Apparatus, process for removal of toner particles

The present invention is directed to a process and an improved apparatus for simultaneously removing and transporting undesirable residual insulating toner particles from a flexible imaging member comprising in operative relationship, a cleaning roll means containing on its surface insulating carrier particles, said cleaning roll being charged to a predetermined potential, a deflected flexible imaging member means containing residual insulating toner particles thereon, a cleaning zone encompassed by and situated between said cleaning roll means and said deflected flexible imaging member means, magnet means contained in the cleaning roll means, and magnetic strips contained in the outer periphery of said cleaning roll means.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
This invention relates generally to a system for removing undesirable toner 
particles from an imaging member, and more specifically, the present 
invention is directed to an apparatus and process for simultaneously 
removing, depositing, and transporting insulating toner particles 
contained in an electrostatographic imaging apparatus, which apparatus and 
process are simple in design, very efficient, and less costly than many 
prior art systems. 
The development of images by electrostatic means is well known, one 
development method involving the application of toner particles to the 
electrostatic latent image to be developed utilizing a variety of 
development methods as described for example in U.S. Pat. No. 3,618,552, 
cascade development, magnetic brush development, U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,874,063, 
3,251,706, and 3,357,402, powder cloud development U.S. Pat. No. 
2,221,776, and touchdown development U.S. Pat. No. 3,166,432. Generally, 
in these systems, undesirable residual toner particles adhere to the 
imaging surface subsequent to the transfer of the developed image to a 
supporting substrate, such as paper. Systems are known for causing the 
removal of residual toner particles from imaging surfaces, which systems 
incorporate doctor blades and/or cleaning brushes. Such prior art systems 
are in some instances not only very complex and costly, but do not achieve 
the desired cleaning efficiency over extended periods of time. Also, there 
is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,580,673 an apparatus for cleaning toner 
particles from a recording surface, which apparatus includes a rotably 
mounted non-magnetic cylinder member housing, and a permanent bar magnet. 
The cylindrical member moves magnetic beads into contact with the 
recording surface, and an electrical bias opposite in polarity to the 
polarity of the toner particles is applied thereto, which electrical bias 
is sufficient to attract toner particles to the cleaning beads. 
Subsequently the toner particles are removed from the cleaning beads by a 
detoning roller biased to a polarity opposite to the polarity on the toner 
particles; with toner removal from the detoning roller being accomplished 
by mechanical detachment employing for example a doctor blade. 
Further, there is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,713,736 a toner removal 
apparatus including a container partially filled with magnetizible 
particles. A hollow cleaning roller is secured in the container so as to 
allow for its rotation about a permanent magnet, wherein toner particles 
clinging to the photoconductive surface are attracted by triboelectric 
forces to the magnetizable particles on the surface of the cleaning 
roller. 
There is also known other different cleaning devices for the purpose of 
removing unwanted residual toner particles, including for example web 
devices, foam rollers, combinations thereof, and the like. Each of these 
prior art devices has disadvantages primarily relating to their inability 
to satisfactorily and efficiently remove residual toner particles over 
extended periods of time from the imaging surface, in a simple and 
economical manner. Prior art systems which can be complex, costly, and/or 
may require improvement in their cleaning efficiency include those 
described in U.S. Pat. No. 2,911,330 on magnetic brush cleaning, as well 
as those systems described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,947,108 wherein there is 
disclosed the removal of toner particles by a scrubbing of the imaging 
surface, and U.S. Pat. No. 4,108,546 wherein magnetic attraction is 
employed as an aid in removing magnetic toner particles from an imaging 
surface. 
Accordingly, there continues to be a need for an improved apparatus and 
process for efficiently and effectively removing toner particles from an 
imaging member, and simultaneously transporting such particles to a 
cleaning member, the process retaining its effectiveness over extended 
periods of time. Additionally, there is a need for an improved toner 
cleaning system, wherein residual toner particles can be returned to a 
toner supply reservoir. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
It is a feature of the present invention to provide an improved apparatus 
and process which overcomes the above-noted disadvantages. 
A further feature of the present invention is the provision of an improved 
apparatus and process which simultaneously removes, and transports 
residual toner particles from a flexible imaging member to a cleaning 
member. 
In another feature of the present invention there is provided an improved 
apparatus and process for simultaneously removing and conveying residual 
toner particles from a flexible imaging member to a cleaning member, 
followed by the removal of such particles from the cleaning member. 
These and other features of the present invention are generally 
accomplished by the provision of a system for simultaneously removing, and 
transporting insulating toner particles from a flexible imaging member 
which comprises (1) a cleaning roll containing on its surface insulating 
carrier particles, (2) a flexible imaging member deflected in an arc, 
causing the formation of a cleaning zone encompassed by the cleaning roll 
and the flexible member, (3) a cleaning roll actuated in a manner 
insulating carrier particles to contact insulating residual toner 
particles present on the flexible imaging member, thereby removing said 
toner particles from said flexible imaging member, and depositing the 
removed toner particles on the cleaning roll, (4) transporting the removed 
toner particles on the cleaning roll, (5) removing the insulating carrier 
particles from the cleaning roll, (6) removing the insulating toner 
particles from the cleaning roll, which toner particles can be directed to 
a reservoir, (7) followed by directing and returning the removed 
insulating carrier particles to the cleaning roll. The residual toner 
particles removed from the flexible imaging member migrate through the 
carrier particles contained in the cleaning zone, and deposit on the 
cleaning roll which is rotating. Accordingly, in accordance with the 
present invention residual toner particles remaining on a flexible imaging 
member subsequent to development are removed therefrom, and deposited and 
transported on a cleaning roll, thus eliminating for example, the need for 
a separate detoning roll, or detoning step as is utilized in present 
magnetic brush cleaning systems. 
The present invention, in one embodiment, is directed to an apparatus for 
simultaneously removing and transporting undesirable residual insulating 
toner particles from a flexible imaging member comprising in operative 
relationship, a cleaning roll means containing on its surface insulating 
carrier particles, said cleaning roll being charged to a predetermined 
potential by for example, a voltage source, a deflected flexible imaging 
member means containing residual insulating toner particles thereon, a 
cleaning zone encompassed by and situated between said cleaning roll means 
and said deflected flexible imaging member means, magnet means contained 
in the cleaning roll means, magnetic strips contained in the outer 
periphery of said cleaning roll means, a doctor blade means, and 
optionally a toner auger means, wherein as a result of movement of the 
cleaning roll means and the flexible deflected imaging member means, 
residual toner particles are attracted to said roller means. 
In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to a process for 
simultaneously removing, and transporting insulating toner particles from 
a flexible imaging member which comprises (1) providing a cleaning roll 
containing on a portion of its surface insulating carrier particles, which 
cleaning roll contains therein magnets, and magnetic strips, (2) providing 
a moving flexible imaging member deflected in an arc, wherein there 
results a cleaning zone encompassed by, and situated between the cleaning 
roll and the deflected flexible imaging member, (3) actuating the cleaning 
roll causing the insulating carrier particles to contact the insulating 
residual toner particles contained on the moving deflected flexible 
imaging member, (4) removing the residual toner particles from the 
deflected flexible imaging member as a result of said contact, (5) 
depositing the removed toner particles on the cleaning roll, (6) 
transporting the removed particles on the cleaning roll, (7) removing the 
insulating carrier particles, (8) removing the insulating toner particles, 
and (9) subsequently redirecting the removed insulating carrier particles 
to the cleaning roll. 
Also embraced within the present invention is an improved 
electrostatographic imaging apparatus comprising a charging means, an 
imaging means, a development means, a fusing means, a fixing means and a 
cleaning means, the improvement residing in the cleaning means which 
comprises in operative relationship a cleaning roll means containing on 
its surface insulating carrier particles, said cleaning roll being charged 
to a predetermined potential by for example, a voltage source, a deflected 
flexible imaging member means, containing residual insulating toner 
particles thereon, a cleaning zone encompassed by and situted between said 
cleaning roll means and said deflected flexible imaging member means, 
magnet means contained in the cleaning roll means, magnetic strips 
contained in the outer periphery of said cleaning roll means, a doctor 
blade means, and optionally a toner auger means, wherein as a result of 
movement of the cleaning roll means and the flexible deflected imaging 
member means, residual toner particles are attracted to said roller means.

Illustrated in FIG. 1 is the cleaning system, apparatus and process, of the 
present invention, comprised of a deflected flexible imaging means 10, 
cleaning roll means 12 containing therein magnets 14, and magnetic strips 
15, a shroud means 16, a baffle means 18, a doctor blade means 20, a toner 
auger means 22, insulating removed residual toner particles 24, residual 
toner particles 25, insulating carrier particles 26, removal zone 27, an 
idler roll means 28, a cleaning zone 30, and a voltage source means 32. In 
one sequence of operation, cleaning roll means 12, which is biased to a 
polarity opposite to the polarity of the residual toner particles, and 
contains cylindrical magnets 14, and magnetic strips 15, is caused to move 
in the direction illustrated by the arrow by a motor (not shown) which 
movement causes insulating carrier particles 26, adhering to the roll 
means 12 to contact the residual insulating toner particles 25 contained 
on the deflected flexible imaging means 10, which is moving in the 
direction illustrated by the arrow. As a result, the insulating carrier 
particles 26 remove the residual insulating toner particles 25 in a 
cleaning zone or nip designated 30, which is formed as a result of the 
deflection of the flexible imaging means 10, in an arc ranging from about 
5 degrees to about 50 degrees, this deflection being caused primarily by 
the pressure exerted by the insulating carrier particles 26, and a 
tensioning means, not shown. Primarily because of electrostatic forces, 
the insulating toner particles are attracted to and deposited on the 
insulating carrier particles, and are transported away from the flexible 
imaging means 10. The electrostatic force on the residual toner particles 
is caused by the electrical forces present on the cleaning roll acting on 
charged residual toner particles, which charge can be increased by 
triboelectric charging between the toner and carrier particles in the 
cleaning zone. Such electrostatic forces assists in causing removal of the 
residual toner particles 25 from the imaging member 10, and allows for the 
migration of toner particles through the carrier particles 26 on the 
cleaning roll 12. The rate of toner migration through the carrier 
particles is increased by carrier particle agitation in the cleaning zone 
30, which agitation is caused by the relative motion between the arced 
flexible imaging member 10, and the cleaning roll 12 containing carrier 
particles thereon. Increased agitation is obtained when the cleaning zone 
contains a weak magnetic field and a thin spacing between the imaging 
member 10 and roll 12. Carrier particle agitation, electrostatic forces 
and toner migration through the carrier particles causes the residual 
toner particles 25 (1) to be removed from the flexible imaging member 10, 
(2) to migrate through the agitated carrier particles 26, and (3) to be 
deposited on the cleaning roll 12. Continuous rotation of the cleaning 
roll means 12 provides for removal of the insulating carrier particles in 
region 27 wherein there resides a weak magnetic field, that is, no 
internal magnets 14 exist in this region. The removed carrier particles 
are directed by baffle means 18 to the cleaning roll means 12 for 
redeposition thereon. Subsequently, residual toner particles 25 are 
removed by a doctor blade means 20 and directed to a reservoir containing 
a toner auger means 22. The toner auger means 22 transports the removed 
toner particles to a toner supply reservoir for reuse, or alternatively 
the toner particles can be transported to a retention reservoir not shown, 
and subsequently removed from the apparatus. 
Illustrated in FIG. 2 is a further embodiment of the present invention 
wherein the relationship between the flexible imaging member means 10, and 
the cleaning roll means 12 is as shown, thus the flexible imaging means 10 
is contained at the top portion of the cleaning roll means 12 as compared 
to the bottom portion as illustrated in FIG. 1. In FIG. 2 like numerals 
represent the same components as shown in FIG. 1, thus there is 
illustrated in FIG. 2 a deflected flexible imaging member means 10, a 
cleaning roll means 12, containing therein magnets 14, magnetic strips 15, 
a shroud means 16, a baffle means 18, a doctor blade means 20, a auger 
means 22, insulating toner particles 24, residual toner particles 25, 
insulating carrier particles 26, removal region 27, idler roll means 28, a 
cleaning zone area 30, and a voltage source means 32, with the components 
moving in the direction as illustrated by the arrows. Operation of the 
embodiment of FIG. 2 is substantially identical to the operation of the 
embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1. 
Of importance with reference to the process and apparatus of the present 
invention in addition to the utilization of the cleaning roll means 12, 
containing insulating carrier particles 26 thereon, is the area of 
contact, or cleaning zone 30, situated between the insulating carrier 
particles 26 and the insulating toner particles 25 contained on the 
flexible imaging means 10, which area is formed by causing the flexible 
imaging member means 10 to deflect, primarily by the pressure exerted by 
the insulating carrier particles. This deflection creates an area of 
contact between the carrier particles 26 and the toner particles 25, and 
allows the toner particles to be attracted and deposited on the cleaning 
roll means. Generally, the length of zone 30 ranges from about 0.5 
centimeters to about 5 centimeters, with a preferred length being between 
about 1 centimeter and 2 centimeters, although lengths outside these 
ranges can be utilized providing the objectives of the present invention 
are accomplished. 
Also of importance with regard to the removal and maintenance of the 
undesirable toner particles on the cleaning roll means 12 are the magnetic 
strips 15, which strips can be dispersed in a polymer matrix, and become 
magnetized in the presence of the field generated by the internal fixed 
magnets 14. The magnetizable strips are preferably comprised of steel 
strips in a thickness of about 0.012 inches, and in a width of about 1/8 
of an inch, these strips being embedded into a polymer material such an 
epoxy resin, which in turn is attached to the cleaning roll means 12. The 
strips have a distance therebetween of about 1/8 of an inch and are 
contained in the cleaning roll means 12 around the entire periphery, as 
illustrated. 
The potential applied to the cleaning roll means 12 by voltage source means 
32 also assists in attracting and maintaining the toner particles on the 
cleaning roll means 12, this potential ranging from about -100 volts to 
about -800 volts, and preferably from a -300 volts to a -400 volts when 
positively charged toner particles are being attracted to the cleaning 
roll means 12. 
The core of the cleaning roll means 12 which can be comprised of a number 
of known materials, such as aluminum, has a diameter of from about 1 inch 
to about 5 inches, and preferably has a diameter of from about 1 inch to 
about 3 inches, with a very preferred diameter of about 1.5 inches. 
Generally the speed of the flexible imaging means 10 ranges from about 5 
cm/sec to about 50 cm/sec, with the speed of the cleaning roll means 12 
ranging from about 6 cm/sec to about 100 cm/sec, the relative movement of 
these members causing the insulating toner particles to be simultaneously 
removed, deposited and transported as indicated hereinbefore. 
Additionally, in one aspect of the present invention, wherein more than 
one layer of insulating carrier particles are present in zone 30, the 
movement of the cleaning roll means 12 and the flexible deflected imaging 
means 10, at the speeds indicated, causes a shearing or agitating action 
in the cleaning zone, wherein toner particles are caused to migrate from 
the flexible imaging means surface to the cleaning roll 12 as a result an 
electrical bias on the cleaning roll 12, and the rotation of the carrier 
particles in one direction then subsequently in another direction, which 
agitation, and rotation is increased when the magnetic field is low, for 
example less than 200 gauss. Thus, the insulating toner particles are 
removed from the flexible imaging member, and caused to migrate through a 
developer layer contained in the cleaning zone encompassed by the cleaning 
roll means 12 and the flexible imaging means 10, causing toner particles 
to be deposited on the cleaning member. 
The apparatus and process of the present invention are useful in many 
systems including electronic printers and electrostatographic machines, 
such as those employing xerographic systems well known in the art. In FIG. 
3 there is illustrated a xerographic imaging system employing an imaging 
member means 10, equivalent to the means 10 of FIGS. 1 and 2. In this 
embodiment of the present invention, the imaging member 10 can be 
comprised of a substrate overcoated with a transport layer containing 
small molecules of N,N,N',N'-tetraphenyl-[1,1'-biphenyl]4-4'diamine, or 
similar diamines dispersed in a polycarbonate, which in turn is overcoated 
with a generating layer of trigonal selenium. Imaging member 10 moves in 
the direction of arrow 27 to advance successive portions of the imaging 
member sequentially through the various processing stations disposed about 
the path of movement thereof. The imaging member is entrained about a 
sheet-stripping roller 50, tensioning means 51, and drive roller 52. 
Tensioning means 51 includes a roller 53 having flanges on opposite sides 
thereof to define a path through which member 10 moves, with roller 53 
being mounted on each end of guides attached to springs. Spring 54 is 
tensioned such that roller 53 presses against the imaging member 10. In 
this manner, member 10 is placed under the desired tension. The level of 
tension is relatively low permitting member 10 to be easly deformed. With 
continued reference to FIG. 1, drive roller 52 is mounted rotatably and in 
engagement with member 10. Motor 55 rotates roller 52 to advance member 10 
in the direction of arrow 27. Roller 52 is coupled to motor 55 by suitable 
means such as a belt drive. Sheet-stripping roller 50 is freely rotatable 
so as to readily permit member 10 to move in the direction of arrow 27 
with a minimum of friction. 
Initially, a portion of imaging member 10 passes through charging station 
H. At charging station H, a corona generating device, indicated generally 
by the reference numeral 56, charges the photoconductive surface of 
imaging member 10 to a relatively high, substantially uniform potential. 
The charged portion of the photoconductive surface is then advanced through 
exposure station I. An original document 57 is positioned face down upon 
transparent platen 58. Lamps 59 flash light rays onto original document 
57, and the light rays reflected from original document 57 are transmitted 
through lens 60 forming a light image thereof. Lens 60 focuses the light 
image onto the charged portion of the photoconductive surface to 
selectively dissipate the charge thereon. This records an electrostatic 
latent image on the photoconductive surface which corresponds to the 
informational areas contained within original document 57. 
Thereafter imaging member 10 advances the electrostatic latent image 
recorded on the photoconductive surface to development station J. At 
development station J, a magnetic brush development system, indicated 
generally by the reference numeral 62, advances a developer material into 
contact with the electrostatic latent image recorded on the imaging 
member. Developer rollers 60 and 66 transport a brush of developer 
material into contact with imaging member 10. The electrostatic latent 
image attracts the toner particles from the carrier granules forming a 
toner powder image on the photoconductive surface of member 10. 
Imaging member 1 then advances the toner powder image to transfer station 
K. At transfer station K, a sheet of support material 68 is moved into 
contact with the toner powder image. The sheet of support material 68 is 
advanced to transfer station K by a sheet feeding apparatus (not shown). 
Preferably, the sheet feeding apparatus includes a feed roll contacting 
the uppermost sheet of a stack of sheets. The feed roll rotates so as to 
advance the uppermost sheet from the stack into a chute. The chute directs 
the advancing sheet of support material into contact with the 
photoconductive surface of member 10 in a timed sequence in order that the 
toner powder image developed thereon contacts the advancing sheet of 
support material at transfer station K. 
Transfer station K includes a corona generating device 70 which sprays ions 
onto the backside of sheet 68. This attracts the toner powder image from 
the photoconductive surface to sheet 68. After transfer, sheet 68 moves in 
the direction of arrow 70 onto a conveyor (not shown) which advances sheet 
68 to fusing station L. 
Fusing station L includes a fuser assembly, indicted generally by the 
reference numeral 77, which permanently affixes the transferred toner 
powder image to sheet 68. Preferably, fuser assembly 72 includes a heated 
fuser roller 74 and a back-up roller 76. Sheet 68 passes between fuser 
roller 74 and back-up roller 76 with the toner powder image contacting 
fuser roller 74. In this manner, the toner powder image is permanently 
affixed to sheet 68. After fusing, a chute guides the advancing sheet 68 
to a catch tray for subsequent removal from the printing machine by the 
operator. 
Subsequent to the separation of the sheet of material from the 
photoconductive surface of imaging member 10 there remains residual toner 
particles adhering thereto which particles can be cleaned from the 
flexible imaging member surface at cleaning station G. Cleaning station G 
preferably includes the cleaning apparatus of FIG. 1, which comprises a 
cleaning roll means 12, containing magnets therein 14, magnetic strips 15, 
a shroud means 16, a baffle means 18, a doctor blade means 20, a toner 
auger means 22, removal zone 27, an idler roll means 28, a cleaning zone 
area 30, and voltage source 32. The cleaning roll means 12 as a result of 
its rotation presents insulating carrier particles contained thereon to 
the flexible imaging member means surface 10 containing thereon residual 
insulating toner particles 25, the cleaning zone 30 being formed as a 
result of the imaging member being deflected. As a result of the movement 
of the flexible imaging member and the cleaning roll, and in view of the 
deflection of the flexible imaging member, toner particles are removed 
from the imaging surface and deposited on the cleaning roll. The details 
of operation and components of the cleaning mechanism are as referenced 
herein with regard to FIGS. 1 and 2, and the accompanying explanation. 
Illustrative examples of flexible image bearing member 10, include 
inorganic photoresponsive materials deposited on a flexible substrate such 
materials including, for example, amorphous selenium, selenium alloys, 
including alloys of selenium-tellurium, selenium arsenic, selenium 
antimony, selenium-tellurium-arsenic, cadmium sulfide, zinc oxide; and 
flexible organic photoresponsive materials such as, polyvinylcarbazole, 
layered organic photoreceptors, such as those containing a substrate 
overcoated with injecting contact, comprised of carbon dispersed in a 
polymer, overcoated with a transport layer, which in turn is overcoated 
with a generating layer, and finally an overcoating of an insulating 
organic resin, reference U.S. Pat. No. 4,251,612, and layered 
photoresponsive members comprised of a substrate, overcoated with a charge 
transport layer, which in turn is overcoated with a charge generating 
layer, reference U.S. Pat. No. 4,265,990, and the like. 
Other organic photoresponsive materials that may be employed in a flexible 
configuration include, 4-dimethylamino-benzylidene, 
2-benzylideneamino-carbazole, 4-dimethylamino-benzylidene, benzhydrazide; 
2-benzylideneamino-carbazole, polyvinyl carbazole; 
(2-nitro-benzylidene)-p-bromo-aniline; 2,4-diphenyl quinazoline; 
1,2,4-triazine; 1,5-diphenyl-3-methyl pyrazoline 2-(4'-dimethyl-amino 
pheny)benzoxazole; 3-amino-carbazole; polyvinylcarbazoletrinitrofluorenone 
charge transfer complex; phthalocyanines, layer photoresponsive devices 
containing injecting, transport and generating layers, or transport and 
generating layers, and the like. 
By flexible imaging member as used herein is meant, generally, a material 
that can be deformed, such as the members disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 
4,265,990. In contrast, a rigid imaging member cannot be easily deflected, 
such members being hard or stiff, like amorphous selenium, which has not 
been deposited on a flexible substrate. 
The flexible imaging member of the present invention is deflected in an arc 
of from about 5 degrees to about 50 degress. 
The developer composition utilized in the electrostatographic imaging 
device of the present invention is comprised of insulating toner 
particles, (resin plus colorant or pigment) and insulating magnetic 
carrier particles. By insulating as used herein is meant non-conducting, 
that is, for example, charge does not tend to flow from the image bearing 
member to the ends of the carrier particles near the cleaning member. 
Illustrative examples of toner resins that may be utilized include 
polyamides, epoxies, polyurethanes, vinyl resins and polymeric 
esterification products of a dicarboxylic acid and a diol comprising a 
diphenol. Any suitable vinyl resin may be employed as the toner resin 
including homopolymers or copolymers of two or more vinyl monomers. 
Typical of such vinyl monomeric units include: styrene, p-chlorostyrene 
vinyl naphthalene, ethylenecally unsaturated monoolefins such as ethylene, 
propylene, butylene, isobutylene and the like; vinyl esters such as vinyl 
chloride, vinyl bromide, vinyl fluoride, vinyl acetate, vinyl propionate, 
vinyl benzoate, vinyl butyrate and the like; esters of alphamethylene 
aliphatic monocarboxylic acids such as methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, 
n-butylacrylate, isobutyl acrylate, dodecyl acrylate, n-octyl acrylate, 
2-chloroethyl acrylate, phenyl acrylate, methylalphachloroacrylate, methyl 
methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate and the like; 
acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, acrylamide, vinyl ethers such as vinyl 
methyl ether, vinyl isobutyl ether, vinyl ethyl ether, and the like; vinyl 
ketones such as vinyl methyl ketone, vinyl hexyl ketone, methyl 
isopropenyl ketone and the like; vinyldene halides such as vinylidene 
chloride, vinylidene chlorofluoride and the like; and N-vinyl indole, 
N-vinyl pyrrolidene and the like; and mixtures thereof. 
Also esterification products of a dicarboxylic acid and a diol comprising a 
diphenol may be used as a preferred resin material for the toner 
composition of the present invention. These materials are illustrated in 
U.S. Pat. No. 3,655,374, totally incorporated herein by reference, the 
diphenol reactant being of the formula as shown in column 4, beginning at 
line 5 of this patent and the dicarboxylic acid being of the formula as 
shown in column 6 of the above patent. 
The resin is present in an amount so that the total of all ingredients used 
in the toner total about 100%, thus when 5% by weight of an alkyl 
pyridinium compound is present as described hereinafter, and 10% by weight 
of pigment such as carbon black is present, about 85% by weight of toner 
resin material is present. The toner resin particles can vary in diameter, 
but generally range from about 5 microns to about 30 microns in diameter, 
and preferably from about 10 microns to about 20 microns. 
Any suitable pigment or dye may be employed as the colorant for the toner 
particles, such materials being well known and including for example, 
carbon black, nigrosine dye, aniline blue, calco oil blue, chrome yellow, 
ultramarine blue, DuPont oil red, methylene blue chloride, phthalocyanine 
blue and mixtures thereof. The pigment or dye should be present in 
sufficient quantity to render it highly colored so that it will form a 
clearly visible image on the recording member. For example, where 
conventional xerographic copies of documents are desired, the toner may 
comprise a black pigment such as carbon black or a black dye such as 
Amaplast black dye available from the National Aniline Products Inc. 
Preferably the pigment is employed in amounts from about 3% to about 20% 
by weight based on the total weight of toner, however, if the toner color 
employed is a dye, substantially smaller quantities of the color may be 
used. 
Additionally, there can be incorporated in the toner (resin plus colorant) 
various charge control agents primarily for the purpose of imparting a 
positive charge to the toner resin. Examples of charge control agents 
includes quaternary ammonium compounds as described in U.S. Pat. No. 
3,970,571, and alkyl pyridinium halides such as cetyl pyridinium chloride, 
described in copending application U.S. Ser. No. 205,950, filed on May 12, 
1978. 
Various suitable insulating magnetic carrier materials can be employed as 
long as such particles are capable of triboelectrically obtaining a charge 
of opposite polarity to that of the toner particles. In the present 
invention in one embodiment that would be a negative polarity, to that of 
the toner particles which are positively charged so that the toner 
particles will adhere to and surround the carrier particles. Illustrative 
examples of carrier particles include steel, nickel, iron ferrites, 
magnetites and the like. The carriers can be used with or without a 
coating, examples of coatings including fluoropolymers such as 
polyvinylidene fluoride, methyl terpolymers and the like. Also nickel 
berry carriers as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,847,604 and 3,767,598 can 
be employed, these carriers being nodular carrier beads of nickel 
characterized by surface of reoccurring recesses and protrusions providing 
particles with a relatively large external area. Preferably the carrier 
particles, or their cores are comprised of materials that allow 
dissipation of net charge accumulation resulting from the development 
process, such as for example steel shot carriers. The diameter of the 
carrier particles ranges from about 50 to about 1,000 microns, thus 
allowing the carrier to possess sufficient density and inertia to avoid 
adherence to the electrostatic images during the development process. 
Other modifications of the present invention will occur to those skilled in 
the art based upon a reading of the present disclosure. These are intended 
to be included within the scope of the present invention.