Patent ID: 9381745
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A printhead cleaning system comprising: a print engine operable to mark a print media, the print engine including a printhead; a cleaning assembly comprising: a drive unit configured to drive the belt so that an end of the wiper is able to drag across a surface of the printhead when in an upper portion of the loop and able to submerge in the cleaning solution of the tank when in a lower portion of the loop; a positioning system configured to move the cleaning assembly in a lateral direction from a storage position away from underneath the printhead to a cleaning position underneath the printhead so that the wiper contacts the printhead; and a controller configured to determine to initiate cleaning for the printhead, and to direct the positioning system to move the cleaning assembly from the storage position to the cleaning position; wherein the controller configured to direct the drive unit to rotate the belt a first distance to cause the wiper to contact the surface of the printhead for removal of ink from the printhead, and to rotate the belt a second distance to cause the wiper to contact the cleaning solution for removal of ink from the wiper.