Patent ID: 7758148
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A capping mechanism for a pagewidth printhead assembly having— a) at least one pagewidth printhead, and b) a plurality of nozzles located along the at least one printhead and arranged in use to deliver ink onto print media as it is transported past the printhead the capping mechanism comprising— i) a capping member formed from a flexible sheet material, the capping member having a width and length substantially equal to the width and length of the at least one printhead, and ii) means arranged to move the capping member between positions at which the capping member is brought into a position adjacent the at least one printhead to contact and substantially cover the at least one printhead so as to cap the nozzles and at which the capping member is brought into a position remote from the at least one printhead so that the capping member and the at least one printhead are out of contact, and iii) a cutter mechanism for separating spent capping material from the capping member when the capping member is remote from the printhead.