Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electro-conductive member, method for producing same, process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US17070995Application Date: 2020-10-15
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Publication No.: US11307509B2Publication Date: 2022-04-19
- Inventor: Tetsuo Hino , Yasuhiro Fushimoto , Norifumi Muranaka , Masafumi Kyogaku , Masaki Yamada , Hiroshi Inoue , Takumi Furukawa , Hiroaki Watanabe , Kenya Terada , Yuya Tomomizu , Toshimitsu Nakazawa
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Venable LLP
- Priority: JPJP2018-079952 20180418,JPJP2019-032936 20190226,JPJP2019-069095 20190329
- Main IPC: G03G5/05
- IPC: G03G5/05 ; G03G5/028 ; G03G21/18 ; G03G15/08 ; G03G15/16 ; G03G15/02

Abstract:
An electro-conductive layer of an electrophotographic electro-conductive member has a matrix-domain structure. The matrix contains a first rubber. The domain contains a second rubber and electro-conductive particles. Where μ represents an average of ratios of the cross-sectional area of the electro-conductive particles contained in each of the domains to the cross-sectional area of each of the domains appearing on a cross-section of the electro-conductive layer in a thickness direction, and σ represents a standard deviation of the ratios, σ/μ is 0 or more and 0.4 or less, and μ is 20% or more and 40% or less. At least eight of samples with a first cubic shape 9 μm on a side, which are sampled at arbitrary nine positions on the electro-conductive layer, satisfy the specified condition.
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