Toner cartridge having a movable projection for providing installation feedback to an image forming device

摘要

A toner cartridge according to one example embodiment includes a housing having a toner reservoir. An outlet port faces downward on a front of the housing near a first side of the housing. A linkage is positioned on the first side of the housing and has an engagement surface that is accessible at the rear of the housing. A projection is positioned on the first side of the housing and is movable between a first position and a second position. The projection is operatively connected to the linkage such that the projection moves upward from the first position to the second position when the engagement surface receives a forward force that is toward the front of the housing. The projection extends outward sideways from the first side when the projection is in the second position.

主权项

1. A toner cartridge for use in an image forming device, comprising:
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 near the first side of the housing for exiting toner from the toner cartridge; a movable linkage on the housing unobstructed to receive an actuation force from an access door of the image forming device when the toner cartridge is installed in the image forming device; and a projection on the first side of the housing, the projection is movable between a first position and a second position, the projection extends outward sideways from the first side when the projection is in the second position, the projection is operatively connected to the linkage such that the projection moves upward from the first position to the second position when the linkage receives the actuation force, the projection is unobstructed to contact and push upward on an arm in the image forming device when the projection moves upward from the first position to the second position in order to change a state of a sensor in the image forming device when the toner cartridge is installed in the image forming device.