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Inkjet printhead assembly comprising printhead modules having converging ink galleries

US8905519B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Memjet Technology Limited · IE

Inventors

Kia Silverbrook · Sydney, AU
Tobin Allen King · Sydney, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 12, 2013
Grant date	Dec 9, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 12, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49401
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A printhead is provided having an elongate support having a plurality of internal webs protruding from a base section to define a plurality of parallel fluid supply channels, a shim supported by the support and defining a plurality of rows of openings through which fluid from respective supply channels is supplied, and a plurality of elongate printhead modules supported serially on the shim. Each module defines a plurality of fluid supply passages through which fluid passes to fluid ejection nozzles from respective rows of the openings. Either end of each module defines complementary formations such that adjacent modules nest together.

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