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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 08, 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 is provided. The toner manufacturing method includes a step of adhering fine resin particles whose volume average particle size is 5% or more and 17% or less of a volume average particle size of toner base particles, to surfaces of the toner base particles; and a step of plasticizing the toner base particles and the fine resin particles by adding mechanical impact thereto while spraying lower alcohol, and fusing the fine resin particles to the surfaces of the toner base particles to form a plurality of projections of the fine resin particles, on the surfaces of the toner base particles. Surface coverage of the surfaces of the toner base particles with the projections is 10% or more and 50% or less.