IP Library Granted Patent US 9,195,154
Granted Patent B2
US 9,195,154 · App. 13/917,105 · Granted Nov 24, 2015

Electrophotographic photoreceptor and image forming apparatus

Inventor: Akiteru Fujii (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 9,195,154
App. No.
13/917,105
Granted
Nov 24, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides an image forming apparatus and an electrophotographic photoreceptor, comprising: a conductive support; and at least a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer on the conductive support, wherein said charge generation layer contains a hydroxygallium phthalocyanine synthesized using a halogen solvent, said charge transport layer contains a polyester resin having a specific structural unit, and said charge transport layer is formed using a non-halogen solvent.

Claims (20)

1. An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising: a conductive support; and at least a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer on the conductive support, wherein said charge generation layer contains α-chloronaphthalene and a hydroxygallium phthalocyanine, said charge transport layer contains a polyester resin having a structural unit represented by the following formula (6) in an amount effective to function as a binder resin, and said charge transport layer is formed using a non-halogen solvent:

wherein

each of Ar 10 and Ar 13 independently represents an arylene group which may have a substituent,

Ar 11 represents a phenylene group,

Ar 12 represents a phenylene group having a methyl group,

X represents a single bond, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or an alkylene group,

m represents 0, and

Y represents an alkylene group,

wherein the content of said α-chloronaphthalene is from 0.2 to 1.0 ng/cm 2 and the content of chlorobenzene in the charge transport layer is 0.2 ng/cm 2 or less,

wherein said charge transport layer contains a charge transport substance represented by the following formula (1)-2 and said charge transport layer is formed using only a non-halogen solvent:

wherein said charge transport layer contains a charge transport substance represented by the following formula (2)-1:

2. The electrophotographic photoreceptor of claim 1 , wherein the mixing ratio between the charge transport substance represented by formula (1)-2 and the charge transport substance represented by formula (2)-1 is from 20:80 to 95:5.

3. The electrophotographic photoreceptor of claim 1 , wherein the mixing ratio between the charge transport substance represented by formula (1)-2 and the charge transport substance represented by formula (2)-1 is from 30:70 to 90:10.

4. The electrophotographic photoreceptor of claim 1 , wherein the mixing ratio between the charge transport substance represented by formula (1 1 )-2 and the charge transport substance represented by formula (2)-1 is from 40:60 to 90:10.

5. The electrophotographic photoreceptor of claim 1 , wherein the charge generation layer contains a hydroxygallium phthalocyanine in an amount from 30 parts by mass to 500 parts by mass, per 100 parts by mass of the binder resin.

6. An image forming apparatus, comprising:

the electrophotographic photoreceptor of claim 1 ;

a printing member; and

toner,

wherein the toner developed on the electrophotographic photoreceptor is directly transferred onto the printing member without intervention of an intermediate transfer member.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 5, 2017
From: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043750/0834 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 4, 2017
From: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
To: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043750/0207 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2013
From: FUJII, AKITERU
To: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 030608/0177 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-135040 · Jun 14, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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