Patent ID: 8240796

Claim:
A fluid ejector comprising: a fluid ejection assembly comprising: one or more silicon bodies including a silicon body having a plurality of fluid passages for fluid flow and a plurality of nozzles fluidically connected to the plurality of fluid passages; and a plurality of actuators to cause fluid in the plurality of fluid passages to be ejected from the plurality of nozzles; a housing assembly having one or more plastic bodies, at least one plastic body of the one or more plastic bodies sealingly attached to at least one silicon body of the one or more silicon bodies to form a sealed volume on a side of the fluid ejection assembly opposite the nozzles; and an insert embedded in the at least one plastic body in proximity to the at least one silicon body, the insert being embedded such that all sides of the insert are covered by the plastic body, the insert having a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of less than 9 ppm/° C.