Charging member and electrophotographic apparatus

US9008552B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9008552-B2
Application numberUS-201214238292-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 7, 2012
Priority dateAug 12, 2011
Publication dateApr 14, 2015
Grant dateApr 14, 2015

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The present invention provides a charging member which has a low compression set and which can suppress the generation of image defects. A layer of an unvulcanized rubber composition including an unvulcanized acrylonitrile butadiene rubber and N,N′-methylenebis(1,4-phenylene)dimaleimide is vulcanized.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A charging member comprising a conductive elastic layer, wherein said elastic layer is formed by vulcanizing a layer of an unvulcanized rubber composition including an unvulcanized acrylonitrile butadiene rubber, and N,N′-methylenebis(1,4-phenylene)dimaleimide. 2. The charging member according to claim 1 , wherein: said elastic layer is formed by further irradiating a surface of the layer of the rubber composition with ele…

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What does patent US9008552B2 cover?
The present invention provides a charging member which has a low compression set and which can suppress the generation of image defects. A layer of an unvulcanized rubber composition including an unvulcanized acrylonitrile butadiene rubber and N,N′-methylenebis(1,4-phenylene)dimaleimide is vulcanized.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Watanabe Hiroaki, Harada Masaaki, Nose Keiji, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G03G15/02. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 14 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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