A toner container for containing toner includes a toner discharge hole, a toner conveyance screw for conveying toner within the container toward the toner discharge hole, an agitator with an agitating blade for agitating the toner, and a recessed screw accommodation portion recessed in a bottom of the container for accommodating the toner conveyance screw. The toner conveyance screw is retained in the recessed screw accommodation portion with the toner conveyance screw exposed partially. The agitator is disposed in the container in parallel with the toner conveyance screw, and the agitating blade interferes with a portion of the toner conveyance screw exposed from the recessed screw accommodation portion.

 
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> MAGNETIC PARTICLE CARRYING DEVICE, AND DEVELOPING UNIT, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME, AND SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD OF THE SAME

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