CPC G03G 15/0886 (2013.01) [G03G 15/0867 (2013.01); G03G 21/1676 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0692 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
1. An image forming apparatus to and from which a toner container is attachable and detachable, the toner container being provide with a discharge port through which the toner contained in the toner container is discharged to an outside of the toner container, the image forming apparatus comprising:
an attaching unit to which the toner container is attached in an attaching direction, the attaching unit including:
a base portion provided with a receiving port for receiving the toner discharged from the discharge port of the toner container, the receiving port having a first region and a second region, the first region being overlapped with the discharge port of the toner container attached to the attaching unit when viewed in the attaching direction, the second region being not overlapping with the discharge port of the toner container attached to the attaching unit when viewed in the attaching direction, and
a shutter having a shutter opening and a shutter closing portion, the shutter being configured to move, with respect to the base portion, between a first position and a second position, the first position being a position where the shutter closing portion of the shutter closes the first region of the receiving port and where the shutter opening of the shutter communicates with the second region of the receiving port, the second position being a positon where the shutter opening of the shutter communicates with the first region of the receiving port; and
a containing portion for containing the toner received through the receiving port of the base portion.
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