Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a manufacturing method of toner which has excellent characteristics such as fluidity and storage stability and in which a resin layer having uniform thickness is formed on a surface of toner core particle, toner obtained by this method, a one-component developer, a two-component developer, a developing device, and an image forming apparatus. SOLUTION: By using a toner manufacturing apparatus 201, a stirring step S3 is performed. During rotation of a rotary stirring part 204, after the completion of inputting the fine resin particles into a powder passage 202, a spraying step S4 is started within a period satisfying 1.7≤(load F-load F 0 )/(load F core -load F 0 )≤5.7. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing toner, manufacturing toner including toner base particles uniformly covered with resin fine particles in a high yield by suppressing adhesion of the toner base particles to a device inner wall and generation of aggregated matter while holding a state in which the toner base particles are made to independently flow. SOLUTION: The method for manufacturing toner uses a rotary stirring apparatus that includes: a circulating section for repeatedly performing circulation in a powder passage having a rotary stirring chamber and a circulation tube to return to the rotary stirring chamber by a rotary stirring section having a rotary disc around which rotary blades are installed and a rotary shaft; and a temperature adjusting section provided at least on a part of the powder passage for adjusting temperatures in the powder passage and of the rotary stirring section to a predetermined temperature, and includes: a temperature adjusting step; a fine resin particle adhering step; a spraying step; and a film forming step. The temperature in the powder passage is adjusted to the predetermined temperature by the temperature adjusting section in the fine resin particle adhering step, the spraying step, and the film forming step. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve carrier for two-component developer, stably maintaining charging quantity of toner, having a coating layer of carrier favorably coated, and outputting a high image quality image without image defect such as adhesion of carrier over a long period of time. SOLUTION: In the coating layer 2b of a carrier core material 2a surface of the carrier 2, binder resin containing at least one of silicone resin and its denatured resin includes: an amino silane coupling agent; a hardening catalyst, which is an organic metal compound for controlling the hardening speed of the binder resin; a negative charge control agent, which is a negatively charged salt compound to the carrier core material 2a surface or the coating layer 2b; and conductive particles. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide carrier, restraining adhesion of carrier, and preventing worsening of flowability of a developer to maintain image formation with high image quality over a long period of time. SOLUTION: This carrier 1 is carrier 1 having a coating layer 3 on the surface of a core material 2. The coating layer 3 is formed of silicone resin including acrylic denatured silicone resin, and a shape factor (SF-1) of the core material 2 is 110-135, so that image formation with high image quality can be maintained over a long period of time. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a two-component developer which suppresses reduction in the toner charge amount, is stable even when the number of printed sheets increases, and enables formation of a high-definition, high-quality image with very few image defects such as fog. SOLUTION: The two-component developer includes a toner obtained by externally adding two or more kinds of particles different in at least volume average particle diameter to toner base particles including a first charge control agent, and a carrier obtained by coating a core material with a coating layer of a silicone resin, the coating layer including at least a second charge control agent and conductive fine particles, wherein the first and second charge control agents have charging properties whose polarities are reverse to each other. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carrier capable of maintaining charge performance of a toner even in the lapse of time. SOLUTION: This two-component developer 1 contains a magnetic carrier 2 and an electrophotographing toner 3. A magnetic substance core material surface is coated with a coating layer having a conductive particle and a charge control agent of the component same to that of a charge control agent contained in the electrophotographing toner 3, in the magnetic carrier 2. An electric resistance value under 4×10 3 V/cm of electric field is 8.22×10 7 -1.12×10 10 Ωcm, in the magnetic carrier 2. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce waste of stored fluid and to shorten the tact time by means of a small device. SOLUTION: A printer 10 comprises an inkjet head 30 for ejecting ink to a sheet 20, a tube 32 for supplying ink to the inkjet head 30, an ink tank 36 connected with the tube 32 and storing ink supplied from the tube 32, a section 38 for containing the ink tank 36, a detector for detecting the volume of the ink tank 36, a regulator for regulating the negative pressure in a space between the ink tank 36 and the containing section 38, a pump connected with the regulator and generating negative pressure of a fixed level being used by the regulator for regulating the negative pressure in the space, and a CPU 70 for controlling the regulator such that the negative pressure in a space between the ink tank 36 and the containing section 38 corresponds to a volume detected by the detector. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To optimize the operation condition for recovering the viscosity of ink in the vicinity of a meniscus to achieve a reduction in the amount of ink consumption in maintenance, stable ejection of ink and the long life of an ink head. SOLUTION: An uncapping time in a non-ejection period is calculated (step S53), and in a step S54, the frequency of necessary slight oscillation prior to ink ejection is derived from the relation between the uncapping time stored preliminarily in memory and the frequency of necessary slight oscillation and from the uncapping time calculated in the step S53, to execute the slight oscillation operation. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a production method of a capsule toner excellent in thermal durability.SOLUTION: The production method of a capsule toner comprises: (a) fluidizing resin fine particles and toner base particles in a powder flow passage of a rotary stirring device equipped with rotary stirring means and temperature adjusting means in the presence of a heat-absorbing agent so as to produce resin fine particle-fixed toner having the resin fine particles applied and fixed to the surfaces of the toner base particles; (b) spraying a volatile plasticizer to the resin fine particle-fixed toner in a fluidized state to plasticize the resin fine particle-fixed toner; and (c) adding an impact to the resin fine particle-fixed toner by the rotary stirring means so as to convert the resin fine particles into a film on the surfaces of the toner base particles.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of manufacturing a capsule toner by which production of coarse powder can be suppressed and a resin coating layer having uniform layer thickness can be formed, and to provide a capsule toner and a developer.SOLUTION: The method of manufacturing the capsule toner includes a resin fine particle preparing step, an adhering step, a spraying step and a film-forming step. In the resin fine particle preparing step, dried resin fine particles are obtained by injecting the dispersion liquid of resin fine particles into the atmosphere of shock waves by pulse combustion so as to volatilize the dispersion medium in the resin fine particle dispersion liquid. In the adhering step, toner base particles with adhered resin fine particles are obtained by stirring and mixing toner base particles and the resin fine particles to adhere the resin fine particles to the surfaces of the toner base particles. In the spraying step, a spray liquid is sprayed to the toner base particles with adhered resin fine particles while stirring. In the film-forming step, a resin coating layer is formed on the surface of the toner base particle by continuing stirring until the resin fine particles on the surfaces of the toner base particles with adhered resin fine particles are softened to form a film.