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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
May. 17, 2017
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Jason Paul Hale, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
Kyle Bradley Martin, Lexington, KY (US);
Jeremy Keith Payne, Georgetown, KY (US);
Matthew Lee Rogers, Lexington, KY (US);
Edward Lynn Triplett, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A toner cartridge according to one embodiment includes a housing having first and second alignment guides that extend outward from a first side and a second side of the housing, respectively, and that run along a front-to-rear dimension of the housing. Third and fourth alignment guides extend outward from the first side of the housing. The third alignment guide is spaced toward the front of the housing from the fourth alignment guide. Bottom surfaces of the third and fourth alignment guides are unobstructed to sit on top of a corresponding guide surface in an image forming device to control a vertical position of the toner cartridge in the image forming device. The bottom surfaces of the third and fourth alignment guides are aligned with each other in a vertical dimension of the housing and are positioned higher than the first and second alignment guides.