Patent ID: 8240810

Claim:
An inkjet printer comprising: (a) an inkjet printhead; (b) a printhead maintenance station for maintaining said printhead in an operable condition, said maintenance station comprising: a maintenance roller having a capping portion for capping engagement with an ink ejection face of said printhead, said maintenance roller being rotatable and moveable between a first position in which said capping portion is sealingly engaged with said face and a second position in which said capping portion is disengaged from said face; and a chassis on which said maintenance roller is mounted, said chassis being reciprocally moveable between said first and second positions, said chassis comprising at least one engagement formation; and (c) an engagement mechanism for moving said chassis between said first and second positions, said engagement mechanism comprising at least one engagement arm in complementary engagement with said at least one engagement formation, wherein said printer comprises a cradle and a replaceable printhead cartridge, and said replaceable printhead cartridge comprises said printhead and said printhead maintenance station.