A toner draining mechanism has a hollow member and a conveying member
which is arranged in the hollow member and conveys toner. A toner
draining port for draining the conveyed toner is formed in the hollow
member. The toner draining port is formed above a bottom surface of the
hollow member. Therefore, when a toner cartridge is exchanged, the toner
near the toner draining port does not drop into an image forming
apparatus. Thus, it is possible to prevent the toner from dirtying the
inside of the image forming apparatus.