CONDUCTIVE SUPPORT FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE

• US 20140044456A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 02/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp. (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: YAMASHITA, Takayuki, YAMANO, Yuko, AGATSUMA, Masaru, YAMAMOTO, Shinya, SHOJI, Yoshifumi
• Granted Patent: US 9,201,317 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 399/159
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/751 relating to drum G03G15/757 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 5/0436 combining organic and inorganic layers
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 5/10 Bases for charge-receiving or other layers
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 5/102 consisting of or comprising metals

Abstract

A conductive support for an electrophotographic photoreceptor contains aluminum, in which the conductive support has a Young'"'"'s modulus of from 32,000 MPa to 55,000 MPa.

Claims

1. A conductive support for an electrophotographic photoreceptor, comprising:

aluminum,

wherein the conductive support has a Young'"'"'s modulus of from 32,000 MPa to 55,000 MPa.

2. The conductive support according to claim 1,

wherein the Young'"'"'s modulus is from 36,000 MPa to 51,000 MPa.

3. The conductive support according to claim 1,

wherein a content of the aluminum is greater than or equal to 99.5%.

4. The conductive support according to claim 1,

wherein a content of the aluminum is greater than or equal to 99.7%.

5. The conductive support according to claim 1,

wherein the conductive support has a thickness of from 0.3 mm to 0.9 mm.

6. The conductive support according to claim 1,

wherein the conductive support has a thickness of from 0.4 mm to 0.6 mm.

7. An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising:

the conductive support according to claim 1; and

a photosensitive layer that is arranged on the conductive support.

8. The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 7,

wherein the conductive support has a Young'"'"'s modulus of from 36,000 MPa to 51,000 MPa.

9. The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 7,

wherein a content of the aluminum in the conductive support is greater than or equal to 99.5%.

10. The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 7,

wherein a content of the aluminum in the conductive support is greater than or equal to 99.7%.

11. The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 7,

wherein the conductive support has a thickness of from 0.3 mm to 0.9 mm.

12. The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 7,

wherein the conductive support has a thickness of from 0.4 mm to 0.6 mm.

13. An image forming apparatus comprising:

the electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 7;

a charging unit that charges a surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor;

an electrostatic latent image forming unit that forms an electrostatic latent image on a charged surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor;

a developing unit that develops the electrostatic latent image, formed on the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor, using a developer containing toner to form a toner image; and

a transfer unit that transfers the toner image, formed on the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor, onto a recording medium.

14. A process cartridge, which is detachable from an image forming apparatus, comprising

the electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 7.