Patent ID: 7853184
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A toner container detachably attached to a toner-container holder of a main body of an image forming apparatus, the toner container comprising: a longitudinal container body for containing toner, the container body having a first end and a second end distal to the first end in a length direction of the container body; a gear of the toner container configured to engage with a drive gear provided in the main body, wherein rotation of the gear of the toner container causes toner to move out of the longitudinal container body, when toner is contained within the toner container; a held portion that is attached to the first end of the container body and configured to be detachably attached to the toner-container holder, the held portion including a toner outlet for discharging the toner contained in the container body, the held portion including a gear opening which exposes the gear of the toner container so that the gear of the toner container is engageble with the drive gear, the gear opening extending to a portion which is directly above an axis of rotation of the gear of the toner container, the held portion is configured to be held by the toner-container holder in non-rotating manner, and is biased downwardly by a force applied from the drive gear to the gear of the toner container when the drive gear rotates.