Image forming system including oscillating type waste toner container

An image forming system comprising:

• a developing device for causing a toner to adhere to a latent image, which is formed on a photosensitive material drum, to form a visible image;
• a toner supply device for supplying a toner, which is housed in a toner container, to said developing device;
• a toner removing device for removing a remaining toner after said visible image on said photosensitive material drum is transferred to a transfer paper;
• a waste toner container for accumulating therein a waste toner removed by said toner removing device;
• and
• an oscillating mechanism for oscillating said waste toner container;
• wherein said waste toner container has an interfering member for inhibiting said toner container from being attached and detached when said waste toner container is attached at a predetermined position.

A waste toner container for use in an image forming system comprising:

• a developing device for causing a toner to adhere to a latent image, which is formed on a photosensitive material drum, to form a visible image;
• a toner supply device for supplying a toner, which is housed in a toner container, to said developing device;
• and a toner removing device for removing a remaining toner after said visible image on said photosensitive material drum is transferred to a transfer paper, said waste toner container accumulating therein a waste toner removed by said toner removing device, and said waste toner container having an oscillating mechanism for oscillating said waste toner container to break the accumulation of a waste toner therein,
• wherein said oscillating mechanism comprises:
• a rail member for allowing said waste toner container to slide;
• a protruding portion provided on the top surface of said waste toner container at a position, at which said protruding portion faces a protruding portion formed on the peripheral surface of an end portion of said toner container;
• and
• a biasing member for returning said waste toner container, which has been oscillated by the engagement of said protruding portion of said toner container with said protruding portion of said waste toner container by the rotation of said toner container, to an initial position.

A waste toner container for use in an image forming system comprising:

• a developing device for causing a toner to adhere to a latent image, which is formed on a photosensitive material drum, to form a visible image;
• a toner supply device for supplying a toner, which is housed in a toner container, to said developing device;
• and a toner removing device for removing a remaining toner after said visible image on said photosensitive material drum is transferred to a transfer paper, said waste toner container accumulating therein a waste toner removed by said toner removing device, and said waste toner container having an oscillating mechanism for oscillating said waste toner container to break the accumulation of a waste toner therein,
• which further comprises an interfering member for inhibiting said toner container from being attached and detached when said waste toner container is attached at a predetermined position.

A toner container for use in an image forming system comprising:

• a developing device for causing a toner to adhere to a latent image, which is formed on a photosensitive material drum, to form a visible image;
• a toner supply device for supplying the toner to said developing device;
• a toner removing device for removing a remaining toner after said visible image on said photosensitive, material drum is transferred to a transfer paper;
• and a waste toner container for accumulating therein a waste toner removed by said toner removing device, said waste toner container being oscillatable and biased so as to return to an initial position, said toner container housing therein the toner supplied to said toner supply device, said toner container having a protruding portion which is engageable with a protruding portion provided on said waste toner container when said toner container is attached at a predetermined position, and said toner container rotating to slide said waste toner container.