Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Daisuke Kubo

Akira Nakamura

Nozomu Tamoto

Yuuji Tanaka

Hidetoshi Kami

Keiichi Yano

Tetsuya Toshine

Tomoharu Asano

Naomichi Kanei

Mitsuaki Hirose

Hideo Nakamori

Yoko Arai

Noboru Toriu

Suzuka Nozoe

Hiroshi Hashiguchi

Provided is a photoelectric conversion device including: a support; a charge-transporting layer including an organic charge-transporting material or a sensitizing dye electrode layer including an organic sensitizing dye, where the charge-transporting layer or the sensitizing dye electrode layer is disposed on the support; and a ceramic film disposed on the charge-transporting layer or the sensitizing dye electrode layer.

Photoelectric conversion device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus

A photoconductor is provided. The photoconductor includes a cylindrical conductive support, a water-repellent resin film, a coating film, and a flange. The cylindrical conductive support has an end part having an inner circumferential surface having a surface roughness Rz of from 3 to 10 &#x3bc;m. The water-repellent resin film is on the inner circumferential surface of the end part of the cylindrical conductive support. The coating film is on an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical conductive support. The flange has a cylindrical fitting part having an outer circumferential surface secured to the inner circumferential surface of the end part of the cylindrical conductive support.

Photoconductor, image forming apparatus, process cartridge, and method of manufacturing photoconductor

A disclosed flange member includes a press-fitted portion to be press-fitted in an axial end-opening portion of a hollow and cylindrical sleeve member; an axle opening portion including an axle opening into which a shaft member is inserted when the press-fitted portion is press-fitted in the end-opening portion; and a linking portion extending in a direction parallel to a circular cross section of the sleeve member and connecting the axle opening portion to the press-fitted portion. The linking portion includes a stress-absorbing portion that is deformed so as to absorb stress to which an outer peripheral surface of the press-fitted portion is subjected upon contact with an inner peripheral surface of the sleeve member when the press-fitted portion is press-fitted in the end-opening portion, thus preventing the stress from being transmitted to the axle opening portion via the linking portion.

Flange member, photosensitive drum, process cartridge, image forming apparatus, and image forming method

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Shizuoka, Japan

Daisuke Kubo