摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an opening/shutting driving transmission part and a driving transmission part from being deviated from a specified position and meshed with the gear of a body in a developer supply container attached to an image forming apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: The developer supply container is attached to the image forming apparatus and supplies developer, and has: the opening/shutting driving transmission part provided in an operation member; the driving transmission part to which driving is transmitted from the opening/shutting driving transmission part through an opening/shutting driving relay gear train provided in an apparatus body and having a plurality of gears at least having a common rotary shaft and having the different number of teeth, and transmitting the driving to a body shutter member provided in the apparatus body and opening/shutting a developer receiving aperture; and a container side abutting part abutting on a gear side abutting part provided on one gear out of the opening/shutting driving relay gear train in the apparatus body. In the case of attaching the developer supply container to the apparatus body, the opening/shutting driving relay gear train is rotated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI |