Patent ID: 7258418

Claim:
A platen unit for a stationary pagewidth inkjet printhead, said platen unit comprising a platen base; a cutting mechanism mounted on said platen base; and a capping assembly comprising: at least one elongate static solenoid mounted on said platen base, the at least one solenoid being substantially coextensive with said printhead; an elongate support member reciprocally movable between an operative position and an inoperative position, said support member being actuated by the at least one solenoid, and being substantially coextensive with said printhead; and a printhead capping member mounted directly on the support member and arranged such that when the support member is in the operative position, the capping member caps the printhead and when the support member is in the inoperative position, the capping member is disengaged from the printead, wherein the support member is biased towards the operative position.