Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrophotographic image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US15837586Application Date: 2017-12-11
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Publication No.: US10203625B2Publication Date: 2019-02-12
- Inventor: Kazuhiro Kuramochi , Seisuke Maeda , Kuniaki Kashiwakura
- Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP
- Priority: JP2016-241928 20161214
- Main IPC: G03G5/147
- IPC: G03G5/147 ; G03G15/02

Abstract:
An electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes: an electrophotographic photosensitive body including an electroconductive substrate, and a charge generating layer, a charge transfer layer and a surface protective layer laminated on the substrate in this order, and a charging roller for causing contact electrification on the surface of the electrophotographic photosensitive body, wherein at least the surface protective layer contains inorganic microparticles having a fluorine compound on the surfaces and a binder resin, and the surface of the charging roller has a maximum height roughness Rz≤0.5 μm.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180164710A1 ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2018-06-14
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