Patent ID: 6887636

Claim:
An image forming method of an oilless fixing type, comprising: forming an electrostatic latent image on an electrostatic latent image bearable member, contacting the latent image on said image bearable member with a developer carried by a developer carrier rotating at a linear speed of 360-1,680 mm/sec, wherein the amount of the developer carried on said developer carrier is regulated by a developer regulating member extending in a lateral direction parallel to the rotational axis of said developer carrier and disposed adjacent to said developer carrier to define a gap therebetween of 0.3-1.0 mm, wherein the amount of the developer carried on said developer carrier an passing through said gap per 1 second is 5.0-25.0 g per 1 cm of the lateral width of said gap, and wherein said developer comprises carrier particles and a toner, wherein aid toner comprises toner particles each comprising a wax dispersed therein, and wherein said toner has a coefficient of dynamic friction of 0.18 to 0.45.