Patent ID: 9535371
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. A toner container comprising: a container main body including a storing chamber in which toner is stored; a cylindrical portion which extends outside from a side wall of the container main body and has an inner space that communicates with the storing chamber, and on whose circumferential surface, a toner discharge outlet is formed; an opening/closing member provided in the inner space of the cylindrical portion and configured to, upon receiving a driving force, operate to open and close the toner discharge outlet; and a conveyance member which, rotatably provided in a region extending from the storing chamber to the inner space, includes a rotation shaft and a plurality of blades along the rotation shaft and is configured to, when being rotated, allow the plurality of blades to convey the toner that is present inside the storing chamber and the inner space toward the toner discharge outlet, wherein the plurality of blades include: the first blade is larger in outer diameter than the third blade, and the second blade is larger than the first blade in inclination angle with respect to the rotation shaft of the conveyance member.