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US 9,519,244 B2Granted
Intermediate transfer belt with elastic layer formed on base layer and image forming apparatus including same
AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorsEiichi Yoshida, Sadaaki Sakamoto, Ryo Nakayama
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Abstract
To provide an intermediate transfer belt having a high ability to transfer images to recording media with irregular surface, and an image forming apparatus including the intermediate transfer belt. The intermediate transfer belt includes a base layer and an elastic layer formed on the base layer, the elastic layer being formed of a rubber composition, wherein the intermediate transfer belt satisfies a specific relational expression.
Claims4
An intermediate transfer belt comprising:
- a base layer;
- and
- an elastic layer formed on the base layer, the elastic layer being formed of a rubber composition,
- wherein the intermediate transfer belt satisfies the following Expression (1):
- 1.30≦[Log(ρv100)/Log(ρv1000)]≦2.50 Expression (1)
- where ρv100 represents a volume resistivity [Ω·cm] of the intermediate transfer belt when a voltage of 100V is applied to the intermediate transfer belt in a thickness direction thereof, and ρv1000 represents a volume resistivity [Ω·cm] of the intermediate transfer belt when a voltage of 1000V is applied to the intermediate transfer belt in the thickness direction thereof.
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