Electrophotographic photoreceptor, process cartridge and electrophotographic photoreceptor manufacturing method
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1. An electrophotographic photoreceptor, comprising:
- a cylindrical substrate; and
a photosensitive layer formed on the cylindrical substrate, the photosensitive layer having a surface that includes first surface corrugations, the first surface corrugations having a pitch of 0.4 to 0.6 mm in an axial direction of the electrophotographic photoreceptor and each of the first surface corrugations having a depth of 3.0 to 5.0 μ
m.
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Abstract
An electrophotographic photoreceptor apparatus is provided and a method of manufacturing such a photoreceptor. The electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a cylindrical substrate. A photosensitive layer is formed on the cylindrical substrate. The photoreceptor has first surface corrugations with a pitch of 0.4 to 0.6 mm in an axial direction of the photoreceptor. Each of the first surface corrugations has a depth of 3.0 to 5.0 μm.
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13 Claims
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1. An electrophotographic photoreceptor, comprising:
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a cylindrical substrate; and a photosensitive layer formed on the cylindrical substrate, the photosensitive layer having a surface that includes first surface corrugations, the first surface corrugations having a pitch of 0.4 to 0.6 mm in an axial direction of the electrophotographic photoreceptor and each of the first surface corrugations having a depth of 3.0 to 5.0 μ
m. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7)
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5. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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an electrophotographic photoreceptor, comprising; a cylindrical substrate; and a photosensitive layer formed on the cylindrical substrate, wherein the electrophotographic photoreceptor has first surface corrugations with a pitch of 0.4 to 0.6 mm in an axial direction of the electrophotographic photoreceptor and each of the first surface corrugations has a depth of 3.0 to 5.0 μ
m; andan elastic blade for cleaning the electrophotographic photoreceptor, wherein the pitch and the depths of the first surface corrugations are such that curling of the elastic blade is reduced when the electrophotographic photoreceptor is in sliding contact with a surface of the elastic blade. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. An electrophotographic photoreceptor manufacturing method, comprising:
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providing a cylindrical substrate; and forming a photosensitive layer on the cylindrical substrate so that the photosensitive layer has a surface that includes first surface corrugations and to thereby manufacture the electrophotographic photoreceptor, the first surface corrugations having a pitch of 0.4 to 0.6 mm in an axial direction of the electrophotographic photoreceptor and each of the first surface corrugations having a depth of 3.0 to 5.0 μ
m. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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