figure according to a ninth aspect of the invention, it comprises one usually with 2 shells that indicate.In illustrated preferred form, described shell is divided into two major parts, and these two parts contain the print media supply part 3 and second storage compartment 4 that is used to adorn black source that are used to adorn the scraps of paper and analog.This box design is used in digital printing device, and is particularly suitable for the inkjet-printing device of the amount of dripping by instruction.

Shell 2 also defines a print media outlet 5, and described outlet is connected with print media storage compartment 3 and usually is connected with the 7 print media conveying mechanisms that indicate with one.Described conveying mechanism is placed on and adjoins print media outlet 5 in the print media shell part 3, thereby in the running, it picks up print media 8 and print media 8 is displaced through printing the media outlet.

Transfer the element of the print media storage compartment of consideration box now earlier, this part contains the top module 10 of a media as seen from the figure, and this module cooperates with respective bottom module 11.In this way, these modules are united and are defined a print media storage area 12 of rectangle usually, store the print media of the form that changes of the scraps of paper or card in this district.

Top and

bottom module

10 and 11 all configuration is used to combine and defines print media outlet 5 at front end.In use, deck 8 is disposed in 12 inside, storage area.The upper surface 14 of deck biased downward engage base module 11, described thin metal spring 15 rests on the interior lower surface 16 of top module 10 by a thin metal spring 15.

The print media transport sector of shown preferred form is the form of the pick-up roller assembly 18 of band gear.This assembly comprises: transmission shaft 19, be rigidly fixed to pick-up roller 20 and outside transmission gear 21 on this transmission shaft.

Transmission assembly 18 remains in the shell part that is formed by top and bottom printing module with carrying the baby, and transmission shaft 19 is rotatably mounted by the arcuate rib 22 that is formed on the tank circuit 23 that is arranged in outlet 5 belows.Top module is fully sealed the part that transmission shaft is supported pick-up roller 20, but allows outside transmission gear 21 expose, as shown in the figure.In a distortion, transmission gear can obtain passage by an opening in shell and engage with corresponding dynamic roller on print apparatus.Adjoining the film 25 that outlet 5 places also are provided with plastics or metal.The size of this film is fixed as to stride across outlet downwards, thereby whenever all has only the single scraps of paper or card to displace through described outlet no matter make in transport sector running back.

China ink storage compartment 4 is defined by two modules that separate that form a box shell part similarly.Basic module is that China ink stores substrate module 26, and this module configuration must define a plurality of black chambeies 27 that distinguish.Finally, these chambeies seal by substrate module 26 is connected on the cover mold spare directly or indirectly, and cover mold spare is to be provided by the downside 28 that print media stores bed die spare 11 in this preferred form.

In illustrated preferred form, the connection of two modules is indirect, but because be provided with the thin-walled deformation film 30 of a centre here, preferably the initial profile of this film with put the black chamber 27 that is defined in the substrate module 26 in conform to.In when assembling, but substrate module 26 is connected with the flange 31 that is located at thin-walled deformation film 30 peripheries hermetically, but thin-walled deformation film 30 then be connected with the downside 28 of print media storage bottom module 11 hermetically.

As seen, black chamber substrate module 27 preferably extends through the periphery on top, print media district from accompanying drawing, connects many siphunculus zone 32 thereby define a black source.The extension 33 that print media stores bottom module 11 is formed at the top of described many siphunculus 32, and comprises that thereon a plurality of China inks connect nozzle 34, and these nozzles are by means of China ink envelope 35 sealings that can puncture.In use but China ink is stored on the film of deformation, thereby and is connected nozzle 34 fluid connections with China ink.For but the film 30 of being convenient to deformation when extracting China ink out subsides, store on the substrate module 26 at China ink and be provided with ventilating opening 37, preferably be located at end away from injection nozzle.The various parts of box shell can comprise gummed, ultra-sonic welded or mechanical fixation or the like by any suitable means assembling.

The advantageous applications of the box of the present invention that illustrates previously is to be used in the video game console with integrated printer, integrated printer is the described type of Australian utility application PP7020, and corresponding US application exercise question is " A Video Game Consolewith Integral Printer Device ", be to connect friendship recently, its content is collected herein by reference.

In use, box of the present invention is inserted in the print apparatus of suitable configuration, thereby makes transmission gear 21 alignment and engage on the corresponding transmission gear that is located on the printer organization.The advantage of this configuration has the number place.Most important ground is provided with in box that transmitting device has guaranteed exactly paper or other print media presented out in the box and being infected with of beginning is minimum, because mechanism and print media all are contained in the unit of sealing.Formerly in the box of technology, box is pressed on the pick-up roller that is installed in the print apparatus, below pick-up roller is exposed to paper.Opposite design of the present invention makes bigger structural integrity, because there is no need to establish an opening that print media is exposed to identical degree.In addition, this design provides one to prevent arrogating to oneself out the unit.

Other advantage of relevant described preferred form is included in black outlet nozzle top the sealing that can be punctured automatically by printer organization when loading is set, and in this respect, box is only planned as disposable products.In addition, thereby but the film of the structure deformation of black chamber module and substrate can be molded or be combined in the operation simultaneously, seal black chamber completely to form, on production cost and efficient, remarkable advantages arranged.

The print media transport sector needn't be limited to pick-up roller mechanism, but can comprise any other can be from the suitable mechanism of box shell outside external drive.Similarly, but the storage device of China ink be not restricted to illustrated form and can comprise and use other deformation or storage device that can not deformation.

Although the present invention is illustrated with reference to certain embodiments, as can be seen they each can be with many other form embodiment.

Claims

1. a hand held mobile phone device has integrated internal printer and print media supply, and described device contains:

The mobile telephone unit of transmission and received signal;

Inner print media storage element;

Treating apparatus is used for described signal Processing with transmission that receive is become printable form,

Printhead and black distribution unit assembly on described treating apparatus, are used for printing the signal of described processing on described print media; With

The print media feeding means is used for print media is fed to described printhead from described storage device, is used for printing the signal message of described processing thereon.

2. the described device of claim 1 is characterized in that, described print media comprises paper or card.

3. the described device of claim 1 is characterized in that, described printhead contains a single printhead unit, and it is approximately the width of described print media, and it is made by semiconductor fabrication.

4. the described device of claim 1 is characterized in that, the print media storage element can be from described device dismounting down.

5. the described device of claim 1 is characterized in that, described printhead and black distribution component can be dividually under described device and the dismountings of described print media storage element.

6. the described device of claim 1 is characterized in that, described printer module comprises panchromatic printhead, and black distribution unit comprises that a series of black sources reservoir is used for separately supplying with color to the printhead of each described color.

7. the described device of claim 1 is characterized in that, described printhead is an ink jet-print head.

8. the described device of claim 7 is characterized in that, described printhead is the print head chip of making by the MEMS process technology.

9. the described device of claim 7 is characterized in that, described printhead comprises the array that an inkjet nozzle is arranged, and wherein sprays liquid by means of the promotion attached to the thermal flexure executor in each inkjet nozzle arrangement accordingly from nozzle chambers.

10. the described device of claim 9 is characterized in that, described executor is the thermal flexure executor.

11. the described device of claim 2 is characterized in that, described paper or card are the size of general business card basically.

12. the described device of claim 1 is characterized in that, the described black distribution unit that is connected with described printhead comprises a series of black source reservoirs that adhere to, and described first reservoir is significantly greater than other reservoir.

13. the described device of claim 1 is characterized in that, described printhead and black distribution unit assembly and described card storage unit form one and are connected with the snap fit of described mobile telephone unit.

14. the described device of any above claim is characterized in that, described printhead or printhead and black distribution unit assembly comprise the condition discriminating apparatus of certain form.

15. the described device of claim 1 is characterized in that, comprises a camera facility.

16. the described device of claim 1 is characterized in that, comprises a scanning facility.

17. the described device of claim 1 is characterized in that, described print media is the form that paper is printed volume.

18. the described device of claim 17 is characterized in that, described paper is printed volume and is stored in the box, and this box also holds Mo Yuan.

19. the described device of claim 17 is characterized in that, described printhead contains a single printhead unit, and its width is the width of described printing volume, and forms with semiconductor fabrication techniques.

20. the described device of claim 18 is characterized in that described printer module comprises panchromatic printhead, and described box comprises that a series of black sources reservoir is used for separately supplying with color to the printhead of each described color.

21. the described device of claim 17 is characterized in that described printhead is an ink jet-print head.

22. the described device of claim 21 is characterized in that, described printhead is the print head chip of making by the MEMS process technology.

23. the described device of claim 21 is characterized in that, described printhead comprises the array that an inkjet nozzle is arranged, and wherein sprays liquid by means of the promotion attached to the thermal flexure executor in each inkjet nozzle arrangement accordingly from nozzle chambers.

24. the described device of claim 23 is characterized in that, described executor is the thermal flexure executor.

25. the described device of claim 17 is characterized in that, comprises a camera facility.

26. claim 1 or 25 described devices is characterized in that, comprise a scanning facility.

27. a hand held mobile phone device has integrated internal printer, described device comprises:

The mobile telephone unit of transmission and received signal;

The print media feeding means is used for the print media that receives from described telephone device external source is fed to described printhead, is used for printing the signal message of described processing thereon.

28. the described device of claim 21 is characterized in that, is suitable for using the print media of paper or card form.

29. the described device of claim 21 is characterized in that described printhead contains the printhead unit of a single print media width.

30. the described device of claim 21 is characterized in that described printhead is made by semiconductor fabrication.

31. the described device of claim 21 is characterized in that, described printhead and black distribution unit assembly can be from described device dismounting down.

32. the described device of claim 21 is characterized in that, described printhead is panchromatic printhead, and black distribution unit assembly comprises that a series of black sources reservoir is used for separately supplying with color to the printhead of described each described color.

33. the described device of claim 21 is characterized in that described printhead is an ink jet-print head.

34. the described device of claim 33 is characterized in that, described printhead is the printhead of making by the MEMS process technology.

35. the described device of claim 33 is characterized in that, described printhead comprises the array that an inkjet nozzle is arranged, and wherein sprays liquid by means of the promotion attached to the thermal flexure executor in each inkjet nozzle arrangement accordingly from nozzle chambers.

36. the described device of claim 35 is characterized in that, described executor is the thermal flexure executor.

37. the described device of claim 28 is characterized in that, described paper or card are the size of general business card basically.

38. the described device of claim 27 is characterized in that, the described black distribution unit that is connected with described printhead comprises a series of black source reservoirs that adhere to, and first of described reservoir is significantly greater than other reservoir.

39. the described device of claim 27 is characterized in that, described printhead and black source module comprise the condition discriminating apparatus of certain form.

40. the described device of claim 39 is characterized in that, described condition discriminating apparatus is a kind of chip of distinguishing.

41. the described device of claim 27 is characterized in that, comprises a camera facility.

42. the described device of claim 41 is characterized in that, described camera facility can also be worked as the video facility.

43. a print media dispensing devices is used for printer phone, described phone has the print media related with print media feeding means inlet, is used in the printhead that described print media sends to printer phone, and described dispensing devices comprises:

The print media storage area that the dispensing outlet is arranged;

A printer phone support is used to support described printer phone and the dispensing outlet of the described print media inlet alignment print media storage area on it: and

A dispensing pusher mechanism, the print media of releasing scheduled volume that can turn round enters printer phone print media inlet to engage with described relevant print media feeding means then through the dispensing outlet.

44. the described print media dispensing devices of claim 43 is characterized in that described print media is the form of the card or the scraps of paper.

45. the described print media dispensing devices of claim 44 is characterized in that, described pusher device contains one can be operated and select to engage with one of described card or scraps of paper and it is exported the slide block of driving through described transmission.

46. the described print media dispensing devices of claim 45 is characterized in that described pusher is a slide block, this slide block can resist the effect of spring the scraps of paper are released, and automatically returns then to select to want following a slice of follow-up dispensing.

47. the described print media dispensing devices of claim 43, it is characterized in that, described print media storage device comprises a kind of array apparatus down, and this device is setovered the print media supply that is placed on wherein to described ejecting mechanism, and it is alignd with described transmission outlet.

48. the described printer phone of claim 27 is characterized in that, combines with the described print media dispensing devices of claim 99.