摘要 |
A printhead assembly for an inkjet printer having a pair of media feed rollers for directing sheets of print media along a media path the printhead assembly comprising a printhead integrated circuit (chip) with an array of ink ejection nozzles and a printhead integrated circuit carrier for supporting the printhead integrated circuit the printhead integrated circuit carrier defining an ink distribution system for establishing fluid communication between the printhead IC and at least one ink supply the carrier also having a tapered peripheral portion the printhead integrated circuit being mounted to the tapered peripheral portion wherein during use the printhead integrated circuit is mounted adjacent the media path in a print zone extending from the nip of the drive rollers to a non-nip intersecting common tangent to both of the drive rollers.
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