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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2004
Applicants:
Satoru Furuya, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuru Kishimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Satoru Furuya, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuru Kishimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 27/40 (2006.01); G03G 15/16 (2006.01); H01B 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A transfer arrangement is used in a transfer portion of an image forming apparatus. The transfer arrangement includes an electrically conductive member that contacts a toner image bearing member of the image forming apparatus. The electrically conductive member is made of polyurethane resin to which electrically conducive polymer is added. An adding amount of the electrically conductive polymer with respect to the polyurethane resin is from 8 wt % to 40 wt %.