Patent ID: 7677822

Claim:
A semiautomatic electronic printer, comprising a housing ( 2 ) that can be positioned on the surface of a medium to be printed and remain stationary during a print sequence, a large push-button ( 3 ) located in the upper part of the housing ( 2 ) and movable with respect to same housing ( 2 ), a print head ( 8 ) being provided with proper printing means and positioned inside the housing ( 2 ), and electronic control means disposed in the housing ( 2 ) and adapted to acquire data to be printed from a separated computer and to store such data, as well as adapted to control the operation of the print head ( 8 ), characterised in that the semiautomatic electronic printer comprises, as a moving unit ( 5 ) inside the housing ( 2 ): the large push-button ( 3 ); at least a switch ( 15 , 16 ) for controlling the printing, disposed on said moving unit ( 5 ) and activated by the movement of the moving unit with respect to the housing ( 2 ); a frame ( 7 ), being rigidly connected to said push-button ( 3 ) and mounted, in a spring-charged relationship, inside said housing ( 2 ) in such a manner to be vertically movable between two positions, the one being upper or rest position and the other being lower or work position, such lower position being reached and maintained at least for the time necessary to execute the printing operation; a powered carriage ( 20 ), sustained, in its upper part, by said frame ( 7 ) and adapted to transport a print head ( 8 ) for a predefined printing travel, and controlled by the electronic control means; the print head ( 8 ), rigidly connected to said carriage ( 20 ) with its printing means being disposed in the lower part and brought near said medium to be printed in the printing operation; and a printed circuit board ( 6 ) sustained in its upper part by said frame ( 7 ), including said electronic control means.