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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1995
Yoshihisa Kuramae, Osaka, JP;
Kazushige Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Nagai, Osaka, JP;
Toru Takatsuna, Osaka, JP;
Mita Industrial Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
There is disclosed a positive charging type electrophotographic toner comprising a fixing resin, and a colorant and an electric charge controlling material, which are contained in the fixing resin, the electric charge controlling material being an electric charge controlling resin comprising a polymer which is compatible with the fixing resin, a molecular-weight distribution of the polymer resembling a molecular-weight distribution of a weight-average molecular weight of not more than 20,000 in the molecular-weight distribution of the fixing resin, and a group corresponding to a quaternary ammonium salt being contained at the side chain of the polymer. This toner is superior in charging properties, fixing properties, offset resistance and strength, because a resin having a quaternary ammonium salt group is used as the electric charge controlling material.