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:
A toner for developing an electrostatic image, comprises a binder resin and a colorant. The toner has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 65.degree. C. or lower. The binder resin comprises a styrene-acrylic copolymer formed from at least a styrenic monomer and a mixture of two or more acrylic monomers. The binder resin contains 10% by weight or more of THF insolubles. The amount of the styrenic monomer remaining in the toner is 0.005 part or less by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the binder resin component in the toner (50 ppm), and the amount of the acrylic monomers remaining in said toner is 0.001 part by weight based on 100 parts by weight or less of the binder resin component in the toner (10 ppm). At least one component of the mixture of acrylic monomers has a Q-value of 0.5 to less than 1.0 and the other has a Q-value of 0.3 to less than 0.5.This toner is excellent in the anti-off-set property to a fixing roller surface, good in fixability, giving high image density and little odor.
摘要:
A toner for developing an electrostatic image is provided as a pulverized mixture including a binder resin and a colorant. The binder resin is characterized by a molecular weight distribution on a GPC chromatogram of its tetrahydrofuran (THF)-soluble resin content including at least 15% and below 35% of a resin component in a molecular weight region of at most 5000 and at least 3 wt. % of a resin component in a molecular weight region of at least 5.times.10.sup.6 and showing a main peak in a molecular weight region of 5000 to 10.sup.5. The binder resin also has an acid value of 2-100 mg KOH/g. The THF-soluble resin component in the molecular weight region of at least 5.times.10.sup.6 is enriched during a melt-kneading step during the toner production.
摘要:
A developer for developing an electrostatic image has a toner, fine resin particles with a surface shape sphericity .psi. of from 0.90 to 0.50, and fine inorganic particles.
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 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.
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:
A magnetic toner for electrophotography is composed from a binder resin and a silicon-containing magnetic iron oxide. The magnetic toner has a weigh-average particle size o at most 13.5 .mu.m and has a particle size distribution such that it contains o more than 50 wt, % of magnetic toner particles having a particle size of at least 12.7 .mu.m. The magnetic toner is able to show high developing performances because of richness in fine particles and is also provided with an improved environmental stability because the magnetic iron oxide used therein contains 0.5-4 wt, % silicon (based on total iron content) and has a specific silicon distribution such that the magnetic iron oxide has a total silicon content (A), a silicon content (B) dissolved together with the magnetic iron oxide when the magnetic iron oxide is dissolved up to 20 wt, % dissolution of iron, and a superficial silicon content (C), satisfying relations of B/A=44-84% and C/A=10-55%. The performances are enhanced if the magnetic toner is blended with additives such as inorganic fine powder or resin fine particles.
摘要翻译:用于电子照相的磁性调色剂由粘合剂树脂和含硅磁性氧化铁组成。 磁性调色剂具有至多13.5μm的重均粒径,并且具有使其含有超过50重量%的粒径至少为12.7μm的磁性调色剂颗粒的粒度分布。 磁性调色剂由于细颗粒的丰富性而能够显示高显影性能,并且由于其中使用的磁性氧化铁含有0.5-4重量%的硅(基于总铁含量)并具有改善的环境稳定性,并且具有 磁性氧化铁具有总硅含量(A),当磁性氧化铁被溶解时与磁性氧化铁溶解在一起的硅含量(B)高达20重量%,铁溶解度高, 表面硅含量(C),满足B / A = 44-84%和C / A = 10-55%的关系。 如果将磁性调色剂与无机细粉或树脂微粒等添加剂混合,则性能得到提高。