| CPC G03G 15/0877 (2013.01) [G03G 15/087 (2013.01); G03G 15/0872 (2013.01); G03G 15/0894 (2013.01)] | 7 Claims |
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1. A developer supplying container comprising:
a rotary cylindrical accommodating portion including an opening portion formed at one end portion of the accommodating portion in a rotation-axis direction, the accommodating portion being configured to receive rotational driving force and rotate such that developer accommodated in the accommodating portion is conveyed toward the one end portion; and
a developer discharging portion including a connection portion and a discharging outlet, the connection portion being a portion that is disposed to cover around the one end portion of the accommodating portion and to which the accommodating portion is connected relatively rotatably with respect to the developer discharging portion, the discharging outlet being configured to discharge developer supplied from the opening portion of the accommodating portion,
wherein the connection portion includes a first separation portion and a second separation portion configured to be separated from each other in a direction intersecting with the rotation-axis direction of the accommodating portion, and a connect engaging portion configured to detachably attach the second separation portion to the first separation portion,
wherein the accommodating portion includes a first engaging portion formed in an outer circumferential surface of the one end portion covered by the connection portion, and
wherein at least one of the first separation portion and the second separation portion includes a second engaging portion configured to engage with the first engaging portion in a state where the one end portion of the accommodating portion is covered by the connection portion, and prevent the connection portion from being disconnected from the accommodating portion in the rotation-axis direction.
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