公开(公告)号：US20050181291A1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-18

申请号：US11030307

申请日：2005-01-07

申请人： Hidetoshi Kami ,  Naohiro Toda ,  Yoshiaki Kawasaki ,  Maiko Kondo ,  Ryoichi Kitajima ,  Narihito Kojima ,  Hiroshi Nagame

发明人： Hidetoshi Kami ,  Naohiro Toda ,  Yoshiaki Kawasaki ,  Maiko Kondo ,  Ryoichi Kitajima ,  Narihito Kojima ,  Hiroshi Nagame

IPC分类号： G03G5/147 ,  G03G5/047 ,  G03G5/05 ,  G03G5/06 ,  G03G5/07 ,  G03G5/14

CPC分类号： G03G5/0668 ,  G03G5/0575 ,  G03G5/0592 ,  G03G5/0614 ,  G03G5/0616 ,  G03G5/0679 ,  G03G5/14708 ,  G03G5/14769 ,  G03G5/14791 ,  G03G5/14795

摘要： An electrophotographic photoconductor includes an electroconductive substrate, a photoconductive layer arranged over the electroconductive layer with or without the interposition of an undercoat layer, and a surface top layer containing a crosslinkable resin arranged over the photoconductive layer, the photoconductive layer includes a charge generation layer containing a charge generating material, and a charge transport layer containing a charge transporting material, in which the surface top layer is substantially free from hydroxyl groups and residual uncured portions.

摘要翻译： 电子照相感光体包括导电性基体，在有或没有插入底涂层的情况下布置在导电层上的感光层，以及含有布置在光电导层上的可交联树脂的表面顶层，光电导层包括含有 电荷产生材料和包含电荷输送材料的电荷输送层，其中表面顶层基本上不含羟基和残留的未固化部分。

公开(公告)号：US20050158644A1

公开(公告)日：2005-07-21

申请号：US11007784

申请日：2004-12-09

申请人： Maiko Kondo ,  Hidetoshi Kami ,  Naohiro Toda ,  Ryoichi Kitajima ,  Hiroshi Nagame ,  Narihito Kojima ,  Yoshiaki Kawasaki

发明人： Maiko Kondo ,  Hidetoshi Kami ,  Naohiro Toda ,  Ryoichi Kitajima ,  Hiroshi Nagame ,  Narihito Kojima ,  Yoshiaki Kawasaki

IPC分类号： G03G5/05 ,  G03G5/06 ,  G03G5/07 ,  G03G5/147 ,  G03G9/08 ,  G03G9/097 ,  G03G9/10 ,  G03G15/08 ,  G03G15/09

CPC分类号： G03G5/0698 ,  G03G5/051 ,  G03G5/0589 ,  G03G5/0592 ,  G03G5/07 ,  G03G9/0827 ,  G03G9/097 ,  G03G9/09708

摘要： An image forming method, includes: forming a latent electrostatic image on a latent electrostatic image carrier; developing the latent electrostatic image with a toner to thereby form a visible image; transferring the visible image to a recording medium; and fixing the image transferred to the recording medium. The latent electrostatic image carrier includes: a support, a photoconductive layer on the support, and a surface protective layer on the support. The surface protective layer includes a reactant made by cross-linking the following: an electric charge transporting material which comprises a reactive functional group, a cross-linking resin, and a fluorine surfactant. The toner comprises an inorganic fine particle which defines an effective inorganic fine particle amount in a range of 0.8% by mass to 3.0% by mass calculated from the following equation (1): Effective ⁢   ⁢ inorganic particle ⁢   ⁢ amount ⁢   ⁢ ( % ) = Inorganic ⁢   ⁢ particle ⁢   ⁢ amount ⁢   ⁢ ( % ) SF ⁢ - ⁢ 2 / 100 Equation ⁢   ⁢ ( 1 ) where SF-2 denotes a shape factor of the toner.

公开(公告)号：US5840455A

公开(公告)日：1998-11-24

申请号：US653387

申请日：1996-05-24

申请人： Hiroshi Ikuno ,  Narihito Kojima ,  Hiroshi Nagame

发明人： Hiroshi Ikuno ,  Narihito Kojima ,  Hiroshi Nagame

IPC分类号： G03G5/082 ,  G03G5/147 ,  G03G15/00 ,  G03G15/04

CPC分类号： G03G15/75 ,  G03G5/08285 ,  G03G5/14704

摘要： An electrophotographic photoconductor, having a conductive supporting substrate, a photoconductive layer disposed thereon, and a surface protective layer formed on the photoconductive layer, with the surface protective layer being made of hydrogenated diamond-like carbon or hydrogenated amorphous carbon and containing at least one additional element selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, fluorine, boron, phosphorus, chlorine, bromine and iodine, with the atomic ratio of total additional elements to carbon in the surface protective layer being smaller in close proximity to the photoconductive layer than in the remainder of the surface protective layer, and having a Knoop hardness of more than or equal to 1000 kg/mm.sup.2 in the outermost portion of the surface protective layer is provided which has improved resistance against peeling and scratch, and is thus capable of forming electrophotographic images of high quality for repeated use over an extended period of time.

摘要翻译： 具有导电支撑衬底，设置在其上的光电导层和形成在光电导层上的表面保护层的电子照相感光体，其表面保护层由氢化金刚石状碳或氢化无定形碳制成，并含有至少一个附加的 选自氮，氟，硼，磷，氯，溴和碘的元素，表面保护层中的总添加元素与碳的原子比在光电导层附近小于在其余部分 提供表面保护层，并且在表面保护层的最外部分具有大于或等于1000kg / mm2的诺普硬度，其具有改善的耐剥离和划伤性，因此能够形成高的电子照相图像 在长时间内重复使用的质量。

公开(公告)号：US5525447A

公开(公告)日：1996-06-11

申请号：US319718

申请日：1994-10-07

申请人： Hiroshi Ikuno ,  Narihito Kojima ,  Hiroshi Nagame ,  Shunpei Yamazaki ,  Shigenori Hayashi

发明人： Hiroshi Ikuno ,  Narihito Kojima ,  Hiroshi Nagame ,  Shunpei Yamazaki ,  Shigenori Hayashi

IPC分类号： G03G5/147 ,  G03G5/14

CPC分类号： G03G5/14704

摘要： An electrophotographic photoconductor includes an electroconductive support; a photoconductive layer formed on the electroconductive support; and a surface protective layer formed on the photoconductive layer, the surface protective layer having a hydrogen-containing diamond-like carbon structure or amorphous carbon structure, containing therein an additive element selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, fluorine, boron, phosphorous, chlorine, bromine and iodine, with the atomic ratio of the additive element to the carbon contained in the surface protective layer being larger in the vicinity of the top surface of the surface protective layer than in the vicinity of the photoconductive layer adjacent to the surface protective layer.

摘要翻译： 电子照相感光体包括导电载体; 形成在导电载体上的光电导层; 以及形成在光电导层上的表面保护层，表面保护层具有含氢的类金刚石碳结构或无定形碳结构，其中含有选自氮，氟，硼，磷，氯的添加元素 ，溴和碘，表面保护层中包含的添加元素与碳的原子比在表面保护层的顶表面附近比在与表面保护层相邻的光电导层附近更大 。

公开(公告)号：US5059502A

公开(公告)日：1991-10-22

申请号：US434783

申请日：1989-11-13

申请人： Narihito Kojima ,  Hiroshi Nagame ,  Mitsuru Seto ,  Shunpei Yamazaki ,  Shigenori Hayashi ,  Noriya Ishida ,  Naoki Hirose ,  Mari Sasaki ,  Junichi Takeyama

发明人： Narihito Kojima ,  Hiroshi Nagame ,  Mitsuru Seto ,  Shunpei Yamazaki ,  Shigenori Hayashi ,  Noriya Ishida ,  Naoki Hirose ,  Mari Sasaki ,  Junichi Takeyama

IPC分类号： G03G5/082 ,  G03G5/147

CPC分类号： G03G5/14704 ,  G03G5/08285

摘要： An electrophotographic photoconductor comprises an electroconductive substrate, an organic photoconductive layer formed on the electroconductive substrate, and a protective layer formed on the organic photoconductive layer, comprising carbon or a carbon-based material as its main component, in which the difference in the Vickers hardness between the organic photoconductive layer and the protective layer is 2500 Kg/mm.sup.2 or less, and the oxygen concentration at the interface or in the vicinity of the interface between the organic photoconductive layer and the protective layer is 1 atom % or less.

摘要翻译： 电子照相感光体包括导电性基体，形成在导电性基体上的有机光电导层和形成在有机光电导层上的保护层，其包含碳或碳类材料作为其主要成分，其中维氏硬度 有机光电导层和保护层之间的氧浓度为2500kg / mm 2以下，有机光电导层与保护层界面附近的氧浓度为1原子％以下。

公开(公告)号：US06844124B2

公开(公告)日：2005-01-18

申请号：US10638637

申请日：2003-08-12

申请人： Hiroshi Ikuno ,  Hidetoshi Kami ,  Ryohichi Kitajima ,  Narihito Kojima ,  Akihiko Matsuyama ,  Hiroshi Nagame ,  Katsuichi Ohta ,  Tetsuro Suzuki ,  Nozomu Tamoto ,  Hiroshi Tamura ,  Yohta Sakon ,  Eiji Kurimoto ,  Tatsuya Niimi ,  Yuka Miyamoto

发明人： Hiroshi Ikuno ,  Hidetoshi Kami ,  Ryohichi Kitajima ,  Narihito Kojima ,  Akihiko Matsuyama ,  Hiroshi Nagame ,  Katsuichi Ohta ,  Tetsuro Suzuki ,  Nozomu Tamoto ,  Hiroshi Tamura ,  Yohta Sakon ,  Eiji Kurimoto ,  Tatsuya Niimi ,  Yuka Miyamoto

IPC分类号： G03G5/00 ,  G03G5/05 ,  G03G5/07 ,  G03G5/147 ,  G03G15/02

CPC分类号： G03G5/0507 ,  G03G5/147 ,  G03G5/14704

摘要： An electrophotographic photoreceptor including an electroconductive substrate; a photosensitive layer located overlying the electroconductive substrate and including a resin; and a surface layer including a filler and a binder resin, wherein the surface layer and the photosensitive layer have a continuous structure, and wherein the surface layer satisfies the following relationship: σ≦D/5, wherein D represents an average of maximum thicknesses of the surface layer in units of micrometers in 20 segments of 5 μm wide when a portion of a cross section of the photoreceptor of 100 μm wide is divided into the 20 segments, and σ represents a standard deviation of the 20 maximum thicknesses.

摘要翻译： 包含导电基片的电子照相感光体; 位于导电基底上方并包括树脂的感光层; 以及包含填料和粘合剂树脂的表面层，其中所述表面层和感光层具有连续的结构，并且其中所述表面层满足以下关系：σ≤D/ 5，其中D表示最大厚度的平均值 的表面层，当100μm宽的感光体的横截面的一部分被划分为20个区段时，20微米宽的5个区段中的微米单位为微米，而σ为20个最大厚度的标准偏差。

公开(公告)号：US06686114B2

公开(公告)日：2004-02-03

申请号：US10097848

申请日：2002-03-15

申请人： Yohta Sakon ,  Hiroshi Nagame ,  Narihito Kojima ,  Hiroshi Ikuno

发明人： Yohta Sakon ,  Hiroshi Nagame ,  Narihito Kojima ,  Hiroshi Ikuno

IPC分类号： G03G304

CPC分类号： G03G5/005 ,  G03G21/00

摘要： An image forming apparatus including a photoreceptor configured to bear an electrostatic latent image while rotating in a direction, wherein the photoreceptor includes an electroconductive substrate, a photosensitive layer located overlying the substrate, and a protective layer located overlying the photosensitive layer and including a filler; a latent image former configured to form the electrostatic latent image on the photoreceptor; an image developer configured to develop the electrostatic latent image with a developer including a toner; an image transfer device configured to transfer the toner image onto a receiving material; a cleaner configured to remove the toner remaining on the surface of the photoreceptor while contacting the surface of the photoreceptor; and a surface condition controller configured to control a surface condition of the photoreceptor.

摘要翻译： 一种图像形成装置，包括：感光体，被配置为在沿着方向旋转的同时旋转静电潜像，其中所述感光体包括导电性基板，位于所述基板上方的感光层，以及覆盖所述感光层并且包括填充物的保护层; 被配置为在感光体上形成静电潜像的潜像形成体; 图像显影剂，被配置为用包含调色剂的显影剂显影静电潜像; 图像转印装置，被配置为将调色剂图像转印到接收材料上; 清洁器，被配置为除去感光体表面上残留的调色剂，同时接触感光体的表面; 以及表面状态控制器，被配置为控制感光体的表面状态。

公开(公告)号：US06641964B2

公开(公告)日：2003-11-04

申请号：US09985348

申请日：2001-11-02

申请人： Hiroshi Ikuno ,  Hidetoshi Kami ,  Ryohichi Kitajima ,  Narihito Kojima ,  Akihiko Matsuyama ,  Hiroshi Nagame ,  Katsuichi Ohta ,  Tetsuro Suzuki ,  Nozomu Tamoto ,  Hiroshi Tamura ,  Yohta Sakon ,  Eiji Kurimoto ,  Tatsuya Niimi ,  Yuka Miyamoto

发明人： Hiroshi Ikuno ,  Hidetoshi Kami ,  Ryohichi Kitajima ,  Narihito Kojima ,  Akihiko Matsuyama ,  Hiroshi Nagame ,  Katsuichi Ohta ,  Tetsuro Suzuki ,  Nozomu Tamoto ,  Hiroshi Tamura ,  Yohta Sakon ,  Eiji Kurimoto ,  Tatsuya Niimi ,  Yuka Miyamoto

IPC分类号： G03G514

CPC分类号： G03G5/0507 ,  G03G5/147 ,  G03G5/14704

摘要： An electrophotographic photoreceptor including an electroconductive substrate; a photosensitive layer located overlying the electroconductive substrate and including a resin; and a surface layer including a filler and a binder resin, wherein the surface layer and the photosensitive layer have a continuous structure, and wherein the surface layer satisfies the following relationship: &sgr;≦D/5, wherein D represents an average of maximum thicknesses of the surface layer in units of micrometers in 20 segments of 5 &mgr;m wide when a portion of a cross section of the photoreceptor of 100 &mgr;m wide is divided into the 20 segments, and &sgr; represents a standard deviation of the 20 maximum thicknesses.

公开(公告)号：US06363237B1

公开(公告)日：2002-03-26

申请号：US09438710

申请日：1999-11-11

申请人： Hiroshi Nagame ,  Narihito Kojima ,  Yohta Sakon ,  Ryuta Takeichi ,  Akiyo Nakajima

发明人： Hiroshi Nagame ,  Narihito Kojima ,  Yohta Sakon ,  Ryuta Takeichi ,  Akiyo Nakajima

IPC分类号： G03G2110

CPC分类号： G03G21/00

摘要： A lubricity-imparting unit for imparting lubricity to a surface of an electrophotographic photoconductor, which is in contact with the surface of the photoconductor, wherein at least a surface of the lubricity-imparting unit which comes into contact with the surface of the photoconductor includes a flexible lubricating material, and has a length at least capable of covering an image formation region of the electrophotographic photoconductor lengthwise. An image formation apparatus and an image formation method using this lubricity-imparting unit are described.

摘要翻译： 一种润滑性赋予单元，用于赋予与感光体的表面接触的电子照相感光体的表面的润滑性，其中与感光体的表面接触的润滑性赋予单元的至少一面包含 柔性润滑材料，并且其长度至少能够纵向地覆盖电子照相感光体的图像形成区域。 描述使用该润滑性赋予单元的图像形成装置和图像形成方法。

公开(公告)号：US6118964A

公开(公告)日：2000-09-12

申请号：US208857

申请日：1998-12-10

申请人： Narihito Kojima ,  Hiroshi Nagame ,  Ryuta Takeichi ,  Yukiko Iwasaki ,  Akiyo Nakajima ,  Hiroyuki Fushimi

发明人： Narihito Kojima ,  Hiroshi Nagame ,  Ryuta Takeichi ,  Yukiko Iwasaki ,  Akiyo Nakajima ,  Hiroyuki Fushimi

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G15/02 ,  G03G15/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/0216 ,  G03G15/167

摘要： A charging or image transfer unit for use in an image formation process including the steps of charging, image formation exposure, image development, image transfer, image fixing and cleaning, for applying an electric field to the surface of an electrophotographic photoconductor by coming into contact therewith, and also for controlling surface properties of the electrophotographic photo-conductor. The unit includes an electric field application member applying the electric field to the surface of the electrophotographic photoconductor and a lubricity-imparting member for controlling a friction coefficient of the surface of the electrophotographic photoconductor wherein the electric field application member includes an electrophotoconductive material and a lubricity-imparting member includes a fluoroplastic material.

摘要翻译： 一种用于图像形成处理的充电或图像转印单元，包括充电，图像形成曝光，图像显影，图像转印，图像定影和清洁，用于通过接触将电场施加到电子照相感光体的表面 并且还用于控制电子照相光导体的表面性质。 该单元包括将电场施加到电子照相感光体的表面的电场施加构件和用于控制电子照相感光体的表面的摩擦系数的润滑性赋予构件，其中电场施加构件包括光电导材料和润滑性 配料构件包括氟塑料材料。