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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2015
Applicant:
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takayuki Takazawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 15/16 (2006.01); G03G 15/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/1615 (2013.01); G03G 15/0131 (2013.01); G03G 15/1605 (2013.01); G03G 15/1685 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transfer belt used in an image formation apparatus is provided with surface characteristics that Vickers hardness of an outer peripheral surface of the transfer belt is within a range between being equal to or above 39 N/mmand equal to or below 60 N/mm, and a low-load creep of the outer peripheral surface is within a range between being equal to or above −45% and equal or to below 0%.