Hinged printer housing
AssigneePrimera Technology, Inc.
InventorErick Hagstrom
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Abstract
A printer housing with an upper portion and a lower portion with a cavity there between and wherein the upper portion and lower portion are connected by one or more hinges such that the housing opens about the hinged connection between the upper portion and the lower portion to expose the cavity there between. The hinged connection allows the upper portion to be lifted up with respect to the lower portion to expose one or more printer components for access through the cavity. One or more hinges secure the upper portion to the lower portion and wherein the one or more hinges are positioned on a same perimeter side of the housing such that the housing opens about one side.
Claims14
A printer comprising:
- a housing comprising an upper portion and a lower portion with a cavity there between and wherein the upper portion and lower portion are connected by one or more hinges such that the housing opens about the hinged connection between the upper portion and the lower portion to expose the cavity there between, and
- wherein the upper portion is positioned above the lower portion and the hinged connection allows the upper portion to be lifted up with respect to the lower portion to expose one or more printer components for cleaning or maintenance and lowered with respect to the lower portion for printing on a print surface positioned within the cavity between the upper and lower portion, and
- wherein the one or more hinges are provided on a rear side of the housing to connect the upper portion to the lower portion and wherein a front side of the housing, opposing the rear side, comprises an opening for positioning the print surface below a print head and within a print area within the cavity;
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- wherein the printer is a printer for printing on the surface of a food product and wherein one of the upper portion or lower portion operably supports a receiving arm that is movable from a first position outside the printer housing to a second position in the cavity and extendable and retractable across a path of a print head of the printer for providing food products to the print head for printing thereon.
A printer comprising:
- a housing comprising an upper portion and a lower portion with a cavity there between and wherein the upper portion and lower portion are connected by one or more hinges such that the housing opens about the hinged connection between the upper portion and the lower portion to expose the cavity there between, and
- wherein the upper portion is positioned above the lower portion and the hinged connection allows the upper portion to be lifted up with respect to the lower portion to expose one or more printer components for cleaning or maintenance and lowered with respect to the lower portion for printing on a print surface positioned within the cavity between the upper and lower portion,
- wherein the lower portion comprises a floor and supports one or more removable components for the printer comprising an ink mist collection system, a debris tray or a combination thereof, and
- wherein the one or more hinges are provided on a rear side of the housing to connect the upper portion to the lower portion and wherein a front side of the housing, opposing the rear side, comprises an opening for positioning the print surface below a print head and within a print area within the cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.