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US 2009/0153616 A1Published application
Low Profile Printhead
AssigneeLexmark International, Inc.
InventorsFrank E. Anderson, Curtis R. Droege, Sam Norasak
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Abstract
An inkjet printhead having a housing having a top face and a bottom face, an ink ejection device and a contact circuit. The contact circuit is affixed to the housing in a substantially horizontal orientation and is in communication with the ink ejection device. The contact circuit is configured to connect the ink ejection device to an external device.
Claims3
1-18. (canceled)
An inkjet printing device, comprising:
- a carrier housing movably connected to the printing device;
- a first printhead mounted to one side of carrier housing, said first printhead having a contact circuit mounted on a top face of said first printhead and an ink ejection device mounted to a bottom face of said first printhead;
- a second printhead mounted to said side of carrier housing adjacent to and aligned with said first printhead along a vertical plane, said second printhead having a contact circuit mounted on a top face of said second printhead and an ink ejection device mounted to a bottom face of said second printhead;
- wherein said first and second printheads are configured such that said ink ejection device of said first printhead is offset from said ink ejection device of said second printhead.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.