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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2014
Susumu Chiba, Shizuoka, JP;
Tsuyoshi Sugimoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Shinya Nakayama, Shizuoka, JP;
Kohsuke Nagata, Shizuoka, JP;
Shinsuke Nagai, Shizuoka, JP;
Daisuke Asahina, Shizuoka, JP;
Susumu Chiba, Shizuoka, JP;
Tsuyoshi Sugimoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Shinya Nakayama, Shizuoka, JP;
Kohsuke Nagata, Shizuoka, JP;
Shinsuke Nagai, Shizuoka, JP;
Daisuke Asahina, Shizuoka, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner, including: a polyester resin, wherein the polyester resin includes a diol component and a crosslink component as constituent components thereof, wherein the diol component contains an aliphatic diol having 3 to 10 carbon atoms in an amount of 50 mol % or more, wherein the crosslink component contains a trihydric or higher aliphatic alcohol, and wherein the toner has a glass transition temperature (Tg1st) of 20° C. to 50° C., where the glass transition temperature (Tg1st) is measured in first heating in differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) of the toner.