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US 12,631,992 B2Granted
Transfer belt and image forming apparatus incorporating transfer belt
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorHidetaka Kubo
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Abstract
A transfer belt includes a base layer and an elastic layer disposed on the base layer. The elastic layer has an outer face that has surface asperities defined by spherical particles. The elastic layer includes acrylic rubber and an ion conductant. The ion conductant includes an anionic component made of bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (TFSI).
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A transfer belt comprising:
- a base layer;
- and
- an elastic layer disposed on the base layer, the elastic layer having an outer face that has surface asperities defined by spherical particles,
- the elastic layer including acrylic rubber and an ion conductant, the ion conductant including an anionic component made of bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (TFSI),
- wherein the ion conductant further includes a cationic component including butylbishydroxyethylmethylammonium.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image bearer to bear a latent image;
- a developing device to develop the latent image into a toner image;
- and
- a transfer belt disposed opposite the image bearer,
- the transfer belt including:
- a base layer;
- and
- an elastic layer disposed on the base layer, the elastic layer having an outer face that has surface asperities defined by spherical particles,
- the elastic layer including acrylic rubber and an ion conductant, the ion conductant including an anionic component made of bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (TFSI),
- wherein the ion conductant further includes a cationic component including butylbishydroxyethylmethylammonium.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.