Nozzle arrangement for printhead
A nozzle arrangement for a printhead is provided which has a chamber defined on a substrate configured to hold fluid, an ejection port defined in the chamber, and an actuator for moving the ejection port relative to the substrate to eject the held fluid therethrough.
1. A nozzle arrangement for a printhead, the arrangement comprising:
a chamber defined on a substrate configured to hold fluid;
an ejection port defined in the chamber; and
an actuator for moving the ejection port relative to the substrate to eject the held fluid therethrough.
2. A nozzle arrangement according to claim 1 comprising an arm connected to the actuator such that the ejection port is cantilevered over the substrate by the actuator.
3. A nozzle arrangement according to claim 2 wherein CMOS circuitry is positioned under the chamber and the actuators using planar monolithic deposition, lithographic and etching processes.
4. A nozzle arrangement according to claim 1 comprising a wall which telescopically engages the chamber, the chamber extending from the substrate, the wall being connected to the ejection port such that the actuator displaces the wall relative to the chamber.
5. A nozzle arrangement according to claim 4 wherein the telescopic engagement is a sliding fit between the wall and the chamber which inhibits fluid leakage from the chamber.