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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2012
Tatsuhiko Yoshii, Osaka, JP;
Koji Murata, Osaka, JP;
Naoki Mizutani, Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Fujimura, Osaka, JP;
Naoki Yamane, Osaka, JP;
Tatsuhiko Yoshii, Osaka, JP;
Koji Murata, Osaka, JP;
Naoki Mizutani, Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Fujimura, Osaka, JP;
Naoki Yamane, Osaka, JP;
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A toner case includes a main body that contains toner, a discharge port located in the main body through which toner is discharged, an agitating unit rotatably positioned in the main body for agitating the toner, a transportation unit rotatably positioned in the main body for transporting the toner toward the discharge port, and a driving unit that drives the transportation unit and the agitating unit. The driving unit is rotatable forward and backward. When the driving unit rotates in one rotation direction, the agitating unit and the transportation unit rotate. When the driving unit rotates in the other rotation direction, the transportation unit does not rotate and the agitating unit rotates in the same direction as a direction in which the agitating unit rotates when the driving unit rotates in the one rotation direction.