JP2004045511A - Conductive roller - Google Patents

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JP2004045511A
JP2004045511A JP2002200079A JP2002200079A JP2004045511A JP 2004045511 A JP2004045511 A JP 2004045511A JP 2002200079 A JP2002200079 A JP 2002200079A JP 2002200079 A JP2002200079 A JP 2002200079A JP 2004045511 A JP2004045511 A JP 2004045511A
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Masayuki Hashimoto
橋本 正幸
Daisuke Tano
太野 大介
Ryuta Urano
浦野 竜太
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a conductive roller avoiding soiling on an electrophotographic photoreceptor and prevented from sticking to the electrophotographic photoreceptor without performing special surface treatment such as the radiation of ultraviolet rays while holding compression permanent set property. <P>SOLUTION: In the conductive roller where a rubber layer is formed on a conductive core member, a rubber component in the rubber composition of the rubber layer is acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber or epichlorohydrine rubber or the mixture of them, and liquid factice is incorporated by 5 to 50 mass pts. with respect to the 100 mass pts. rubber component. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、電子写真複写機や静電記録装置等に用いられる転写ローラ等に用いられる導電性ローラに関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
電子写真複写機や静電記録装置等は、均一に帯電された感光体を露光して得られた静電潜像に現像剤であるトナーを付着させ、そのトナーを紙等の転写媒体に転写することにより画像を形成している。また、感光体の帯電はコロナ放電による非接触の帯電方式や導電性のローラを使用する接触型の帯電方式がある。転写方式も同様に、非接触のコロナ転写方式とローラ方式がある。近年、放電によるオゾン発生等の問題により、帯電や転写は導電性ローラ方式が主流となっている。
【0003】
上記導電性ローラには体積抵抗率が1×10〜1×1011Ω・cmの電気抵抗を有する導電性ゴム材料が用いられる。前記導電性ゴム材料は、目的とする導電性を実現するために、カーボンブラック等の導電性フィラーを添加し、目的とする抵抗に調整している。しかし、このようにして得られた導電性ゴム材料は、材料中の導電性フィラーの分散状況によって抵抗値にばらつきを生じ、安定した抵抗のゴム材料を得るのは困難であり、混練りを長時間行い分散を向上させる等の製造において特別な対策が必要となってくる。
【0004】
また、前記問題を解決する手段として、導電性ローラとして使用するゴム成分に1×10〜1×1010Ω・cm程度の体積抵抗率を持つ導電性ゴムを使用し、所定の電気抵抗を得る方法が知られている。このような導電性ゴムは、温度や湿度等の環境による抵抗変化があるものの、カーボンブラック等の導電性フィラーに頼らないため、材料ロットによる抵抗値のばらつきや印加電圧による依存性が極めて小さく、扱い易い材料である。前記導電性ゴムにはアクリロニトリルブタジエンゴム、エピクロルヒドリンゴム及びウレタンゴム等があるが、その中でもアクリロニトリルブタジエンゴムは加工性も良好で、比較的安価で扱い易いため、上記導電性ローラ用の材料として用いられる。
【0005】
しかし、前述したような導電性ゴムは粘着性を持ち、前記導電性ローラとして感光体へ接触して用いた場合、感光体への貼り付きが問題となる。特に、転写ローラのようにゴムが直接感光体に接触する導電性ローラの場合、大きな問題となる。導電性ローラの感光体への貼り付きは、電子写真複写機等の記録装置を一定時間休止後に再稼動させる場合、感光体の回転の妨げとなる。感光体への貼り付きを防止するために、導電性ローラに紫外線照射やオゾン暴露等の表面処理を行うとことが特開平8−292640号公報に開示されている。しかし、このような表面処理は貼り付き防止の効果はあるものの、導電性ローラの製造工程が増えるばかりか処理設備も高価でコストアップに繋がっている。
【0006】
また、導電性ローラ、特に転写ローラ用としては紙搬送性等の問題があり低硬度のものが用いられることが多い。ゴム材料を低硬度にする方法としては、プロセスオイルや可塑剤等の低粘度の液状物を添加する方法が多く用いられている。しかし、前記導電性ゴムに通常用いられる可塑剤は、感光体を汚染し、ひび割れを起こす等の問題があり使用できない。パラフィン系プロセスオイルは感光体への汚染は少ないとされているが、前記導電性ゴムとの相溶性に欠け、ブリードアウトしてしまい使用できない。そこで、無汚染で硬度を低下させる目的で、低分子量のアクリロニトリルブタジエンゴムをはじめとする液状ゴムの添加が行われている。この方法も、硬度は低下するが液状ゴムが更にべたつきを増加させ、感光体への貼り付きに関しては悪影響を及ぼしてしまう。また、液状ゴムのように粘性の低いゴムは架橋に関与しないため、ゴムに添加した場合、圧縮永久ひずみを悪化させてしまう。前記ローラは、一定の荷重を加え感光体に接触されているため、圧縮永久歪が悪化してしまうと、転写ローラでは紙搬送性が劣ってしまい好ましくない。
【0007】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
本発明の目的は、上記問題を解決した導電性ローラ、つまり、圧縮永久ひずみ性を保持したまま、電子写真感光体への汚染がなく、且つ紫外線照射等の特別な表面処理をすることなしに電子写真感光体への貼り付きのない導電性ローラを提供することである。
【0008】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明に従って、導電性芯部材の上にゴム層が形成されている導電性ローラにおいて、該ゴム層のゴム組成物中のゴム成分が、アクリロニトリルブタジエンゴム、エビクロルヒドリンゴム又はそれらの混合物であり、且つ液状サブが該ゴム成分100質量部に対し5〜50質量部含有されていることを特徴とする導電性ローラが提供される。
【0009】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明者は、電気抵抗のばらつきに優れるアクリロニトリルブタジエンゴムやエピクロルヒドリンゴムの特徴を生かしたまま上記問題を解決する方法を鋭意研究した結果、液状サブを用いより均一に分散させることにより、非粘着性というサブの特徴を最大限に生かせるのではないかと考えて、本発明に至った。
【0010】
以下に、本発明の導電性ゴム材料について詳細に説明する。
【0011】
本発明において用いられるゴム主成分は、アクリロニトリルブタジエンゴム若しくはエビクロルヒドリンゴム又はそれらの混合物である。これらのゴムを使ったローラは、材料ロット内やロット間による抵抗のばらつきが少なく好ましい。2種のゴムを混合することにより希望の抵抗に調整することも可能となる。また、本発明に使用するアクリロニトリルブタジエンゴムとエピクロルヒドリンゴムは特に限定されるものではないが、アクリロニトリルブタジエンゴムに関しては低温低湿から高温高湿による抵抗変化が少ないという点で、アクリロニトリル含量が25質量%以下のものがより好ましい。アクリロニトリル含量が25質量%を超えてしまうと、極性が高くなってしまい水分との親和性が高くなるため湿度の影響を受け易くなり、また、ゴム分子同士の凝集力が大きく分子運動性が低くなるため温度依存性も大きくなってしまうことが要因の一つとして考えられる。
【0012】
本発明に添加されるサブは、液状サブである。液状サブはゴムに混練りされる段階では液状で、ゴム架橋工程でゴムが架橋されるのと同時に液状サブも同時に架橋され固体化するものである。通常サブは粉の状態でゴムに添加され、ゴムに分散される。従って、製品の表面は、非粘着性のサブの部位と母体である粘着性の導電性ゴムの部位が存在するため、粘着性を完全に無くすことは難しい。しかし、液状サブは液体でゴムに分散されるため、粉で分散させるサブに比較して、サブの部位とゴムの部位が明確でなくなり、表面に存在するサブの非粘着部位が広く形成されることとなり、ローラも感光体に粘着しにくくなると考えられる。また、架橋させるまでは液体のため未架橋ゴムの粘度が低くなる。製造にあたって押出し工程を経ることの多いゴムローラにおいて、粘度が低いゴムは縮みが小さくなることや押出し圧力が低くなる等で好ましい点が多い。
【0013】
本発明におけるサブの配合量はゴム成分100質量部に対し5〜50質量部であり、好ましくは10〜30質量部である。サブが5質量部より少ない場合、液状サブの効果が少なく貼り付きが起こり、50質量部を超えた場合、未架橋ゴムの粘度が低くなり過ぎて混練り加工性が低下することから、上記範囲の添加量であることが必要である。
【0014】
本発明における導電性ゴム材料は、上記例示のゴムに添加剤を混練り分散し、それを架橋することによって得られる。上記添加剤としては、加硫剤、加硫促進剤、充填材、導電剤、発泡体として用いる場合は発泡剤や発泡助剤等の従来公知のものが使用可能である。
【0015】
本発明に使用する加硫剤としては、硫黄又は有機系硫黄化合物の他、従来公知の架橋剤が使用可能である。加硫系の薬品としてメルカプトベンゾチアゾール等のチアゾール類、テトラメチルチウラムジスルフィド等の加硫促進剤、酸化亜鉛等の加硫促進助剤等が用いられる。配合量は、ゴム成分100質量部に対し、0.1〜10質量部が好ましく、特には1〜5質量部が好ましい。加硫の方法としては、蒸気缶加硫及びプレス加硫等の公知の方法が使用可能である。
【0016】
充填剤としては、重質炭酸カルシウム、軽質炭酸カルシウムやクレー等が挙げられる。補強剤としては、カーボンブラックやシリカ等が挙げられる。本発明におけるゴム材料は上記例示の各成分を配合して混練し、150〜180℃で10〜40分間加熱・加硫することによって得られる。また、本発明の導電性ローラは、円筒形状に押出し成形し、蒸気加硫にて加硫後、芯部材を圧入し研削して製造されるのが一般的であるが、型によるプレス成形等、従来公知の方法にて所望の形状に成形、研削して使用される。
【0017】
【実施例】
以下、より具体的な構成を示し、本発明を説明するが、例示する範囲にとどまらない。
【0018】
(ゴム材料及び試験片の作製)
実施例1〜7及び比較例1〜4
各実施例及び比較例について、表1及び表2に示す各成分を配合して混練し、そのゴム材料を型に仕込み、160℃で30分間加熱して加硫を行い、直径29mm厚さ12.5mmのブロック及び12mm角、厚さ2mmのシートを作製した。
【0019】
各実施例、比較例には次の材料を使用した。
【0020】
アクリロニトリルブタジエンゴム1には「ニポール1043(日本ゼオン株式会社)」、アクリロニトリルブタジエンゴム2には「ニポールDN407(日本ゼオン株式会社)」、アクリロニトリルブタジエンゴム3には「ニポールDN401L(日本ゼオン株式会社)」、エピクロルヒドリンゴム「ゼクロン3106(日本ゼオン株式会社)」、酸化亜鉛2種「酸化亜鉛2種(ハクスイテック株式会社)」、ステアリン酸「ルナックS(花王株式会社)」、重質炭酸カルシウム「スーパーSS(丸尾カルシウム株式会社)」、液状サブ「液状F−3(天満サブ化工株式会社)」、液状ゴムには液状ポリブタジエンゴム「Polyoil 110(日本ゼオン株式会社)」、加硫促進剤MBTSには「ノクセラーDM(大内新興化学株式会社)」、加硫促進剤TMTMには「ノクセラーTS(大内新興化学株式会社)」、加硫剤の硫黄には「サルファックスPMC(鶴見化学株式会社)」をそれぞれ使用した。
【0021】
【表1】

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【0022】
【表2】
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【0023】
また、表3及び表4に示す貼り付き性、画像評価、圧縮永久歪、体積抵抗率及び混練り加工性は、以下の方法で測定した。
【0024】
<貼り付き性評価>
各実施例、比較例について、材料を円筒形に押出し、160℃で30分間蒸気加硫して得られた成形体に導電性の芯部材を圧入した後、外径15mm、長さ250mmに研削したローラをヒューレットパッカード製の「レーザープリンターレーザージェット4000N」に使用されるカートリッジの感光体に接触させ、両端に1000gの荷重を加え、40℃/95%RHの環境下に一ヶ月放置した。放置後、荷重を外し、感光体に貼り付かなかったものを○、貼り付いたがローラ自重で感光体より外れたものを△、ローラ自重でも感光体より外れなかったものを×で示した。ローラとしては△以上の評価が必要である。
【0025】
<画像評価>
貼り付き性評価に使用した感光体を前記カートリッジに組み込み、ベタ黒で30枚印字し、画像を評価した。画像に接触跡の白筋が無かったものを○、初期に白筋があるが途中で無くなるものを△、最後まで白筋が消えないものを×とした。
【0026】
<圧縮永久歪評価>
各実施例、比較例について、70℃、72時間、25%圧縮で、JIS K 6262に準じて圧縮永久歪率を測定した。また、紙搬送性の悪化する圧縮永久歪率の基準として、30%より小さいものを○、30%以上ものものを×として評価した。
【0027】
<体積抵抗率評価>
各実施例、比較例について、2mmシートに1kVの電圧を印加し、L/L(15℃/10%RH)、N/N(23℃/55%RH)、H/H(35℃/85%RH)の各条件で、体積抵抗率を求めた。また、L/L条件の抵抗値をH/H条件の抵抗値で除した値を対数変換し、変動桁とした。
【0028】
<混練り加工性>
各実施例、比較例について、オープンロールでの混練時に、混練り性が良好なものを○、ロール表面に粘着する等して混練りしにくいものを△、ロール表面に大きく粘着する等して混練性に劣るものを×として評価した。
【0029】
【表3】
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【0030】
【表4】
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【0031】
実施例1〜5及び比較例1、2より、液状サブを添加することにより貼り付きが改善され、更に添加量が5〜50質量部のものが良いことがわかる。前記添加量では感光体に貼り付かないばかりか感光体汚染も認められない。また、添加量が10〜30質量部のものは貼り付き性、混練加工性ともに良好であり、より好ましい添加量であることがわかる。5質量部より少ないとサブの効果が小さく貼り付き性に劣り、ローラが感光体に貼り付いてしまう。また、30質量部を超えると、サブの効果が出て貼り付くことは無くなるが、圧縮永久歪が悪くなり、感光体汚染が認められることからもローラ用途として適さなくなってくる。また、比較例3及び4は液状サブのかわりに液状ゴムを含有させたものであるが、少量では貼り付きに対する効果が無く、効果が認められるまで添加量を増やすと画像評価や圧縮永久歪が悪くなってくる。
【0032】
実施例3及び実施例6、7より、使用するアクリロニトリルブタジエンゴムはアクリロニトリル含量が25質量%以下のものがより好ましく利用できる。アクリロニトリル含量が25質量%以下のものを使用した場合、より一層環境依存性が小さくなり、各環境で安定した性能が得られるという利点がある。
【0033】
実施例3及び8、9より、アクリロニトリルブタジエンゴムとエピクロルヒドリンゴムのブレンドにより抵抗調整が可能であることがわかる。両ゴムのブレンドによる悪影響は認められず、求めるローラに応じ任意に抵抗調整を行うことが可能となる。
【0034】
【発明の効果】
本発明によれば、導電性芯部材の上にゴム層が形成されている導電性ローラにおいて、該ゴム層のゴム組成物中のゴム成分が、アクリロニトリルブタジエンゴム若しくはエビクロルヒドリンゴム又はそれらの混合物であり、且つ液状サブが該ゴム成分100質量部に対し5〜50質量部含有されている場合、紫外線照射等の特別な表面処理をすることなく感光体への貼り付きや感光体汚染が無く、圧縮永久ひずみ性への影響の少ない導電性ローラを提供することが可能である。また、この導電性ローラはゴムが直接感光体に接触する導電性ローラ、例えば電子写真複写機等における転写ローラ用途として好適である。[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a conductive roller used for a transfer roller or the like used in an electrophotographic copying machine or an electrostatic recording device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Electrophotographic copying machines and electrostatic recording devices attach a toner as a developer to an electrostatic latent image obtained by exposing a uniformly charged photoconductor, and transfer the toner to a transfer medium such as paper. Thus, an image is formed. The charging of the photoreceptor includes a non-contact charging method using corona discharge and a contact charging method using a conductive roller. Similarly, the transfer method includes a non-contact corona transfer method and a roller method. In recent years, due to problems such as generation of ozone due to discharge, a conductive roller method has been mainly used for charging and transferring.
[0003]
For the conductive roller, a conductive rubber material having an electric resistance of 1 × 10 5 to 1 × 10 11 Ω · cm is used. The conductive rubber material is adjusted to a desired resistance by adding a conductive filler such as carbon black in order to achieve the desired conductivity. However, the conductive rubber material thus obtained varies in resistance value depending on the state of dispersion of the conductive filler in the material, and it is difficult to obtain a rubber material having a stable resistance. Special measures are required in manufacturing, such as improving dispersion over time.
[0004]
Further, as a means for solving the above-mentioned problem, a conductive rubber having a volume resistivity of about 1 × 10 5 to 1 × 10 10 Ω · cm is used for a rubber component used as a conductive roller, and a predetermined electric resistance is obtained. How to get is known. Although such a conductive rubber has a resistance change due to an environment such as temperature and humidity, it does not rely on a conductive filler such as carbon black, so the variation in the resistance value between material lots and the dependence on the applied voltage are extremely small, It is easy to handle material. The conductive rubber includes acrylonitrile butadiene rubber, epichlorohydrin rubber, urethane rubber, and the like.Among them, acrylonitrile butadiene rubber has good workability, is relatively inexpensive and easy to handle, and is used as a material for the conductive roller. .
[0005]
However, the above-described conductive rubber has adhesiveness, and when used as the conductive roller in contact with a photoconductor, sticking to the photoconductor becomes a problem. In particular, in the case of a conductive roller in which rubber is in direct contact with the photoreceptor, such as a transfer roller, a serious problem occurs. The sticking of the conductive roller to the photoreceptor hinders the rotation of the photoreceptor when a recording device such as an electrophotographic copying machine is restarted after a certain period of inactivity. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-292640 discloses that a conductive roller is subjected to a surface treatment such as ultraviolet irradiation or ozone exposure in order to prevent sticking to a photoreceptor. However, although such a surface treatment has an effect of preventing sticking, it not only increases the number of manufacturing steps for the conductive roller, but also increases the cost of processing equipment and leads to an increase in cost.
[0006]
In addition, a conductive roller, particularly a transfer roller, has a problem in paper transportability and the like, and a roller having a low hardness is often used. As a method of reducing the hardness of a rubber material, a method of adding a low-viscosity liquid material such as a process oil or a plasticizer is often used. However, the plasticizer usually used for the conductive rubber cannot be used due to problems such as contamination of the photoreceptor and cracking. Although paraffin-based process oil is said to cause less contamination to the photoreceptor, it lacks compatibility with the conductive rubber and bleeds out, so that it cannot be used. Therefore, liquid rubber such as acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber having a low molecular weight has been added for the purpose of reducing hardness without contamination. In this method as well, although the hardness is reduced, the liquid rubber further increases the stickiness and adversely affects sticking to the photoreceptor. Further, a rubber having a low viscosity such as a liquid rubber does not participate in the crosslinking, and therefore, when added to the rubber, the compression set is deteriorated. Since the roller is in contact with the photoreceptor under a certain load, if the compression set is deteriorated, the transfer roller is inferior in paper transportability, which is not preferable.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems by using a conductive roller, that is, while maintaining compression set, without contaminating an electrophotographic photoreceptor, and without performing a special surface treatment such as ultraviolet irradiation. An object of the present invention is to provide a conductive roller that does not stick to an electrophotographic photosensitive member.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, in a conductive roller in which a rubber layer is formed on a conductive core member, the rubber component in the rubber composition of the rubber layer is acrylonitrile butadiene rubber, ebichlorohydrin rubber or a mixture thereof. A conductive roller is provided, wherein the liquid sub is contained in an amount of 5 to 50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
[0009]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
The present inventor has conducted intensive studies on a method of solving the above problem while utilizing the characteristics of acrylonitrile butadiene rubber and epichlorohydrin rubber, which have excellent variation in electric resistance. The present invention was conceived to make the best use of the sub-characteristics.
[0010]
Hereinafter, the conductive rubber material of the present invention will be described in detail.
[0011]
The main rubber component used in the present invention is acrylonitrile butadiene rubber or shrimp chlorohydrin rubber or a mixture thereof. Rollers using these rubbers are preferable because they have little variation in resistance within and between material lots. The desired resistance can be adjusted by mixing two types of rubber. The acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber and epichlorohydrin rubber used in the present invention are not particularly limited. However, the acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber has an acrylonitrile content of 25% by mass or less in that resistance change from low temperature and low humidity to high temperature and high humidity is small. Are more preferred. If the acrylonitrile content exceeds 25% by mass, the polarity becomes high and the affinity with water becomes high, so that it is easily affected by humidity, and the cohesion between rubber molecules is large and the molecular mobility is low. Therefore, it is considered that one of the factors is that the temperature dependency increases.
[0012]
The sub added to the present invention is a liquid sub. The liquid sub is liquid at the stage of being kneaded with the rubber, and at the same time as the rubber is cross-linked in the rubber cross-linking step, the liquid sub is also cross-linked and solidified. Usually, the sub is added to the rubber in a powder state and dispersed in the rubber. Therefore, the surface of the product has a non-adhesive sub-site and an adhesive conductive rubber site as a base, so it is difficult to completely eliminate the adhesiveness. However, since the liquid sub is dispersed in the rubber with the liquid, the sub part and the rubber part are less clear than the sub that is dispersed with the powder, and the sub non-adhesive part existing on the surface is formed widely. This means that the roller is unlikely to adhere to the photoconductor. In addition, the viscosity of the uncrosslinked rubber becomes low because of the liquid until the crosslinking. In a rubber roller that often undergoes an extrusion step in manufacturing, rubber having a low viscosity has many points that are preferable because the shrinkage is reduced and the extrusion pressure is reduced.
[0013]
In the present invention, the compounding amount of the sub is 5 to 50 parts by mass, preferably 10 to 30 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component. When the amount of the sub is less than 5 parts by mass, the effect of the liquid sub is small and sticking occurs. When the amount is more than 50 parts by mass, the viscosity of the uncrosslinked rubber becomes too low and the kneading processability is reduced. Must be added.
[0014]
The conductive rubber material in the present invention is obtained by kneading and dispersing an additive in the rubber exemplified above and crosslinking the resulting mixture. As the above additives, conventionally known additives such as a vulcanizing agent, a vulcanization accelerator, a filler, a conductive agent, and a foaming agent or a foaming auxiliary when used as a foam can be used.
[0015]
As the vulcanizing agent used in the present invention, conventionally known crosslinking agents can be used in addition to sulfur or organic sulfur compounds. As the vulcanization-based chemicals, thiazoles such as mercaptobenzothiazole, vulcanization accelerators such as tetramethylthiuram disulfide, and vulcanization accelerators such as zinc oxide are used. The compounding amount is preferably from 0.1 to 10 parts by mass, particularly preferably from 1 to 5 parts by mass, per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component. Known vulcanization methods such as steam can vulcanization and press vulcanization can be used.
[0016]
Examples of the filler include heavy calcium carbonate, light calcium carbonate, clay and the like. Examples of the reinforcing agent include carbon black and silica. The rubber material in the present invention is obtained by compounding and kneading the above-mentioned components, heating and vulcanizing at 150 to 180 ° C. for 10 to 40 minutes. In addition, the conductive roller of the present invention is generally manufactured by extruding into a cylindrical shape, vulcanizing by steam vulcanization, and then press-fitting and grinding a core member. It is molded and ground into a desired shape by a conventionally known method before use.
[0017]
【Example】
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to a more specific configuration, but the present invention is not limited to the illustrated range.
[0018]
(Production of rubber material and test piece)
Examples 1 to 7 and Comparative Examples 1 to 4
For each Example and Comparative Example, the respective components shown in Tables 1 and 2 were blended and kneaded, and the rubber material was charged into a mold, heated at 160 ° C. for 30 minutes, and vulcanized to obtain a 29 mm diameter, A block of 0.5 mm and a sheet of 12 mm square and 2 mm thick were produced.
[0019]
The following materials were used in each of the examples and comparative examples.
[0020]
"Nipol 1043 (Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.)" for acrylonitrile butadiene rubber 1, "Nipol DN407 (Nihon Zeon Co., Ltd.)" for acrylonitrile butadiene rubber 2, and "Nipol DN401L (Nihon Zeon Co., Ltd.)" for acrylonitrile butadiene rubber 3. , Epichlorohydrin rubber "Zeklon 3106 (Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.)", zinc oxide 2 "Zinc oxide 2 (Hakusui Tech Co., Ltd.)", stearic acid "Lunac S (Kao Corporation)", heavy calcium carbonate "Super SS ( Maruo Calcium Co., Ltd.), liquid sub-liquid "F-3 (Tenma Sub-Kako Co., Ltd.)", liquid polybutadiene rubber "Polyoil 110 (Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.)" for liquid rubber, and "Noxeller" for vulcanization accelerator MBTS. DM (Ouchi Shinko Chemical Co., Ltd.) "Noxeller TS (Ouchi Shinko Chemical Co., Ltd.)" was used as the vulcanization accelerator TMTM, and "Sulfax PMC (Tsurumi Chemical Co., Ltd.)" was used as the sulfur vulcanizing agent.
[0021]
[Table 1]
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[0022]
[Table 2]
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[0023]
The sticking properties, image evaluation, compression set, volume resistivity and kneading workability shown in Tables 3 and 4 were measured by the following methods.
[0024]
<Evaluation of sticking property>
For each of the examples and comparative examples, the material was extruded into a cylindrical shape, and a conductive core member was pressed into a molded body obtained by steam vulcanization at 160 ° C. for 30 minutes, and then ground to an outer diameter of 15 mm and a length of 250 mm. The contacted roller was brought into contact with the photosensitive member of a cartridge used for "Laser Printer Laser Jet 4000N" manufactured by Hewlett-Packard, a load of 1000 g was applied to both ends, and left for one month in an environment of 40 ° C./95% RH. After the standing, the load was removed, and those that did not adhere to the photoreceptor were indicated by ○, those that adhered but were detached from the photoreceptor by their own weight were indicated by Δ, and those that did not detach from the photoreceptor even by their own weight were indicated by x. Rollers need to be rated at least △.
[0025]
<Image evaluation>
The photoreceptor used for the sticking evaluation was assembled in the cartridge, and 30 sheets were printed in solid black, and the image was evaluated. The image was evaluated as ○ when there was no white streaks in the contact traces, as Δ when there was a white streak at the beginning but disappeared halfway, and x when the white streaks did not disappear to the end.
[0026]
<Evaluation of compression set>
For each of the examples and comparative examples, the compression set was measured at 70 ° C. for 72 hours under 25% compression in accordance with JIS K6262. Further, as a criterion of the compression set at which the paper transportability deteriorates, a value of less than 30% was evaluated as ○, and a value of 30% or more was evaluated as ×.
[0027]
<Volume resistivity evaluation>
For each of the examples and comparative examples, a voltage of 1 kV was applied to a 2 mm sheet, and L / L (15 ° C./10% RH), N / N (23 ° C./55% RH), H / H (35 ° C./85) % RH), the volume resistivity was determined. Further, a value obtained by dividing the resistance value under the L / L condition by the resistance value under the H / H condition was logarithmically converted to a variable digit.
[0028]
<Kneadability>
For each of the Examples and Comparative Examples, when kneading with an open roll, those having good kneading properties were evaluated as ○, those which were difficult to knead due to sticking to the roll surface, etc. △, as strongly adhering to the roll surface, etc. Those having poor kneading properties were evaluated as x.
[0029]
[Table 3]
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[0030]
[Table 4]
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[0031]
From Examples 1 to 5 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2, it can be seen that sticking is improved by adding a liquid sub, and that the addition amount is preferably 5 to 50 parts by mass. With the added amount, not only does not stick to the photoreceptor, but also no contamination of the photoreceptor is observed. Further, those having an addition amount of 10 to 30 parts by mass have good sticking properties and kneading processability, and it is understood that the addition amount is more preferable. If the amount is less than 5 parts by mass, the sub effect is small and the sticking property is poor, and the roller sticks to the photoconductor. If the amount exceeds 30 parts by mass, sticking will not occur due to a sub effect, but the compression set will be poor, and contamination of the photoreceptor will be recognized, making it unsuitable for roller use. Comparative Examples 3 and 4 contain liquid rubber in place of the liquid sub. However, a small amount has no effect on sticking, and if the added amount is increased until the effect is recognized, image evaluation and compression set will be reduced. It gets worse.
[0032]
From Example 3 and Examples 6 and 7, the acrylonitrile butadiene rubber to be used preferably has an acrylonitrile content of 25% by mass or less. When an acrylonitrile content of 25% by mass or less is used, there is an advantage that environmental dependency is further reduced and stable performance is obtained in each environment.
[0033]
Examples 3 and 8, 9 show that the resistance can be adjusted by blending acrylonitrile butadiene rubber and epichlorohydrin rubber. No adverse effect due to the blend of the two rubbers is observed, and the resistance can be arbitrarily adjusted according to the desired roller.
[0034]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, in a conductive roller in which a rubber layer is formed on a conductive core member, the rubber component in the rubber composition of the rubber layer is acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber or ebichlorohydrin rubber or a mixture thereof. And when the liquid sub is contained in an amount of 5 to 50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, there is no sticking to the photoreceptor or contamination of the photoreceptor without special surface treatment such as ultraviolet irradiation. Thus, it is possible to provide a conductive roller that has little effect on compression set. Further, this conductive roller is suitable as a conductive roller in which rubber is in direct contact with a photosensitive member, for example, as a transfer roller in an electrophotographic copying machine or the like.

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導電性芯部材の上にゴム層が形成されている導電性ローラにおいて、該ゴム層のゴム組成物中のゴム成分が、アクリロニトリルブタジエンゴム、エビクロルヒドリンゴム又はそれらの混合物であり、且つ液状サブが該ゴム成分100質量部に対し5〜50質量部含有されていることを特徴とする導電性ローラ。In a conductive roller in which a rubber layer is formed on a conductive core member, the rubber component in the rubber composition of the rubber layer is acrylonitrile butadiene rubber, shrimp chlorohydrin rubber or a mixture thereof, and Is 5 to 50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component. 前記ゴム組成物中のアクリロニトリルブタジエンゴムのアクリロニトリル含量が25質量%以下である請求項1に記載の導電性ローラ。The conductive roller according to claim 1, wherein an acrylonitrile content of the acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber in the rubber composition is 25% by mass or less. 前記導電性ローラが像担持体とこれに接触させて使用され、前記像担持体上のトナー像を記録媒体へ転写する転写ローラである請求項1又は2に記載の導電性ローラ。3. The conductive roller according to claim 1, wherein the conductive roller is a transfer roller that is used in contact with the image carrier and transfers a toner image on the image carrier to a recording medium.
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