| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To speedily charge toner in a developer storage section of a toner cartridge, provided with a rotating agitation member in the developer storage section, from a toner charging hole bored in a side wall portion of the developer storage section without making the developer storage section large-sized and to easily close the toner charging hole with a closing member. <P>SOLUTION: The toner cartridge which has the toner charging hole 12 for charging the toner formed in the developer storage section in the side wall portion 11 of the developer storage section 10 containing the toner and also closed with the closing member 40 and includes the rotating agitation member 20 in the developer storage section is provided with a toner-charging-hole-side bearing section 31 which holds a rotary shaft 21 of the agitation member rotatably in the developer storage section at a distance from the side wall portion of the developer storage section, the core of the rotary shaft of the agitation member being disposed in an area of the toner charging hole. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT |
