Patent ID: 6460966
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An apparatus for assembling an inkjet printhead comprising:an ink jet printhead; a substrate to which said ink jet printhead is to be attached; a microheater, coupled to at least one of said ink jet printhead and said substrate, said microheater comprising: a heater resistor comprising an input port and an output port; a first electrical conductor, coupled to the input port of the heater resistor, for receiving a first voltage; a second electrical conductor, coupled to the output port of the heater resistor, for receiving a second voltage; a temperature curable adhesive disposed proximate to the heater resistor and at least one of said ink jet printhead and said substrate; wherein a curing effect in the adhesive is produced by an application of a first voltage to the first electrical conductor and a second voltage to the second electrical conductor.