Patent ID: 7629100
Filing Date: 2009-12-08
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A toner comprising toner particles each containing at least a binder resin and a colorant, wherein, in a case where a tetrahydrofuran (THF) insoluble matter of the binder resin in the toner when the toner is subjected to Soxhlet extraction with THF for 2 hours is represented by A (mass %), a THF insoluble matter of the binder resin in the toner when the toner is subjected to Soxhlet extraction with THF for 4 hours is represented by B (mass %), a THF insoluble matter of the binder resin in the toner when the toner is subjected to Soxhlet extraction with THF for 8 hours is represented by C (mass %), and a THF insoluble matter of the binder resin in the toner when the toner is subjected to Soxhlet extraction with THF for 16 hours is represented by D (mass %), A, B, C, and D satisfy the following expression (1): where 40<A≦75 (mass %) and 1.0<D<40 (mass %).