Supply mechanism for an inkjet printhead

Details Supply mechanism for an inkjet printhead Supply mechanism for an inkjet printhead

2005-04-19

2005-04-19

Brooke, Michael S. (Department: 2853)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Fluid or fluid source handling means

C347S094000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06880922

ABSTRACT:
An ink supply unit for supplying separate color inks to a portable ink jet print head, the ink supply unit including: a slot for insertion of the printhead; a series of elongated chambers for the storage of the separate color inks, the chambers being interconnected with the slot for the supply of ink to the printhead; a series of conductive rails along the outside of the ink supply unit, each conductive rail interconnected to a power supply at a series of points along the conductive rail; a tape automated bonding strip along the outside of the ink supply unit having a series of control lines along one surface thereof for mating with a corresponding external series of control lines, the tape automated bonding strip further having a repeating series of interconnects to the printhead, the interconnects interconnecting the control lines and the conductive rails to the printhead. The unit can be detachable from the power supply and the external series of control lines.

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