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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2012
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Koichi Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
Naoto Kameyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Kenji Onuma, Machida, JP;
Koichi Nakamura, Funabashi, JP;
Tadanobu Yoshikawa, Toride, JP;
Hiroshi Tominaga, Kashiwa, JP;
Akira Watanabe, Yokohama, JP;
Yasushi Shimizu, Yokohama, JP;
Rieko Sakamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide: an electrophotographic member which enhances image quality, prevents the lowering of a grade of an image even when images have been repeatedly output, and can remarkably enhance the stability of the grade of the image; an intermediate transfer member; and an image forming apparatus. The electrophotographic member includes a base layer and a surface layer, wherein the surface layer has a binder resin, perfluoropolymer fine particles, a fluorocarbon resin dispersing agent and a particular fluorine compound, wherein the perfluoropolymer fine particle has a fluorine compound carried on its surface.