Abstract: The nonmagnetic toner for forming full color images of the present invention comprises:a binder resin, a colorant and wax dispersed in the binder resin as wax particles;wherein the wax particles contained in the toner have a particle size distribution in which the wax particles having a particle size of 3 .mu.m or more are less than 3% by number, the wax particles having a particle size ranging from 2 .mu.m to less than 3 .mu.m are less than 12% by number, the wax particles having a particle size ranging from 1 .mu.m to less than 2 .mu.m are 5% to 30% by number, and the wax particles having a particle size of less than 1 .mu.m are 55% to 95% by number.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a movable image carrier, and a plurality of developing devices for developing a latent image formed on the image carrier. The plurality of developing devices contain developing agents of different colors and are arranged in the direction of movement of the image carrier. The plurality of developing devices are arranged in an ascending order of the visual sensitivity of the colors of the developing agents from the upstream side in the direction of movement of the image carrier, for example, in one aspect cyan, magenta, yellow and black developing devices may be sequentially arranged from an upstream side to a downstream side and operated in an order of cyan, magenta, yellow and black.

Abstract: A plurality of electrostatic recording units are arranged in series along a path for moving a recording sheet of paper, and charged toner images having different colors are formed on the sheet of paper travelled through the path. A paper feeder unit is arranged beneath a paper introduction side of the paper moving path. The sheet of paper carrying the toner image formed thereon is ejected from a paper ejection side of the paper moving path, and is sent to a fixer in which the toner image is fixed on the sheet of paper. The sheet of paper carrying the toner image fixed thereon is sent to a paper receiver tray positioned above the fixer.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for creating color images which are coated with a composition including a lightfastness inducing material and a hydrophobic polymeric binder which protects the images from rough handling and degradation from exposure to UV radation in the light.

Abstract: In a color image forming apparatus in which each of charging devices, image exposure devices and developing devices is provided in plural sets corresponding in number to plural different color components and placed in such an arrangement that the plural different color component toner images are superimposed on the image carrying member during a single rotation of the image carrying member, all of the plural image exposure means, and the image carrying member are constructed in a single body and is shiftable together in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis of the image carrying member from or to the working position of the image carrying member.

Abstract: This invention relates to a color image forming apparatus for forming a color image with dry developer, capable of preventing deterioration of image quality, resulting from contamination of optical components by the non-magnetic developer scattered from the developing unit. For this purpose there are provided, along the moving direction of an image bearing member effecting endless movement, charging means, optical means, first developing means utilizing developer containing a magnetic component, second developing means utilizing non-magnetic developer of a color different from that of the developer of the first developing means, and transfer means maintained in contact with or close to the image bearing member for transferring a developed image from the image bearing member to a recording material such as paper. A space containing the second developing means is enclosed by the shape of the first developing means, transfer means and image bearing member.