US Patent 7175256 Printhead assembly

The present invention provides a printhead assembly. The printhead assembly comprises an elongate support aligned with a support axis. There is also provided a plurality of carriers which are mated together along the support. Each carrier is supported by the support and has complementary ends which provides for the mating of adjacent carriers together. In addition, each carrier has an elongate printhead which is aligned parallel to the support axis. In one embodiment, the printheads are alternately arranged on a pair parallel printhead axes along the length of the support, with the printhead axes being laterally displaced with respect to one another.