Patent ID: 7957679
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A developer supply container detachably mountable to a developer receiving apparatus including a driving member, said developer supply container comprising: a container body having an inner space configured to contain a developer and an opening configured to permit discharge of the toner in said container body; a feeding device, disposed in said container body, configured to feed the developer toward said opening by rotation thereof relative to said container body; a drive transmitting device, engageable with the driving member, configured and positioned to transmit a rotational force from the driving member to said feeding device; a regulating portion configured and positioned to regulate a mounting angular position of said container body so that said drive transmitting device is engaged with the driving member when said developer supply container is mounted to the developer receiving apparatus; a load applying device configured and positioned to apply a load to said drive transmitting device to rotate said container body from the mounting angular position to a developer supply angular position where the developer is supplied to the developer receiving apparatus through said opening by the rotational force received by said drive transmitting device; and a load releasing device configured and positioned to substantially release the load applied to said drive transmitting device by said load applying device when said container body is at the developer supply angular position.