Printhead reservoir with siphon vents
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1. A printhead reservoir assembly, comprising:
- a reservoir having at least one reservoir to hold ink;
an outlet plate having siphon vents to allow air to exit an ink path;
a manifold plate having at least one manifold to channel ink and manifold outlets to corresponding to the siphon vents;
a jet stack having an array of jets to transfer ink out of the printhead reservoir assembly to a printing substrate and jet stack outlets corresponding to the siphon vents; and
a circuit board between the jet stack and the manifold plate to operate the jet stack, the circuit board having outlets corresponding to the siphon vents.
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A printhead reservoir assembly has at least one reservoir to hold ink. The assembly includes an outlet plate having siphon vents to allow air to exit an ink path, a manifold plate having at least one manifold to channel ink and manifold outlets to corresponding to the siphon vents, a jet stack having an array of jets to transfer ink out of the printhead reservoir assembly to a printing substrate and jet stack outlets corresponding to the siphon vents, and a circuit board between the jet stack and the manifold plate to operate the jet stack, the circuit board having outlets corresponding to the siphon vents.
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1. A printhead reservoir assembly, comprising:
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a reservoir having at least one reservoir to hold ink; an outlet plate having siphon vents to allow air to exit an ink path; a manifold plate having at least one manifold to channel ink and manifold outlets to corresponding to the siphon vents; a jet stack having an array of jets to transfer ink out of the printhead reservoir assembly to a printing substrate and jet stack outlets corresponding to the siphon vents; and a circuit board between the jet stack and the manifold plate to operate the jet stack, the circuit board having outlets corresponding to the siphon vents. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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