Patent ID: 8602526
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An inkjet printer comprising: a print zone; a media path extending through the print zone along a paper axis; and a printhead carriage with a plurality of printhead module mounting sites for mounting a corresponding plurality of printhead modules adjacent the print zone such that the printhead modules collectively span the media path; wherein: each mounting site is configured for mounting a respective one of the printhead modules; each mounting site comprises an interface having two separate fluid couplings, a first fluid coupling comprising a plurality of conduits for supplying ink to a respective printhead module, and a second fluid coupling comprising a plurality of conduits for receiving ink from the respective printhead module; and each mounting site has electrodes for engaging contact pads on each of the printhead modules respectively, the electrodes engaging the contact pads along a first longitudinal side of the printhead module and the interface engaging a second longitudinal side of the printhead module, the first longitudinal side being opposite the second longitudinal side.