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Electrophotographic image recording method

US4882247A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 17, 1987
Grant dateNov 21, 1989
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Expiry dateNov 17, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G13/09
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Image recording method of the present invention comprises the steps of forming electrostatic latent image on a latent image carrier by a latent image forming means, developing the formed electrostatic latent image with toner, and transferring the visualized toner image to a transfer material after repeating at least the developing step plural times, wherein double-element developer formed from mixing toner and magnetic carrier with its density of 4.0 g/cm.sup.3 or less is used in at least the second and the succeeding developing steps among the plural times of the developing steps.

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