Patent ID: 8546055

Claim:
A toner comprising: (I) a binder resin, (II) a releasing agent, and (III) a colorant, wherein the binder resin (I) comprises polyester resin (A), polyester resin (B), and polyester resin (C), which is prepared by condensation-polymerizing (i) an alcohol component comprising an alkylene oxide adduct of a bisphenol compound represented by formula (1) wherein R 1 and R 2 each represent a C 2 -C 4 alkylene group; R 3 and R 4 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, a C 1 -C 6 straight-chain alkyl group, and a C 1 -C 6 branched-chain alkyl group; x and y each represent a positive integer and the sum of x and y is 1 to 16, and (ii) a carboxylic acid component; wherein at least one of the polyester resin (A) and the polyester resin (B) is a polyester resin prepared by condensation-polymerizing (i) the alcohol component comprising at least one aliphatic alcohol and comprising 1,2-propanediol in an amount of 65 mole % or more of a divalent alcohol component and (ii) the carboxylic acid component; and wherein a softening point Tm(A) of the polyester resin (A) is 10° C. or more higher than a softening point Tm(B) of the polyester resin (B), and an absolute difference between a softening point Tm(C) of the polyester resin (C) and the softening point Tm(B) of the polyester resin (B) is 5° C. or less.