Patent ID: 8317298
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printing apparatus comprising: a first plurality of inkjet stack layers having a first array of inkjet ejectors; a second plurality of inkjet stack layers having a second array of inkjet ejectors; an aperture layer having a first array of apertures and a second array of apertures that are separated from one another by a predetermined distance, the aperture layer being bonded to the first plurality of inkjet stack layers to enable the first array of inkjet ejectors to eject ink through the first array of apertures and to the second plurality of inkjet stack layers to enable the second array of inkjet ejectors to eject ink through the second array of apertures; and a joint formed between the first plurality of inkjet stack layers and the second plurality of inkjet stack layers, the joint having a plurality of legs between each inkjet stack layer in the first plurality of inkjet stack layers and each inkjet stack layer in the second plurality of inkjet stack layers, each leg in the plurality of legs being configured to deform in response to the aperture layer being flexed to enable the first array of inkjet ejectors and the second array of inkjet ejectors to be positioned with a predetermined alignment about a curved surface.