Computer system having integrated printer and keyboard
View Patent ↗A computer system is provided comprising a computer, a keyboard peripheral of the computer, and a pagewidth printer peripheral of the computer. The pagewidth printer is disposed within a housing of the keyboard.
1. A computer system comprising:
a computer;
a keyboard peripheral of the computer; and
a pagewidth printer peripheral of the computer, wherein the printer includes a print media transport mechanism in the form of a belt-and-roller assembly to transport media along a transport path, and wherein the printer includes a planar member biased against the print media transport mechanism to maintain planarity of print media in use; and
wherein the pagewidth printer is disposed within a housing of the keyboard.
2. A computer system according to claim 1 , wherein the housing of keyboard comprises print media entrance and exit apertures, the print media transport path being defined between the entrance and exit apertures.
3. A computer system according to claim 2 , wherein the pagewidth printer comprises a pagewidth printhead disposed in an operative position relative to the print media transport path so as to print on the print media being transported along said path.
4. A computer system according to claim 1 , further comprising a data bus interconnecting the keyboard and pagewidth printer to the computer,
wherein printing commands from the computer to the pagewidth printer are transferred over the data bus.
5. A computer system according to claim 4 , wherein the data bus comprises a universal serial bus.
6. A computer system according to claim 1 , wherein the housing of the keyboard comprises a port to receive an ink cartridge to replenish the pagewidth printer.