| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rotation supply type toner container that supplies toner to a developing device by rotation of a container body, the toner container being able to detect an amount of toner remaining in the container body, reduce residual toner resulting from toner aggregation, and eject toner stably. <P>SOLUTION: The toner container 10 comprises: a container body 20 storing toner and provided so as to freely rotate around an axis line L; and a suspension member 30 disposed in the container body 20 and suspended in the surface layer of a flowing layer of a toner caused to flow by the rotation of the container body 20. The suspension member 30 comprises: a base in the form of quadrangular prism; a plurality of rubbing members 32 fixed at both ends of the base 31 in a width direction; and a magnetic strip 33 embedded in the base 31. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |
