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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2019
Applicants:
Hidetaka Kubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Ohmori, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Hidetaka Kubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Ohmori, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/16 (2006.01); G03G 15/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/162 (2013.01); G03G 15/0189 (2013.01); G03G 15/161 (2013.01); G03G 2215/1623 (2013.01);
Abstract
An intermediate transfer medium onto which a toner image is transferred is provided. The intermediate transfer medium comprises a base layer and an elastic layer overlying the base layer. The elastic layer contains spherical fine particles to form an irregular surface, and the spherical fine particles have a volume resistivity of 1×10Ω·cm or more and less than 1×10Ω·cm.