Patent ID: 7899370

Claim:
A toner container comprising: a cylindrical supplying pipe including a toner opening port arranged on a side surface thereof; a cylindrical cover that is attached to the supplying pipe and includes a cover opening port arranged on a side surface thereof; and a cam mechanism that is provided to the supplying pipe and the cover and is arranged to reciprocate the cover between an opening position where the toner opening port substantially aligns with the cover opening port and a closing position where the toner opening port is closed by the cover, such that the cover opening port in the closing position is arranged in a skewed position with respect to the cover opening port in the opening position; wherein the cam mechanism includes a plurality of supplying pipe side cams arranged on an outer circumferential surface of the supplying pipe in a circumferential direction, and a plurality of cover side cams arranged on an inner circumferential surface of the cover in a circumferential direction to engage with the respective supplying pipe side cams.