Patent ID: 6971734

Claim:
A printhead assembly which comprises an elongate support structure; and at least one elongate printhead module positioned on the support structure, along a length of the support structure, the, or each, printhead module comprising an elongate elastomeric feed member that is positioned on the support structure, the feed member defining a number of longitudinally extending flow passages that are connectable to at least an ink supply, and a plurality of outlet holes in a surface of the feed member in fluid communication with the flow passages; an ink distribution assembly that is positioned on the feed member, the ink distribution assembly defining a mounting formation to permit a printhead chip to be mounted on the ink distribution assembly, a plurality of ink inlets that are in fluid communication with the outlet holes of the feed member, a plurality of exit holes and tortuous ink flow paths from each ink inlet to a number of respective exit holes; a delivery structure mounted on each ink feed member, each delivery structure defining a number of inlet conduits in fluid communication with respective delivery outlets, the delivery structure being engageable with the feed member such that each delivery outlet is in fluid communication with a respective ink flow path, via one of the inlet openings of the feed member; and the printhead chip mounted on the ink distribution assembly so that the ink can be fed from the exit holes to the printhead chip.