摘要:
In an electrostatographic process and apparatus a replenishment device adds toner particles to a development station that includes a developer comprising a mixture of toner particles and carrier particles. A reference parameter that is used in control of aim point of toner concentration in the mixture is set to an initial value until about a midlife of the developer is reached. Once the midlife of the developer is reached there are provided programmed step adjustments in the reference value in accordance with further increases in life of the developer to thereby control replenishment of toner particles so that control of charge to mass of the toner particles in the mixture is provided to reduce a tendency of dusting by the toner particles of the mixture due to age of the developer.
摘要:
An electrostatographic recording apparatus and method wherein a primary charger establishes a uniform electrostatic charge on an electrophotoconductive image recording member in accordance with a first operating parameter. A recording device imagewise modulates the charge on the image recording member to form electrostatic latent images in accordance with a second operating parameter and also forms a developable process control patch. A development station develops the electrostatic latent images and the control patch on the image recording member with toner in accordance with a third operating parameter. A replenishment device provides toner to the development station at a controlled rate in accordance with a replenishment signal. A sensor senses density of the control patch developed by the development station; and a controller is responsive to density of the control patch and provides adjustments to the first, second and third operating parameters and controls a reference signal used to generate the replenishment signal as a function of a parameter related to one of the first, second or third operating parameters. Preferably the controller controls the reference signal as a function of the parameter related to the first operating parameter, primary voltage setpoint.
摘要:
A process for adhering surface treatment to toner resin core particles includes: providing resin core particles including a binder polymer having a Tg and having outer surfaces; providing surface treatment including at least first metal oxide particles having an average particle size of greater than 25 nm and a surface energy of less than or equal to 28 erg/cm2, as determined by methanol wettability midpoint at 22° C., and tacking the at least first metal oxide particles to the resin core particles by mixing at a temperature greater than the Tg of the binder polymer. Preferably, the surface treatment is tacked to the outer surfaces of the resin core particles at a concentration to provide a total projected area of the first metal oxide particles sufficient to cover at least 10% of the resin core particle outer surfaces area. Use of the surface treated toner compositions obtained by such process in a developer for developing electrostatic images, the developer comprising magnetic carrier particles and surface treated toner, wherein the developer comprises less than 0.013 g non-tacked surface treatment per square meter of resin core particles outer surface, that is free to transfer between the outer surface of the resin core particles and outer surfaces of the magnetic carrier particles.
摘要翻译:用于将表面处理粘附到调色剂树脂芯颗粒上的方法包括:提供包括具有Tg并具有外表面的粘合剂聚合物的树脂芯颗粒; 提供表面处理,其包括平均粒径大于25nm的至少第一金属氧化物颗粒和小于或等于28erg / cm 2的表面能,由22℃下的甲醇润湿性中点确定,并且将 至少第一金属氧化物颗粒通过在大于粘合剂聚合物的Tg的温度下混合而与树脂核心颗粒混合。 优选地,表面处理以一定的浓度粘附到树脂芯颗粒的外表面,以提供足以覆盖至少10%的树脂核心颗粒外表面区域的第一金属氧化物颗粒的总投影面积。 通过这种方法获得的表面处理的调色剂组合物在用于显影静电图像的显影剂中的应用,包含磁性载体颗粒和表面处理的调色剂的显影剂,其中显影剂包括每平方米树脂芯颗粒小于0.013g的无粘合表面处理 外表面,其在树脂核心颗粒的外表面和磁性载体颗粒的外表面之间自由转移。
摘要:
A light-blocking article is designed to be lightweight but effective to block most incident actinic radiation and can be designed into fabrics, curtains, and other materials. Such an article has an opacifying layer that is capable of blocking predetermined electromagnetic radiation. The article contains (a) porous particles comprising a continuous polymeric binder and pores within the continuous polymeric binder, the porous particles having a glass transition temperature of at least 25° C. and a mode particle size of at least 2 μm and up to and including 50 μm. The article also contains an opacifying colorant that absorbs the predetermined electromagnetic radiation (such as within 400 nm to 700 nm), in an amount of at least 0.001 weight % based on the total dry weight of the opacifying layer, and a matrix polymer in which the porous particles and opacifying colorant are dispersed.
摘要:
A color toner image with a metallic effect can be prepared by forming one or more latent images and developing them with metallic dry toner particles and color toner particles. The developed color toner image can be transferred to a receiver material, and fixed to provide a color toner image with a metallic effect. The metallic dry toner particles have a polymeric binder phase and non-conductive metal oxide particles dispersed therein. Before fixing, the metallic dry toner particle has a mean volume weighted diameter (Dvol) 15-40 μm and the non-conductive metal oxide particles are present in an amount of at least 20-50 weight % based on total metallic dry toner particle weight. The ratio of the metallic dry toner particle Dvol to the average equivalent circular diameter (ECD) of the non-conductive metal oxide particles in the metallic dry toner particles is greater than 0.1 and up to and including 10.
摘要:
Particles having a controlled particle size distribution and morphology are made from inorganic hydrophilic materials by dispersing inorganic hydrophilic material in a dispersant to form a dispersion phase, and mixing the dispersion phase with a substantially water-immiscible suspending liquid, which is less polar than the dispersant, to form a suspension of dispersion phase droplets in the suspending liquid. The dispersion phase droplets are stabilized by a dispersion of an organic colloidal stabilizer which is added either to the suspending liquid before mixing or to the suspension of dispersion phase droplets after mixing. The organic stabilizer limits the coalescence of the dispersion phase droplets. The dispersant is removed to form solid inorganic particles having a controlled particle size distribution and morphology.
摘要:
An indicator composition can be exposed to various environmental conditions stimuli such as in sterilization or storage processes. This indicator composition has a) a first polymeric particle comprising a solid continuous polymeric phase and a first reactant, the first polymeric particle having a mode particle size equal to or less than 50 μm; and b) a second reactant outside of the first polymeric particle, which second reactant is capable of reacting with the first reactant when exposed to a chosen environmental condition stimulus. The indicator composition can be used by exposing it to the environmental condition stimulus for a sufficient time to cause a detectable change in the indicator composition such as a detectable color change.
摘要:
An indicator composition can be used to detect various environmental conditions stimuli such as in sterilization or storage processes. This indicator composition has a) a first polymeric particle comprising a solid continuous polymeric phase and a first reactant, the first polymeric particle having a mode particle size equal to or less than 50 μm; and b) a second reactant outside of the first polymeric particle, which second reactant is capable of reacting with the first reactant when exposed to a chosen environmental condition stimulus. The indicator composition can be used by exposing it to the environmental condition stimulus for a sufficient time to cause a detectable change in the indicator composition such as a detectable color change.
摘要:
A toner composition includes resin core particles having outer surfaces, and surface treatment, wherein the surface treatment includes at least first metal oxide particles having a surface area equivalent average particle diameter of greater than 25 nm and a surface energy of less than 28 erg/cm2, as determined by methanol wettability midpoint at 22° C., tacked to the outer surfaces of the resin core particles, at a concentration to provide a total projected area of the first metal oxide particles sufficient to cover at least 10% of the resin core particle outer surfaces area, and wherein the toner composition comprises less than 0.013 g non-tacked surface treatment per square meter of resin core particles outer surface. A developer for developing electrostatic images includes magnetic carrier particles and toner as described above, wherein the developer comprises less than 0.013 g non-tacked surface treatment per square meter of resin core particles outer surface, that is free to transfer between the outer surface of the resin core particles and outer surfaces of the magnetic carrier particles.
摘要:
The invention relates to a developer for developing electrostatic images. The developer includes magnetic carrier particles at a loading of from 60 to 99 weight percent of the developer. Toner particles are at a loading of 1 to 40 weight percent of the developer. The toner particles include a resin core particle having an outer surface and 0.05 to 5 weight percent a first metal oxide powder is substantially fixed to the outer surface. The toner particles further include 0.05 to 2 weight percent of a second metal oxide powder that is substantially free to transfer between outer surface of the toner particles and an outer surface of the magnetic carrier surface.