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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide toner which can be manufactured in a short time even in using a resin containing mainly a resin of relatively large molecular weight, as a binder resin, for satisfying low-temperature fixability and hot offset resistance in a belt fixing apparatus, and ensures stable printing even if a toner particle diameter is reduced to 5.5-7.0 μm, and to provide an image forming apparatus using the toner and an image forming method.SOLUTION: Toner for electrophotography includes at least a binder resin, a colorant, a mold-releasing agent, and a grinding aid resin. The grinding aid resin is formed of a resin different from a resin constituting the binder resin and the mold-releasing agent. A ratio of the toner at a molecular weight of less than 40,000 is 70% or more, and a ratio at a molecular weight of 500,000 or more is 5-10%. Resin particles having a mean particle diameter of 0.2-0.5 μm are dispersed in the binder resin.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carrier for electrophotography that has good transfer efficiency, can charge toner stably for a long period, and prevents the occurrence of carrier depletion and white streaks of images; and a two-component developer including the carrier for electrophotography.SOLUTION: A carrier for electrophotography consists of a carrier core material made of ferrite; and a resin layer that covers the carrier core material, and contains magnetic fine particles that are not conductive under 1000 V applied voltage and have a resistance value of 10to 10Ω cm, and thermosetting organic fine particles having a triazine ring.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrophotography carrier having excellent transfer efficiency and capable of causing toner to be stably charged for a long time, and a two-component developer containing the same.SOLUTION: An electrophotography carrier is configured from: a carrier core material formed from a ferrite; and a resin layer for covering the carrier core material and containing barium ferrite fine particles as magnetic fine particles, the barium ferrite fine particles not exhibiting conductivity at a voltage application under 1000 V and having a resistance value of 10-10Ω cm.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a manufacturing method of a resin coated carrier in which a resin coating layer is formed on the surface of a carrier core material, adhesion between the carrier core material and the resin coating layer is excellent and thus separation of the resin coating layer is prevented, and contamination of the carrier by toner spent can be restricted, with stable charging of a toner allowed for a long term.SOLUTION: A manufacturing method of a resin coated carrier includes a composite particle producing step s1, a dispersion liquid preparation step s2 and a coating step s3. In the composite particle producing step s1, composite particles with resin fine particles attached on the surfaces of magnetic fine particles are obtained. In the dispersion liquid preparation step s2, a dispersion liquid in which the composite particles are dispersed in solution with coating resin dissolved in a solvent is prepared. In the coating step s3, the dispersion liquid and a carrier core material are mixed, and after the dispersion liquid is attached on the surface of the carrier core material, a resin coating layer is formed on the surface of the carrier core material by removing the solvent under heating.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resin coated carrier achieving a long life of the carrier and low power consumption by decrease in an agitation torque and capable of stably charging toner even when the number of sheets for printing increases, and to provide a method for producing the resin coated carrier, and a two-component developer containing the resin coated carrier. SOLUTION: The resin coated carrier comprises a carrier core material, a resin coating layer formed on the surface of the carrier core material, and nitrogen-containing crosslinked resin fine particles. The carrier core material comprises a porous material having pores on the surface and has an apparent density of 1.6 g/cm 3 or more and 2.0 g/cm 3 or less. The nitrogen-containing crosslinked resin fine particles satisfy expression (1):(Db+0.3 μm)≥Da>Db, wherein Da (μm) represents the volume average particle diameter of the fine particles and Db (μm) represents the area average diameter of the pores. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract translation:要解决的问题:为了提供一种树脂涂布载体,通过降低搅拌转矩实现寿命长,并且即使当打印纸张数增加时也能够稳定地对调色剂进行充电,并且提供 树脂涂布载体的制造方法和含有树脂被覆载体的双组分显影剂。 解决方案:树脂涂布载体包括载体芯材料,形成在载体芯材表面上的树脂涂层和含氮交联树脂细颗粒。 载体芯材料包括在表面上具有孔的多孔材料,其表观密度为1.6g / cm 3以上且2.0g / cm 3以上,SP 3以下。 含氮交联树脂微粒满足表达式(1):( Db +0.3μm)≥Da> Db,其中Da(μm)表示微粒的体积平均粒径,Db(μm)表示面积平均直径 的毛孔。 版权所有(C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resin-coated carrier which prevents its resin-coated layer formed on a surface of a carrier core material from being inconsistent in thickness to stably electrify a toner. SOLUTION: The resin-coated carrier 50 has the carrier core material 51 and the resin-coated layer 52 formed on the surface of the carrier core material 51. The carrier core material 51 is composed of a porous material in which surface pores 51a are formed, and its apparent density is 1.6 g/cm 3 or larger and 2.0 g/cm 3 or smaller. The resin-coated layer 52 is a layer; which is formed by a spray coating method and includes 1 pt.wt. or more and 5 pts.wt. or less of resin per 100 pts.wt. of the carrier core material 51; and contains crosslinked type resin microparticles 53. Then, the resin-coated carrier 50 is composed so that a volume average particle diameter of the crosslinked type resin microparticles 53 contained in the resin-coated layer 52 and an area average diameter of the surface pores 51a may satisfy a prescribed relational expression. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract translation:要解决的问题:提供一种树脂涂覆的载体,其防止其形成在载体芯材表面上的树脂涂层的厚度不一致以稳定地带电调色剂。 解决方案:树脂被覆载体50具有载体芯材51和形成在载体芯材51的表面上的树脂涂层52.载体芯材51由多孔材料构成,其中表面孔 51a形成,其表观密度为1.6g / cm 3以上且2.0g / cm 3以上。 树脂涂层52是层; 其通过喷涂法形成,并且包括1重量份 或更多和5磅 或更少的树脂/ 100重量份 的载体芯材51; 并且含有交联型树脂微粒53.然后,树脂被覆载体50构成为使树脂被覆层52中所含的交联型树脂微粒53的体积平均粒径和表面孔51a的面积平均直径 可以满足规定的关系表达式。 版权所有(C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide: a resin-coated carrier dry-coated with a resin coating layer comprising acrylic-modified silicone resin particles, the carrier being prevented from aggregation of carrier particles during production and having excellent stability in toner charging ability for a long period of time; a two-component developer containing the resin-coated carrier; a developing device and an image forming apparatus which use the two-component developer; and a method for producing the resin-coated carrier. SOLUTION: The resin coated carrier has a resin coating layer formed on a carrier core material surface. The resin coating layer is formed in a dry system by using the acrylic-modified silicone resin particles and contains 11 to 32% silicone component based on a total weight of resin included in the resin coating layer. The two-component developer including this resin-coated carrier is filled in a developing device in the image forming apparatus to form an image. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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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
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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 resin coated carrier capable of stably charging a toner with an external additive having a large particle diameter externally added thereto for a long period of time, and to provide a two-component developer.SOLUTION: A resin coated carrier 2 is used together with a toner 3 to which a plurality of kinds of external additives 3a having different average primary particle diameters are externally added, in which at least one kind of external additive 3a in the plurality of kinds of external additives 3a has an average primary particle diameter of 50 nm or more. The carrier comprises a carrier core material 2a and a resin coating layer 2b formed on the surface of the carrier core material 2a. The resin coated layer 2b comprises a coating resin and charging assistant fine particles 2c. The charging assistant fine particles 2c form projections 2d in the resin coating layer 2b, comprise a specified ferrite, and have an average primary particle diameter which is larger than the maximum of the average primary particle diameters of the respective plurality of kinds of external additives 3a and which is 0.2 μm or more and 2.0 μm or less.