IP Library Granted Patent US 12,147,191
Granted Patent B2
US 12,147,191 · App. 17/491,283 · Granted Nov 19, 2024

Toner and two-component developer

Inventors: Tadanori Kano (Sakai, JP); Takao Yamada (Sakai, JP); Hiroki Maeda (Sakai, JP)
Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G03G9/09725G03G9/0819G03G9/0825G03G9/09716
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Patent No.
US 12,147,191
App. No.
17/491,283
Granted
Nov 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The toner includes an external additive adhering to the surface of a toner particle. The external additive contains fine powder in which the surface of a core derived by addition of silica to strontium titanate is hydrophobized with a silane compound, and silica.

Claims (20)

1. A toner including an external additive adhering to a surface of a toner particle,

wherein the external additive comprises fine powder and silica, wherein the fine powder comprises a surface of a core hydrophobized with a silane compound, and wherein the core is derived by addition of silica to strontium titanate.

2. The toner according to claim 1 ,

wherein a molar ratio of silicon to titanium Si/Ti in the fine powder is 0.03 or more to less than 1.0.

3. The toner according to claim 1 ,

wherein a coverage with the fine powder on the surface of the toner particle is preferably 2% or more to 10% or less.

4. The toner according to claim 1 ,

wherein a coverage with the silica on the surface of the toner particle is 40% or more, and

wherein a sum of the coverage with the silica and a coverage with the fine powder on the surface of the toner particle is 100% or less.

5. The toner according to claim 1 ,

wherein ratio A is 1.1 or less, the ratio A being a ratio of an adhesion strength of the fine powder to an adhesion strength of the silica as calculated by the following formula (1):

A =(Adhesion strength of the silica)/(Adhesion strength of the fine powder)  (1).

6. The toner according to claim 1 ,

wherein resistance value change of toner D is −10 or more, the resistance value change of toner D being calculated by the following formula (2):

D =( B−C )/( b−c )  (2)

wherein in formula (2), B is a resistance value of the toner (GΩ) when b mass parts of the fine powder is added to 100 mass parts of the toner particles, and C is a resistance value of the toner (GΩ) when c mass parts of the fine powder is added to 100 mass parts of the toner particles.

7. The toner according to claim 1 ,

wherein a mean primary particle diameter of the fine powder is 20 nm or more to 60 nm or less.

8. A developer comprising the toner according to claim 1 and a carrier,

wherein the developer has a current value of 10 μA or less upon application of a voltage of 300 V from an end of a carrier magnetic chain of 1 mm in length to the opposite end.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2021
From: KANO, TADANORI; YAMADA, TAKAO; MAEDA, HIROKI
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 057662/0501 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2020-171247 · Oct 9, 2020 · national
JP 2021-149721 · Sep 14, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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