Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.

Kyocera Mita Corporation

Hiroshi Shiomi

Keisuke Sumida

Mikio Kakui

Sakae Saito

Toshiyuki Fukami

Hideo Nakamori

Maki Uchida

Nariaki Muto

Yasufumi Mizuta

Masashi Tanaka

Hirofumi Kawaguchi

Keizo Kimoto

Nobuyuki Kashiwagi

Hisakazu Uegaito

An electrophotographic method which uses a single-layer organic photosensitive material drum having a single organic photosensitive layer of a thickness of not smaller than 25 &mgr;m formed on an electrically conducting blank tube with a surface roughness Ra of not larger than 0.6 &mgr;m and rotates the photosensitive material drum at a peripheral speed of not smaller than 400 mm/sec, in order to execute an image-forming processing that includes electric charging, exposure to image-bearing light, developing, transfer, cleaning by a blade and removal of electric charge. Though the photosensitive material drum rotates at a high speed and a large frictional force is exerted on the cleaning blade, damage to the blade is effectively suppressed, and image is stably formed for extended periods of time without permitting the cleaning to become defective.

Electrophotographic method

The present invention relates to a benzidine derivative represented by the general formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 to R.sup.6, m and n are as defined in the present specification. The benzidine derivative improves durability and heat resistance of a membrane containing the same while maintaining high hole transferring capability. Therefore, an electrophotosensitive material, which comprises a photosensitive layer containing the benzidine derivative, has high sensitivity and is superior in durability and heat resistance.

Benzidine derivative and electrophotosensitive material using the same

The present invention provides an electrophotosensitive material having an improved sensitivity in comparison with a conventional one, obtained by combining a trinitrofluorenoneimine derivative represented by the formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are the same or different and indicate a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group which may contain a substituent, an aralkyl group which may contain a substituent, or a halogen atom! as an electron transferring material with a prescribed electric charge generating material or hole transferring material.

Electrophotosensitive material

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Osaka, Japan

Hiroshi Shiomi