| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toner cartridge that can be used as a container for recovering waste toner, in a space-efficient manner. <P>SOLUTION: The toner cartridge 7 includes a housing 27 that forms an internal space for housing toner and has a supply port 30; partitioning plates 28, provided so as to partition the internal space of the housing 27 into a plurality of partitioned spaces 29a, 29b, 29c, and 29d; fixing means 34 and 35 that can fix the partitioning plates 28, in a state where the internal space is partitioned; and a screw 19 that extends so as to traverse all the partitioned spaces 29a, 29b, 29c, and 29d from the neighborhood of the supply port 30. When the toner cartridge is installed in the toner supply part of the image forming device, the supply port 30 is positioned at the bottom, and the screw 19 rotates, in a direction of transporting the toner toward the supply port 30. When it is installed in the waste toner recovery part, the supply port 30 is positioned at the top, and the screw 19 rotates in a direction of making the toner move away from the supply port 30. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT |
