an inkjet printhead cleaning station for cleaning a movable inkjet printhead assembly comprises ; a housing structure for the cleaning station ; a wiper element having a free end portion ; a pivotable carriage assembly secured to the wiper element and adapted to rotate the wiper and bend the free end portion of the wiper element ; and a hook element positioned on the movable inkjet printhead assembly and adapted to engage the pivotable carriage and thereby rotate and bend the free end position of the wiper against the housing thereby removing ink from the wiper .