Patent ID: 9671750
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. A replaceable unit for an image forming device, comprising: a frame having a bottom plate and a first and a second end wall at respective first and second ends of the bottom plate, the first and second end walls rotatably supporting a photoconductive drum therebetween; a bottom surface of the bottom plate having a first channel and a second channel each extending along a length of the bottom plate toward the first and second end walls and positioned substantially parallel to one another, the first and second channels each having a first and a second end adjacent the first and second end walls, the first and second channels being open at their first and second ends; the first channel having a roof that includes a longitudinal opening therethrough that extends toward the first and second ends thereof to allow a laser beam to impinge across a surface of the photoconductive drum; and the second channel having a pair of electrical contacts proximate to the first end of the second channel and positioned on opposite sides of the second channel.