Patent ID: 7185968

Claim:
An ink-jet printhead package, comprising: a frame having: a first surface and a second surface; a hollow; and an ink supply hole, the hollow and the ink supply hole extending through the frame, the ink supply hole providing flow communication between the first surface and the second surface; a support surface recessed into the second surface of the frame by a predetermined depth and surrounding the hollow and the ink supply hole; and a groove formed in the support surface; an adhesive coating an interior of the groove; and a printhead chip having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface of the printhead chip having a plurality of nozzles formed thereon and the second surface of the printhead chip being adhered to the frame by the adhesive, the printhead chip being operable to eject ink supplied through the ink supply hole through the plurality of nozzles, wherein the printhead chip is disposed on the support surface and has a thickness that is less than or substantially equal to the predetermined depth, so that the first surface of the printhead chip does not project beyond the second surface of the frame, and the adhesive includes: a room temperature vulcanizing (RTV) silicon resin coating an interior of a first portion of the groove, the first portion of the groove surrounding the ink supply hole; and an epoxy resin coating an interior of a second portion of the groove, the second portion of the groove substantially surrounding the hollow.