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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Morishita, Tsukuba, JP;
Yuji Sakurai, Susono, JP;
Kazutoshi Ishida, Mishima, JP;
Minoru Nakamura, Mishima, JP;
Toru Ishii, Mishima, JP;
Ryo Sugiyama, Mishima, JP;
Kenta Matsunaga, Susono, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an electrophotographic member which can suppress adhesion of the toner component and fogging even in the case of printing a large number of sheets. The electrophotographic member includes an electroconductive support and an elastic layer and has convex portions composed of the elastic layer on a surface of the electrophotographic member and 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, and the surface of the electrophotographic member has a specific Martens hardness.