Printing mechanism hinged printbar assembly

A hinged printbar assembly, comprising:

• a framework that includes a guide configured to engage a guidable member of a wiper assembly;
• one or more print modules coupled to the framework, an individual print module having one or more printheads, the one or more printheads of the one or more print modules collectively configured to span a print region in a print position;
• and
• a hinge configured to couple the framework to a fixed member, wherein the one or more print modules are collectively configured to pivot about the hinge between the print position and a service position.

A method, comprising:

• transferring an imaging medium onto a print media with one or more printheads of a printbar assembly in a print position, the one or more printheads collectively spanning a width of the print media;
• pivoting the one or more printheads about a hinge between the print position and a service position;
• engaging a guide of the printbar assembly with a guidable member of a wiper assembly;
• and
• servicing the one or more printheads with a the wiper assembly when the one or more printheads are in the service position.

A method for servicing an inkjet printhead on a printbar assembly in an inkjet printing device, the method comprising:

• pivoting the inkjet printhead about a hinge from a print position to a service position;
• engaging a guide of the printbar assembly with a guidable member of a wiper assembly;
• and
• cleaning the inkjet printhead with one or more wipers on the wiper assembly by moving the wiper assembly in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the inkjet printhead.