Patent ID: 9360834
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. A replaceable unit for an electrophotographic 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 electrical contact on the first side of the housing for contacting a corresponding electrical contact in the image forming device when the replaceable unit is installed in the image forming device; and a guide on the first side of the housing positioned closer to the front of the housing than the electrical contact and leading rearward toward the electrical contact, the guide includes an inside surface that faces inward sideways toward the second side of the housing, the inside surface is unobstructed permitting the inside surface to contact an electrical connector in the image forming device during insertion of the replaceable unit into the image forming device, at least a portion of the inside surface is angled inward sideways in a direction from the front to the rear permitting contact between the inside surface and the electrical connector in the image forming device to draw the electrical connector in the image forming device inward sideways relative to the replaceable unit during insertion of the replaceable unit into the image forming device with the front of the housing leading.