Patent ID: 6193353
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An inkjet printing system comprising:a carriage which moves along a scan axis over a print zone;media which moves through the print zone;a plurality of printheads mounted on said carriage, each printhead having an array of nozzles for applying ink to said media in said print zone;a plurality of servicing modules each having at least one wiper for engagement with a corresponding one of said array of nozzles during a period when said carriage is in a stationary position and said nozzles are not applying ink to said media;a service station carriage holding the plurality of servicing modules in a fixed position relative to the service station carriage during servicing operations;a motor to move the service station carriage in a linear direction orthogonal to said scan axis in order to simultaneously wipe each array of nozzles of said plurality of printheads when the carriage is in the stationary position.