EP3272540B1 - Imprimante portative - Google Patents

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EP3272540B1
EP3272540B1 EP16180161.8A EP16180161A EP3272540B1 EP 3272540 B1 EP3272540 B1 EP 3272540B1 EP 16180161 A EP16180161 A EP 16180161A EP 3272540 B1 EP3272540 B1 EP 3272540B1
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Russell VENTERS
Olaf JANSON
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/36—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for portability, i.e. hand-held printers or laptop printers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/28—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for printing downwardly on flat surfaces, e.g. of books, drawings, boxes, envelopes, e.g. flat-bed ink-jet printers
    • B41J3/286—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for printing downwardly on flat surfaces, e.g. of books, drawings, boxes, envelopes, e.g. flat-bed ink-jet printers on boxes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/407—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
    • B41J3/4073—Printing on three-dimensional objects not being in sheet or web form, e.g. spherical or cubic objects
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/54—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed with two or more sets of type or printing elements
    • B41J3/543—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed with two or more sets of type or printing elements with multiple inkjet print heads

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  • the present invention pertains to a handheld printer, particularly for imparting printed images on the side surfaces of consumer goods packages made from cardboard or similar materials.
  • consumer goods packages such as packages for smokeable products like cigarettes or cigarillos may be altered in their visual appearance according to the customers' preferences.
  • document US 6,312,124 B1 discloses a handheld inkjet printing mechanism for printing selected images on a solid hard or semi-flexible body.
  • Document WO 2015/027229 A1 discloses a portable printer for the personalization of toothbrushes.
  • Document US 6,577,922 B2 discloses a method for personalizing a product at a point-of-sale by a customer.
  • Document US 2013/0152506 A1 discloses a dynamic product personalization system.
  • document EP 2 153 412 B1 proposes an apparatus for providing a container with an individually customized surface design
  • document EP 3 121 014 A1 discloses a handheld printer according to the preamble of independent claim 1.
  • One idea of the invention is to provide a possibility to personalize consumer goods packages, such as cigarette or electronic cigarette packages, with custom-made graphics, patterns, designs, images and/or text by using a portable printer.
  • the portable, handheld printer may be designed with dimensions such as length, height, width and sufficiently low weight so that it can be conveniently held by a user in one or both hands, thus being readily and easily portable.
  • the handheld printer may be equipped with an electrical energy storage such as for example accumulators or one-way batteries, thus obviating the need for cables and wires. This aids in providing sufficient flexibility for the printer to be portable and operable without an external stationary power supply nearby.
  • the handheld printer may be dimensioned to accommodate packages of different sizes in the feed channel so that the printer is flexibly usable for a plurality of applications for different consumer goods and/or various types of packs.
  • the handheld printer may be equipped with a user interface enabling an operator to use the printer to an extent that lets them print customized designs, patterns and/or images on consumer goods packages with effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction on their own.
  • the handheld printer is mechanically robust, fail-secure and fail-safe, thereby reducing the need for extensive maintenance and increasing the dependability of the printer.
  • Particularly advantageous is the provision of a feed channel formed through the housing body so that both the printing devices within the feed channel as well as an object conveyed through the feed channel during printing are protected against humidity, dust or other possibly intruding objects from the outside.
  • the printing process is entirely performed within the inside of the housing, thereby reducing the risk of unwanted interference of a user with the printing process which could negatively impact the printing results or, even worse, damage the printer components.
  • the printing and conveying components of the printer which are generally vulnerable to unintended contact by the user, intrusion of dust and debris or mechanical shock are advantageously shielded within the feed channel.
  • the printhead of the at least one first printing device may be spaced apart from the object to be imprinted by a predefined distance, which is preferably in the range between 0.1 mm and 3 mm. In this range, neither physical contact between the printhead and the surface may occur, nor spraying effects, which would otherwise blur the imprinted images.
  • the handheld printer may further comprise at least one conveying device which is arranged in the feed channel and which is configured to convey an object to be imprinted by the handheld printer from the inlet to the outlet through the feed channel.
  • the at least one conveying device may be arranged within the inner wall of the feed channel.
  • one embodiment may include a resiliently biased pressure roller configured to press against the object to be imprinted fed through the feed channel.
  • the resiliently biased pressure roller may in particular be configured to keep the object to be imprinted in contact with the first inner wall of the feed channel while being fed through the feed channel. This advantageously provides precise control over the printing process without the user having the worry about exact positioning of the object to be imprinted.
  • the distance between the printhead and the surface of the object to be imprinted upon may be exactly controlled and may in particular be kept constant, for example in the range between 0.1 mm and 3 mm.
  • the housing body may include a handhold for a user to carry the printer in his/her hands.
  • a handhold may be integrally formed with the housing body. This provides for a smooth and compact appearance of the printer, increasing mechanical durability and stability, while at the same time offering a tight grip for a user onto the printer thereby reducing the risk of unwanted dropping of the printer.
  • the handhold might be a strap attached to the housing body.
  • At least one second printing device may be arranged within a second inner wall of the feed channel.
  • the second printing device may have a printhead configured to print onto the object to be imprinted fed through the feed channel.
  • the second inner wall may be in particular arranged substantially perpendicularly to the first inner wall.
  • a plurality of first printing devices may be arranged in series within the first inner wall of the feed channel in the housing body.
  • the first printing devices may each have printheads configured to print onto an object to be imprinted fed through the feed channel with staggered offsets along the extension of the feed channel.
  • the printer may further comprise at least one registration sensor configured to register a position of the object to be imprinted within the feed channel.
  • the registration sensor may be arranged within one of the inner walls in the feed channel of the housing body as well.
  • the printer controller may be coupled to the at least one registration sensor in one embodiment, being configured to control the at least one first printing device on the basis of sensor signals generated by the at least one registration sensor.
  • registration sensors advantageously enables the printer to enhance printing precision and control over the conveyance of the object to be imprinted through the feed channel.
  • the printer may flexibly adapt to any package dimensions for packages inserted in the feed channel by dynamically determining the position and extension of the packages.
  • the information provided by the registration sensors may advantageously be used by the printer controller to control any conveying devices within the feed channel to hold an already imprinted package at the outlet of the feed channel in a convenient, yet safe position for the user to manually remove the package from the printer.
  • the printer may further comprise an electrical energy storage device arranged within the housing body and configured to provide the at least one first printing device, the user input device and/or the printer controller with electrical energy. Not having to provide electrical energy via wiring or power cables enhances the flexibility of the handheld printer and removes potential hazards during unattended use of the printer by operators.
  • the user interface may comprise a keyboard and/or a display, particularly a touchscreen display.
  • the user interface may advantageously be ruggedized for fail-secure and fail-safe usage by operators, thereby enabling the printer to be employed in potentially unattended point-of-sale locations which are free to use for operators.
  • the printer may further comprise a two-part insert having an outer shape corresponding to the shape of the feed channel.
  • the two-part insert may comprise a first part extending into at least a portion of the feed channel from a lid end, adapted to close the inlet, to a connecting end, adapted to detachably latch to a second part.
  • the two-part insert may further comprise a second part extending into at least a portion of the feed channel from a lid end, adapted to close the outlet, to a connecting end, adapted to detachably latch to the first part.
  • One of the first and second parts of the two-part insert may in some embodiments extend substantially from the inlet to the outlet, thus, the respectively remaining part of the first and second parts would substantially be a lid of the inlet/outlet with latching means to connect to the other part.
  • the two-part insert may be used to close the feed channel to the outside in order to prevent damage to the components in the feed channel during transportation.
  • the printer may further comprise a slidable guide latch arranged within the housing body and configured to slidably adjust the inlet width of the feed channel for an object to be imprinted.
  • a slidable guide latch arranged within the housing body and configured to slidably adjust the inlet width of the feed channel for an object to be imprinted.
  • a method of obtaining a personalised consumer goods package comprises the steps of inserting a consumer goods package to be imprinted into an inlet of a feed channel formed through a housing body of a handheld printer, inputting user input commands via a user interface of a user input device provided at the housing body of the handheld printer, conveying the consumer goods package from the inlet along the feed channel through the handheld printer towards an outlet of the feed channel, generating printing control signals on the basis of the user input commands input to the user input device, sending the printing control signals to at least one printing device arranged within an inner wall of the feed channel in the housing body, imprinting at least one surface of the consumer goods package with a printhead of the at least one first printing device on the basis of the printing control signals, and retrieving the imprinted consumer goods package from the outlet of the feed channel.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a handheld printer 10 from a top-front perspective
  • Fig. 4 illustrates a perspective view of a handheld printer 10 from a bottom-front perspective
  • Fig. 2 shows a similar top-front perspective on the handheld printer 10 of Fig. 1 with elements on the front being shown in virtual transparency to illustrate details within the housing body of the printer 10.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates a plan view on inner components of the handheld printer 10 of Figs. 1 and 2 , with the housing body 1 not explicitly being illustrated.
  • the handheld printer 10 comprises a housing body 1 with a front surface 1a and a back surface 1b on a generally opposite side the front surface 1a.
  • the front surface 1a of the housing body 1 is facing a user during normal, i.e. intended use of the printer 10.
  • the housing body 1 may include a handhold 4 for a user to carry the printer 10 in his/her hands.
  • the handhold 4 may be integrally formed with the housing body 1 which may in turn be made from injection molded plastics or resin for example.
  • the handhold 4 may be ergonomically designed to fit a user's hand to provide a comfortable grip for a user. As exemplarily shown in Fig.
  • the handhold 4 may also be configured differently from an integrally formed handle piece and may for example be formed as a separately attachable strap.
  • the strap may be attached to the housing body 1 via rivets, screws or similar attachment means. It should be understood by the skilled person that multiple different possibilities for providing gripping aids to the user of a handheld printer 10 are possible.
  • a feed channel 3 is formed through the housing body 1, i.e. a hollow passageway having an inlet opening 3a on a side face 1c of the housing body 1 and an outlet opening 3b on an opposite side face 1d of the housing body 1.
  • the feed channel 3 is formed having inner walls in the hollow passageway separating the inner components within the housing body 1 from the path of the passageway.
  • the feed channel 3 may for example be integrally formed with the housing body 1.
  • the feed channel 3 may for example have the inner shape of a cuboid, i.e. rectangular and congruently shaped inlet and outlet openings 3a, 3b being connected by a tunnel of substantially constant cross-section over the extension of the feed channel 3 through the housing body 1. It may of course also be possible to form the feed channel 3 with rounded corners.
  • the feed channel 3 runs from one side face to another side face of the housing body 1.
  • the feed channel is designed to receive a consumer goods package of generally cuboid shape, such as a cigarette package P.
  • the package P is manually inserted at an inlet 3a on side face 1c of the printer 10 in an insertion direction and is conveyed through the feed channel 3 until it may be retrieved by a user again at an outlet 3b on the opposite side face 1d of the printer 10 in a retrieval direction.
  • the printer 10 may comprise at least one conveying device 9 arranged in the feed channel.
  • conveying devices 9 there may be several conveying devices 9 spaced apart within an inner wall of the feed channel 3, enabling a handover between subsequent conveying devices 9 the further the package P travels within the feed channel 3.
  • the conveying devices 9 may for example be resiliently biased pressure rollers that are configured to press against the package P. By way of friction, the pressure rollers 9 keep the package P in contact with one or more of the inner walls of the housing body while the package P is travelling through the feed channel 3.
  • At least one first printing device 6a is arranged within the housing body 1.
  • Each of the printing devices 6a may have a printhead configured to print onto an object P to be imprinted fed through the feed channel 3.
  • the printheads may for example extend or protrude at least partially into the feed channel 3 of the housing body 1.
  • the printheads may be set back into the inner portion of the housing body 1 so that a surface of a package P travelling through the feed channel pressed against the first inner wall of the feed channel 3 may be guided near the first printing devices 6a by way of the conveying devices 9 so that the printheads may be spaced apart from a side surface of the package P by a predefined distance.
  • Such distance may for example be in the range between 0.1 mm and 3 mm, and may for example be 1 mm.
  • the first printing devices 6a may further comprise conventional printing components such as ink tanks, thermal transfer rollers and the like, so that designs, patterns, text or other printing images may be imparted on the package P by the printheads.
  • the printing devices 6a may include laser printing or inkjet printing technology with a resolution of for example 600 dpi.
  • the first printing devices 6a may be arranged with staggered offsets along the extension of the feed channel 3 so that eventually each region of the side surface of the package P in contact with or near the printheads may be imprinted along the feed channel 3.
  • the printer 10 further includes a printer controller 7a which is arranged within the housing body 1.
  • the printer controller 7a may for example comprise a microcontroller storing an operating system, firmware and/or other software for operating the various electronic components of the printer 10 on a read-only memory.
  • the printer controller 7a is configured to output printing control signals to the first printing devices 6a, thereby controlling, coordinating and synchronizing the first printing devices 6a to impart coherent and tiled printing images on the package P.
  • the printer controller 7 stores a design library for an operator to choose from design components to be printed on the package P.
  • the printer 10 may further comprise second printing devices 6b - similar in construction and printing mechanism to the first printing devices 6a - which are arranged in a second inner wall of the feed channel 3, preferably in an inner wall of the housing body 1.
  • the printheads of the second printing devices 6b may be facing inward towards a package P transferred past the second printing devices 6b in order to impart printing images on a surface of the package P under control of the printer controller 7a.
  • the second printing devices 6b may in this case be aligned substantially orthogonally to the at least one first printing devices 6a, i.e. arranged in a second inner wall of the feed channel 3 that is arranged substantially perpendicularly to the first inner wall in which the first printing devices 6a are located.
  • a slidable guide latch may be slidably held in a sliding channel in the housing body 1.
  • the slidable guide latch may provide a movable closure of the feed channel 3 in the side face 1c of the housing body 1.
  • the slidable guide latch may be used to adjust the inlet width of the feed channel 3, and optionally the width of the feed channel 3 overall, for a package P to be imprinted.
  • packages P with cuboid shape of various sizes may be handled by the printer 10.
  • the feed channel may be designed to receive packages P of a width of up to 110 mm, a length up of to 110 mm and a height of up to 30 mm.
  • other dimensions for the feed channel may be implemented as well, depending on the desired maximum sizes of objects to be imprinted.
  • the handheld printer 10 may further comprise a two-part insert that may be used to close of the feed channel 3 to the outside in order to prevent damage to the components in the feed channel 3, for example during transportation.
  • the feed channel 3 may be conveniently closed by means of the two-part insert, for example when the printer 10 is not in use, during transport or during storage of the printer 10. This prevents dust, particles, humidity or other objects from accidentally entering the feed channel 3 and possibly causing damage to the printing devices 6a, 6b, the sensors 8, the conveying devices 9 or other fragile components of the printer 10.
  • the two-part insert may generally include a first part and a matching second part that may be latched to the first part at a connection end thereof.
  • the first part and the matching second part may generally have an outer shape that corresponds to the inner shape of the feed channel 3. That way, the first part may be inserted into the feed channel 3 and extend at least partially into the feed channel 3. The lid end of the first part is then adapted to close off the inlet.
  • a second part may be inserted into the feed channel 3 from an opposite side face and extend at least partially into the feed channel 3 as well. The lid end of the second part is then adapted to close off the outlet.
  • Both the first part and the second part of the two-part insert may together reach through the complete feed channel 3 so that latching means attached to the respectively inner end portions of the first part and the second part may connect to each other within the feed channel.
  • the first and second part may substantially look the same so that, when being inserted from different ends of the feed channel 3, their connections portions meet substantially in the middle of the feed channel.
  • one of the first and second parts may extend substantially the whole length of the feed channel 3 from the inlet to the outlet, so that the respectively other part of the first and second parts would simply need to be a lid of the inlet/outlet with latching means to connect to the other part.
  • the printer 10 may comprise various registration sensors (not explicitly shown) in order to register a position of a package P to be imprinted within the feed channel.
  • the printer 10 may for example comprise a line of first registrations sensors lined up in the housing body 1 along the feeding direction of the package P.
  • the first registrations sensors are configured to track a conveying location of the package P within the feed channel 3.
  • the printer 10 may comprise second registrations sensors arranged in a horizontal line along the inlet of the feed channel, registering the lateral and longitudinal dimensions of any package P inserted in the feed channel 3.
  • more registrations sensors may be included in the inner walls of the feed channel 3 within the housing body 1.
  • the registrations sensors may for example comprise optical sensors, contact sensors, ultrasonic sensors, light barriers, registration mark readers or similar devices. All registrations sensors may output sensor signals which are input to the printer controller 7a which in turn may be configured to control the first and/or second printing devices 6a, 6b on the basis of the received and evaluated sensor signals.
  • the printer 10 may further comprise an electrical energy storage device 7b, such as an accumulator or a replaceable battery, which is arranged within the housing body 1.
  • the electrical energy storage device 7b may be coupled to all electronic components within the printer 10 and may provide electrical power for the operation of the components.
  • the printer 10 includes a user input device included at a surface of the housing body 1, for example in the front surface 1 a of the housing body 1.
  • the user input device may include a user interface 2, such as a keyboard and/or a display, for example a touchscreen display.
  • the user interface 2 is configured to receive user input commands which are conveyed to the printer controller 7a which in turn is configured to output the printing control signals to the first and/or second printing devices 6a, 6b on the basis of the user input commands input to the user input device.
  • the user input device may include further components such as various pushbuttons, for example power switches or volume sliders, or input/output ports such as USB ports, memory card slots or interface for charging cords.
  • the user input device may in particular allow the operator of the printer to choose design components to be printed on a package P from a design component library stored in the printer controller 7a or a memory accessible by the printer controller 7a and user input device.
  • the user input device may generally resemble a tablet computer which may be connectable to the housing body 1 by means of a socket integrated into the housing body 1.
  • Operating system information OS may be displayed on the user interface 2, such as application information, home buttons, timing information or other icons and widgets.
  • the user input device may run an operating system such as iOS, Android, Cyanogen, Tizen, Ubuntu Mobile, Firefox or any similar mobile operating system.
  • the user interface 2 may for example display drag & drop content in a display bar that may be selected by a user, such drag & drop content being available from a design component library as previously explained.
  • the drag & drop content may be previewed in a preview image on the screen and then edited by use of digital paint tools displayed in a paint dialogue bar, such as recoloring tools, re-sizing tools, cropping tools, rotating tools or formatting tools.
  • the user interface 2 may display a three-dimensional graphical representation of the package with an envisioned look after printing.
  • a print button may be displayed when the user is done with customizing the printing model and wants to initiate the printing process.
  • the user interface 2 may display instructions for the user to insert a package P in the inlet of the feed channel 3.
  • the package P will be automatically pulled in through the conveying devices 9 and will be imprinted by the various printing devices 6a, 6b.
  • the package P will then be fed to the outlet 3b of the feed channel 3 where it will be held in place by the conveying devices 9 until it is pulled out manually by the user again.
  • One or two side surfaces of the package P may be printed at a time. If other side surfaces are to be imprinted, the package P may need to be re-inserted in the feed channel 3.
  • the user interface 2 may display instructions to the user on how to rotate and insert the package P correctly so that the right side surfaces will be printed in the desired orientation of the printing images.
  • Fig. 5 illustrates an exemplary flow diagram of a method M for obtaining a personalised consumer goods package P.
  • the method M may in particular be performed using a handheld printer 10 as described and explained in conjunction with Figs. 1 to 4 .
  • a consumer goods package P to be imprinted may be inserted into an inlet of a feed channel 3 formed through a housing body 1 of a handheld printer 10.
  • a user may input commands via a user interface 2 of a user input device provided at the housing body 1 of the handheld printer 10 in a second step M2.
  • the consumer goods package P is conveyed from the inlet along the feed channel 3 through the handheld printer 10 towards an outlet of the feed channel 3.
  • printing control signals are generated in a step M4 and sent to at least one printing device 6a arranged within an inner wall of the feed channel 3 in the housing body 1 in a step M5.
  • At least one surface of the consumer goods package P is imprinted with a printhead of the at least one first printing device 6a on the basis of the printing control signals in a step M6 so that the imprinted consumer goods package P may be retrieved from the outlet of the feed channel 3 in a step M7.

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  1. Imprimante portative (10), comprenant :
    un corps de boîtier (1) ;
    un canal d'alimentation (3) formé à travers le corps de boîtier (1), le canal d'alimentation (3) présentant une entrée pour insérer un objet (P) à imprimer dans le canal d'alimentation (3) et une sortie pour récupérer l'objet imprimé (P) du canal d'alimentation (3) ;
    au moins un premier dispositif d'impression (6a) agencé à l'intérieur d'une première paroi intérieure du canal d'alimentation (3) dans le corps de boîtier (1) et présentant une tête d'impression configurée pour imprimer sur un objet (P) à imprimer alimenté à travers le canal d'alimentation (3) ;
    un dispositif d'entrée d'utilisateur prévu au corps de boîtier (1) et présentant une interface utilisateur (2) configurée pour recevoir des commandes d'entrée d'utilisateur via l'interface utilisateur (2) ; et
    un organe de commande d'imprimante (7a) agencé à l'intérieur du corps de boîtier (1) couplé au dispositif d'entrée d'utilisateur et à l'au moins un premier dispositif d'impression (6a), l'organe de commande d'imprimante (7a) étant configuré pour délivrer des signaux de commande d'impression à l'au moins un premier dispositif d'impression (6a) sur la base des commandes d'entrée d'utilisateur entrées au dispositif d'entrée d'utilisateur,
    caractérisée en ce que
    le canal d'alimentation (3) est formé à travers le corps de boîtier (1) en tant qu'un passage creux, dans laquelle le canal d'alimentation (3) présente la forme intérieure d'un cuboïde et présente des ouvertures d'entrée et de sortie rectangulaires de forme complémentaire (3a, 3b) reliées par un tunnel de coupe transversale sensiblement constante sur l'extension du canal d'alimentation (3) à travers le corps de boîtier (1).
  2. Imprimante portative (10) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la tête d'impression de l'au moins un premier dispositif d'impression (6a) est espacée de l'objet (P) à imprimer d'une distance prédéfinie, de préférence dans la plage entre 0,1 mm et 3 mm.
  3. Imprimante portative (10) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, comprenant en outre un dispositif de transport (9) agencé dans le canal d'alimentation (3) et configuré pour transporter un objet (P) à imprimer par l'imprimante portative (10) de l'entrée à la sortie à travers le canal d'alimentation (3).
  4. Imprimante portative (10) selon la revendication 3, dans laquelle l'au moins un dispositif de transport (9) comprend un rouleau de pression sollicité élastiquement configuré pour presser contre l'objet (P) à imprimer alimenté à travers le canal d'alimentation.
  5. Imprimante portative (10) selon la revendication 4, dans laquelle le rouleau de pression sollicité élastiquement (9) est configuré pour maintenir l'objet (P) à imprimer en contact avec la première paroi intérieure du canal d'alimentation (3) dans laquelle l'au moins un premier dispositif d'impression (6a) est agencé pendant que l'objet (P) est alimenté à travers le canal d'alimentation (3).
  6. Imprimante portative (10) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, dans laquelle le corps de boîtier (1) inclut une poignée (4) permettant à un utilisateur de porter l'imprimante (10) dans ses mains, de préférence le corps de boîtier (1) étant formé d'un seul tenant avec la poignée (4).
  7. Imprimante portative (10) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, comprenant une pluralité de premiers dispositifs d'impression (6a), la pluralité de premiers dispositifs d'impression (6a) étant agencés en série à l'intérieur de la première paroi intérieure du canal d'alimentation (3) dans le corps de boîtier (1) et présentant des têtes d'impression configurées pour imprimer sur un objet (P) à imprimer alimenté à travers le canal d'alimentation (3) avec des décalages échelonnés le long de l'extension du canal d'alimentation (3).
  8. Imprimante portative (10) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, comprenant en outre au moins un capteur d'alignement configuré pour aligner une position de l'objet (P) à imprimer à l'intérieur du canal d'alimentation (3).
  9. Imprimante portative (10) selon la revendication 8, dans laquelle l'organe de commande d'imprimante (7a) est couplé à l'au moins un capteur d'alignement et configuré pour commander l'au moins un premier dispositif d'impression (6a) sur la base de signaux de capteur générés par l'au moins un capteur d'alignement.
  10. Imprimante portative (10) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, comprenant en outre un dispositif de stockage d'énergie électrique (7b) agencé à l'intérieur du corps de boîtier (1) et configuré pour fournir de l'énergie électrique à l'au moins un premier dispositif d'impression (6a), au dispositif d'entrée d'utilisateur et/ou à l'organe de commande d'imprimante (7a).
  11. Imprimante portative (10) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 10, dans laquelle l'interface utilisateur (2) comprend un clavier et/ou un affichage, en particulier un affichage à écran tactile.
  12. Imprimante portative (10) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 11, comprenant en outre un verrou de guidage coulissant agencé à l'intérieur du corps de boîtier (1) et configuré pour ajuster, de manière coulissante, la largeur d'entrée du canal d'alimentation (3) pour un objet (P) à imprimer.
  13. Imprimante portative (10) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 12, comprenant en outre au moins un second dispositif d'impression (6b) agencé à l'intérieur d'une seconde paroi intérieure du canal d'alimentation (3) dans le corps de boîtier (1) et présentant une tête d'impression configurée pour imprimer sur un objet (P) à imprimer alimenté à travers le canal d'alimentation (3), la seconde paroi intérieure étant de préférence agencée sensiblement perpendiculairement à la première paroi intérieure.
  14. Imprimante portative (10) selon la revendication 13, dans laquelle l'au moins un second dispositif d'impression (6b) est agencé sensiblement orthogonalement à l'au moins un premier dispositif d'impression (6a).
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