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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1991
Hirohide Tanikawa, Yokohama, JP;
Masaki Uchiyama, Ichikawa, JP;
Yoshinobu Joh, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasutaka Akashi, Yokohama, JP;
Masaaki Taya, Kawasaki, JP;
Makoto Unno, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuyoshi Hagiwara, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner for developing an electrostatic image is provided as a pulverized mixture including a binder resin and a colorant. The binder resin is characterized by a molecular weight distribution on a GPC chromatogram of its tetrahydrofuran (THF)-soluble resin content including below 15% of a resin component in a molecular weight region of at most 5000 and at least 5 wt. % of a resin component in a molecular weight region of at least 5.times.10.sup.6 and showing a main peak in a molecular weight region of 5000 to 5.times.10.sup.6. The THF-soluble resin component in the molecular weight region of at least 5.times.10.sup.6 is extremely enriched during a melt-kneading step during the toner production, so as to effectively prevent toner flowout from a member for cleaning a fixing roller.