Abstract:
A resin-coated carrier for an electrophotographic developer and a process of producing the carrier. The carrier comprises a ferrite core mainly comprising iron oxide, primarily having a spinel structure, and having a volume average particle size of 20 to 45 nullm and a resin coat, wherein the carrier has a magnetization of 65 to 80 emu/g in a magnetic field of 1 KOe, the core has an electric current value of 50 to 150 nullA and a surface smoothness uniformity of 75% or higher, and the amount of the resin coat is 0.1 to 5.0% by weight based on the core.
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:
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 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:
Provided are a carrier for electrophotography developers prepared with generating a slight amount of byproducts such as water, alcohol, etc, which carrier is free from release of a magnetic powder, has excellent mechanical strength and durability, and good environmental stability, and further can restrain occurrence of toner spent condition and has favorable fluidity and excellent capability of imparting charging to a toner, a two-component developer comprising the carrier and a method for forming an image using the developer. The carrier for electrophotography developers of the invention comprises a magnetic powder dispersed binder resin, the binder resin material comprises (A) a polysiloxane compound having an epoxy group as a functional group and (B) a polysiloxane compound having a group capable of ring-opening addition reaction with the epoxy group of the polysiloxane compound (A), and the binder resin is a silicone resin prepared by curing with ring-opening addition reaction of the epoxy resin. The developer of the invention comprises the carrier for electrophotography developers and the toner particle. The method for forming an image according to the invention comprises developing a static latent image by the developer with an alternating electric field.
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).
Abstract:
A carrier for an electrophotographic developer comprising spherical magnetic core particles which have a volume average particle size of 25 to 45 nullm, an average void size of 10 to 20 nullm, a volume based particle size distribution having less than 1% of 22 nullm or smaller particles, a magnetization of 67 to 88 emu/g in a magnetic field of 1 kOe, and a difference of 10 emu/g or smaller in magnetization in a magnetic field of 1 kOe between scattered particles and remaining particles.
Abstract:
A carrier for an electrophotographic developer which comprises a carrier core and a resin coat having a conducting agent dispersed therein, the resin coat having an inner layer on the carrier core side and an outer layer coating the inner layer, wherein the inner layer contains 7 to 20% by weight of a conducting agent based on the resinous solid content of the inner layer, the outer layer contains 3 to 15% by weight of a conducting agent based on the resinous solid content of the outer layer, and the conducting agent content of the inner layer is greater than that of the outer layer.