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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 07, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harumi Kugoh, Kawasaki, JP;
Junji Araya, Yokohama, JP;
Hideyuki Yano, Yokohama, JP;
Tadashi Furuya, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355219 ; 355210 ; 361225 ;
Abstract
A charging member for charging a member to be charged while being in contact therewith includes conductive base for being supplied with a voltage; a surface layer contactable to the member to be charged; a sponge layer between the conductive base and the surface layer; a 100% modulus M.sub.100 (kg/cm.sup.2) of the surface layer and a thickness d (cm) of the surface layer satisfied: