Minolta Company, Ltd.

Hiroshi Shibano

Tomoharu Nishikawa

Koichi Takenaka

Hideaki Yasunaga

The present invention relates a carrier comprising: a core particle comprising a binder resin and a first magnetic powder dispersed therein; and a second magnetic powder adhered onto the surface of the core particle, said second magnetic powder having a relative surface area larger than that of the first magnetic powder.

Carrier and developer for developing electrostatic latent images

Carrier particles for electrostatic latent image development comprising first particles comprising a binder resin and a magnetic powder dispersed therein and second particles comprising a binder resin and a magnetic powder dispersed therein, said second particles having an average particle size smaller than said first particles, said magnetic powder contained in the first particles has a residual magnetization smaller than that of said magnetic powder contained in the second particles.

Carrier and developer for electrophotographic latent image development,

A carrier for electrostatic latent image developing for use in methods of developing an electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of a latent image-bearing member by transporting a developer comprising a toner and a carrier via the rotation of a developing sleeve having a built in stationary magnet roller, the carrier for electrostatic latent image developing including magnetic powder dispersed in a binder resin and having a saturation magnetization of about 50 to about 80 emu/g, residual magnetization of about 3 to about 10 emu/g, and coercive force of about 20 to about 50 oersted.

Carrier for electrostatic latent image developing

The present invention provide a carrier for development of electrostatic latent images, comprising magnetic powder dispersed in binder resin, the carrier having a mean particle size in a range of 30 to 80 .mu.m and satisfying the following relational expression:

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Takarazuka, Japan

Hiroshi Shibano