Patent ID: 8567939

Claim:
A printing system comprising: a media transport system configured to transport media along a media path; a printhead assembly fixed relative to the media path, the printhead assembly having a plurality of printheads positioned to span the media path; a fixed vacuum platen positioned opposite the printhead assembly, the fixed vacuum platen having a plurality of apertures defined therein corresponding to the plurality of printheads; and, a plurality of service modules corresponding to the plurality of printheads, each of the service modules being disposed in one of the apertures respectively for servicing one of the printheads respectively, each service module comprising a platen module, wherein each of the service modules is rotatable relative to the fixed vacuum platen so as to operate in a plurality of different modes including a platen mode, and wherein the fixed vacuum platen and each platen module cooperate to define a platen surface in the platen mode.