Developer supply container and developer supplying system
A developer supply container detachably mountable to a developer receiving apparatus and settable in a developer receiving apparatus by a setting operation including at least a rotation toward a setting position, includes a containing portion for containing the developer; a rotatable discharging member for discharging the developer out of said containing portion; drive transmitting means, engageable with a driving gear provided in said developer receiving apparatus and rotatable in a direction opposite the setting direction, for transmitting a rotating force from said driving gear to said discharging member.
1. A toner supply container detachably mountable to a developer receiving apparatus including a mounting portion configured to be mountable to the toner supply container and a driving gear rotatable in a predetermined direction to apply a rotational force to the toner supply container, said toner supply container, comprising:
a substantially cylindrical container configured to contain toner;
an opening provided at a circumferential peripheral portion of said cylindrical container and configured to permit discharge of the toner in said cylindrical container;
a toner feeder provided in said cylindrical container and configured to feed the toner toward said opening by rotation of said toner feeder relative to said cylindrical container;
a handle provided on a longitudinal end surface of said cylindrical container and configured to rotate said toner supply container about a rotational axis in a direction opposite to the predetermined direction;
a first gear provided co-axially with a rotational axis of said toner feeder on another longitudinal end surface of said cylindrical container to rotate said toner feeder;
a second gear provided on said another longitudinal end surface of said cylindrical container and configured to engage with said first gear and the driving gear to rotate said the first gear in the predetermined direction;
a shutter configured to open and close the opening;
a shutter guide portion configured to guide movement of said shutter along the circumferential peripheral portion of said cylindrical container; and
a positioning projection projecting radially from the circumferential peripheral portion and proximate to said another longitudinal end surface, with said projection being provided between said guide portion and said second gear in an axial direction of the rotational axis.