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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2011
Hidetaka Kubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Aoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Mashiko, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichi Nitta, Miyagi, JP;
Sayaka Katoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidetaka Kubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Aoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Mashiko, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichi Nitta, Miyagi, JP;
Sayaka Katoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An intermediate transfer member including a base layer as first layer, an elastic layer as second layer, and a particle layer as third layer and containing fine spherical particles arranged in plane direction thereof where the particle layer has a concavo-convex pattern formed by the fine spherical particles, the elastic layer and the particle layer being formed on the base layer in this order, wherein the intermediate transfer member has a Martens hardness of 1.0 N/mmor lower and an elastic recovery rate of 75% or higher when the intermediate transfer member is indented at a load of 40 mN under conditions of 25° C. and 50% RH, wherein an embedment rate of the fine spherical particles in the elastic layer is 33% to 99%, and wherein the intermediate transfer member is configured to receive a toner image formed by developing, with a toner, a latent image on an image bearing member.