Patent ID: 7853185

Claim:
A toner container comprising: a toner container main body having a predetermined length in which toner is accommodated; a discharge port formed on one side along an elongated direction of the toner container main body; a screw provided in the toner container main body to convey the toner to the discharge port; and a mixer elongated along the toner container main body which stirs the toner in the toner container main body, the mixer including (i) a shaft, (ii) a gear rotating the mixer by being provided on one end of the shaft, (iii) a truss structure portion provided on an outer peripheral portion of the shaft, the truss structure portion including a bar-like member provided on an outer end of the truss structure portion and connected with the gear, the bar-like member being configured to move along an inner peripheral surface of the toner container main body when the mixer rotates and having a sharp part formed on an end of the bar-like member which faces the inner peripheral surface of the toner container main body, and (iv) a spiral conveying blade provided between the gear and the bar-like member.