Patent ID: 7672624

Claim:
A toner cartridge for use with an image forming device comprising: a body with an outer wall that forms an enclosed reservoir to contain toner and an outlet to move the toner from the reservoir, the outer wall having an indentation; a plurality of shafts each including an elongated section and an end, the shafts being operatively connected to the body and positioned with the elongated sections extending within the reservoir and the ends extending through at least one opening in the outer wall of the body; a plurality of gears each being attached to the ends of the plurality of shafts that extend through the at least one opening in the outer wall of the body; and a bearing plate positioned in the indentation of the outer wall of the body and intermediate the outer wall and the plurality of gears the bearing plate having a plurality of apertures that each receive one of the plurality of shaft ends, the apertures sized to contact the shafts to locate the plurality of gears relative to the body and to form a bearing surface during rotation of the plurality of shafts.