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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shohei Urushihara, Suntou-gun, JP;
Masaki Yamada, Mishima, JP;
Takashi Koyanagi, Mishima, JP;
Hideya Arimura, Shizuoka, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides an electrophotographic member which has a high ability to impart charge to toners while the charge imparting ability is unlikely to be reduced even under an environment at high temperature and high humidity. The electrophotographic member comprises a substrate, an elastic layer formed on the substrate, an intermediate layer covering the surface of the elastic layer, and a surface layer covering the surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer contains a binder resin and a polymer having a specific structure, the surface layer contains silicon oxide, and the surface layer has a thickness of 10 nm or more and 300 nm or less.