18525277. ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS simplified abstract (CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA)

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ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS

Organization Name

CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

TOMOHITO Ishida of Shizuoka (JP)

SHUNTARO Watanabe of Kanagawa (JP)

NOBUHIRO Nakamura of Shizuoka (JP)

TATSUYA Yamaai of Kanagawa (JP)

HIROYUKI Watanabe of Shizuoka (JP)

MASATADA Hirota of Shizuoka (JP)

ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18525277 titled 'ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS

Simplified Explanation

The electrophotographic photosensitive member described in the abstract achieves satisfactory transferability by including a charge generating layer, a charge transporting layer, and a protection layer with a binder resin and particles.

  • The electrophotographic photosensitive member consists of a charge generating layer, a charge transporting layer, and a protection layer.
  • The protection layer contains a binder resin and particles.
  • The protection layer has a specific average thickness and particle diameter to ensure satisfactory transferability.

Potential Applications

This technology can be used in various electrophotographic devices such as printers, copiers, and multifunction devices.

Problems Solved

This technology solves the problem of poor transferability in electrophotographic photosensitive members, leading to higher quality prints and copies.

Benefits

The electrophotographic photosensitive member with this protection layer design offers improved transferability, resulting in clearer and more accurate images.

Potential Commercial Applications

This technology can be applied in the manufacturing of electrophotographic devices for commercial printing, office use, and personal printing needs.

Possible Prior Art

One possible prior art could be the use of different types of protection layers in electrophotographic photosensitive members to improve transferability.

What are the specific materials used in the protection layer of this electrophotographic photosensitive member?

The protection layer contains a binder resin and particles to achieve satisfactory transferability.

How does the average thickness and particle diameter of the protection layer impact the transferability of the electrophotographic photosensitive member?

The specific average thickness and particle diameter of the protection layer ensure proper transferability of the electrophotographic photosensitive member, leading to high-quality prints and copies.


Original Abstract Submitted

Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member that achieves satisfactory transferability. An electrophotographic photosensitive member including a charge generating layer, a charge transporting layer, and a protection layer laminated on a support in the stated order, wherein the protection layer contains a binder resin and particles, and wherein when an average thickness of the protection layer in a site free of the particles is represented by T and a volume-average particle diameter of the particles is represented by Dm in a cross-section of the protection layer, the following formula (a) is satisfied.