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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2001
Hitoshi Takayanagi, Omiya, JP;
Takashi Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Hirabayashi, Kitaadachi-gun, JP;
Toyomi Hashizume, Ichihara, JP;
Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner for electrostatic image development made of a polyester resin having a spherical or generally spherical shape, which allows the use of a so-called oilless fixation system capable of fixing, without employing an anti-offset solution as a heat roller fixation system, and which also provides a developed image having excellent quality. The toner comprises a binder resin and a colorant. The flow beginning temperature Tfb of the toner is 90° C. or higher and 120° C. or lower, the T1/2 temperature exceeds 120° C. and is 160° C. or lower, and the flow ending temperature T end is 130° C. or higher and 170° C. or lower. The toner has a spherical or generally spherical shape having an average roundness of 0.97 or more. The toner can be produced by phase inversion at a low shear within a range of 0.2-5 m/second employing an added alcohol solvent.