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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
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 9/08711 (2013.01); G03G 9/08791 (2013.01); G03G 9/08795 (2013.01); G03G 9/08797 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a toner for developing electrostatic images containing toner particles. The toner particles contain a crystalline resin and an amorphous resin. The amorphous resin contains an amorphous vinyl resin component containing a polymer of monomers having a structure represented by formula (1). The content of a structural unit derived from the monomers in the toner particles is within a range of 2.4 to 13.5 mass %.HC═CR—COOR  (1)In formula (1), Rrepresents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and Rrepresents a branched alkyl group having a carbon number of 8 or more.