A cleaning device for cleaning a printhead of an ink-jet printer. The cleaning device includes, a cleaning unit provided with a cleaning blade, and a traveling unit that carries the cleaning unit. The traveling unit reciprocates between first and second positions to perform a cleaning cycle of the printhead....http://www.google.de/patents/US6886907?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6886907 - Cleaning device for cleaning printhead of ink-jet printer