Cartridge for printing system
View Patent ↗A cartridge for a printing system is provided which has a body, print media disposed within the body, and a sliding door in the body arranged to be opened during printing so as to expose the print media to enable a print media feed mechanism of the printing system to contact the print media.
1. A cartridge for a printing system, the cartridge comprising:
a body;
print media disposed within the body; and
a sliding door in the body arranged to be opened during printing so as to expose the print media to enable a print media feed mechanism of the printing system to contact the print media,
wherein the print media is disposed on a roll and the print media feed mechanism of the printing system includes a roller which contacts the wound portion of the roll of print media through the open sliding door.
2. A cartridge as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the roll of print media is removably mounted to a tubular core of the cartridge, the cartridge further comprising a source of printing fluid having at least one refillable container removably located within the tubular core.
3. A cartridge as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the print media feed mechanism has a pivotal carrier mounting the roller, a first drive motor arranged to impart pivotal drive to the pivotal carrier, and a second drive motor arranged to impart rotary drive to the roller.