Patent ID: 6924907
Filing Date: 2005-08-02
Classification: B41J,G03B,G07F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A printer module for a compact printer system, the module comprising: an elongate body having a longitudinal axis; a stationary printhead housed within said body, the body having two opposing slots, the slots being parallel to the longitudinal axis and interconnected by a paper path which passes through the body; powered rollers for moving a printable media through the paper path and past said stationary printhead; an ink reservoir within said body and communicating with said printhead; a storage device within said body for storing an image to be printed by said printhead; and said printhead printing said image on substantially the full width of said printable media in a single pass; the elongate body including at least one connector at an end of said body for connecting one or more further modules including a body having a complementary connector, when said printer module connects with said at least one further module, the body of the printer module substantially abuts the body of the one or more further modules; the printer module further comprising a bus providing power and data between said printer module and said one or more further modules.