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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 13/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 13/20 (2006.01); G03G 13/22 (2006.01); G03G 9/13 (2006.01); G03G 9/087 (2006.01); G03G 9/093 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2053 (2013.01); G03G 9/08755 (2013.01); G03G 9/08764 (2013.01); G03G 9/08791 (2013.01); G03G 9/08795 (2013.01); G03G 9/08797 (2013.01); G03G 9/09321 (2013.01); G03G 9/09371 (2013.01); G03G 9/13 (2013.01); G03G 13/20 (2013.01); G03G 13/22 (2013.01); G03G 15/2064 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image formation method includes a step of preparing an electrostatic latent image developer, a transferring step, and a fixation step. The step of preparing an electrostatic latent image developer includes a step of preparing an electrostatic latent image developer containing toner particles having prescribed viscoelasticity characteristics. The fixation step includes steps of heating a recording medium and fixing the toner particles to the recording medium at a pressure not lower than 200 kPa and not higher than 800 kPa.