| 摘要 |
A developer supply container detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus including remaining amount detecting means for detecting an amount of remaining developer by receiving light from a light emitting portion by a light receiving portion, the container includes a container body for containing a developer; a light guiding member including an incident portion for receiving light from the light emitting portion and for guiding the light into the container body, an emergent portion for guiding the light having passed through the container body toward the light receiving portion, and a connecting portion connecting the incident portion and the emergent portion, wherein the connecting portion is provided with an exposing portion for exposing a wall surface of the container body at a portion which reflects the light emergent from the light emitting portion toward the light receiving portion without passing through the incident portion; wherein the wall surface of the container body exposed at the exposing portion has a light reflectance which is smaller than that of the connecting portion.
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