Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes an electrophotographic photoreceptor that has a photosensitive layer constituting a surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor, a charging device that charges the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor, an electrostatic charge image forming device that forms an electrostatic charge image on the charged surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor, a developing device that accommodates a developer containing a toner which contains toner particles and an external additive, and develops the electrostatic charge image formed on the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor by the developer as a toner image, a transfer device that transfers the toner image formed on the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor to a surface of a recording medium, and a cleaning device that includes a cleaning blade coming into contact with the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor and cleaning at least residual toner particles on the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor.
Abstract:
An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer containing a charge generating material, a hole transport material, a quinone derivative, and a binder resin. The quinone derivative is represented by general formula (1) or (2), where R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 each represent, independently of one another, a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having a carbon number of at least 1 and no greater than 12, an aryl group that has a carbon number of at least 6 and no greater than 14 and that may have an alkyl group having a carbon number of at least 1 and no greater than 6, an aralkyl group having a carbon number of at least 7 and no greater than 12, or a cycloalkyl group having a carbon number of at least 3 and no greater than 10. Z represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom.
Abstract:
An electrophotographic photosensitive member that abuts with a charging member and/or a developer carrying member with an abutting member interposed therebetween, wherein the electrophotographic photosensitive member has a first portion and a second portion abutting with the abutting member along the longitudinal direction thereof, the electrophotographic photosensitive member has a support, a charge generation layer containing a charge generating material and a polyacetal resin, and a surface layer in this order, the electrophotographic photosensitive member has, in the first portion, an undercoat layer containing a polymerized product of a composition including an electron transporting material and a cross-linking agent, the layer being adjacent to a surface of the charge generation layer, facing the support, and the electrophotographic photosensitive member has, in the second portion, an intermediate layer containing a metal oxide particle and a phenol resin, the layer being between and adjacent to the support and the charge generation layer.
Abstract:
An electrophotographic photosensitive member that abuts with a charging member and/or a developer carrying member with an abutting member interposed therebetween, wherein the electrophotographic photosensitive member has a first portion and a second portion abutting with the abutting member along the longitudinal direction thereof, the electrophotographic photosensitive member has a support, a charge generation layer containing a charge generating material and a polyacetal resin, and a surface layer in this order, the electrophotographic photosensitive member has, in the first portion, an undercoat layer containing a polymerized product of a composition including an electron transporting material and a cross-linking agent, the layer being adjacent to a surface of the charge generation layer, facing the support, and the electrophotographic photosensitive member has, in the second portion, an intermediate layer containing a metal oxide particle and a phenol resin, the layer being between and adjacent to the support and the charge generation layer.
Abstract:
The present disclosure is directed to charge generating compositions and methods of making the charge generating compositions. The composition may comprise one or more polymers comprising styrene units and allyl alcohol units, and one or more photoconductive particles. Electrophotographic devices employing the compositions, including methods of making the devices, are also disclosed.
Abstract:
According to the invention, there is provided an electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer provided on a surface of the conductive substrate, an outermost layer of the photosensitive layer containing a crosslinked product composed of a guanamine compound and at least one charge transporting material having at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of —OH, —OCH3, —NH2, —SH, and —COOH.
Abstract:
To provide an electrophotographic photoconductor that comprises a support and a cross-linked layer formed over the support, wherein the cross-linked layer comprises at least light curable of radically polymerizable compound, the difference of maximum value of the post-exposure electrical potential and minimum value of the post-exposure electrical potential when writing is conducted under the condition that image static power is 0.53 mW, exposure energy is 4.0 erg/cm2 for the electrophotographic photoconductor is within 30V.
Abstract:
An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive support and a photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer is disposed on the conductive support, and includes a layer that includes, in the same layer, at least a charge generating material and a compound having a triple bond and a hydroxy group.
Abstract:
An electrophotographic photoconductor includes a photosensitive layer on a conductive base, in which 1) the photosensitive layer includes a charge-generating layer including a charge-generating material, and a charge-transport layer including a charge-transport material and a binder resin, the charge-generating layer and the charge-transport layer being stacked, in that order, on the conductive base, and the charge-transport layer having a yield strain of about 5%-25%, or 2) the photosensitive layer includes a charge-generating material, a charge-transport material, and a binder resin in the same layer and has a yield strain of about 5%-25%, corresponding to the yield strain measured using a 10 mm×30 mm rectangular, sample having a thickness of 30 μm with both 10-mm sides held at an initial load of 1 N, a strain rate of 0.5 %/min, and a temperature of 30°C., in which the electrophotographic photoconductor is used as an image-bearing member.
Abstract:
An electrophotographic photoconductor including a layer comprising a cross-linked hardened material of a compound A with a compound B. Each of the compounds A and B has at least two alcohol groups, at least one of the compounds A and B has at least two methylol groups, at least one of the compounds A and B has at least three alcohol groups, and at least one of the compounds A and B has a charge transportable group. In other words, the compound A has X methylol groups, X being an integer of 2 or more, the compound B has Y alcohol groups, Y being an integer of 2 or more, at least one of the compounds A and B has a charge transportable group, and the following relations are satisfied: x=2 and y≧3, or x≧3 and y≧2.