WO2006013875A1 - 画像形成装置用転写ベルト - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, particularly a color image forming apparatus such as a color copying machine or a color laser printer, for transferring a toner image on a photosensitive drum onto a transfer material (paper).
- a color image forming apparatus such as a color copying machine or a color laser printer
- a toner image formed on a photosensitive drum is transferred onto a transfer material (paper) using a transfer belt for the image forming apparatus.
- the transfer method is becoming standard.
- FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of an intermediate transfer system which is one of the systems.
- the toner 1 and the developing roller 2 form a toner image on the photosensitive drum 3. Since this method is a quadruple tandem method, four color toners, developing rollers and photosensitive drums corresponding to the respective toners are provided.
- the toner image formed on the photosensitive drum 3 is transferred to the image forming apparatus transfer belt 5 by the primary transfer roller 4, the photosensitive drum 3, and the image forming apparatus transfer belt 5.
- the formed color image is transferred to the transfer material (paper) 7 by the secondary transfer roller 6, the transfer belt 5 for the image forming apparatus, and the transfer material (paper) 7, and then the fixing roller (not shown). Is not fixed).
- the basic principle is the same for the multiple transfer method.
- the resistivity in the circumferential direction of the belt (surface resistivity), and the resistivity in the thickness direction (volume resistivity) smaller than the surface resistivity.
- the resistivity does not vary depending on the position on the belt surface, use environment, voltage, etc.
- the belt has a high tensile elastic modulus in the circumferential direction, the surface is smooth, the contact angle is large and the toner is in the belt. It is easy to be transferred onto the transfer material (paper) !, (excellent toner separation), photosensitive drum and toner are not contaminated chemically (excellent non-contamination), flame retardant, Such characteristics are desired.
- a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus consisting of multiple layers.
- the publication has a base layer of a thermoplastic elastomer having a low resistance value and a surface layer of a thermoplastic elastomer having a high resistance value, and the base layer and the surface layer are formed by thermoforming.
- a characteristic transfer belt for an image forming apparatus is disclosed.
- a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus having elasticity in the thickness direction is also desired.
- a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus that satisfies this property in addition to the base layer and the surface layer as described above.
- the one having an elastic layer (intermediate layer) formed of an elastic body is also conceivable.
- the high tensile elastic modulus in the circumferential direction of the belt is achieved by the base layer, and the elasticity in the thickness direction is achieved by the elastic layer.
- the stable volume resistance value is controlled by selection of materials for forming the base layer and the elastic layer. Further, it is desired that a large surface resistivity, excellent toner releasing property, and excellent non-contamination property are achieved by the surface layer.
- Patent Document 1 JP 2002-287531 A (Claim 1)
- the present invention is a multi-layer transfer belt for an image forming apparatus having a base layer, an elastic layer (intermediate layer), and a surface layer, and has a large surface resistivity, an excellent toner separation property, an excellent non-staining property,
- An object of the present invention is to provide a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus. The present inventor has found that this problem can be achieved by forming the surface layer with a fluorine-containing polymer.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus having the above-described configuration and excellent characteristics, and further having a stable volume resistance value and the like.
- the present inventor has formed a surface layer of a fluorine-containing polymer and formed of an ion conductive elastomer between the base layer and the surface layer. It has been found that this problem can be achieved by providing a conductive layer.
- the adhesion between the fluorine-containing polymer constituting the surface layer and the elastomer such as urethane constituting the elastic layer is generally performed by physical treatment such as plasma treatment or blasting, or primer treatment. It can be carried out.
- physical treatment such as plasma treatment or blasting, or primer treatment. It can be carried out.
- plasma treatment or blasting or primer treatment.
- contaminants may bleed through a thin surface layer.
- the present invention is also a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus having the above-described configuration and excellent characteristics, and does not require excessive labor and time, and may cause a problem of bleeding of contaminants.
- Another object is to provide a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus in which excellent adhesion between the surface layer and the elastic layer is ensured.
- the present inventor has found that the above problem can be achieved by providing a specific binder layer between a surface layer formed of a fluorine-containing polymer and an elastic layer formed of an elastomer.
- Claim 1 of the present invention provides
- a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus is provided.
- the transfer belt for an image forming apparatus has a surface layer formed of a fluorine-containing polymer, it can achieve a large surface resistivity, an excellent toner releasing property, an excellent non-staining property, and the like.
- the present invention provides a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus having the following configuration.
- the transfer belt for an image forming apparatus wherein the elastic layer is formed of an ion conductive elastomer (Claim 2). .
- the transfer belt for an image forming apparatus having this configuration has excellent characteristics such as a more stable volume resistance value.
- a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus characterized in that the transfer belt is formed of a material having a thermal decomposition point equal to or higher than the melting point of the material constituting the surface layer (Claim 3). According to the transfer belt for an image forming apparatus having this configuration, an excellent adhesion force between the surface layer and the elastic layer can be ensured without requiring excessive labor and time and also causing a problem of bleeding of contaminants.
- PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
- PFA tetrafluoroethylene 'perfluoroalkyl butyl ether
- Claim 4 of the present invention corresponds to this preferred embodiment, and is the image forming apparatus transfer belt as described above, which is a fluorine-containing polymer force PTFE or PFA. An image transfer belt is provided.
- the fluorine-containing polymer that forms the surface layer includes polymers of monomers such as bi-lidene fluoride, trifluoroethylene, tetrafluoroethylene, tetrafluoropropylene, and hexafluoropropylene. Polymers are also exemplified. Among them, a polymer of a monomer containing vinylidene fluoride, that is, a homopolymer of vinylidene fluoride (polyvinylidene fluoride, hereinafter abbreviated as PVDF) is a combination of two or more containing vinylidene fluoride. Monomer copolymer power is preferred. These are rich in flexibility and have an advantage that it is difficult to inhibit the elasticity of the elastic layer.
- monomers such as bi-lidene fluoride, trifluoroethylene, tetrafluoroethylene, tetrafluoropropylene, and hexafluoropropylene. Polymers are also exemplified
- Claim 5 of the present invention corresponds to this preferred embodiment, and is the above-described transfer belt for an image forming apparatus, which is a polymer of a monomer containing fluorine-containing polymer strength vinylidene fluoride.
- the present invention provides a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus.
- PVDF has a relatively low melting point among fluorine-containing polymers.
- finishing can be performed at a temperature (approx. 160 ° C) without deteriorating the elastic layer such as retane (decomposition temperature approx. 170 ° C). It also has the advantage of being able to
- Claim 6 of the present invention corresponds to this preferred embodiment, and is a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus as described above, wherein the transfer belt for an image forming apparatus is a fluorine-containing polymer force PVDF. It is to provide.
- tetrafluoroethylene is also used.
- the copolymer of hexafluoropropylene and vinylidene fluoride (hereinafter abbreviated as THV) is particularly excellent in non-staining properties with a particularly large contact angle and very few bleeds. Particularly preferred.
- THV has a relatively low melting point among fluorine-containing polymers. Temperature (about 160 ° C) does not degrade elastic layers such as urethane (decomposition temperature about 170 ° C). In many cases, it is possible to carry out finishing (baking), and as a result, there is also an advantage that the toner releasing property can be improved.
- Claim 7 of the present invention corresponds to this preferred embodiment, and is a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus as described above, wherein the transfer belt for an image forming apparatus has a fluorine-containing polymer power THV. It is to provide.
- the surface layer is preferably simply coated by spray coating a solution of THV or PVDF on the elastic layer. It is formed.
- Claim 8 of the present invention corresponds to this preferred embodiment, and is the above-described transfer belt for an image forming apparatus, wherein the fluorine-containing polymer force is THV or PVDF, and the elastic layer is urethane. Further, the present invention provides a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus, wherein the surface layer is formed by spray-coating a THV or PVDF solution on the neutral layer.
- the thickness of the surface layer is preferably in the range of 1 to 15 m. The same applies when the image forming apparatus transfer belt has a layer other than the base layer, the elastic layer, the binder layer, and the surface layer. Within this range, sufficient wear resistance and flexibility can be achieved at the same time.
- Claim 19 corresponds to this preferable aspect, and is the image forming apparatus transfer belt, wherein the surface layer has a thickness of 1 to 15 m. An image transfer belt is provided.
- the elastic layer plays a role of imparting flexibility in the thickness direction of the belt.
- the transfer belt for an image forming apparatus of the present invention has sufficient flexibility in the thickness direction because an elastic layer formed by an elastomer is provided between the base layer and the surface layer. Then, due to the elasticity that cannot be obtained with a conventional single-layer transfer belt for an image forming apparatus, the toner can be conveyed without being crushed, and a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus that can cope with high image quality can be obtained. became.
- urethane acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), ethylene rubber (EP), silicon rubber (SR), polyamide, or two or more kinds of these elastomers may be used. I like it.
- Claim 9 of the present invention corresponds to this preferred embodiment, and is the transfer belt for an image forming apparatus, wherein the elastomer is urethane, acrylonitrile butadiene rubber, ethylene rubber, silicon rubber, polyamide, or
- the present invention provides a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus characterized by being one or more of these two types of elastomers.
- Claim 10 of the present invention corresponds to this preferred embodiment, and provides a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus as described above, wherein the elastomer is urethane. is there.
- an ion conductive elastomer as the elastomer (the aspect of claim 2) because the volume resistance value can be stably controlled.
- the ion conductivity can be performed by dispersing an ion conductive material to impart conductivity.
- the volume resistance value of the entire transfer belt for an image forming apparatus is preferably in the range of 10 8 to L0 14 ⁇ 'cm.
- the volume resistance value of the entire transfer belt for image forming apparatus is the sum of the volume resistance values of the base layer and the elastic layer. Therefore, one of the image forming apparatuses can be controlled by controlling only one of the volume resistance values by making one considerably larger than the other and reducing the influence of the other volume resistance value on the entire volume resistance value of the transfer belt for the image forming apparatus. Total transfer belt volume It is also possible to control the resistance value.
- a preferable range of the volume resistance value of the base layer and the elastic layer varies depending on the use form of the transfer belt for the image forming apparatus.
- the resistance value is controlled mainly by the base layer, in-plane variation and voltage dependency are likely to occur, so the resistance value is controlled by the elastic layer. To do that, it is better to make the resistance value of the dielectric layer larger than the resistance value of the base layer!
- Claim 11 corresponds to this preferred embodiment, and is the above-mentioned transfer belt for an image forming apparatus, wherein the resistance value ( ⁇ ) of the elastic layer is greater than the resistance value ( ⁇ ) of the base layer.
- the present invention provides a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus characterized by being large.
- the resistance value of the elastic layer is expressed as follows. ⁇ ) is preferably 10 times or more and 10 8 times or less.
- Claim 12 corresponds to this preferable mode, and is the above-described transfer belt for an image forming apparatus, wherein the resistance value ( ⁇ ) of the elastic layer is equal to the resistance value ( ⁇ ) of the base layer. It is an object of the present invention to provide a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus, which is 10 times or more and 10 8 times or less.
- the volume resistance value of the elastic layer is preferably 10 8 to: ⁇ 0 14 ⁇ 'cm from the viewpoint of toner delivery.
- Claim 13 corresponds to this preferable embodiment, and is the above-described transfer belt for an image forming apparatus, wherein the elastic layer has a volume resistance value of 10 8 to 10 14 ⁇ 'cm.
- the present invention provides a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus characterized by the above.
- the thickness of the elastic layer imparts appropriate elasticity (flexibility) in the thickness direction to the transfer belt for an image forming apparatus ⁇ ; isometric force, a force in the range of 50 to 300 ⁇ m S, preferably 100 to 250 A range of ⁇ m is preferred.
- the base layer of the transfer belt for an image forming apparatus of the present invention is formed of a material having a high elastic modulus, and gives a high tensile elastic modulus to the transfer belt for an image forming apparatus. Therefore, a material having an elastic modulus of 1 GPa or more is more preferable, and a material having an elastic modulus of 1 to LOGPa is more preferable.
- the volume resistance value of the transfer belt for the image forming apparatus can also be controlled by the material of the base layer.
- the high modulus material forming the base layer includes polyimide (PI), polyamideimide (PAI)
- PVDF force is preferably exemplified.
- Claim 14 of the present invention corresponds to this preferred embodiment, and is the above-described transfer belt for an image forming apparatus, wherein the base layer is formed of polyimide (PI), polyamideimide (PAI), or PVDF. It is an object of the present invention to provide a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus.
- PI polyimide
- PAI polyamideimide
- PVDF PVDF
- a conductive material such as carbon black (acetylene black) can be added to the base layer formed of polyimide (PI), polyamideimide (PAI), PVDF, or the like to control the volume resistance value.
- PI polyimide
- PAI polyamideimide
- PVDF polyvinyl urethane
- the thickness of the base layer is preferably in the range of 30 to: LOOm, from the viewpoint of imparting a high tensile elastic modulus in the circumferential direction of the transfer belt for image forming apparatus to the transfer belt for image forming apparatus.
- the range of 40 to 80 ⁇ m is preferred.
- the base layer gives a tensile elastic modulus in the circumferential direction to the transfer belt for the image forming apparatus, and the elastic layer gives an elastic modulus in the laminating direction. Also, if the resistance value of the base layer is lowered too much, the current does not flow in the stacking direction but flows in the circumferential direction, which must be avoided.
- the thickness of the elastic layer is preferably 1 to 10 times, particularly 2 to 4 times the thickness of the base layer. preferable.
- Claim 15 corresponds to this preferable mode, and is the above-described transfer belt for an image forming apparatus, wherein the thickness of the elastic layer is 1 to 10 times the thickness of the base layer.
- the present invention provides a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus as a feature.
- the transfer belt for an image forming apparatus of the present invention is preferably provided with a single layer between the surface layer and the elastic layer.
- the binder layer force melting point is not more than the thermal decomposition point of the material constituting the elastic layer, and the thermal decomposition point is not less than the melting point of the material constituting the surface layer. (Aspect of claim 3) is particularly preferred.
- the binder layer has a melting point equal to or lower than the thermal decomposition point of the material constituting the elastic layer.
- the binder layer is made of a material having a thermal decomposition point equal to or higher than the melting point of the material constituting the surface layer
- the binder layer is equal to or higher than the melting point of the surface layer and lower than the thermal decomposition point of the binder layer. Both can be fused by heating to temperature.
- the material forming the single layer of the noinder is a material that is soluble in a solvent. That is, the material constituting the binder layer can be bonded by simply dissolving it in a solvent and applying it to the surface layer by spraying or dipping.
- Claim 16 corresponds to this preferable mode, and is the image forming apparatus transfer belt, wherein the image forming apparatus is a material that forms a binder layer and is a material that is soluble in a solvent.
- a transfer belt for a forming apparatus is provided.
- the noinder layer is a fluorine-containing polymer, it contains a tetrafluoride component, so it easily adheres to PTFE and PFA, and has a low-grade product with a melting point of 110 ° C.
- THV is preferable because the decomposition point is as high as 400 ° C. (above the melting point of PTFE), excellent adhesion to urethane and the like, and softness.
- the binder layer is THV and the surface layer is PTFE or PFA.
- Claim 17 corresponds to this preferred embodiment, and is the image forming apparatus transfer belt, wherein the binder layer is THV. Is to provide.
- the fluorine-containing polymer used as the surface layer of the transfer belt for an image forming apparatus of the present invention is excellent in toner release properties.
- the binder layer is also formed of the fluorine-containing polymer so that the adhesion between the two layers is sufficiently strong.
- the same fluorine-containing polymer as the fluorine-containing polymer that forms the surface layer is used.
- the fluorine-containing polymer contained in the binder layer is preferably contained in the material forming the binder layer as a powder.
- the particle size of the powdery material is preferably 0.01 to: LO m. This is because powders with a particle size of less than 0.01 m are difficult to produce, while if the particle size exceeds, a sedimentation problem occurs and the surface roughness tends to worsen immediately.
- the preferred amount of the fluorine-containing polymer to be contained in the binder layer is 1 to 300 parts with respect to 100 parts of the material forming the binder layer.
- THV contains 10 to LOO part of PFA.
- Claim 18 corresponds to the preferred embodiment described above, wherein in the transfer belt for an image forming apparatus, the binder layer contains a fluorine-containing polymer that forms a surface layer.
- the present invention provides a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus.
- the thickness of the noinda layer is increased, the volume resistance value is increased, and when the thickness is decreased, the adhesive force is decreased. From such a viewpoint, the thickness is preferably 0.1 to 10 m.
- Claim 20 corresponds to this preferable mode, and is the above-described transfer belt for an image forming apparatus, wherein the thickness of the binder layer is 0.1 to 10 ⁇ m.
- the present invention provides a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus.
- the present invention is not limited to a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus comprising only a base layer, an elastic layer, a binder layer, and a surface layer, and further, within the range not impairing the object of the present invention, depending on the required properties.
- Other layers are provided as defined in the present specification, between the elastic layer and the elastic layer, between the elastic layer and the binder layer, between the noinder layer and the surface layer.
- the transfer belt of the present invention is for an image forming apparatus and is formed on a photosensitive drum or the like. It has a function of transferring an image to a transfer material such as paper.
- the image forming apparatus include a copying machine using an electrophotographic method, a laser printer, and the like.
- the image forming apparatus is not limited to these, and a toner image is formed and transferred onto a transfer material. All devices having a function of forming an image are included.
- the transfer belt for an image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a transfer fixing belt for an image forming apparatus that performs transfer and fixing at the same time. It is preferable to apply the present invention.
- Claim 21 of the present invention corresponds to this preferable aspect, and is the transfer belt for an image forming apparatus described above, wherein the transfer belt for the image forming apparatus is a transfer fixing belt for the image forming apparatus.
- a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus is provided.
- the transfer belt for an image forming apparatus of the present invention uses a surface force S formed of a fluorine-containing polymer, it achieves a large surface resistivity, an excellent toner separation property, and an excellent non-staining property. Can do.
- the surface resistivity, the toner releasing property and the non-staining property are particularly excellent.
- the transfer belt for an image forming apparatus of the present invention has an elastomer between the base layer and the surface layer. Since the elastic layer formed by one is provided, it has sufficient flexibility in the thickness direction.
- the volume resistance value can be controlled more stably.
- the stable resistance value of the transfer belt for an image forming apparatus can be controlled only by the elastic layer.
- a material having a melting point between the surface layer and the elastic layer that is not higher than the thermal decomposition point of the material constituting the elastic layer, and that has a thermal decomposition point not lower than the melting point of the material constituting the surface layer is provided, it is possible to bond the surface layer and the elastic layer without requiring excessive labor and time. Moreover, since this binder layer does not contain a substance that contaminates the surface layer like the primer, there is no problem that the contaminants bleed through the thin surface layer.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a method for producing a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus according to the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a method for producing a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus according to the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a method for producing a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus according to the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a method for producing a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus according to the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of an image transfer method in which a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus is used.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus according to the present invention.
- the transfer belt for an image forming apparatus in FIG. 1 has a surface layer 9 and a base layer 11, and an elastic layer 12 between the surface layer 9 and the base layer 11.
- the surface layer 9 is formed of PTFE, and as a result, excellent toner release properties are obtained.
- the base layer 11 is made of polyimide having a modulus of elasticity of 1 to LOGPa, and has a thickness of 40 to 80 m. As a result, a high tensile elastic modulus in the circumferential direction of the image forming apparatus transfer belt is imparted to the image forming apparatus transfer belt.
- the elastic layer 12 is formed of aqueous urethane.
- the elastic layer 12 has a thickness in the range of 100 to 250 ⁇ m, and as a result, an appropriate flexibility in the thickness direction is imparted to the transfer belt for the image forming apparatus.
- the elastic layer 12 has a volume resistance value in the range of 10 8 to 10 14 ⁇ ′cm. Further, the volume resistance value of the elastic layer 12 is more than 10 times the volume resistance value of the base layer 11, and therefore the volume resistance value of the entire transfer belt for image forming apparatus is also in the range of about 10 8 to 10 14 ⁇ 'cm. Is within.
- a polyimide varnish was applied to the outside, and then the mold was heated to perform an imidization reaction, and a polyimide layer (base layer) having a thickness of 60 m covering the periphery of the mold. Layer) was formed.
- a thickener was added to the aqueous urethane to obtain a viscosity of about 1 OPa's, and after defoaming, it was applied on the polyimide layer by dipping. After coating, the moisture was dried at room temperature and further annealed at 160 ° C. to form a 200 ⁇ m-thick urethane layer (elastic layer) on the polyimide layer.
- a THV solution was spray-coated on the urethane layer under the condition that the thickness after drying and annealing was 5 m. Thereafter, drying and annealing at 160 ° C. were performed to form a surface layer, whereby a transfer belt of the present invention was obtained.
- THV melting point: 120 ° C.
- carbon conductive treatment is performed on the surface of the drum-shaped mold 10 by adding acetylene black to form a polyimide having a volume resistance adjusted, and fired at 380 ° C.
- the base layer 11 was provided.
- aqueous urethane (melting point: 120 ° C., thermal decomposition point: 180 ° C.) was applied on the base layer 11 by a dip method and dried to provide the elastic layer 12.
- the composite of the base layer 11 and the elastic layer 12 provided on the surface of the drum mold 10 is peeled off from the drum mold 10 and the composite formed into a cylindrical shape is shown in FIG.
- the coefficient of thermal expansion made by MC Nyton was fitted into the outer periphery of the core 13 of OX 10 _5 Z ° C.
- the core 13 in which the composite of the base layer 11 and the elastic layer 12 is fitted is connected to the outer cylinder 8 in which the composite layer of the noder layer 14 and the surface layer 9 is provided on the inner surface. And heated to 150 ° C. in vacuo. Due to this heating, there is a difference in the coefficient of thermal expansion between the outer cylinder 8 and the core 13, so that the thermally expanded core 13 presses the inner surface of the outer cylinder 8 and the composite layer of the base layer 11 and the elastic layer 12 As a result, a composite with a four-layer structure consisting of a composite layer of a noda layer 14 and a surface layer 9 was obtained.
- Figure 6 shows a cross-sectional view of this composite.
- the core 13 and the outer cylinder 8 were cooled, and a four-layer composite was separated therefrom to obtain a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus.
- the obtained transfer belt for an image forming apparatus has a base layer (polyimide) having a thickness of 60 ⁇ m, an elastic layer (urethane) having a thickness of 200 ⁇ m, and a binder layer (THV) having a thickness of 1 ⁇ m.
- the melting point of THV of the binder layer used in this example is 120 ° C.
- the melting point of PTFE of the force surface layer is 327 ° C. Therefore, it is difficult to fire the surface layer by a method in which the spray layer is used to sequentially provide the neutral layer, the noda layer, and the surface layer from the base layer.
- the elastic layer and the binder layer could be firmly bonded by the above manufacturing method, that is, the method of pressing the inner surface of the outer cylinder 8 with the core 13.
- the inner surface of the outer cylinder 8 is pressed by the core 13, and a composite layer of the base layer 11 and the elastic layer 12, and the composite layer of the binder layer 14 and the surface layer 9 is formed.
- the difference between the thermal expansion coefficients of the core 13 and the outer cylinder 8 was used as a method of obtaining the base layer 11 by other methods such as using air pressure or using instantaneous explosive force.
- the composite of the elastic layer 12 may be pressed against the composite layer of the binder layer 14 and the surface layer 9 to obtain a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus.
- Example 2 except that the thickness of the binder layer 14 was changed by changing the amount of THV melted in butyl acetate, and the aqueous urethane applied on the base layer 11 was changed to an ion-conductive treatment.
- a base layer polyimide
- an elastic layer urethane
- a binder layer THV
- a surface layer having a thickness of 5 ⁇ m
- the ionic conductive treatment was performed by dispersing the ionic conductive agent in water-based urethane, and the volume resistivity was adjusted to be 10 times the volume resistivity of the base layer 11.
- the obtained transfer belt for an image forming apparatus was excellent in surface resistivity, toner-releasing property, and non-contamination property. Further, the volume resistance value of the transfer belt for the image forming apparatus was stably controlled by the elastic layer 12. Furthermore, between the surface layer and the binder layer, the binder layer and The adhesive layers were firmly bonded, and no bleed was generated.
- the PTFE used for the formation of the surface layer 9 is a dispersion of conductive zinc oxide (ZnO), and water-based urethane applied on the base layer 11 is subjected to ion conductive treatment. Except for the change, in the same manner as in Example 2, an elastic layer (urethane) having a thickness of 200 ⁇ m and a binder layer (THV) having a thickness of 1 ⁇ m were formed on a base layer (polyimide) having a thickness of 60 m. A transfer belt for an image forming apparatus having a surface layer (PTFE) having a thickness of 5 ⁇ m was obtained.
- ZnO conductive zinc oxide
- TSV binder layer
- the ionic conductive treatment was performed by dispersing an ionic conductive agent in water-based urethane, and the volume resistivity was adjusted to 10 9 ⁇ 'cm.
- the volume resistivity of surface layer 9 is ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ 'cm
- the volume resistivity of the inner layer 14 is ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ' cm
- the polyimide forming the base layer 11 has a volume resistivity of 10 8 It was adjusted to ⁇ 'cm.
- the obtained transfer belt for an image forming apparatus was excellent in surface resistivity, toner separation property and non-contamination property.
- the volume resistance value of the transfer belt for image forming apparatus was stably controlled by the elastic layer 12.
- the coefficient of thermal expansion with a mirror-finished inner surface is 1.
- 76 X 10 _5 Z ° C steel outer cylinder 8 on the inner surface of PFA (DuPont 350J Dispurge, particle size 0 2 / zm) (melting point 295 ° C.) was applied by a dipping method and baked at 380 ° C. to provide a surface layer 9.
- THV THV220 manufactured by Sumitomo 3M Co., Ltd.
- melting point 120 ° C, thermal decomposition point 400 ° C was melted in butylacetate, formed on the surface layer 9 by the dipping method, and dried.
- a binder layer 14 was provided. Furthermore, the binder layer 14 was heated at 350 ° C., which is higher than the melting point of PFA and THV, and adhered to the surface layer 9. Otherwise, a transfer belt for an image forming apparatus was obtained in the same manner as in Example 3.
- the obtained transfer belt for an image forming apparatus has a base layer (polyimide) having a thickness of 60 ⁇ m, an elastic layer (urethane ion-conductive) having a thickness of 200 ⁇ m, and a thickness of 3 ⁇ m.
- the volume resistance value of the transfer belt for the image forming apparatus is stably controlled by the elastic layer 12. It had been. Furthermore, the surface layer and the binder layer, and the binder layer and the elastic layer were firmly bonded, and no bleed was generated.
- the melting point of THV of the binder layer is 120 ° C. Since the melting point of PFA of the surface layer is 295 ° C, using the spray method, the elastic layer and binder are sequentially formed from the base layer. In the method of providing the layer and the surface layer, it is difficult to fire the surface layer, but the elastic layer and the binder layer can be firmly bonded by the above-described manufacturing method.
- THFA Suditomo 3M THV220
- PFA powder DuPont 340J, particle size 0.2 ⁇
- the obtained transfer belt for an image forming apparatus has a base layer (polyimide) having a thickness of 60 ⁇ m, an elastic layer (urethane ion-conductive) having a thickness of 200 ⁇ m, and a 3 ⁇ m thickness.
- Example 5 the adhesive force between the surface layer and the binder layer of the transfer belt for an image forming apparatus obtained in Example 3, Example 5 or Example 6 was measured.
- the measurement was performed by the following method. That is, the force required to peel off both layers was measured as the adhesive strength at a measurement location where a cut of lcm width was made in the surface layer and the binder layer.
- Example 3 and Example 5 the adhesive strength was 0.06 kgZcm. In Example 6, it was 0.35 kgZcm. From the above results, it was confirmed that the adhesive strength between the surface layer and the binder layer was improved by containing the fluorine-containing polymer forming the surface layer in the binder layer.
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