PROCESS FOR FORMING UNEVEN STRUCTURE ON SURFACE OF SURFACE LAYER OF CYLINDRICAL ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CYLINDRICAL ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER HAVING UNEVEN STRUCTURE FORMED ON SURFACE OF SURFACE LAYER OF SAME
First Claim
1. A process for forming an uneven structure on a surface of a cylindrical electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising a cylindrical substrate and a surface layer,the process comprising the steps of:
- (i) inserting an insert into the cylindrical substrate, and(ii) bringing into contact a molding member having a surface structure corresponding to the uneven structure on a surface thereof with the surface of the surface layer, and transferring the surface structure on the surface of the molding member to the surface of the surface layer,the insert comprising;
a shaft part;
an abutting part positioned outside of the shaft part in a radial direction, the abutting part having;
an outer peripheral surface which contacts with an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical substrate when the insert is inserted into the cylindrical substrate; and
an inner peripheral surface facing an outer peripheral surface of the shaft part with a gap at both end portions thereof in a axial direction; and
a connecting part connecting the abutting part and the shaft part,wherein,the step (ii) further comprises;
(a) applying force on both end portions of the shaft part in an axial direction, and bringing the surface of the surface layer into pressure contact with the surface of the molding member, so as to press the outer peripheral surface of the abutting part against the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical substrate, while maintaining the gap in such a manner that the outer peripheral surface of the shaft part and the inner peripheral surface of the abutting part are not in contact with each other, or(b) supporting both end portions of the shaft part in an axial direction, and applying force to the molding member, and bringing the surface of the molding member into pressure contact with the surface of the surface layer, so as to press the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical substrate against the outer peripheral surface of the abutting part, while maintaining the gap in such a manner that the outer peripheral surface of the shaft part and the inner peripheral surface of the abutting part are not in contact with each other.
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Abstract
In the case where an uneven structure is formed on the surface of cylindrical electrophotographic photosensitive members, for the purpose of reducing the variation of the uneven structure between the individual cylindrical electrophotographic photosensitive members even when a large number of cylindrical electrophotographic photosensitive members are continuously processed, an insert is inserted into the interior of a cylindrical electrophotographic photosensitive member including a cylindrical substrate and a surface layer, the surface uneven structure of a molding member is transferred to and formed on the surface of the surface layer of the photosensitive member. The insert includes an abutting part having an outer peripheral surface capable of abutting on the inner peripheral surface of the substrate, a connecting part positioned inside of the abutting part in the radical direction and a shaft part positioned inside of the connecting part in the radical direction.
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1. A process for forming an uneven structure on a surface of a cylindrical electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising a cylindrical substrate and a surface layer,
the process comprising the steps of: -
(i) inserting an insert into the cylindrical substrate, and (ii) bringing into contact a molding member having a surface structure corresponding to the uneven structure on a surface thereof with the surface of the surface layer, and transferring the surface structure on the surface of the molding member to the surface of the surface layer, the insert comprising; a shaft part; an abutting part positioned outside of the shaft part in a radial direction, the abutting part having; an outer peripheral surface which contacts with an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical substrate when the insert is inserted into the cylindrical substrate; and an inner peripheral surface facing an outer peripheral surface of the shaft part with a gap at both end portions thereof in a axial direction; and a connecting part connecting the abutting part and the shaft part, wherein, the step (ii) further comprises; (a) applying force on both end portions of the shaft part in an axial direction, and bringing the surface of the surface layer into pressure contact with the surface of the molding member, so as to press the outer peripheral surface of the abutting part against the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical substrate, while maintaining the gap in such a manner that the outer peripheral surface of the shaft part and the inner peripheral surface of the abutting part are not in contact with each other, or (b) supporting both end portions of the shaft part in an axial direction, and applying force to the molding member, and bringing the surface of the molding member into pressure contact with the surface of the surface layer, so as to press the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical substrate against the outer peripheral surface of the abutting part, while maintaining the gap in such a manner that the outer peripheral surface of the shaft part and the inner peripheral surface of the abutting part are not in contact with each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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