Abstract: Provided is a magnetic carrier comprising a magnetic carrier particle having a magnetic body-dispersed resin carrier core material and a resin coating layer; the core material includes magnetic particles A and B having number average primary particle diameter of ra and rb (?m), respectively, satisfying ra?rb; the particles A each include an oxide of at least one nonferrous metal of Mn, Al, Mg, Ti, and Ni; and an iron oxide; M1 represents total content of the nonferrous metal and F1 represents content of an iron of the magnetic carrier particle measured by XRF diffraction, M1/F1 is 0.010 to 0.100; M2 represents total content of the nonferrous metal and F2 represents content of an iron is F2 of the magnetic carrier particle measured by XPS, M2/F2 is 1.0 to 10.0.

Abstract: A toner supply container includes a toner container body including a cylindrical portion and an opening, and a sealing member provided at one axial end portion of the container body. The sealing member is movable relative to the container body in an axial direction and includes a sealing portion provided at a side adjacent the container body and a coupling portion provided at a side remote from the container body. The coupling portion includes a supporting portion provided on the sealing portion, an engaging portion provided at a free end of the supporting portion, and a displacing force receiving portion provided on the supporting portion at a position closer to the container body than the engaging portion. The displacing force receiving portion is displaceable with the supporting portion and has a radially outermost part that is more remote from a rotation axis of the container body than a radially outermost part of the engaging portion.

Abstract: A magnetic carrier having a ferrite-type core material and a resin coat layer present on the surface of the ferrite-type core material, wherein the ferrite-type core material contains a magnetic ferrite-type core material particle and an amino group-bearing primer compound; the resin coat layer contains a coating resin A that is a polymer of monomer containing a (meth)acrylate ester having an alicyclic hydrocarbon group; the content of the amino group-bearing primer compound in the ferrite-type core material and the content of the resin coat layer in the magnetic carrier are within the prescribed range.

Abstract: A magnetic carrier according to the present invention includes a magnetic carrier core and a resin covering layer formed on a surface of the magnetic carrier core, wherein the resin covering layer contains a resin component and an inorganic fine particle, the inorganic fine particle contains an oxide of a typical metal element or a carbonate of a typical metal element, a moisture adsorption rate of the inorganic fine particle when allowed to stand in an environment of a temperature of 30° C. and a humidity of 80% for 72 hours is 25.0% by mass or less, an electrical conductivity of the inorganic fine particle is 2.0×10?9 ?S/m or more and 2.5×10?5 ?S/m or less, and a degree of crystallinity of the inorganic fine particle is 60% or less.

Abstract: A magnetic carrier comprising: a magnetic material-dispersed resin carrier core material; and a resin coating layer on the surface of the magnetic material-dispersed resin carrier core material, wherein the magnetic material-dispersed resin carrier core material contains a core material particle containing a magnetic material and a binder resin, and a primer compound having an amino group, the resin coating layer contains a coating resin A, which is a polymer of monomers including at least a (meth)acrylic acid ester having an alicyclic hydrocarbon group, and the content of the primer compound in the magnetic material-dispersed resin carrier core material and the content of the resin coating layer are in specific range.

Abstract: Provided is a magnetic carrier, including: a ferrite core particle; and a coating resin, in which: the coating resin has a surface resin layer and a resin composition in the stated order from a surface side thereof; the resin composition contains a resin, and an inorganic particle or carbon black that is subjected to a hydrophilic treatment; the surface resin layer contains a resin, is free of the inorganic particle or the carbon black, and has a thickness of from 0.01 ?m or more to 4.00 ?m or less; and a moisture percentage change between a moisture percentage when the magnetic carrier is left to stand under an environment of 30° C. and 80% RH for 24 hours, and a moisture percentage when the magnetic carrier is left to stand under an environment of 23° C. and 5% RH for 24 hours after the standing is 0.030 mass % or less.

Abstract: A magnetic carrier having a ferrite-type core material and a resin coat layer present on the surface of the ferrite-type core material, wherein the ferrite-type core material contains a magnetic ferrite-type core material particle and an amino group-bearing primer compound; the resin coat layer contains a coating resin A that is a polymer of monomer containing a (meth)acrylate ester having an alicyclic hydrocarbon group; the content of the amino group-bearing primer compound in the ferrite-type core material and the content of the resin coat layer in the magnetic carrier are within the prescribed range.

Abstract: A toner supply container includes a toner container body including a cylindrical portion and an opening, and a sealing member provided at one axial end portion of the container body. The sealing member is movable relative to the container body in an axial direction and includes a sealing portion provided at a side adjacent the container body and a coupling portion provided at a side remote from the container body. The coupling portion includes a supporting portion provided on the sealing portion, an engaging portion provided at a free end of the supporting portion, and a displacing force receiving portion provided on the supporting portion at a position closer to the container body than the engaging portion. The displacing force receiving portion is displaceable with the supporting portion and has a radially outermost part that is more remote from a rotation axis of the container body than a radially outermost part of the engaging portion.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for heat treatment capable of heat-treating toner particles efficiently and uniformly while suppressing increase of coarse particles due to coalescence, to thereby enable stable toner production. The apparatus for heat-treating powder particles each of which contains a binder resin and a colorant includes: a cylindrical treatment chamber in which the powder particles are heat-treated; a columnar member (6) provided so as to protrude from a lower end part of the treatment chamber toward an upper end part thereof; a powder particle supply unit (2) for supplying the powder particles to the treatment chamber; a hot air supply unit (3) for heat-treating the supplied powder particles; and a collection unit (5) for collecting the heat-treated powder particles discharged outside the treatment chamber through a toner discharge port provided on the lower end part side of the treatment chamber.

Abstract: A heat treating apparatus for powder particles including a cylindrical treating chamber; a powder particle-supplying unit; a hot air-supplying unit that supplies hot air for heat-treating powder particles; a cold air-supplying unit that supplies cold air for cooling the heat-treated powder particles; a regulating unit for regulating a flow of the supplied powder particles; and a recovering unit that recovers the heat-treated powder particles. The regulating unit is a substantially circular columnar member, the hot air-supplying unit has an outlet opposite to the upper end portion of the columnar member, and the regulating unit is equipped with a substantially conic distributing member for distributing the supplied hot air in a circumferential direction and a rotating member for rotating the distributed hot air in a spiral manner, on the center of the upper end portion.

Abstract: The present invention is a magnetic carrier that has a magnetic carrier core and a resin coat layer, wherein the resin coat layer contains a coat resin A and a coat resin B, the coat resin A is a polymer obtained by polymerization of a (meth)acrylate ester monomer that has an alicyclic hydrocarbon group, the coat resin B is a polymer obtained by polymerization of (meth)acrylic monomer and has a polar group and an acid value of 4.0 to 50.0 mg KOH/g, the content of the coat resin A is 10 to 90 mass %, the content of the coat resin B is 10 to 90 mass %, and an acid value of the resin component in the resin coat layer is 1.0 to 10.0 mg KOH/g.

Abstract: A magnetic carrier comprising:a magnetic material-dispersed resin carrier core material; and a resin coating layer on the surface of the magnetic material-dispersed resin carrier core material, wherein the magnetic material-dispersed resin carrier core material contains a core material particle containing a magnetic material and a binder resin, and a primer compound having an amino group, the resin coating layer contains a coating resin A, which is a polymer of monomers including at least a (meth)acrylic acid ester having an alicyclic hydrocarbon group, and the content of the primer compound in the magnetic material-dispersed resin carrier core material and the content of the resin coating layer are in specific range.

Abstract: A magnetic carrier includes resin-filled magnetic core particles including porous magnetic particles whose pores are filled with a resin, and resin coating layers on the surfaces of the resin-filled magnetic core particles. The porous magnetic particles have specific electrical properties.

Abstract: Provided is a magnetic carrier, including: a ferrite core particle; and a coating resin, in which: the coating resin has a surface resin layer and a resin composition in the stated order from a surface side thereof; the resin composition contains a resin, and an inorganic particle or carbon black that is subjected to a hydrophilic treatment; the surface resin layer contains a resin, is free of the inorganic particle or the carbon black, and has a thickness of from 0.01 ?m or more to 4.00 ?m or less; and a moisture percentage change between a moisture percentage when the magnetic carrier is left to stand under an environment of 30° C. and 80% RH for 24 hours, and a moisture percentage when the magnetic carrier is left to stand under an environment of 23° C. and 5% RH for 24 hours after the standing is 0.030 mass % or less.

Abstract: A magnetic carrier contains a resin-filled magnetic core particle and a resin covering layer provided on a surface of the resin-filled magnetic core particle. The resin-filled magnetic core particle is a porous magnetic particle containing a resin in pores thereof. The magnetic carrier has a 50% particle diameter (D50) of 30.0 ?m or more and 80.0 ?m or less on a volume basis. An electric current flowing through the magnetic carrier at a voltage of 500 V ranges from 8.0 to 50.0 ?A. A proportion JR1 of a composition that is made up of the resin in a magnetic carrier portion of a region R1 and a proportion JR2 of the composition in a magnetic carrier portion of a region R2 satisfy the following relationship. The region R1 and the region R2 are illustrated in FIG. 1. 1.20?JR2/JR1?2.00.

Abstract: Provided is a magnetic carrier, including magnetic carrier particles each including: a magnetic carrier core including a magnetic material and a resin; and a resin coating layer formed on a surface of the magnetic carrier core, in which: the resin included in the magnetic carrier core has a hydroxy group; a surface portion of the magnetic carrier core includes a specific compound; and the magnetic carrier has an adsorbed moisture amount of 0.40 mass % or less when the magnetic carrier is left to stand in an environment of a temperature of 30° C. and a humidity of 80% RH for 72 hours.

Abstract: A magnetic carrier according to the present invention includes a magnetic carrier core and a resin covering layer formed on a surface of the magnetic carrier core, wherein the resin covering layer contains a resin component and an inorganic fine particle, the inorganic fine particle contains an oxide of a typical metal element or a carbonate of a typical metal element, a moisture adsorption rate of the inorganic fine particle when allowed to stand in an environment of a temperature of 30° C. and a humidity of 80% for 72 hours is 25.0% by mass or less, an electrical conductivity of the inorganic fine particle is 2.0×10?9 ?S/m or more and 2.5×10?5 ?S/m or less, and a degree of crystallinity of the inorganic fine particle is 60% or less.

Abstract: A heat treating apparatus for powder particles containing a binder resin and a colorant, the heat treating apparatus including: a treating chamber in which a heat treatment of the powder particles is performed; a raw material-supplying unit for supplying the powder particles to the treating chamber; a hot air-supplying unit that supplies hot air to the treating chamber; a cold air-supplying unit that supplies cold air for cooling the heat-treated powder particles; and a recovering unit that recovers the heat-treated powder particles. The raw material-supplying unit includes an introducing tube and a distributing member, and the distributing member is provided with a protruding member on a portion opposite to an outlet portion of the introducing tube, and the distributing member includes a supplying tube including two or more flow paths that extend radially outwardly from the protruding member to a wall surface of the treating chamber.

Abstract: There is provided a magnetic carrier having a resin coating layer formed on the surface of each of particles prepared by putting resin in the pores of porous magnetic particles, wherein (i) the surface roughness Ra of the porous magnetic particles ranges from 0.180 ?m to 0.250 ?m, (ii) the pore size ranges from 0.40 ?m to 1.00 ?m, (iii) the amount of the resin held in the pores ranges from 3.0 parts by mass to 5.5 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the porous magnetic particles, (iv) the amount of resin used for forming the coating resin layer ranges from 1.0 parts by mass to 3.0 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the porous magnetic particles, and (v) the surface roughness Ra of the magnetic carrier ranges from 0.160 ?m to 0.220 ?m.

Abstract: A toner supply container includes a toner container body including a cylindrical portion and an opening, and a sealing member provided at one axial end portion of the container body. The sealing member is movable relative to the container body in an axial direction and includes a sealing portion provided at a side adjacent the container body and a coupling portion provided at a side remote from the container body. The coupling portion includes a supporting portion provided on the sealing portion, an engaging portion provided at a free end of the supporting portion, and a displacing force receiving portion provided on the supporting portion at a position closer to the container body than the engaging portion. The displacing force receiving portion is displaceable with the supporting portion and has a radially outermost part that is more remote from a rotation axis of the container body than a radially outermost part of the engaging portion.