Patent ID: 8165504

Claim:
A toner cartridge guiding unit usable with an image forming apparatus, comprising: a guide frame to guide mounting of a toner cartridge, and comprising a toner feed hole formed on the guide frame to correspond to a toner discharge hole of the toner cartridge; a toner sealing member attached to the proximity of the toner feed hole; and a lifting unit to raise the toner cartridge so that the toner cartridge does not interfere with the toner sealing member during mounting of the toner cartridge, wherein the lifting unit comprises: a protuberance formed on the guide frame to contact with a bottom side of the toner cartridge; and a protuberance hole formed on the bottom side of the toner cartridge to receive the protuberance therein when an end of the toner cartridge is past an end of the toner sealing member.