IMAGE FORMING DEVICE

摘要

Disclosed is an image forming apparatus which will form images in both a horizontal position and an upright position. This image forming apparatus comprises a rotary endless latent image carrier; an image forming unit for forming an electrostatic latent image on the latent image carrier; a developing unit for developing the electrostatic latent image on the latent image carrier with a powdery developer; a toner supplementing mechanism, attached to the developing unit with inclination to a gravitational direction of the apparatus, for supplementing toners to the developing unit; and a transfer unit for transferring the developed image on the latent image carrier to a sheet. With this design, the apparatus can stably supply toners to the developing unit, regardless of the position in which the apparatus is set.