Method of forming a full-color toner image onto a laminated film

An image forming method comprising the steps of:

• fixing a toner image formed by a toner containing a wax component on a recording medium by applying heat and pressure to the recording medium,
• wherein the recording medium comprises a transparent laminated film having a substrate layer and a wax component absorption layer for absorbing the wax component contained in the toner,
• wherein the wax component absorption layer comprises a resin capable of inhibiting crystal growth of the wax component contained in the toner and thereby increasing light transmittance by at least 20% in a toner image-fixed recording medium in an amount sufficient to inhibit crystal growth of the wax component,
• wherein a difference between a melting point of the resin in the wax component absorption layer and a melting point of the wax component is not more than 100.degree. C.,
• wherein the toner comprises a pulverization toner obtained by kneading toner material containing the wax component followed by pulverization, the pulverization toner containing the wax component in an amount of from 0.1% by weight to 10% by weight based on the weight of the toner;
• and
• increasing a light transmittance of the recording medium having the fixed toner image by at least 20% by absorbing a wax component flowing from the toner due to fixing performed in said fixing step using the wax component absorption layer so as to prevent crystal growth of the wax component.

An image forming method comprising the steps of:

• providing a recording medium comprising a laminated film having a substrate layer and a wax component absorption layer;
• fixing a toner image comprised of a toner containing a wax component on the recording medium by applying heat and pressure to the recording medium;
• and
• absorbing a wax component flowing from the toner due to fixing performed in said fixing step using the wax component absorption layer so as to prevent crystal growth of the wax component;
• wherein the wax component absorption layer comprises a resin capable of inhibiting crystal growth of the wax component contained in the toner and thereby increasing light transmittance by at least 20% in a toner image-fixed recording medium in an amount sufficient to inhibit crystal growth of the wax component,
• wherein a difference between a melting point of the resin in the wax component absorption layer and a melting point of the wax component is not more than 100.degree. C., and
• wherein the toner comprises a polymerization toner obtained by polymerization of a monomer composition in an aqueous phase, the monomer composition comprising at least a polymerizable monomer, a colorant and a wax component in an amount of from 0.1 part by weight to 50 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of polymer produced by polymerization of the polymerizable monomer.

An image forming method comprising the steps of:

• fixing a toner image formed by a toner containing a wax component on a recording medium by applying heat and pressure to the recording medium,
• wherein the recording medium comprises a transparent laminated film having a substrate layer and a wax component absorption layer for absorbing the wax component contained in the toner,
• wherein the wax component absorption layer comprises a resin capable of inhibiting crystal growth of the wax component contained in the toner and thereby increasing light transmittance by at least 20% in a toner image-fixed recording medium in an amount sufficient to inhibit crystal growth of the wax component,
• wherein a difference between a melting point of the resin in the wax component absorption layer and a melting point of the wax component is not more than 100.degree. C.,
• wherein the toner comprises a polymerization toner obtained by polymerization of a monomer composition in an aqueous phase, the monomer composition comprising at least a polymerizable monomer, a colorant and a wax component, the polymerization toner containing the wax component in an amount of from 1 part by weight to 50 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of a polymer produced by polymerization of the polymerizable monomer;
• and
• increasing a light transmittance of the recording medium having the fixed toner image by at least 20% by absorbing a wax component flowing from the toner due to fixing performed in said fixing step using the wax component absorption layer so as to prevent crystal growth of the wax component.