Patent ID: 7360872

Claim:
An inkjet printhead chip which comprises a wafer substrate that defines a plurality of ink inlet channels; a drive circuitry layer positioned on the wafer substrate; and a plurality of nozzle assemblies positioned on the wafer substrate, each nozzle assembly comprising a nozzle chamber structure that comprises a fixed wall portion that bounds a respective ink inlet channel, and a movable roof portion, the fixed and movable portions defining a walls and a roof of a nozzle chamber in fluid communication with the ink inlet channel, the movable roof portion having an ink ejection port defined therethrough and being movable relative to the fixed portion to thereby cause ejection of ink from the ink ejection port, the fixed and movable portions being shaped and relatively positioned so that ink in the nozzle chamber establishes a meniscus between the fixed and moveable portions that defines a fluidic seal to inhibit the egress of ink during operation; and an actuator arm that is connected, at one end, to the drive circuitry layer to receive an electrical signal from the drive circuitry layer to cause displacement of the actuator arm relative to the drive circuitry layer, and at the other end, to the movable portion to displace the movable portion with respect to the fixed portion on receipt of the electrical signal.