UNIT OF HOLDER WITH POSITIONING STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS FOR PROCESSING CIRCUIT USED WITH COMPONENT OF IMAGING DEVICE Russian patent published in 2016 - IPC H01R12/71 

FIELD: photography.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a plug-in unit for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. Plug-in unit comprises a housing with an internal reservoir for toner and a circuit board mounted within pocket on first side surface of housing. Pocket has an opening for introduction of electrical connector of image forming apparatus and coupling it to circuit board, in addition, plug-in unit has first and second outer inclined portions formed outside pocket at surface of first side of housing and has an internal inclined portion on surface of first lateral side of housing, which together serve to lift electrical connector to circuit board during insertion of replaceable unit in image forming apparatus.

EFFECT: technical result is alignment of a plurality of connecting pins of connector with corresponding contacts of plurality of circuit boards to establish between them a good electrical connection and high-quality image formation.

14 cl, 17 dwg