Patent ID: 7510264

Claim:
A printer comprising: (a) a pagewidth printhead assembly having- (i) a single pagewidth printhead and (ii) a plurality of nozzles located along the printhead and arranged in use to deliver ink onto print media as it is transported past the printhead, and (b) a capping/purging mechanism having- (i) a capping member associated with the printhead, the capping member having a length corresponding substantially to that of the printhead and being located in a non-capping first position adjacent the printhead, (ii) purging means associated with the capping member and arranged to receive material that is purged from the nozzle environment of the printhead, and (iii) a first actuating mechanism arranged to move the printhead along a first arcuate path from a first printhead position to a second printhead position and a third printhead position and a second actuating mechanism arranged to move the capping member along a second arcuate path from the first position to a second position at which the capping member is located in nozzle capping engagement with the printhead when the printhead is in the second printhead position and to permit purging of the nozzles when the printhead is in the third printhead position, the third printhead position being further along the first arcuate path from the first printhead position than the second printhead position.