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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2014
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Toshihide Ohgoshi, Osaka, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
There are provided a toner cartridge capable of suppressing generation of an aggregation or a lump of toner which may occur near a toner discharging port depending on toner keeping situation as well as capable of discharging a stable quantity of toner from the toner discharging port, and an image forming apparatus including the same. In a toner cartridge, a cover member is disposed so as to cover a part of an outer circumferential part of a spiral blade in an auger screw disposed inside a toner container. This cover member is able to move between a first position around the spiral blade and a second position, which is separated from the first position, on the opposite side to a toner discharging port across the spiral blade.