摘要:
A color toner, comprises non-magnetic resin particles containing a coloring agent and two types of inorganic oxide particles, wherein;particles of coloring agent have an average particle diameter D of 300 m.mu..ltoreq.D.ltoreq.800 m.mu. as determined by measurement of scattered-light intensity; coloring agent particles with a particle diameter of from (D-120) m.mu. to (D+120) m.mu. account for not less than 90% of the whole; coloring agent particles with a particle diameter of 169 m.mu. or less account for not more than 1.0%; and coloring agent particles with a particle diameter of 949 m.mu. or more account for not more than 0.5%;said color toner has a volume average diameter of from 6 to 10 .mu.m; colored resin particles with a particle diameter of 5 .mu.m or less are contained in a proportion of from 15 to 40% by number; colored resin particles with a particle diameter of from 12.7 to 16.0 .mu.m are contained in an amount of from 0.1 to 5.0% by volume; colored resin particles with a particle diameter of 16 .mu.m or more are contained in an amount of not more than 1.0% by volume; and colored resin particles with a particle diameter of from 6.35 to 10.1 .mu.m have a particle size distribution that satisfies the following expression:9.ltoreq.V.times.dv/N.ltoreq.14 wherein V represent a volume percentage of colored resin particles with a diameter of from 6.35 to 10.1 .mu.m; N represents a number percentage of colored resin particles with a diameter of from 6.35 to 10.1 .mu.m; and dv represents a volume average particle diameter of the whole colored resin particles; andsaid inorganic oxide particles comprise a hydrophobic inorganic oxide (A) having an absolute value of not less than 50 .mu.c/g for the amount of triboelectricity and a specific surface area S.sub.A of from 80 to 300 m.sup.2 /g as measured by the BET method, contained in an amount of a% by weight based on the colored resin particles, and a hydrophilic inorganic oxide (B) having an absolute value of not more than 20 .mu.c/g for the amount of triboelectricity and a specific surface area S.sub.B of from 30 to 200 m.sup.2 /g as measured by the BET method, contained in an amount of b% by weight based on the colored resin particles, where S.sub.A .gtoreq.S.sub.B, a.gtoreq.b, and 0.3.ltoreq.a+b.ltoreq.1.5.
摘要:
A magnetic carrier constituting a two-component developer for use in an electrophotographic image forming method is formed of a carrier core comprising a first resin and magnetic fine particles dispersed in the first resin, and a second resin surface-coating the carrier core. (a) The magnetic carrier has a true specific gravity of 2.5-4.5, a magnetization .sigma..sub.1000 as measured in a magnetic field of 1000.times.(10.sup.3 /4.pi.).multidot.A/m (1000 oersted) of 15-60 Am.sup.2 /kg (emu/g), a residual magnetization .sigma..sub.r of 0.1-20 Am.sup.2 /kg (emu/g) and a resistivity of 5.times.10.sup.11 -5.times.10.sup.15 ohm.cm. (b) The first resin has a polymer chain including a methylene unit (--CH.sub.2 --). (c) The second resin has at least a fluoro-alkyl unit, a methylene unit (--CH.sub.2 --) and an ester unit. (d) The carrier core is surface-coated with (i) a mixture of the second resin and a coupling agent having at least an amino group and a methylene unit, or (ii) a coupling agent having at least an amino group and a methylene unit, and then with the second resin.
摘要:
Four color toners of yellow, magenta, cyan and black, and four two-component developers containing the four color toners respectively in combination with a resin-coated ferrite carrier suitable for multi-color electrophotographic copying are provided. Each of the four-color toners is strictly regulated in relation not only to the carrier but also to the other color toners. More specifically, each color toner is strictly controlled with respect to a particle size distribution, freeness from agglomeration, melting characteristics including heat-absorption peaks and apparent viscosity on melting, chromaticity, triboelectric chargeability and optical toner concentration detection characteristic. Because of the strict regulation of these various parameters, the resultant multi-color toner or developer system shows excellent performances at every stage of multi-color electrophotography including development, transfer and fixing (color-mixing) for a long period of successive copying.
摘要:
A negative latent image is formed on a photosensitive member comprising an organic photoconductive material. The negative latent image is developed with a positively chargeable developer containing positively chargeable fine silica particles adapted to the organic photosensitive member. The developed image is transferred to a transfer material and the residual toner on the photosensitive member is removed. Thus, copied images without fog can be obtained successively.
摘要:
A method for applying a toner comprising: forming, in a container containing a toner and magnetic particles for application of the toner, a magnetic brush of the magnetic particles; circulating the magnetic particles in the container; forming a thin layer of the toner electrically charged on the toner carrying member, wherein the magnetic particles have been treated with a substance A having a position opposite to that of the toner in the triboelectric series with the material constituting at least the surface of the toner carrying member as the standard substance and with a substance B having a position between the substance A and the toner in the triboelectric series.
摘要:
To provide a developer and an image forming method with each of which a high-resolution, high-definition image can be stably obtained over a long time period irrespective of an environment. The present invention provides a developer including at least: toner particles each containing at least a binder resin; and a composite inorganic fine powder, the developer being characterized in that: the composite inorganic fine powder has a peak at a Bragg angle (2θ±0.20 deg) of each of 32.20 deg, 25.80 deg, and 27.50 deg in a CuKα characteristic X-ray diffraction pattern; and the half width of the X-ray diffraction peak at a Bragg angle (2θ±0.20 deg) of 32.20 deg is 0.20 to 0.30 deg.
摘要:
To provide a developer and an image forming method with each of which a high-resolution, high-definition image can be stably obtained over a long time period irrespective of an environment. The present invention provides a developer including at least: toner particles each containing at least a binder resin; and a composite inorganic fine powder, the developer being characterized in that: the composite inorganic fine powder has a peak at a Bragg angle (2θ±0.20 deg) of each of 32.20 deg, 25.80 deg, and 27.50 deg in a CuKα characteristic X-ray diffraction pattern; and the half width of the X-ray diffraction peak at a Bragg angle (2θ±0.20 deg) of 32.20 deg is 0.20 to 0.30 deg.
摘要:
In an image forming apparatus having at least one single electrostatic latent image bearing member and a plurality of image forming units each having a replenishing developer cartridge and a developing assembly, at least one of the image forming units is a special-color image forming unit having a special-color replenishing developer cartridge containing a special-color replenishing developer, and at least one of the other image forming unit is a non-special-color image forming unit having a non-special-color replenishing developer cartridge containing a non-special-color replenishing developer. The special-color replenishing developer cartridge has a volume larger than the volume of the non-special-color replenishing developer cartridge, and the special-color replenishing developer contains a toner and a carrier.
摘要:
A toner is comprised of toner particles containing at least a binder resin and a colorant, and an external additive fine powder. The toner particles have a specific circularity distribution and a specific particle size distribution. The external additive fine powder has an inorganic fine powder having as primary particles a specific number-average particle length, and a non-spherical inorganic fine powder formed by coalescence of particles and having a specific shape factor and a specific number-average particle length.
摘要:
A toner is disclosed which has toner particles and an external additive. The toner has (a) in circularity distribution of particles measured with a flow type particle image analyzer, an average circularity of from 0.920 to 0.995, containing particles with a circularity of less than 0.950 in an amount of from 2% by number to 40% by number; and (b) a weight-average particle diameter of from 2.0 .mu.m to 9.0 .mu.m as measured by Coulter method. The external additive has, on the toner particles, at least (i) an inorganic fine powder (A) present in the state of primary particles or secondary particles and having an average particle length of from 10 m.mu.m to 400 m.mu.m and a shape factor SF-1 of from 100 to 130 and (ii) a non-spherical inorganic fine powder (B) formed by coalescence of a plurality of particles and having a shape factor SF-1 of greater than 150. Also, a two-component developer and an image forming method, using the toner, are disclosed.