Patent ID: 7455383

Claim:
A printhead maintenance station for maintaining a printhead in an operable condition, said maintenance station comprising: an endless maintenance belt having a contact surface for sealing engagement with an ink ejection face of said printhead, said belt being supported by a drive wheel and at least one other wheel; a cleaning station for cleaning said belt; and a conveyor mechanism for conveying said belt past said face and past said cleaning station, said conveyor mechanism comprising said drive wheel and a motor operatively connected to said drive wheel; a chassis having said wheels mounted thereon, said chassis being reciprocally moveable between a first position in which part of said contact surface is engaged with said face, and a second position in which said contact surface is disengaged from said face; and at least one engagement arm having a first end engaged with said chassis, wherein said said chassis comprises at least one lug for complementary engagement with said first end of said at least one engagement arm.