Patent ID: 8374529
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an accommodation portion that accommodates a powder container containing a powder and being tubular; and a guide portion that guides a guided portion being provided to the powder container, the guided portion including: a base portion that is provided with one end portion at a downstream side in an insertion direction of the powder container and the other end portion at an upstream side in the insertion direction, and a part of the one end portion being provided along the axial direction and protruding from an outer circumferential surface of the powder container toward a radial direction of the powder container; a first facing portion that is provided along the axial direction and protrudes from the base portion in one direction, the first facing portion being arranged to face the outer circumferential surface of the powder container with a gap therebetween; and a second facing portion that is provided along the axial direction and protrudes from the base portion in a direction opposite to the one direction, the second facing portion being arranged to face the outer circumferential surface of the powder container with a gap therebetween.