Patent ID: 8938179
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A replaceable unit for an electrophotographic image forming device, comprising: a housing having an internal reservoir for storing toner, the housing having a front, a rear, a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side; a circuit board mounted within a pocket on a surface of the first side of the housing, the pocket having an opening facing the front of the housing to permit an electrical connector of the image forming device to enter the pocket and mate with the circuit board when the replaceable unit is installed in the image forming device; a first outer ramp and a second outer ramp outside the pocket on the surface of the first side of the housing closer to the front of the housing than the opening, the first outer ramp positioned closer to the top of the housing and the second outer ramp positioned closer to the bottom of the housing, the first and second outer ramps inclining outwardly and rearwardly from the surface of the first side of the housing to lift the electrical connector of the image forming device toward the circuit board during insertion of the replaceable unit into the image forming device; and an inner ramp on the surface of the first side of the housing inside the pocket inclining outwardly and rearwardly from the surface of the first side of the housing to lift the electrical connector of the image forming device toward the circuit board during insertion of the replaceable unit into the image forming device.