Printhead and inkjet printer comprising such a printhead

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(11)

EP 1 842 676 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	17.06.2009 Bulletin 2009/25

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	10.10.2007 Bulletin 2007/41

(21)	Application number: 07104563.7

(22)	Date of filing: 21.03.2007

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B41J 2/14^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK RS

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Priority:

06.04.2006 EP 06112278

(71)	Applicant: Océ-Technologies B.V.
	5914 CC Venlo (NL)

(72)	Inventor:
	Wijshoff, Hermanus M.A. 6127 ED, GREVENBICHT (NL)

(74)	Representative: Vanoppen, Ronny R.J.
	Océ-Technologies B.V. Corporate Patents Postbus 101 5900 MA Venlo 5900 MA Venlo (NL)

(54)	Printhead and inkjet printer comprising such a printhead

(57) The invention relates to a printhead comprising multiple substantially closed ink chambers (13), the ink chambers being mutually separated by at least one wall (12), wherein each of the chambers comprises an electro-mechanical converter (15), where actuation of the converter leads to a volume change of the corresponding chamber. The invention also relates to an inkjet printer comprising such a printhead.

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