Patent ID: 7789500
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A chassis configured to retain a fluid reservoir for a printing device, the chassis comprising: a surface opposing a direction in which the fluid reservoir is inserted into the chassis; a first alignment region in or on the surface and configured to interact with a first alignment feature on the fluid reservoir; a second alignment region in or on the surface and configured to interact with a second alignment feature on the fluid reservoir; a first guide feature; and a second guide feature, wherein to facilitate insertion of the fluid reservoir into the chassis, the first guide feature is configured to interact with a first protrusion from the fluid reservoir, and the second guide feature is configured to interact with a second protrusion from the fluid reservoir, and wherein the surface inflects along an axis located between the first alignment region and the second alignment region in order to facilitate transitioning alignment control from the first alignment feature to the second alignment feature when the fluid reservoir is inserted into the chassis.