Electrophotographic photoconductor, process for forming an image, image forming apparatus and process cartridge for the same
US7175958B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 5, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G5/078
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An electrophotographic photoconductor contains a conductive support; and a photoconductive layer disposed on the photoconductive support; wherein the photoconductive layer contains an azo compound expressed by a general formula <<1>>ArN═N—Cp)n, (<<1>>)wherein in the general formula <<1>>, Ar is a substituted or non-substituted aromatic series hydrocarbon group or an aromatic series heterocyclic ring group which can be bonded by way of a bonding group; Cp is a coupler residual group; n represents an integer of 1, 2, 3, or 4, at least one of the Cp is a coupler residual group selected from the group consisting of general formulae <<2>>, <<3>>, and <<4>>
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