Developer supply container and developer supplying system
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKatsuya Murakami, Ayatomo Okino
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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKatsuya Murakami, Ayatomo Okino
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A developer supply container 1 is detachably mountable to a developer receiving apparatus including a developer receiving portion 11 provided with a receiving port 11a for receiving a developer, a portion-to-be-engaged 11b a displaceable integrally with the developer receiving portion 11. The developer supply container 1 includes an engaging portion 30 and a discharging portion provided with a shutter opening 4j for discharging the developer accommodated in a developer accommodating portion. The engaging portion 30 is provided at only one side with respect to a predetermined direction crossing with a mounting direction of the developer supply container 1 in the crossing with a displacing direction of the developer receiving portion 11. The engaging portion 30 engages with the portion-to-be-engaged 11b with a mounting operation of the developer supply container 1 to bring the receiving port 11a in the communication with the shutter opening 4j.
A developer supply container detachably mountable to a developer receiving apparatus, said developer receiving apparatus including a developer receiving portion provided with a receiving port for receiving a developer and including a portion-to-be-engaged capable of displacing integrally with said developer receiving portion, said developer supply container comprising:
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