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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2004
Yutaka Ban, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiko Omata, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Kyota Miyazaki, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Ayumu Murakami, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Yutaka Ban, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiko Omata, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Kyota Miyazaki, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Ayumu Murakami, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner supply container is detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus. The container includes a toner accommodating portion to accommodate toner and has a supply opening to supply toner into the image forming apparatus, a feeding member to feed the toner in the toner accommodating portion toward the supply opening, and a sealing member to seal the supply opening. The sealing member has a locking portion to be locked by a locking member provided in a main assembly of the apparatus, and a coupling portion to be coupled with a drive coupling member provided in the main assembly. The sealing member is rotatable integrally with the feeding member by a rotational force received by the coupling portion from the drive coupling member. The locking portion and the coupling portion are spaced apart from each other with respect to a mounting direction of the container.