Toner and method of manufacturing the same, two-component developer, developing apparatus, and image forming apparatus
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYoshitaka Kawase
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Abstract
A toner excellent in temporal stability is provided which toner is capable of maintaining good cleaning property stably for a long period of time and whose surface is provided with a coating layer having an effect of preventing toner aggregation. There are also provided a method of manufacturing the toner, a two-component developer, a developing apparatus, and an image forming apparatus. The toner has a core particle containing a binder resin and a colorant and a coating layer which contains fine resin particles and are formed on surfaces of the core particles. The coating layers are formed by partially fusing the fine resin particles to at least either the core particle or adjacent fine resin particles.
Claims19
A toner comprising:
- a core particle containing a binder resin and a colorant;
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- a coating layer formed on a surface of the core particle, containing fine resin particles, the fine resin particles being partially fused to at least either the core particle or adjacent fine resin particles.
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