Image supporting member and image forming apparatus using the same
First Claim
1. An image supporting member that fixable supports a color toner image containing at least a thermoplastic resin and a colorant, the image supporting member comprising:
- a base material;
a light scattering layer formed on the base material and containing a white pigment and a thermoplastic resin; and
a color toner receiving layer formed on the light scattering layer and containing at least a thermoplastic resin, wherein the thermoplastic resin of the light scattering layer is made of a polyolefin or a polyolefin copolymer, a temperature T at which the viscosity becomes 5×
103 Pa·
s being 120°
C. or higher, and the thermoplastic resin of the color toner receiving layer is a polyolefin copolymer, a temperature t at which the viscosity becomes 103 Pa·
s being from 90 to 120°
C.
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Abstract
An image supporting member that fixable supports a color toner image has abase material, a light scattering layer formed on the base material and containing a white pigment and a thermoplastic resin, and a color toner receiving layer formed on the light scattering layer and containing at least a thermoplastic resin, wherein the thermoplastic resin of the light scattering layer is made of a polyolefin or a polyolefin copolymer, a temperature T at which the viscosity becomes 5×103 Pa·s being 120° C. or higher, and the thermoplastic resin of the color toner receiving layer is a polyolefin copolymer, a temperature t at which the viscosity becomes 103 Pa·s being from 90 to 120° C. Further, an image forming apparatus using this image supporting member is also provided.
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1. An image supporting member that fixable supports a color toner image containing at least a thermoplastic resin and a colorant, the image supporting member comprising:
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a base material;
a light scattering layer formed on the base material and containing a white pigment and a thermoplastic resin; and
a color toner receiving layer formed on the light scattering layer and containing at least a thermoplastic resin, wherein the thermoplastic resin of the light scattering layer is made of a polyolefin or a polyolefin copolymer, a temperature T at which the viscosity becomes 5×
103 Pa·
s being 120°
C. or higher, andthe thermoplastic resin of the color toner receiving layer is a polyolefin copolymer, a temperature t at which the viscosity becomes 103 Pa·
s being from 90 to 120°
C. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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an image supporting member that fixable supports a color toner image containing at least a thermoplastic resin and a colorant;
an image forming unit that forms the color toner image on the image supporting member; and
a fixing device that fixes the color toner image formed by the image forming unit on the image supporting member, wherein the image supporting member includes;
a base material;
a light scattering layer formed on the base material and containing a white pigment and a thermoplastic resin; and
a color toner receiving layer formed on the light scattering layer and containing at least a thermoplastic resin, the thermoplastic resin of the light scattering layer is made of a polyolefin or a polyolefin copolymer, a temperature T at which the viscosity becomes 5×
103 Pa·
s being 120°
C. or higher, andthe thermoplastic resin of the color toner receiving layer is a polyolefin copolymer, a temperature t at which the viscosity becomes 103 Pa·
s being from 90 to 120°
C. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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