Patent ID: 6266505
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A toner supply container detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, comprising:(a) a toner accommodating portion for accommodating toner;(b) a toner supply opening for discharging toner accommodated in said toner accommodating portion;(c) a toner feeding member including a toner feeding portion for feeding the toner accommodated in said toner accommodating portion toward said toner supply opening by rotation thereof and an extension extending from the toner feeding portion, wherein a center of rotation of said toner feeding member is in an opening region of said toner supply opening as seen in the longitudinal direction of said toner feeding member,wherein said toner feeding member penetrates through said toner supply opening to outside of said toner supply opening, and wherein said extension is provided with a portion to be rotatably supported by the main assembly of the apparatus.