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Charging member, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus

US9280079B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 4, 2015
Grant dateMar 8, 2016
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Expiry dateSep 4, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/021
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A charging member includes a conductive base material and a conductive outermost layer provided on the conductive base material, wherein the conductive outermost layer has a ten-point average surface roughness Rz of 2 μm to 20 μm and contains a resin and particles in which particles having a particle diameter of 5.0 μm or more and a circularity of 0.8 or less are 30% by number or less with respect to the total number of particles having a particle diameter of 5.0 μm or more and particles having a particle diameter of less than 5.0 μm and a circularity of 0.8 or less are from 20% by number to 80% by number with respect to the total number of particles having a particle diameter of less than 5.0 μm.

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