During xerographic development, charged toner particles are removed from the developer by the latent electrostatic image, and are replaced by uncharged dispensed toner particles. As a result, the total toner population in a developer contains charged incumbent particles and uncharged added particles. To maintain image quality, the latter toner particles must rapidly chargeequilibrate with the already-charged toner particles in the developer. As outlined in the present paper, a conceptual chargeadmix model based on a direct graphical analysis can provide a clear picture of toner-carrier and toner-toner charge-admixexchange processes. The model starts with the “perfect” charge admix case, and this is then used as a base for the development of a model for atypical charge admix processes. The model also describes toner charging performance from the initial developer charge-up step through the charge spectra of the final toner admix step. In this paper, predictions from the conceptual model are also reviewed for various levels of developer mixing and aging.
Robert J. Nash, "A Conceptual Model of Toner Charge Admixing" in Proc. IS&T Int'l Conf. on Digital Printing Technologies and Digital Fabrication (NIP25), 2009, pp 17 - 22, https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2009.25.1.art00009_1