REPLACEABLE UNIT FOR AN ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING DEVICE HAVING A RETRACTABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR

A toner cartridge for use in an electrophotographic image forming device comprises a housing having a top, a bottom, a front and a rear positioned between a first side and a second side of the housing. The housing has a reservoir for holding toner, an outlet port in fluid communication with the rese...

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Main Authors Martin, Kyle Bradley, Carpenter, Brian Scott, Williamson, Randal Scott
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 09.10.2024
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
CINEMATOGRAPHY
CURRENT COLLECTORS
ELECTRICITY
ELECTROGRAPHY
ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY
HOLOGRAPHY
LINE CONNECTORS
MAGNETOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHYSICS
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Summary:A toner cartridge for use in an electrophotographic image forming device comprises a housing having a top, a bottom, a front and a rear positioned between a first side and a second side of the housing. The housing has a reservoir for holding toner, an outlet port in fluid communication with the reservoir and facing downward on the front of the housing for exiting toner from the toner cartridge and an electrical connector on the first side of the housing. The electrical connector is movable between a retracted position and an operative position and includes an electrical contact for contacting a corresponding electrical contact in the image forming device when the electrical connector is in the operative position. The electrical connector and the electrical contact of the toner cartridge move upward toward the top of the housing, when the electrical connector moves from the retracted position to the operative position, and downward toward the bottom of the housing, when the electrical connector moves from the operative position to the retracted position. The electrical contact of the toner cartridge is electrically connected to processing circuitry mounted on the housing. A linkage is operatively connected to the electrical connector such that movement of the linkage moves the electrical connector between the retracted position and the operative position. When the electrical connector is in the retracted position, the electrical connector is tucked into a portion of the housing and when the electrical connector is in the operative position, the electrical connector and the electrical contact of the toner cartridge protrude through an opening in the housing upward toward the top of the housing.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20190150213