| abstract |
A toner having toner particles each comprising at leastna binder resin, a wax, and a colorant is used in an imagenforming apparatus which has a fixing means comprising anbelt-shaped heating member and a pressurizing member. Thenbinder resin contains a resin formed by a reaction betweennan epoxy group of a vinyl resin (A) having the epoxy groupnand a carboxyl group of a resin (B) having at least a polyesternunit and the carboxyl group. The toner has a storage elasticnmodulus at a temperature of 80°C (G' 80) in the range ofn1 x 10 5 to 1 x 10 8 Pa and has a storage elastic modulus atna temperature of 160°C (G' 160) in the range of 1 x 10 1 ton1 x 10 4 Pa. |