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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2016
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Fumiaki Mera, Kanagawa, JP;
Satomi Kashiwagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Iwanaga, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Imai, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an electrophotographic photoreceptor that includes a conductive substrate, an organic photosensitive layer provided on the conductive substrate, and an inorganic protective layer provided on the organic photosensitive layer; a charging unit that charges a surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor; an electrostatic latent image forming unit that forms an electrostatic latent image on a charged surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor; a developing unit that develops the electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor to thereby form a toner image, by using a developer which contains a toner, and a carrier in which a ratio occupied by carrier particles having a particle diameter of 50 μm or greater is equal to or smaller than 1% by number; and a transfer unit that transfers the toner image to a surface of a recording medium.