JP2010520822A5

JP2010520822A5 -

Info

Publication number: JP2010520822A5
Application number: JP2009551889A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2008-03-03
Publication date: 2011-04-28

Claims

A printer housing defining an interior and having a printhead;
An ink container connected to the print head to allow fluid to flow when carried in the interior;
The ink container is
A flexible housing;
A printed substrate in contact with the flexible housing, in fluid communication with the stored print material and said print head to said flexible housing in body,
A hand-held printer comprising a resealable valve and having a fluid port in fluid communication with the interior of the flexible housing.

The handheld printer of claim 1, wherein the fluid port includes a flexible diaphragm.

The handheld printer of claim 2, wherein the flexible diaphragm cooperates with a refilling syringe.

The handheld printer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the flexible housing includes a plurality of fluid chambers.

The handheld printer of claim 4, wherein each of the plurality of fluid chambers is in communication with at least one fluid port.

The handheld printer according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the flexible casing is a plastic casing that is resistant to tearing.

The handheld printer according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the fluid port and the printed circuit board cooperate to define a fluid interface.

An ink container that cooperates with a handheld printer,
A flexible housing sized to cooperate with the interior of the handheld printer;
A printed circuit board in contact with the flexible housing and in fluid communication between the printing material stored in the flexible housing and a printhead portion of the handheld printer;
An ink container comprising a resealable valve and a fluid port for fluid communication with the interior of the flexible housing.

The ink container according to claim 8, wherein at least one of the fluid ports has a flexible diaphragm.

The ink container according to claim 8, wherein the flexible housing has a plurality of fluid chambers.

The ink container according to claim 10, wherein each of the plurality of fluid chambers is in communication with at least one fluid port.

The ink container according to any one of claims 8 to 11, wherein the flexible casing is a plastic casing resistant to tearing.

The ink container according to any one of claims 8 to 12, wherein the fluid port and the printed substrate cooperate to define a fluid interface.

A method of configuring an ink container to cooperate with a handheld printer, comprising:
Forming a flexible housing having a size that cooperates with the interior of the handheld printer;
Coupling to the flexible housing a printed circuit board in fluid communication with a print head portion of the handheld printer and a printing substance stored in the flexible housing ;
Sealing a fluid port including a resealable valve in a flexible wall portion of the flexible housing so as to be in fluid communication with the interior of the flexible housing. .

The method of claim 14, wherein sealing the fluid port comprises using a flexible diaphragm.

The method of claim 14 or claim 15 , wherein forming the flexible housing comprises forming a plurality of fluid chambers.

The method of claim 16, wherein each of the plurality of fluid chambers is in communication with at least one fluid port.

The method according to any one of claims 14 to 17 , wherein forming the flexible housing comprises forming the flexible housing from a plastic that is resistant to tearing.

The method according to any one of claims 14 to 18 , wherein the step of bonding the printed substrate comprises heat sealing the printed substrate to the flexible housing.

Using refill syringe, by the printing material, the method according to any one of claims 19 claim 14, further comprising the step of filling the flexible housing.