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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
May. 17, 2006
Yasuo Katano, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuneo Kurotori, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromichi Komai, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuma Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuo Katano, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuneo Kurotori, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromichi Komai, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuma Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing liquid configured to fix a toner containing a resin on a recording medium is disclosed, wherein a particle containing a component capable of dissolving or swelling at least one portion of the resin contained in the toner is dispersed in a nonaqueous dispersing medium. A toner fixing method of fixing a toner containing a resin on a recording medium is disclosed, wherein the fixing liquid as described above is used. A toner fixing apparatus configured to fix a toner containing a resin on a recording medium is disclosed, wherein the toner fixing method as described above is used.