Image holding member and apparatus making use of it

An electrophotographic apparatus comprising an electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising a support and a photoconductive layer provided on said support, wherein said support comprises a substrate and a conductive layer comprising a conductive electro-deposition coating film, provided on the surface of said substrate, said coating film having conductive powder dispersed in a resin and said conductive powder being electrodeposited together with the resin.

A facsimile machine comprising an electrophotographic apparatus and a receiver means for receiving image information from a remote terminal;

• said electrophotographic apparatus comprising an electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising a support and a photoconductive layer provided on said support, wherein said support comprises a substrate and a conductive layer comprising a conductive electro-deposition coating film, provided on the surface of said substrate, said coating film having conductive powder dispersed in a resin and said conductive powder being electrodeposited together with the resin.

An image holding member comprising a support and a photoconductive layer provided on said support, wherein said support comprises a substrate and a conductive layer containing a ceramic powder whose particle surfaces are coated with a metal, said conductive layer having the ceramic powder dispersed in a resin and said ceramic powder being electrodeposited together with the resin.

An electrophotographic apparatus comprising an electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising a support and a photoconductive layer provided on said support, wherein said support comprises a substrate and a conductive layer containing a ceramic powder whose particle surfaces are coated with a metal, provided on the surface of said substrate.

A facsimile machine comprising an electrophotographic apparatus and a receiver means for receiving image information from a remote terminal;

• said electrophotographic apparatus comprising an electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising a support and a photoconductive layer provided on said support, wherein said support comprises a substrate and a conductive layer containing a ceramic powder whose particle surfaces are coated with a metal, provided on the surface of said substrate.