Patent ID: 6558866
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: D21H,G03G,Y10T

Abstract:
A process of forming a color image, comprising:transferring a color toner image formed by an electrophotographic process onto an electrophotographic transfer sheet by utilizing color toner that contains a polyester binder resin having a number average molecular weight Mn approximately in a range from 1,000 to 9,000, and the electrophotographic transfer sheet that includes a base material made of pulp fibers as a main body having formed on at least one surface thereof a coating layer, wherein elongation thereof in the cross direction when a humidity is changed from 25% RH to 90% RH at a temperature of 20Â° C. is not higher than about 0.65%, a basis weight of at least 125 per g/m2, and a water content of the sheet at opening a package thereof as measured according to JIS P8127 is approximately in the range from 3.0 to 6.5%; and fixing the transferred toner image by applying heat.