Inkjet printhead assembly with parallel ranks of spaced apart printheads
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1. An inkjet printhead assembly comprising:
- an elongate support defining a plurality of longitudinally extending ink supply channels;
a shim mounted to the support and defining a plurality of rows of openings through which ink from respective ink supply channels can be provided; and
a plurality of printhead carriers mounted serially within the shim and carrying respective elongate printheads, each carrier defining a plurality of ink supply passages through which ink passes to the printhead from respective rows, the printheads being alternately disposed along the support to form a pair of parallel ranks of spaced apart printheads.
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Abstract
An inkjet printhead assembly includes an elongate support. The support defines a plurality of longitudinally extending ink supply channels. A shim is mounted to the support and defines a plurality of rows of openings through which ink from respective supply channels can be provided. A plurality of printhead carriers is mounted serially within the shim, each carrying a respective elongate printhead. Each carrier defines a plurality of ink supply passages through which ink passes to the printhead from respective rows. The printheads are alternately disposed along the support to form a pair of parallel ranks of spaced apart printheads.
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1. An inkjet printhead assembly comprising:
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an elongate support defining a plurality of longitudinally extending ink supply channels; a shim mounted to the support and defining a plurality of rows of openings through which ink from respective ink supply channels can be provided; and a plurality of printhead carriers mounted serially within the shim and carrying respective elongate printheads, each carrier defining a plurality of ink supply passages through which ink passes to the printhead from respective rows, the printheads being alternately disposed along the support to form a pair of parallel ranks of spaced apart printheads. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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