Title:
TONER, TONER CARRYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2003330218
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide an image forming apparatus wherein toner is prevented from clogging in a suction tube, even in the case of employing a toner carrying system of using toner suction and air sending at the same time with reference to a toner container.
The image forming apparatus is constituted by using the toner having the following characteristics; (1) The maximum shearing stress τmax is ≤30 G [N/m2] when a vertical stress of 16 G [N/m2] is applied on the toner in a shearing tester 100. (2) A uniaxial decay stress fc measured by a uniaxial decay stress measuring method using the shearing tester 100 is ≤50 G [N/m2].
Inventors:
MURAMATSU SATOSHI
KASAHARA NOBUO
IWATA NOBUO
MATSUMOTO JUNICHI
KASAHARA NOBUO
IWATA NOBUO
MATSUMOTO JUNICHI
Application Number:
JP2002142601A
Publication Date:
November 19, 2003
Filing Date:
May 17, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
RICOH KK
International Classes:
G03G9/08; G03G15/08; (IPC1-7): G03G9/08; G03G15/08
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kuroda Toshi