Patent ID: 7433634

Claim:
A developer container for discharging developer contained therein toward a developing apparatus by rotation about a rotation axis thereof, said developer container comprising: a container body for containing developer and being provided with a discharge opening for permitting discharge of the developer; a plurality of feeding projections, each independently disposed at an inner surface of said container body so as to be inclined with respect to the rotation axis, for feeding developer in said container body toward said discharge opening; and a developer movement suppression structure disposed inside said container body and being located at an inner side of both side walls of said container body with respect to a direction of the rotation axis and close to said discharge opening, wherein said developer movement suppression structure comprises: a first wall member for scooping the developer contained in said container body by rotational movement of said container body, and a pair of second wall members, disposed at both end portions of said first wall member with respect to the direction of the rotation axis, for suppressing movement of the developer scooped by said first wall member in the direction of the rotation axis, and wherein said developer container further comprises: a plurality of legs for connecting said developer movement suppression structure and an internal surface of said container body; a first opening defined by two of the plurality of legs, said first wall member, and the internal surface of said container body; a second opening defined by two of the plurality of legs, one of said pair of second wall members, and the internal surface of said container body; and a third opening defined by two of the plurality of legs, the other one of said pair of second wall members, and the internal surface of said container body.