Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.

Kyocera Mita Corporation

Kazuo Joroku

Toshihiko Watanabe

Tsutomu Ashikari

Takahisa Nakaue

Yoshizo Kawamori

Takehiro Minami

Kiyomi Kayama

Tsutomu c/o Kyocera Mita Corporation Ashikari

A toner cartridge including a cartridge body for containing toner, an agitating paddle for agitating toner and a toner blocking/setting prevention member operative in cooperation with the agitating paddle for preventing toner in the cartridge body from blocking or setting is provided. The toner blocking/setting prevention member may include a contacting projection provided on an agitating wing of the agitating paddle which contacts with a delivering spiral to oscillate the same. Further, the toner blocking/setting member may include an oscillating plate which is repelled by the rotation of the agitating paddle to assist in agitating toner.

Toner cartridge having an agitating paddle

An aid tool used for aiding in replacement operation of a part to be replaced in an image forming apparatus. This aid tool includes: a part holding unit for holding a part to be replaced; and a mounting portion for removably mounting the part holding unit on an image forming apparatus. The part holding unit is for example a part housing container for housing a part, and may also serve as a packaging container which houses a new replacing part. The part housing container may include, for example, a main body for receiving the part to be replaced, and a lid for openably closing the main body.

Part-replacement aid tool and image forming apparatus to which the same is attachable

Toner supplying cartridge for an image forming apparatus

Developer feeder for an image forming apparatus

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Osaka, Japan

Kazuo Joroku