Patent ID: 7322676

Claim:
A printhead assembly of a plurality of separable individual parts, the assembly comprising: at least one printhead module part comprising at least two printhead integrated circuits, each of which has nozzles formed therein for delivering printing fluid onto the surface of print media, a support member supporting and carrying the printing fluid for the at least two printhead integrated circuits, and an electrical connector for connecting electrical signals to the at least two printhead integrated circuits; a drive electronics part incorporating at least two controllers each arranged on a printed circuit board so as to control operation of at least one of the at least two printhead integrated circuits via the electrical connector; a casing part comprising a support frame removably supporting the at least one printhead module at the support member of the printhead module and at least two mounting elements arranged in abutting relationship along a longitudinal direction of the casing so that the at least one printhead module and the mounting elements are movable relative to the casing during operation of the printhead assembly, each of the printed circuit boards being removably supported by at least one of the two or more mounting elements; and an electrical connecting member part comprising a non-conductive material clad with conductive strips arranged between the abutting mounting elements so that the conductive strips are positioned to overlay a series of spaced connection strips at edge regions of each of the individual printed circuit boards.