Patent ID: 7014296

Claim:
A replaceable pagewidth printhead for a pagewidth printer having a housing for receiving the printhead, the housing including a first outlet port and a plurality of first electrical connectors, the printhead comprising: a longitudinally extending first array of ink ejection devices, the first array having a length at least substantially equal to the width of a media substrate to be printed on; a first inlet port in an external surface of the print head for connecting to the first outlet port on the housing, the inlet port being in fluid communication with at least some of the ink ejection devices in order to supply them with ink for ejection; a plurality of second electrical connectors for connecting with corresponding first electrical connectors on the housing, the second electrical connectors being in electrical connection with the ink ejection devices for communicating control signals to the ink ejection devices so as to enable selective ejection of ink from the devices; wherein the first inlet port, the first outlet 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 and the electrical connectors together in a single action.