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Photoconductor for electrophotography

US5405725A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 7, 1992
Grant dateApr 11, 1995
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Expiry dateOct 7, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G5/0696
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electrophotographic photoconductor for an electrophotographic apparatus which employs contact charging, includes a conductive substrate; and a photoconductive layer for contacting an electric conductor, which photoconductive layer includes a charge generating layer which is formed on the conductive substrate and which comprises a binder and a charge generating agent comprised of particles of phthalocyanine pigment or 4,10-dibromoanthanthrone pigment dispersed in the binder; and a charge transporting layer which is formed on the charge generating layer, wherein the particles of pigment have a major axis which does not exceed 1000 nm and a minor axis which is not less than 10 nm, and wherein the particles of pigment have a ratio of the major axis to the minor axis which does not exceed 3. Alternativly, the charge transporting layer is formed on the conductive substrate and the charge generating layer is formed on the charge transporting layer.

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