Developer, developer storage body, developing device and image forming apparatus
View Patent ↗A developer includes a binder resin, a releasing agent; and a brilliant pigment. A peak endothermic amount of the developer measured using a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) in a second temperature rising process is in a range from 6.20 to 14.40 J/g.
1. A developer comprising:
a binder resin;
a releasing agent; and,
a brilliant pigment,
wherein a peak endothermic amount of the developer measured using a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) in a second temperature rising process is in a range from 6.20 to 14.40 J/g.
2. The developer according to claim 1 , wherein the peak endothermic amount of the developer measured using the differential scanning calorimetry in the second temperature rising process is in a range from 7.65 to 9.29 J/g.
3. The developer according to claim 1 , wherein the brilliant pigment has a mean particle size in a range from 5.37 to 10.04 μm.
4. The developer according to claim 1 , wherein the brilliant pigment includes aluminum flakes.
5. The developer according to claim 1 , wherein the binder resin includes polyester.
6. The developer according to claim 1 , wherein the releasing agent includes paraffin wax or ester wax.
7. A developer storage body storing the developer according to claim 1 .
8. A developing device using the developer according to claim 1 .
9. An image forming apparatus including the developing device according to claim 8 .