Patent ID: 6533388
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A service station for an inkjet printer, said station comprising at least first and second caps for capping respective first and second printheads mounted on an inkjet carriage of the printer, and at least first and second wipers arranged to wipe said respective first and second printheads, and wherein said wipers are arranged to move towards and away from said printheads in response to movement of the inkjet carriage, said service station further comprising a main frame arranged to be mounted to a chassis of the inkjet printer, a cap frame on which said at least first and second caps are mounted and a wiper frame on which said at least first and second wipers are mounted and wherein the cap frame and wiper frame are connected to said main frame in a manner whereby movement of the cap frame results in the movement of said wiper frame to an in-use position in which said at least first and second wipers can wipe their respective first and second printheads, said service station further comprising means to lock the wiper frame in said in-use position, said lock means including a spring biased wiper hook which is arranged to be hingedly connected to the wiper frame, and wherein the bias for the wiper hook is provided by a spring connected between a portion of the wiper hook and a portion of the wiper frame.