Patent ID: 7771003

Claim:
A printer comprising: a printhead having a plurality of ejection nozzles; a capping member for capping the ejection nozzles of the printhead; a purging member for receiving material that is purged from the nozzle environment of the printhead; a first actuating mechanism for moving the printhead along a first arcuate path between first, second, and third printhead positions, the third printhead position being further along the first arcuate path from the first printhead position than the second printhead position; and a second actuating mechanism for moving the capping and purging members along a second arcuate path from a first position to a second position at which the capping member caps the nozzles of the printhead when the printhead is in the second printhead position and the purging member is able to receive the purged material when the printhead is in the third printhead position.