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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 1996
Filed:
May. 17, 1994
Kohji Inaba, Yokohama, JP;
Tatsuya Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuhiko Chiba, Kamakura, JP;
Takao Ishiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner for developing an electrostatic latent image is constituted by a binder resin, a colorant, and an ester compound (a), (b) or (c) shown below: (a) a poly-functional ester having a tertiary carbon or/and a quaternary carbon and obtained from an alcohol compound or carboxylic compound having at least two functional groups, (b) a mono-functional ester having a tertiary carbon or/and a quaternary carbon, or (c) a poly-functional ester of a specific structure having a primary or secondary carbon having at least two functional groups. The ester compound is characterized by a good affinity with the binder resin, a high hydrophobicity and a low crystallinity, thereby providing a toner which shows good low-temperature fixability, anti-offset characteristic, color-mixing characteristic and transparency.