Abstract:
A resin composition is provided. The resin composition comprises an acrylonitrile butadiene styrene resin, a polystyrene resin, a polycarbonate resin, and a phosphorus compound. The amount of the polystyrene resin is equal to or greater than the amount of the acrylonitrile butadiene styrene resin. The amount of the polycarbonate resin is from 70 to 90 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of all the resins. The phosphorus compound contains a phosphazene compound, and the amount of the phosphazene compound is from 0.1 to 4.0 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of all the resins.
Abstract:
Provided is a toner including a binder resin, and a charge-controlling agent, wherein a volume average particle diameter X of the toner after a stress treatment satisfies Formula (1), and an amount Y of fine toner particles having particle diameters of 3 micrometers or smaller and circularity of 0.70 or less satisfies Formula (2).
Abstract:
Provided is a toner including a binder resin, a release agent, and a charge-controlling agent, wherein the toner includes toner particles having particle diameters of 3 micrometers or smaller, among the toner particles having particle diameters of 3 micrometers or smaller, a proportion of the toner particles having an average circularity of 0.70 or greater but 0.85 or less in all of the toner particles is 10% by number or greater but less than 20% by number and a proportion of the toner particles having an average circularity of less than 0.70 in all of the toner particles is 10% by number or less.
Abstract:
A toner for developing an electrostatic image, which contains: resin particles (C), wherein the resin particles (C) each contain a resin particle (B) and resin particles (A) or a coating film (P) deposited on a surface of the resin particle (B), where the resin particle (B) contains a second resin (b) and a filler (f), wherein the resin particles (A) or the coating film (P) contains a first resin (a), wherein the second resin (b) contains a crystalline resin, and wherein the resin particle (B) contains the filler (f) in an amount of 15% by mass or greater.
Abstract:
A toner including a crystalline polyester resin (A), an amorphous resin (B), and a composite resin (C) having a condensation polymerization resin unit and an addition polymerization resin unit is provided. A molecular weight distribution of the toner based on THF-soluble contents thereof has a main peak within a molecular weight range from 1,000 to 10,000 and a half bandwidth of the main peak is 15,000 or less. The molecular weight distribution is determined by gel permeation chromatography. The toner includes chloroform-insoluble contents. A ratio C/R of the toner is within a range from 0.03 to 0.55. C and R represent heights of spectrum peaks specific to the crystalline polyester resin (A) and the amorphous resin (B), respectively, determined by a Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic attenuation total reflection method after the toner is stored in a thermostatic chamber at 45° C. for 12 hours.
Abstract:
A toner, including: a binder resin; releasing agent-encapsulating capsules; and a colorant, wherein the releasing agent-encapsulating capsules each include: a capsule formed of a resin (I) which is different from the binder resin; and a releasing agent (RA) which is encapsulated in the capsule, and the releasing agent-encapsulating capsules exist in the binder resin, and wherein 50% to 100% of the releasing agent-encapsulating capsules exist in a region from a surface of the toner to a depth of 0.10 times a volume-average particle diameter of the toner.
Abstract:
A non-magnetic toner including a binder resin including a first resin, a second resin, a third resin; a colorant; and a wax, wherein the first resin is a hybrid resin including an amorphous condensation polymerization unit and a radical polymerization unit in its molecular frame, and the second and third resins are non-hybrid resins including condensation polymerization units, wherein each of the first, second and third resins has a glass transition temperature (Tg) and a softening point (Tm) satisfying the following relationships: Tg of first resin
Abstract:
Provided is an image forming apparatus including at least a latent image bearing member, a latent electrostatic image forming unit, a developing unit which includes at least a developing roller and a supply roller, and a transfer unit, wherein both of a diameter R (mm) of the developing roller and a diameter R′ (mm) of the supply roller are 12 mm or less; the toner contains at least a binder resin, a wax, and a colorant with the wax having a melting point of 75° C. or less; an amount of the wax exposed on a surface of the toner is 10 mg/g to 30 mg/g; and when a diameter (mm) of the developing roller is represented by R the toner has a torque T (mNm) satisfying the inequation, 20/R
Abstract:
To provide a toner recovery apparatus including: a toner transporting duct; and an endless toner transporting belt; wherein the toner transporting belt is rotated in a loop form in such a way that it descends in a region where the outer circumferential surface faces a ceiling surface of the toner transporting duct and that it rises in a region where the outer circumferential surface of the toner transporting belt faces a bottom surface of the toner transporting duct, the toner recovery apparatus transports the residual toner to the outlet by holding the toner by the convex parts, spaces formed between convex parts and the bottom surface of the toner transporting duct, and the toner comprises a binding resin, releasing agent, coloring material and external additive, and torque T (mNm) measured by torque measurement method using a conical rotor in a space ratio of 50% to 60% is 1.0 to 2.5.
Abstract:
The present invention provide a toner comprising: a coloring agent; a binder resin comprising a first binder resin and a second binder resin, the first binder resin being composed of a linear polyester resin having a number-average molecular weight (Mn) of from 2,800 to 7,000, a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of from 8,900 to 21,000, and a Mw/Mn ratio of 2 to 4, the second binder resin being composed of a non-linear polyester resin having a number-average molecular weight (Mn) of from 3,500 to 8,000, a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of from 40,000 to 120,000, and a Mw/Mn ratio of 10 to 20, and a ratio of the first binder resin to the second binder resin (the first binder resin:the second binder resin) being 60:40 to 95:5 by weight.