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Printhead module having nozzle redundancy

US7758143B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · AU

Inventors

Kia Silverbrook · Sydney, AU
Simon Robert Walmsley · Sydney, AU
Mark Jackson Pulver · Sydney, AU
Michael John Webb · Sydney, AU
Richard Thomas Plunkett · Sydney, AU
John Robert Sheahan · Sydney, AU

Key dates

Filing date	May 27, 2004
Grant date	Jul 20, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 15, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB41J2202/20
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A printhead module comprising at least first and second rows configured to print ink of a similar type or color, at least some nozzles in the first row being aligned with respective corresponding nozzles in the second row in a direction of intended media travel relative to the printhead, the printhead module being configurable such that the nozzles in the first and second rows are fired such that some dots output to print media are printed to by nozzles from the first row and at least some other dots output to print media are printed to by nozzles from the second row.

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