Patent ID: 6853828
Filing Date: 2005-02-08
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A toner supply container detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, comprising: a toner container configured to accommodate toner, said toner container having a discharge opening, at one end of said toner container, for permitting discharge of the toner; a feeding member configured and positioned to feed the toner in said toner container toward said discharge opening, said feeding member being supported at an end thereof opposite from said one end of said toner container so as to maintain a rotational center of said feeding member; a cap rotatable integrally with said feeding member, wherein said cap is configured and positioned to seal said discharge opening, said cap being movable relative to said toner container in a direction of an axis of said feeding member to open and close said discharge opening, wherein said cap is provided with a coupling portion configured and positioned to receive a rotational driving force from a main assembly of the apparatus, and is supportable by the main assembly so as to maintain a rotational center thereof; and a sliding portion configured and positioned to cause movement of said cap in the direction of the axis of said feeding member to open and close said cap so that opposite end portions of said feeding member are substantially supported when said cap is at an open position and at a closing position.