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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2005
Akihiko Itami, Hachioji, JP;
Masao Asano, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Yamazaki, Hachioji, JP;
Kunio Shigeta, Hachioji, JP;
Akihiko Itami, Hachioji, JP;
Masao Asano, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Yamazaki, Hachioji, JP;
Kunio Shigeta, Hachioji, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming method, comprising: forming an electrostatic latent image on a rotatable organic photoreceptor; forming a developing brush with a developing agent containing a toner on a rotatable developing sleeve; and bringing the developing brush in contact with the photoreceptor at a developing region so as to visualize the electrostatic latent image into a toner image. The photoreceptor comprises a conductive support member, an intermediate layer containing a binder resin and inorganic particles which have a number average primary order particle size of 3 to 200 nm, and a photosensitive layer provided on the intermediate layer, and the rotating direction of the developing sleeve is counter to that of the photoreceptor at the developing region.