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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2004
Ken Ohmura, Hachioji, JP;
Hiroshi Yamazaki, Hachioji, JP;
Asao Matsushima, Hino, JP;
Eiichi Yoshida, Hino, JP;
Ken Ohmura, Hachioji, JP;
Hiroshi Yamazaki, Hachioji, JP;
Asao Matsushima, Hino, JP;
Eiichi Yoshida, Hino, JP;
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming method in which toner having a an average circularity of 0.94-0.99, and an average equivalent circle diameter of 2.6-7.4 μm of toner particles is utilized, an electrostatic latent image formed on an image carrying member being developed, and the toner image is transferred on a transferring material followed by fixing, wherein non-transferred toner remaining on said image carrying member is collected for reuse for image formation, and non-transferred toner collected is utilized after having been passed through a toner intermediate chamber.