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US 2014/0376964 A1Published application
Imaging device components comprised of hydrophobic carbon nanotubes
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsLiang-Bih Lin, David H Pan, Daniel Levy, Jin Wu
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Abstract
An electrophotographic imaging device includes a charging device, a cleaning device, and a fuser member that each include hydrophobic carbon nanotubes. The use of hydrophobic carbon nanotubes can increases the charging device's, the cleaning device's, and the fuser member's durability, conductivity, and contaminants deposition.
Claims14
A cleaning, device disposed in an electrophotographic imaging apparatus, the cleaning device comprising:
- a component configured to contact a surface for cleaning, and
- a plurality of hydrophobic carbon nanotubes integrated with the component.
A charging device for an electrophotographic imaging apparatus comprising:
- a charging member having a surface and a shape, the shape selected from the group consisting of a wire, a pin, and a roll;
- and
- a coating disposed on the surface of the charging member, wherein the coating comprises a plurality of hydrophobic nanotubes.
A bias charging member for an electrophotographic imaging apparatus comprising:
- a support substrate;
- and
- a plurality of conductive coatings over the support substrate, wherein at least one of the conductive coatings comprises a plurality of hydrophobic carbon nanotubes in a resin or a polymer binder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.