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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the following problems: in an environment in which a two-component developer is subjected to thermal and mechanical stress with time and in the main unit of a copying machine, fluidity of the developer deteriorates significantly and density unevenness of an output image occurs; and in printing on many sheets, the fluidity of the developer deteriorates, density unevenness due to insufficient conveyance occurs and an obtained output image degrades significantly. SOLUTION: There is provided an electrophotographic two-component developer satisfying an expression (1): 10.4≤log((C/B)/(A×T))≤17.9, wherein A represents the wax material content (wt.%) of a toner therein; T represents toner concentration (wt.%) of the two-component developer; B represents volume resistance (Ωcm) of a carrier core material; and C represents a volume resistance (Ωcm) of a carrier. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carrier capable of improving stability of charging amount of toner and capable of maintaining high quality image formation for a long period of time. SOLUTION: The carrier 1 includes a cover layer 3 on the surface of core material 2, wherein a shape factor (SF-1) of the core material 2 is ≥119, a proportion of the shape factor of the core material after forming the cover layer 3 to the shape factor of the core material 2 is in the range of ≥90% to ≤100%, a bridge resistance value upon agitation test is lowered by a change amount in the range of 0 to ≤1/10 with respect to the initial value under an electric field of 1,000 V/cm and, as the result, the high quality image formation can be maintained over a long period of time. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electron emission element attaining stable electron emission both in a vacuum and the atmosphere and suppressing generation of harmful substances such as ozone and NO x incidental to electron emission. SOLUTION: The electron emission element 1' has an electron accelerating layer 4' between a substrate 28 and an upper electrode 3. The electron accelerating layer 4' contains highly anti-oxidative metal fine grains 6 and an insulator substance 5' larger than the metal fine grain in grain size. The insulator substance 5' is layered on a substrate and has a plurality of openings 51 formed to pass through the thickness of the layer. The metal fine grains 6 are contained in the openings 51. The electron emission element 1' emits electrons stably both in a vacuum and the atmosphere, discharges no electricity and hence hardly generates the harmful substances such as ozone and NO x and is free from oxidative deterioration. Thus, the electron emission element 1' has a long service life and achieves stable, long-lasting and continuous operation even in the atmosphere. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract translation:要解决的问题:提供在真空和大气中获得稳定的电子发射的电子发射元件,并抑制与电子发射有关的臭氧和NO x SB>等有害物质的产生。 解决方案:电子发射元件1'在基板28和上电极3之间具有电子加速层4'。电子加速层4'含有高度抗氧化金属细晶粒6和较大的绝缘体物质5' 比金属细晶粒粒度大。 绝缘体5'层叠在基板上,并具有形成为穿过层的厚度的多个开口51。 金属细晶粒6包含在开口51中。电子发射元件1'在真空和大气中稳定地发射电子,不产生电,因此几乎不产生臭氧和NO x < SB>并且没有氧化劣化。 因此,电子发射元件1'具有长的使用寿命,即使在大气中也可以实现稳定,持久和连续的操作。 版权所有(C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electron emission element enabling stable electron emission not only in vacuum but also in atmospheric pressure and suppressing the occurrence of harmful substances such as ozone and NOx accompanied with the electron emission. SOLUTION: The electron emission element 1 includes a particulate layer 4 between a substrate 2 and an upper part electrode 3, and the particulate layer 4 contains metal particulates 6 having high antioxidant power and particulates 5 of an insulator which have larger sizes than that of the metal particulates 6. In the electron emission element 1, electrons can be emitted stably not only in the vacuum but also in the atmospheric pressure, the harmful substances such as ozone and NOx are almost not formed since discharge is not accompanied, and oxidation deterioration does not occur. For that reason, the electron emission element 1 has a long service-life, and can carry out continuous operation for a long time even in the atmospheric pressure. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a carrier that can suppress decrease in a charge amount of toner containing at least a binder resin and an organic colorant, and that is stable and capable of forming a high definition image of high picture quality with extremely little image defect such as fog. SOLUTION: The carrier 2 is to be used for a two-component developer containing the carrier 2 and a toner 3 containing at least a binder resin and an organic colorant. The carrier 2 has a coating layer 2b on the surface of a core material 2a, the coating layer containing conductive particles and a charge control agent that controls charges in the same polarity as the charges controlled by a charge control agent included in the toner 3. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a charging device that has a longer life and produces less ozone. SOLUTION: The charging device 31 of this digital copying machine applies a voltage V1 to a liquid 40 in the discharge nozzle, thereby causing electrostatic atomization such that charged fine liquid droplets 49 are sprayed onto the surface of a photoreceptor drum 30 from the discharge nozzle 44 and also the electrostatic atomization is accelerated by the supply of pressure to the liquid 40. This makes it possible to decrease the voltage V1 applied to the liquid 40 and also restrain corona discharge, thereby reducing ozone production. In addition, this is free from deterioration due to contact wear as in a charging roller or a charging brush. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a longer lifetime with a simple configuration and to maintain higher image quality for a long period in high speed stirring and high speed developing. SOLUTION: The two-component developer is composed by using a magnetic carrier 5A including a single core material 5AA formed by using microballoons etc., a resin binder 5AB dispersed with magnetic powder 5AC formed by using any among at least magnetite, hematite, ferrite, iron powder, etc., and a resin binder 5AB covering the surface of the core material 5AA. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ion generating apparatus capable of improving generating efficiency of ion, suppressing excessive discharge, and suppressing the generated quantity of ozone; and to provide an air conditioner and an image forming apparatus provided with the ion generating apparatus. SOLUTION: The ion generating apparatus 1 is provided with a dielectric electrode 2 (first electrode) on a ceramic substrate 5, a dielectric layer 3 (dielectric film) provided with photoconductivity on the conductive electrode 2, a discharge electrode 4 (second electrode) on one part of the dielectric layer 3, a power source 6 applying voltage between the dielectric electrode 2 and the discharge electrode 4, and an optical static eliminator 11 (optical radiation equipment) radiating light on the dielectric layer 3. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electron emission element and an image forming apparatus using the same, which can be operated stably even if the element is operated in the atmospheric pressure or in low vacuum. SOLUTION: In the electron emission element 11 in which a semiconductor layer 14 is formed between an upper electrode 16 and a lower electrode 13, an organic compound adsorbent layer 15 is formed by making the semiconductor layer 14 adsorb an organic compound on a semiconductor surface. The semiconductor layer 14 may be made of silicon or polysilicon and a part or a whole of it may be made porous. The organic compound to be adsorbed may be a non-cyclic hydrocarbon, a compound in which at least an aldehyde group is bonded to the non-cyclic hydrocarbon, or the non-cyclic hydrocarbon having unsaturated bond. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a developing device capable of sufficiently supplying non- magnetic one-component toner without making a developer supply member in press-contact and friction with a developer carrier, and capable of stably obtaining a high density image since the stress to the toner and the secular deterioration of the toner are small. SOLUTION: By providing periodic conductive electrode patterns 21, 22... on the surface of the developer carrier 1 carrying the non-magnetic toner 15 through an insulating part and applying desired bias potential to the electrodes 21 and 22, electric field gradient is formed near the surface of the developer carrier 1, so that the toner 15 is stuck and fed onto the carrier 1 without needing a triboelectrification process.