| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an agitator having simple constitution, achieving the reduction of cost and besides capable of stably supplying toner, and a toner cartridge using the same. <P>SOLUTION: The agitator 40 is disposed inside the toner cartridge in which the toner is stored, and conveys the toner stored inside the toner cartridge while agitating it. The agitator includes a rotary shaft member driven to be rotated, and a rotating blade member comprising a film-like member 42 attached to the rotary shaft member integrally or as a separate body, and deformed in an inclined state to the shaft direction of the rotary shaft member by making its tip part abut on the inner surface of the toner cartridge, so that it conveys the toner stored inside the toner cartridge while agitating it. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT |
