Patent ID: 7854497

Claim:
A fluid ejection device, comprising: a fluid chamber having a first sidewall and a second sidewall; a flexible membrane extended over the fluid chamber and supported at an end of the first sidewall and an end of the second sidewall; an actuator provided on the flexible membrane, the actuator adapted to deflect the flexible membrane relative to the fluid chamber; a first gap provided between the flexible membrane and the end of the first sidewall, and a second gap provided between the flexible membrane and the end of the second sidewall; and compliant material provided within the first gap and within the second gap, and further comprising: a first support extended from one of the flexible membrane and the end of the first sidewall, and a second support extended from one of the flexible membrane and the end of the second sidewall, wherein the flexible membrane is supported at the end of the first sidewall by the first support and at the end of the second sidewall by the second support, and wherein the first gap is provided between the flexible membrane and the end of the first sidewall adjacent the first support, and the second gap is provided between the flexible membrane and the end of the second sidewall adjacent the second support.