Toner for developing electrostatic image
US5384224A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G9/08797
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A toner for developing an electrostatic image is constituted by a binder resin and a hydrocarbon wax having a weight-average molecular weight of 800 to 3600. The toner is provided with good fixation characteristics including low-temperature fixability and anti-high temperature offsetting if the toner shows a storage modulus of at least 1.times.10.sup.3 dyn/cm.sup.2, a loss modulus in the range of 5.times.10.sup.2 -5.times.10.sup.4 dyn/cm.sup.2 and a ratio of loss modulus/storage modulus (loss tangent) of below 0.9 as measured under conditions of a frequency of 0.1 Hz and a temperature of 200.degree. C.; and the toner provides a DSC curve, as measured by a differential scanning calorimeter, showing an onset temperature of heat absorption of at most 105.degree. C. and a heat-absorption peak temperature in the range of 90.degree.-120.degree. C. on temperature increase, and a heat evolution peak temperature in the range of 62.degree.-75.degree. C. and a heat evolution peak intensity ratio of at least 2.times.10.sup.-3 on temperature decrease.
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