Patent ID: 6248488
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A method of forming images on an image receiving material, comprising:forming toner images of black, yellow, magenta, and cyan on said image receiving material using black, yellow, magenta, and cyan toners, respectively, andperforming non-contact thermal fusing of said toner images on said image receiving material,wherein said black toner comprises black toner particles, said yellow toner comprises yellow toner particles, said magenta toner comprises magenta toner particles and said cyan toner comprises cyan toner particles, said black toner particles having a volume mean diameter in the range of 1.05 to 1.25 times the volume mean diameter of said toner particles of any of said yellow toner, said magenta toner and said cyan toner, wherein each of said black, yellow, magenta and cyan toners comprises toner particles with a volume mean diameter of 4 .mu.m or less in a number of 30% or less of the entire number of toner particles in each of said toners.