Patent ID: 7634217

Claim:
An image forming method using an electrophotographic method utilizing toner, comprising steps of: mounting a toner cartridge having a packaging container and a storage container storing the toner, on an image forming apparatus, wherein the toner is supplied through a toner supply section of the storage container to a toner replenishment section of the image forming apparatus and the storage container is accommodated in the packaging container, and the packaging container is formed of a member having a hollow structure with an apparent density of 0.1 through 0.3; and forming an image through the electrophotographic process utilizing the toner from the toner cartridge which is mounted on the image forming apparatus, wherein the toner contains a resin having a glass-transition temperature of 0° C. through 46° C. and a softening point of 75° C. through 110° C., and having a volume-based median diameter (D50) of 3.5 μm through 8.5 μm, supplied from the storage container.