Latching assembly for securing toner cartridges in an image forming device
A system for an electrophotographic image forming device includes a basket insertable into and extendable out of the image forming device. The basket includes a plurality of positioning slots each configured to receive a corresponding toner cartridge of a plurality of toner cartridges. The basket includes a cartridge latching assembly configured to apply a hold-down force on each toner cartridge to rigidly hold each toner cartridge against corresponding datums of the basket. A basket latching assembly in the image forming device is configured to apply a hold-down force on the basket when the basket is inserted into the image forming device to rigidly hold the basket against corresponding datums of the image forming device for positioning the plurality of toner cartridges in respective operational positions within the image forming device with only the cartridge latching assembly of the basket directly applying hold-down forces on the plurality of toner cartridges.
Lexmark International, Inc.
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Brian Lester Christopher Kent Michael James Darin Michael Brian Allen Benjamin Charles Mark William Jie James Anthany
Boettcher Washing Shanor Gettelfinger Blair Devore Amann Chen Carter, II