Single actuation axis printhead cleaner architecture for staggered printheads

In a color inkjet imaging device, a method to service a plurality of staggered printheads, the method comprising:

• moving a service station pallet to a forward position, the service station comprising a plurality of staggered printhead cleaning units, each of the cleaning units comprising a respective spittoon reservoir;
• repositioning the staggered printheads into the service station such that each printhead is over a corresponding spittoon reservoir;
• spitting, by the printheads, ink into corresponding spittoon reservoirs;
• and
• wherein the cleaning units comprise a wiper a solvent dispenser, and a capping unit, the wiper being positioned adjacent to the capping unit, the capping unit being offset from center with respect to the spittoon region, the capping unit comprising a long and a short axis, a first end of the long axis being positioned adjacent the spittoon region, and a second end of the long axis unit being collinear and adjacent to the solvent dispenser.

A computer-readable medium to service a plurality of staggered printheads in a color inkjet imaging device, the computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions for:

• moving a service station pallet to a forward position, the service station comprising a plurality of staggered printhead cleaning units, the cleaning units comprising a spittoon reservoir;
• repositioning the staggered printheads into the service station such that each printhead is over a corresponding spittoon;
• spitting, by the printheads, ink into the corresponding spittoons;
• and
• wherein the cleaning units comprise a wiper a solvent dispenser, and a capping unit, the wiper being positioned adjacent to the capping unit, the capping unit being offset from center with respect to the spittoon region, the capping unit comprising a long and a short axis, a first end of the long axis being positioned adjacent the spittoon region, and a second end of the long axis unit being collinear and adjacent to the solvent dispenser.