IP Library Granted Patent US 10,558,132
Granted Patent B2
US 10,558,132 · App. 16/423,337 · Granted Feb 11, 2020

Electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge, and electrophotographic apparatus

Inventors: Yuka Ishiduka (Suntou-gun, JP); Tsutomu Nishida (Mishima, JP); Atsushi Okuda (Yokohama, JP); Hiroyuki Watanabe (Suntou-gun, JP); Hideharu Shimozawa (Numazu, JP); Nobuhiro Nakamura (Numazu, JP); Kenichi Kaku (Suntou-gun, JP); Daisuke Miura (Tokyo, JP); Koichi Nakata (Tokyo, JP); Masaki Nonaka (Toride, JP); Koji Takahashi (Kashiwa, JP); Haruki Mori (Ichikawa, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G03G5/0525G03G5/075
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Patent No.
US 10,558,132
App. No.
16/423,337
Granted
Feb 11, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a support and a surface layer, in which the surface layer contains a copolymer of a composition which contains at least a compound represented by the following general formula (1) and a compound represented by the following general formula (2), a content of the compound represented by the general formula (1) in the composition is 25 mass % or more and 70 mass % or less with respect to a total content of the compound represented by the general formula (1) and the compound represented by the general formula (2), and the total content of the compound represented by the general formula (1) and the compound represented by the general formula (2) is 55 mass % or more with respect to a total mass of the composition.

Claims (25)

1. An electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising a support and a surface layer, wherein

the surface layer contains a copolymer of a composition which contains at least a compound represented by the following general formula (1) and a compound represented by the following general formula (2),

a content of the compound represented by the general formula (1) in the composition is 25 mass % or more and 70 mass % or less with respect to a total content of the compound represented by the general formula (1) and the compound represented by the general formula (2), and

the total content of the compound represented by the general formula (1) and the compound represented by the general formula (2) is 55 mass % or more with respect to a total mass of the composition:

in the general formula (1), a and b are 0 or 1, p is an integer of 2 or more and 5 or less:

in the general formula (2), e is 0 or 1, q is an integer of 2 or more and 5 or less:

however, at least one of a, b, and e is 1.

2. The electrophotographic photosensitive member according to claim 1 , wherein a charge generating layer, a charge transporting layer, and the surface layer are provided on the support in this order, a film thickness of the charge transporting layer is 10 μm or more and 16 μm or less, and a film thickness of the surface layer is 17.0% or more and 21.5% or less with respect to a sum of the film thickness of the surface layer and the film thickness of the charge transporting layer.

3. The electrophotographic photosensitive member according to claim 2 , wherein at least one type of charge transporting substance in the charge transporting layer has a glass transition temperature of 70° C. or higher, and a content of the charge transporting substance having the glass transition temperature of 70° C. or higher is 20 mass % or more with respect to a content of all the charge transporting substances in the charge transporting layer.

4. A process cartridge integrally supporting an electrophotographic photosensitive member and at least one unit selected from the group consisting of a charging unit, a developing unit, a transfer unit, and a cleaning unit, the process cartridge being detachably attachable to a main body of an electrophotographic apparatus,

wherein the electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a support and a surface layer,

the surface layer contains a copolymer of a composition which contains at least a compound represented by the following general formula (1) and a compound represented by the following general formula (2),

a content of the compound represented by the general formula (1) in the composition is 25 mass % or more and 70 mass % or less with respect to a total content of the compound represented by the general formula (1) and the compound represented by the general formula (2), and

the total content of the compound represented by the general formula (1) and the compound represented by the general formula (2) is 55 mass % or more with respect to a total mass of the composition:

in the general formula (1), a and b are 0 or 1, p is an integer of 2 or more and 5 or less:

in the general formula (2), e is 0 or 1, q is an integer of 2 or more and 5 or less:

however, at least one of a, b, and e is 1.

5. An electrophotographic apparatus comprising an electrophotographic photosensitive member, a charging unit, an exposure unit, a developing unit and a transfer unit,

wherein the electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a support and a surface layer,

the surface layer contains a copolymer of a composition which contains at least a compound represented by the following general formula (1) and a compound represented by the following general formula (2),

a content of the compound represented by the general formula (1) in the composition is 25 mass % or more and 70 mass % or less with respect to a total content of the compound represented by the general formula (1) and the compound represented by the general formula (2), and

the total content of the compound represented by the general formula (1) and the compound represented by the general formula (2) is 55 mass % or more with respect to a total mass of the composition:

in the general formula (1), a and b are 0 or 1, p is an integer of 2 or more and 5 or less:

in the general formula (2), e is 0 or 1, q is an integer of 2 or more and 5 or less:

however, at least one of a, b, and e is 1.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2019
From: ISHIDUKA, YUKA; NISHIDA, TSUTOMU; OKUDA, ATSUSHI; WATANABE, HIROYUKI; SHIMOZAWA, HIDEHARU; NAKAMURA, NOBUHIRO; KAKU, KENICHI; MIURA, DAISUKE; NAKATA, KOICHI; NONAKA, MASAKI; TAKAHASHI, KOJI; MORI, HARUKI
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 050740/0670 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-105583 · May 31, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190369511A1 · Dec 5, 2019
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