Image forming method, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge

摘要

An image forming method satisfies the following Expressions:
0.01wherein, when a content of the fatty acid metal salt particles with respect to the entire weight of the toner is set as Rmf, an average abrasion rate of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is set as Wh, a maximum abrasion rate of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is set as Whmax, and a minimum abrasion rate of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is set as Whmin, and an average abrasion rate of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is set as Wl, a maximum abrasion rate of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is set as Wlmax, and a minimum abrasion rate of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is set as Wlmin.

主权项

1. An image forming method comprising:
charging a surface of an electrophotographic photoreceptor by a charging device disposed to be in contact with or be adjacent to the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor, the electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising a conductive base and a photosensitive layer provided on the conductive base, and an uppermost layer of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is configured with a cured film of a composition having a reactive charge transport material; forming an electrostatic latent image on a charged surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor; developing the electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor with a developer including a toner including toner particles and fatty acid metal salt particles to form a toner image; transferring the toner image to a surface of a recording medium; and cleaning the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor with a cleaning blade in contact with the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor, wherein:
the reactive charge transport material is at least one kind selected from chain polymerizable compound represented by the following Formulae (I) and (II):wherein F represents a charge transport skeleton; L represents a divalent linking group containing two or more kinds selected from the group consisting of an alkylene group, an alkenylene group, —C(═O)—, —N(R)—, —S—, and —O—; R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group; and m represents an integer of 1 to 8,wherein F represents a charge transport skeleton; L′ represents a trivalent or tetravalent group derived from alkane or alkene, or an (n+1)-valent linking group containing two or more kinds selected from the group consisting of an alkylene group, an alkenylene group, —C(═O)—, —N(R)—, —S—, and —O—; R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group; m′ represents an integer of 1 to 6; and n represents an integer of 2 or 3;
the following characteristic of the fatty acid metal salt particles is satisfied:
Expression (A1): 0.010.005(i) Wh is an average abrasion rate (nm/1,000 rotations) of the electrophotographic photoreceptor,(ii) Whmax is a maximum abrasion rate (nm/1,000 rotations) of the electrophotographic photoreceptor, and(iii) Whmin is a minimum abrasion rate (nm/1,000 rotations) of the electrophotographic photoreceptor; andWl, Wlmax, and Wlmin are determined after repeatedly forming an image having three image patterns of different image densities in a low temperature and low humidity environment, and
(i) Wl is an average abrasion rate (nm/1,000 rotations) of the electrophotographic photoreceptor,(ii) Wlmax is a maximum abrasion rate (nm/1,000 rotations) of the electrophotographic photoreceptor, and(iii) Wlmin is a minimum abrasion rate (nm/1,000 rotations) of the electrophotographic photoreceptor.