Patent ID: 7029816

Claim:
An image formation method comprising the steps of charging the surface of an electrophotographic photoconductor, exposing said charged photoconductor to a light image to form a latent electrostatic image on said photoconductor, developing said latent electrostatic image using a two-component developer comprising a toner and a carrier to obtain a toner image, and transferring said toner image to an image receiving material directly or via an intermediate transfer member; said photoconductor showing a surface friction coefficient of 0.40 or less, and said toner comprising toner particles with an average circularity of 0.930 or more, wherein said toner particles include toner particles with a circularity of 0.90 or less with a content ratio of 20% or less by number, wherein an outermost layer of the photoconductor includes silicone resin particles, wherein said photoconductor comprises a surface portion comprising a silicone oil, and wherein said silicone oil has a viscosity of 100 cSt or less.