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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2018
General Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd., Taichung, TW;
Katun Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Yi-Chia Wu, Taichung, TW;
Joseph A. Amberg, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Terry Erickson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
GENERAL PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., Taichung, TW;
KATUN CORPORATION, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A chip module for a toner cartridge includes a substrate having a top surface, a memory disposed on the substrate, transmission terminals electrically connected with the memory, and a ground terminal. Each transmission terminal has two legs disposed on the substrate, and a bridge connected between the two legs and located at a distance above the top surface of the substrate. The ground terminal is disposed on the substrate and located between the transmission terminals. The ground terminal is a lamellar-shaped piece and nonparallel to the top surface of the substrate. The chip module is firmly mounted to the toner cartridge and positively aligned and contacted with a reading head of an electronic image-forming apparatus.