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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Hiroshi Nishimura, West Hills, CA (US);
Inventor:
Hiroshi Nishimura, West Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/18 (2006.01); B41J 2/155 (2006.01); B41J 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2013.01); B41J 2/155 (2013.01); B41J 2/18 (2013.01); B41J 29/02 (2013.01); B41J 2202/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
Printheads for a jetting apparatus. In one embodiment, a printhead comprises a plurality of jetting channels having nozzles on a bottom surface configured to jet a print fluid, and longitudinal sides disposed between the bottom surface and a top surface. The printhead also comprises Input/Output (I/O) ports disposed on one or more of the longitudinal sides, and configured to convey the print fluid into or out of the printhead. The printhead further includes one or more chain manifolds disposed between the I/O ports.