Print head assembly for a modular commercial printer
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorsKia Silverbrook, Tobin Allen King
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Abstract
A print head assembly for a printer includes at least one print head molding which supports an elongate print head chip for effecting pagewidth printing. The molding defines at least one ink gallery for supplying ink to the chip and at least that portion of the molding carrying the chip being arouate, when viewed end-on, to define a receiving zone. A print media feeder is arranged adjacent the molding so that a portion of the print media feeder nests in the receiving zone such that the print head chip lies within a footprint of the feeder.
Claims8
A print head assembly for a printer, the print head assembly including
- at least one print head molding which supports an elongate print head chip for effecting pagewidth printing, said at least one molding defining at least one ink gallery for supplying ink to the chip, at least that portion of the molding carrying the chip being arcuate, when viewed end-on, to define a receiving zone;
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- a feed means arranged adjacent said at least one molding so that a portion of said feed means nests in the receiving zone such that the print head chip lies within a footprint of the feed means.
A print engine for a printer, the print engine including
- a first print head assembly;
- and
- a second print head assembly, said second print head assembly arranged in opposed, aligned relationship with the first print head assembly,
- said first and second print head assembly each including at least one print head molding which supports an elongate print head chip for effecting pagewidth printing, said at least one molding defining at least one ink gallery for supplying ink to the chip, at least that portion of the molding carrying the chip being arcuate, when viewed end-on, to define a receiving zone;
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- a feed means arranged adjacent said at least one molding so that a portion of said feed means nests in the receiving zone such that the print head chip lies within a footprint of the feed means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.