Abstract:
A carrier for developing an electrostatic charge image includes a core containing a magnetic material and a coating layer, in which the coating layer includes porous carbon having a volume average particle size of from 0.5 μm to 2 μm and a BET specific surface area of from 1 m2/g to 5 m2/g, and a resin.
Abstract translation:用于显影静电荷图像的载体包括含有磁性材料和涂层的芯,其中涂层包括体积平均粒径为0.5μm至2μm的多孔碳,BET比表面积为1 m 2 / g至5m 2 / g,和树脂。
Abstract:
There are provided a resin-coated carrier for an electrophotographic developer, in which a magnetic particle is coated with a resin on its surface, and the coating resin contains a carbon nanotube having a carbon content of 75% by weight or more, and an electrophotographic developer using the resin-coated carrier.
Abstract:
The invention provides a toner for developing an electrostatic image including toner particles having a shape factor SF1 of 110 or more and including a binder resin, and particles of an external additive that adhere to the toner particles, wherein the particles of the external additive including first particles, and second particles which are adhered to the first particles and have a primary particle size of 0.2 times to 0.5 times as large as that of the first particles, and in an image obtained by observing the particles of the external additive with a microscope, when the projection surface area of the first particle is defined as S1 and the total of the projection surface areas of the second particles which are not hidden by the first particle is defined as S2, S2 being from 0.1 times to 0.5 times as large as S1.
Abstract:
An electrophotographic developer is provided which includes: a toner that includes toner base particles and an external additive attached to a surface of the toner base particles and has an amount of Al on the surface of the toner base particles of from about 0.002 to about 0.02 atm %; and a carrier that includes magnetic particles and a coating resin layer that coats the magnetic particles, the coating resin layer including particles with a volume-average particle diameter of from about 80 to about 800 nm, such as organic particles or inorganic particles having an organic layer on a surface of the inorganic particles, the carrier satisfying any one of the following formulas, where SP1, SP2 and SP3 represent a solubility parameter of resin of the coating resin layer, the organic particles, and the organic layer respectively: about 10>|SP1−SP2|>about 4 (1); and about 10>|SP1−SP3|>about 4 (2).
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides carriers for use with toner compositions. In embodiments, a carrier may include a core, having a dry powder polymer coating. The polymer coating possesses a carbon to oxygen from about 3:1 to about 8:1. In embodiments, the coating may also include a colorant, such as carbon black. Processes for coating such carriers with the dry powder polymer coatings are also provided.
Abstract:
A toner including a release promoter and a binder resin containing crystalline polyester resin and non-crystalline polyester resin, wherein W/R is 0.045 to 0.850 where W denotes height of third bottom peak in infrared absorption spectrum of crystalline polyester resin and R denotes height of maximum top peak in infrared absorption spectrum of non-crystalline polyester resin, each of the infrared absorption spectra being measured by infrared spectroscopic method (KBr method) using Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, wherein the toner is used as toner contained with carrier in premix agent which is developer containing them previously mixed together before shipment, and wherein the premix agent is used in an image forming apparatus containing latent image bearing member, developing device for developing latent image on the latent image bearing member with developer containing toner and carrier, and agent supplying unit configured to supply the premix agent to the developing device.
Abstract:
A process for producing a core-shell toner is provided in which the toner has core particles containing at least a binder resin (1), a colorant and a release agent and shell layers which contain at least a resin (2) and with which the core particles are covered; and the process including the steps of (A) mixing a binder resin-(1) dispersion, a colorant dispersion and a release agent dispersion, (B) adding to a mixed dispersion thus obtained an agglomerating agent to effect agglomeration, (C) adding to core agglomerated particles thus formed a mixture prepared by mixing the resin-(2) dispersion and a metal salt to make the resin (2) adhere to the surfaces of the core agglomerated particles, and (D) heating core-shell agglomerated particles thus formed to a temperature not lower than the glass transition temperatures of the binder resin (1) and resin (2) to effect fusion thereof.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for producing a carrier that includes dissolving at least a coating material in carbon dioxide in a liquid state, and forming a coating layer on a core material surface by reducing the solubility of the liquid with at least the coating material dissolved therein through control of at least any one of the pressure and temperature. The present invention also provides a carrier produced by the method for producing a carrier.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides carriers for use with toner compositions. In embodiments, a carrier may include a core having a polymeric coating on at least a portion thereof. The polymer coating possesses cation binding groups. Processes for coating such carriers with the polymeric coatings are also provided.
Abstract:
A latent electrostatic image developing carrier including a carrier core material, and a coating layer containing a resin and provided on a surface of the carrier core material, wherein the coating layer includes a particulate material containing at least first fine conductive particles and second fine conductive particles, and wherein the first fine conductive particles and the second fine conductive particles satisfy the relationships expressed by Expressions 1 and 2, 3≦D1/D2≦15 . . . Expression 1, where D1 denotes a dispersed particle diameter of the first fine conductive particles and D2 denotes a dispersed particle diameter of the second fine conductive particles, and −7E≦R1×R2≦8E . . . Expression 2, where R1 denotes a powder specific resistance of the first fine conductive particles and R2 denotes a powder specific resistance of the second fine conductive particles.