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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
May. 30, 2012
Kimihiro Yoshimura, Yokohama, JP;
Yohei Miyauchi, Tokyo, JP;
Keiko Yamagishi, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuhisa Shirayama, Kawasaki, JP;
Maho Hori, Tokyo, JP;
Kimihiro Yoshimura, Yokohama, JP;
Yohei Miyauchi, Tokyo, JP;
Keiko Yamagishi, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuhisa Shirayama, Kawasaki, JP;
Maho Hori, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There are provided an electrophotographic photosensitive member and an intermediate transfer member each having good lubricity and good cleaning property on its surface, a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus each including the electrophotographic photosensitive member, and an electrophotographic apparatus including the intermediate transfer member. Therefore, a surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member or intermediate transfer member of the present invention contains a matrix component and a rotatably-retained spherical particle that is not bound with the matrix component and is rotatably retained in a pore in the matrix component.