Charging member with concave portions containing insulating particles and electrophotographic apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US09910379B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-06

    申请号:US15332240

    申请日:2016-10-24

    IPC分类号: G03G15/02

    CPC分类号: G03G15/0233

    摘要: Provided a charging member comprising an electro-conductive support and an electro-conductive surface layer, the surface layer including on the outer surface thereof, concave portions that are independent of each other, and holding an insulating particle in each of the concave portions, the insulating particle being exposed to the surface of the charging member and forms a convex portion on the surface of the charging member, in an orthogonal projection image of which the concave portions and the insulating particle are projected on a surface of the electro-conductive support, a site in which an outer edge of a projection image derived from the insulating particle and an outer edge of a projection image derived from each of the concave portions are separated, exists, and a part of a wall of each of the concave portions constitutes a part of the surface of the charging member.

    CHARGING MEMBER AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20170115590A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-27

    申请号:US15332240

    申请日:2016-10-24

    IPC分类号: G03G15/02

    CPC分类号: G03G15/0233

    摘要: Provided a charging member comprising an electro-conductive support and an electro-conductive surface layer, the surface layer including on the outer surface thereof, concave portions that are independent of each other, and holding an insulating particle in each of the concave portions, the insulating particle being exposed to the surface of the charging member and forms a convex portion on the surface of the charging member, in an orthogonal projection image of which the concave portions and the insulating particle are projected on a surface of the electro-conductive support, a site in which an outer edge of a projection image derived from the insulating particle and an outer edge of a projection image derived from each of the concave portions are separated, exists, and a part of a wall of each of the concave portions constitutes a part of the surface of the charging member.

    Charging member, method for producing same, process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US10317811B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-11

    申请号:US15703148

    申请日:2017-09-13

    IPC分类号: G03G15/02

    摘要: It is intended to provide a charging member capable of maintaining high charging performance even when used over a long period. The charging member has an electroconductive support and an electroconductive elastic layer as a surface layer, wherein the electroconductive elastic layer has a roughened surface, and the electroconductive elastic layer has an average Martens' hardness Mc of 2 N/mm2 or larger and 20 N/mm2 or smaller measured with an indentation strength of 0.04 mN at a core surface defined according to a three dimensional surface texture standard (ISO 25178-2:2012), and has an average viscosity Vc of 70×10−3 V or smaller measured in a square of 2 μm long×2 μm wide field of view under a scanning probe microscope.