Patent ID: 7110709

Claim:
A developer supply apparatus comprising: a holding member for rotatably and detachably holding a developer supply container, which includes a developer discharge opening and a sealing member for sealing said developer discharge opening, wherein said holding member is slidable carrying said developer supply container, and said sealing member of said developer supply container held on said holding member is opened and closed in accordance with a sliding movement of said developer container; a developer supply container rotating device for rotating said developer supply container to discharge the developer, said rotating device being engageable with said developer supply container held by said holding member; a rotatable member for being manually rotated to slide said holding member, said rotatable member being provided with a through hole through which a part of said developer supply container rotating device is penetrated to engage with said developer supply container, by which said developer supply container is rotated; and a converting mechanism for converting a rotational driving force of said rotatable member to a driving force for the sliding movement.