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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2007
Satoshi Uchino, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Anno, Tokyo, JP;
Takeo Oshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Okushi Okuyama, Tokyo, JP;
Shinya Obara, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Uchino, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Anno, Tokyo, JP;
Takeo Oshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Okushi Okuyama, Tokyo, JP;
Shinya Obara, Tokyo, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electrophotographic image forming method is disclosed. The method includes steps of conveying a developer comprising a toner to a developing zone by a developing roller, and developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrostatic latent image carrying member by the developer, and the developing roller has an electroconductive shaft and a resin layer provided around the shaft, the resin layer comprises a surface layer containing silicone copolymer resin as the principal component and a layer containing resin-silica hybrid composite as a principal component provided directly under the surface layer.