Printhead assembly incorporating an ink supply arrangement
First Claim
1. A printhead assembly which comprisesan elongate support structure that has a base portion and a plurality of wall portions that extend from one side of, and along, the base portion;
- a plurality of carriers that are mountable, end-to-end, on the support structure so that each carrier engages a respect wall portion, the wall portions and the carriers defining a plurality of ink supply conduits;
a printhead that is mounted on each carrier, each printhead having a plurality of ink supply holes, at least one ink supply hole being in fluid communication with a respective ink supply conduit; and
at least one printed circuit board that is mountable on an opposite side of the base portion, the, or each, printed circuit board being connected to the printheads.
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Abstract
A printhead assembly includes an elongate support structure that has a base portion and a plurality of wall portions that extend from one side of, and along, the base portion. A plurality of carriers is mountable, end-to-end, on the support structure so that each carrier engages a respect wall portion. The wall portions and the carriers define a plurality of ink supply conduits. A printhead is mounted on each carrier. Each printhead has a plurality of ink supply holes. At least one ink supply hole is in fluid communication with a respective ink supply conduit. A least one printed circuit board is mountable on an opposite side of the base portion, the, or each, printed circuit board being connected to the printheads.
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8 Claims
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1. A printhead assembly which comprises
an elongate support structure that has a base portion and a plurality of wall portions that extend from one side of, and along, the base portion; -
a plurality of carriers that are mountable, end-to-end, on the support structure so that each carrier engages a respect wall portion, the wall portions and the carriers defining a plurality of ink supply conduits;
a printhead that is mounted on each carrier, each printhead having a plurality of ink supply holes, at least one ink supply hole being in fluid communication with a respective ink supply conduit; and
at least one printed circuit board that is mountable on an opposite side of the base portion, the, or each, printed circuit board being connected to the printheads. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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