Patent ID: 6533396
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: B41J,H05K

Abstract:
A printhead cartridge adapted for mounting in a carriage of a printer, the carriage capable of movement along a first direction, the printhead cartridge comprising:an inkwell for storing ink, the inkwell having a front surface and a bottom surface, a first centerline of the front surface perpendicular to the first direction, the first centerline defining a first side of the front surface, and a second side of the front surface, wherein respective surface areas of the first side and the second side are approximately equal; a tape automated bonding (TAB) device mounted on the inkwell and having a centerline that is substantially parallel to the first centerline and offset from the first centerline; a printhead mounted on the bottom surface on the TAB device; and a plurality of contacts adapted to receive signals from the printer and provide the signals to the printhead, the contacts disposed on the front surface on the TAB device, a distribution of the contacts on both sides of the centerline of the TAB device being approximately equal so that a distribution of the contacts on the first side exceeds a distribution of the contacts on the second side.