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US 12,638,805 · App. 18/463,501 · Granted May 26, 2026

Electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge, and electrophotographic apparatus

Inventors: Kunihiko Sekido (Shizuoka, JP); Shuhei Iwasaki (Kanagawa, JP); Tatsuya Ohsawa (Shizuoka, JP); Naoyuki Matsumoto (Fukui, JP); Atsushi Okuda (Kanagawa, JP); Tsutomu Nishida (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G03G21/1814G03G5/061443G03G5/06145
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Patent No.
US 12,638,805
App. No.
18/463,501
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An object of the present disclosure is to provide an electrophotographic photosensitive member with suppressed positive ghosts, and a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus each including the electrophotographic photosensitive member. The present disclosure provides an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a support and a photosensitive layer on the support; the photosensitive layer comprises (α) a compound represented by the formula (1), and (β) at least one selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the formula (2) and a compound represented by the formula (3), wherein a content of the (β) with respect to a content of the (α) is 50 to 850 mass ppm in the photosensitive layer.

Claims (32)

1 . An electrophotographic photosensitive member having a support and a photosensitive layer on the support;

the photosensitive layer comprises

(α) a compound represented by a following formula (1), and

(β) at least one selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by a following formula (2) and a compound represented by a following formula (3), wherein a content of the (β) with respect to a content of the (α) is 50 to 850 mass ppm in the photo sensitive layer.

2 . The electrophotographic photosensitive member according to claim 1 ,

wherein the photo sensitive layer comprises the compound represented by the formula (2), and

wherein a content of the compound represented by the formula (2) with respect to a content of the compound represented by the formula (1) is 350 mass ppm or less in the photo sensitive layer.

3 . The electrophotographic photosensitive member according to claim 1 ,

wherein the photo sensitive layer comprises the compound represented by the formula (3), and

wherein a content of the compound represented by the formula (3) with respect to a content of the compound represented by the formula (1) is 480 mass ppm or less in the photo sensitive layer.

4 . The electrophotographic photosensitive member according to claim 1 ,

wherein the content of the (β) in the photosensitive layer with respect a total mass of the photo sensitive layer is 3 to 30 mass ppm.

5 . The electrophotographic photosensitive member according to claim 1 ,

wherein the content of the (α) in the photo sensitive layer with respect to a total mass of the photo sensitive layer is 9 to 50 mass %.

6 . A process cartridge for electrophotography comprising:

an electrophotographic photosensitive member;

and at least one unit selected from the group consisting of a charging unit, a developing unit, and a cleaning unit,

the process cartridge for electrophotography integrally supporting the electrophotographic photosensitive member and the at least one unit, and being detachably attachable to a main body of an electrophotographic apparatus,

wherein the electrophotographic photosensitive member having a support and a photosensitive layer on the support;

the photosensitive layer comprises

(α) a compound represented by a following formula (1), and

(β) at least one selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by a following formula (2) and a compound represented by a following formula (3), wherein a content of the (β) with respect to a content of the (α) is 50 to 850 mass ppm in the photo sensitive layer.

7 . An electrophotographic apparatus comprising:

an electrophotographic photosensitive member,

an exposing unit,

a charging unit,

a developing unit, and

a transfer unit,

wherein the electrophotographic photosensitive member having a support and a photosensitive layer on the support;

the photosensitive layer comprises

(α) a compound represented by a following formula (1), and

(β) at least one selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by a following formula (2) and a compound represented by a following formula (3), wherein a content of the (β) with respect to a content of the (α) is 50 to 850 mass ppm in the photosensitive layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2023
From: SEKIDO, KUNIHIKO; IWASAKI, SHUHEI; OHSAWA, TATSUYA; MATSUMOTO, NAOYUKI; OKUDA, ATSUSHI; NISHIDA, TSUTOMU
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 065757/0876 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-150273 · Sep 21, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240118655A1 · Apr 11, 2024
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