Patent ID: 8666292

Claim:
A developer case comprising: a main body having a bottom wall and containing developer; a cylindrical portion connected to the bottom wall, extending from the main body, and having a discharge port; and a rotating unit positioned so as to extend across the main body and the cylindrical portion and transporting the developer in the main body, wherein the rotating unit includes a rotating shaft that extends in a direction in which the bottom wall extends and has a first portion located in the main body and a second portion located in the cylindrical portion, a first transport member that is located on the circumferential surface of the second portion of the rotating shaft, rotates integrally with the rotating shaft, and transports the developer in a first transport direction from the cylindrical portion to the main body, a second transport member that is located over the circumferential surface of the first portion of the rotating shaft and on the radially outer side of the first transport member, rotates integrally with the rotating shaft, and transports the developer at least in a second transport direction from the main body to the cylindrical portion, and dispersing members that extend parallel to the rotating shaft and across the first portion and the second portion and move the developer in the radial direction.