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US 2003/0147670 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for forming image forming
AssigneeKonica Corporation
InventorsMasao Asano, Akihiko Itami, Hiroshi Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Yamada
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Abstract
An electrostatic image forming apparatus is disclosed. The image forming apparatus contains a toner used in the developing means having saturated moisture content at a temperature of 30° C. and a relative humidity of 80% of within the range of from 0.1 to 2.0% by weight, and the photoreceptor contains a siloxane resin having an electric charge transfer ability and a crosslinked structure in the surface layer.
Claims19
An image forming apparatus comprising
- a photoreceptor comprising a photosensitive layer and a surface layer,
- a charging means for supplying a charge onto the surface of the photoreceptor,
- an exposing means for-irradiating light to the photoreceptor to form a static latent image on the surface of the photoreceptor,
- a developing means for forming a colored toner image corresponding to the static latent image on the surface of the photoreceptor,
- a transferring means for transferring the toner image to an image receiving material, and
- a cleaning means for removing the toner remained on the photoreceptor surface,
- wherein
- the toner used in the developing means has saturated moisture content within the range of from 0.1 to 2.0% by weight at a temperature of 30° C. and a relative humidity of 80% , and
- the surface layer contains a siloxane resin having an electric charge transfer ability and a crosslinked structure.
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