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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2002
Yutaka Ban, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Onodera, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiko Omata, Satte, JP;
Kyota Miyazaki, Tama, JP;
Ayumu Murakami, Abiko, JP;
Katsuya Murakami, Toride, JP;
Yutaka Ban, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Onodera, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiko Omata, Satte, JP;
Kyota Miyazaki, Tama, JP;
Ayumu Murakami, Abiko, JP;
Katsuya Murakami, Toride, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner supply container detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus include (a) a toner accommodating portion for accommodating toner; (b) a toner supply opening for discharging toner accommodated in the toner accommodating portion; (c) a toner feeding member for feeding the toner accommodated in the toner accommodating portion toward the toner supply opening; (d) a sealing member including: a sealing portion for openably sealing the toner supply opening; and a driving portion for driving the toner feeding member.