Toner container and image forming apparatus

摘要

A toner container comprises a container main body having a toner discharge port, a toner conveying section having an auger and a mixer, a handle at a first end portion of the container main body, a toner filling port at a second end portion of the container main body, a cap covering the toner filling port, a cylindrical supporting section positioned at a central part of the cap, a first gear positioned at one end portion of the mixer and configured to rotate the mixer and having a rotary axis inserted into the cylindrical supporting section, a coupling member configured to transmit rotation force from a driving device to the auger, and a second gear which rotates with the coupling member and is engaged with the first gear so that the first gear rotates when the driving device transmits rotation force from the driving device.

主权项

1. A toner container, comprising:
a container main body configured to store toner and having a toner discharge port; a toner conveying section configured to stir toner in the container main body and to convey toner in a longitudinal direction of the container main body to the toner discharge port, the toner conveying section including an auger arranged in the container main body to extend in the longitudinal direction and a mixer arranged parallel to the auger in the container main body; a handle positioned at a first end portion of the container main body; a toner filling port positioned at a second end portion of the container main body, the second end portion being on an opposite side of the container main body from the first end portion in the longitudinal direction of the container main body; a cap covering the toner filling port; a cylindrical supporting section positioned at a central part of the cap; a first gear positioned at one end portion of the mixer and configured to rotate the mixer and having a rotary axis inserted into the cylindrical supporting section; a coupling member configured to transmit rotation force from a driving device to the auger; and a second gear which rotates with the coupling member and is engaged with the first gear so that the first gear rotates when the driving device transmits rotation force from the driving device.