Toner cartridge having positional control features

摘要

A toner cartridge for an image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a housing having a reservoir for containing toner therein. The housing has an exit port on a front of the housing in fluid communication with the reservoir. A first leg and a second leg each project from a bottom of the housing and extend primarily along a front-to-rear dimension of the housing. A first alignment guide is positioned on a first side of the housing and a second alignment guide is positioned on a second side of the housing. Each alignment guide extends primarily along the front-to-rear dimension of the housing. The first alignment guide includes a pair of rounded contact points and the second alignment guide includes a rounded contact point. The rounded contact points of the first and second alignment control the vertical position of the toner cartridge in the image forming device.

主权项

1. A toner cartridge for use in an image forming device, comprising:
a housing having a reservoir for containing toner therein, the housing having a front, a rear, a first side, a second side, a top and a bottom, the housing having an exit port on the front of the housing in fluid communication with the reservoir to permit toner from the reservoir to pass out of the housing; a first leg and a second leg each projecting from the bottom of the housing and extending primarily along a front-to-rear dimension of the housing to limit the side-to-side travel of the toner cartridge during insertion into the image forming device; and a first alignment guide positioned on the first side of the housing and a second alignment guide positioned on the second side of the housing substantially parallel to the first alignment guide, each alignment guide extending primarily along the front-to-rear dimension of the housing, the first alignment guide includes a pair of rounded contact points and the second alignment guide includes a rounded contact point, the rounded contact points of the first and second alignment guides are convex to the bottom and unobstructed from the bottom to control the vertical position of the toner cartridge in the image forming device.