Abstract: An image forming method includes: supplying a powder onto a recording medium; supplying a coated toner onto the powder on the recording medium; and fixing the powder to the recording medium by heating the coated toner supplied onto the powder and melting the coated toner.

Abstract: According to an image forming apparatus and an image forming method of the present invention, an image is formed by arranging powders 200 on a surface of a resin image composed of sheet S and a color toner layer (resin layer 100) arranged thereon. The image forming apparatus includes: a powder spraying section 98 for supplying powders 200 on the surface of resin layer 100 which is adjusted to be in a softened state; and rubbing roller 74 for rubbing, from a side of resin layer 100, the resin image to which powders 200 have been supplied.

Abstract: An image forming method includes: supplying a powder onto a recording medium; supplying a coated toner onto the powder on the recording medium; and fixing the powder to the recording medium by heating the coated toner supplied onto the powder and melting the coated toner.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus for forming an image by arranging powder on a surface of a layer of a resin image formed of a recording medium and a thermoplastic resin layer arranged thereon, includes: a powder supplying device that supplies the powder to the surface of the layer of the resin image; a hardware processor that sets a rubbing condition of the resin image in accordance with an image to be formed; and a rubbing device that rubs the resin image, which is adjusted to a temperature at which the layer of the resin image is softened or higher to which the powder is supplied from a side of the layer of the resin image according to the set rubbing condition.

Abstract: It is an object to suppress yellowing of a binder resin while obtaining an image with a high degree of whiteness and to suppress occurrence of image defects when printing at a high temperature and a high humidity. A toner for developing an electrostatic image, the toner including: white toner base particles containing a binder resin and titanium oxide having an average particle size of from 130 to 600 nm; and an external additive including strontium titanate.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus for forming an image by arranging powder on a surface of a resin image formed of a recording medium and a thermoplastic resin layer arranged thereon, includes: a powder supplying device that supplies the powder to the surface of the layer of the resin image; a hardware processor that sets a rubbing condition of the resin image in accordance with an image to be formed; and a rubbing device that rubs the resin image temperature of which is adjusted to temperature at which the layer is softened or higher to which the powder is supplied from the layer side according to the set rubbing condition.

Abstract: According to an image forming apparatus and an image forming method of the present invention, an image is formed by arranging powders 200 on a surface of a resin image composed of sheet S and a color toner layer (resin layer 100) arranged thereon. The image forming apparatus includes: a powder spraying section 98 for supplying powders 200 on the surface of resin layer 100 which is adjusted to be in a softened state; and rubbing roller 74 for rubbing, from a side of resin layer 100, the resin image to which powders 200 have been supplied.

Abstract: A high quality image excellent in low-temperature fixability and good in color stability can be formed by an image forming method of the present invention. In the image forming method, an image is formed by an electrophotographic method using toners of plural colors. Each of the toners of the plural colors contains a crystalline resin, methanol concentrations (%) at transmittance of 50% obtained for methanol wettability evaluation of the toners of the plural colors all fall in a range of 15 to 60%, and assuming that a maximum value and a minimum value of the methanol concentrations (%) at transmittance of 50% obtained for the methanol wettability evaluation of the toners of the plural colors are respectively WH (%) and WL (%), a relationship of 4?WH?WL?30 is satisfied.

Abstract: A two-component developer includes: a toner containing a binder resin and a layered inorganic mineral; and a carrier containing core material particles and a coating layer with which at least a part of surfaces of the core material particles is coated, the coating layer containing a coating resin, the coating resin containing a resin A having a constituent unit derived from a (meth)acrylate monomer, and the (meth)acrylate monomer containing an alicyclic (meth)acrylate monomer.

Abstract: It is an object to suppress yellowing of a binder resin while obtaining an image with a high degree of whiteness and to suppress occurrence of image defects when printing at a high temperature and a high humidity. A toner for developing an electrostatic image, the toner including: white toner base particles containing a binder resin and titanium oxide having an average particle size of from 130 to 600 nm; and an external additive including strontium titanate.

Abstract: Provided is an electrostatic latent image developing toner that, while ensuring low temperature fixability, can ensure image quality stability even during high-speed continuous printing. The toner is an electrostatic latent image developing core-shell type toner containing at least a binder resin. The binder resin includes a crystalline polyester resin, an amorphous polyester resin, and a hybrid amorphous vinyl resin in which a vinyl polymerization segment is chemically bonded to a polymerization segment other than the vinyl polymerization segment, in which a core portion of the toner contains the crystalline polyester resin and the amorphous polyester resin, whereas a shell portion of the toner contains the hybrid amorphous vinyl resin, and the hybrid amorphous vinyl resin has a vinyl polymerization segment content of from 51 to 99% by mass.

Abstract: A high quality image excellent in low-temperature fixability and good in color stability can be formed by an image forming method of the present invention. In the image forming method, an image is formed by an electrophotographic method using toners of plural colors. Each of the toners of the plural colors contains a crystalline resin, methanol concentrations (%) at transmittance of 50% obtained for methanol wettability evaluation of the toners of the plural colors all fall in a range of 15 to 60%, and assuming that a maximum value and a minimum value of the methanol concentrations (%) at transmittance of 50% obtained for the methanol wettability evaluation of the toners of the plural colors are respectively WH(%) and WL(%), a relationship of 4?WH?WL?30 is satisfied.

Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner includes: a binder resin containing a crystalline polyester resin and an amorphous resin, wherein when, in differential scanning calorimetry of the toner according to ASTM D3418-8, a temperature of an endothermic peak derived from the crystalline polyester resin in a first heating process is defined as Tm1 (° C.), an endothermic quantity based on the endothermic peak in the first heating process is defined as ?H1 (J/g), an endothermic quantity based on the endothermic peak in a second heating process is defined as ?H2 (J/g), and a softening temperature is defined as Tf1/2 (° C.), Tm1 is 60 to 80° C., Tf1/2 is 95 to 125° C., and ?H1 and ?H2 satisfy the relationship represented by the following Formula (1) and (2): [Math. 1] 0.65??H2/?H1?0.95??(1) 205?(1.4×Tm1)<Tf1/2?220?(1.4×Tm1)??(2).

Abstract: Provided is an electrostatic latent image developing toner that, while ensuring low temperature fixability, can ensure image quality stability even during high-speed continuous printing. The toner is an electrostatic latent image developing core-shell type toner containing at least a binder resin. The binder resin includes a crystalline polyester resin, an amorphous polyester resin, and a hybrid amorphous vinyl resin in which a vinyl polymerization segment is chemically bonded to a polymerization segment other than the vinyl polymerization segment, in which a core portion of the toner contains the crystalline polyester resin and the amorphous polyester resin, whereas a shell portion of the toner contains the hybrid amorphous vinyl resin, and the hybrid amorphous vinyl resin has a vinyl polymerization segment content of from 51 to 99% by mass.

Abstract: Provided is a means that can improve performance such as high-speed fixability and fixable temperature range while securing low temperature fixability, in an electrostatic charge image developing toner concurrently using a crystalline resin and an amorphous resin as binder resins constituting toner base particles. An electrostatic charge image developing toner containing toner base particles containing an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin is constituted such that lamellar crystal structures and fibrous crystal structures are dispersed in the cross section of the toner base particles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a toner for electrostatic charge image development containing toner base particles containing a binder resin containing a vinyl resin as a main component and a crystalline resin, and a release agent, comprising a structure body in which the crystalline resin is in contact with the release agent, and the crystalline resin having a lamellar crystal structure that is not in contact with the release agent, in a cross section of the toner base particles. According to the present invention, a toner for electrostatic charge image development having good low-temperature fixability, excellent post-fixing separability, document storability, and high-speed fixability, and small environmental dependence of charge amount can be provided.

Abstract: A toner for developing electrostatic images contains a first resin and a second resin. The first resin is a crystalline polyester resin composed of a dicarboxylic acid unit and a dialcohol unit. The first resin has a weight average molecular weight of 5000 to 100000. The second resin has a weight average molecular weight of 5000 to 60000. The second resin is a polyester resin composed of a crystalline segment and an amorphous segment. The crystalline segment has a weight average molecular weight of 200 to 3000 and is composed of a dicarboxylic acid unit and a dialcohol unit. In the toner, a specific carbon number relationship is present between each unit.

Abstract: Provided is an electrostatic image developing toner incorporating toner mother particles containing a binder resin and a releasing agent, wherein the binder resin contains an amorphous polyester resin and a crystalline resin; and the toner mother particles have a region (A) including a structure a formed with the releasing agent and the crystalline resin being in contact with each other, and a region (B) in which the crystalline resin forms a lamellar crystalline structure b independently existing without contacting with the releasing agent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a toner for electrostatic charge image development containing toner base particles containing a binder resin containing a vinyl resin as a main component and a crystalline resin, and a release agent, comprising a structure body in which the crystalline resin is in contact with the release agent, and the crystalline resin having a lamellar crystal structure that is not in contact with the release agent, in a cross section of the toner base particles. According to the present invention, a toner for electrostatic charge image development having good low-temperature fixability, excellent post-fixing separability, document storability, and high-speed fixability, and small environmental dependence of charge amount can be provided.

Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner includes: a binder resin containing a crystalline polyester resin and an amorphous resin, wherein when, in differential scanning calorimetry of the toner according to ASTM D3418-8, a temperature of an endothermic peak derived from the crystalline polyester resin in a first heating process is defined as Tm1 (° C.), an endothermic quantity based on the endothermic peak in the first heating process is defined as ?H1 (J/g), an endothermic quantity based on the endothermic peak in a second heating process is defined as ?H2 (J/g), and a softening temperature is defined as Tf1/2 (° C.), Tm1 is 60 to 80° C., Tf1/2 is 95 to 125° C., and ?H1 and ?H2 satisfy the relationship represented by the following Formulae (1) and (2): [Math. 1] 0.65??H2/?H1?0.95??(1) 205?(1.4×Tm1)<Tf1/2?220?(1.