Patent ID: 8794748

Claim:
A printer comprising: a plurality of ink containers; an inkjet printhead having a plurality of inlet ports and a plurality of outlet ports; a plurality of first ink tubes interconnecting the plurality of ink containers and the plurality of inlet ports; a plurality of second ink tubes interconnecting the plurality of ink containers and the plurality of outlet ports; and a multi-channel pinch valve arrangement for pinching the plurality of first ink tubes, wherein the multi-channel pinch valve arrangement comprises: a body; a plurality of ports defined through the body, each port being configured to receive a respective one of the first ink tubes therethrough; a movable pinch element extending across the ports; a plate fixedly mounted to the body, the pinch element being mounted to the plate by springs; and a pinch drive arrangement for selectively moving the pinch element into and out of pinching contact with the first ink tubes so as to respectively block and allow ink flow through the first ink tubes.