Toner cartridge for use in an image forming device

US9921522B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Lexmark International, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Benjer Albaran Acosta · Kiamba, PH
• James Anthany Carter, II · Lexington, US
• Gary Neal Hackney · Georgetown, US
• Katrina Rosit Lactuan · Balamban, PH
• James Richard Leemhuis · Lexington, US
• Keith Seaman · Lexington, US
• Bryan Christopher Scharf · Richmond, US
• Matthew Lee Rogers · Los Gatos, US
• Christohper Gene Vowels · Bardstown, US
• Jason Paul Hale · Pembroke Pines, US
• Mark William Amann · Lexington, US
• Benjamin Keith Newman · Lexington, US
• Harald Portig · Versailles, US
• Rodney Evan Sproul · Lexington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 20, 2017
• Grant date: Mar 20, 2018
• Expiry date: Apr 20, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G03G2221/166
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a toner cartridge having a housing that defines a reservoir for containing toner. An exit port in fluid communication with the reservoir faces downward on the front of the housing near a first side. A toner delivery system for transferring toner from the reservoir includes a main interface gear exposed on the front of the housing near the top of the second side. A rearward facing opening is exposed at the rear of the housing near the first side of the housing for receiving a first engagement feature in an image forming device. A forward facing opening is exposed at the front of the housing near the first side of the housing for receiving a second engagement feature in the image forming device. The forward facing opening overlaps with the rearward facing in a side-to-side dimension of the housing.