Printhead assembly using a fluidic seal for sealing a nozzle chamber
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1. A printer including a printhead having a plurality of ink jet nozzle assemblies, at least one nozzle assembly including:
- a substrate;
a nozzle displaceably arranged relative to the substrate, the nozzle defining a nozzle opening such that, in use, upon displacement of the nozzle relative to the substrate, ink is ejected through the opening; and
an inhibiting means arranged intermediate the substrate and the nozzle for inhibiting leakage of ink from around a periphery of the nozzle.
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Abstract
A printer includes a printhead having a plurality of ink jet nozzle assemblies. The nozzle assemblies include a substrate; a nozzle displaceably arranged relative to the substrate, the nozzle defining a nozzle opening such that, in use, upon displacement of the nozzle relative to the substrate, ink is ejected through the opening; and an inhibiting means arranged intermediate the substrate and the nozzle for inhibiting leakage of ink from around a periphery of the nozzle.
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1. A printer including a printhead having a plurality of ink jet nozzle assemblies, at least one nozzle assembly including:
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a substrate;
a nozzle displaceably arranged relative to the substrate, the nozzle defining a nozzle opening such that, in use, upon displacement of the nozzle relative to the substrate, ink is ejected through the opening; and
an inhibiting means arranged intermediate the substrate and the nozzle for inhibiting leakage of ink from around a periphery of the nozzle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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