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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2007
Applicants:
Hiroshi Takemoto, Osaka, JP;
Sakae Saito, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Takemoto, Osaka, JP;
Sakae Saito, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Kyocera Mita Corporation, , JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A base tube for an electrophotographic photoconductive member, is provided with a cylindrical body on which a photoconductive layer is formed; and a first slanting portion formed on a peripheral surface of an end portion of the cylindrical body, and slanting inward toward an end face of the end portion with respect to an axis of the cylindrical body. An axial length of the first slanting portion of the cylindrical body is within a range of 0.3 to 5 mm.