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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 1992
Filed:
Feb. 13, 1991
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image support member; a first electrostatic latent image forming device for forming a first electrostatic latent image on the image support member; a first developing device for developing the first electrostatic latent image with first toner; a second electrostatic latent image forming device for forming a second electrostatic latent image on the image support member; and a second developing device for developing the second electrostatic latent image with second toner; the second toner having a color different from that of the first toner and having charging characteristics relative to carrier, identical with those of the first toner; the second toner having an average particle diameter larger than that of the first toner.