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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2009
Yoshihiro Norikane, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinji Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Sonoda, Kanagawa, JP;
Keisuke Uchida, Tokyo, JP;
Andrew Mwaniki Mulwa, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuko Sekiguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshihiro Norikane, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinji Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Sonoda, Kanagawa, JP;
Keisuke Uchida, Tokyo, JP;
Andrew Mwaniki Mulwa, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuko Sekiguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a toner, wherein a liquid drop forming part including a storage part configured to store a toner composition liquid in which a toner composition including at least a resin and a coloring agent is dispersed or dissolved, a thin film on which a nozzle facing the storage part is formed, and a vibration generating part configured to vibrate the thin film via the toner composition liquid in the storage part are used, wherein plural storage chambers partitioned by a partition wall(s) are formed in the storage part and a width of each storage chamber in a direction of arrangement of the plural storage chambers and a width of each storage chamber in a direction orthogonal to the direction of arrangement of the storage chambers are formed to be one-half or less of a wavelength λ of a sonic wave generated in the storage part.