TONER CASE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A toner case comprising:
- a case main body configured to store a toner and having a discharge port for the toner;
a conveying member configured to rotate around a rotation axis extending along a rotation axis direction and to convey the toner in the case main body to the discharge port; and
a transmitting member configured to transmit rotation to the conveying member,wherein the conveying member is movable along the rotation axis direction with respect to the transmitting member between a coupling position where the conveying member is coupled to the transmitting member and a release position where a coupling of the conveying member to the transmitting member is released.
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Abstract
A toner case includes a case main body, a conveying member and a transmitting member. The case main body is configured to store a toner and has a discharge port for the toner. The conveying member is configured to rotate around a rotation axis extending along a rotation axis direction and to convey the toner in the case main body to the discharge port. The transmitting member is configured to transmit rotation to the conveying member. The conveying member is movable along the rotation axis direction with respect to the transmitting member between a coupling position where the conveying member is coupled to the transmitting member and a release position where a coupling of the conveying member to the transmitting member is released.
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13 Claims
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1. A toner case comprising:
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a case main body configured to store a toner and having a discharge port for the toner; a conveying member configured to rotate around a rotation axis extending along a rotation axis direction and to convey the toner in the case main body to the discharge port; and a transmitting member configured to transmit rotation to the conveying member, wherein the conveying member is movable along the rotation axis direction with respect to the transmitting member between a coupling position where the conveying member is coupled to the transmitting member and a release position where a coupling of the conveying member to the transmitting member is released. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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