| abstract |
An image-fixing apparatus including a fixing belt; a fixing member; a pressure member; and a heating source, wherein the fixing belt is heated by the heating source, wherein the fixing member is brought into pressure contact with the pressure member via the fixing belt to form a nip and a paper carrying an unfixed toner is allowed to pass through the nip, thereby fixing the unfixed toner on the paper, and wherein the toner to be used includes a binder resin, a colorant, and a releasing agent, and wherein the toner has a ½ flown-out temperature of 115° C. to 145° C. and has a storage elastic modulus (G′) at 190° C. of 200 Pa or more. |