摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming method which is free of image smearing in running due to a cleaning step, such as black streaks on an image area and image deletion, and which attains high definition, with respect to an image forming method using a magnetic one-component developing method. <P>SOLUTION: In the image forming method, a magnetic toner is used which has a sphericity of ≥0.960, comprises at least a magnetic material and a binder resin, and is obtained by adding 0-0.3 mass% of inorganic fine particles based on toner mass externally on its surface. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI |