Patent ID: 8020969
Filing Date: 2011-09-20
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printhead assembly comprising: a printhead module having at least first and second modular printhead tiles, the first printhead tile having a first set of connection strips, and the second printhead tile having a second set of connection strips; an electrical connector assembly for electrically connecting the first and second printhead tiles, the electrical connector assembly having printed on a surface thereof a plurality of conducting strips; and first and second modular supports arranged end to end for respectively receiving the first and second printhead tiles, the first and second modular supports shaped to complementarily define a first cavity portion therebetween, wherein the first printhead tile is received in the first modular support such that the first set of connection strips extend over the cavity portion, the second printhead tile is received in the second modular support such that the second set of electrical connection strips extend over the cavity portion, and the electrical connector assembly is received in the cavity portion such that the conducting strips are in electrical contact with the first and second set of electrical connection strips.