Patent ID: 6902857
Filing Date: 2005-06-07
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A method for forming an electrophotographic image comprising; charging an electrophotographic photoconductor; exposing the electrophotographic photoconductor charged in charging imagewisly to form an electrostatic latent image; developing by supplying a toner to the electrostatic latent image to visualize the electrostatic latent image, and forming a developed image; transferring the developed image formed in developing onto a recording material; and cleaning by recovering the toner remained untransferred on the electrophotographic photoconductor, wherein the toner comprises a toner particle and an additive having a total surface area ratio Z of the additive in the toner, wherein Z=(Ht·Wt)/(H·W), and 0.5≦Z≦1.5 and the electrophotographic photoconductor comprises at least a photosensitive layer and a protective layer comprising a filler on a conductive support in that order, and an angle of repose of the toner to the protective layer surface of the electrophotographic photoconductor is 30° or less, wherein H is the specific surface area of toner particles (m W is the weight content of toner particles (%), Ht is the specific surface area of additives (m Wt is the content of additives (%).