Ink feed for six color inkjet modular printhead
US6485135B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2202/20
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printhead assembly includes a body defining a seat for a printhead and having a dividing member. A plurality of fluid storage galleries is arranged on one side of the dividing member. A plurality of feed passages is arranged on an opposed side of the dividing member, each feed passage having a first end in communication with one of the galleries and an opposed end opening out into the seat. A printhead is mounted in the seat such that fluid fed from the galleries is supplied to at least one printhead chip of the printhead.
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