Patent ID: 7357476

Claim:
A capping/purging mechanism for a pagewidth printhead assembly having— a) at least one pagewidth printhead, and b) a plurality of nozzles located along the at least one printhead and arranged in use to deliver ink onto print media as it is transported past the at least one printhead; and the capping/purging mechanism comprising— i) at least one capping member having a length corresponding substantially to that of the at least one printhead, ii) means arranged to move at least the at least one capping member in an arcuate direction to a position at which the at least one capping member is located in nozzle capping engagement with the at least one printhead, and iii) at least one purging chamber arranged to receive material that is purged from the at least one printhead, wherein the at least one purging chamber is connected in fluid passage communication with the at least one capping member.