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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiro Yamauchi, Suntou-gun, JP;
Norifumi Muranaka, Yokohama, JP;
Satoru Nishioka, Suntou-gun, JP;
Yuichi Kikuchi, Susono, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides an electrophotographic electrically conductive member in which conductivity needed for a charging member is secured, and defects in an image attributed to uneven discharging can be minimized independently of a long-term use and an environment of use. An electrophotographic electrically conductive member comprising an electrically conductive support and an electrically conductive layer, wherein the electrically conductive layer includes an ion conductive resin having a quaternary ammonium ion in a molecule structure as a binder resin, and a carrier molecule represented by the following formula (1) or (2): (wherein nand neach independently represent an integer of 1 to 4).