HP Designjet 5000 Service Manual - Page 383

Functional Overview Tubes to Printhead Connection Tubes Joint for Ink Leak Detection Ink Supply Station The Tubes move back and forth inside the volume defined by the Tube Guides. The Tube Guides are a pair of sheet metal parts with opposing U-shaped profiles. The Tubes are threaded inside a protective extrusion called the Tube Carrier which consists of a base material that provides the structure of the part, and a resistant outer part protecting the structure. Printheads The Printheads are high precision devices that place the ink on the media. The Printheads are designed with: n Smart chip storing Printhead information. n Ink inlet to receive ink from the Tubes. n Nozzle plate with 512 Nozzles to deliver ink on to the media. n Ink Type lockouts that avoid Printheads of the wrong type (Setup Printheads or Ink type) being installed in the Carriage. n Color lockouts that will allow only one color to be inserted into a given slot. Smart Chip Ink Inlet Printhead Interconnect Nozzle Plate HP DesignJet 5000 Series Printers Service Manual 10-7