Patent ID: 8714677
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A stationary pagewidth inkjet printhead comprising one or more nozzle rows extending along a longitudinal axis of the printhead, said printhead being comprised of a plurality of printhead modules having first and second opposite ends butted across a width of a page, each butting pair of printhead modules defining a common join region, wherein a nozzle pitch across said join region exceeds one nozzle pitch, one nozzle pitch being defined as a minimum longitudinal distance between a pair of nozzles in a same nozzle row, and wherein at least one first nozzle positioned at the first end of a first printhead module in a butting pair is configured to fire ink droplets into a respective join region, wherein at least one second nozzle positioned at the second end of a second printhead module in said butting pair is configured to fire ink droplets into the respective join region, such that first and second nozzles from opposed first and second ends of abutting printhead modules fire ink droplets into said common join region.