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US 2016/0236468 A1Published application
Printhead assembly with one-piece printhead support
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Develoment Company, L.P.
InventorsKiong Chin Chng, Djuhartini Tandjo
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Abstract
A printhead assembly includes a one-piece printhead support. A printhead is supported on a head-land surface area of the printhead support. A trench in the printhead support surrounds the head-land surface area on a number of sides.
Claims15
A printhead assembly comprising:
- a one-piece printhead support attached at a bottom side surface to a housing;
- a printhead die supported by a head-land area of the printhead support;
- fluid channels in the head-land area to supply fluid to the printhead die;
- and,
- fluid inlets at the bottom side surface fluidically coupled with the fluid channels through the printhead support and in fluid communication with a fluid reservoir within the housing.
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A printhead assembly comprising:
- a one-piece printhead support;
- a printhead supported on a head-land surface area;
- and
- a trench in the printhead support surrounding the head-land surface area on at least two sides.
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A printhead assembly comprising:
- a one-piece printhead support having a chiclet portion and a base portion molded together in a two-shot molding process;
- and
- a peninsular-shaped head-land area on the chiclet portion;
- and
- a printhead die supported on the head-land area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.