Image forming apparatus and process cartridge

    公开(公告)号:US11644762B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-09

    申请号:US17584363

    申请日:2022-01-25

    IPC分类号: G03G15/02 G03G21/18

    CPC分类号: G03G15/0233 G03G21/1814

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes an electrophotographic photoreceptor having a friction coefficient of a surface of 0.8 or less; a charging device including a charging member that is in contact with and charges the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor and includes a conductive base material, an elastic layer provided on the conductive base material and having a storage elastic modulus G of 5.0 MPa or less at 100 Hz, and a surface layer provided on the elastic layer; an electrostatic latent image forming device that forms an electrostatic latent image on the charged surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor; a developing device that develops the electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor to form a toner image by a developer containing a toner; and a transfer device that transfers the toner image to a surface of a recording medium.