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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2011
Tomoharu Asano, Shizuoka, JP;
Hiroshi Ikuno, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhito Kuboshima, Shizuoka, JP;
Yuuji Tanaka, Shizuoka, JP;
Tomoharu Asano, Shizuoka, JP;
Hiroshi Ikuno, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhito Kuboshima, Shizuoka, JP;
Yuuji Tanaka, Shizuoka, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A photoreceptor including an electroconductive substrate; a photosensitive layer located overlying the electroconductive substrate; and a crosslinked outermost layer located overlying the photosensitive layer and including a crosslinked material and a specific carbazole compound serving as a charge transport material. An image forming apparatus including the photoreceptor; a charger to charge the photoreceptor; an irradiator to irradiate the charged photoreceptor to form an electrostatic latent image thereon; a developing device to develop the electrostatic latent image with a developer including a toner to form a toner image on the photoreceptor; and a transferring device to transfer the toner image onto a recording material.