Patent ID: 7052112
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A print cartridge comprising: a cartridge body having a lower portion and a vertical wall; a printhead attached to said lower portion, the printhead including a plurality of groups of drop generators and a plurality of address lines; and a contact array disposed on at least a portion of said vertical wall including a first columnar array, a second columnar array of contact areas adjacent to the first columnar array, a third columnar array of contact areas adjacent to the second columnar array, a fourth columnar array of contact areas adjacent to the third columnar array, a fifth columnar array of contact areas adjacent to the fourth columnar array, and a sixth columnar array of contact areas adjacent to the fifth columnar array, wherein four contact areas in the first columnar array are each coupled to a different one of the plurality of groups of drop generators, wherein four contact areas in the second columnar array are each coupled to a different one of the plurality of groups of drop generators, wherein three contact areas in the second columnar array are each coupled to a different address line of the plurality of address lines, wherein one contact area in the third columnar array is coupled to one group of the plurality of drop generators, wherein two contact areas in the third columnar array are each coupled to a different address line of the plurality of address lines, wherein three contact areas of the fourth columnar array are each coupled to a different one of the plurality of groups of drop generators, wherein three contact areas in the fourth columnar array are each coupled to a different address line of the plurality of address lines, wherein four contact areas in the fifth columnar array are each coupled to a different one of the plurality of groups of drop generators, wherein two contact areas in the fifth columnar array are each coupled to a different address line of the plurality of address lines, wherein three contact areas in the sixth columnar array are each coupled to a different address line of the plurality of address lines.