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Granted Patent B2
US 9,488,925 · App. 14/630,783 · Granted Nov 8, 2016

Magenta toner, developer, and image forming apparatus

Inventors: Ryuta Chiba (Kanagawa, JP); Shinya Nakayama (Shizuoka, JP); Tsuyoshi Sugimoto (Shizuoka, JP); Hiroshi Yamada (Shizuoka, JP); Susumu Chiba (Shizuoka, JP); Shinsuke Nagai (Shizuoka, JP); Hiroshi Yamashita (Shizuoka, JP); Masana Shiba (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 9,488,925
App. No.
14/630,783
Granted
Nov 8, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A magenta toner for electrophotography, including: a polyester resin; and a colorant containing a naphthol-based pigment, wherein the magenta toner for electrophotography satisfies requirements <1> and <2> below: <1> [G′(100)(THF insoluble matter)] is 1.0×10 5 Pa to 1.0×10 7 Pa, and a ratio of [G′(40)(THF insoluble matter)] to the [G′(100)(THF insoluble matter)] is 3.5×10 or less, where the [G′(100)(THF insoluble matter)] is a storage modulus at 100° C. of THF insoluble matter of the toner and the [G′(40)(THF insoluble matter)] is a storage modulus at 40° C. of the THF insoluble matter of the toner; and <2> an X-ray diffraction pattern of the naphthol-based pigment in a crystalline state has a plurality of peaks in a range of 0°≦2θ≦35°, and a sum of half value widths of the peaks is 5° to 10°.

Claims (20)

1. A magenta toner for electrophotography, comprising:

a polyester resin; and

a colorant containing a naphthol-based pigment,

wherein the magenta toner for electrophotography satisfies requirements <1> and <2> below:

<1> [G′(100) (THF insoluble matter)] is 1.0×10 5 Pa to 1.0×10 7 Pa, and a ratio of [G′(40) (THF insoluble matter)] to the [G′(100) (THF insoluble matter)] is 3.5×10 or less, where the [G′(100) (THF insoluble matter)] is a storage modulus at 100° C. of THF insoluble matter of the toner and the [G′(40) (THF insoluble matter)] is a storage modulus at 40° C. of the THF insoluble matter of the toner; and

<2> an X-ray diffraction pattern of the naphthol-based pigment in a crystalline state has a plurality of peaks in a range of 0°≦2θ≦35°, and a sum of half value widths of the peaks is 5° to 10°.

2. The magenta toner according to claim 1 , wherein 50% by mass or less of the naphthol-based pigment is present within a region of 1,000 nm from a surface of the toner toward a center thereof.

3. The magenta toner according to claim 1 , wherein the magenta toner has a glass transition temperature (Tg1st) of 20° C. to 50° C., where the glass transition temperature (Tg1st) is measured in first heating of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).

4. The magenta toner according to claim 1 , wherein the magenta toner has a glass transition temperature (Tg2nd) of 0° C. to 30° C., where the glass transition temperature (Tg2nd) is measured in second heating of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).

5. The magenta toner according to claim 1 , wherein the polyester resin contains a non-crystalline polyester resin insoluble in THF and a polyester resin soluble in THF.

6. The magenta toner according to claim 5 , wherein the non-crystalline polyester resin insoluble in THF has a Tg of 20° C. or lower.

7. The magenta toner according to claim 5 , wherein the polyester resin further comprises a crystalline polyester resin.

8. A developer, comprising:

the magenta toner according to claim 1 ; and

a carrier.

9. An image forming apparatus, comprising:

an electrostatic latent image bearer;

an electrostatic latent image forming unit configured to form an electrostatic latent image on the electrostatic latent image bearer; and

a developing unit configured to develop the electrostatic latent image formed on the electrostatic latent image bearer with a toner to form a visible image,

wherein the toner is the magenta toner according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2015
From: CHIBA, RYUTA; NAKAYAMA, SHINYA; SUGIMOTO, TSUYOSHI; YAMADA, HIROSHI; CHIBA, SUSUMU; NAGAI, SHINSUKE; YAMASHITA, HIROSHI; SHIBA, MASANA
To: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-041532 · Mar 4, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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