Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Toner, method of manufacturing toner, image forming method, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge
A toner including a main body particle, a layer B located overlying the main body particle, and a layer A located overlying the layer B is provided. The binder resin includes an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin. The layer B is comprised of particles of a resin B. The layer A is comprised of particles of a resin A. A method of manufacturing the above toner is also provided. The method includes dissolving or dispersing toner components in an organic solvent to prepare a toner components liquid. The toner components include the binder resin. The method further includes emulsifying the toner components liquid in an aqueous medium to prepare an emulsion. The aqueous medium contains the particles of the resins A and B. The method further includes removing the organic solvent from the emulsion and heating the emulsion.
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
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Hiroshi Masaki Satoyuki
Yamashita Watanabe Sekiguchi