Patent ID: 7240993

Claim:
A printhead assembly for a pagewidth inkjet printer, the printhead assembly comprising: an elongate support structure; and a plurality of elongate printhead modules positioned, end to end, in the support structure, each printhead module comprising a feed member that defines a number of longitudinally extending flow passages in fluid communication with respective flow passages of adjacent printhead modules and a number of ink outlet holes in fluid communication with each of the flow passages; a lower micro-molding that is mounted on the feed member, the lower micro-molding including a number of inlets in fluid communication with respective ink outlet holes and a number of exit holes in fluid communication with respective inlets; an upper micro-molding mounted on the lower micro-molding and defining a recess and a number of ink passages in fluid communication with respective exit holes and terminating at the recess; a printhead integrated circuit positioned in the recess to receive ink from the ink passages; and a mid-package layer interposed between the upper and lower micro-moldings and having adhesive to provide adhesion between the upper and lower micro-moldings.