Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090041500 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide an image forming apparatus which is capable of suppressing soiling of image white parts, residual images (ghosts), fading, etc. due to non-uniformity in the particle size distribution of a toner or mismatching between a toner and a photoreceptor and which is able to improve image quality, provides good fixing properties and cleaning properties with little fogging or dot missing, presents good reproducibility of fine lines, and even when a high speed printing machine is used, can reduce a problem of e.g. soiling in a long-term use and presents excellent image stability. | 02-12-2009 |
20090053634 | Image Forming Apparatus - To provide a toner excellent in the image stability, whereby the image quality can be improved while suppressing soiling of image white parts, residual images (ghosts), fading (blotted image follow-up properties), etc., cleaning properties are good, and even when a high speed printing machine is used, it is possible to reduce a problem of soiling, etc. | 02-26-2009 |
20090208250 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC CARTRIDGE - An electrophotographic photoreceptor having high sensitivity and hardly affected by the transfer in an electrophotographic process is provided. The electrophotographic photoreceptor includes an undercoat layer containing metal oxide particles and a binder resin and a photosensitive layer disposed on the undercoat layer, wherein the metal oxide particles have a volume average particle diameter of 0.1 μm or less and a 90% cumulative particle diameter of 0.3 μm or less which are measured by a dynamic light-scattering method in a liquid of the undercoat layer dispersed in a solvent mixture of methanol and 1-propanol at a weight ratio of 7:3, and the photosensitive layer contains a binder resin having an ester bond. | 08-20-2009 |
20090232551 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE USING SAME, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER CARTRIDGE - To realize an electrophotographic photoreceptor excellent in abrasion resistance, the photosensitive layer of the photoreceptor comprises a polyester resin containing a repeating structural unit represented by the formula (1) and a hydrazone compound. | 09-17-2009 |
20090245867 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide an electrophotographic photoreceptor showing suitable electric characteristics, capable of forming a favorable image even after repeated use for long term and capable of forming a high quality image free from image defects such as a memory phenomenon, an electrophotographic process cartridge using such an electrophotographic photoreceptor, and an image forming apparatus using such an electrophotographic photoreceptor. | 10-01-2009 |
20100150608 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE BODY, IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE USING SAME AND CARTRIDGE - To provide an electrophotographic photoreceptor excellent in electric characteristics and various characteristics, capable of forming a uniform photosensitive layer and excellent in repetitive characteristics, an image forming apparatus using it and an electrophotgraphic cartridge. | 06-17-2010 |
20100183330 | IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS AND CARTRIDGE - Provided is an image-forming apparatus and a cartridge that are low in occurrence of smears in white areas, residual images, scattering, lines, thin spots, and dead dots, which are caused by particle size distribution of a toner and mismatching of a toner and a photoreceptor, exhibit satisfactory image quality, thin-line reproducibility, and cleaning properties, and can form high-resolution images without smears after long-time operation and selective development even in a high speed printing. | 07-22-2010 |
20100209136 | COATING FLUID FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC- PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE - Disclosed is a coating liquid for producing an electrophotographic photosensitive body, which is excellent in electrical characteristics and mechanical durability, while being excellent in coatability and liquid stability. Also disclosed are an electrophotographic photosensitive body produced by using such a coating liquid, an image-forming device comprising such an electrophotographic photosensitive body, and an electrophotographic photosensitive body cartridge. Specifically disclosed is a coating liquid for producing an electrophotographic photosensitive body, which is characterized by containing a copolymerized polycarbonate resin and asolvent A having a boiling point of not less than 80#C but not more than 150#C. The copolymerized polycarbonate resin has a repeating unit represented by the formula (1) below, while containing not more than 10% by weight of a repeating unit having a biphenyl structure. The average of repetitions of the unit represented by the formula (1) is not more than 10. | 08-19-2010 |
20100232830 | PHTHALOCYANINE CRYSTAL, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided is an excellent phthalocyanine crystal having high sensitivity and little fluctuation in sensitivity for a humidity change in a use environment and applicable to the martial for solar battery, electronic paper, electrophotographic photoreceptor, etc. Namely, phthalocyanine crystal obtained by bringing a phthalocyanine crystal precursor into contact with an aromatic aldehyde compound to convert the crystal form. Also, provided is an electrophotographic photoreceptor that not only exhibits high sensitivity but also has little fluctuation in sensitivity for a humidity change in a use environment. Further, provided is an electrophotographic photoreceptor cartridge and an image-forming device, both of which can produce a stable quality images for a humidity change in a use environment by using the electrophotographic photoreceptor. | 09-16-2010 |
20110038650 | TONERS FOR ELECTROSTATIC-IMAGE DEVELOPMENT, CARTRIDGE EMPLOYING TONER FOR ELECTROSTATIC-IMAGE DEVELOPMENT, AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - An object of the invention is to provide a toner which is effective in improving image quality while inhibiting white-background fouling, residual-image phenomenon (ghost), blurring (suitability for solid printing), and the like that occur depending on the proportion of a fine powder having a particle diameter not larger than a specific value, and which has satisfactory removability in cleaning, mitigates problems concerning fouling, etc. in long-term use even on a high-speed printer, and attains excellent image stability. Another object is to provide an image-forming apparatus and a toner cartridge each employing the toner. The invention provides a toner for electrostatic-image development satisfying all of the following (1) to (4) or a toner for electrostatic-image development which is a toner containing a charge control agent and satisfying all of the following (5) to (7). The invention further provides an image-forming apparatus and a toner cartridge each employing the toner. | 02-17-2011 |
20110294055 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - It is to provide a sheet-shaped electrophotographic photoreceptor which has an uncoated area, is good in mechanical adhesiveness between the photosensitive layer and the sheet-shaped conductive substrate but excellent ease of peeling with a solvent, and is further good in electrical properties. The electrophotographic photoreceptor comprises a sheet-shaped conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer provided thereon, wherein the electrophotographic photoreceptor contains a photosensitive layer-uncoated area within the sheet surface, and the photosensitive layer contains a copolycarbonate resin having an extremely restricted specific structure. | 12-01-2011 |
20110311271 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - It is to provide an electrophotographic photoreceptor which is excellent in cleaning properties and does not cause a problem of adhesiveness with a substrate in the case where an electrophotographic photoreceptor having a substrate whose outer diameter is small. There are provided an electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer provided thereon, wherein the conductive substrate has a cylindrical shape having an outer diameter of 25 mm or less and the photosensitive layer contains a copolycarbonate resin having a specific repeating structure as well as an image-forming apparatus having the electrophotographic photoreceptor mounted thereon. | 12-22-2011 |
20120257907 | PHTHALOCYANINE CRYSTAL, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided is an excellent phthalocyanine crystal having high sensitivity and little fluctuation in sensitivity for a humidity change in a use environment and applicable to the martial for solar battery, electronic paper, electrophotographic photoreceptor, etc. Namely, phthalocyanine crystal obtained by bringing a phthalocyanine crystal precursor into contact with an aromatic aldehyde compound to convert the crystal form. Also, provided is an electrophotographic photoreceptor that not only exhibits high sensitivity but also has little fluctuation in sensitivity for a humidity change in a use environment. Further, provided is an electrophotographic photoreceptor cartridge and an image-forming device, both of which can produce a stable quality images for a humidity change in a use environment by using the electrophotographic photoreceptor. | 10-11-2012 |
20130309604 | IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS AND CARTRIDGE - An image-forming apparatus including an electrophotographic photoreceptor of which photosensitive layer contains oxytitanium phthalocyanine showing main diffraction peaks at Bragg angles (2θ) of 9.0° and 27.2° and at least one main diffraction peak in the range of 9.3° to 9.8° to CuKα rays, and the toner satisfies all the following requirements (1) to (3):
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