Patent ID: 7766453
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printhead for an inkjet printer that has a direction of media movement past the printhead and a printwidth substantially transverse to the direction of media movement, the printhead including: a plurality of elongate arrays of ink nozzles commonly supported by an elongate support member; and a plurality of data connections, so as to connect data to each of the arrays, arranged along a side of each array which faces opposite the direction of media movement; wherein the arrays are arranged to extend across the printwidth generally end on end so an array central to the printwidth has a side facing in the direction of media movement overlapped at each end of said central array with a respective opposed side of each of two arrays each adjacent to different respective ends of said central array, and each of said two arrays adjacent said central array has a side facing in the direction of media movement that is overlapped at only one end of that array with an opposed side of a further adjacent array, wherein the one end is an end opposite the end which overlaps the central array.