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Inkjet printhead having truss structure with bracing ribs

US10350903B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Memjet Technology Limited · IE

Inventors

Garry Raymond Jackson · Sydney, AU
Norman Micheal Berry · Sydney, AU
Michael John Hudson · Sydney, AU
Brian Robert Brown · Chatswood, AU
Samuel George Mallinson · Sydney, AU
Geordie McBain · Chatswood, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 22, 2019
Grant date	Jul 16, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 22, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB41J2202/21
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An inkjet printhead includes: an elongate fluid manifold having a base which includes a truss structure, the truss structure having webs extending between opposite chords, wherein a plurality of openings between the webs and the chords define fluid outlets; a plurality of bracing ribs extending across an upper surface of the truss structure, each bracing rib being aligned with one of the webs; and printhead chips attached to a lower surface of the truss structure, each printhead chip receiving printing fluid from a plurality of the fluid outlets.

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