Patent ID: 9164428
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A toner case comprising: a case main body having a discharge port configured to discharge a toner; an attachment member provided at the case main body to be rotatable in normal and reverse rotation directions around a rotation axis; and a conveying member provided at the case main body to be rotatable in the normal and reverse rotation directions around the rotation axis and connected to the attachment member, wherein the conveying member conveys the toner from the inside of the case main body to a side of the discharge port when the conveying member is normally rotated and the conveying member conveys the toner from the side of the discharge port to the inside of the case main body when the conveying member is reversely rotated, and the conveying member is movable in a direction of the rotation axis between a first position in which the conveying member is reversely rotated together with the attachment member when the attachment member is reversely rotated and a second position in which the conveying member makes the attachment member run idle when the attachment member is reversely rotated, wherein the attachment member includes an inclined portion provided contiguously to the pressing portion and inclined relative to the rotation axial direction, the conveying member has a pressed portion provided along the rotation axial direction, when the attachment member is reversely rotated under a condition in which the conveying member is positioned at the first position, the pressing portion presses the pressed portion so that the conveying member is reversely rotated together with the attachment member, and when the attachment member is reversely rotated under a condition in which the conveying member is positioned at the second position, the inclined portion presses the pressed portion so that the second attachment body is moved to a side spaced away from the conveying member against the biasing force of the biasing body and the attachment member runs idle.