Device for storing and printing images
View Patent ↗An image storage device includes a memory for storing an image, a pagewidth print head for printing the stored image, an ink supply arrangement for supplying ink to the print head and a supply of print media onto which the stored image is printed. A casing surrounds the chassis so that the supply of print media is unable to be accessed without destruction of the casing. In the preferred embodiment, the device is a camera including an image sensor and processor.
1. An image storage device comprising:
a chassis carrying:
a memory for storing at least one image;
a pagewidth print head for printing said stored image;
an ink supply means for supplying ink to the print head;
a supply of print media on to which said stored image is printed; and
a casing surrounding and encasing said chassis so that the supply of print media is unable to be accessed without destruction of the casing.
2. The device of claim 1 in which the casing comprises two shells, the shells being bonded together during one of a manufacturing process and a recycling process.
3. The device of claim 1 in which the casing is recyclable.
4. The device of claim 1 in which the supply of print media is carried via a holder on the chassis and the holder is releasably supported on the chassis to facilitate its removal from the chassis to be replaced by a new supply of print media upon recycling of the camera.
5. The device of claim 4 in which the ink supply means is refilled and a power supply means of the device is replaced at the same time as the supply of print media is replaced during said recycling of the device.
6. The device of claim 5 in which the power supply means is accommodated within the supply of print media.