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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2001
Hiroto Higuchi, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Fumihiro Sasaki, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Yasuaki Iwamoto, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Hiroshi Nakai, Yokohama, JP;
Bing Shu, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Hiroaki Matsuda, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Maiko Kondo, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Hiroto Higuchi, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Fumihiro Sasaki, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Yasuaki Iwamoto, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Hiroshi Nakai, Yokohama, JP;
Bing Shu, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Hiroaki Matsuda, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Maiko Kondo, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Ricoh Company Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner including toner particles including a binder resin and a release agent, wherein when the toner is molded into a plate upon application of a pressure of 478 kg/cm, the toner plate has a surface having a coefficient of static friction of from 0.20 to 0.40. An image forming apparatus including an image bearing member, an image developer to form a toner image on the image bearing member, an image transferer configured to transfer the toner image on a receiving material and a fixer configured to fix the toner image thereon, wherein the apparatus has a waiting time not longer than 15 seconds, and a maximum power consumption not greater than 1.5 KW and 30 W in an image forming state and in a standby state, respectively, wherein the toner is the toner mentioned above.