| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toner container capable of sufficiently loosening flocculated toner while preventing damage of a stirring device and a drive 24 even if toner for supply stored in a toner supply container body is flocculated. <P>SOLUTION: The toner container includes: a toner container body 19 in which the toner for supply is stored; the drive 24 which is arranged on one side surface of the toner container body 19 in order to stir the toner for supply stored in the toner container body 19 by rotating in the toner container body 19; rotary shafts 28, 29, 30 and 31 which extend over from one side surface to the other side surface of the toner container body 19 and are divided to integrally rotate by driving by the drive 24 through joints 25, 26 and 27; and a stirring part 32 which is provided to the plurality of rotary shafts 28, 29, 30 and 31. The joints 25, 26 and 27 cooperate with each other to idle with weak torque from the stirring part 32 as they are away from the drive 24. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT |
