Abstract:
The present invention provides a dry two-component type developer for electrophotography comprising a carrier particle and a toner particle, wherein a toner water adsorption ratio (T) obtained by a following equation (1) for the toner particle ranges from 1.0 to 7.0 and a carrier water adsorption ratio (C) obtained by a following equation (2) is 20.0 or less, and a water adsorption ratio (T/C) expressed in a following equation (3) representing a relationship between the toner water adsorption ratio (T) and the carrier water adsorption ratio (C) is 5.0 or less;a toner water adsorption ratio (T)nullnulla water adsorption amount (TH) of the toner particle/an N2 adsorption amount (TN) of the toner particlenullnullnull(1),a carrier water adsorption ratio (C)nullnulla water adsorption amount (CH) of the carrier particle/an N2 adsorption amount (CN) of the carrier particlenullnullnull(2), anda water adsorption ratio (T/C)nullnulla toner water adsorption ratio (T)/a carrier water adsorption ratio (C)nullnullnull(3).In the dry two-component type developer for electrophotography according to the present invention, even if use conditions are changed, a developing characteristic is less varied.
Abstract:
A resin-coated carrier to be mixed with a polymer toner obtained by suspension polymerization or emulsion polymerization to provide an electrophotographic developer, which exposes 2 to 20% of the surface area of the core thereof, the average exposed area ratio per exposed part of the core being 0.03% or less.
Abstract:
A carrier core material containing at least one metal oxide (MLO) having a melting point of not higher than 1000null C. and at least one metal oxide (MHO) having a melting point of not lower than 1800null C., wherein the metal (MH) for constituting the metal oxide (MHO) has an electrical resistivity of not less than 10null5 nullnullcm. Also disclosed is a two-component developing agent comprising a coated carrier, which comprises the carrier core material coated with a resin, and toner particles. Further disclosed is an image forming method comprising developing an electrostatic latent image formed on a photosensitive member with the two-component developing agent using an alternating electric field. The carrier core material and the coated carrier have high magnetization and are free from occurrence of leakage of electric charge over a wide range of electric field from low electric field to high electric field. According to the two-component developing agent of the invention, an excellent image can be formed.
Abstract:
A carrier for an electrophotographic developer which has a flowability index F1, represented by formula (1), of 63 to 75 sec/(50nullcm3) and a flowability index F2, represented by formula (2), of 30 to 100 Oenullg/cm3:F1nullADnullFRnullnull(1)F2nullADnullHcnullnull(2)wherein AD is an apparent density (g/cm3); FR is a flow rate (sec/50 g); and Hc is a coercive force (Oe).