Tag for removable part

- Ricoh Company, Ltd.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of the tag for removable part, showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is right-side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear, right side, and bottom perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a front, left side, and bottom perspective view thereof.

The illustrated tag for removable part has a semiconductor integrated circuit. In operation, the tag for removable part is fitted up with a removable part, such as a toner container or an ink container, for an image forming apparatus. The apparatus may be a copying machine, a printing press, a laser printer, an ink-jet printer, or the like. When the removable part is set up to the image forming apparatus, information recorded in the integrated circuit is transmitted to the apparatus. The integrated circuit is located in a hemispherical element shown by a circular broken line in FIG. 2. FIG. 1 shows a hole terminal by a circular solid line, three rectangular terminals by solid lines, and a contacting terminal of hole terminal by broken lines. The contacting terminal of hole terminal is located between two of the rectangular terminals, and surrounds the hole terminal. The hole terminal extends through a substrate.

The broken line showing of portions of the tag for removable part is for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tag for removable part, as shown and described.

Patent History
Patent number: D678227
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 7, 2011
Date of Patent: Mar 19, 2013
Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Masaki Takahashi (Kawasaki), Kunihiro Ohyama (Zama)
Primary Examiner: Selina Sikder
Application Number: 29/386,959