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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1999
Seiichi Takagi, Minamiashigara, JP;
Reiko Akiyama, Minamiashigara, JP;
Isamu Suzuki, Minamiashigara, JP;
Nobuyuki Naito, Iwatsuki, JP;
Yuichi Murayama, Ebina, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A three-dimensional image-forming toner containing at least a binder resin and a foaming agent in such a manner that the foaming agent is not substantially exposed to the surface of the toner. The foaming agent is preferably microcapsule particles containing a low-boiling substance such as, preferably, isobutane, and the shell material of the microcapsule is preferably a copolymer of vinylidene chloride and acrylonitrile. By using the image-forming toner, a three-dimensional image having a sufficient image thickness for being recognized as Braille types and a good fixing property to a recording medium such as a plain paper can be easily formed using an ordinary electrophotographic copying machine or printer.