Patent ID: 7753504

Claim:
A printhead and ink supply arrangement suitable for utilization in a print on demand camera system, the printhead and ink supply arrangement comprising: a housing, a top surface of the housing defining a series of hydrophobically sealed holes for facilitating an egress of air from within the housing; a baffle unit encased in the housing and, together with the housing, defining a number of ink storage chambers, the baffle unit being configured to inhibit ink acceleration as a result of movement of the camera system; an ink distribution manifold arranged on the baffle unit and defining a series of slots, the series of slots being in fluid communication with respective storage chambers and ink outlets; and a printhead arranged on the ink distribution manifold to receive ink via the ink outlets, wherein one end wall of the baffle unit includes a series of pierceable portions for receiving a supply conduit, the pierceable portions facilitating a flow of ink into the ink storage chambers.