Toner container and manufacturing method for toner container

A toner container for use with an image forming apparatus, the toner container comprising:

• a container body;
• a toner outlet through which toner in the container body is discharged in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the toner container;
• a shutter to open and close the toner outlet during installation and removal of the toner container in and from the image forming apparatus, the shutter including a pushing surface used to move the shutter to an open position without utilizing a gear to engage with the shutter;
• a conveyor, rotatably disposed inside the container body and extending in the longitudinal direction of the toner container, to convey the toner within the container body towards the toner outlet;
• a coupling to receive a driving force from the image forming apparatus which transmits the driving force to the conveyor;
• a toner inlet through which toner enters the container body;
• and
• a handle secured to an end of the toner container,
• wherein the toner inlet, the handle, and the toner outlet are disposed on a first side in the longitudinal direction of the toner container, and the coupling is disposed on a second side which is opposite to the first side in the longitudinal direction of the toner container.