Two-component developer
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorsTamotsu Shimizu, Kohei Terasaki, Yuma Uchihashi, Eriko Takeuchi
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Abstract
In a two-component developer, external additive particles of toner particles include resin particles containing a thermoplastic resin. Coat layers of carrier particles contain a coating resin and barium titanate particles. The coating resin includes a silicone resin. The barium titanate particles have a number average primary particle diameter of 100-500 nm. The barium titanate particles have a content of 4-45 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the coating resin. The rate of the mass of the coat layers to the mass of the carrier cores is 0.10-4.90% by mass. The average of coverage rates of the carrier cores is at least 80.0% and less than 100.0%.
Claims12
A two-component developer comprising:
- a toner containing toner particles;
- and
- a carrier containing carrier particles, wherein
- the toner particles each include a toner mother particle and external additive particles provided on a surface of the toner mother particle,
- the external additive particles include resin particles,
- the resin particles contain a thermoplastic resin,
- the carrier particles each include a carrier core and a coat layer covering a surface of the carrier core,
- the coat layers contain a coating resin and barium titanate particles,
- the coating resin includes a silicone resin,
- the barium titanate particles have a number average primary particle diameter of at least 100 nm and no greater than 500 nm,
- the barium titanate particles have a content of at least 4 parts by mass and no greater than 45 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the coating resin,
- a rate of a mass of the coat layers to a mass of the carrier cores is at least 0.10% by mass and no greater than 4.90% by mass, and
- an average of coverage rates of the carrier cores is at least 80.0% and less than 100.0%, each of the coverage rates being a rate of an area of a covered region of the carrier core covered with the coat layer to an area of the surface of the carrier core.
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