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EP0608562A1 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Image forming method

Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1993-12-27
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2013-12-27
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Abstract

Abstract An image forming process is carried out through the steps of electrostatically charging a cylindrical electrophotographic photosensitive member, forming an electrostatic latent image by image exposure, developing the latent image and transferring the developed image to a transfer member. The photosensitive member is comprised of a conductive support and a photosensitive layer which contains oxytitanium phthalocyanine as a charge-generating material and a charge-transporting material. The charge-generating material and the charge-transporting material have a work function (W F CG ) and a work function (W F CT ), respectively. Those work functions satisfies the following relationship: -0.2 < W F ​ CG - W F ​ CT ≦ 0 (eV) The above steps is carried out while the photosensitive member rotates once at 1.5 seconds or less.

Inventors

  • 👤 Anayama C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Hideki
  • 👤 Yoshihara C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiyuki
  • 👤 Ainoya C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Hideyuki
  • 👤 Hirano C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Hidetoshi

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 20:08
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G5/00; G03G5/02; G03G5/04; G03G5/06; G03G5/0601; G03G5/0612; G03G5/0616; G03G13/00; G03G13/22; G03G5/043; G03G5/047; G03G5/0614; G03G5/06142; G03G5/06144; G03G5/061443; G03G5/06147; G03G5/0664; G03G5/0696

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 168 words
An image forming method carried out by a process comprising the steps of; electrostatically charging a cylindrical electrophotographic photosensitive member to impart electric charges thereto; said electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising a conductive support and a photosensitive layer provided thereon, wherein said photosensitive layer contains oxytitanium phthalocyanine as a charge-generating material and a charge-transporting material, and the charge-generating material and the charge-transporting material have a work function (W F CG ) and a work function (W F CT ), respectively, that satisfy the expression: -0.2 < W F ​ CG - W F ​ CT ≦ 0 (eV); subjecting the electrophotographic photosensitive member to image exposure to form thereon an electrostatic latent image; developing the electrostatic latent image to form a visible image; and transferring the visible image to a transfer member; said steps of electrostatic charging, image exposure, developing and transfer being carried out while said electrophotographic photosensitive member rotates once, and the time taken for said electrophotographic photosensitive member to rotate once being 1.5 seconds or less.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 37 words
An image forming method according to claim 1, wherein said oxytitanium phthalocyanine has a crystal form having strong peaks at diffraction angles of 2ϑ±0.2° of 9.0°, 14.2°, 23.9° and 27.1° as measured by CuKα characteristic X-ray diffraction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 34 words
An image forming method according to claim 1, wherein said W F CG and W F CT satisfy the expression: -0.1 < W F ​ CG - W F ​ CT ≦ 0 (eV);
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 30 words
An image forming method according to claim 1, wherein said photosensitive layer comprises a charge generation layer containing a charge-generating material and a charge transport layer containing a charge-transporting material.

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