Conductive rubber member
View Patent ↗An object of the present invention is to provide a conductive rubber member which exhibits small environmental dependency and stable electrical resistance. The conductive rubber member is formed of a conductive elastic layer which has been imparted with conductivity by means of a conductivity-imparting agent. The conductive elastic layer has, at a surface portion thereof, a surface-treated layer which has been formed through impregnating the surface with a surface-treatment liquid containing an isocyanate component and an ion-conducting polymer.
1. A conductive rubber member having a conductive elastic layer made of a rubber material that consists of at least one selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, styrene rubber, acrylic rubber, ethylene-propylene rubber, and silicone rubber and which has been imparted with conductivity by means of a conductivity-imparting agent, wherein the conductive elastic layer has, at a surface portion thereof, a surface-treated layer which has been formed by impregnating the surface with a surface-treatment liquid containing an isocyanate component and at least one of an ion-conducting polymer which is selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber, epichlorohydrin rubber, ethylene oxide homopolymer, ethylene oxide-propylene oxide copolymer, ethylene oxide-allyl glycidyl ether copolymer, and ethylene oxide-propylene oxide-allyl glycidyl ether terpolymer.
2. A conductive rubber member as described in claim 1 , wherein the surface-treatment liquid contains an organic solvent, and the isocyanate component and the ion-conducting polymer are dissolved in the organic solvent.
3. A conductive rubber member as described in claim 1 , wherein the surface-treatment liquid contains carbon black.
4. A conductive rubber member as described in claim 1 , which is in the form of roller, blade, or belt.