Patent ID: 7322672

Claim:
A printhead assembly of a plurality of separable individual parts, the assembly comprising: at least one printhead module part comprising at least two printhead integrated circuits, each of which has nozzles formed therein for delivering printing fluid onto the surface of print media, a support member supporting and carrying the printing fluid for the at least two printhead integrated circuits, and an electrical connector for connecting electrical signals to the at least two printhead integrated circuits; a drive electronics part incorporating at least one controller which is connected to at least one of the at least two printhead integrated circuits via the electrical connector for controlling the printing operation of at least one of the at least two printhead integrated circuits; and a casing part removably supporting at least one mounting element which mounts the drive electronics and incorporates a clamping arrangement for removably clamping the at least one printhead module to the casing, wherein the clamping arrangement is configured to allow movement of the at least one printhead module relative to the casing during operation of the printhead assembly.