Patent ID: 8721041

Claim:
A printer comprising: a rotating imaging drum; a tray having a first end and a second end; and a printhead positioned adjacent the rotating imaging drum, the printhead comprising: a jet stack having a lower surface that joins a faceplate containing a plurality of apertures at a junction, each aperture in the plurality of apertures including an inkjet ejector configured to eject ink onto a surface of the rotating imaging drum, the faceplate being positioned above the tray between the first end and the second end of the tray and configured to enable ink purged through the inkjet ejectors to flow down the faceplate under gravity, around the junction between the faceplate and the lower surface of the jet stack, and onto the lower surface of the jet stack; a thermal conductor operatively connected to the jet stack and extending below the lower surface of the jet stack, the thermal conductor being positioned between the lower surface of the jet stack and the second end of the tray and configured to receive ink from the lower surface of the jet stack, and a reservoir housing that forms an ink reservoir that is fluidly connected to the inkjet ejectors, the reservoir housing being positioned between the jet stack and the second end of the tray and including a lower flange configured to extend below the lower surface of the jet stack and the thermal conductor to receive ink from the lower surface of the jet stack and the thermal conductor, the lower flange having a curvature that enables the ink received from the lower surface of the jet stack and the thermal conductor to flow toward the second end of the tray and drop into the tray between the first and second ends of the tray.