Abstract:
A toner for developing an electrostatic latent image that includes a crystalline polyester resin and a release agent, wherein structures in which the crystalline polyester resin contacts the release agent exist in a ruthenium-stained cross section of the toner, and if the cross-sectional area of these structures is labeled A, the cross-sectional area of lone portions of the release agent is labeled B, and the cross-sectional area of lone portions of the crystalline polyester resin is labeled C, then 40≦100×A/(A+B+C)≦70, 10≦100×B/(A+B+C)≦30, and 20≦100×C/(A+B+C)≦30.
Abstract translation:用于显影静电潜像的调色剂包括结晶聚酯树脂和脱模剂,其中结晶聚酯树脂与脱模剂接触的结构存在于调色剂的钌染色横截面中,并且如果横截面积 这些结构的标记为A,脱模剂的单独部分的横截面积标记为B,结晶性聚酯树脂的单体部分的横截面积标记为C,然后标记为40& 100; 100×A /(A + B + C)≦̸ 70,10和nlE; 100×B /(A + B + C)≦̸ 30和20≦̸ 100×C /(A + B + C)≦̸ 30。
Abstract:
The present invention provides a toner having a releasing agent, a binder resin and a colorant. The binder resin is contained in a form of particles, surfaces of which have 1.2 times or greater amount of a polar group-containing compound, or of a cross-linked compound, than insides thereof. A viscosity of the releasing agent, as determined by using a type-E viscometer provided with a cone plate having a cone angle of 1.34 degrees at 140° C., is 1.5 to 5.0 mPa·S. The present invention further provides a developer containing a carrier and the toner. The present invention further provides an image forming method that utilizes the developer.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an image-forming method, including pseudo-halftone-processing an input signal corresponding to image information to generate an output signal; irradiating a radiation beam corresponding to the output signal onto a latent image-holding member to form a latent image; developing the latent image with a developer including a toner containing a binder resin and a colorant to form a toner image on the latent image-holding member; transferring the toner image onto a recording medium; and fixing the toner image on the recording medium to form an image, wherein: when a halftone image is formed as the image, the toner image formed on the latent image-holding member is composed of plural toner aggregates scattered like dots on the latent image-holding member; the diameter of the radiation beam irradiated onto the latent image-holding member is 35 μm or more; the pseudo-halftone processing results in the toner aggregates, which have been transferred onto the recording medium, having uneven sizes; and the toner satisfies the following Formulae (1) and (2): 2.0×105≦G′(60)≦4.0×106 Formula (1) G′(60)/G′(80)≦40 Formula (2) wherein G′(60) represents the storage modulus (Pa) of the toner as determined under conditions of a temperature of 60° C., a vibration frequency of 6.28 rad/sec, and a distortion factor of 0.1%; and G′(80) represents the storage modulus (Pa) of the toner as determined under conditions of a temperature of 80° C., a vibration frequency of 6.28 rad/sec, and a distortion factor of 0.1%.
Abstract:
A toner for developing an electrostatic latent image that includes a crystalline polyester resin and a release agent, wherein structures in which the crystalline polyester resin contacts the release agent exist in a ruthenium-stained cross section of the toner, and if the cross-sectional area of these structures is labeled A, the cross-sectional area of lone portions of the release agent is labeled B, and the cross-sectional area of lone portions of the crystalline polyester resin is labeled C, then 40≦100×A/(A+B+C)≦70, 10≦100×B/(A+B+C)≦30, and 20≦100×C/(A+B+C)≦30.
Abstract translation:用于显影静电潜像的调色剂包括结晶聚酯树脂和脱模剂,其中结晶聚酯树脂与脱模剂接触的结构存在于调色剂的钌染色横截面中,并且如果横截面积 这些结构的标记为A,剥离剂的单独部分的横截面积标记为B,结晶性聚酯树脂的单体部分的横截面积标记为C,则40 <= 100×A /(A + B + C)<= 70,10 <= 100×B /(A + B + C)<= 30,20 <= 100×C /(A + B + C)<= 30。
Abstract:
The present invention provides a toner for developing an electrostatic latent image comprising of: toner particles containing at least a binder resin, a colorant and a releasing agent; wherein a volume-average particle diameter of the toner particles is in a range of about 5 to 8 μm; an average of shape factor SF1 of the toner particles is in a range of about 125 to 140; and an arithmetical mean undulation height of the surface of the toner particles at the 90% point on the cumulative distribution curve is in a range of about 0.15 to 0.25 μm. Further, the present invention provides an electrostatic latent image developer containing the toner. The invention also provides a method for producing the toner.
Abstract:
The invention provides a color image forming method including charging, developing, transferring and fixing. The fixing includes thermally fixing a toner image to paper by using a heating body and a pressurizing member which is positioned opposite to the heating body via a film-like member. The color toner includes a toner particle containing a crystalline resin and a non-crystalline resin. When the color toner is subjected to dynamic viscoelasticity measurement employing a sine wave vibration method, a minimum value of the relaxation elasticity H in a relaxation spectrum obtained from frequency dispersion characteristics when a measurement frequency measured at 60 and 80° C. is 0.1 to 100 rad/sec and a measurement strain at a frequency of 6.28 rad/sec is 0.1 %, is in a range of about 10 to 900 Pa/cm2. A relaxation time λ corresponding to the minimum value is in a range of about 1 to 10,000 sec.
Abstract translation:本发明提供一种彩色图像形成方法,包括充电,显影,转印和定影。 该固定包括通过使用加热体和通过薄膜状构件与加热体相对定位的加压构件将调色剂图像热定影到纸上。 彩色调色剂包括含有结晶性树脂和非结晶性树脂的调色剂颗粒。 当使用正弦波振动法对彩色调色剂进行动态粘弹性测量时,当在60和80℃测量的测量频率为0.1至100时,由频率色散特性获得的弛豫频谱中的弛豫弹性H的最小值为0.1 rad / sec,频率6.28rad / sec的测量应变为0.1%,在约10〜900Pa / cm 2的范围内。 对应于最小值的弛豫时间λ在约1至10,000秒的范围内。
Abstract:
An electrostatic latent image developing toner including, as a binder resin, a crystalline resin and at least one kind of non-crystalline resin, wherein, in a dynamic viscoelasticity measurement by a sine wave vibration method, a minimum value of the relaxation elasticity H in a relaxation spectrum obtained from frequency dispersion characteristics measured at temperatures of 60 and 80 degrees centigrade with a measurement frequency set in the range of 0.1 to 100 rad/sec and measurement strain set in the range of 0.02 to 4.5% is in the range of 10 to 900 Pa/cm2, and a relaxation time λ corresponding to the minimum value is in the range of 1 to 10,000 sec.
Abstract translation:一种静电潜影显影调色剂,其包含作为粘合剂树脂的结晶树脂和至少一种非结晶性树脂,其中,在通过正弦波振动法进行动态粘弹性测量中,将松弛弹性H的最小值 从在60摄氏度到80摄氏度的温度下测量的频率分散特性获得的弛豫频谱,其测量频率设定在0.1至100弧度/秒,测量应变设定在0.02至4.5%的范围内,其范围为10 至900Pa / cm 2,对应于最小值的弛豫时间λ在1至10,000秒的范围内。
Abstract:
The present invention provides a toner for developing an electrostatic latent image comprising of: toner particles containing at least a binder resin, a colorant and a releasing agent; wherein a volume-average particle diameter of the toner particles is in a range of about 5 to 8 μm; an average of shape factor SF1 of the toner particles is in a range of about 125 to 140; and an arithmetical mean undulation height of the surface of the toner particles at the 90% point on the cumulative distribution curve is in a range of about 0.15 to 0.25 μm. Further, the present invention provides an electrostatic latent image developer containing the toner. The invention also provides a method for producing the toner.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an image forming process including the steps of: forming a latent image; developing the latent image with a toner to form a toner image; transferring the toner image onto a receiving body; and fixing the toner image to the receiving body, wherein the step of fixing is carried out using a fixing device including a heat-fixing roller, an endless belt, and a pressure member to allow the endless belt to travel around the heat-fixing roller at a given angle such that a nip is produced through which a recording sheet passes, with the pressure member being pressed to distort the heat-resistant elastic layer in the heat-fixing roller, and wherein the toner for developing the electrostatic latent image satisfies predetermined requirements.
Abstract:
An electrostatic image developing toner wherein in the dynamic viscoelasticity of the toner, the lowest temperature at which the value of the storage elastic modulus (G′) of the toner coincides with the value of the loss elastic modulus (G″) of the toner obtained under a frequency of 6.28 rad/second in a temperature dispersion measurement at a temperature of at least 0° C. is in the range of from 60 to 75° C., or the weight average molecular weight of the toner obtained by a GPC measurement is in the range of from 20,000 to 65,000 and the peak area that the molecular weight of the toner obtained by the GPC measurement is not larger than 1,000 is 3.0% or lower. The toner is excellent in the document offset property, the bending resistance of the fixed image, the releasing property of the fixing sheet, and transparency of as optically projected image, has charging uniformity and a high stability, gives no fog and toner scattering, and can form images of excellent quality.