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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hidenori Asada, Hirakata, JP;
Shigeki Yamada, Nara, JP;
Takeshi Arakawa, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Komata, Amagasaki, JP;
Nobuyuki Tsuji, Kakogawa, JP;
Assignee:
Mita Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430109 ; 430904 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides an electrophotographic toner containing, as a fixing resin, a styrene-acrylic copolymer in which styrene content and molecular-weight distribution are specified, and which contains a specific high-molecular-weight component. The electrophotographic toner of the present invention is improved in bending resistance while assuring excellent low-temperature fixing properties, resistance to off-set and heat resistance.