摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toner cartridge which can confirm existence of toner agitation within a toner cartridge body, and to provide an image forming apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: The toner cartridge 52 includes: a storing space 53a for storing toner T; the cartridge body 53 having a wire 57 which can be disconnected by the impact of an agitating operation of the toner T; and a pair of output terminals 54, 54 that are arranged in the cartridge body 53 and respectively connected to both end sections of the wire 57. In this case, breaking of the wire 57 is made easier by setting the wire diameter of the wire 57 to be a smaller size in one section, for example. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT |