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EP 1161347 A1 20011212 - PORTABLE PRINTER

Title (en)

PORTABLE PRINTER

Title (de)

TRAGBARER DRUCKER

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF D'IMPRESSION PORTABLE

Publication

EP 1161347 A1 20011212 (EN)

Application

EP 00911031 A 20000313

Priority

GB 0000851 W 20000313
GB 9905892 A 19990316
GB 9918347 A 19990805

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0054979A1] A housing (10) of a portable printer can be held in the hand. The portable printer can be brought to a region to be printed and activated (14) such that a line of drop on demand printing heads connected to an arm (34) are caused to move across a region to be printed with selective printing stations being caused to print.

IPC 1-7

B41K 1/14; B41J 3/36

IPC 8 full level

B41J 3/36 (2006.01); B41J 3/54 (2006.01); B41K 1/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 3/36 (2013.01); B41J 3/54 (2013.01); B41K 1/14 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0054979A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0054979 A1 20000921; AU 3303100 A 20001004; EP 1161347 A1 20011212

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 0000851 W 20000313; AU 3303100 A 20000313; EP 00911031 A 20000313