US3640751A - Method for liquid-developing an electrostatic image - Google Patents

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US3640751A
US3640751A US3640751DA US3640751A US 3640751 A US3640751 A US 3640751A US 3640751D A US3640751D A US 3640751DA US 3640751 A US3640751 A US 3640751A
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  • Said W 501mm comprises a Ionetconsisfing of [58] FieldofSearch....- .,....@117/37 LE,93.4-A;355/10; y P e Particles and at least one resin selected from the v 252/621 group consisting of alkyd resin, phenol-resin and vinyl resin,
  • the carri- 56 R f was C-ted er liquid comprises a mixture of two dispersion media having 1 2 er I different affinities to said resin.
  • Dispersion media having a UNlTED STATES PATENTS larger affinity to the resin include halogenated hydrocarbons,
  • aromatic hydrocarbons and petroleum hydrocarbons contain- 3,507,679 4/1970 Metcalfe 61'. 81. ..11 7/37 ing aromatic i g i i p i media having a Smaller 3,058,914 10/1962 Metcalfe et a1.
  • ...117/37 X ffi to the resin include iSoparaf-finic and mm 3,220,830 Ill 1965 Kashrwabara...
  • the polarity of a toner having certain ingredients is adapted to be controlled by varying either the mixing proportion of the dispersion media constituting the carrier liquid, or the temperature of said carrier liquid.
  • electrostatic image which may appear in the following description is defined as an electrostatically charged latent image on an electrostatic charge-substrate like an electrophotographic copying sheet or an electrostatic recording sheet, which may be convertible to a visible image by proper development. 7
  • Liquid-developing methods known in the art are the socalled positive-to-positive developing method in which a charged latent image on a copying sheet or a recording sheet is developed in a developer containing a dispersed toner which is charged in the opposite polarity to the latent image, and the so-called negative-to-positive developing method in which an electrostatically negatively charged latent image on a copying sheet or a recording sheet is developed in a developer solution in which is dispersed a toner having the same polarity with the latent image area.
  • a condensed toner in which at least one kind of alkyd resin, phenol resin and vinyl resin is applied to the pigment particles for controlling the polarity thereof, and
  • the carrier liquid which is a mixture of dispersion media having a peculiar affinity to the aforementioned resins, so that the electric charge of the toner can be desirably controlled by varying the mixing ratio of the dispersion media or the temperature of the carrier liquid. Furthermore, the electric charge of the toner can be varied in either way even if the carrier liquid contains only one dispersion medium by changing the temperature of the carrier liquid.
  • Curve 1 in the FIGURE indicates the relationship between the thickness of the adsorption layer and the electric potential (M) of resins in general, while curve 2 shows the same relationship for special resins that will create variations depending upon the kind of polarity-controlagents used.
  • Our experiments proved thatthe toner in which the carbon black is coated with the alkyd resins shows changes as shown in curve 2 and that the toner in which carbon black is coated with asphalt or rosin varies like curve 1.
  • Some of possible dispersion media having a large affinity to the alkyd resin, phenol resin or vinyl resin are partially or entirely halogenated hydrocarbons such as C C1 (C CI F) CI-IC1F CCl F-CC1F or aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene, benzene, petroleum hydrocarbon including aromatic ingredients, for example, Naphtha No. 6, Solvesso 100, Solvesso 150 (all are products of Esso Standard Oil Co.) and ligroin.
  • the dispersion media having smaller affinity to the aforesaid resins include, for example, such isoparaffinic hydrocarbons as lsopar G, lsopar H (products of Esso Standard Oil Co.), Super-VM&P Naphtha (product of Shell Oil Co.) and paraffinic hydrocarbon such as normal paraffin like n-hexane.
  • chlorofluoro-hydrocarbon such as Daiflon S-l (CCl F), Daiflon S-3 (CCl F-CClF Daiflon S-2 (CCl F)
  • lsopar G is a petroleum hydrocarbon containing 99 volume percent of isoparaffinic hydrocarbon.
  • lsopar H is a petroleum hydrocarbon containing 99 volume percent of isoparafiinic hydrocarbon.
  • Solvesso 100 is a petroleum hydrocarbon containing 98 volume percent of aromatic hydrocarbon.
  • Solvesso is a petroleum hydrocarbon containing 97.3
  • Naphtha No. 6 is a petroleum hydrocarbon containing 25 volume percent of aromatic hydrocarbon and 70 volume percent of paraffinic hydrocarbon.
  • Super Naphtha is a petroleum hydrocarbon containing 15 volume percent of aromatic hydrocarbon and 80 volume percent of paraffinic hydrocarbon.
  • the degree of affinity may be varied even in the aforementioned groups of dispersion media having greater or smaller affinities.
  • the polarity control of the toner is possible by a combination of Daiflon S-2 and Daiflon 5-3 in the group of chlorofluoro-hydrocarbons and by subsequent variation of their composition ratio or temperature. Therefore, in the present invention, the degree of affinity is referred to only in a relative sense.
  • Solvesso-1 o (petroleum hydrodo 60% or more"-.. 50% or less.
  • the alkyd resins which may be used in the process of the present invention include Super Becksol J-l 350, 1-1351 and J- 571 which are long oil alkyd resins modified with soya-bcan oil, Super Becksol 1-537 which is a long oil alkyd resin modified with sunflower oil (the products of Dainippon Ink and Chemical Incorporated).
  • the phenol resins are Nikanol HP-lOO (manufactured by Japan Gas-Chemical Co., Inc.), Tamanol 520 (manufactured by Arakawa Forest Chemical Industries Ltd. Japan), PP-8l0 (Gun-ei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
  • the pigment particles which may be used in the process of this invention include such well-known pigments as carbon black, aniline black and spirit black.
  • the object of the present invention to provide a method for developing a positive or negative electrostatic latent image on a copying sheet or a recording sheet into a desired corresponding visible image, which may be either positive or negative, using a developer solution prepared by dispersing the aforesaid concentrated toner into a carrier liquid consisting at least one dispersion medium having a different affinity to alkyd resin, said method comprising controlling the charge of said toner by varying the mixing proportion of said dispersion media or by changing the temperature of said carrier liquid.
  • the method of this invention has an advantage that either a positive or negative image as desired may be formed on the copying paper or recording paper from the same original if such concentrated toner and at least one of the dispersion media are prepared.
  • FIGURE shows the relationship between the thickness of the absorption layer (consisting of a part of a resin as a polarity-control agent and two kinds of dispersion media) with which pigment particles are covered and the electric potential (g) of toner consisting of the resin and pigment.
  • a concentrated toner was prepared by adding to grams of the pigment particles (Mogul A, carbon black manufac- I tured by Cabot of the USA.) 20 grams of alkyd resin (a long oil alkyd resin manufactured by Dainippon Inc. and Chemical Incorporated under trade name of Super Becksol Jl35l and grams of toluene and ball-milling the mixture for more than 10 hours.
  • alkyd resin a long oil alkyd resin manufactured by Dainippon Inc. and Chemical Incorporated under trade name of Super Becksol Jl35l and grams of toluene and ball-milling the mixture for more than 10 hours.
  • Carrier liquid consisting of a mixture of dispersion media composed of equal parts of Daiflon S (CCl F-Ccl F) and Daiflon S (CCl F)
  • Carrier liquid consisting of a mixture of dispersion media composed of one part of Daiflon S and 2.33 parts of Daiflon S solution (c) the sign of the charge did not change to positive even when the solution was heated to 40 C.
  • EXAMPLE 3 A concentrated toner was prepared by mixing 5 grams of phenol resin (manufactured by Japan Gas-Chemical Co., inc. and commercially available under the trade name Nikanol HP-lOO") and 50 grams of toluene with 5 grams of the pigment particles (United HAF," carbon black, manufactured by United Carbon of USA.) and ball-milling the mixture thus obtained for over hours. When 1.2 grams of the prepared concentrated toner was dispersed in 100 ml.
  • Nikanol HP-lOO is an alkyl phenol modified xylene resin which is a light yellow solid, having a color value of less than 8 and a viscosity (cp.) of 200-400.
  • EXAMPLE 4 Percentages of Solvesso 100 to the total volume (percent) Percentage at Percentage at Quantity of phenol which toner is which toner is resin (wt. percent to negatively positively pigment particles) charged. charged.
  • EXAMPLE 5 A concentrated toner was prepared by mixing 5 grams of the pigment particles (Mitsubishi No. 44," carbon black manufactured by Mitsubishi Kasei) with 10 grams of 50 percent toluene solution of lauryl methacrylate dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate resin (at the polymerization molar ration of 90 to 10), 1 gram of manganese naphthionate (containing 10 percent Mn) and 34 grams of lsopar H and ball-milling the mixture thus formed. 0.5 gram of concentrated toner was then dispersed in 100 ml. of lsopar H, thereby obtaining a developer solution. This developer showed a positive charge at normal temperature but the charge was negative when the solution was heated to 60 C. and thereafter suddenly cooled down to 10 C.

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