US 12,092,972 B2
Developer supply container and developer supplying system
Katsuya Murakami, Toride (JP); Toshiaki Nagashima, Moriya (JP); Fumio Tazawa, Kashiwa (JP); Ayatomo Okino, Moriya (JP); and Yusuke Yamada, Toride (JP)
Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/133,037.
Application 18/133,037 is a division of application No. 17/505,776, filed on Oct. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,656,560.
Application 17/505,776 is a division of application No. 16/932,951, filed on Jul. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,188,009, issued on Nov. 30, 2021.
Application 16/932,951 is a division of application No. 16/391,976, filed on Apr. 23, 2019, granted, now 10,754,276, issued on Aug. 25, 2020.
Application 16/391,976 is a division of application No. 16/018,694, filed on Jun. 26, 2018, abandoned.
Application 16/018,694 is a division of application No. 15/624,803, filed on Jun. 16, 2017, granted, now 10,203,631, issued on Feb. 12, 2019.
Application 15/624,803 is a division of application No. 14/982,454, filed on Dec. 29, 2015, granted, now 9,753,402, issued on Sep. 5, 2017.
Application 14/982,454 is a division of application No. 14/266,892, filed on May 1, 2014, granted, now 9,354,551, issued on May 31, 2016.
Application 14/266,892 is a division of application No. 14/024,942, filed on Sep. 12, 2013, granted, now 9,354,550, issued on May 31, 2016.
Application 14/024,942 is a division of application No. 13/242,758, filed on Sep. 23, 2011, granted, now 8,565,649, issued on Oct. 22, 2013.
Application 13/242,758 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2010/056133, filed on Mar. 30, 2010.
Claims priority of application No. 2009-082081 (JP), filed on Mar. 30, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2023/0244155 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G03G 15/08 (2006.01)
CPC G03G 15/0867 (2013.01) [G03G 15/0865 (2013.01); G03G 15/0872 (2013.01); G03G 15/0877 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0685 (2013.01)] 31 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A toner cartridge comprising:
a chamber containing toner;
a feeding portion configured to feed the toner toward an opening in the toner cartridge;
a pump configured to discharge the toner through the opening to outside of the toner cartridge, the pump being configured to move the toner by changing pressure inside of the toner cartridge relative to pressure outside of the toner cartridge; and
a rotatable coupling configured to receive a rotational force from outside of the toner cartridge, the coupling being operatively connected to the feeding portion and the pump so as to transmit the rotational force to the feeding portion and the pump to thereby rotate the feeding portion and drive the pump.