Patent ID: 7398038

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a process cartridge including a developing device, the developing device including: a developer carrier configured to convey a developer deposited thereon to a developing zone where said developer carrier faces an image carriers, and a toner storing portion configured to store toner, said developing device configured to feed said toner from said toner storing portion to said developer carrier; a toner container storing fresh toner to be replenished to said toner storing portion, said toner container including a toner storing body and a cap rotatably affixed to the toner storing body, the cap including an opening; a toner container holder configured to hold the toner container, the toner container holder fixedly holding the cap while allowing the container body to rotate in order to dispense the fresh toner from the container body through the opening of the cap; and a toner conveying device configured to convey the fresh toner received from the opening of the cap of said toner container to said toner storing portion, wherein said process cartridge and said toner container each are removably mounted to said image forming apparatus independently of each other.