Patent ID: 7316879

Claim:
An imaging color toner comprising at least a binder resin, a colorant and an infrared absorber, wherein the binder resin contains, as a principal component, a polyester resin obtained by mixing a first polyester resin with a second polyester resin in a weight ratio of 80:20 to 20:80; the first polyester resin is a crosslinked polyester resin having a softening point Tsp of not lower than 120° C. and lower than 170° C., and also contains 1 to 25 parts by weight of a chloroform-insoluble content as the component; and the second polyester resin is a non-crosslinked polyester resin having a softening point Tsp of not lower than 80° C. and lower than 110° C., wherein the toner is capable of being photofixed; and wherein an acid value of the first polyester resin is from 20 to 40, an acid value of the second polyester resin is from 5 to 20, and an acid value of the entire polyester resin is from 15 to 35.