Electrophotography – Image formation – Transfer
Patent
1998-05-04
1999-11-02
Smith, Matthew S.
Electrophotography
Image formation
Transfer
399308, G03G 1516
Patent
active
059786396
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is an intermediate transfer member disposed between an image forming body and a recording medium, for transferring and holding a toner image formed on a surface of the image forming body onto a surface of the intermediate transfer member once and then transferring the toner image onto the recording medium, the intermediate transfer member including: a rubber composition, wherein the state of occurrence of cracks in the rubber composition after the rubber composition imparted with 20% of elongation has been exposed for 120 hours to an environment with an ozone concentration of 10 ppm and with a temperature of 40.degree. C. is specified such that no crack is seen, or the number of cracks and the depth of cracks satisfy a specific evaluation standard.
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Kaga Norihiko
Kawagoe Takahiro
Kitamura Takashi
Maeda Yuko
Masuda Yoshitomo
Bridgestone Corporation
Chen Sophia S.
Smith Matthew S.
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