Patent ID: 6697589
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A latch system for securing a fuser unit in a base machine, said latch system comprising:a datum receiver provided on said base machine; a retainer connected to said base machine, said retainer having walls defining an enclosed space and a lateral opening to said enclosed space; a frame for said fuser unit, said frame having a plurality of sides; a datum on said frame, said datum configured to engage said datum receiver; a shaft connected to said frame, said shaft being axially rotatable and axially translatable relative to said frame; an end of said shaft adapted to be received in said enclosed space upon axial translation of said shaft, said end of said shaft adapted to engage a wall of said walls upon rotation of said shaft; and a handle connected to said shaft and movable between locked and unlocked positions upon rotation of said shaft, said handle having locking means for securing said handle in said locked position.