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Latent electrostatic image developing carrier, process cartridge and image forming apparatus

US8663892B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 23, 2012
Grant dateMar 4, 2014
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Expiry dateAug 28, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/0806
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A latent electrostatic image developing carrier including: core particles each having magnetism; and a coating layer covering each of the core particles, wherein the latent electrostatic image developing carrier has a shape factor SF-2 of 115 to 150 and has a bulk density of 1.8 g/cm3 to 2.4 g/cm3, wherein the core particles have a shape factor SF-2 of 120 to 160 and have an arithmetic mean surface roughness Ra of 0.5 μm to 1.0 μm, and wherein the coating layer contains a resin and a filler and an amount of the filler contained in the coating layer is 50 parts by mass to 500 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the resin contained in the coating layer.

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