Substrate for fluid ejection devices

Details Substrate for fluid ejection devices Substrate for fluid ejection devices

2002-08-28

2004-03-16

Nghiem, Michael (Department: 2863)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Ejector mechanism

Reexamination Certificate

active

06705705

ABSTRACT:

THE FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to fluid ejection devices, and more particularly to a substrate for a fluid ejection assembly.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A conventional inkjet printing system, as one embodiment of a fluid ejection system, includes a printhead, an ink supply which supplies liquid ink to the printhead, and an electronic controller which controls the printhead. The printhead, as one embodiment of a fluid ejection device, ejects ink drops through a plurality of orifices or nozzles and toward a print medium, such as a sheet of paper, so as to print onto the print medium. Typically, the orifices are arranged in one or more arrays such that properly sequenced ejection of ink from the orifices causes characters or other images to be printed upon the print medium as the printhead and the print medium are moved relative to each other.
In one arrangement, commonly referred to as a wide-array inkjet printing system, a plurality of individual printheads, also referred to as printhead dies, are mounted on a single substrate. As such, a number of nozzles and, therefore, an overall number of ink drops which can be ejected per second is increased. Since the overall number of drops which can be ejected per second is increased, printing speed can be increased with the wide-array inkjet printing system.
When mounting a plurality of printhead dies on a single substrate, the single substrate performs several functions including fluid and electrical routing as well as printhead die support. More specifically, the single substrate accommodates communication of ink between the ink supply and each of the printhead dies, accommodates communication of electrical signals between the electronic controller and each of the printhead dies, and provides a stable support for each of the printhead dies. Unfortunately, effectively combining these functions in one unitary structure is difficult.
Accordingly, it is desirable for a substrate which provides support for a plurality of printhead dies while accommodating fluidic and electrical routing to the printhead dies.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
One aspect of the present invention provides a fluid ejection assembly including a substrate and a plurality of fluid ejection devices each mounted on the substrate. The substrate includes a frame formed of a first material and a body formed of a second material such that the body substantially surrounds the frame and forms a first side and a second side of the substrate with each of the fluid ejection devices being mounted on the first side of the substrate.


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