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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Konica Minolta Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Yasukawa, Hachioji, JP;
Yoshiyasu Matsumoto, Fuchu, JP;
Keita Miyazaki, Tachikawa, JP;
Akiko Kawamura, Hino, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/16 (2006.01); B41J 2/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/162 (2013.01); B41J 2/01 (2013.01); G03G 15/161 (2013.01); B41J 2002/012 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0116 (2013.01); G03G 2215/2051 (2013.01);
Abstract
An intermediate transfer member includes: a base layer; an elastic layer that is disposed on the base layer; and a surface layer that is disposed on the elastic layer, wherein, when a breaking elongation of the surface layer is Ah, and a breaking elongation of the elastic layer is Ad, Ad/Ah=4 to 100 is satisfied, and when a linear expansion coefficient of the surface layer is Bh, and a linear expansion coefficient of the elastic layer is Bd, Bd/Bh=0.8 to 2 is satisfied.