Pagewidth printhead having small print zone
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorKia Silverbrook
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Abstract
A printer comprising a stationary printhead extending across a paper path is provided. The printhead comprises a plurality of color channels, each color channel comprising at least one nozzle row extending along the length of the printhead. Each nozzle in a color channel ejects the same colored ink. The printhead has a print zone of less than 10 mm, wherein the print zone is defined as the distance covered by all nozzle rows of the printhead in a paper feed direction.
Claims15
A printer comprising a stationary printhead extending across a paper path, said printhead comprising a plurality of color channels, each color channel comprising at least one nozzle row extending along the length of said printhead, each nozzle in a color channel ejecting the same colored ink, wherein said printhead has a print zone of less than 10 mm, said print zone being defined as the distance spanned by all nozzle rows of the printhead in a paper feed direction.
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