Intermediate transfer belt
US-2016004191-A1 · Jan 7, 2016 · US
Image forming apparatus
US9778602B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9778602-B2 |
| Application number | US-201615074927-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 18, 2016 |
| Priority date | Mar 19, 2015 |
| Publication date | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2017 |
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An image forming apparatus includes at least an image bearer; an electrostatic latent image former to form an electrostatic latent image on the image bearer; an image developer to develop the electrostatic latent image with a toner to from a toner image; a first transferer to transfer the toner image from the image bearer onto an intermediate transfer belt; and a cleaner including a cleaning blade having a Martens hardness of from 0.8 to 10.0 N/m 2 , to clean the intermediate transfer belt while contacting the surface of the intermediate transfer belt. The intermediate transfer belt includes a thermoplastic resin and a conductive resin, and has a surface concentration of oxygen atoms derived from the conductive resin, measured by XPS, of from 1.0% to 3.0% by atom.
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What is claimed is: 1. An intermediate transfer belt for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the intermediate transfer belt comprising: a thermoplastic resin and a conductive resin, wherein a content of the conductive resin is 3 to 9 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic resin, and a surface concentration of oxygen atoms derived from the conductive resin, measured by XPS, is in a range from 1.0% to 3.0% by atom. 2. The intermediate transfer belt of claim 1 , wherein the thermoplastic resin includes at least one member selected from the group consisting of polyvinylidene difluoride, copolymers of vinylidene difluoride and hexafluoropropylene, polypropylene, polystyrene and polyphenylenesulfide. 3. The intermediate transfer belt of claim 1 , wherein the conductive resin includes polyether esteramide or a block copolymer of polyether and polyolefin. 4. The intermediate transfer belt of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate transfer belt has a surface roughness Ra of from 0.03 to 0.07 μm.
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details of the the intermediate support, e.g. chemical composition · CPC title
using at least one intermediate support (G03G15/1625 takes precedence) · CPC title
with means for handling the intermediate support, e.g. heating, cleaning, coating with a transfer agent · CPC title
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- What does patent US9778602B2 cover?
- An image forming apparatus includes at least an image bearer; an electrostatic latent image former to form an electrostatic latent image on the image bearer; an image developer to develop the electrostatic latent image with a toner to from a toner image; a first transferer to transfer the toner image from the image bearer onto an intermediate transfer belt; and a cleaner including a cleaning bl…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Juri Keiichiro, Yasunaga Hideaki, Izutani Akira, and 5 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G15/162. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Oct 03 2017 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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