Magnetic carrier, two-component developer, replenishing developer, and image-forming method

1. A magnetic carrier comprising a magnetic carrier particle comprising a magnetic ferrite core material particle, an intermediate layer on the ferrite core material particle, and a resin coat layer on the intermediate layer, wherein

the intermediate layer comprises an amino group-bearing compound;

the resin coat layer comprises (i) a coating resin A that is a polymer of monomer comprising a (meth)acrylate ester having an alicyclic hydrocarbon group and that has an acid value of 0.0 to 3.0 mg KOH/g, and (ii) a coating resin B that is a polymer of monomer comprising (meth)acrylic acid and that has an acid value of 3.5 to 50.0 mg KOH/g;

the content of the amino group-bearing compound in the intermediate layer is 0.010 to 0.090 mass parts per 100 mass parts of the ferrite core material particle; and

the content of the resin coat layer in the magnetic carrier particle is 0.5 to 5.0 mass parts per 100 mass parts of the total mass of the ferrite core material particle and the intermediate layer.

2. The magnetic carrier according to claim 1 , wherein the coating resin A comprises a copolymer of monomer comprising a macromonomer and a (meth)acrylate ester having an alicyclic hydrocarbon group; and

the macromonomer is a polymer of one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, butyl acrylate, butyl methacrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate, styrene, acrylonitrile, and methacrylonitrile.

3. The magnetic carrier according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the amino group-bearing compound in the intermediate layer is 0.010 to 0.080 mass parts per 100 mass parts of the ferrite core material particle.

4. The magnetic carrier according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the amino group-bearing compound in the intermediate layer is 0.010 to 0.060 mass parts per 100 mass parts of the ferrite core material particle.

5. The magnetic carrier according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the amino group-bearing compound in the intermediate layer is 0.020 to 0.080 mass parts per 100 mass parts of the ferrite core material particle.

6. The magnetic carrier according to claim 1 , wherein the minimum film thickness of the resin coat layer is 0.010 to 4.000 μm.

7. The magnetic carrier according to claim 1 , wherein

the resin coat layer comprises the amino group-bearing compound, and

the content of the amino group-bearing compound in the resin coat layer is not more than 4.0 mass %.

8. The magnetic carrier according to claim 1 , wherein the ferrite core material particle is a particle comprising a porous particle having pores, and

a resin filled into the pores.

9. A two-component developer comprising a magnetic carrier and a toner having a toner particle comprising a binder resin, wherein the magnetic carrier is the magnetic carrier according to claim 1 .

10. The two-component developer according to claim 9 , wherein the toner particle comprises a crystalline polyester.

11. A replenishing developer for use in an image-forming method comprising:

a charging step of charging an electrostatic latent image-bearing member;

an electrostatic latent image-forming step of forming an electrostatic latent image on a surface of the electrostatic latent image-bearing member;

a developing step of forming a toner image by developing the electrostatic latent image using a two-component developer within a developing device;

a transfer step of transferring the toner image, via an intermediate transfer member or without an intermediate transfer member, to a transfer material; and

a fixing step of fixing the transferred toner image to the transfer material, wherein

the replenishing developer is supplied to the developing device in correspondence to a decline in the toner concentration of the two-component developer within the developing device,

the replenishing developer comprises a magnetic carrier and a toner having a toner particle comprising a binder resin,

the replenishing developer contains 2 to 50 mass parts of the toner per 1 mass parts of the magnetic carrier, and

the magnetic carrier is the magnetic carrier according to claim 1 .