| abstract |
An inkjet printhead is provided having an elongate ink supply channel defined within a substrate and a plurality of inkjet nozzles arranged on the substrate to extend across a pagewidth. Each nozzle incorporates an actuator of a conductive heater, a paddle and an arm interconnecting the heater and paddle, and an ink ejection chamber having a first wall in which a first aperture for ink ejection is defined, a second wall in which a second aperture is defined through which the arm of the actuator passes so that the heater is outside the chamber and the paddle is inside the chamber, and a third wall in which a third aperture is defined through which ink from the ink supply channel is communicated. The arm of each actuator incorporates a protruding shield configured to restrict the flow of ink through the second aperture. |