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JPH0246943B2
JPH0246943B2 JP56053002A JP5300281A JPH0246943B2 JP H0246943 B2 JPH0246943 B2 JP H0246943B2 JP 56053002 A JP56053002 A JP 56053002A JP 5300281 A JP5300281 A JP 5300281A JP H0246943 B2 JPH0246943 B2 JP H0246943B2
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toner
weight
parts
fixing
low molecular
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JPS57168253A (en
Inventor
Mitsuo Aoki
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Ricoh Co Ltd
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Ricoh Co Ltd
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03GELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G9/00Developers
    • G03G9/08Developers with toner particles
    • G03G9/087Binders for toner particles
    • G03G9/08702Binders for toner particles comprising macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
    • G03G9/08704Polyalkenes
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03GELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G9/00Developers
    • G03G9/08Developers with toner particles
    • G03G9/0825Developers with toner particles characterised by their structure; characterised by non-homogenuous distribution of components

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】[Detailed description of the invention]

本発明はホツト・オフセツトを防止した熱定着
性の良好な乾式熱ローラー定着用トナーに関す
る。 電子写真法において帯電、露光により感光体上
に形成された静電潜像はトナーを含有する現像剤
で現像してトナー像とされ、しかる後、転写シー
トに転写、更に定着される。 定着法としては従来より熱定着法が知られてい
るが、これは転写シート上に転写されたトナー像
をシリコーン、テフロン等の加熱ローラーによつ
て永久に定着するものであるが、従来のトナー
は、この際ホツト・オフセツトを起し易いとう欠
点を有している。このホツト・オフセツトとはト
ナーが熔融状態でローラーと接触すると、ローラ
ー表面にトナーが付着し、この付着トナーがロー
ラーの回転によつて転写シートに付着する現象で
ある。 これを解決する方法として、トナー中に低分子
量ポリプロピレンをトナー母体100重量部に対し
て2〜10重量部練込む方法(特開昭49−65231号
公報参照)が提案されているが、この場合には、
定着での加熱によつてトナー表面にポリプロピレ
ンが露出し難いため、充分なホツト・オフセツト
防止効果が得にくい。この効果を充分にするため
に低分子量ポリプロピレンの練込み量を多くする
と、トナーの流動性が著しく低下し、実用に耐え
ない。 本発明は前記従来の欠点を解決することを目的
としたものであり、特にはトナーの流動性等の諸
特性を阻害することなく、ホツト・オフセツトを
防止し、熱定着性を向上した乾式熱定着用トナー
を提供するものである。 すなわち、本発明は着色剤及び結着樹脂とから
主としてなる通常のトナー母体粒子100重量部に
対して低分子量ポリプロピレンの平均粒径1μ以
下の微粉末0.2〜1.0重量部を添加し前記トナー表
面に付着せしめ、これを乾式熱定着用トナーとし
て用いることにより前記従来の欠点を解決したも
のである。 本発明では従来の如く、トナー中にポリプロピ
レンを練込むのではなく、通常用いられているト
ナー粉末に低分子量のポリプロピレン微粉末を添
加して、低分子量ポリプロピレンがトナー表面上
に存在するように用いられているので、定着時の
加熱により、直ちにホツト・オフセツト防止効果
を発揮する。そのため、練込む場合にくらべて速
効性があり、その使用量も少なくてすみ、トナー
の流動性を害するようなことはない。本発明で用
いる低分子量ポリプロピレン微粉末の粒径は1μ
以下が好ましい。 以上説明したように本発明は通常のトナーに低
分子量ポリプロピレンを添加することにより、熱
定着時のホツト・オフセツトを防止し定着性を向
上したものである。 以下本発明の実施例する。 実施例 1 トナー母体粒子処方 ポリスチレン樹脂(エツソ石油化学社製;D−
125) 88重量部 金属錯塩型染料(負荷電制御剤) 2重量部 カーボンブラツク 10重量部 これを加熱二本ロールを用い混練し、冷却した
後粉砕分級して平均粒径10μのトナー粒子を得
た。次にこのトナー母体粒子100重量部に対し、
超音波ジエツトミルで平均粒径0.3μに粉砕した低
分子量ポリプロピレン微粉末を1.0重量部添加し
て、ミキサーで均一に混合分散して、母体粒子の
ポリプロピレン微粉末が付着したトナーを調製し
た。 上記トナー1.7重量部と鉄粉(新東ブレータ社
製;SF200)98.3重量部とを混合して二成分現像
剤とした。 この現像剤を用いて、市販電子写真複写機(リ
コー社製;FT6200)で複写したところオフセツ
トのない画像が得られた。 比較例 1 実施例1においてトナー母体粒子の処方中に低
分子量ポリプロピレン微粉末1.0重量部を加えト
ナー母体粒子を製造し、このトナー粒子1.7重量
部と鉄粉(新東ブレータ社製;SF200)98.3重量
部とを混合して二成分現像剤とした。 比較例 2 実施例1において、トナー母体粒子の処方中に
低分子量ポリプロピレン微粉末7.0重量部を加え
トナー母体粒子を製造し、このトナー粒子1.7重
量部と鉄粉(新東ブレータ社製;SF200)98.3重
量部とを混合して二成分現像剤とした。トナー及
び二成分現像剤を調製した。 次に上記実施例1、比較例1及び2のトナーを
用いそれぞれのトナーの定着特性及び流動特性を
次の方法で試験した。 すなわち、各現像剤を用い、転写紙上のトナー
付着量1mg/cm2となる未定着トナー画像を形成
し、これを熱ローラー定着ユニツト(それぞれ直
径40mmで、150rpmの速度で接着回転する、表面
が弗素樹脂製の上側熱ローラーと表面がシリコー
ンゴム製の下側ローラとからなり、熱ローラーの
表面温度を可変とした装置)を用いて熱ローラー
温度を変化させて定着し、各温度における定着画
像の定着特性(定着率及びホツトオフセツト性)
を調べた。 なお定着率は定着後の画像濃度(ID)と、こ
の画像をクロツクメータで摺擦した後の画像濃度
(ID′)とを測定し、(ID′)/(ID)×100%で計算
される。 又、トナーの流動性はパウダーテスター(ホソ
カワ ミクロン社製)により流動性指数(安息
角、圧縮度、スパチユラ角、及び凝集度の測定に
より求められる指数)を測定した。流動性指数は
その値が大きい程粉体の流動性が良好な物であ
る。 試験結果は下記表に示した通りであり、本発明
トナーが定着特性及びトナー流動特性のいずれも
優れたものであつた。
The present invention relates to a toner for dry heat roller fixing that prevents hot offset and has good heat fixability. In electrophotography, an electrostatic latent image formed on a photoreceptor by charging and exposure is developed with a developer containing toner to form a toner image, which is then transferred to a transfer sheet and further fixed. As a fixing method, the heat fixing method is conventionally known. This method permanently fixes the toner image transferred onto the transfer sheet using a heated roller made of silicone, Teflon, etc. has the disadvantage that hot offsets are likely to occur. This hot offset is a phenomenon in which when toner in a molten state comes into contact with a roller, the toner adheres to the roller surface, and this adhered toner adheres to the transfer sheet as the roller rotates. As a method to solve this problem, a method has been proposed in which 2 to 10 parts by weight of low molecular weight polypropylene is kneaded into the toner based on 100 parts by weight of the toner base (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 49-65231). for,
Since polypropylene is difficult to expose on the toner surface due to heating during fixing, it is difficult to obtain a sufficient hot offset prevention effect. If the amount of low molecular weight polypropylene kneaded is increased in order to achieve this effect sufficiently, the fluidity of the toner will be significantly reduced, making it unsuitable for practical use. The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and in particular, it is a dry heat method that prevents hot offset and improves heat fixing properties without impeding various properties such as toner fluidity. It provides fixing toner. That is, in the present invention, 0.2 to 1.0 parts by weight of fine powder of low molecular weight polypropylene with an average particle diameter of 1 μm or less is added to 100 parts by weight of normal toner base particles mainly composed of a colorant and a binder resin, and the particles are coated on the surface of the toner. The above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional methods are solved by attaching the toner and using it as a toner for dry heat fixing. In the present invention, instead of kneading polypropylene into the toner as in the past, low molecular weight polypropylene fine powder is added to a commonly used toner powder so that the low molecular weight polypropylene is present on the toner surface. Therefore, the hot offset prevention effect is immediately exerted by heating during fixing. Therefore, compared to kneading, it has a faster effect, requires less amount of use, and does not impair the fluidity of the toner. The particle size of the low molecular weight polypropylene fine powder used in the present invention is 1μ
The following are preferred. As explained above, the present invention prevents hot offset during heat fixing and improves fixing performance by adding low molecular weight polypropylene to a conventional toner. Examples of the present invention will be described below. Example 1 Toner base particle formulation polystyrene resin (manufactured by Etsuso Petrochemical Co., Ltd.; D-
125) 88 parts by weight Metal complex dye (negative charge control agent) 2 parts by weight Carbon black 10 parts by weight This was kneaded using two heated rolls, cooled, and then crushed and classified to obtain toner particles with an average particle size of 10μ. Ta. Next, for 100 parts by weight of this toner base particle,
1.0 part by weight of low molecular weight polypropylene fine powder pulverized to an average particle size of 0.3 μm using an ultrasonic jet mill was added and uniformly mixed and dispersed using a mixer to prepare a toner to which the base polypropylene fine powder was adhered. A two-component developer was prepared by mixing 1.7 parts by weight of the above toner and 98.3 parts by weight of iron powder (manufactured by Shinto Breta Co., Ltd.; SF200). When this developer was used for copying with a commercially available electrophotographic copying machine (manufactured by Ricoh Co., Ltd.; FT6200), an image without offset was obtained. Comparative Example 1 In Example 1, 1.0 part by weight of low molecular weight polypropylene fine powder was added to the formulation of toner base particles to produce toner base particles, and 1.7 parts by weight of the toner particles and iron powder (manufactured by Shinto Brater Co., Ltd.; SF200) 98.3 parts by weight to prepare a two-component developer. Comparative Example 2 In Example 1, 7.0 parts by weight of low molecular weight polypropylene fine powder was added to the formulation of toner base particles to produce toner base particles, and 1.7 parts by weight of the toner particles and iron powder (manufactured by Shinto Brater Co., Ltd.; SF200) were added. A two-component developer was prepared by mixing with 98.3 parts by weight. A toner and a two-component developer were prepared. Next, using the toners of Example 1 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2, the fixing characteristics and flow characteristics of each toner were tested in the following manner. That is, each developer is used to form an unfixed toner image with a toner adhesion amount of 1 mg/cm 2 on a transfer paper, and this is transferred to a hot roller fixing unit (each having a diameter of 40 mm and rotating at a speed of 150 rpm, with a surface of A device consisting of an upper heated roller made of fluororesin and a lower roller whose surface is made of silicone rubber and whose surface temperature is variable is used to fix the image by changing the heated roller temperature. Fixing characteristics (fixing rate and hot offset properties)
I looked into it. The fixing rate is calculated by measuring the image density (ID) after fixing and the image density (ID') after rubbing this image with a blackmeter, and calculating it by (ID')/(ID) x 100%. . The fluidity of the toner was determined by measuring the fluidity index (an index determined by measuring the angle of repose, degree of compaction, angle of spatula, and degree of cohesion) using a powder tester (manufactured by Hosokawa Micron). The larger the value of the fluidity index, the better the fluidity of the powder. The test results are shown in the table below, and the toner of the present invention was excellent in both fixing properties and toner fluidity properties.

【表】【table】

【表】 実施例 2 トナー母体粒子処方 スチレン〜n−ブチルメタクリレート共重合体
(重量平均分子量約7万) 91重量部 金属錯塩型染料(負荷電制御剤) 1重量部 カーボンブラツク 8重量部 この処方により実施例1と同様にトナー母体粒
子を調製し、このトナー母体粒子100重量部に対
し、超音速ジエツトミルで平均粒径1μに粉砕し
た低分子量ポリプロピレン微粉末を0.5重量部添
加して、ミキサーで均一に混合分散して、母体粒
子の表面にポリプロピレン微粉末が付着したトナ
ーを調製した。 このトナーを用い実施例1と同様な試験を行つ
たところ、定着温度170〜220℃においてホツトオ
フセツトが認められず、又、定着率は65.3(180
℃)、85.0(200℃)、91.3(220℃)と優れたもので
あつた。又、流動性指数も70と高い値を示した。
[Table] Example 2 Toner base particle formulation Styrene-n-butyl methacrylate copolymer (weight average molecular weight approximately 70,000) 91 parts by weight Metal complex dye (negative charge control agent) 1 part by weight Carbon black 8 parts by weight This formulation Toner base particles were prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, and to 100 parts by weight of the toner base particles, 0.5 parts by weight of low molecular weight polypropylene fine powder pulverized to an average particle size of 1 μm with a supersonic jet mill was added, and the mixture was mixed with a mixer. A toner in which fine polypropylene powder was adhered to the surface of base particles by uniformly mixing and dispersing was prepared. When a test similar to Example 1 was conducted using this toner, no hot offset was observed at a fixing temperature of 170 to 220°C, and the fixing rate was 65.3 (180°C).
℃), 85.0 (at 200℃), and 91.3 (at 220℃), which were excellent. The liquidity index also showed a high value of 70.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 1 着色剤及び結着樹脂とから主としてなるトナ
ー母体粒子100重量部に対して低分子量ポリプロ
ピレンの平均粒径1μ以下の微粉末0.2〜1.0重量部
を添加し前記トナー表面に付着せしめたことを特
徴とする乾式熱定着用トナー。
1. 0.2 to 1.0 parts by weight of fine powder of low molecular weight polypropylene with an average particle diameter of 1 μm or less is added to 100 parts by weight of toner base particles mainly consisting of a colorant and a binder resin, and is adhered to the surface of the toner. Toner for dry heat fixing.
JP56053002A 1981-04-10 1981-04-10 Toner for dry heat fixing Granted JPS57168253A (en)

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JPH0246943B2 true JPH0246943B2 (en) 1990-10-17

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