Printing system having coupled media cartridge and drive mechanism

1. A printing system comprising a support structure, a print media drive mechanism mounted to the support structure and a media cartridge removably received by the support structure, wherein:

the media cartridge has a casing housing a roll of print media and a print media delivery arrangement, the casing having a door which is arranged to be opened to enable the print media delivery arrangement to couple with the print media drive mechanism for feeding the print media from the roll; and

the print media drive mechanism has a pivotal carrier, a first drive motor arranged to impart pivotal drive to the carrier, a primary drive roller mounted to the carrier to engage the roll of print media when the door in the cartridge is open, a second drive motor arranged to impart rotary drive to the primary drive roller, and a third drive motor mounted to the support structure which engages a drive roller of the print media delivery arrangement.

2. A system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the support structure includes a compartment and the cartridge is removably received in the compartment.

3. A system as claimed in claim 2 wherein the roll of the print media is arranged to engage with the print media drive mechanism which is mounted to the compartment.

4. A system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the print media delivery arrangement includes a pinch roller.