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ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

  • US 20190018362A1
  • Filed: 07/09/2018
  • Published: 01/17/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electrophotographic member comprising an electroconductive support and an elastic layer on the support, whereinthe electrophotographic member has convex portions composed of the elastic layer on a surface of the electrophotographic member,the electrophotographic member has a filled portion containing a resin at a valley portion between the convex portions,the filled portion has a height lower than heights of the convex portions,the surface of the electrophotographic member includesa first region which is a surface of the elastic layer uncovered with the filled portion anda second region which is a surface of the filled portion, and wherein whena Martens hardness measured at a surface of the first region is defined as H1, and a Martens hardness measured at a surface of the second region is defined as H2, H1 and H2 satisfy a following relationship:

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    H1.

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