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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kengo Ikeda, Kitamoto, JP;
Hiroki Takao, Hachioji, JP;
Tomoko Sakimura, Hino, JP;
Mayuko Matsusaki, Hino, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 5/147 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 9/08 (2006.01); G03G 9/097 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 5/14773 (2013.01); G03G 5/14704 (2013.01); G03G 9/0819 (2013.01); G03G 9/09708 (2013.01); G03G 15/75 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides an electrophotographic image forming method using an electrophotographic photoconductor. The electrophotographic photoconductor has a protective layer. The surface of the protective layer has a projection structure. The average distance between neighboring projections among a plurality of projections R is set within the range of 100 to 250 nm. A toner including titanate compound particles attached to toner base particles is used.