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Carrier of developer, process for preparation thereof, and developing method using same

US5168027A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 19, 1990
Grant dateDec 1, 1992
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Expiry dateOct 19, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G9/1132
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a carrier of a developer, which is characterized in that the current value observed when a direct current is applied under a voltage of 200 V is 0.8 to 2.0 .mu.A and the relaxation time is in the range of from 4.0 to 6.0 milliseconds, that is, the characteristic values in the dynamic state, for example, in a developing apparatus, are kept with certain ranges. If this developer carrier is used, an image having a high quality can be obtained without occurrence of troubles often caused in conventional developers, such as carrier dragging (transfer of the carrier to a photosensitive material together with the toner), fogging (transfer of the toner to the background of a copying sheet) and letter thinning.

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