Patent ID: 6880914

Claim:
An inkjet printer for high-volume pagewidth printing comprises a support structure; a platen assembly positioned in the support structure, the platen assembly defining a pagewidth printing zone; a print assembly positioned operatively with respect to the platen assembly, the print assembly comprising a chassis that is mounted on the support structure to span the printing zone; a plurality of printhead modules positioned on the chassis, each printhead module having a carrier, a printhead chip mounted on the carrier and a flexible printed circuit board connected to the chip to provide the chip with control signals, the printhead modules being positioned consecutively along the width of the printing zone so that the printhead chips overlie the printing zone; and a plurality of printed circuit boards mounted on the chassis, each printed circuit board having control circuitry that is connected to a predetermined number of printhead chips; and a feed mechanism for feeding print media through the printing zone, over the platen assembly.