that the ink delivery hoses do not encroach on lengthwise space at the end of the molding the distribution molding 35 includes six individual longitudinal ink ducts 40 and an air duct 41 which extend throughout the length of the array ink is transferred from the inlet ports 34 to respective ink ducts 40 via individual cross flow ink channels 42 as best seen with reference to fig7 it should be noted in this regard that although there are six ducts depicted a different number of ducts might be provided six ducts are suitable for a printer capable of printing four color process cmyk as well as infrared ink and fixative air is delivered to the air duct 41 via an air inlet port 61 to supply air to each print chip 27 as described later with reference to fig6 to 8 20 and 21 situated within a longitudinally extending stack recess 45 formed in the underside of distribution molding 35 are a number of laminated layers forming a laminated ink distribution stack 36 the layers of the laminate are typically formed of micro molded plastics material the tab film 28 extends from the undersurface of the printhead pcb 21 around the rear of the distribution molding 35 to be received within a respective tab film recess 46 fig2 a number of which are situated along a chip housing layer 47 of the laminated stack 36 the tab film relays electrical signals from the printed circuit board 21 to individual print chips 27 supported by the laminated structure the distribution molding laminated stack 36 and associated components are best described with reference to fig7 to.