Image forming apparatus with toner housing container which promotes efficient toner supply

In an image forming apparatus loaded with a toner housing container which houses toner and has an opening, the image forming apparatus wherein a lower portion of said toner housing container is knocked so that toner on an interior wall of said toner housing container is moved, wherein said toner housing container is cylindrical in shape and provided so that it is rotatable and wherein a protrusion engageable with a knocking member is provided on a circumferential surface portion of the cylindrical toner housing container which rotates.

In an image forming apparatus loaded with a toner housing container which houses toner and has an opening, the image forming apparatus wherein a lower portion of said toner housing container is knocked so that toner on an interior wall of said toner housing container is moved, wherein a member for knocking said toner housing container is also a bed for receiving said toner housing container.

In an image forming apparatus loaded with a toner housing container which houses toner and has an opening, the image forming apparatus wherein said toner housing container is knocked with rotation of said toner housing container with a portion having a long surface in a direction in which toner in said toner housing container is moved, in such a manner that toner on an interior wall of said toner housing container is moved.

In an image forming apparatus loaded with a toner housing container which houses toner and has an opening, the image forming apparatus wherein said toner housing container is knocked with a portion having a long surface in a direction in which toner in said toner housing container is moved, in such a manner that toner on an interior wall of said toner housing container is moved, wherein said toner housing container is cylindrical in shape and provided so that it is rotatable and wherein a protrusion engageable with a knocking member is provided on a circumferential surface portion of the cylindrical toner housing container which rotates.

In an image forming apparatus loaded with a toner housing container which houses toner and has an opening, the image forming apparatus wherein said toner housing container is knocked with a portion having a long surface in a direction in which toner in said toner housing container is moved, in such a manner that toner on an interior wall of said toner housing container is moved, wherein a member for knocking said toner housing container is also a bed for receiving said toner housing container.

In an image forming apparatus loaded with a toner housing container which houses toner and has an opening, the image forming apparatus wherein said toner housing container is knocked at two points so that toner on an interior wall of said toner housing container is moved.

In an image forming apparatus loaded with a toner housing container which houses toner and has an opening, the image forming apparatus wherein a member for knocking said toner housing container comprises material superior in wear-resisting property to said toner housing container and wherein said toner housing container is knocked with the knocking member with rotation of said toner housing container so that toner on an interior wall of said toner housing container is moved.

In an image forming apparatus loaded with a toner housing container which houses toner and has an opening, the image forming apparatus wherein a member for knocking said toner housing container comprises material superior in wear-resisting property to said toner housing container and wherein said toner housing container is knocked with the knocking member so that toner on an interior wall of said toner housing container is moved, wherein said toner housing container is cylindrical in shape and provided so that it is rotatable and wherein a protrusion engageable with said knocking member is provided on a circumferential surface portion of the cylindrical toner housing container which rotates.

In an image forming apparatus loaded with a toner housing container which houses toner and has an opening, the image forming apparatus wherein a member for knocking said toner housing container comprises material superior in wear-resisting property to said toner housing container and wherein said toner housing container is knocked with the knocking member so that toner on an interior wall of said toner housing container is moved, wherein said knocking member is exchangeable.

In an image forming apparatus loaded with a toner housing container which houses toner and has an opening, the image forming apparatus wherein a member for knocking said toner housing container comprises material superior in wear-resisting property to said toner housing container and wherein said toner housing container is knocked with the knocking member so that toner on an interior wall of said toner housing container is moved, wherein said knocking member is also a bed for receiving said toner housing container.

In an image forming apparatus loaded with a toner housing container which houses toner and has an opening, the image forming apparatus wherein said toner housing container is knocked with a lever for opening or closing said opening, in such a manner that toner on an interior wall of said toner housing container is moved.

In an image forming apparatus loaded with a toner housing container which houses toner and has an opening, the image forming apparatus wherein said toner housing container is cylindrical in shape and wherein a circumferential surface of said toner housing container other than circumferential surfaces in horizontal and vertical directions is knocked with a lever so that toner on an interior wall of said toner housing container is moved.

In a toner housing container with an opening, the toner housing container which has a lower portion that is knocked with rotation of said toner housing container and wherein said lower portion is knocked so that toner on an interior wall of said toner housing container is moved.

In a toner housing container with an opening, the toner housing container which has a portion with a long surface in a direction in which toner in said toner housing container is moved and wherein said portion is knocked with rotation of said toner housing container so that toner on an interior wall of said toner housing container is moved.

In a toner housing container with an opening, the toner housing container which has two portions that are knocked and wherein said two portions are knocked so that toner on an interior wall of said toner housing container is moved.

In a toner housing container with an opening, the toner housing container which has a portion that is knocked and wherein said portion is inferior in wear-resisting property to a knocking member and knocked so that toner on an interior wall of said toner housing container is moved.

In a toner housing container with an opening, the toner housing container which has a portion that is knocked by a lever for opening or closing said opening and wherein said portion is knocked with said lever so that toner on an interior wall of said toner housing container is moved.

In a toner housing container with an opening, the toner housing container which is cylindrical in shape and has a portion that is knocked at a circumferential surface other than circumferential surfaces in horizontal and vertical directions and wherein said portion is knocked so that toner on an interior wall of said toner housing container is moved.