- Patent Title: Toner container, image forming unit, and image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US17027108Application Date: 2020-09-21
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Publication No.: US11256189B2Publication Date: 2022-02-22
- Inventor: Hideharu Kuwabara , Shin Yamada
- Applicant: Oki Data Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
- Current Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Rabin & Berdo, P.C.
- Priority: JPJP2018-221275 20181127,JPJP2019-157723 20190830
- Main IPC: G03G9/08
- IPC: G03G9/08 ; G03G13/01 ; G03G9/09 ; G03G9/087 ; G03G15/01 ; G03G15/04 ; G03G15/20 ; G03G15/00

Abstract:
A toner container used in an image forming apparatus including an exposure unit with a light emitting diode light source. The toner container including a container body, and a cyan toner stored in the container body. The cyan toner includes a binder resin, at least one pigment, a charge control agent, and an external additive. The at least one pigment includes at least Pigment Blue. A lightness L*, a hue a*, and a hue b* of the cyan toner in a powder state satisfy: 30.04≤L*≤33.68, −1.75≤a*≤0.71, and −47.47≤b*≤−45.08.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210011392A1 TONER CONTAINER, IMAGE FORMING UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2021-01-14
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