13ABSTRACT:"Cassette comprising a capping device and a cleaning devicefor an ink jet printer"The capping device of a cassette comprising acapping device and a cleaning device for the capping andcleaning, respectively, of the jet nozzle surface (8) of aprinting head (3) of an ink jet printer comprises adrivable capping cushion (14) having an endless surface (13)and the cleaning device comprises a drivable cleaningtape (17). The capping device and the cleaning device areaccessible in a capping position (10) and a cleaningposition (12) through a window (9, 11, respectively) in acassette wall (7). For the driving of the cleaning tape,the cassette comprises two rollers (18, 19) which cooperateat their circumference and wherebetween the cleaning tape(17) passes. One of these rollers (18) can be coupled toa drive device of the ink jet printer. The cleaning tapecoming from the feed reel first passes a part of thesurface of the capping cushion and via the cleaning positionto the two rollers whereby the tape is fed to a storagespace (20) formed in the cassette.
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