Method of manufacturing a four color modular printhead
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorsKia Silverbrook, Tobin Allen King, Garry Raymond Jackson
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a printhead assembly includes selecting a printhead sub-assembly, the printhead sub-assembly comprising a printhead chip and a film electrically connected to the printhead chip. The printhead sub-assembly is attached to a printhead molding and a cover molding to form a print module. An ink reservoir sub-assembly is formed and a plurality of the printhead modules are attached to the ink reservoir sub-assembly in end-to-end relationship. Ink is charged into the reservoir sub-assembly and the completed assembly can be tested.
Claims9
A method of manufacturing a printhead assembly which includes the steps of:
- selecting a printhead sub-assembly, the printhead sub-assembly comprising a printhead chip and a film electrically connected to the printhead chip;
- attaching the printhead sub-assembly to a printhead molding;
- attaching the printhead sub-assembly and the printhead molding to a cover molding to form a printhead module;
- forming an ink reservoir sub-assembly;
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- attaching a plurality of the printhead modules to the ink reservoir sub-assembly in end-to-end relationship.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.