US5536612A
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Encapsulated toner for heat-and-pressure fixing and method for production thereof
Assignee: Kao Corp
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Filing: 1994-03-07
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Granted: 1996-07-16
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Expires: 2014-03-07
Abstract
Abstract A method for producing an encapsulated toner for heat-and-pressure fixing, which has a heat-fusible core material containing at least a thermoplastic resin and a coloring agent and a shell formed thereon so as to cover the surface of the core material, having the steps of coating the surface of the core material with a hydrophilic shell-forming material to form precursor particles; adding at least a vinyl polymerizable monomer and an initiator for vinyl polymerization to an aqueous suspension of the precursor particles to absorb them into the precursor particles; and then polymerizing the monomer components in the precursor particles. The method of the present invention offers toners which not only have improved storage stability but also are excellent in offset resistance, fixable at a low temperature and are further capable of forming clear images free from background.
Inventors
- 👤 Takashi Yamaguchi
- 👤 Mitsuhiro Sasaki
- 👤 Tetsuya Asano
- 👤 Kuniyasu Kawabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 08:44
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G9/00; G03G9/08; G03G9/093; G03G9/09392; G03G9/0935; G03G9/09357; G03G9/09364; G03G9/09371
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A method for producing an encapsulated toner for heat-and-pressure fixing comprising a heat-fusible core material containing at least a thermoplastic resin and a coloring agent and a shell formed thereon so as to cover the surface of the core material, the method comprising the steps of: coating the surface of the core material with a hydrophilic shell-forming material comprising an amorphous polyester having an acid value of 3 to 50 KOH mg/g as a main component to form precursor particles; adding at least a vinyl polymerizable monomer and a vinyl polymerization initiator to an aqueous suspension of said precursor particles absorbing at least said vinyl polymerizable monomer and said vinyl polymerization initiator into said precursor particles; and polymerizing at least said vinyl polymerizable monomer in said precursor particles to further form a resin for the core material in said precursor particles.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
141 words
A method for producing an encapsulated toner for heat-and-pressure fixing comprising a heat-fusible core material containing at least a thermoplastic resin and a coloring agent and a shell formed thereon so as to cover the surface of the core material, the method comprising the steps of: coating the surface of the core material with a hydrophilic shell-forming material comprising an amorphous polyester having an acid value of 3 to 50 KOH mg/g as a main component to form precursor particles; adding at least a vinyl polymerizable monomer and a vinyl polymerization initiator to an aqueous suspension of said precursor particles absorbing at least said vinyl polymerizable monomer and said vinyl polymerization initiator into said precursor particles; and polymerizing at least said vinyl polymerizable monomer in said precursor particles to further form a resin for the core material in said precursor particles.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the precursor particles are encapsulated particles obtained by coating the surface of the core material with the hydrophilic shell-forming material by means of in situ polymerization after dispersing the hydrophilic shell-forming material and a core material-constituting material in an aqueous dispersant.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the vinyl polymerizable monomer is added in a proportion ranging from 10 to 200 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the precursor particles.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein a crosslinking agent is further added to the aqueous suspension of said precursor particles.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein a crosslinking agent is added to a polymerizable monomer composition constituting the core material resin at the time of preparing the precursor particles, and the crosslinking agent is further added to the aqueous suspension of said precursor particles.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein a hydrophilic shell-forming material is further added to the aqueous suspension of said precursor particles.
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