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Conductive member, electrophotographic apparatus, and process cartridge

US8622881B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 15, 2013
Grant dateJan 7, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 15, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/0233
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The conductive member has a conductive support and a conductive elastic layer. The elastic layer is a mixture containing an electron conductive agent and a binder polymer, or a cured product thereof, and the electron conductive agent contains a carbon black satisfying the following characteristics: (i) an average primary particle diameter is 20 nm or more and 30 nm or less; (ii) a DBP oil absorption is 40 ml/100 g or more and 70 ml/100 g or less, and the total amount of CO and CO2 generated by temperature programmed desorption/mass spectrometry is 0.30 mass % or more and 0.80 mass % or less with reference to the carbon black; and (iii) the amount of SO2 generated by the temperature programmed desorption/mass spectrometry is 0.05 mass % or more with reference to the carbon black.

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