PHYSICAL INDICATORS OF PRINT MATERIAL REFILL CONTAINERS

    公开(公告)号:US20240094670A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-21

    申请号:US18273009

    申请日:2021-01-22

    CPC classification number: G03G15/553 G03G15/0863

    Abstract: A print material refill container includes a housing and a chamber, within the housing, to contain a print material. The print material refill container includes a physical indicator subject to modification based on an engagement of the physical indicator with an engagement member of a printing device when the print material refill container engages the printing device to deliver the print material to a reservoir of the printing device. The physical indicator indicates an unused condition of the print material refill container when the physical indicator has a first state prior to the modification, and the physical indicator indicates a used condition of the print material refill container when the physical indicator has a second state subsequent to the modification.

    ASYMMETRIC KEY FEATURES
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210165340A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-03

    申请号:US17047875

    申请日:2018-08-30

    Abstract: An example print component includes a container interface with a guide feature to guide rotation and a rotationally asymmetric key feature. An example toner component includes a recess to receive a toner container, a guide feature to guide rotation of the toner container, and an asymmetric key feature embedded in the guide feature to guide a container material interface towards a component material interface upon rotation. An example container may have a periphery with a rotationally asymmetric surface plane to guide rotation of the container and a protrusion extending from the periphery that has a key feature defined by edges rotationally asymmetric with respect to the periphery. An example container may include a mechanical interface including an asymmetrically-located key feature that, upon rotation of the print material container, generates a sealing force substantially perpendicular to the direction of rotation.

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