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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2010
Yuhei Terui, Numazu, JP;
Katsuyuki Nonaka, Mishima, JP;
Koji Abe, Numazu, JP;
Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Mishima, JP;
Naoya Isono, Suntou-gun, JP;
Akira Sugiyama, Yokohama, JP;
Yuhei Terui, Numazu, JP;
Katsuyuki Nonaka, Mishima, JP;
Koji Abe, Numazu, JP;
Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Mishima, JP;
Naoya Isono, Suntou-gun, JP;
Akira Sugiyama, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a toner in which the problems in the techniques described are solved. That is, the object is to provide a toner which has an excellent charging characteristic regardless of the environment and which achieves high image quality over a long period of time. A toner includes toner particles including at least a binder resin, a colorant, and a wax, and at least one inorganic fine powder, the toner being characterized in that, in a thermally stimulated current spectrum of the toner measured with a thermally stimulated current measurement apparatus, the thermally stimulated current spectrum of the toner has a specific shape.