Patent ID: 7556360
Filing Date: 2009-07-07
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An inkjet printer comprising at least one printhead module removably mounted to a body of the printer, the at least one printhead module comprising at least two printhead integrated circuits adhesively mounted to a support member via respective ink distribution members which distribute ink from the support member to inkjet nozzles of the at least two printhead integrated circuits, wherein the support member has a plurality of longitudinally extending channels for carrying different inks for the at least two printhead integrated circuits, the support member being selectable to meet specific requirements as to the number of said inks to be employed for printing, and each of the ink distribution members incorporates a laminated stack of layers, each layer having apertures for distributing the ink from the support member to the associated printhead integrated circuit, the apertures of each layer from the support member to the associated printhead integrated circuit being of successively smaller diameter.