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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1998
Hiromitsu Kawase, Shizuoka, JP;
Masaru Matsuda, Shizuoka, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of forming a toner image on an image transfer sheet include the steps of forming a latent electrostatic image on an image bearing member, developing the latent electrostatic image to a toner image, using a developer, and transferring the toner image to an image transfer sheet, with the developer having a carrier and a toner which contains a thermoplastic resin and a coloring agent having a chromatic color and capable of retaining the chromatic color even after the toner is sintered, and satisfying at least one of three conditions that (1) a toner concentration in the developer is in a range of 8 to 24 wt. %, (2) the toner has an absolute charge quantity value of 12 .mu.C/g or less, and (3) a ratio of a true specific gravity of the carrier to that of the toner is in a range of 2 to 3. An image can be fixed on a heat-resistant solid surface by further attaching the toner image transferred to the image transfer sheet to a heat-resistant solid surface and sintering the toner image. Further, a developer and a toner image bearing transfer sheet are also disclosed.