Toner supply container and electrophotographic image forming...

Details Toner supply container and electrophotographic image forming... Toner supply container and electrophotographic image forming...

2005-11-22

2005-11-22

Beatty, Robert (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Internal machine environment

Particle or contaminant control

C399S258000, C399S263000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06968139

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 membered 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.

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