Patent ID: 8185034

Claim:
A storage container comprising: a container body that is detachably disposed on a predetermined container receiver, wherein powder to be supplied or recovered powder is stored in the container body; and a powder driving transmitting mechanism that is disposed in the container body, that is attachable to and detachable from the container receiver together with the container body, and that transmits a transportable driving force to the powder to be supplied or recovered powder, wherein the powder driving transmitting mechanism includes a conveying member which conveys the powder to be supplied or recovered powder inside the container body, when the container body is mounted on the container receiver, the powder driving transmitting mechanism couples a powder conveying mechanism with a driving mechanism and couples the conveying member with the driving mechanism, and the powder conveying mechanism is disposed on a side of the container receiver, and outside the container body, conveys the powder to be supplied or recovered powder, the driving mechanism is disposed on a side of the container receiver, and drives the powder conveying mechanism, and when the container body is mounted on the container receiver, a driving force is transmitted from the driving mechanism to the powder driving transmitting mechanism, and the powder driving transmitting mechanism transmits the driving force being distributed to the conveying member and the powder conveying mechanism.