Print assembly and printer having wide printing zone
First Claim
1. A print assembly comprising:
- an elongate carrier mountable on a support structure of a printer;
a plurality of printhead integrated circuits mounted on the carrier, the printhead integrated circuits being provided in a number and configuration such that the printhead integrated circuits define an elongate printing zone of at least 914 mm, each printhead integrated circuit incorporating a plurality of nozzle arrangements, each nozzle arrangement comprising a nozzle, an ink chamber, an ink inlet, an actuator, and a drive circuit to achieve the ejection of ink from the nozzle arrangement; and
control circuitry positioned on the carrier and operatively connected to the printhead integrated circuits to control operation thereof,wherein said print assembly comprises more than 150,000 said nozzle arrangements.
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Abstract
A print assembly is provided having an elongate carrier that is mountable on a support structure of a printer, printhead integrated circuits mounted on the carrier, and control circuitry positioned on the carrier and operatively connected to the printhead integrated circuits to control operation thereof. The printhead integrated circuits are provided in a number and configuration such that the printhead integrated circuits define an elongate printing zone of at least 914 mm. Each printhead integrated circuit incorporates nozzle arrangements each having a nozzle, an ink chamber, an ink inlet, an actuator, and a drive circuit to achieve the ejection of ink from the nozzle arrangement. The print assembly has more than 150,000 of the nozzle arrangements.
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10 Claims
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1. A print assembly comprising:
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an elongate carrier mountable on a support structure of a printer; a plurality of printhead integrated circuits mounted on the carrier, the printhead integrated circuits being provided in a number and configuration such that the printhead integrated circuits define an elongate printing zone of at least 914 mm, each printhead integrated circuit incorporating a plurality of nozzle arrangements, each nozzle arrangement comprising a nozzle, an ink chamber, an ink inlet, an actuator, and a drive circuit to achieve the ejection of ink from the nozzle arrangement; and control circuitry positioned on the carrier and operatively connected to the printhead integrated circuits to control operation thereof, wherein said print assembly comprises more than 150,000 said nozzle arrangements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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