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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2021
Applicant:
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1647 (2013.01); G03G 15/0865 (2013.01); G03G 21/1857 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1657 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example connection structure to couple with a toner cartridge includes a connector to be located at a driving position to contact a coupler provided in a toner cartridge, or a tilting position to be tilt with respect to the driving position, and a position maintaining portion to maintain the connector at the tilting position when the connector is separate from the coupler. The connector located at the tilting position is tilted toward a direction opposite to a direction in which the coupler moves when making contact with the connector.