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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2003
Yoshio Tani, Shizuoka, JP;
Kazuhito Miyake, Shizuoka, JP;
Yasutomo Goto, Shizuoka, JP;
Sadao Okano, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshio Tani, Shizuoka, JP;
Kazuhito Miyake, Shizuoka, JP;
Yasutomo Goto, Shizuoka, JP;
Sadao Okano, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In the image forming process of the present invention wherein a toner is fixed on an electrophotographic image-receiving sheet using a belt fixing and smoothing device, the relationship among the temperature of a heating and fixing roller, the melting point of a toner wax, and the glass transition point of a toner binder, the relationship among the temperature of a heating and fixing roller, the melting point of a wax in the image-receiving layer, and the glass transition point of a binder in the image-receiving layer, and the relationship between the polar components of surface free energy of the toner-image-receiving layer before and after image fixing are optimized. The present invention is to prevent offset in the toner and the toner-image-receiving layer of the electrophotographic image-receiving sheet upon releasing of the belt and to avoid deterioration in image quality especially in operation over the long run.