A printer that prints with pencils: the mechanism of the device

The idea of ​​creating a Pencil Printer belongs to the young Korean designer Ho Yong Lee. The innovative device has several advantages: simpler printing technology compared to inkjet technology; compact sizes; environmental friendliness; much cheaper than inkjet and laser counterparts.

Features of a pencil printer

The printer prints using a regular pencil, the stylus of which is fully used during operation. The idea of ​​environmental friendliness of the young designer was in the first positions.

Reference! The new printer runs on recyclable materials - the remnants of lead that were previously simply disposed of.

Before the creation of the Korean device, only plotters could print with a pencil - devices for printing graphic products (maps, charts, drawings). Devices are often referred to as large format printers due to the similarity of their functions. The stylus in the plotters moves with the help of an electric motor, so the operation of the equipment is accompanied by increased noise. Pen-and-pen models feature high print quality at low speed. Even electric motors optimized for this model cannot increase it.

The mechanism of the device

The new pencil printer only works with wood-framed products. For printing, you only need a graphite rod. The rest of the pencil is placed in a special sharpener on the surface of the device. In the sharpener, the pencil is cleaned of wood, and the lead itself is crushed into powder. Printing is not done with a pencil, but with slate powder, which becomes a replacement for ink. An innovative development is also an integrated cartridge eraser.

Reference! Experts call the new model both ingenious and meaningless, doubting that it will be launched into mass production. Most likely, it will become an exhibit of museum or private collections.

What can a pencil printer

In addition to the usual function of printing texts, which is basic for all types of printers, the pencil model has an innovative one - erasing unnecessary information.

The mistake made in the text is easy to wipe with an ordinary eraser, which cannot be done with text printed in ink.

A sheet with printed text that has lost its relevance can be reused. To do this, it must be passed through a special cartridge-eraser, which will wipe all text information.