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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Nagasawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kouji Sugama, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Konno, Tokyo, JP;
Takaki Kawamura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/087 (2006.01); G03G 9/097 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/09733 (2013.01); G03G 9/08728 (2013.01); G03G 9/08711 (2013.01); G03G 9/08755 (2013.01); G03G 9/08795 (2013.01); G03G 9/08797 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a toner for electrostatic-image development that can obtain heat-resistant storability, fixed image strength and long-term stability of charging while having excellent low-temperature fixing property. The toner is formed, with toner particles containing a binder resin and a crystalline ester compound, and the binder resin contains a styrene-acrylic resin including a structural unit derived from an acrylic ester monomer.