Patent ID: 6877836

Claim:
A service station for a print head of a print module in a printing system, comprising: a base; a first direction-changing mechanism set up on the base; a first moving mechanism set up on the base and coupled to the first direction-changing mechanism; a wiper set up on the first moving mechanism, wherein the, print module drives the first direction-changing mechanism and, in turn, drives the first moving mechanism so that the wiper is set in motion and slides across the print head to clear away dried ink from the print head via a linear moving of the first moving mechanism a second direction-changing mechanism set up on the base; a second moving mechanism set up on the base and coupled to the second direction-changing mechanism; and at least one cap set up on the second moving mechanism, wherein the print module drives the second direction-changing mechanism and, in turn, drives the second moving mechanism so that the capes is moved to a position that seals off the print head.