Toner container and image forming apparatus

A toner container comprising:

• a container body having a discharging port discharging a toner and containing the toner;
• a rotating member rotated around a rotation axis extended in one direction, wherein at least a part of the rotating member being installed in the container body;
• a moving member attached to the rotating member, moved in the one direction in accordance with rotation of the rotating member, and conveying the toner in the container body to the discharging port;
• a transmitting member connected to the rotating member, and transmitting rotation to the rotating member, wherein at least a part of the transmitting member being arranged outside the container body;
• an agitating member rotated around the rotation axis, and agitating the toner contained in the container body;
• and
• a connecting member connected to the agitating member, and transmitting rotation to the agitating member,
• wherein the rotating member includes a following coupling facing to the outside of the container body,
• the transmitting member includes a transmitting coupling connected to the following coupling,
• the agitating member includes an agitating coupling facing to the outside of the container body,
• the connecting member includes a connecting coupling connected to the agitating coupling,
• the agitating coupling is arranged outside the outer circumference of the following coupling,
• in an engaging part of the rotating member and the transmitting member, a restricting mechanism is provided for allowing rotation of the rotating member in a first rotating direction and restricting rotation of the rotating member in a second rotating direction opposite to the first rotating direction,
• the restricting mechanism is composed of the following coupling and the transmitting coupling,
• the following coupling includes:
• a first following face extended in the one direction;
• and
• a second following face inclined relative to the one direction,
• the transmitting coupling includes:
• a first transmitting face extended in the one direction;
• and
• a second transmitting face inclined relative to the one direction,
• when the transmitting member is rotated in the first rotating direction, the first transmitting face pushes the first following face, and then, the rotating member is rotated in the first rotating direction together with the transmitting member in a body,
• when the transmitting member is rotated in the second rotating direction, the second transmitting face pushes the second following face, and then, the transmitting member is raced with respect to the rotating member.