Patent ID: 8131189
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A toner supply container comprising: a substantially cylindrical container configured to contain toner, said cylindrical container having an opening provided at a peripheral portion of said cylindrical container and configured to permit discharge of the toner; a toner conveyer provided in said cylindrical container and configured to convey the toner toward said opening by rotation thereof relative to said cylindrical container; a driving system provided on a longitudinal end surface of said cylindrical container and configured to transmit a rotational driving force to said toner conveyer; and a switching mechanism provided on the longitudinal end surface of said cylindrical container and configured to switch between a first state in which a relative rotation of said driving system relative to said cylindrical container is substantially restricted and a second state in which the relative rotation of said driving system relative to said cylindrical container is not substantially restricted.