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Electrostatic charge developer, electrostatic charge image developer cartridge, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus

US8142971B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 14, 2008
Grant dateMar 27, 2012
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Expiry dateAug 15, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G9/1139
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electrostatic charge developer includes a carrier having a core material and a resin coating layer covering the surface of the core material, and a toner having a binder resin that contains a non-crystalline polyester resin and a crystalline polyester resin. The resin coating layer contains a copolymer that contains a nitrogen-containing acrylic ester or nitrogen-containing methacrylic ester and an alicyclic acrylic ester or alicyclic methacrylic ester. The non-crystalline polyester resin contains at least an alkyl succinic acid or an anhydride or lower alkyl ester thereof, or an alkenyl succinic acid or an anhydride or lower alkyl ester thereof. The crystalline polyester resin is an aliphatic polyester resin.

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