Printing device housed within stand of display
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorMatthew William TIVNON
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Abstract
In an example, a device includes a display, a stand, and a printing device. The stand is positioned beneath and supports the display, and has a cylindrical shape. The printing device is housed within the stand and includes a spindle, a roller, a fluid ejection die, and a cutting mechanism. The spindle supports a roll of paper. The roller unrolls the paper from the roll of paper. The fluid ejection die ejects fluid onto the paper as the paper unrolls from the roll of paper. The cutting mechanism severs a portion of the paper from the roll of paper.
Claims15
A device, comprising:
- a display;
- a stand positioned beneath and supporting the display, wherein the stand has a cylindrical shape;
- and
- a printing device housed within the stand, wherein the printing device includes:
- a spindle to support a roll of paper;
- a roller to unroll the paper from the roll of paper;
- a fluid ejection die to eject fluid onto the paper as the paper unrolls from the roll of paper;
- and
- a cutting mechanism to sever a portion of the paper from the roll of paper.
A device, comprising:
- a hollow, cylindrical housing;
- a printing device housed within the housing, wherein the printing device includes:
- a spindle to support a roll of paper in a vertical orientation;
- a roller to unroll the paper from the roll of paper;
- a fluid ejection die to eject fluid onto the paper as the paper unrolls from the roll of paper;
- and
- a cutting mechanism to sever a portion of the paper from the roll of paper.
A method, comprising:
- positioning a roll of paper within a cylindrical housing, wherein the roll of paper sits on one end of an axis of rotation of the roll of paper;
- and
- printing an image on the free end of the roll of paper prior to dispensing the free end of the roll of paper through an outlet of the cylindrical housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.