Electrophotographic image forming method and image forming apparatus
US7682766B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G9/09791
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an image forming method in which a toner image, which is visualized via an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrophotographic photoreceptor, employing a developer incorporating toner, is transferred onto a recording material followed by fixing, and any residual toner remaining on the electrophotographic photoreceptor is removed, an image forming method in which an electrophotographic photoreceptor and a toner which satisfy specified requirements are employed and image formation is carried out while feeding a surface energy lowering agent from the developer onto the aforesaid electrophotographic photoreceptor, and an image forming apparatus employing the same.
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