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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
May. 02, 2013
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hayato Ida, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Hirasa, Yokohama, JP;
Ryo Natori, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Tamura, Inagi, JP;
Yuya Chimoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Takaho Shibata, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/087 (2006.01); G03G 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/08755 (2013.01); G03G 9/0804 (2013.01); G03G 9/08764 (2013.01); G03G 9/08795 (2013.01); G03G 9/08797 (2013.01);
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a toner that produces an excellent bending resistance in the output image and that also exhibits an excellent low-temperature fixability and an excellent storage stability. This toner includes a binder resin and a thermoplastic elastomer having a crystalline part, wherein the binder resin and the thermoplastic elastomer in the toner are compatible with each other and the toner has a crystalline part originating from the thermoplastic elastomer.