Toner cartridge

摘要

The invention is characterized by efficiently and quickly loosening an aggregation of toner material formed in a toner cartridge. A toner cartridge (1) has an L-shaped toner agitating member (4) disposed in a main body (1a) thereof having a discharge port (3) for feeding toner at the front surface (2) of the main body (1a). Since the toner agitating member (4) is supported so as to pivot like a conical pendulum, a support pin (6) fixed to a bottom surface (5) of the main body (1a) passes through a through hole (42) having a greater diameter than that of the support pin (6). The support pin (6) has an engagement portion (7) attached thereto for prevention of disengagement of the toner agitating member (4) therefrom. A plate-like portion of the toner agitating member (4) defines an agitating plate (43), a distal end of which extends toward the discharge port (3) of the main body (1a). Shaking the toner cartridge (1) causes the agitating member (4) to rotate about the support pin (6) and to pivot in a direction parallel to the axis of the support pin (6) like a conical pendulum, thereby efficiently loosening the aggregated toner material.