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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2020
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Akio Takei, Shizuoka, JP;
Takahiro Honda, Shizuoka, JP;
Tsukiko Takahashi, Shizuoka, JP;
Tsuneyasu Nagatomo, Shizuoka, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner is provided. The toner comprises colored particles and external additives present on surfaces of the colored particles. The colored particles each comprise a core and a shell layer. The core contains a crystalline resin, a non-crystalline resin, and a colorant. The shell layer contains a resin and has a thickness of from 30 to 130 nm. The external additives comprise a metal oxide and a silicon compound. An electronegativity X(A) of the metal oxide and an electronegativity X(Si) of the silicon compound satisfy a relation 0.5≤X(A)/X(Si)≤0.8. A proportion of an amount of the metal oxide directly adhered to the surfaces of the colored particles to a total amount of the metal oxide present on the colored particles is from 60% to 90% by mass.