Patent ID: 9746815
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: G03G,H01R

Claim:
1. A toner cartridge for use in 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 outlet port in fluid communication with the reservoir and facing downward on the front of the housing for exiting toner from the toner cartridge; an electrical connector on the first side of the housing, the electrical connector is movable between a retracted position and an operative position, the electrical connector includes an electrical contact for contacting a corresponding electrical contact in the image forming device when the electrical connector is in the operative position, the electrical connector and the electrical contact of the toner cartridge move upward toward the top of the housing when the electrical connector moves from the retracted position to the operative position, the electrical connector and the electrical contact of the toner cartridge move downward toward the bottom of the housing when the electrical connector moves from the operative position to the retracted position, the electrical contact of the toner cartridge is electrically connected to processing circuitry mounted on the housing, the electrical contact of the toner cartridge is positioned within a pocket of the electrical connector, the pocket includes an opening that faces upward when the electrical connector is in the operative position permitting the corresponding electrical contact in the image forming device to enter the pocket from above.