US 12,282,287 B2
Developer supply container and developer supplying system
Manabu Jimba, Toride (JP); Ayatomo Okino, Moriya (JP); Katsuya Murakami, Toride (JP); Toshiaki Nagashima, Moriya (JP); and Fumio Tazawa, Kashiwa (JP)
Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jan. 3, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/402,858.
Application 18/402,858 is a division of application No. 18/075,708, filed on Dec. 6, 2022, granted, now 11,906,926.
Application 18/075,708 is a division of application No. 17/398,112, filed on Aug. 10, 2021, granted, now 11,687,027, issued on Jun. 27, 2023.
Application 17/398,112 is a division of application No. 14/088,760, filed on Nov. 25, 2013, granted, now 11,137,714, issued on Oct. 5, 2021.
Application 14/088,760 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2012/065062, filed on Jun. 6, 2012.
Claims priority of application No. 2011-126137 (JP), filed on Jun. 6, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2024/0134310 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Prior Publication US 2024/0231270 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. G03G 21/16 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01)
CPC G03G 21/1676 (2013.01) [G03G 15/0872 (2013.01); G03G 15/0879 (2013.01); G03G 15/0886 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A developer supply container comprising:
a developer accommodating body configured to contain developer;
a developer discharging body in fluid communication with the developer accommodating body, the developer discharging body having a discharge opening, the discharge opening being configured to form at least a part of a discharge passageway through which developer may be discharged to outside of the developer supply container, with an end of the discharge passageway being positioned at a bottommost side of the developer supply container, and with the developer accommodating body being rotatable about a rotational axis thereof relative to the developer discharging body;
a track provided at a side of the developer discharging body, the track being positioned below a horizontal plane that (i) includes the rotational axis and (ii) divides the developer supply container into a lower section that includes the discharge opening and an upper section, the track including (i) a first part that extends from a first position to a second position, with the second position being closer to the horizontal plane than the first position is to the horizontal plane, and with the first part having a surface facing upward, and (ii) a second part extending from the second position of the first part such that a plane perpendicular to the rotational axis and passing through the second part passes through the end of the discharge passageway when the discharge passageway through which developer is discharged to outside of the developer supply container is formed; and
a shutter movable relative to the developer discharging body between an open position wherein the discharge opening is open and a closed position wherein the discharge opening is closed by the shutter;
wherein the developer accommodating body is provided with a gear portion provided about the rotational axis,
wherein the developer discharging body is provided with a shutter support movably supporting the shutter, and
wherein, as viewed in a direction towards the bottommost side of the container, the shutter support extends at least from the discharge opening toward the developer accommodating body but does not overlap the gear.