Pagewidth printhead array with abutting print chips
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1. A printhead for an inkjet printer, the printhead comprising:
- a support member for mounting within a printer;
an array of abutting integrated circuits mounted to the support member;
wherein,abutting surfaces of the integrated circuits have complementary formations to maintain the integrated circuits in fixed positions relative to each other within the array; and
whereineach of the integrated circuits includes twelve rows of unit cells made up of six pairs of rows, each pair printing ink of one color.
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Abstract
A printhead for an ink jet printer includes an array of print chips abutting end-to-end. The adjoining edge portions of the print chips include a zig-zag formation to ensure a proper positional alignment and spacing of the nozzles on one chip with those of the adjacent chip.
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1. A printhead for an inkjet printer, the printhead comprising:
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a support member for mounting within a printer; an array of abutting integrated circuits mounted to the support member;
wherein,abutting surfaces of the integrated circuits have complementary formations to maintain the integrated circuits in fixed positions relative to each other within the array; and
whereineach of the integrated circuits includes twelve rows of unit cells made up of six pairs of rows, each pair printing ink of one color. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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