Patent ID: 7356301

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: image forming means for forming a toner image on a recording material; a toner conveyance path on which toner is conveyed from said image forming means; a toner collecting container having an opening portion on a side surface, wherein toner conveyed on said toner conveyance path is collected through the opening in said toner collecting container; supporting means, which supports said toner collecting container so that said supporting means is capable of being drawn from the image forming apparatus in a substantially horizontal direction; and an interference portion provided on said supporting means to interfere with an end portion of said toner collecting container in a direction in which said supporting means is drawn when said toner collecting container is dismounted from a space created by drawing said supporting means from the image forming apparatus, wherein a tip portion of said toner conveyance path is positioned inside said toner collecting container before said supporting means is drawn, and wherein said toner conveyance path is drawn from said toner collecting container by drawing said supporting means from the image forming apparatus.