Patent ID: 8437668

Claim:
An image forming agent storage container comprising: a container body that is attached to and detached from an inside of an image forming apparatus body, and that is formed with a discharge hole used for discharging an image forming agent and a filling hole used for filling the image forming agent, wherein the discharge hole is formed on one side of the container body on a line formed by directions in which the container body is attached to and detached from the inside of the image forming apparatus body, and the filling hole is formed on the other side of the container body on the line formed by the directions in which the container body is attached to and detached from the inside of the image forming apparatus body; a sealing part that is attached to the container body to seal the filling hole on the line formed by the directions in which the container body is attached to and detached from the inside of the image forming apparatus body; an opening and closing part that opens and closes the discharge hole while moving relative to the container body; and an operating part (i) that has a facing portion facing the filling hole, (ii) that is connected to the opening closing part, (iii) that is supported to rotate relative to the container body, and (iv) that is used to move the opening and closing part relative to the container body, wherein the operating part moves between a first position where the discharge hole is brought into an opened state, and where the facing portion is arranged at a position which overlaps the container body in a direction parallel to the line formed by the directions in which the container body is attached to and detached from the inside of the image forming apparatus body, a second position where the discharge hole is brought into a closed state, and where the facing portion is arranged at a position which overlaps the container body in the direction parallel to the line formed by the directions in which the container body is attached to and detached from the inside of the image forming apparatus body, and a third position where the discharge hole is brought into the closed state, and where the facing portion is arranged at a position which does not overlap the container body in the direction parallel to the line formed by the directions in which the container body is attached to and detached from the inside of the image forming apparatus body.