Abstract: An ink jet printhead comprising a channel plate having a plurality of ink channels etched into at least one surface thereof, actuators respectively associated with each of the ink channels for pressurizing ink contained in the ink channels, and means defining an ink reservoir communicating with the ink channels, wherein said ink reservoir is defined by a base member made of a material different from that of the channel plate.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 14, 2000
Date of Patent:
April 5, 2005
Assignee:
Océ-Technologies B.B.
Inventors:
Peter Joseph Hollands, Hendrik Willem Ellenkamp