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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Takayuki Higuchi, Gifu-ken, JP;
Tatsuya Ezaka, Kariya, JP;
Norihiro Hirai, Wakayama, JP;
Hisakazu Tajima, Wakayama, JP;
Assignee:
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 9/087 (2006.01); G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/08797 (2013.01); G03G 9/08728 (2013.01); G03G 9/08733 (2013.01); G03G 9/08753 (2013.01); G03G 9/08755 (2013.01); G03G 11/00 (2013.01); G03G 15/20 (2013.01); G03G 15/2064 (2013.01); G03G 15/2096 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming method includes: forming a toner image on a print medium by using a toner including toner particles having a binder resin which contains a condensate of straight-chain diol having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkylene oxide adduct of bisphenol A and polyvalent carboxylic acid; and applying, to the toner image, a fixing solution containing an ester-based softening agent having a boiling point of not less than 180° C. so as to fix the toner image to the print medium.