| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To satisfactorily secure degree of design freedom in terms of the arrangement of components for an image forming apparatus mechanism facing a toner container, and the setting of the operating space of the operating components, even when a plurality of agitators are assembled in the toner container for the image forming apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: Two first and second agitators 31 and 32 are assembled in the toner container 17. The rotational driving force from a motor is applied only to the first agitator. Permanent magnets 41 and 42 are separately loaded to both agitators 31 and 32. By using the magnetic repulsive force and/or the magnetic attractive force working between the permanent magnets 41 and 42 loaded to both agitators 31 and 32, the second agitator 32 is slave-rotated in accordance with the power rotation of the first agitator 31. By having such the constitution, it is unnecessary to separately install a special mechanism to power-rotate the second agitator 32, consequently, the degree of design freedom is increased in terms of the arrangement of the components for the image forming apparatus mechanism facing the toner container 17 and the setting of the operating space. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT |
