IP Library Granted Patent US 8,815,483
Granted Patent B2
US 8,815,483 · App. 13/223,757 · Granted Aug 26, 2014

Magenta toner, toner set, magenta developer, toner cartridge, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus

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Patent No.
US 8,815,483
App. No.
13/223,757
Granted
Aug 26, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A magenta toner includes a binder resin containing a polyester resin having a dodecenylsuccinic acid structure as a constituent unit, and a solid solution of C.I. Pigment Violet 19 and C.I. Pigment Red 122, the magenta toner having an amount of the solid solution of from 2% by mass to 30% by mass based on the total mass of the toner.

Claims (45)

1. A magenta toner consisting essentially of:

a binder resin containing a polyester resin having a dodecenylsuccinic acid structure as a constituent unit; and

a solid solution consisting of C.I. Pigment Violet 19 and C.I. Pigment Red 122, wherein

an amount of the solid solution in the magenta toner is from 2% by mass to 30% by mass based on a total mass of the toner, and

a copolymerization ratio of the dodecenylsuccinic acid structure is from 5 mol % to 25 mol % based on 100 mol % of all acid-derived components of the polyester resin.

2. The magenta toner of claim 1 , wherein a ratio in parts by mass of the C.I. Pigment Violet 19 and the C.I. Pigment Red 122 contained in the solid solution is from 80:20 to 20:80.

3. The magenta toner of claim 1 , wherein the binder resin further contains a crystalline polyester resin in an amount of from 1% by mass to 10% by mass based on a total mass of the binder resin.

4. A toner set comprising:

the magenta toner of claim 1 ; and

a yellow toner containing any one of C.I. Pigment Yellow 74, C.I. Pigment Yellow 180 or C.I. Pigment Yellow 185 as a colorant.

5. A toner set comprising:

the magenta toner of claim 1 ; and

a cyan toner containing C.I. Pigment Blue 15 as a colorant.

6. A magenta developer comprising:

the magenta toner of claim 1 ; and

a carrier.

7. A toner cartridge of an image forming apparatus comprising:

an accommodating portion which accommodates the magenta toner of claim 1 to supply the magenta toner to a toner image forming unit,

wherein the toner cartridge is detachable from an image forming apparatus having an electrostatic latent image holding member configured to hold an electrostatic latent image formed on a surface thereof, the toner image forming unit that develops the electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of the electrostatic latent image holding member using a toner and thereby forming a toner image on the surface of the electrostatic latent image holding member, and a transfer unit that transfers the toner image to a recording medium.

8. A process cartridge of an image forming apparatus comprising:

an electrostatic latent image holding member configured to hold an electrostatic latent image formed on a surface thereof; and

a toner image forming unit that accommodates the magenta developer of claim 6 and also develops the electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of the electrostatic latent image holding member using a toner to form a toner image on the surface of the electrostatic latent image holding member,

wherein the process cartridge is detachable from an image forming apparatus.

9. An image forming apparatus comprising:

an electrostatic latent image holding member configured to hold an electrostatic latent image formed on a surface thereof;

a charging unit that charges the surface of the electrostatic latent image holding member;

an electrostatic latent image forming unit that forms an electrostatic latent image on the surface of the charged electrostatic latent image holding member;

a toner image forming unit that accommodates the magenta developer of claim 6 and also develops the electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of the electrostatic latent image holding member using a toner to form a toner image on the surface of the electrostatic latent image holding member;

a transfer unit that transfers the toner image to a recording medium; and

a fixing unit that fixes the toner image transferred to the recording medium.

10. An image forming apparatus comprising:

the process cartridge of claim 8 that is detachable from the image forming apparatus, which has the electrostatic latent image holding member configured to hold an electrostatic latent image formed on the surface and the toner image forming unit that develops the electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of the electrostatic latent image holding member using a toner to form a toner image on the surface of the electrostatic latent image holding member;

a charging unit that charges the surface of the electrostatic latent image holding member;

an electrostatic latent image forming unit that forms an electrostatic latent image on the surface of the charged electrostatic latent image holding member;

a transfer unit that transfers the toner image to a recording medium; and

a fixing unit that fixes the toner image transferred to the recording medium.

11. The magenta toner of claim 1 , wherein the copolymerization ratio of the dodecenylsuccinic acid structure is from 7 mol % to 20 mol % based on 100 mol % of all acid-derived components of the polyester resin.

12. A magenta toner consisting essentially of:

a binder resin containing a polyester resin having a dodecenylsuccinic acid structure as a constituent unit;

a release agent; and

a solid solution consisting of C.I. Pigment Violet 19 and C.I. Pigment Red 122, wherein

an amount of the solid solution in the magenta toner is from 2% by mass to 30% by mass based on a total mass of the toner, and

a copolymerization ratio of the dodecenylsuccinic acid structure is from 5 mol % to 25 mol % based on 100 mol % of all acid-derived components of the polyester resin.

13. The magenta toner of claim 12 , wherein the release agent is a hydrocarbon-based wax having a melting temperature of equal to or higher than 60° C. and lower than 100° C.

14. The magenta toner of claim 12 , wherein a ratio in parts by mass of the C.I. Pigment Violet 19 and the C.I. Pigment Red 122 contained in the solid solution is from 80:20 to 20:80.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 12, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 058287/0056 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2011
From: MATSUMOTO, AKIRA; IKEDA, YUSUKE; NAKAI, EIJI
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 026847/0848 →