IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TONER CASE

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a development device, and a toner case. The apparatus main body includes an image carrier and a main body side connecting part including a main body side connector and a main body side housing. The toner case includes a case side connecting part including a case side connector and a case side housing. The development device is movable in a first direction as an approach/separation direction to the image carrier in a situation in which the development device is installed to the apparatus main body. The case side housing fits to the main body side housing and a case side terminal comes into contact with a main body side terminal in a situation in which the development device is installed to the apparatus main body and the toner case is installed to the development device.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an apparatus main body including
an image carrier carrying a toner image, anda main body side connecting part including a main body side connector having a main body side terminal and a main body side housing holding the main body side connector; a development device attachably/detachably installed to the apparatus main body to supply a toner to the image carrier; and a toner case attachably/detachably installed to the development device to supply a toner to the development device and including
a case side connecting part including a case side connector having a case side terminal contactable with the main body side terminal and a case side housing holding the case side connector, wherein the development device is configured to be movable in a first direction as an approach/separation direction to the image carrier in a situation in which the development device is installed to the apparatus main body, the case side housing fits to the main body side housing and the case side terminal comes into contact with the main body side terminal in a situation in which the development device is installed to the apparatus main body and the toner case is installed to the development device.