摘要 |
A toner cartridge (1) including a cartridge body (23) for containing toner, an agitating paddle (5) for agitating toner and a toner blocking /setting prevention member (12,19) operative in cooperation with the agitating paddle (5) for preventing toner in the cartridge body (23) from blocking or setting is provided. The toner blocking/setting prevention member may include a contacting projection (12) provided on an agitating wing (9) of the agitating paddle (5) which contacts with a delivering spiral (4) to oscillate the same. Further, the toner blocking/setting member may include an oscillating plate (19) which is repelled by the rotation of the agitating paddle (5) to assist in agitating toner. <IMAGE> <IMAGE> |