Intermediate transfer member and electrophotographic image forming apparatus using the same
US9904216B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0189
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided is an intermediate transfer member used in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus having a unit of primary-transferring a toner image carried on an electrostatic latent image carrier to an intermediate transfer member, and then secondary-transferring the primary-transferred toner image onto a transfer material from the intermediate transfer member, wherein a surface of the intermediate transfer member has a hardness in the range of 150 to 350 MPa, and an elastic modulus in the range of 200 to 600 MPa, which are measured by a nano indentation method, and also has a hardness of 0.5 to 2.0 MPa specified in terms of universal hardness.
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