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US 7,582,402 B2Granted
Image forming method
AssigneeKonica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
InventorsHiroshi Yamazaki, Meizo Shirose, Masafumi Uchida
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Abstract
An image forming method, comprising: a step of forming a toner image on a image carrying member; and a step of transferring the toner image from the image carrying member to a transfer member, wherein toner forming the toner image has a volume-basis median diameter of 3.0 to 5.0 μm, contains a releasing agent with a melting point in the range of from 40° C. to 75° C., and is added with a lubricant.
Claims11
An image forming method, comprising:
- a step of forming a toner image on an image carrying member with a toner;
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- a step of transferring the toner image from the image carrying member to a transfer member applying ultrasonic vibration,
- wherein the toner has a volume-basis median diameter of 3.0 to 5.0 μm, contains a releasing agent with a melting point in the range of from 40° C. to 75° C., and is added with a lubricant, the lubricant being a high fatty acid metal salt having a carbon number of 12 or more.
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