Image forming method and toner set for developing electrostatic latent image
In an image forming method, a black toner and a color toner other than the black toner are used. The black toner and the color toner each include a binder resin including a polyester resin as a main component and a vinyl resin, a releasing agent, and an external additive. A content Vk % by mass of the vinyl resin relative to total mass of the binder resin included in the black toner, a content Vc % by mass of the vinyl resin relative to total mass of the binder resin included in the color toner, a content Wk % by mass of the releasing agent relative to the total mass of the binder resin included in the black toner, and a content Wc % by mass of the releasing agent relative to the total mass of the binder resin included in the color toner satisfy a specific relationship.
1. In an image forming method using a black toner and a color toner other than the black toner, comprising: developing an electrostatic latent image with a black toner and a color toner other than the black toner; transferring a developed image of the black toner and the color toner onto an image support; and fixing a transferred image of the black toner and the color toner on the image support to provide a visible image,
wherein the improvement comprises the black toner and the color toner each comprise a binder resin including a polyester resin being a combination of an amorphous polyester resin and a crystalline polyester resin as a main component and a vinyl resin, a releasing agent, and an external additive, and
the following formula (1) and formula (2) are satisfied wherein Vk % by mass is a content of the vinyl resin relative to total mass of the binder resin included in the black toner, Vc % by mass is a content of the vinyl resin relative to total mass of the binder resin included in the color toner, Wk % by mass is a content of the releasing agent relative to the total mass of the binder resin included in the black toner, and Wc % by mass is a content of the releasing agent relative to the total mass of the binder resin included in the color toner:
2< Vk−Vc< 50 (1)
2< Wc−Wk< 10 (2),
the Vk is 20 to 50% by mass, and the Vc is from 10 to 30% by mass, and
the Wk is 3 to 20% by mass, and the Wc is more than 5% by mass and less than 30% by mass,
wherein a mass ratio of the amorphous polyester resin to the crystalline polyester resin is 60/40 to 90/10, and
wherein the black toner and the color toner each exhibit a difference in charge reduction relative to each other of 9 μC/g or less, the charge reduction being the difference in charge amount for each toner measured at initial printing and measured after printing 10,000 sheets.
2. The image forming method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the Vk and the Vc further satisfy the following formula (3):
10< Vk−Vc< 30 (3).
3. The image forming method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the Wk and the Wc further satisfy the following formula (4):
3< Wc−Wk< 8 (4).
4. The image forming method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a softening point of the black toner is higher than a softening point of the color toner.
5. A toner set for developing an electrostatic latent image, comprising: a black toner; and a color toner other than the black toner,
wherein the black toner and the color toner each comprise a binder resin including a polyester resin being a combination of amorphous polyester resin and crystalline polyester resin as a main component and a vinyl resin, a releasing agent, and an external additive, and
the following formula (1) and formula (2) are satisfied wherein Vk % by mass is a content of the vinyl resin relative to total mass of the binder resin included in the black toner, Vc % by mass is a content of the vinyl resin relative to total mass of the binder resin included in the color toner, Wk % by mass is a content of the releasing agent relative to the total mass of the binder resin included in the black toner, and Wc % by mass is a content of the releasing agent relative to the total mass of the binder resin included in the color toner:
2< Vk−Vc< 50 (1)
2< Wc−Wk< 10 (2),
the Vk is 20 to 50% by mass, and the Vc is from 10 to 30% by mass, and
the Wk is 3 to 20% by mass, and the We is more than 5% by mass and less than 30% by mass,
wherein a mass ratio of the amorphous polyester resin to the crystalline polyester resin is 60/40 to 90/10, and
wherein the black toner and the color toner each exhibit a difference in charge reduction relative to each other of 9 μC/g or less, the charge reduction being the difference in charge amount for each toner measured at initial printing and measured after printing 10,000 sheets.