摘要:
A developing apparatus includes a developer layer thickness regulating zone downstream of one of magnetic poles of a stationary magnet disposed inside a developing sleeve, with respect to the rotational direction of the sleeve. In the regulating zone, there are provided a magnetic member and a non-magnetic member to regulate the layer thickness of the developer containing magnetic carrier particles and toner particles on the sleeve. The magnetic member has a width of not less than 1 mm and not more than 10 mm and a thickness of not less than 0.2 mm and not more than 3 mm.
摘要:
A method of reverse development for depositing the toner particles to the light potential area of a photosensitive member. The developer used contains magnetic carrier particles and toner particles. An alternating electric field is formed in the developing position or zone. A relative volumetric ratio Q (%) of the magnetic carrier particles in the developing position satisfies 15.0.ltoreq.Q.ltoreq.28.0. The relative volumetric ratio is defined asQ=(M/h).times.(1/.rho.).times.C.sigma./(T+C)where M (g/cm.sup.2) is an amount of applied developer on a developing sleeve surface per unit area, h (cm) is a height of space in the developing position, .rho. (g/cm.sup.3) is a true density of the magnetic carrier particles, C/(T+C) (%) is a weight ratio of the carrier particles in the developer on the surface of the sleeve, and .sigma. is a ratio of a peripheral speed of the sleeve relative to the peripheral speed of the photosensitive member.
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:
A developing apparatus includes a container having a first chamber and a second chamber, the second chamber containing a developer; a rotatable developer carrying member in the first chamber to carry the developer through a developing zone where an electrostatic latent image on an image bearing member is developed; a rotatable supply member disposed in the first chamber and cooperative with the developer carrying member to form a nip therebetween to supply the developer supplied from the second chamber to the developer carrying member; and a partition wall between the first chamber and a second chamber having an opening for permitting supply of the developer from the second chamber to the supply member, wherein the opening has a length smaller than a length of the supply member.
摘要:
A developing apparatus for developing an electrostatic latent image on an electrostatic latent image bearing member includes a container for containing a developer which contains toner particles and magnetic particles, a developer carrying member, opposed to the electrostatic latent image bearing member, for forming a developing position for supplying the toner particles to the latent image bearing member and for carrying the developer from the container to the developing position, magnetic field generating magnet disposed across the developer carrying member from the latent image bearing member for generating a magentic field, developer regulating member for regulating the developer which contains the toner particles and carrier particles and which is carried to the developing position, wherein the magnetic field generating magnet includes one magnetic pole adjacent an upstream side of the regulating member with respect to a movement direction of the developer carrying member, and wherein a magnetic flux density downstream of the one pole less steeply decreases the increase thereof at an upstream side.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a developing apparatus using magnetic carrier particles and toner particles under the influence of an alternating current. One embodiment of the present invention includes a developer which is a mixture of toner particles and resin coated magnetic particles. An alternating electric field is formed between a latent image bearing member and developer carrying member to form a toner image corresponding to an electrostatic latent image. An electric resistivity curve of the magnetic particles on a coordinate graph, where the abscissa represents an electric field E (V/cm) applied to the magnetic particles and the ordinate represents an electric resistivity R (ohm-cm) of the magnetic particles, crosses a zone defined by lines, AB, BD, DC and CA, whereA is a point with coordinates (0.2.times.10.sup.3, 10.sup.11);B is a point with coordinates (2.times.10.sup.3, 3.times.10.sup.9);C is a point with coordinates (0.2.times.103, 10.sup.8); andD is a point with coordinates (2.times.10.sup.3, 2.times.10.sup.7).The resistivity R is measured by a sandwich type cell having electrodes with a clearance of 0.4 cm and an electrode area of 4 cm.sup.2, in which 1 kg wt. is applied to one of the electrodes, and a voltage is applied across the electrodes.
摘要:
A developing apparatus for developing a latent image on a latent image bearing member, including a magnetic device for forming a magnetic brush of a developer mixture containing developer particles and magnetic particles; a movable developer carrying member for developing the latent image on the latent image bearing member, the developer carrying member being contactable with the magnetic brush to receive the developer mixture; a magnetic particle blocking member, disposed opposed to the developer carrying member at a position downstream of the position where the developer carrying member is contacted with the magnetic brush, for blocking the magnetic particles to form a coating of the developer particles on a surface of the developer carrying member, wherein the coating of the developer particles is conveyed by the movement of the developer carrying member to a developing station where the latent image is developed with the conveyed developer particles.
摘要:
A developing apparatus includes a container for containing a non-magnetic developer and magnetic particles, a developer carrier for carrying the non-magnetic developer toward an image bearing member, a regulating member located adjacent to the non-magnetic developer discharge opening of the container to form a gap between the surface of the carrier and the regulating member, and a magnet positioned adjacent to the carrier at the side of the carrier opposite to the regulating member and causing the magnetic particles to form a magnetic brush upstream of the regulating member adjacent to the developer discharge opening of the container with respect to the direction in which the developer carrier is moved, whereby a thin layer of the non-magnetic developer can be formed on the developer carrier.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member movable through first and second developing positions in the order named and a bias voltage applying device applies a first developing bias voltage to a first developer carrying member and a second developing bias voltage to a second developer carrying member. The first bias voltage has a phase of a first electric field for applying to the toner a force from the developer carrying member to the image bearing member for a period t11 in the first developing position and a phase of a second electric field in the opposite direction to the first for a period t21 in the first developing position. The second bias voltage has a phase of a third electric field for applying to the toner a force from the developer carrying member to the image bearing member for a period t12 in the second developing position and a phase of a fourth electric field in the opposite direction to the third for a period t22 in the second developing zone. A ratio of period t22 to period t12 is larger than a ratio of period t21 to period t11. A; and peak level of the second bias voltage in period t12 is larger than a peak level of the first bias voltage in period t11 and a peak level of the second bias voltage in period t22 is smaller than a peak level of the first voltage in period t21.
摘要:
A developing method including forming a layer of electrically charged toner particles on a surface of the developer carrying member and dispersing magnetic particles retaining on their surfaces electrically charged toner particles on the surface of the developer carrying member, carrying the particles on the developer carrying member to a developing position where a surface of an electrostatic latent image bearing member for bearing an electrostatic latent image is opposed with a clearance to the surface of the developer carrying member, applying an alternating electric field across the clearance and forming the magnetic particles into chains of the magnetic particles by magnetic field generating means disposed behind the developer carrying member, and developing the electrostatic latent image by the charged toner particles on the surface of the developer carrying member and on the surfaces of the magnetic particles.