Color image formation method
US6855468B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0119
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a method for forming a multicolored toner image in accordance with an electrophotographic process, the addition amount of external additives to a non-added toner is 1.5 to 10.0 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the non-added toner in each developing step, the aggregation degree of the toner is within the range of 30 to 80%, and the change ratio of the aggregation degree satisfies the relation:0.8≦(initial aggregation degree/aggregation degree after no-load revolution of developing portion for 20 hours)≦1.2. According to this method, it becomes possible to form a high-quality color image while a toner always keeps a stable degree of aggregation and a charge amount.
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