DEVELOPING DEVICE FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, TONER CONTAINER INSERTABLE INTO THE DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED THEREWITH

摘要

A developing device includes a toner container for supplying toner;and a container receptacle for receiving the toner container therein.The container receptacle includes a positioning plate forpositioning the toner container with respect thereto by makingcontact with a frontal end of the toner container in an insertiondirection, and engaging means provided on the positioning plate.The engaging means has a first engaging member, and a secondengaging member partially surrounding the contour of the firstengaging member when viewed from a rear end of the tonercontainer in the insertion direction.