A nozzle receiving device, a powder storage container and an image forming apparatus

The invention provides a nozzle receiving device, a powder storage container and an image forming apparatus. The nozzle receiving device is arranged in the powder storage container. The powder storagecontainer comprises a powder storage container body; a cylindrical powder storage container opening arranged at a first end of the powder storage container, wherein the nozzle receiving device is arranged at the powder storage container opening; a conveying part arranged in the powder storage container body and used for conveying powder from a second end to a first end in the longitudinal direction of the powder storage container; a shovel part which receives powder from the conveying part, rotates in the powder storage container body to shovel up the received powder to move the powder to a powder receiving port. The nozzle receiving device comprises the powder receiving port; a nozzle receiving device attaching part; an opening/closing member used for opening and closing a nozzle receiving port; a supporting part protruding from the nozzle receiving device attaching part towards one end of the nozzle receiving device attaching part to support the opening/closing member movably; a recess used for receiving a protruding part of the powder storage container, wherein the recess is configured to make the supporting part and the shovel part of the powder storage container abut on eachother when receiving the protruding part of the powder storage container.