Image forming apparatus having toner supply control

摘要

A toner supply system including a toner receiving apparatus and a toner supply container detachably mountable to the toner receiving apparatus. The toner supply container includes a container body containing toner, a discharge port permitting discharging of the toner in the container body, and a feeding portion feeding the toner in the container body. The toner receiving apparatus includes a toner receiving portion receiving the toner from the toner supply container, a driving mechanism engageable with the container body to rotationally drive the container body, and a regulating mechanism movable between a regulating position where rotation of the container body, which is in a set position and engaged with the driving mechanism, is regulated, and a releasing position, where regulation of rotation of the container body, which is in a set position and engaged with the driving mechanism, is released.

主权项

1. A toner supply system including a toner receiving apparatus and a toner supply container detachably mountable to said toner receiving apparatus, said system comprising:
said toner supply container includes:
(i) a container body configured to contain toner;(ii) a discharge port configured to permit discharging of the toner in said container body; and(iii) a feeding portion configured to feed the toner in said container body toward said discharge port with a rotation of said container body, said toner receiving apparatus includes:
(i) a toner receiving portion configured to receive the toner from said toner supply container, which is in a set position, through said discharge port;(ii) a driving mechanism engageable with said container body to rotationally drive said container body; and(iii) a regulating mechanism movable between a regulating position, where the rotation of said container body, which is in the set position and is engaged with said driving mechanism, is regulated, and a releasing position, where regulation of rotation of said container body, which is in the set position and is engaged with said driving mechanism, is released.