Conductive support for electrophotographic photoreceptor, electrophotographic photoreceptor, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge
View Patent ↗A conductive support for an electrophotographic photoreceptor contains aluminum, in which the conductive support has a Young's modulus of from 32,000 MPa to 55,000 MPa.
1. A conductive support for an electrophotographic photoreceptor, the conductive support consisting of:
aluminum or an alloy of aluminum with one or more of Si, Fe, Cu, Mn, Mg, Cr, Zn, and Ti,
wherein the conductive support has a Young's modulus of from 32,000 MPa to 55,000 MPa.
2. The conductive support according to claim 1 , wherein the Young's modulus is from 36,000 MPa to 51,000 MPa.
3. The conductive support according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the aluminum is greater than or equal to 99.5%.
4. The conductive support according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the aluminum is greater than or equal to 99.7%.
5. The conductive support according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive support has a thickness of from 0.3 mm to 0.9 mm.
6. The conductive support according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive support has a thickness of from 0.4 mm to 0.6 mm.
7. An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising:
the conductive support according to claim 1 ; and
a photosensitive layer that is arranged on the conductive support.
8. The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 7 , wherein the conductive support has a Young's modulus of from 36,000 MPa to 51,000 MPa.
9. The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 7 , wherein a content of the aluminum in the conductive support is greater than or equal to 99.5%.
10. The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 7 , wherein a content of the aluminum in the conductive support is greater than or equal to 99.7%.
11. The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 7 , wherein the conductive support has a thickness of from 0.3 mm to 0.9 mm.
12. The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 7 , wherein the conductive support has a thickness of from 0.4 mm to 0.6 mm.
13. An image forming apparatus comprising:
the electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 7 ;
a charging unit that charges a surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor;
an electrostatic latent image forming unit that forms an electrostatic latent image on a charged surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor;
a developing unit that develops the electrostatic latent image, formed on the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor, using a developer containing toner to form a toner image; and
a transfer unit that transfers the toner image, formed on the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor, onto a recording medium.
14. A process cartridge, which is detachable from an image forming apparatus, comprising the electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 7 .
15. The conductive support according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive support has a cylindrical shape and a thickness of from 0.3 mm to 0.6 mm.
16. The conductive support according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive support has a surface roughness of from 0.04 mm to 0.5 mm.