IP Library Granted Patent US 9,201,323
Granted Patent B2
US 9,201,323 · App. 14/341,084 · Granted Dec 1, 2015

Toner

Inventors: Koji Nishikawa (Susono, JP); Katsuhisa Yamazaki (Numazu, JP); Daisuke Yoshiba (Suntou-gun, JP); Shotaro Nomura (Suntou-gun, JP); Hiroki Akiyama (Toride, JP); Masami Fujimoto (Suntou-gun, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G03G9/0825G03G9/0819G03G9/08755
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Patent No.
US 9,201,323
App. No.
14/341,084
Granted
Dec 1, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A toner excellent in end-portion hot offset properties is provided. A toner including toner particles and an external additive, wherein the toner particles contain a binder resin, and organic-inorganic composite fine particles dispersed in the binder resin, and the organic-inorganic composite fine particles (1) have a number-average particle diameter of 70 nm or more and 500 nm or less, (2) have a structure in which inorganic fine particles are embedded in a resin particle, convexes derived from the inorganic fine particles being present on surfaces of the organic-inorganic composite fine particles, (3) have a shape factor SF-2 of 103 or more and 120 or less, and (4) contain a resin component in which a proportion of THF-insoluble matter based on a mass of the resin component is 95% by mass or more.

Claims (10)

1. A toner comprising toner particles and an external additive, wherein:

each of the toner particles contains:

a binder resin, and

organic-inorganic composite fine particles each of which contains a resin particle and inorganic fine particles, the organic-inorganic composite fine particles being dispersed in the binder resin, and

the organic-inorganic composite fine particles

(1) have a number-average particle diameter of 70 nm or more and 500 nm or less,

(2) have a structure of which the inorganic fine particles are embedded in the resin particle, and have convexes derived from the inorganic fine particles on surfaces of the respective organic-inorganic composite fine particles,

(3) have a shape factor SF-2 of 103 or more and 120 or less, and

(4) contain a resin component in which a proportion of THF-insoluble matter based on a mass of the resin component is 95% by mass or more.

2. The toner according to claim 1 , wherein the inorganic fine particles in the organic-inorganic composite fine particles are silica fine particles or metal oxide fine particles.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 11, 2014
From: NISHIKAWA, KOJI; YAMAZAKI, KATSUHISA; YOSHIBA, DAISUKE; NOMURA, SHOTARO; AKIYAMA, HIROKI; FUJIMOTO, MASAMI
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 034468/0590 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-158908 · Jul 31, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150037723A1 · Feb 5, 2015