Patent ID: 9104141
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A toner cartridge for use with a developer unit of an image forming device, comprising: a housing having a front, a rear, a top and a bottom, the housing having a reservoir for holding toner; an outlet port on the front of the housing for exiting toner from the toner cartridge; and an engagement member having a first engagement surface and a second engagement surface, the first engagement surface positioned proximate to the rear of the housing and positioned to receive an actuation force at the rear of the housing from an actuation feature of the image forming device when the toner cartridge is installed in the image forming device, the second engagement surface positioned proximate to the front of the housing below the outlet port, the engagement member being movable from a first position to a second position upon receiving the actuation force, wherein as the engagement member moves from the first position to the second position, the second engagement surface moves in a rear-to-front direction of the housing and protrudes from the front of the housing unobstructed at the front of the second engagement surface to push open in the rear-to-front direction of the housing a shutter on an inlet port of the developer unit when the toner cartridge is installed in the image forming device and mated with the developer unit.