Mobile phone having pagewidth printhead
View Patent ↗A mobile phone is provided having an elongate body defining a transverse print media path along which print media can be fed, a pagewidth printhead positioned in the body so as to extend transverse to the path, and a feed mechanism positioned in the body to feed the print media along the path during printing.
1. A mobile phone comprising
an elongate body defining a print media path along which print media is fed, the print media path having an entry slot along a first longitudinal side of the elongate body and having an exit slot along a second longitudinal side of the elongate body opposite to the first longitudinal side;
a chassis molding provided within the elongate body and internally supporting the elongate body;
a printhead module having a pagewidth printhead, the printhead module being slidably and removably engaged with the chassis molding; and
a feed mechanism positioned in the body to feed the print media along the print media path for printing, wherein
the pagewidth printhead of the printhead module is positioned transverse to the print media path.
2. A mobile phone as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the printhead module further comprises an ink supply.
3. A mobile phone as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the printhead module further comprises a capping arrangement arranged to cap the pagewidth printhead.
4. A mobile phone as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the ink supply comprises a baffle arrangement for controlling ink flow therein.
5. A mobile phone as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a camera device positioned on the body to capture images for printing.