Patent ID: 7706727

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a toner container configured to contain toner; an image development mechanism configured to develop an electrostatic latent image with a developing unit into a toner image using the toner contained in said toner container; and a toner container holder configured to hold said toner container, said toner container holder including a base plate configured to form an upper-open space into which said toner container is inserted from above in a substantially vertical direction while a longitudinal axis of the toner container is in a horizontal orientation, wherein said toner container holder further includes: a first supporter supporting a first end of said toner container and including a base pillar having a top portion and a bottom portion, said bottom portion being mounted to said base plate; and a second supporter supporting a second end of said toner container and mounted to said base plate, wherein said first supporter further includes an arm-like extension member configured to have a free end extended to a place interfering with an insertion of said toner container, to be pushed by the insertion of said toner container, and to support said toner container by pushing back with a resilience force of said arm-like extension member, wherein said arm-like extension member is configured to be extended from said top portion downwardly towards said toner container, and said free end of said arm-like extension member includes a supporting surface to contact said first end of said toner container.