Patent ID: 7255419

Claim:
A printer comprising: (a) a pagewidth printhead assembly having- (i) at least one pagewidth printhead and (ii) 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 (b) a capping/purging mechanism having- (i) at least one capping/purging member having a length corresponding substantially to that of the at least one printhead, (ii) a first actuating mechanism arranged to move the at least one printhead in a arcuate first direction from a first position to a second position and a third position, and (iii) a second actuating mechanism arranged to move the at least one capping/purging member in an arcuate second direction opposite to that of the first direction to effect nozzle capping engagement of the at least one printhead when the at least one printhead is in the second position and to permit purging of the nozzles when the at least one printhead is in the third position.