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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yukihiro Abe, Chiba, JP;
Takeshi Hashimoto, Ibaraki, JP;
Kazuki Murata, Tokyo, JP;
Miki Ueda, Tokyo, JP;
Hayato Ida, Ibaraki, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner comprising a toner particle comprising a binder resin and a release agent, wherein the binder resin comprises a first resin and a second resin; the first resin is a crystalline resin having a melting point Tp of 50° C. to 90° C.; the second resin is an amorphous resin; in a cross section of the toner particle observed by a transmission electron microscope, the cross section of the toner particle has a matrix-domain structure composed of a matrix comprising the first resin and domains comprising the second resin; an area ratio of the matrix comprising the first resin in a total area of the cross section of the toner particle is 35 to 70 area %; and where a longest direction of each of the domains is taken as a longitudinal direction, a standard deviation of an angle of the longitudinal direction of the domains is 25° or less.