摘要:
A magnetic toner has magnetic toner particles containing a binder resin and a magnetic material, and an inorganic fine powder treated with an organic compound. The magnetic toner has a volume average particle diameter D.sub.v (.mu.m) of 3 .mu.m.ltoreq.D.sub.v
摘要:
An image forming method has a developing step of developing an electrostatic latent image by the use of a developer to form a toner image on an electrostatic latent image bearing member, a primary transfer step of transferring the toner image onto an intermediate transfer member to which a voltage is applied, and a secondary transfer step of transferring onto a transfer medium the toner image held on the intermediate transfer member, while a transfer means to which a voltage is applied is pressed against the transfer medium. The developer has a toner. The toner is a black toner having at least i) black toner particles formed of a binder resin with a colorant dispersed therein and ii) an inorganic fine powder. The black toner has the value of shape factor SF-1 of 110
摘要:
A toner for developing electrostatic images is constituted by toner particles comprising a binder resin and a colorant. The toner is characterized by having (i) a particle size distribution including a weight-average particle size D.sub.4 of X .mu.m and Y% by number of toner particles having a particle size of at most 3.17 .mu.m satisfying the following conditions (1) and (2): -5X+35.ltoreq.Y.ltoreq.-25X+180 (1) 3.5.ltoreq.X.ltoreq.6.5 (2), (ii) at least one heat absorption peak in a temperature region of at most 110.degree. C. as measured by differential thermal analysis, and (iii) a tap void of 0.45-0.70. The toner is effective for obviating the sleeve ghost phenomenon.
摘要:
An electrophotographic image forming method according to (I) a so-called simultaneous development and cleaning scheme or cleaner-less scheme is effectively operated by using a specific non-magnetic toner. (II) The non-magnetic toner comprises non-magnetic toner particles having a shape factor SF-1 of 120-160, a shape factor SF-2 of 115-140 and a weight-average particle size of 4-9 .mu.m. (III) The non-magnetic toner further includes inorganic fine particles (a) having a number-average primary particle size of at most 50 nm and spherical fine particles (b) having a number-average primary particle size of 50-1000 nm and a surface area-based sphericity .psi. of 0.91-1.00, respectively externally added to the non-magnetic toner particles.
摘要:
An image forming method and image forming apparatus for charging a photosensitive member, exposing the charged photosensitive member thereby forming an electrostatic latent image, carrying toner with a toner carrying member to bring the toner into contact with the photosensitive member surface, thereby developing the electrostatic latent image and forming a toner image upon the photosensitive member, transferring the toner image that is on the photosensitive member to transfer material such as paper, and conducting a simultaneous developing-cleaning process which recovers residual toner remaining on the photosensitive member following the transfer process, so that toner consumption is greatly reduced and high image quality is maintained at the same time. The angle of contact of the photosensitive member surface to water is 85.degree. or greater, the toner is comprised of at least toner particles possessing binder resin and coloring agent, and an inorganic fine powder, and the toner has an average particle diameter by volume DV (.mu.m) of 3 .mu.m.ltoreq.DV.ltoreq.8 .mu.m, an average particle diameter by weight D4 (.mu.m) of 3.5 .mu.m.ltoreq.D4.ltoreq.9 .mu.m, and the ratio Nr of particles having a particle diameter smaller than 5 .mu.m in particle diameter distribution by number of 17% by number.ltoreq.Nr.ltoreq.90% by number.
摘要:
A developing apparatus includes a developer carrying member for opposing to an image bearing member bearing an electrostatic image, and for carrying a developer to develop the electrostatic image on the image bearing member, the developer having a polarity which is the same as a charging polarity of the image bearing member, and a bias voltage source for applying an oscillating bias voltage to the developer carrying member. The bias voltage oscillates interposing an image portion potential of the image bearing member, and an absolute value of a peak level of a background portion side potential is smaller than an absolute value of a background portion potential.
摘要:
An image forming method, including steps of: charging a photosensitive member; exposing the photosensitive member so that an electrostatically charged image is formed; developing the electrostatically charged image so that a toner image is formed; transferring the toner image to a transfer member by transfer means; and cleaning residual toner particles on the photosensitive member by cleaning means after the toner image has been transferred, wherein the photosensitive member rotates at peripheral speed V (mm/sec); the transfer means is disposed so that the distance from a developing position on the photosensitive member to a transfer position in a direction of rotation of the photosensitive member is d.sub.1 (mm); d.sub.1 /v is 0.17 sec. or less; and developing the electrostatically charged image with toner having a triboelectric charge of .vertline.5.vertline. to .vertline.50.vertline. .mu.c/g and containing 30% by number or less of toner particles having sizes below 4 .mu.m.
摘要:
An image forming method includes forming an electrostatic latent image on an image bearing member having a surface of which contact angle with water is at least 90.degree., forming a toner layer on a toner carrying member, bringing the toner layer into contact with the surface of the image bearing member on which the electrostatic latent image has been formed, while rotating the image bearing member and the toner carrying member reciprocally, and developing the electrostatic latent image by the use of the toner of the toner layer to form a toner image.
摘要:
A developer for developing electrostatic images has a toner and an aggregate of fine particles. The aggregate holds a silicone compound selected from the group consisting of a silicone oil and a silicone varnish, in an amount of from 20% by weight to 90% by weight.
摘要:
An image forming method includes charging an image carrier for carrying an electrostatic latent image;forming an electrostatic latent image on the charged image carrier;developing the electrostatic latent image with a toner by contacting a toner layer on a surface of a toner carrier with a surface of the image carrier to form a toner image thereon;copying the toner image formed on the surface of the image carrier onto a copy medium;wherein the toner has toner particles containing at least a bonding resin, carbon black and an azo-based iron compound and inorganic fine powder;the carbon black having an average primary particles size within a range of from 25 to 80 nm; andthe azo-based iron compound having a specific structure.