Patent ID: 6312124
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A handheld inkjet printing mechanism for printing a selected image on a print surface of a solid body or a semi-flexible body, comprising:a chassis;a controller supported by the chassis, with the controller storing the selected image therein;an inkjet printhead supported by the chassis to selectively eject inkjet ink onto the print surface in response to the controller; anda printhead-to-print surface spacing device to control the spacing between the printhead and the print surface, with the spacing device being supported by the chassis to traverses over the print surface when moved there along by an operator while the printhead selectively ejects ink onto the print surface to record the selected image thereon;wherein the chassis comprises a main portion and a printhead portion, which supports the printhead, with the main portion being flexibly coupled to the printhead portion.