Patent ID: 9229367
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. A carriage assembly for an image forming device, comprising: a cradle pivotably mounted on a base, the cradle having a cartridge storage area sized to receive and hold a toner cartridge, the cradle being pivotable forward and rearward about a pivot axis between a loading position for loading and unloading the toner cartridge into and out of the cradle and an operating position for operating the toner cartridge in the image forming device; and a hold-down feature mounted on the base adjacent to the cradle, the hold-down feature is fixed relative to the cradle movement and to the base, wherein, when the cradle is in the loading position, the hold-down feature is positioned clear of an insertion and removal path of the toner cartridge into and out of the cradle and, as the cradle moves toward the operating position and when the cradle is in the operating position, the hold-down feature is positioned to engage a stop that extends outward from a side of the toner cartridge in an axial direction relative to the pivot axis to prevent the toner cartridge from separating from the cradle, wherein the hold-down feature is positioned at an axial end of the cradle relative to the pivot axis on the side of the toner cartridge from which the stop extends.