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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2010
Yoshiaki Akazawa, Osaka, JP;
Yoshitaka Kawase, Osaka, JP;
Yoritaka Tsubaki, Osaka, JP;
Yoshinori Mutoh, Osaka, JP;
Keiichi Kikawa, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Hara, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiaki Akazawa, Osaka, JP;
Yoshitaka Kawase, Osaka, JP;
Yoritaka Tsubaki, Osaka, JP;
Yoshinori Mutoh, Osaka, JP;
Keiichi Kikawa, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Hara, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A toner manufacturing method, a toner obtained by the method, a one-component developer, a two-component developer, a developing device and an image forming apparatus are provided. By using a toner manufacturing apparatus including a powder passage, a spraying section for spraying a predetermined substance in the powder passage and a rotary stirring section, provided in the powder passage, and stirring particles in the powder passage to apply impact force to the particles so that the particles are fluidized in the powder passage, performed are a stirring step Sof fluidizing toner core particles with fine inorganic particles adhering to the surfaces thereof and fine resin particles in the powder passage as the powder by the rotary stirring section, and a spraying step Sof spraying a volatile liquid which softens fine resin particles as a predetermined substance by the spraying section.