Patent ID: 7331653
Filing Date: 2008-02-19
Classification: B41J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A modular printhead assembly which comprises an elongate support structure; and an ink feed member mounted on the support structure, the feed member defining a number of ink channels, the ink channels extending in the direction of the support structure and being in fluid communication with an ink supply, the ink feed member having a plurality of outlet openings from which ink can be fed; a plurality of printhead modules mounted, in a releasable manner, on the support structure to be positioned along a length of the ink feed member, each printhead module having an ink delivery assembly that defines a mounting formation for an elongate printhead integrated circuit and a plurality of ink inlets in fluid communication with respective outlet openings of the ink feed member and an elongate printhead integrated circuit mounted in said mounting formation; a capping device operatively arranged with respect to the support structure and displaceable between a capped position in which the integrated printhead circuits are capped and an uncapped position; and an actuating mechanism engaged with the capping device to displace the capping device between the capped and uncapped positions.