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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2003
Manabu Serizawa, Minamiashigara, JP;
Hidekazu Yaguchi, Minamiashigara, JP;
Tsutomu Kubo, Minamiashigara, JP;
Hiroyuki Tanaka, Minamiashigara, JP;
Shigeru Seitoku, Minamiashigara, JP;
Kazuhiko Yanagida, Minamiashigara, JP;
Yasuo Matsumura, Minamiashigara, JP;
Shuji Sato, Minamiashigara, JP;
Manabu Serizawa, Minamiashigara, JP;
Hidekazu Yaguchi, Minamiashigara, JP;
Tsutomu Kubo, Minamiashigara, JP;
Hiroyuki Tanaka, Minamiashigara, JP;
Shigeru Seitoku, Minamiashigara, JP;
Kazuhiko Yanagida, Minamiashigara, JP;
Yasuo Matsumura, Minamiashigara, JP;
Shuji Sato, Minamiashigara, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides an image forming method comprising the steps of forming an electrostatic latent image on a surface of an electrostatic latent image bearing body, forming a toner image by developing the electrostatic latent image by using a toner, transferring the toner image to the surface of a recording medium, and fusing the transferred toner image on the surface of the recording medium by bringing the toner image into contact with a heating medium, which has a resin coating layer formed on the surface thereof, and thereby melting the toner image. The toner contains a binder resin containing monomers having vinyl double bonds. A storage elasticity of the toner at 180° C. is in a range of 1×10to 8×10Pa and a contact angle of the surface of the heating medium to water at 25° C. is in a range of 50 to 100°.