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US 7,095,974 B2Granted
Image forming method using recycled toner
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorsSusumu Yoshino, Motoko Sakai, Yoshifumi Iida, Sueko Sakai, Seki Yamaguchi
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Abstract
An image forming method including a charging step, a latent image forming step, a developing step, a transfer step, and a cleaning step, wherein remaining toner recovered in the cleaning step is used as recycled toner, and a ratio of the recycled toner to a total amount of supply toner supplied to a developer is 15% by weight or greater.
Claims19
An image forming method comprising:
- a charging step of charging a surface of a latent image holding member;
- a latent image forming step of forming an electrostatic latent image on the surface of the latent image holding member;
- a developing step of forming a toner image on the surface of the latent image holding member by using a developer;
- a transfer step of transferring the toner image formed on the surface of the latent image holding member to a surface of a receiving member;
- a toner band forming step of forming a toner band on the surface of the latent image holding member to attain a recycled toner ratio;
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- a cleaning step of recovering remaining toner on the surface of the latent image holding member as recycled toner,
- wherein the recycled toner is supplied to the developer as a part of supply toner, and the ratio of the recycled toner to a total amount of the supply toner supplied to the developer is 15% by weight or greater.
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