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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 09, 1997
Yoshitaka Sekiguchi, Amagasaki, JP;
Tetsuo Sano, Amagasaki, JP;
Kenichi Kido, Amagasaki, JP;
Hiroyuki Fukuda, Kobe, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a negatively chargeable toner comprising at least a binder resin, carbon black, and charge controller, wherein said charge controller is a colorless or white in color boron compound, and wherein a melt viscosity curve of said negatively chargeable toner has an inflection point of a viscosity slope, an inflection point temperature (T.sub.2) existing within a temperature range of T.sub.1 +20.degree. C. to T.sub.1 +40.degree. C. relative to a flow start temperature (T.sub.1), a first absolute value (.DELTA..eta..sub.1) existing within a range of 4.0.times.10.sup.-2 to 6.0.times.10.sup.-2, said first absolute value. (.DELTA..eta..sub.1) being a mean viscosity slope within a temperature range below the inflection point temperature (T.sub.2), a second absolute value (.DELTA..eta..sub.2) existing less than 2.0.times.10.sup.-2, said second absolute value (.DELTA..eta..sub.2) being a mean viscosity slope within a temperature range higher than said inflection point temperature (T.sub.2) is less than 2.0.times.10.sup.-2, and a temperature difference between said inflection point temperature (T.sub.2) and a flow stop temperature (T.sub.3) being 5.degree. C. or more.