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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2008
Applicants:
Koji Murata, Osaka, JP;
Chisato Hatakeyama, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Koji Murata, Osaka, JP;
Chisato Hatakeyama, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Kyocera Mita Corporation, , JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A toner container is mounted to an image forming apparatus in a state of containing toners. The toner container includes: a container body for containing toners; and an agitating unit provided in the container body for agitating the toners. The agitating unit includes: a cylindrical member having a cylindrical peripheral wall and rotating about an axis of cylinder; an opening formed in the cylindrical peripheral wall for allowing the toners to pass through; and a conveying section for conveying the toners in a direction of the axis of the cylindrical member.