POWDER STORAGE CONTAINER, TONER STORAGE CONTAINER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toner storage container and an image forming apparatus contributing to space saving and resource saving and able to prevent toner from agglomerating in a toner storage container.

SOLUTION: A toner and waste toner container 20 is divided in two chambers by a partition member 21. An upper chamber separated by the partition member 21 is used as a waste toner storage container and a lower chamber is used as an unused toner storage container. The partition member 21 is a plate-like member that follows the shape of the bottom of the toner and waste toner container 20. In the present embodiment, it is rectangular. The partition member 21 is provided with a screw hole. Using a rotatable support pole 22 having a screw groove (male screw groove) that engages with the screw groove (female screw groove), it is held horizontal to the bottom of the toner and waste toner container 20. In the partition member 21, waste toner leak prevention sheets 23 for preventing waste toner from being mixed in the unused toner storage part located below are provided on the boundaries (four sides) where it is in contact with the inner wall of the toner and waste toner container 20.

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