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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2008
Shinji Ohtani, Shizuoka, JP;
Yoshihiro Norikane, Kanagawa, JP;
Seichin Kinuta, Tochigi, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner manufacturing method, a toner manufacturing apparatus, and a toner are disclosed. The toner manufacturing apparatus includes a droplet generating unit that includes a thin film in which plural nozzles are formed, and an annular vibrating unit that is arranged at a perimeter of a deformable domain of the thin film for vibrating the thin film; a storage unit for storing a toner-containing liquid that includes at least a resin and a colorant, and for supplying the toner-containing liquidto the droplet generating unit; and a granulating unit for solidifying droplets that are periodically breathed out from the nozzles of the droplet generating unit to form toner particles.