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Photoconductor unit, process cartridge, image forming apparatus, and method for manufacturing photoconductor unit

US10386738B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 19, 2018
Grant dateAug 20, 2019
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/751
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A photoconductor unit includes a photoconductor and an electrode. The photoconductor includes a base member that is cylindrical and has a hardness that decreases with increasing distance from a first end toward a second end in an axial direction, and a photosensitive layer formed on an outer peripheral surface of the base member. The electrode is in contact with an inner peripheral surface of an open end portion of the base member at the first end.

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