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AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYoshiaki Akazawa, Yoshitaka Kawase, Yoritaka Tsubaki, Yoshinori Mutoh, Keiichi Kikawa, Takashi Hara
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A toner manufacturing method, a toner obtained by the method, a one-component developer, a two-component developer, a developing device and an image forming apparatus are provided. By using a toner manufacturing apparatus including a powder passage, a spraying section for spraying a predetermined substance in the powder passage and a rotary stirring section, provided in the powder passage, and stirring particles in the powder passage to apply impact force to the particles so that the particles are fluidized in the powder passage, performed are a stirring step S3 of fluidizing toner core particles with fine inorganic particles adhering to the surfaces thereof and fine resin particles in the powder passage as the powder by the rotary stirring section, and a spraying step S5 of spraying a volatile liquid which softens fine resin particles as a predetermined substance by the spraying section.
A toner manufacturing method of manufacturing a toner using a toner manufacturing apparatus comprising a powder passage in which a powder is flowable, a spraying section for spraying a predetermined substance in the powder passage and a rotary stirring section, provided in the powder passage, and stirring particles in the powder passage to apply impact force to the particles so that the particles are fluidized in the powder passage, the toner manufacturing method comprising:
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