Computer monitor having inkjet printhead
View Patent ↗A computer monitor is provided which has a flat panel display for displaying images and an inkjet printhead disposed adjacent a lower portion of the computer monitor. The monitor is configured such that print media to be printed is fed manually into a feed path that directs the print media from a region adjacent the upper edge of the flat panel display, past the printhead for printing, then out of the monitor adjacent a lower edge of the flat panel display.
1. A computer monitor comprising:
a flat panel display for displaying images; and
an inkjet printhead disposed adjacent a lower portion of the computer monitor,
wherein the monitor is configured such that print media to be printed is fed manually into a vertical feed path that directs the print media from a region adjacent the upper edge of the flat panel display, vertically past the printhead for printing, then vertically out of the monitor adjacent a lower edge of the flat panel display.
2. A computer monitor according to claim 1 , further including a print media feed mechanism for feeding print media along the feed path.
3. A computer monitor according to claim 2 , wherein the print media feed mechanism is configured to position the print media substantially parallel in at least one direction with respect to a plane defined by the flat panel display.
4. A computer monitor according to claim 3 , wherein the print media feed mechanism is configured to accept a single sheet of print media at a time for printing.
5. A computer monitor according to claim 1 , wherein the flat panel display measures at least 14 inches on the diagonal.
6. A computer monitor according to claim 1 , further comprising a curved paper guide disposed beneath the flat panel display, such that the printed media is urged horizontally as it exits the monitor.