摘要:
A toner for developing electrostatic images. having a uniform composition and uniform performances over varying sizes of toner particles is constituted by (a) a binder resin, (b) a long-chain alkyl compound and (c) a specific azo-type iron complex. The long-chain alkyl compound is represented by the following formula (1), (2) or (3): CH3&Parenopenst;CH2&Parenclosest;xCH2OH (1), CH3&Parenopenst;CH2&Parenclosest;yCH2COOH (3), wherein x and y independently denote an average value in the range of 35-150.
摘要:
A toner for developing electrostatic images includes a binder resin, a specific long-chain alkyl compound and a specific azo iron complex. The long-chain alkyl compound contains a terminal --OH or --COOH group and from about 35 to 150 (--CH.sub.2 --) groups. The azo iron complex has a cation including 75-98 mol. % of ammonium ion and another ion which is hydrogen, sodium, potassium or mixtures thereof.
摘要:
Disclosed are a magnetic toner for developing an electrostatic latent image comprising magnetic toner particles containing a binder resin of 100 parts by weight and a magnetic substance of 20 to 150 parts by weight, and an apparatus unit and an image forming method for employing the magnetic toner. A frictional electrification property is such that the absolute value of the frictional electrification amount relative to an iron powder of 250 mesh-pass to 350 mesh-on is 25 to 40 mc/kg. Assuming that for particle distribution of the magnetic toner a weight-average particle diameter (D.sub.4) for the magnetic toner is X (.mu.m) and that a count % in a count distribution of magnetic toner particles that have a diameter of 3.17 .mu.m or smaller is Y (%), expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied:-5X+35.ltoreq.Y.ltoreq.-25X+180 (1)3.5.ltoreq.X.ltoreq.6.5 (2).Sphericity (.psi.) of particles is equal to or greater than 0.80 and a product (.sigma..sub.r .times.H.sub.c) of remanence �.sigma..sub.r (Am.sup.2 /kg)! and coercive force (H.sub.c (kA/m)! of the magnetic substance in a magnetic field of 795.8 kA/m (10 k oersted) is 10 to 56 (kA.sup.2 m/kg).
摘要:
A magnetic toner for developing an electrostatic image has magnetic toner particles containing at least a binder resin and magnetic iron oxide particles. The magnetic iron oxide particles have been surface-treated with an aliphatic alcohol having carbon atoms of from 12 to 300 on the average. The magnetic toner has a weight average particle diameter of 13.5 .mu.m or smaller, and contains magnetic toner particles with particle diameters of 3.17 .mu.m or smaller in an amount not less than 1% by number as number-based percentage determined from number distribution.
摘要:
An electrophotographic toner is composed of at least a binder resin, a colorant, and a wax. The binder resin (a) comprises a polyester resin, a vinyl resin and a hybrid resin component comprising a polyester unit and a vinyl polymer unit, (b) has a THF (tetrahydrofuran)-soluble content (W1) of 50-85 wt. % and a THF-insoluble content (W2) of 5-50 wt. %, an ethyl acetate-soluble content (W3) of 40-98 wt. % and an ethyl acetate-insoluble content (W4) of 2-60 wt. %, a chloroform-soluble content (W5) of 55-90 wt. % and a chloroform-insoluble content (W6) of 10-45 wt. %, respectively after 10 hours of Soxhlet extraction with respective solvents, giving a ratio W4/S6 of 1.1-4.0, and contains a THF-soluble content providing a GPC (gel permeation chromatography) chromatogram exhibiting a main peak in a molecular weight range of 4000-9000, including 35.0-65.0% (A1) of a component haing molecular weights in a range of 500 to below 1.times.10.sup.4, 25.0-45.0% (A2) of a component having molecular weights in a range of 1.times.10.sup.4 to below 1.times.10.sup.5 and 10.0-30.0% (A3) of a component having molecular weights of at least 1.times.10.sup.5 giving a ratio A1/A2 of 1.05-2.00. The binder resin shows good dispersibility of wax and colorant.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes a member to be charged for carrying an electrostatic image, a contact-charging means for charging the member to be charged in contact with the member to be charged, and a developing means for developing the electrostatic image carried on the member to be charged. The developing means includes a developer for developing the electrostatic image comprising a toner and hydrophobic inorganic fine powder. The hydrophobic inorganic fine powder not only improves the fluidity of the developer and adjusts the chargeability of the developer but also prevents difficulties due to interaction between the member to be charged and the contact charging means in the presence of residual developer, such as damages of the member to be charged and toner-sticking onto the member to be charged.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes a member to be charged for carrying an electrostatic latent image; a contact charging means for contact charging the member to be charged and a developing means for developing the latent image. The developing means includes a developer having a magnetic toner and fine powder treated with a silicone oil or varnish-treating agent, wherein the magnetic toner particles include a binder resin and contain from 10-70 wt. % of magnetic fine powder. An image forming method includes the steps of contact charging, latent image forming and developing with a developer having the binder resin, 10 to 70 wt. % magnetic fine powder and fine powder treated with a silicone oil or varnish-treating agent.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes a member to be charged for carrying an electrostatic image, a contact-charging means for charging the member to be charged in contact with the member to be charged, and a developing means for developing the electrostatic image carried on the member to be charged. The developing means includes a developer for developing the electrostatic image comprising a toner and hydrophobic inorganic fine powder. The hydrophobic fine powder has a hydrophobicity of 60% or higher and the toner has a volume average particle size of 4-8 microns. The hydrophobic inorganic fine powder not only improves the fluidity of the developer and adjusts the chargeability of the developer but also prevents difficulties due to interaction between the member to be charged and the contact charging means in the presence of residual developer, such as damages of the member to be charged and toner-sticking onto the member to be charged.
摘要:
A magnetic toner for developing an electrostatic image is comprised of magnetic toner particles containing at least a binder resin, a magnetic fine powder and a wax. The magnetic toner particles have a weight-average particle diameter of from 3.5 to 6.5 &mgr;m, and a dispersion prepared by dispersing 15 mg of the magnetic toner particles in 19 ml of an aqueous solution of ethyl alcohol and water in a volume ratio of 27:73 has an absorbance of from 0.2 to 0.7 at a wavelength of 600 nm. A process for producig such a magnetic toner is charcterized by, especially, the melt-kneading step carried out under the following conditions: 2.2×103≦E/&egr;≦2.0×104 E=k&ohgr;2T, &egr;=F/(&pgr;D2L) wherein &ohgr; represents a screw rotational speed (m/min), T represents a preset temperature (K), F represents a feed rate (kg/min) of a mixture of a binder resin, a magnetic fine powder and a wax, D represents a cylinder inner diameter (m), L represents a screw effective length (m), &pgr; represents the circular constant, and k represents (D0/D)2, where D0 is 0.1 m.
摘要:
An electrophotographic toner including a blend of toner particles, and external additive particles, is provided with characteristic particle size distribution conditions, i.e., (i) a particle size distribution based on a Coulter counter measurement, including a weight-average particle size D4 of X .mu.m and Y % by number of particles having sizes of 2.00-3.17 .mu.m satisfying:-5X+35.ltoreq.Y.ltoreq.-25X+180 (1)3.5.ltoreq.X.ltoreq.6.5 (2), and(ii) a particle size distribution based on a flow particle image analyzer measurement, including A % by number of particles having circle-equivalent diameters of at least 1.00 .mu.m and below 1.03 .mu.m and B % by number of particles having circle-equivalent diameters of at least 2.00 .mu.m and below 2.06 .mu.m satisfying:B-A.ltoreq.0.30 (3).As a result, the toner is provided with a stable developing performance even in a long period of continuous image formation in a high temperature/high humidity environment.