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Toner composition for electrophotography

Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals Inc
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Filing: 1987-01-30
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-01-30
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Abstract

Abstract This toner composition for electrophotography is composed mainly of a urethane-modified polyester resin (C), the glass transition point of which lies between 40 and 80 deg.C. (C) is obtained by the reaction of a polyester resin (A), having a mean molecular weight of 6000 - 15000, with an isocyanate compound (B). The molar equivalent ratio of the hydroxy group of (A) to the isocyanate group of (B) is between 0.05 - 0.95. (B) contains 0.3 - 0.95 molar equivalents of diisocyanate compounds for one molar equivalent of the hydroxy group of (A). The toner composition may be composed instead mainly of a resin mixt. (E), having a glass transition point between 40 and 80 deg.C. (E) is a mixture of (C) and polymer (D), which has a mean molecular weight lying between 1000 and 10000 (preferred 1000 - 5000). The ratio of (C)/(D) lies between 30 : 70 and 95 : 5. (D) can be a condensate of bisphenyl-A-propylene oxide adduct and an aromatic diacid and/or its lower ester. (D) can also be a vinyl copolymer with a mean molecular weight of 2000-10000, e.g. a copolymer of styrene and an aliphatic unsatd. carbonic acid ester.

Inventors

  • 👤 Akira Misawa
  • 👤 Hisatomo Sato
  • 👤 Keiichi Ishikawa
  • 👤 Masaaki Shin
  • 👤 Akio Fujiwara
  • 👤 Kazuo Hisamatsu
  • 👤 Shoji Kawasaki
  • 👤 Kenji Uchiyama

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G9/00; G03G9/08; G03G9/087; G03G9/08742; G03G9/08764; G03G9/08755

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 68 words
A toner composition for the electrophotography, which comprises as a main component a urethane-modified polyester resin (C) obtained by reacting a polyester resin (A) having a number average molecular weight of 1000 to 15000 with an isocyanate compound in an amount of 0.05 to 0.95 mole-equivalent per mole of the hydroxyl group of the polyester resin, said resin (C) having a glass transition temperature of 40 to 80°C.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 68 words
A toner composition for the electrophotography, which comprises as a main component a urethane-modified polyester resin (C) obtained by reacting a polyester resin (A) having a number average molecular weight of 1000 to 15000 with an isocyanate compound in an amount of 0.05 to 0.95 mole-equivalent per mole of the hydroxyl group of the polyester resin, said resin (C) having a glass transition temperature of 40 to 80°C.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 25 words
A toner composition for the electrophotography according to claim 1, wherein the number average molecular weight of the polyester resin (A) is 6000 to 15000.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 40 words
A toner composition for the electrophotography according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the isocyanate compound (B) comprises a diisocyanate compound in an amount of 0.3 to 0.95 mole-equivalent per mole of the hydroxyl group of the polyester resin (A).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 116 words
A toner composition for the electrophotography, which comprises as a main component a resin mixture (E) comprising a urethane-modified polyester resin (C) obtained by reacting a polyester resin (A) having a number average molecular weight of 1000 to 15000 with an isocyanate compound (B) in an amount of 0.05 to 0.95 mole-equivalent per mole of the hydroxyl group of the polyester resin (A), said resin (C) having a glass transition temperature of 40 to 80°C, and a polymer (D) having a number average molecular weight of 1000 to 10000, the (C)/(D) weight ratio being in the range of from 30/70 to 95/5 and the glass transition temperature of said resin mixture (E) being 40 to 80°C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 116 words
A toner composition for the electrophotography, which comprises as a main component a resin mixture (E) comprising a urethane-modified polyester resin (C) obtained by reacting a polyester resin (A) having a number average molecular weight of 1000 to 15000 with an isocyanate compound (B) in an amount of 0.05 to 0.95 mole-equivalent per mole of the hydroxyl group of the polyester resin (A), said resin (C) having a glass transition temperature of 40 to 80°C, and a polymer (D) having a number average molecular weight of 1000 to 10000, the (C)/(D) weight ratio being in the range of from 30/70 to 95/5 and the glass transition temperature of said resin mixture (E) being 40 to 80°C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 28 words
A toner composition for the electrophotography according to claim 4, wherein the polymer (D) is a polyester resin having a number average molecular weight of 1000 to 5000.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 36 words
A toner composition for the electrophotography according to claim 5, wherein the polymer (D) is a condensate of a propylene oxide adduct of bisphenol A with an aromatic dibasic acid and/or a lower alkyl ester thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 28 words
A toner composition for the electrophotography according to claim 4, wherein the polymer (D) is a vinyl copolymer having a number average molecular weight of 2000 to 10000.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 28 words
' 8. A toner composition for the electrophotography according to claim 7, wherein the vinyl copolymer is a copolymer of styrene with an aliphatic unsaturated carboxylic acid ester.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 44 words
A toner composition for the electrophotography according to claim 1, 2 or 4, wherein the isocyanate compound (B) comprises a trifunctional to hexafunctional polyisocyanate compound in an amount of 0.05 to 0.3 mole-equivalent per mole of the hydroxyl group of the polyester resin (A).

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