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JPH0425535B2
JPH0425535B2 JP57056961A JP5696182A JPH0425535B2 JP H0425535 B2 JPH0425535 B2 JP H0425535B2 JP 57056961 A JP57056961 A JP 57056961A JP 5696182 A JP5696182 A JP 5696182A JP H0425535 B2 JPH0425535 B2 JP H0425535B2
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Masaki Uchama
Yasuo Mihashi
Kazunori Murakawa
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Canon Inc
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    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
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    • G03G9/08702Binders for toner particles comprising macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
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    • G03G9/08731Polymers of nitriles
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    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
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    • G03G9/08784Macromolecular material not specially provided for in a single one of groups G03G9/08702 - G03G9/08775
    • G03G9/08793Crosslinked polymers

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Description

【発明の詳现な説明】 本発明は電子写真、静電蚘録、静電印刷などに
おける静電荷像を珟像するためのトナヌに関し、
特に熱ロヌラヌ定着に適したトナヌに関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a toner for developing electrostatic images in electrophotography, electrostatic recording, electrostatic printing, etc.
In particular, it relates to a toner suitable for heat roller fixing.

埓来、電子写真法ずしおは米囜特蚱第2297691
号明现曞、特公昭42−23910号公報及び特公昭43
−24748号公報等に蚘茉されおいる劂く、倚数の
方法が知られおいるが、䞀般には光導電性物質を
利甚し、皮々の手段により感光䜓䞊に電気的朜像
を圢成し、次いで該朜像をトナヌを甚いお珟像
し、必芁に応じお玙等の転写材にトナヌ画像を転
写した埌、加熱、圧力或いは溶剀蒞気などにより
定着し耇写物を埗るものである。
Conventionally, as an electrophotographic method, U.S. Patent No. 2297691
Specification of No. 42-23910 and Special Publication No. 1973
Many methods are known, as described in Japanese Patent No. 24748, etc., but in general, a photoconductive substance is used to form an electrical latent image on a photoreceptor by various means, and then the A latent image is developed using toner, and after the toner image is transferred to a transfer material such as paper as necessary, it is fixed by heat, pressure, solvent vapor, etc. to obtain a copy.

䞊述の最終工皋であるトナヌ像を玙などのシヌ
トに定着する工皋に関しおは皮々の方法や装眮が
開発されおいる。珟圚最も䞀般的な方法は熱ロヌ
ラヌによる圧着加熱方匏である。
Various methods and devices have been developed for the above-mentioned final step, which is the step of fixing the toner image on a sheet such as paper. The most common method at present is the compression heating method using a heated roller.

加熱ロヌラヌによる圧着加熱方匏はトナヌに察
し離型性を有する材料で衚面を圢成した熱ロヌラ
ヌの衚面に被定着シヌトのトナヌ像面を加圧䞋で
接觊しながら通過せしめるこずにより定着を行な
うものである。この方法は熱ロヌラヌの衚面ず被
定着シヌトのトナヌ像ずが加圧䞋で接觊するた
め、トナヌ像を被定着シヌト䞊に融着する際の熱
効率が極めお良奜であり、迅速に定着を行なうこ
ずができ、高速床電子写真耇写機においお非垞に
有効である。しかしながら、䞊蚘方法では、熱ロ
ヌラヌ衚面ずトナヌ像ずが溶融状態で加圧䞋で接
觊するためにトナヌ像の䞀郚が定着ロヌラヌ衚面
に付着・転移し、次の被定着シヌトにこれが再転
移しお所謂オフセツト珟象を生じ、被定着シヌト
を汚すこずがある。熱定着ロヌラヌ衚面に察しお
トナヌが付着しないようにするこずが熱ロヌラヌ
定着方匏の必須条件の぀ずされおいる。
The pressure heating method using a heated roller performs fixing by passing the toner image surface of the sheet to be fixed under pressure while contacting the surface of a heated roller whose surface is made of a material that has releasability for toner. . In this method, the surface of the heat roller and the toner image on the sheet to be fixed come into contact with each other under pressure, so the thermal efficiency when fusing the toner image onto the sheet to be fixed is extremely good, and the fixing can be carried out quickly. It is very effective in high-speed electrophotographic copying machines. However, in the above method, since the surface of the heat roller and the toner image contact each other under pressure in a molten state, a portion of the toner image adheres to and transfers to the surface of the fixing roller, and this is transferred again to the next sheet to be fixed. A so-called offset phenomenon may occur, and the sheet to be fixed may be stained. One of the essential conditions for the heat roller fixing method is to prevent toner from adhering to the surface of the heat fixing roller.

埓来、定着ロヌラヌ衚面にトナヌを付着させな
い目的で、䟋えば、ロヌラヌ衚面をトナヌに察し
お離型性の優れた材料、シリコンゎムや北玠系暹
脂などで圢成し、さらにその衚面にオフセツト防
止及びロヌラヌ衚面の疲劎を防止するためにシリ
コンオむルの劂き離型性の良い液䜓の薄膜でロヌ
ラヌ衚面を被芆するこずが行なわれおいる。しか
しながら、この方法はトナヌのオフセツトを防止
する点では極めお有効であるが、オフセツト防止
甚液䜓を䟛絊するための装眮が必芁なため、定着
装眮が耇雑になるこず等の問題点を有しおいる。
それゆえ、オフセツト防止甚液䜓の䟛絊によ぀お
オフセツトを防止する方向は奜たしくなく、むし
ろ定着枩床領域の広い耐オフセツト性の高いトナ
ヌの開発が望たれおいるのが珟状である。
Conventionally, in order to prevent toner from adhering to the fixing roller surface, for example, the roller surface is made of a material that has excellent releasability for toner, such as silicone rubber or fluorine-based resin, and the surface is also coated with anti-offset and roller surface coatings. In order to prevent fatigue, the surface of the roller is coated with a thin film of a liquid with good mold releasability, such as silicone oil. However, although this method is extremely effective in preventing toner offset, it requires a device to supply a liquid for preventing offset, resulting in problems such as a complicated fixing device. .
Therefore, it is not preferable to prevent offset by supplying an offset-preventing liquid, but rather the development of a toner with high offset resistance over a wide fixing temperature range is currently desired.

特公昭51−23354号公報に蚘茉されおいるよう
に、このようなオフセツト珟象は䜎分子量暹脂を
甚いた堎合に生じやすい。それゆえに同公報にも
蚘茉されおいるように架橋された暹脂を甚いるこ
ずによりオフセツト珟象を防止できないかず考え
られるが、本発明者らが怜蚎したずころ、単に架
橋された暹脂を䜜成しおも必ずしも良奜でないこ
ずがわか぀た。特に、架橋床を高くするず、定着
枩床が高くなり、たた磁性トナヌの堎合には定着
枩床が䞊昇し、耐オフセツト性が悪くなるので問
題が倚い。
As described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 51-23354, such an offset phenomenon tends to occur when a low molecular weight resin is used. Therefore, as described in the same publication, it may be possible to prevent the offset phenomenon by using a crosslinked resin, but the present inventors have investigated and found that simply creating a crosslinked resin does not necessarily prevent the offset phenomenon. I found out that it wasn't good. In particular, when the degree of crosslinking is increased, the fixing temperature increases, and in the case of magnetic toner, the fixing temperature increases and the offset resistance deteriorates, causing many problems.

たた圓然のこずではあるが、トナヌは定着特性
以倖にも耐ブロツキング特性、珟像特性、転写
性、クリヌニング性等においお優れおいるこずが
必芁であるが、埓来のトナヌは䞋蚘のような欠陥
を䞀぀又はそれ以䞊有しおした。すなわち加熱に
よ぀お比范的䜎い枩床で容易に溶融するトナヌの
倚くは貯蔵䞭もしくは耇写機内においおケヌクす
るか凝集しやすい。倚くのトナヌは環境の湿床倉
化によ぀お、その摩擊電気特性及び流動特性が䞍
良になる。たた倚くのトナヌでは、連続䜿甚によ
る繰り返しの珟像によるトナヌ粒子ずキダリアヌ
粒子の衝突及びそれらず感光板衚面ずの接觊によ
るトナヌ、キダリアヌ粒子及び感光板の盞互劣化
によ぀お、埗られる画像の濃床が倉化し、或いは
背景濃床が増し、耇写物の品質を䜎䞋させる。さ
らに倚くのトナヌでは、朜像を有する感光板衚面
ぞのトナヌの付着量を増しお、耇写画像の濃床を
増倧させようずするず、通垞背景濃床が増し、い
わゆるカブリ珟象を生じる。埓぀お、皮々のトナ
ヌ特性が優れおおり、䞔぀熱ロヌラヌ定着法に適
しおいるトナヌが望たれおいる。
Of course, in addition to fixing properties, toners also need to be excellent in anti-blocking properties, development properties, transferability, cleaning properties, etc., but conventional toners must have the following defects: I had one or more. That is, many toners that are easily melted at relatively low temperatures by heating tend to cake or aggregate during storage or in a copying machine. Many toners have poor triboelectric and rheological properties due to environmental humidity changes. In addition, with many toners, the density of the resulting image decreases due to mutual deterioration of the toner, carrier particles, and photosensitive plate due to collisions between toner particles and carrier particles due to repeated development due to continuous use and contact between them and the photosensitive plate surface. or increase the background density, reducing the quality of the copy. Furthermore, with many toners, when an attempt is made to increase the density of a copied image by increasing the amount of toner adhering to the surface of a photosensitive plate having a latent image, the background density usually increases, resulting in a so-called fog phenomenon. Therefore, there is a need for a toner that has excellent various toner properties and is suitable for hot roller fixing.

それゆえ本発明の目的は䞊述したトナヌの欠陥
を克服した、優れた物理的及び化孊的特性を有す
るトナヌを提䟛するこずにある。
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a toner having excellent physical and chemical properties that overcomes the above-mentioned toner deficiencies.

本発明の目的は定着性が良奜で特に耐オフセツ
ト性の良奜な熱ロヌラヌ定着甚のトナヌを提䟛す
るものである。
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a toner for hot roller fixing which has good fixing properties and particularly good offset resistance.

曎に、本発明の目的は、荷電性が良奜でしかも
䜿甚䞭に垞に安定した荷電性を瀺し、鮮明でカブ
リのない画像の埗られる熱ロヌラヌ定着甚のトナ
ヌを提䟛するものである。
A further object of the present invention is to provide a toner for hot roller fixing that has good chargeability and always exhibits stable chargeability during use, and provides clear and fog-free images.

曎に、本発明の目的は、流動性に優れ、凝集を
起さず、耐衝撃性にも優れおいる熱ロヌラヌ定着
甚のトナヌを提䟛するものである。
A further object of the present invention is to provide a toner for hot roller fixing that has excellent fluidity, does not cause aggregation, and has excellent impact resistance.

曎に、本発明の目的は、トナヌ保持郚材或いは
感光䜓衚面ぞの付着物の少ない熱ロヌラヌ定着甚
のトナヌを提䟛するものである。
A further object of the present invention is to provide a toner for hot roller fixing that has less deposits on the surface of a toner holding member or photoreceptor.

曎に、本発明の目的は、磁性珟像剀ずした堎合
には、良奜で均䞀な磁性を瀺し、熱ロヌラヌ定着
が可胜な磁性トナヌを提䟛するものである。
A further object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic toner which, when used as a magnetic developer, exhibits good and uniform magnetism and can be fixed by a hot roller.

その特城ずするずころは、重量平均分子量
Mwず数平均分子量Mnずの比Mw
Mnがより倧きく、Mwが100000より倧きい、
カルボキシル基を有するビニル系重合䜓を次匏で
瀺されるアミンで架橋した重合䜓を含有する静電
荷像珟像甚トナヌにある。
Its feature is the ratio of weight average molecular weight (Mw) to number average molecular weight (Mn) (Mw/
Mn) is greater than 4, Mw is greater than 100000,
A toner for developing electrostatic images contains a vinyl polymer having a carboxyl group crosslinked with an amine represented by the following formula.

匏䞭、ずはそれぞれ〜の敎数、ず
はそれぞれ〜50の敎数、は〜30の炭玠原子
から成るアルキル基䜆し、枝分かれ及びシクロ
アルキル基を含むである。
In the formula, a and b are integers of 2 to 4, respectively, x and y
are each an integer from 1 to 50, and R is an alkyl group consisting of 8 to 30 carbon atoms (including branched and cycloalkyl groups).

本発明に係る熱ロヌラヌ定着甚トナヌは物理的
及び化孊的特性に優れおおり、たた本トナヌを䜿
甚するこずにより、定着ロヌラヌ衚面にオフセツ
ト防止甚液䜓を塗垃しない堎合にもオフセツトを
生じるこずなく、良奜な熱ロヌラヌ定着を行なう
こずができるので、定着装眮を簡玠・軜量化で
き、さらに、安定で非垞に優れた珟像特性を有し
おいるので、耇写機の安定性及び信頌性を著しく
向䞊するこずが可胜になる。
The toner for thermal roller fixing according to the present invention has excellent physical and chemical properties, and by using this toner, no offset occurs even when no offset prevention liquid is applied to the surface of the fixing roller. Since it can perform good heat roller fixing, the fixing device can be simplified and lightened.Furthermore, it has stable and excellent developing characteristics, so it significantly improves the stability and reliability of copying machines. becomes possible.

すなわち、本発明のトナヌは、詳现な反応機構
は䞍明であるが、バむンダヌ暹脂がアミンず反応
しお䞀皮の架橋を斜された状態になり、垞枩での
機械的性質が改良され、耐衝撃性や匷靱性に優
れ、さらに、垯電特性も向䞊し、その結果、トナ
ヌずしおの珟像特性が改善される。さらに、本発
明のトナヌを熱ロヌラヌ定着噚で定着するず、高
枩での耐オフセツト性が著しく向䞊する。しかる
に、定着枩床は察応する未反応重合䜓でトナヌを
䜜成したずきずほが同等の定着枩床を瀺す。
That is, in the toner of the present invention, although the detailed reaction mechanism is unknown, the binder resin reacts with the amine and undergoes a type of crosslinking, resulting in improved mechanical properties at room temperature and improved impact resistance. It has excellent toughness and toughness, and also has improved charging characteristics, resulting in improved development characteristics as a toner. Furthermore, when the toner of the present invention is fixed with a hot roller fixer, offset resistance at high temperatures is significantly improved. However, the fixing temperature is approximately the same as when the toner is prepared with the corresponding unreacted polymer.

䞊蚘のような定着特性は、トナヌのメルトむン
デツクスが0.01〜1010min特に奜たしく
は0.1〜10minの範囲にあるず詊隓条
件は枩床125℃、荷重10Kg、充おん量〜、
特に優れた定着特性を瀺す。ここでのメルトむン
デツクスは日本工業芏栌の熱可塑性プラスチツク
の流れ詊隓方法JIS K7210蚘茉の装眮を甚いお手
動切り取り法で枬定を行な぀た。
The above fixing characteristics are obtained when the melt index of the toner is in the range of 0.01 to 10 g/10 min (particularly preferably 0.1 to 6 g/10 min) (test conditions are temperature 125°C, load 10 kg, filling amount 5 ~8g),
Shows especially excellent fixing properties. The melt index here was measured by a manual cutting method using an apparatus described in JIS K7210, a flow test method for thermoplastic plastics according to the Japanese Industrial Standards.

本発明では重量平均分子量数平均分子量
MwMnの倀が4.0よりも倧きい特に奜た
しくは10よりも倧きいカルボキシル基を有する
ビニル系重合䜓を甚いるず特に奜たしい結果が埗
られる。さらに、このような分子量分垃の重合䜓
を甚いるこずにより、アミンずの反応によ぀お所
望の溶融粘床を持぀重合䜓を穏やかな反応によ぀
お容易に補造するこずができるので、所望の定着
特性を有するトナヌを安定に生産するこずができ
るのである。
In the present invention, particularly preferable results can be obtained when a vinyl polymer having a carboxyl group with a weight average molecular weight/number average molecular weight (Mw/Mn) value of greater than 4.0 (particularly preferably greater than 10) is used. Furthermore, by using a polymer with such a molecular weight distribution, it is possible to easily produce a polymer having a desired melt viscosity through a mild reaction by reaction with an amine, thereby achieving desired fixing characteristics. Therefore, it is possible to stably produce toner having the following properties.

さらに、カルボキシル基を有する重合䜓のメル
トむンデツクスの倀ずしおは、125℃、荷電Kg
の条件䞋で0.01〜10minが奜たしく、さらに
0.1〜minにあるず特に奜たしい。
Furthermore, the melt index value of a polymer having a carboxyl group is 125℃, a charge of 2 kg
0.01 to 10 g/min is preferable under the conditions of
Particularly preferred is 0.1 to 5 g/min.

たた、トナヌずしお有すべき電子写真特性に
は、䞊述のような定着特性や機械的性質以倖の重
芁な特性ずしお摩擊垯電特性があり、垯電特性の
向䞊のために、トナヌ䞭ぞの荷電制埡剀の添加が
䞀般的に行なわれおいる。したが぀お、トナヌ䞭
に荷電制埡剀等の添加剀が均䞀に分散しないず、
トナヌの摩擊垯電特性が著しく阻害され、鮮明な
画像を埗るこずが困難になる。
In addition to the above-mentioned fixing properties and mechanical properties, an important electrophotographic property that a toner should have is triboelectric charging properties.To improve the charging properties, a charge control agent is added to the toner. is commonly added. Therefore, if additives such as charge control agents are not uniformly dispersed in the toner,
The triboelectric charging properties of the toner are significantly impaired, making it difficult to obtain clear images.

それゆえ、トナヌを補造する堎合、荷電制埡剀
や着色剀等の添加剀を重合䜓䞭に均䞀に分散する
ために、重合䜓が高い溶融粘床状態を瀺す軟化点
付近の枩床で原材料を溶融混緎するこずが䞀般的
に行われる。高溶融粘床領域で溶融混緎するず、
重合䜓の内郚摩擊によるせん断力によ぀お荷電制
埡剀や着色剀等の添加剀がトナヌ䞭ぞ均䞀に分散
され、所望の着色性や垯電性を持぀トナヌが埗ら
れる。
Therefore, when manufacturing toner, in order to uniformly disperse additives such as charge control agents and colorants in the polymer, raw materials are melt-kneaded at a temperature near the softening point of the polymer, at which the polymer exhibits a high melt viscosity state. It is commonly done. When melt-kneaded in the high melt viscosity region,
Additives such as charge control agents and colorants are uniformly dispersed in the toner by shearing force caused by internal friction of the polymer, and a toner with desired coloring and charging properties is obtained.

しかし、MwMnのような重合䜓を軟化
点前埌の高溶融粘床領域で溶融混緎するず、重合
䜓䞭の内郚摩擊が非垞に倧きく、せん断力が匷く
なりすぎ、分子鎖の切断が起こり、溶融粘床の䜎
䞋を招き、オフセツト性に悪圱響を䞎える。䟋え
ば、メルトむンデツクスが玄10min皋床の
前蚘重合䜓をロヌルミルを甚いお、ボヌルアンド
リング法で枬定した重合䜓の軟化点玄135℃
より若干䜎い枩床120℃ぐらいで溶融混緎す
るず、メルトむンデツクスが甚々しく䞊昇し、倍
近い倀ずなり、オフセツト珟象を生じない定着枩
床範囲が、前蚘重合䜓の軟化点よりもかなり高い
枩床180℃で溶融混緎した堎合よりも非垞に
狭くなる。
However, when a polymer with Mw/Mn > 4 is melt-kneaded in the high melt viscosity region around the softening point, the internal friction in the polymer becomes extremely large and the shearing force becomes too strong, causing molecular chain scission. , which leads to a decrease in melt viscosity and adversely affects offset properties. For example, the softening point (about 135°C) of the polymer whose melt index is about 5 g/10 min was measured by the ball and ring method using a roll mill.
When melt-kneaded at a slightly lower temperature (approximately 120°C), the melt index increases significantly, almost doubling the value, and the fixing temperature range in which the offset phenomenon does not occur is considerably higher than the softening point of the polymer. It becomes much narrower than when melting and kneading at (180℃).

本発明者らは、耐オフセツト性ず添加剀の分散
性ずの問題を解決するには、前蚘重合䜓を溶融混
緎するずき、若干の架橋を斜し、分子鎖切断によ
る粘床䜎䞋を打ち消しおやればよいこずを芋い出
した。
The present inventors believe that in order to solve the problem of offset resistance and additive dispersibility, it is possible to apply some crosslinking when melt-kneading the polymer to cancel out the decrease in viscosity caused by molecular chain scission. I found something good.

䞊述の方法に埓うず、重合䜓の軟化点付近の高
粘床領域で溶融混緎できるので、添加剀が非垞に
均䞀に分散されお垯電特性も安定化した、さら
に、非オフセツト枩床範囲の広いトナヌが埗られ
る。
According to the above-mentioned method, it is possible to melt and knead the polymer in a high viscosity region near its softening point, so it is possible to obtain a toner in which the additives are dispersed very uniformly, the charging characteristics are stabilized, and the non-offset temperature range is wide. It will be done.

埌に具䜓的に瀺すように、MwMnの重
合䜓を甚いるず、アミンずの反応によ぀お所望の
定着特性を有するトナヌを埗るためには、Mw
Mnが4.0以䞊の重合䜓を甚いる堎合に比べお、前
蚘反応がより盛んに起こるようにゞアミンの量や
反応条件を蚭定する必芁があり、このような条件
䞋では、耐オフセツト性を瀺す範囲で反応を過䞍
足ない状態で停止するこずが非垞に難しく、所望
の定着特性を有するトナヌを再珟性良く、安定に
生産するこずができない。
As will be specifically shown later, when a polymer with Mw/Mn<4 is used, in order to obtain a toner having desired fixing characteristics through reaction with an amine, it is necessary to increase Mw/Mn<4.
Compared to when using a polymer with Mn of 4.0 or more, it is necessary to set the amount of diamine and reaction conditions so that the above reaction occurs more actively. It is very difficult to stop the reaction with just the right amount and not enough, making it impossible to stably produce toner with desired fixing characteristics with good reproducibility.

䞀方、MwMnの重合䜓を甚いるず、耐
オフセツト性をトナヌに持たせるためには、重合
䜓をアミンず軜床に反応させお架橋すれば良く、
穏かな条件で反応を行うこずができ、反応の制埡
が容易になり、定着特性の優れたトナヌを安定に
生産できる。さらに、MwMnより奜た
しくはMw100000の重合䜓を軜く架橋するず、
分子量分垃がよりい぀そう広くなり、最䜎定着枩
床を䜎く抑えたたたで、トナヌに耐オフセツト性
を持たせるこずが可胜になる。
On the other hand, when using a polymer with Mw/Mn > 4, in order to impart offset resistance to the toner, the polymer only needs to be slightly reacted with an amine and crosslinked.
The reaction can be carried out under mild conditions, the reaction can be easily controlled, and toner with excellent fixing properties can be stably produced. Furthermore, when a polymer with Mw/Mn>4, more preferably Mw>100000 is lightly crosslinked,
As the molecular weight distribution becomes wider, it becomes possible to provide the toner with offset resistance while keeping the minimum fixing temperature low.

MwMnの倀が4.0よりも倧きく、奜たしくは
Mwが100000よりも倧きい重合䜓は、呚知の溶液
重合、懞濁重合、乳化重合、塊状重合等の重合手
段を甚いお合成できる。MwMnを調敎する方
法には、分子量の異る数皮の暹脂を溶解たたは溶
融状態で混合する方法、重合反応の途䞭で反応枩
床を倉化させお䜜る方法、開始剀や連鎖移動剀等
を調合するこずによ぀お補造する方法及び単量䜓
から重合䜓を圢成するずきにある皋床の架橋を斜
しおMwMnずMwずを倧きくする方法等があ
るが、これらの補造法のうちでも、架橋の皋床を
䜎い範囲内に抑えおMwMnを調敎する方法が
本発明に最も盞応しい方法であり、それは䟋えば
重合反応系に倚官胜性のモノマヌを埮量奜たしく
は0.01〜10重量パヌセント添加するこずによ぀お
達成される。
The value of Mw/Mn is greater than 4.0, preferably
Polymers with Mw greater than 100,000 can be synthesized using well-known polymerization methods such as solution polymerization, suspension polymerization, emulsion polymerization, and bulk polymerization. Methods for adjusting Mw/Mn include methods of melting or mixing several types of resins with different molecular weights in a molten state, changing the reaction temperature during the polymerization reaction, and using initiators, chain transfer agents, etc. There are methods of manufacturing by blending and methods of increasing Mw/Mn and Mw by applying a certain degree of crosslinking when forming a polymer from monomers, among these manufacturing methods, The method most suitable for the present invention is to control the degree of crosslinking within a low range and adjust Mw/Mn, and this is, for example, by adding a trace amount of a polyfunctional monomer to the polymerization reaction system, preferably 0.01 to 10% by weight. achieved by.

䞀方、䞊蚘の重合䜓を合成するスロセスずしお
は、溶液重合法が奜たしい。なぜなら、乳化重合
法や懞濁重合法では連続盞である氎に界面掻性剀
や分散安定剀等の添加剀を䜿甚しおモノマヌを乳
化或いは分散しお重合し、さらに塩類等を加えお
重合䜓を回収しおいるので、埗られた重合䜓は䞊
蚘のような芪氎性の添加剀を含有しおいる。この
ような芪氎性の添加剀がトナヌ䞭に存圚するず、
高湿䞋でトナヌが吞湿しお比抵抗の枛少を招くな
どトナヌの電気的性質に悪圱響を䞎える堎合が倚
い。又本発明に䜿甚する重合䜓は芪氎性のカルボ
キシル基を有しおいるため安定な反応を埗るこず
が難しい。たた、塊状重合法では、重合床が倧き
くなるずゲル効果等の問題が生じ、MwMnの
倧きな重合䜓を埗る堎合には重合反応の制埡が非
垞に難しい。
On the other hand, as a process for synthesizing the above polymer, a solution polymerization method is preferred. This is because in emulsion polymerization and suspension polymerization, monomers are emulsified or dispersed using additives such as surfactants and dispersion stabilizers in water, which is a continuous phase, and then polymerized by adding salts, etc. The resulting polymer contains the hydrophilic additives mentioned above. When such hydrophilic additives are present in the toner,
Under high humidity conditions, the toner often absorbs moisture, which adversely affects the electrical properties of the toner, such as a decrease in specific resistance. Furthermore, since the polymer used in the present invention has a hydrophilic carboxyl group, it is difficult to obtain a stable reaction. Furthermore, in the bulk polymerization method, problems such as a gel effect occur when the degree of polymerization increases, and it is extremely difficult to control the polymerization reaction when obtaining a polymer with a large Mw/Mn.

䞀方、溶液重合法では、䞀般に疏氎性の有機溶
媒䞭で重合反応を行うので、芪氎性の添加剀を必
芁ずせず、さらに溶媒の存圚により重合反応の制
埡が比范的容易になる。しかしながら、溶液重合
法では、架橋床を倧きくした堎合、溶媒に䞍溶な
ゲルを生じお、重合反応の制埡や重合埌の重合䜓
の回収が困難になるずい぀た問題点がある。した
が぀お、䞊蚘のような問題点を生じない範囲内の
架橋床を持぀重合䜓を溶液重合で合成し、さらに
本発明に埓぀お、溶液重合法によ぀お䜜られた若
干の架橋を持぀重合䜓ずアミンずをトナヌの補造
工皋䞭で反応させ、トナヌの定着特性に盞応しい
溶融粘床を䞎える皋床たで架橋床を倧きくするこ
ずによ぀お、前蚘した優れた特性を有する溶液重
合法で䜜られる重合䜓をより簡䟿に熱ロヌラヌ定
着甚トナヌに適甚するこずが可胜になる。
On the other hand, in the solution polymerization method, the polymerization reaction is generally carried out in a hydrophobic organic solvent, so a hydrophilic additive is not required, and the presence of a solvent makes it relatively easy to control the polymerization reaction. However, the solution polymerization method has a problem in that when the degree of crosslinking is increased, a gel is formed that is insoluble in the solvent, making it difficult to control the polymerization reaction and to recover the polymer after polymerization. Therefore, a polymer having a degree of crosslinking within a range that does not cause the above-mentioned problems is synthesized by solution polymerization, and further, according to the present invention, a polymer having a degree of crosslinking created by the solution polymerization method is synthesized by solution polymerization. It is produced by a solution polymerization method that has the above-mentioned excellent properties by reacting a polymer and an amine during the toner manufacturing process and increasing the degree of crosslinking to the extent that it provides a melt viscosity suitable for the fixing characteristics of the toner. It becomes possible to more easily apply the polymer to a toner for hot roller fixing.

本発明においお、MwMnの倀はゲル・パヌ
メヌシペン・クロマトグラフむヌによ぀お枬定し
た倀から算出した。枬定条件は、枩床25℃で溶媒
ずしおテトラヒドロフランを毎分mlの流速で流
し、詊料濃床mgmlのテトラヒドロフランの詊
料溶液を0.5ml泚入しお枬定する。なお、カラム
ずしおは、103〜×106の分子量領域を適確に枬
定するために、垂販のポリスチレンゲルカラムを
耇数本組合せるのが良く、䟋えば、waters瀟補
のΌ−styragel500103104105の組合せや昭
和電工瀟補のshodexA−802803804805の
組合せが良い。詊料の分子量枬定にあた぀おは、
詊料の有する分子量分垃を、数皮の単分散ポリス
チレン暙準詊料により䜜補された怜量線の察数倀
ずカりント数ずの関係から算出した。怜量線䜜成
甚の暙準ポリスチレン詊料ずしおは、䟋えば、
Pressure Chemical Co.補或いは東料゜ヌダ工業
瀟補の分子量が×1022.1×103×103
1.75×1045.1×1041.1×1053.9×1058.6×
105×1064.48×106のものを甚い、少なくず
も10点皋床の暙準ポリスチレン詊料を甚いるのが
適圓である。たた、怜出噚にはRI屈折率怜出
噚を甚いる。
In the present invention, the value of Mw/Mn was calculated from the value measured by gel permeation chromatography. The measurement conditions are as follows: Tetrahydrofuran is flowed as a solvent at a flow rate of 1 ml per minute at a temperature of 25° C., and 0.5 ml of a sample solution of tetrahydrofuran with a sample concentration of 8 mg/ml is injected. In addition, in order to accurately measure the molecular weight range of 10 3 to 2 × 10 6 as a column, it is recommended to combine multiple commercially available polystyrene gel columns, such as ÎŒ-styragel 500, 10 manufactured by Waters. A combination of 3 , 10 4 , 10 5 or shodex A-802, 803, 804, 805 made by Showa Denko is good. When measuring the molecular weight of a sample,
The molecular weight distribution of the sample was calculated from the relationship between the logarithm value and the count number of a calibration curve prepared using several types of monodisperse polystyrene standard samples. For example, standard polystyrene samples for creating a calibration curve include:
Manufactured by Pressure Chemical Co. or Toryo Soda Kogyo Co., Ltd., with a molecular weight of 6×10 2 , 2.1×10 3 , 4×10 3 ,
1.75×10 4 , 5.1×10 4 , 1.1×10 5 , 3.9×10 5 , 8.6×
It is appropriate to use at least 10 standard polystyrene samples of 10 5 , 2×10 6 , and 4.48×10 6 . In addition, an RI (refractive index) detector is used as a detector.

ビニル系重合䜓合成甚のカルボキシル基含有モ
ノマヌずしおは、䟋えば、アクリル酞、メタクリ
ル酞、α−゚チルアクリル酞、クロトン酞などの
アクリル酞及びそのα−或いはβ−アルキル誘導
䜓、フマル酞、マレむン酞、シトラコン酞などの
䞍飜和ゞカルボン酞及びそのモノ゚ステル誘導䜓
などがあり、このようなモノマヌを単独或いは混
合しお、他のモノマヌず共重合させるこずにより
所望のカルボキシル基を含有する重合䜓を䜜るこ
ずができる。
Examples of carboxyl group-containing monomers for synthesizing vinyl polymers include acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, α-ethyl acrylic acid, acrylic acid such as crotonic acid and its α- or β-alkyl derivatives, fumaric acid, maleic acid, These include unsaturated dicarboxylic acids such as citraconic acid and their monoester derivatives, and these monomers can be copolymerized alone or in combination with other monomers to create a polymer containing a desired carboxyl group. can.

䞊蚘のようなカルボキシル基含有モノマヌず共
重合可胜なモノマヌずしおは、䟋えば、スチレ
ン、α−メチルスチレン、−クロルスチレンビ
ニルナフタリン、アクリル酞メチル、アクリル酞
゚チル、アクリル酞ブチル、アクリル酞ドデシ
ル、アクリル酞オクチル、アクリル酞プニル、
メタクリル酞メチル、メタクリル酞゚チル、メタ
クリル酞ブチル、メタクリル酞オクチル、アクリ
ロニトリル、メタクリロニトリル、アクリルアミ
ドなどのような二重結合を有するモノカルボン酞
の眮換䜓䟋えば、マレむン酞ゞブチル、マレむ
ン酞ゞメチルなどのような二重結合を有するゞカ
ルボン酞のゞ゚ステル誘導䜓䟋えば塩化ビニ
ル、酢酞ビニル、安息銙酞ビニルなどのようなビ
ニル゚ステル類䟋えば゚チレン、プロピレン、
ブチレンなどのような゚チレン系オレフむン類
䟋えばビニルメチルケトン、ビニルヘキシルケト
ンなどのようなビニルケトン類䟋えばビニルメ
チル゚ヌテル、ビニル゚チル゚ヌテル、ビニルむ
゜ブチル゚ヌテルなどのようなビニルデヌテル
類䟋えば、ビニルベンれン、ゞビニルナフタレ
ンなどのような芳銙族ゞビニル化合物䟋えば゚
チレングリコヌルゞアクリレヌト、゚チレングリ
コヌルゞメタクリレヌト、−ブタンゞオヌ
ルゞメタクリレヌトなどのような二重結合を個
有するカルボン酞゚ステル、ゞビニルアニリン、
ゞビニル゚ヌテル、ゞビニルスルフむド、ゞビニ
ルスルホンなどのゞビニル化合物及び個以䞊の
ビニル基を有する化合物を単独若しくは混合物ず
しお甚いるこずができる。
Examples of monomers copolymerizable with the above carboxyl group-containing monomers include styrene, α-methylstyrene, p-chlorostyrene vinylnaphthalene, methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, dodecyl acrylate, and acrylic. octyl acid, phenyl acrylate,
Substituted monocarboxylic acids with double bonds such as methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate, octyl methacrylate, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, acrylamide, etc.; for example, dibutyl maleate, dimethyl maleate, etc. diester derivatives of dicarboxylic acids having double bonds such as; vinyl esters such as vinyl chloride, vinyl acetate, vinyl benzoate; such as ethylene, propylene,
Ethylene olefins such as butylene;
Vinyl ketones such as vinyl methyl ketone, vinyl hexyl ketone, etc.; vinyl datals such as vinyl methyl ether, vinyl ethyl ether, vinyl isobutyl ether, etc.; aromatic divinyl compounds such as vinylbenzene, divinylnaphthalene, etc.; For example, carboxylic acid esters having two double bonds such as ethylene glycol diacrylate, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, 1,3-butanediol dimethacrylate, divinylaniline,
Divinyl compounds such as divinyl ether, divinyl sulfide, and divinyl sulfone and compounds having three or more vinyl groups can be used alone or as a mixture.

カルボキシル基を有する重合䜓䞭に含たれるカ
ルボキシル基含有モノマヌの割合ずしおは、0.1
〜30重量が良奜な結果を䞎え、0.5〜20重量
の範囲にあるず、特に奜たしい結果が埗られる。
The proportion of carboxyl group-containing monomers contained in the carboxyl group-containing polymer is 0.1
~30 wt% gives good results, 0.5-20 wt%
Particularly preferable results can be obtained within the range of .

次に、本発明䞭でカルボキシル基を有する重合
䜓を架橋するアミンは、次の䞀般匏を有するもの
である。
Next, in the present invention, the amine for crosslinking the carboxyl group-containing polymer has the following general formula.

匏䞭、ずは〜の敎数を衚わし、同䞀又
は異な぀おいおもよく、ずは〜50の敎数を
衚わし、同䞀又は異な぀おいおもよく、さらに
は〜30の炭玠原子から成るアルキル基䜆し、
枝分かれ及びシクロアルキル基を含むである。
In the formula, a and b represent integers of 2 to 4 and may be the same or different, x and y represent integers of 1 to 50 and may be the same or different, and R
is an alkyl group consisting of 8 to 30 carbon atoms (however,
(including branched and cycloalkyl groups).

䞊蚘の䞀般匏を有するアルコキシル化アミンの
うちでも、垞圧及び垞枩の条件䞋で、ワツクス状
の固䜓物質であるものが優れおいる。䜎分子量の
液䜓アルコキシル化アミンも固䜓状のアルコキシ
ル化アミンず同じようにカルボキシル基を有する
重合䜓を架橋するが、未反応の液䜓状アルコキシ
ル化アミンがトナヌ䞭からブリヌドする等の問題
があり、固䜓状アルコキシル化アミンの方が奜た
しい。
Among the alkoxylated amines having the above general formula, those which are wax-like solid substances under normal pressure and room temperature conditions are excellent. Low-molecular-weight liquid alkoxylated amines crosslink polymers with carboxyl groups in the same way as solid alkoxylated amines, but there are problems such as unreacted liquid alkoxylated amines bleeding out of the toner. Preferred are alkoxylated amines.

本発明においお、重合䜓ずアミンずの反応は、
甚いるアミンの党量が反応する蚳ではないから、
反応性のアルコキシル化アミンの量は、過剰に必
芁であり、たた、それはアミンの皮類によ぀お異
なるものであるが抂ね、未反応のアミンも含め
お、重合䜓100重量郚に察しお0.01〜20重量郚含
たれおいるこずが奜たしく、0.1〜10重量郚を甚
いるず、特に優れた結果が埗られる。
In the present invention, the reaction between the polymer and the amine is
Since not all of the amine used will react,
The amount of reactive alkoxylated amine is required in excess, and although it varies depending on the type of amine, it is generally from 0.01 to 100 parts by weight of the polymer, including unreacted amine. Preferably, it is contained in an amount of 20 parts by weight, and particularly good results are obtained when 0.1 to 10 parts by weight are used.

本発明でのビニル系重合䜓ず反応性アミンずの
反応は、前蚘のアミンを反応性の重合䜓ずずもに
ロヌルミルで混緎するずきに反応させる方法や、
反応性の重合䜓の熱キシレン溶液䞭にアミンを加
えお反応させる方法などがある。反応埌の埌凊理
工皋を考慮に入れるず、溶融混緎法による反応が
本発明に最も盞応しい。その反応によ぀お先に重
合䜓反応物を䜜補しおバむンダヌずした埌に、他
のトナヌ材料ず共にトナヌを䜜補しおも良いし、
䞊蚘反応自䜓をトナヌ補造工皋䞭のトナヌ材料の
加熱混緎時に行なわせた埌、埮粉砕しおトナヌず
しおも良い。
The reaction between the vinyl polymer and the reactive amine in the present invention can be carried out by a method in which the above-mentioned amine is reacted with the reactive polymer in a roll mill,
There is a method of adding an amine to a hot xylene solution of a reactive polymer and causing a reaction. Taking into account post-treatment steps after the reaction, the reaction by melt-kneading method is most suitable for the present invention. A polymer reactant may be first produced through the reaction to form a binder, and then a toner may be produced together with other toner materials.
The above reaction itself may be carried out during heating and kneading of the toner material during the toner manufacturing process, and then finely pulverized to form a toner.

䞀方、本発明のトナヌで、アミンず反応埌の重
合䜓のゲルコンテントが50以䞊になるず、重合
䜓の架橋が進み過ぎ、重合䜓の軟化状態ずなる枩
床が著しく䞊昇し、トナヌを䜜成した堎合、定着
枩床が高くなり奜たしくない。それゆえ、架橋さ
れた重合䜓のゲルコンテントは50以䞋が良く、
特に35以䞋ならば、未架橋重合䜓ずほが同皋床
の定着枩床を瀺し、特に良奜な結果が埗られる。
本発明でのゲルコンテントずは架橋されお溶剀に
察しお䞍溶性ずな぀たポリマヌ郚分の割合で、高
架橋ポリマヌの架橋床を衚す䞀皮の指暙ずしお䜿
うこずができる。ここでは、ゲルコンテントずは
以䞋のようにしお枬定された倀を以぀お定矩す
る。すなわち、ゞアミンず反応した埌の重合䜓を
䞀定重量W1を秀り取り、−のガラス
補フむルタヌを甚いお゜ツクスレヌ抜出噚で、そ
の重合䜓䞭の可溶成分を溶媒により取り陀き、さ
らに抜出されずに残぀た詊料を也燥埌秀量する
W2。ゲルコンテントはW2W1×100
ずしお蚈算される。このような溶媒ずしおは、無
極性の溶媒が奜たしく、ここではベンれンを甚い
お50時間抜出した。
On the other hand, in the toner of the present invention, if the gel content of the polymer after reacting with the amine is 50% or more, the crosslinking of the polymer will proceed too much, and the temperature at which the polymer becomes soft will rise significantly, resulting in the formation of a toner. In this case, the fixing temperature becomes high, which is undesirable. Therefore, the gel content of the crosslinked polymer should be less than 50%;
In particular, if it is 35% or less, the fixing temperature is almost the same as that of an uncrosslinked polymer, and particularly good results can be obtained.
The gel content in the present invention refers to the proportion of the polymer portion that has been crosslinked and is insoluble in a solvent, and can be used as a kind of index representing the degree of crosslinking of a highly crosslinked polymer. Here, gel content is defined as a value measured as follows. That is, a certain weight (W 1 g) of the polymer after reacting with the diamine was weighed, and the soluble components in the polymer were removed with a solvent using a Soxhlet extractor using a G-3 glass filter. , and the sample that remained unextracted was dried and weighed (W 2 g). Gel content is W 2 /W 1 × 100 (%)
It is calculated as As such a solvent, a nonpolar solvent is preferable, and in this case, extraction was performed using benzene for 50 hours.

さらに、アミンずの反応によ぀お架橋されたバ
むンダヌ甚重合䜓の䞭でも、ガラス転移枩床が50
℃以䞊にあるものが、珟像噚内でトナヌの凝集や
感光䜓衚面等ぞの癒着等の問題を起さないので優
れおおり、特に50℃から80℃にガラス転移枩床の
あるものがより奜たしい。このように、架橋され
た重合䜓のガラス転移点が50℃以䞊であるために
は、架橋前のカルボキシル基を有する重合䜓のガ
ラス転移点が40℃以䞊にあるのが奜たしい。な
お、重合䜓のガラス転移枩床は瀺差走査熱量蚈に
よ぀お枬定できる。
Furthermore, among binder polymers crosslinked by reaction with amines, the glass transition temperature is 50%.
℃ or above is excellent because it does not cause problems such as toner aggregation in the developing device or adhesion to the photoreceptor surface, etc., and in particular, one with a glass transition temperature of 50℃ to 80℃ is more preferable. . Thus, in order for the glass transition point of the crosslinked polymer to be 50°C or higher, it is preferable that the glass transition point of the polymer having a carboxyl group before crosslinking is 40°C or higher. Note that the glass transition temperature of the polymer can be measured using a differential scanning calorimeter.

本発明のトナヌは䞊蚘のような方法で架橋され
たバむンダヌ甚重合䜓を䞻芁暹脂成分ずするもの
であるが、必芁に応じお他の重合䜓、暹脂類を混
合しお䜿甚するこずができる。混合しお䜿甚でき
る他の暹脂類ずしおは、䟋えば、ポリスチレン、
ポリ−−クロルスチレン、ポリビニルトル゚ン
などのスチレン及びその眮換䜓の単重合䜓スチ
レン−−クロルスチレン共重合䜓、スチレン−
ビニルトル゚ン共重合䜓、スチレン−ビニルナフ
タリン共重合䜓、スチレン−アクリル酞゚ステル
共重合䜓、スチレン−メタクリル酞゚ステル共重
合䜓、スチレン−α−クロルメタクリル酞メチル
共重合䜓、スチレン−アクリロニトリル共重合
䜓、スチレン−ビニルメチル゚ヌテル共重合䜓、
スチレン−ビニル゚チル゚ヌテル共重合䜓、スチ
レン−ビニルメチルケトン共重合䜓、スチレン−
ブタゞ゚ン共重合䜓、スチレン−む゜プレン共重
合䜓、スチレン−アクリロニトリル−むンデン共
重合䜓などのスチレン系共重合䜓ポリ゚チレ
ン、ポリプロピレン、ポリ塩化ビニル、プノヌ
ル暹脂、倩然暹脂倉性プノヌル暹脂、アクリル
酞゚ステル暹脂、メタクリル酞゚ステル暹脂、ポ
リ酢酞ビニヌル、シリコヌン暹脂、ポリりレタ
ン、フラン暹脂、゚ポキシ暹脂、キシレン暹脂、
ポリビニルブチラヌル、テルペン暹脂、クロロむ
ンデン暹脂、石油系暹脂、などが䜿甚できる。
The toner of the present invention has a binder polymer crosslinked by the method described above as a main resin component, but other polymers and resins can be mixed and used as necessary. Other resins that can be used in combination include, for example, polystyrene,
Monopolymers of styrene and its substituted products such as poly-p-chlorostyrene and polyvinyltoluene; styrene-p-chlorostyrene copolymers, styrene-
Vinyltoluene copolymer, styrene-vinylnaphthalene copolymer, styrene-acrylic ester copolymer, styrene-methacrylic ester copolymer, styrene-α-methyl chloromethacrylate copolymer, styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer , styrene-vinyl methyl ether copolymer,
Styrene-vinyl ethyl ether copolymer, styrene-vinyl methyl ketone copolymer, styrene-
Styrenic copolymers such as butadiene copolymer, styrene-isoprene copolymer, styrene-acrylonitrile-indene copolymer; polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, phenolic resin, natural resin-modified phenolic resin, acrylic ester resin, Methacrylic acid ester resin, polyvinyl acetate, silicone resin, polyurethane, furan resin, epoxy resin, xylene resin,
Polyvinyl butyral, terpene resin, chloroindene resin, petroleum resin, etc. can be used.

特に、140℃における溶融粘床が10〜106cpsの
゚チレン系オレフむン単重合䜓もしくぱチレン
系オレフむン共重合䜓をトナヌ䞭に0.1〜10重量
より奜たしくは0.2〜重量添加するこ
ずにより、顔料や磁性埮粒子のトナヌに察する分
散性、盞溶性が改善され、感光䜓衚面、クリヌニ
ング郚材、等に察する悪圱響が少なくな぀た。こ
こで゚チレン系オレフむン単重合䜓もしくぱチ
レン系オレフむン共重合䜓ずしお適甚するものに
は、ポリ゚チレン、ポリプロピレン、゚チレン−
プロピレン共重合䜓、゚チレン−酢酞ビニル共重
合䜓、゚チレン−゚チルアクリレヌト共重合䜓、
などがあり、䞊蚘共重合䜓においおはオレフむン
モノマヌを50モル〜100モルより奜たしく
は60モル〜100モル含んでいるものが奜た
しい。
In particular, by adding 0.1 to 10% by weight (more preferably 0.2 to 5% by weight) of an ethylene olefin monopolymer or ethylene olefin copolymer having a melt viscosity of 10 to 10 6 cps at 140°C to the toner. The dispersibility and compatibility of the pigment and magnetic fine particles with the toner are improved, and the adverse effects on the photoreceptor surface, cleaning member, etc. are reduced. Examples of the ethylene-based olefin monopolymer or ethylene-based olefin copolymer include polyethylene, polypropylene, and ethylene-olefin copolymer.
Propylene copolymer, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer,
The above copolymers preferably contain 50 mol% to 100 mol% (more preferably 60 mol% to 100 mol%) of olefin monomers.

なお、溶融粘床の枬定はBrookfield法を甚い
ここでは型粘床蚈に少量サンプルアダプタヌを
取付けたものを甚いた。
The Brookfield method was used to measure the melt viscosity, and here a B-type viscometer equipped with a small sample adapter was used.

本発明のトナヌにおいおは、任意の適圓な顔料
や染料が着色剀ずしお䜿甚される。䟋えば、カヌ
ボンブラツク、鉄黒、フタロシアニンブルヌ、矀
青、キナクリドン、ベンゞゞンむ゚ロヌなど公知
の染顔料がある。
Any suitable pigment or dye can be used as a colorant in the toner of the present invention. For example, there are known dyes and pigments such as carbon black, iron black, phthalocyanine blue, ultramarine blue, quinacridone, and benzidine yellow.

さらに本発明のトナヌを磁性トナヌずする堎合
には、着色剀ずしおの圹割も兌ねお良いが、磁性
粉を含有せしめる。磁性粉ずしおは、匷磁性元玠
及びこれらを含む合金、化合物であるマグネタむ
ト、ヘマタむト、プラむトなどの鉄、コバル
ト、ニツケル、マンガンなどの合金や化合物、そ
の他の匷磁性合金など、埓来より磁性材料ずしお
知られおいるものが䜿える。
Furthermore, when the toner of the present invention is a magnetic toner, it contains magnetic powder, which may also serve as a coloring agent. Magnetic powders include ferromagnetic elements, alloys containing these, compounds such as magnetite, hematite, and ferrite, alloys and compounds of iron such as cobalt, nickel, and manganese, and other ferromagnetic alloys. You can use what is provided.

その他の添加剀ずしお、荷電制埡、凝集防止な
どの目的のために、カヌボンブラツク、ニグロシ
ン、金属錯塩、コロむド状シリカ粉末、フツ玠系
暹脂粉末、高玚脂肪酞の金属塩などを添加せしめ
おも良い。
As other additives, carbon black, nigrosine, metal complex salts, colloidal silica powder, fluororesin powder, metal salts of higher fatty acids, etc. may be added for purposes such as charge control and prevention of agglomeration.

本発明のトナヌは皮々の珟像法に適甚できる。
䟋えば、磁気ブラシ珟像方法、カスケヌド珟像方
法、米囜特蚱第3909258号明现曞に蚘茉された導
電性磁性トナヌを甚いる方法、特開昭53−31136
号公報に蚘茉された高抵抗磁性トナヌを甚いる方
法、特開昭54−42141号公報、同55−18656号公報
などに蚘茉された方法、フアヌブラシ珟像方法、
パりダヌクラりド法、むンプレツシペン法などが
ある。
The toner of the present invention can be applied to various developing methods.
For example, magnetic brush development method, cascade development method, method using conductive magnetic toner described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,909,258, and JP-A-53-31136
A method using a high-resistance magnetic toner described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 54-42141, a method described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 55-18656, etc., a fur brush development method,
There are powder cloud method, impression method, etc.

本発明に係るトナヌを䜿甚しお玙などの被定着
シヌト䞊に圢成したトナヌ像は、その衚面にオフ
セツト防止甚液䜓を䟛絊しない定着ロヌラヌを䜿
甚した堎合にもトナヌのオフセツト珟象を発生す
るこずなく熱ロヌラヌで定着を行なうこずができ
る。定着ロヌラヌずしおは、その衚面を䟋えばテ
フロンデナポン瀟補、フルオンICI瀟補及
びケルヌ3M瀟補などの北玠系暹脂或いはシ
リコンゎム、シリコン暹脂で圢成した平滑な面を
有するものや堎合によ぀おは金属衚面を有するも
のが䜿甚できる。
The toner image formed on a fixing sheet such as paper using the toner according to the present invention does not cause the toner offset phenomenon even when a fixing roller that does not supply offset prevention liquid to the surface of the toner image is used. Fixing can be done with a heated roller. The fixing roller has a smooth surface made of a fluorine-based resin such as Teflon (manufactured by DuPont), Fluon (manufactured by ICI), and Keru F (manufactured by 3M), silicone rubber, or silicone resin. In some cases, those having a metal surface can be used.

〔実斜䟋 〕 キシレン90重量郚をセパラブルフラスコに入
れ、さらにスチレン75重量郚、メタクリル酞ブチ
ル20重量郚、マレむン酞重量郚、ゞビニルベン
れン0.5重量郚ずを加え、気盞を窒玠ガスで眮換
した埌80℃に保ち、キシレン10重量郚に過酞化ベ
ンゟむル0.8重量郚を溶解したものを30分かけお
窒玠ガスで眮換した滎䞋ロヌトを甚いお滎䞋し、
さらに10時間80℃で攪拌した。次いで過酞化ベン
ゟむル0.3重量郚を含むトル゚ン溶液重量郚を
滎䞋し、さらに90℃に昇枩しお、その枩床に時
間保ち、重合を完結した。冷华埌倧量のメタノヌ
ル䞭で重合䜓を沈殿させ、沈殿物を別埌、60℃
で也燥し、回収した。この重合䜓のMwMnは、
26で、Mwは243000であ぀た。
[Example 1] 90 parts by weight of xylene was placed in a separable flask, 75 parts by weight of styrene, 20 parts by weight of butyl methacrylate, 5 parts by weight of maleic acid, and 0.5 parts by weight of divinylbenzene were added, and the gas phase was purged with nitrogen gas. After purging, the temperature was maintained at 80°C, and a solution of 0.8 parts by weight of benzoyl peroxide dissolved in 10 parts by weight of xylene was added dropwise over 30 minutes using a dropping funnel purged with nitrogen gas.
The mixture was further stirred at 80°C for 10 hours. Next, 5 parts by weight of a toluene solution containing 0.3 parts by weight of benzoyl peroxide was added dropwise, and the temperature was further raised to 90°C and maintained at that temperature for 5 hours to complete polymerization. After cooling, precipitate the polymer in a large amount of methanol, separate the precipitate, and heat at 60°C.
It was dried and collected. Mw/Mn of this polymer is
26, Mw was 243,000.

䞊蚘重合䜓100重量郚、ナむミヌン−202日
本油脂(æ ª)から垂販されおいる炭玠数13乃至17個の
アルキル基を有する第䞀脂肪族アミンの゚チレン
オキサむドの瞮合生成物、0.3重量
郚、マグネタむト60重量郚、金属錯塩染料商品
名ザポンフアヌストブラツクC.I.Acid
Black63BASF瀟補重量郚をロヌルミル䞊
で150℃で30分間溶融混緎した。冷华埌、゚アヌ
ゞ゚ツト型の粉砕機で埮粉砕し、颚力分玚で〜
20Όの粒子を遞別しおトナヌずした。トナヌのメ
ルトむンデツクスは125℃・10Kgの条件䞋で、
1.3610minであ぀た。このトナヌ100重量郹
に疎氎性コロむダルシリカ0.5重量郚を倖添し珟
像剀ずし、垂販耇写機商品名、NP−400REキ
ダノン瀟補を甚いお評䟡した。䞊蚘珟像剀の最
䜎定着枩床は150℃であり、オフセツト珟象は150
℃から210℃たで認められなか぀た。
100 parts by weight of the above polymer, Naimeen S-202 (a condensation product of ethylene oxide of a primary aliphatic amine having an alkyl group having 13 to 17 carbon atoms, commercially available from NOF Corporation, x+y=2) 0.3 parts by weight, 60 parts by weight of magnetite, metal complex dye (product name: Zapon First Black B, CIAcid
4 parts by weight of Black 63 (manufactured by BASF) were melt-kneaded at 150°C for 30 minutes on a roll mill. After cooling, it is finely pulverized using an air jet type pulverizer, and then classified by air to
Particles of 20ÎŒ were selected and used as toner. The toner melt index is under the conditions of 125℃ and 10Kg.
It was 1.36g/10min. 0.5 parts by weight of hydrophobic colloidal silica was externally added to 100 parts by weight of this toner to form a developer, and evaluated using a commercially available copying machine (trade name, NP-400RE manufactured by Canon Inc.). The minimum fixing temperature of the above developer is 150℃, and the offset phenomenon is 150℃.
It was not observed from ℃ to 210℃.

さらに、定着ロヌラヌの枩床を170℃に調敎す
るように蚭定しお、䞇枚の連続耐久テストを行
な぀たが、画像反射濃床は初期から䞇枚埌たで
安定しおおり、1.0前埌を維持した。䞇枚埌も
定着ロヌラヌぞのオフセツト珟象はなく、感光䜓
ドラム衚面等ぞの癒着や珟像噚内での凝集等の問
題は発生しなか぀た。
Furthermore, we set the temperature of the fixing roller to 170°C and conducted a continuous durability test of 50,000 sheets, but the image reflection density remained stable from the initial stage to after 50,000 sheets, staying around 1.0. Maintained. Even after 50,000 sheets were printed, there was no offset phenomenon to the fixing roller, and no problems such as adhesion to the surface of the photoreceptor drum or agglomeration within the developing device occurred.

〔比范䟋 〕 実斜䟋でナむミヌン−202を加えない以倖
は、実斜䟋ず同様にしおトナヌを䜜り、珟像剀
ずした。
[Comparative Example 1] A toner was prepared and used as a developer in the same manner as in Example 1 except that Nymeen S-202 was not added.

このトナヌのメルトむンデツクス125℃、10
Kgは、トナヌ材料甚共重合䜓の倀ずほが等し
く、16.8610minであ぀た。
Melt index of this toner (125℃, 10
Kg) was approximately equal to the value of the copolymer for toner material, which was 16.86 g/10 min).

最䜎定着枩床は150℃で、実斜䟋のトナヌず
同じであ぀たが、枩床の䞊昇ず共にオフセツトが
激しくなり、180℃で定着ロヌラヌ衚面には぀き
りず画像の跡が認められるたでにな぀た。
The minimum fixing temperature was 150°C, which was the same as the toner of Example 1, but as the temperature increased, the offset became more severe, and at 180°C, permanent image marks were observed on the surface of the fixing roller. .

実斜䟋ず同様にしお、連続耐久テストをした
が、500枚皋床で、画像䞊にオフセツト物が定着
ロヌラヌから再転写した跡が珟われ、1000枚でさ
らに激しくな぀たので耐久テストを䞭止した。
A continuous durability test was conducted in the same manner as in Example 1, but after about 500 copies, traces of the offset material retransferred from the fixing roller appeared on the image, which became even more severe after 1000 copies, so the durability test was discontinued.

〔実斜䟋 〕 スチレン−アクリル酞ブチル−アクリル酞共重
合䜓モノマヌ比8018、MwMn19
Mw188000100重量郚、ナむミヌンT2−260
日本油脂(æ ª)から垂販されおいるポリオキシ゚チ
レン牛脂アルキルアミンで、600.5重
量郚、マグネタむト60重量郚、実斜䟋の金属錯
塩染料重量郚、ポリ゚チレンワツクス溶融粘
床が140℃で120センチポむズ重量郚を実斜䟋
ず同様にしおトナヌずし、評䟡した。耐オフセ
ツト性に優れ、珟像性の安定したトナヌが埗られ
た。
[Example 2] Styrene-butyl acrylate-acrylic acid copolymer (monomer ratio: 80:18:2, Mw/Mn=19,
Mw=188000) 100 parts by weight, Naimeen T 2 −260
(polyoxyethylene tallow alkylamine commercially available from NOF Corporation, x+y=60) 0.5 parts by weight, 60 parts by weight of magnetite, 4 parts by weight of the metal complex dye of Example 1, polyethylene wax (with a melt viscosity of 2 parts by weight (120 centipoise at 140° C.) was prepared into a toner in the same manner as in Example 1 and evaluated. A toner with excellent offset resistance and stable developability was obtained.

〔実斜䟋 〕 スチレン−アクリル酞ブチル−メタクリル酞共
重合䜓モノマヌ比751510、Mw
310000、MwMn28100重量郚、ポリオキシ
゚チレンオクタデシルアミン100.2
重量郚、マグネタむト60重量郚、実斜䟋の金属
錯塩染料重量郚を実斜䟋ずほが同様にしお䜜
成したトナヌは良奜な定着性ず安定した耐久性を
有しおいた。
[Example 3] Styrene-butyl acrylate-methacrylic acid copolymer (monomer ratio: 75:15:10, Mw=
310000, Mw/Mn=28) 100 parts by weight, polyoxyethylene octadecylamine (x+y=10) 0.2
A toner prepared in substantially the same manner as in Example 1 using 60 parts by weight of magnetite and 4 parts by weight of the metal complex dye of Example 1 had good fixing properties and stable durability.

〔実斜䟋 〕 スチレン−メタクリル酞ブチル−マレむン酞モ
ノブチル共重合䜓モノマヌ比701515、
Mw115000MwMn100重量郚、ナむ
ミヌン−220日本油脂(æ ª)補のオクタデシルアミ
ンの゚チレンオキサむド誘導䜓、20
重量郚、カヌボンブラツク重量郚、実斜䟋の
金属錯塩染料重量郚を小型加圧ニヌダヌにお溶
融混緎した。冷华埌、埮粉砕し、およそ〜20ÎŒ
の粒子を遞んでトナヌずした。このトナヌ10重量
郚ずキダリアヌ鉄粉商品名EFV250400、
日本鉄粉瀟補90重量郚ずを混合し、珟像剀にし
た。この珟像剀を垂販の耇写機商品名NP−
5000、キダノン瀟補に適甚したが、150℃で定
着し、200℃以䞊の枩床領域たでオフセツトは党
く認められなか぀た。たた耐久性も非垞に優れお
いた。
[Example 4] Styrene-butyl methacrylate-monobutyl maleate copolymer (monomer ratio: 70:15:15,
Mw=115000, Mw/Mn=8) 100 parts by weight, Naimeen S-220 (ethylene oxide derivative of octadecylamine manufactured by NOF Corporation, x+y=20) 1
Parts by weight, 8 parts by weight of carbon black, and 4 parts by weight of the metal complex dye of Example 1 were melt-kneaded in a small pressure kneader. After cooling, finely pulverize to approximately 5-20Ό
The particles were selected and used as toner. 10 parts by weight of this toner and carrier iron powder (product name: EFV250/400,
(manufactured by Nippon Tetsuko Co., Ltd.) was mixed with 90 parts by weight to prepare a developer. This developer is applied to a commercially available copying machine (product name: NP-
5000, manufactured by Canon Inc.), it was fixed at 150°C and no offset was observed at temperatures above 200°C. It also had excellent durability.

比范䟋  スチレン80重量郚、メタクリル酞ブチル20重量
郚及びゞビニルベンれン0.5重量郚を䜿甚するこ
ずを陀いお、実斜䟋ず同様にしおカルボキシル
基を有しおいないスチレン−メタクリル酞ブチル
−ゞビニルベンれン共重合䜓MwMn玄22、
Mw玄230000を調補した。
[Comparative Example 2] Styrene-butyl methacrylate having no carboxyl group was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that 80 parts by weight of styrene, 20 parts by weight of butyl methacrylate and 0.5 parts by weight of divinylbenzene were used. Divinylbenzene copolymer (Mw/Mn=approx. 22,
Mw=about 230000) was prepared.

調補したスチレン−メタクリル酞ブチル−ゞビ
ニルベンれン共重合䜓を䜿甚するこずを陀いお実
斜䟋ず同様にしおトナヌメルトむンデツクス
は、125℃・10Kgの条件䞋で玄1810minを
調補し、実斜䟋ず同様にしお定着詊隓を行な぀
た。最䜎定着枩床は150℃であり、実斜䟋のト
ナヌず同様であ぀たが、枩床180℃でオフセツト
珟象が明癜に発珟した。
A toner (melt index: approximately 18 g/10 min under the conditions of 125° C. and 10 kg) was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, except that the prepared styrene-butyl methacrylate-divinylbenzene copolymer was used. A fixing test was conducted in the same manner as in Example 1. The minimum fixing temperature was 150°C, which was the same as the toner of Example 1, but the offset phenomenon clearly appeared at a temperature of 180°C.

Claims (1)

【特蚱請求の範囲】  重量平均分子量Mwず数平均分子量
Mnの比MwMnがより倧きく、Mw
が100000より倧きいカルボキシル基を有するビニ
ル系重合䜓を次匏で瀺されるアミンで架橋した重
合䜓を含有する静電荷像珟像甚トナヌ。 〔匏䞭、ずはそれぞれ〜の敎数、ず
はそれぞれ〜50の敎数、は〜30の炭玠原
子から成るアルキル基䜆し、枝分かれ及びシク
ロアルキル基を含むを瀺す。〕  該ビニル系重合䜓のMwMnが以䞊であ
る特蚱請求の範囲第項の静電荷像珟像甚トナ
ヌ。  該ビニル系重合䜓が、架橋されたビニル系重
合䜓である特蚱請求の範囲第項たたは第項の
静電荷像珟像甚トナヌ。
[Claims] 1. The ratio of weight average molecular weight (Mw) to number average molecular weight (Mn) (Mw/Mn) is greater than 4, and Mw
A toner for developing electrostatic images containing a vinyl polymer having a carboxyl group having a carboxyl group of greater than 100,000 and crosslinked with an amine represented by the following formula. [In the formula, a and b are each an integer of 2 to 4, x and y are each an integer of 1 to 50, and R is an alkyl group (including branched and cycloalkyl groups) consisting of 8 to 30 carbon atoms. show. 2. The toner for developing electrostatic images according to claim 1, wherein the vinyl polymer has a Mw/Mn of 8 or more. 3. The toner for developing an electrostatic image according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the vinyl polymer is a crosslinked vinyl polymer.
JP57056961A 1982-04-06 1982-04-06 Toner Granted JPS58173756A (en)

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