	US 7,556,360 B2
	Inkjet printer having selectable ink distribution channels to printhead ICS
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain (Australia); Norman l Michea Berry, Balmain (Australia); Garry Raymond Jackson, Balmain (Australia); and Akira Nakazawa, Balmain (Australia)
Assigned to Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd, Balmain, New South Wales (Australia)
Filed on Nov. 20, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/601,672.
Application 11/601672 is a continuation of application No. 10/760273, filed on Jan. 21, 2004, granted, now 7,159,972.
Prior Publication US 2007/0058008 A1, Mar. 15, 2007
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/14 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 347—85 [347/49]

9 Claims

1. An inkjet printer comprising at least one printhead module removably mounted to a body of the printer, the at least one printhead module comprising at least two printhead integrated circuits adhesively mounted to a support member via respective ink distribution members which distribute ink from the support member to inkjet nozzles of the at least two printhead integrated circuits,

wherein the support member has a plurality of longitudinally extending channels for carrying different inks for the at least two printhead integrated circuits, the support member being selectable to meet specific requirements as to the number of said inks to be employed for printing, and

each of the ink distribution members incorporates a laminated stack of layers, each layer having apertures for distributing the ink from the support member to the associated printhead integrated circuit, the apertures of each layer from the support member to the associated printhead integrated circuit being of successively smaller diameter.