Patent ID: 7172265

Claim:
A print assembly for a wide format printer, the print assembly comprising a housing; an elongate chassis positioned in the housing and mountable on a support structure to be positioned above a substrate; a platen assembly mounted on the chassis and configured to extend substantially along a length of the chassis; a feed mechanism mounted on the chassis to feed wide format print media along the feed path; an elongate carrier mounted on the chassis to extend substantially along the length of the chassis; a plurality of printhead modules mounted on the carrier, each printhead module including an ink distribution assembly and an elongate printhead integrated circuit mounted on the ink distribution assembly, the printhead modules being configured so that the printhead integrated circuits span the platen; and a number of control circuitry units mounted on the chassis, each control circuitry unit being connected to at least one respective printhead integrated circuit to control operation of said at least one respective printhead integrated circuit.