Patent ID: 7947420
Filing Date: 2011-05-24
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming method comprising the steps of: (i) charging a surface of a photoreceptor; (ii) exposing the charged photoreceptor to form an electrostatic latent image; (iii) developing the electrostatic latent image using a toner comprising at least a release agent to form a toner image; (iv) transferring the toner image on the photoreceptor to a transfer material; and (v) fixing the toner image transferred on the transfer material employing a contact-heating fixing devise comprising a pair of belts, wherein the releasing agent comprises a first release agent component containing a monoester compound represented by Formula (1) and a second release agent component containing a hydrocarbon having a branched chain structure, wherein wherein R 1 and R 2 each represent a substituted or non-substituted hydrocarbon group with a main chain having 13-30 carbon atoms, and R 1 and R 2 may be the same or different.