Image forming apparatus with oriented flake shape toner

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9244392
APP PUB NO 20150248081A1
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14332940

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An image forming apparatus includes a latent image forming unit that forms a latent image on a photoreceptor, a developing unit that accommodates a developer containing flake shape toner particles and develops the latent image using the developer to form a toner image on a surface of the photoreceptor, a transfer unit, a bias applying unit, and a fixing unit, wherein the flake shape toner particles have an average major axis length of from 7 μm to 20 μm and an average thickness of from 1 μm to 3 μm and contain a flake shape metallic pigment.

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FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORPMINATO-KU TOKYO

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Kamisaki, Makoto Kanagawa, JP 24 22
Kitajima, Katsuyuki Kanagawa, JP 38 73
Koide, Takafumi Kanagawa, JP 30 74
Kuribayashi, Masataka Kanagawa, JP 27 28
Morooka, Yasuhisa Kanagawa, JP 36 44

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