Patent ID: 6893112

Claim:
A piezo-electric printing system, comprising: an array of transducers, including at least a first transducer and a second transducer, wherein the first transducer is coupled to a first foot at a first end and is coupled to a first mass at a second end of the first transducer, and elongates in response to a first stimulus, causing ink to eject from a first ink chamber, and the second transducer is coupled to a second foot at a first end and is coupled to a second mass at a second end of the second transducer, and elongates in response to a second stimulus, causing ink to eject from a second ink chamber and the first foot of the first transducer and the second foot of the second transducer are coupled to a movable elastic element, wherein the first transducer and the second transducer are not coupled to a common transducer support structure except where the first foot and second foot are coupled to the movable elastic element.