Image forming method and image forming apparatus
AssigneeKonica Corporation
InventorAkihiko Itami
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Abstract
An image forming method is disclosed, in which a toner image on an organic photorecptor developed by a two-component is primarily transferred to an imtermediate transferring member, and secondarily transferred to a recording material, and a toner remained on the organic photoreceptor is cleaned after the transfer of the toner to the recording material, and the organic photoreceptor has a creeping modulus measured by pressing a Vickers indenter applying a load of 20 mN is not less than 1% and less than 3.5%. An image forming apparatus is also disclosed.
Claims11
An image forming method comprising the steps of:
- forming a latent image on an organic photoreceptor;
- developing the latent image by using a two-component developer to form a toner image on the photoreceptor;
- primarily transferring the toner image on the photoreceptor to an intermediate transferring member;
- secondarily transferring the toner image transferred to the intermediate transferring member to a recording material;
- and
- cleaning a toner remained on the organic photoreceptor after transferring the toner image to the intermediate transferring member,
- wherein the organic photoreceptor has a creeping modulus of not less than 1% and less than 3.5%, measured by employing a Vickers indenter applying a load of 20 mN.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an organic photoreceptor forming a latent image;
- a developing member forming a toner image on the photoreceptor;
- an intermediate transferring member;
- a primary transferring member transferring the toner image on the photoreceptor to the intermediate transferring member;
- a second transferring member transferring the transferred toner image on the intermediate transferring member to a recording material;
- and
- a cleaning member removing toner particles remained on the organic photoreceptor,
- wherein the organic photoreceptor has a creeping modulus of not less than 1% and less than 3.5%, measured by employing a Vickers indenter applying a load of 20 mN.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.