Patent ID: 6135587
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An ink jet print head, comprising:a housing having a base plate formed with slits;a plurality of substantially identical modules disposed in said housing, said modules being equidistant from and aligned with one another, and having nozzle faces protruding into respective said slits of said base plate;a spring element and a common adapter for ink connection stubs of said modules, said spring element form-locking and force-locking said modules in said housing;said slits having end faces and said modules having side edges resting against said end faces, and said modules having shoulders formed adjacent said nozzle faces, said shoulders resting on said base plate inside said housing such that said nozzle faces project through said slits at least to a plane defined by an outside surface of said base plate; anda bus adapter forming an electrical connection with said modules.