Patent ID: 6244688
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An ink-jet scanning carriage printing device for an ink-jet hard copy apparatus having a controller means for providing power and control signals to ink-jet writing instruments, the apparatus being defined by a scanning axis and a print media transport axis perpendicular to the scanning axis, the device comprising:a scanning carriage; andmounted in the carriage, at least two duplicate sets of ink-jet pen means for firing ink drops onto adjacently positioned print media, the pen means each having a printhead ink drop firing nozzle array of a predetermined height, and each of the sets having at least three color inks such that duplicate pen means of each set form a color subset, and the pen means of each subset are offset linearly in the scanning axis and offset in the transport axis by approximately the nozzle array predetermined height, and each of the pen means having electrical interconnect means for providing power and control signals thereto wherein all electrical interconnect means are connected to the controller from localized substantially adjacent carriage positions.