A developer supply container includes a developer accommodating chamber configured to accommodate developer, a feeding portion configured and positioned to feed the developer in the developer accommodating chamber by rotation thereof, and a developer discharging chamber provided with a discharge opening configured to permit discharging of the developer fed by the feeding portion. In addition, a rotatable gear rotates the feeding portion, a pump portion acts upon at least the developer discharging chamber, with the pump portion having a volume which changes with reciprocation, and a drive converting portion converts a rotational force generated by rotation of the gear to a force for operating the pump portion.

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›1.independentA developer supply container comprising:na developer accommodating chamber configured to accommodate developer;a feeding portion configured and positi…+28

›2.↳ 1A developer supply container according to claim 1, wherein said drive converting portion converts the rotational force generated by the rotation of sa…d2

›3.↳ 1A developer supply container according to claim 1, wherein said drive converting portion converts the rotational force so that an internal pressure of…d2+2

›6.↳ 1A developer supply container according to claim 1, wherein said drive converting portion converts the rotational force such that a suction action and …d2

›7.↳ 1A developer supply container according to claim 1, wherein said drive converting portion converts the rotational force so that said pump portion recip…d2

›8.↳ 1A developer supply container according to claim 1, wherein said drive converting portion converts the rotational force such that a developer feeding a…d2

›9.↳ 1A developer supply container according to claim 1, wherein said drive converting portion is disposed at a position away from an inside space of said d…d2

›10.↳ 1A developer supply container according to claim 1, wherein said developer discharging chamber is substantially non-rotatable, and said discharge openi…d2+1

›12.↳ 1A developer supply container according to claim 1, wherein said pump portion is connected with said developer discharging chamber.d2+6

›13.↳ 12A developer supply container according to claim 12, further comprising a partition substantially partitioning between said developer accommodating cha…d3+5

›14.↳ 13A developer supply container according to claim 13, wherein said partition is movable between a closing position for separating said developer accommo…d4+4

›19.↳ 1A developer supply container according to claim 1, further comprising a nozzle portion connected to said pump portion and having an opening at a free …d2+1

›21.↳ 1A developer supply container according to claim 1, wherein said drive converting portion includes a rotatable portion rotatable integrally with said f…d2

›22.↳ 1A developer supply container according to claim 1, wherein said drive converting portion converts the rotational force such that said developer accomm…d2

›23.↳ 1A developer supply container according to claim 1, wherein said pump portion is capable of accommodating the developer therein and is rotatable integr…d2+1

›25.↳ 1A developer supply container according to claim 1, wherein said drive converting portion is provided with a cam mechanism configured and positioned to…d2

›26.↳ 1A developer supply container according to claim 1, wherein said feeding portion is rotatable integrally with said developer accommodating chamber by t…d2

›27.↳ 1A developer supply container according to claim 1, wherein said developer accommodating chamber is substantially non-rotatable, andnwherein said feedi…d2

›28.↳ 1A developer supply container according to claim 1, wherein said pump portion includes a flexible bellow-like pump.d2

›29.↳ 1A developer supply container according to claim 1, wherein said developer accommodating chamber has a volume larger than a volume of said developer di…d2

›30.independentA developer supplying system comprising:na developer replenishing apparatus; anda developer supply container detachably mountable to said developer re…+28

›31.↳ 30A system according to claim 30, wherein said drive converting portion converts the rotational force received by said gear to the force for operating s…d2

›32.↳ 30A system according to claim 30, wherein said drive converting portion converts the rotational force so that an internal pressure of at least said deve…d2+2

›35.↳ 30A system according to claim 30, wherein said drive converting portion converts the rotational force such that a suction action and a delivery action a…d2

›36.↳ 30A system according to claim 30, wherein said drive converting portion converts the rotational force so that said pump portion reciprocates a plurality…d2

›37.↳ 30A system according to claim 30, wherein said drive converting portion converts the rotational force such that a developer feeding amount per unit time…d2

›38.↳ 30A system according to claim 30, wherein said drive converting portion is disposed at a position away from an inside space of said developer dischargin…d2

›39.↳ 30A system according to claim 30, wherein said developer supply container is provided with a holding portion which is to be held by said developer reple…d2+1

›41.↳ 30A system according to claim 30, wherein said pump portion is connected with said developer discharging chamber.d2+6

›42.↳ 41A system according to claim 41, wherein said developer supply container includes a partition substantially partitioning between said developer accommo…d3+5

›48.↳ 30A system according to claim 30, wherein said developer supply container further includes a nozzle portion connected to said pump portion and having an…d2+1

›50.↳ 30A system according to claim 30, wherein said drive converting portion includes a rotatable portion rotatable integrally with said feeding portion, and…d2

›51.↳ 30A system according to claim 30, wherein said drive converting portion converts the rotational force such that said developer accommodating chamber rec…d2

›52.↳ 30A system according to claim 30, wherein said pump portion is capable of accommodating the developer therein and is rotatable integrally with said feed…d2+1

›54.↳ 30A system according to claim 30, wherein said drive converting portion is provided with a cam mechanism configured and positioned to convert the rotati…d2

›55.↳ 30A system according to claim 30, wherein said feeding portion is rotatable integrally with said developer accommodating chamber by the rotational force…d2

›56.↳ 30A system according to claim 30, wherein said developer supply container further includes a holding portion which is to be held by said developer reple…d2

›57.↳ 30A system according to claim 30, wherein said pump portion includes a flexible bellow-like pump.d2

›58.↳ 30A system according to claim 30, wherein said developer accommodating chamber has a volume larger than a volume of said developer discharging chamber, …d2

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