摘要 |
<p>A printhead (20) comprising: a chamber (22); an actuator element (30) located outside the chamber (22), wherein the actuator element (30) is coupled to an obturator (31); and a separator element (26) located between the chamber (2) and the actuator element (30), characterized in that a portion of the obturator (31) is located within the chamber (22) and operable to move from a first position inside the chamber (22) to a second position inside the chamber (22) on actuation of the actuator element (30), whereby the actuator element is isolated from the fluid chamber during printing.</p> |