| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a developer supply container and a developer supplying system capable of solving the following problems; a toner container rotates integrally with a photosensitive drum which is rotationally driven by an image forming apparatus in a conventional constitution, therefore, it is possible that an image forming operation will be started and the photosensitive drum will be rotationally driven even though there is no toner container in the apparatus, besides, a conveying mechanism of conveying the toner stored in the toner container is not provided in the toner container. <P>SOLUTION: Both the toner supply container and the photosensitive drum are integrally rotated by transmitting a driving force received by the toner supply container mounted to the hollow portion of the photosensitive drum from a driving member provided in the image forming apparatus to the photosensitive drum, and also, with the rotation of the toner supply container and the photosensitive drum, the toner is fed and discharged by a conveying portion provided in the toner supply container. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT |
