DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND DEVELOPER SUPPLY SYSTEM Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC G03G15/08 

FIELD: printing industry.

SUBSTANCE: group of inventions includes a developer supply container for supplying a developer to a developer receiving device through a developer receiving part that is movably installed in the developer receiving device into which the developer supply container is dismountably mounted, and a developer supply system. In this case, the developer supply container comprises of the following: a developer containing portion for containing the developer, and an engaging portion adapted to engage with the developer receiving portion and intended to apply force to the developer receiving portion to move the developer receiving portion toward the developer supply container during the mounting operations of the developer supply container, to establish a connection state between the developer supply container and the developer receiving portion.

EFFECT: providing a developer supply container configured to simplify the mechanism for connecting the developer receiving portion to the developer supply container by displacing the developer receiving portion, providing such a developer supply container so that the developer supply container and the developer receiving device can be connected to each other properly, reliable connection between the developer supply container and the developer receiving portion.

25 cl, 3 tbl, 103 dwg