Patent ID: 6902856

Claim:
An image forming method comprising the steps of: forming a latent image on a latent image bearing body, developing the latent image employing a developer comprising toner, first transferring a toner image formed onto the latent image bearing body onto an intermediate transfer body, second transferring the toner image formed on the intermediate transfer body to an image forming support, and fixing the toner image which is transferred onto and formed on the image forming support, employing a fixing apparatus using a heating roller fixing system, wherein the toner comprises colored particles containing a resin and a colorant; ratio (Dv50Dp50), in which (Dv50) is the 50 percent volume particle diameter of the toner and (Dp50) is the 50 percent number particle diameter, is from 1.00 to 1.15; ratio (Dv75/Dp75) in which (Dv75) is the cumulative 75 percent volume particle diameter from largest particle diameter of the toner and (Dp75) is cumulative 75 percent number particle diameter, is from 1.00 to 1.20; and the content ratio of toner, having a particle diameter of at most 0.7×(Dp50) is less than or equal to 10 percent by number.