Inkjet printhead assembly having printhead modules with nested ends
First Claim
1. An inkjet printhead assembly comprising:
- an elongate support having a plurality of internal webs protruding from a base section to define a plurality of parallel ink supply channels;
a shim mounted on the support and defining a plurality of rows of openings through which ink from respective supply channels is provided; and
a plurality of elongate printhead modules mounted serially on the shim, each module including a carrier carrying a printhead, each carrier defining a plurality of ink supply passages through which ink passes to the printhead from respective rows of the openings, either end of each carrier defining complementary formations such that adjacent pairs of the carriers nest together, whereinthe plurality of internal webs protrude from the base section to define a semicircular recess in which the shim is received, andthe shim is received in the semicircular recess such that the each of the plurality of rows respectively align with one of the plurality of parallel ink channels.
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Abstract
An inkjet printhead assembly includes an elongate support having a plurality of internal webs protruding from a base section to define a plurality of parallel ink supply channels; a shim mounted on the support and defining a plurality of rows of openings through which ink from respective supply channels is provided; and a plurality of elongate printhead modules mounted serially on the shim. Each module includes a carrier carrying a printhead. Each carrier defines a plurality of ink supply passages through which ink passes to the printhead from respective rows of the openings. Either end of each carrier defines complementary formations such that adjacent pairs of the carriers nest together. The plurality of internal webs protrude from the base section to define a semicircular recess in which the shim is received. The shim is received in the semicircular recess such that the each of the plurality of rows respectively align with one of the plurality of parallel ink channels.
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1. An inkjet printhead assembly comprising:
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an elongate support having a plurality of internal webs protruding from a base section to define a plurality of parallel ink supply channels; a shim mounted on the support and defining a plurality of rows of openings through which ink from respective supply channels is provided; and a plurality of elongate printhead modules mounted serially on the shim, each module including a carrier carrying a printhead, each carrier defining a plurality of ink supply passages through which ink passes to the printhead from respective rows of the openings, either end of each carrier defining complementary formations such that adjacent pairs of the carriers nest together, wherein the plurality of internal webs protrude from the base section to define a semicircular recess in which the shim is received, and the shim is received in the semicircular recess such that the each of the plurality of rows respectively align with one of the plurality of parallel ink channels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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