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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2008
Shinya Nakayama, Numazu, JP;
Akihiro Kotsugai, Numazu, JP;
Akiyoshi Sabu, Numazu, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including: a latent electrostatic image bearing member, a charging unit, an exposing unit, a developing unit, a transfer unit, and a fixing unit, wherein the toner contains at least a binder resin and a colorant, the binder resin contains a polyester resin obtained by polycondensation of an alcohol component with a carboxylic acid component containing a rosin compound, the amount of the rosin compound contained in the carboxylic acid component is 5% by mass or more based on the total mass of the alcohol component and carboxylic acid component, and the amount of an abietic acid contained in the toner is 1% by mass or less.