Imaging Cartridge Drive with a Central Opening
OwnerSteven Millerinventor
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Abstract
An improved drive dog for an imaging machine has a central opening. At least one internal ramp radiates from the central opening of the drive dog whereby a tooth of the imaging machine drive mechanism is centered and directed into the drive dog seat. The leading edge of the drive dog seat contacts the base of the imaging machine drive mechanism thus making full contact between the drive dog seat and the imaging machine drive mechanism tooth.
Claims16
A drive dog for use with an imaging cartridge adapted to mate with an imaging machine drive mechanism within an imaging cartridge-receiving cavity of an imaging machine, comprising:
- a base surface;
- at least one drive seat extending from said base surface;
- a wall extending from said base surface;
- an opening located in the center of said drive dog;
- said opening formed at least partially by said wall.
A drive dog for use with an imaging cartridge adapted to mate with an imaging machine drive mechanism within an imaging cartridge-receiving cavity of an imaging machine, comprising:
- a base surface;
- at least one drive seat extending from said base surface;
- a wall extending from said base surface;
- said wall comprising a ramp on a first side of said wall;
- and
- an opening formed at least partially by a second side of said wall.
A drive dog for use with an imaging cartridge adapted to mate with an imaging machine drive mechanism within an imaging cartridge-receiving cavity of an imaging machine, comprising:
- a base surface;
- a first drives seat extending from said base surface;
- a second drive seat extending from said base surface;
- a third drive seat extending from said base surface;
- a first wall extending from said base surface;
- a second wall extending from said base surface;
- a third wall extending from said base surface;
- said first wall comprising a ramp on a first side of said first wall;
- said second wall comprising a ramp on a first side of said second wall;
- said third wall comprising a ramp on a first side of said third wall;
- and
- an opening formed at least partially by a second side of said first wall, a second side of said second wall, and a second side of said third wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.