CPC B41J 2/145 (2013.01) [B41J 2/14 (2013.01); B41J 2/1433 (2013.01); B41J 2/14209 (2013.01); B41J 2/155 (2013.01); B41J 2/17 (2013.01); B41J 2/175 (2013.01); B41J 2/2103 (2013.01); B41J 2002/14491 (2013.01); B41J 2202/13 (2013.01); B41J 2202/20 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
1. A printhead module comprising:
a monolithic substrate having alternate longitudinal slots and longitudinal ink supply channels defined through a thickness of the substrate and extending parallel with each other along a length of the substrate; and
a plurality of rows of print chips mounted on a front face of the substrate, each row of print chips receiving ink only from a respective one of the ink supply channels;
wherein each one of the longitudinal slots is configured to supply power and data only to a respective one of the rows of print chips.
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