Patent ID: 6269234
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An all-in-one customer replaceable developer unit for developing a latent image recorded on an image receiving member with a supply of particles, the developer unit including a sump for storing a refill supply of particles received from a container for use in the developer unit, said developer unit comprising:a main cartridge body defining a sump portion;a fill aperture aligned with said sump portion for receiving a toner refill container;a guide member attached to said main cartridge body, said guide member cooperating with a corresponding member in a printing machine to position said main cartridge body in the printing machine;a stop member fixed to said guide member so that when said main cartridge body is moved in a first direction said stop member positions said main cartridge body in a position to be refilled, and when said main cartridge body is moved in a second direction, opposed to said first direction the developer unit is in an operative position in the printing machine.