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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2016
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Tomoko Mine, Hino, JP;
Kaori Matsushima, Hino, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a toner for electrostatic charge image development containing a binder resin, wherein the binder resin contains a hybrid crystalline polyester resin in which a crystalline polyester resin segment and a segment of an amorphous resin other than a polyester resin are chemically bonded, and an amorphous resin, the hybrid crystalline polyester resin and the amorphous resin having a specific phase-separated structure; and the hybrid crystalline polyester resin is a graft-copolymer having a specific structure, the toner having the specific thermal properties. According to the present invention, a means capable of providing an excellent low temperature fixability even to uneven media, and of improving both of image storability and heat-resistant can be provided.