Patent ID: 8002384

Claim:
A printing cartridge comprising: a body configured to removably engage with an inkjet printer; a mounting arrangement attached to the body, the mounting arrangement incorporating a confining arrangement; a printhead assembly mounted to the body by the mounting arrangement, the printhead assembly including an ink distribution support and a plurality of printhead integrated circuits mounted to an underside of the ink distribution support, the plurality of printhead integrated circuits defining a printing zone; a capping mechanism, mounted to the ink distribution support, for capping nozzles of the printhead integrated circuits, the capping mechanism including an elongate capper extending along the ink distribution support to define a capping zone; a plurality of conduits provided through an underside of the ink distribution support, the conduits providing fluidic communication between a plurality of ink paths of the ink distribution support and the underside of the ink distribution support; and a sealing film for adhesively mounting the printhead integrated circuit to the ink distribution support, the sealing film including a plurality of through-holes which correspond to and align with the conduits, wherein the sealing film provides a seal preventing mixing of ink from each of the plurality of ink paths at an underside of the ink distribution support, the confining arrangement is provided beyond a longitudinal extent of the printing and capping zones at both ends of the ink distribution support, and the confining arrangement comprises aligned holes passing through each of the cartridge body, printhead assembly and capping mechanism, a first pin configured to pass through each of the holes and a locking member for locking the first pin within the holes.