Image forming method and image forming apparatus
US7022450B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G13/16
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electrophotographic image forming method is disclosed. A latent image on a photoreceptor is developed to form a toner image on the photoreceptor by a developer and the toner image is transferred to a recording material or an intermediate transfer element, and the developing and the transferring are performed while regulating a contact angle of the photoreceptor with water within ±5° of an average contact angle by applying a surface energy-lowering agent on the surface of the photoreceptor.
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