Patent ID: 8155568

Claim:
A toner container for replenishing toner to an image forming apparatus, comprising: a container main body having a toner outlet and a toner conveyance device which conveys the toner toward the toner outlet through rotation; a cap which covers the toner outlet and has a toner ejecting section; a toner ejecting member which conveys the toner from the container main body to the cap; and a holding ring which is fixed with the toner ejecting member to house the toner ejection member, and which is housed in the cap, wherein the container main body has a first engagement member which engages with an engagement section of the holding ring such that the container main body, rotates together with the holding ring and the toner ejecting member, wherein the cap has a second engagement member which engages with the holding ring such that the holding ring and the toner ejecting member are rotatable together with the container main body to convey the toner while the cap does not rotate, and wherein the holding ring and the toner ejection member are configured not to protrude into the container main body.