Intermediate transfer member and image forming apparatus
AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorsAkihiro Honya, Shinichi Hamaguchi, Shinichi Yabuki
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an intermediate transfer member and an image forming apparatus. The intermediate transfer member is an intermediate transfer member having a resin-made base material layer and a surface layer; the surface layer is a cured substance of a composition containing a radically polymerizable vinylic compound and a metal oxide fine particle; and the vinylic compound has a structural unit represented by the following formula (1): wherein each R1 independently denotes a C2-8 alkylene group; each R2 independently denotes a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and m denotes a positive number, and n denotes a positive number of 10 or more.
Claims15
An intermediate transfer member, comprising:
- a base material layer;
- and a surface layer on the base material layer,
- wherein the surface layer is a cured substance of a composition comprising a radically polymerizable vinylic compound and a metal oxide particle;
- and
- the vinylic compound has a structural unit represented by formula (1):
- wherein each R1 independently denotes a C2-8 alkylene group;
- each R2 independently denotes a hydrogen atom or a methyl group;
- and m denotes a positive number, and n denotes a positive number of 10 or more.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.