Patent ID: 7277664

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a powder container that stores powder and supplies the powder to an image forming unit, the powder container including a storage member that stores the powder and a cap member provided below the storage member, the cap member including a powder draining unit; a setting unit that sets the powder container to a main body of the image forming apparatus, the setting unit having a nozzle coupled to a part of a powder supply path and the powder container, and a shutter member configured to open and close the powder supply path, the shutter member being disposed between a slider and the nozzle which are components of the image forming apparatus, and moves together with the slider and the nozzle in relation to the powder supply path, wherein said shutter member closes the powder draining unit, and wherein the nozzle is inserted into a shutter hole and is connected to the draining unit by shifting of an opening-closing folder of the setting unit from the opening position to the closing position.