Ink supply assembly for supplying ink to an elongate printhead

摘要

An ink supply assembly for supplying ink to an elongate printhead includes an ink reservoir that defines a number of channels, each channel being configured to contain an ink of a particular color and has a number of sets of filling formations and ink supply devices. Each device includes a molding of a settable material, the molding being a two-shot molding having a first part of a first material and a second part of a second material. The first part includes a plurality of collars of a hydrophobic, elastomeric compound which are configured to be sealingly and releasably engageable with respective ink filling formations of each set of the filling formations. The second part defines a number of ink chambers, each ink chamber being configured to contain ink of a particular color and being in fluid communication with a respective ink channel of one ink reservoir via one collar.