Patent ID: 6591078
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A toner supply container detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, comprising:a container body for containing toner, said container body being provided with an opening for permitting discharge of a toner; a feeding member for receiving a driving force from the image forming apparatus to feed the toner toward the opening, said container body being provided with a bearing adjacent an upstream end with respect to a feeding direction, and the opening being provided adjacent a downstream end, and said feeding member extends through the opening; a closing member for closing the opening; wherein said feeding member has a shaft which is rotatably supported by said bearing adjacent the upstream end, is substantially out of contact with said container body adjacent said downstream end and is engaged through said closing member with said image forming apparatus to receive the driving force therefrom adjacent said downstream end, wherein said feeding member is capable of receiving the driving force from the image forming apparatus when said closing member is in an open position.