Patent ID: 6886915

Claim:
A pagewidth printer for printing the width of a media substrate, the printer comprising: a user replaceable elongate pagewidth print head, the print head comprising a longitudinally extending first array of ink ejection devices, the first array having a length substantially equal to the width of the media substrate; a first inlet port in an external surface of the print head in fluid communication with all the ink ejection devices in order to supply them with ink for ejection; a plurality of first electrical connectors located on an external surface of the print head in electrical connection with the ink ejection devices for communication of control signals to the ink ejection devices, whereby ink may be selectively expelled from the ink ejection devices; a housing for receiving the print head, the housing including: a first outlet port for connection to the first inlet port on the print head; a plurality of second electrical connectors for connection with corresponding first electrical connectors on the print head, wherein the first inlet port, the first out-let port and said first and second electrical connectors are configured such that insertion of the pagewidth print head into the housing by movement in the longitudinal direction, connects the inlet and outlet ports the electrical connectors together as a single action.