Patent ID: 8356889
Filing Date: 2013-01-22
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A print engine for an inkjet printer defining a media path extending past a printhead assembly along a paper axis, the print engine comprising: an elongate printhead carriage having a long axis extending transverse to the paper axis; a series of interfaces for supplying ink to respective fixed printhead modules spaced along the printhead carriage such that the printhead modules span the media path; and, ink conduits connected to the interfaces for feeding ink to the printhead modules, wherein the printhead carriage has a series of formations to position the ink conduits such that they all extend away from the interfaces in a direction transverse to the long axis to a common side of the printhead carriage, and wherein the printhead modules are staggered with respect to the paper feed axis as well as a direction transverse to the paper feed axis to span the media path.