Patent ID: 6333755
Filing Date: 2001-12-25
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
An electrophotographic apparatus comprising:a photosensitive body;electrostatic image forming means for forming an electrostatic image on said photosensitive body, said electrostatic image forming means including exposing means for exposing said photosensitive body by a digital light in accordance with image information, and said exposing means exposing a portion that is a background for an image; anddeveloping means for developing said electrostatic image using a developer, wherein rate throughout the developer of contained particles having a diameter equal to or smaller than 1 .mu.m is 5 to 40 number %,wherein, when A denotes a one-pixel width and Wv denotes a width at a half value of a peak in a potential distribution of said electrostatic image formed by exposing said photosensitive body using the digital light of one pixel,0.6.ltoreq.Wv/A.ltoreq.1.0 is satisfied.