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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2015
Applicants:
Noboru Toriu, Shizuoka, JP;
Hideki Nakamura, Yamanashi, JP;
Tadayoshi Uchida, Yamanashi, JP;
Hiroki Orii, Yamanashi, JP;
Inventors:
Noboru Toriu, Shizuoka, JP;
Hideki Nakamura, Yamanashi, JP;
Tadayoshi Uchida, Yamanashi, JP;
Hiroki Orii, Yamanashi, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 5/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A photoconductor is used for an image-forming apparatus, and the photoconductor has a surface including irregularities having an arithmetic average roughness of 0.1 μm or more and 0.5 μm or less in a cycle length from 867 to 1,654 μm.