Patent ID: 7482106
Filing Date: 2009-01-27
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming method comprising: forming a toner image by developing with a developer containing a toner a latent image on a photoreceptor comprising a layer formed on or over a substrate; transferring the toner image to a recording medium on which the toner image is recorded; and fixing the toner image; removing the toner remained in the photoreceptor by a cleaning device; wherein the average circular degree of the toner is not less than 0.94; the toner contains a wax comprising an ester of a carboxylic acid having carbon atoms of not less than 16 or an ester of an alcohol having carbon atoms of not less than 16; the toner contains a metal salt of fatty acid in an amount of from 0.01 to 10% by weight; the layer contains hydrophobic silica particles having a number average of primary particle diameter in the range of about 1 nm or more and less than 100 nm; and the surface roughness Ra of the layer is not less than 0.02 μm and less than 0.1 μm.