WO2013099129A1 - 現像部材、プロセスカートリッジおよび電子写真用画像形成装置 - Google Patents

現像部材、プロセスカートリッジおよび電子写真用画像形成装置 Download PDF

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WO2013099129A1
WO2013099129A1 PCT/JP2012/007937 JP2012007937W WO2013099129A1 WO 2013099129 A1 WO2013099129 A1 WO 2013099129A1 JP 2012007937 W JP2012007937 W JP 2012007937W WO 2013099129 A1 WO2013099129 A1 WO 2013099129A1
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真樹 山田
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  • the present invention relates to a developing member, a process cartridge, and an electrophotographic image forming apparatus.
  • an image forming method of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus such as a copying machine or an optical printer
  • a developing method using a non-magnetic one-component toner is known.
  • a photosensitive member that is a rotatable electrostatic latent image carrier is charged by a charging member such as a charging roller, and the surface of the charged photosensitive member is exposed to laser light to form an electrostatic latent image.
  • the toner in the developer container is applied onto the developing member by the developer supplying member and the developer amount regulating member, and electrostatic charging by the toner is performed at the contact portion between the photosensitive member and the developing member.
  • the latent image is developed.
  • the toner image on the photosensitive member is transferred onto the recording material via the intermediate transfer member at or without the transfer portion at the transfer portion, and the toner image is fixed on the recording material by heat and pressure at the fixing portion, and the fixed image is formed.
  • the recording material is discharged out of the image forming apparatus.
  • examples of the developing device include those having the following configurations.
  • a developing roller is provided so that the opening of the developer container for storing the toner is closed and a part thereof is exposed to the outside of the container, and the exposed part faces the photosensitive member.
  • the developer container there are provided a developer supply member that supplies toner to the developing roller, and a developer amount regulating member that forms a toner layer on the developing member and makes a constant amount of toner on the developing member. After the development of the electrostatic latent image, the toner remaining on the developing member is scraped off by the developer supplying member and mixed with the toner in the developer container.
  • the developing member used in such a non-magnetic one-component developing method has minute resin particles in the resin that forms the surface layer of the developing member in order to impart uniform chargeability to the toner and uniform toner transportability.
  • a technique has been proposed in which minute irregularities are provided by containing (Patent Document 1).
  • the quality of electrophotographic images sometimes deteriorated while outputting a large number of images in an environment of low temperature and low humidity (for example, temperature 15 ° C. and relative humidity 10%).
  • Such deterioration of the quality of the electrophotographic image is considered to be caused by a change in the charge imparting performance of the developing member or a change in the toner conveying performance due to the fusion of the toner to the surface of the developing member due to long-term use.
  • the toner fusion itself to the surface of the developing member can be suppressed by softening the surface layer of the developing roller.
  • the resin particles (roughened particles) in the surface layer on which the convex portions are formed on the surface layer are likely to drop off, causing the surface shape of the developing member to change over time.
  • the toner conveyance performance may change over time. The change in the toner conveyance performance with time also causes the quality of the electrophotographic image to deteriorate over time.
  • the present invention is directed to providing a developing member in which the toner or the like is hardly fused even when used for a long period of time and the toner transport performance is hardly changed.
  • the present invention is also directed to providing an electrophotographic apparatus and a process cartridge that contribute to the stable provision of high-quality electrophotographic images.
  • the surface layer of the developing roller has a specific structure. It was found that the softening of the resin layer and the falling off of the resin particles on the surface layer can be suppressed. As a result, it has been found that toner fusion after image output for a long period of time can be suppressed, and image defects due to toner fusion can be suppressed. Based on this knowledge, the present invention has been completed.
  • a developing member having a substrate and a surface layer, the surface layer containing a polyurethane resin as a binder resin and polyurethane resin particles dispersed in the binder resin,
  • the polyurethane resin as the binder resin is represented by the structure represented by the following structural formula (1), the structure represented by the following structural formula (2), and the following structural formula (3) between two adjacent urethane bonds.
  • a developing member having any one or both structures selected from structures and having a structure represented by the following structural formula (4) between two adjacent urethane bonds.
  • an electrophotographic process cartridge which is configured to be detachable from the main body of the electrophotographic image forming apparatus and has the developing member described above.
  • an electrophotographic image forming apparatus having the above developing member is provided.
  • both the softening of the surface layer and the suppression of the falling off of the resin particles in the surface layer of the developing member after long-term image output are achieved.
  • the charging performance changes even after long-term use. It is possible to obtain a charging member that is difficult to perform.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating an example of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus according to the present invention.
  • 1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating an example of an electrophotographic process cartridge of the present invention. The cross-sectional image figure before the image output of a developing roller is shown.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which a polyurethane resin around a convex portion formed by polyurethane resin particles is scraped after an image is output from a developing roller.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which a polyurethane resin around a convex portion formed by polyurethane resin particles is scraped after an image is output from a developing roller.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the polyurethane resin around the convex portion formed by the polyurethane resin particles is scraped and the resin particles are dropped after the image is output from the developing roller. A part of characteristic structure which the urethane resin which concerns on this invention has is shown.
  • the developing member according to the present invention has a columnar or hollow cylindrical substrate (axial core) 2 and a surface layer 4.
  • the elastic layer 3 is provided between the base 2 and the surface layer 4 as shown in FIG. 1A.
  • a developing roller having an elastic layer 3 is preferably used.
  • the substrate 2 has conductivity and functions as an electrode and a support member of the developing roller 1.
  • the substrate 2 is a conductive material such as a metal or alloy such as aluminum, copper alloy, stainless steel, or iron plated with chromium or nickel. Constructed of sex material.
  • a primer may be applied to the surface of the shaft core body in order to improve the adhesion between the shaft core body and an elastic layer described later. Examples of the primer include silane coupling agent-based primers, urethane-based, acrylic-based, polyester-based, polyether-based, and epoxy-based thermosetting resins and thermoplastic resins. Moreover, the following are mentioned as a commercially available primer.
  • the primer may be colored with a dye or pigment.
  • dyes and pigments include, for example, monoazo dyes and polyazo dyes, anthraquinone derivatives, anthrone derivative anthraquinone dyes / pigments, phthalocyanine dyes / pigments, acridine dyes, azine dyes, oxazine dyes, thiazine dyes, fluorescent dyes, azoic dyes, Examples include Bengala, carbon black, and titanium oxide. These can be used alone or in combination of two or more. Specific examples of dyes or pigments are given below. In particular, when coloring the above-mentioned commercially available primer, Solvent Blue 44, Solvent Blue 70, Pigment Blue 15, Solvent Black 3 or Pigment Red 122 can be suitably used.
  • the elastic layer 3 has hardness and elasticity that can be pressed against the photoconductor with an appropriate nip width and nip pressure so that the toner can be supplied to the electrostatic latent image formed on the photoconductor surface without excess or deficiency. 1 is provided for granting.
  • the elastic layer 3 can use various rubber materials. Examples of the rubber used for the rubber material include the following.
  • Ethylene-propylene-diene copolymer rubber EPDM
  • acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber NBR
  • chloroprene rubber CR
  • natural rubber NR
  • isoprene rubber IR
  • styrene-butadiene rubber SBR
  • fluorine rubber Silicone rubber, epichlorohydrin rubber, urethane rubber.
  • silicone rubber is preferable.
  • silicone rubber include polydimethylsiloxane, polymethyltrifluoropropylsiloxane, polymethylvinylsiloxane, polyphenylvinylsiloxane, and copolymers of these siloxanes.
  • various additives such as a conductivity imparting agent, a non-conductive filler, and a catalyst are appropriately blended.
  • a conductivity imparting agent fine particles of conductive metal such as aluminum or copper, fine particles of conductive metal oxide such as zinc oxide, tin oxide or titanium oxide, or carbon black can be used. Of these, carbon black is particularly preferred because it is relatively easy to obtain and provides good conductivity.
  • carbon black is used as the conductivity imparting agent, 10 to 80 parts by mass is blended with 100 parts by mass of rubber in the rubber material.
  • Non-conductive fillers include silica, quartz powder, titanium oxide, zinc oxide or calcium carbonate.
  • the thickness of the elastic layer 3 is preferably in the range of 1.5 to 5.0 mm, and more preferably in the range of 2.0 to 4.0 mm.
  • the surface layer of the present invention contains polyurethane resin particles dispersed in a binder resin for the purpose of imparting roughness to the surface and imparting toner transportability.
  • the binder resin for the surface layer of the present invention is a polyurethane resin. And this polyurethane resin is Between two adjacent urethane bonds, A structure represented by the following structural formula (1); One or both of structures selected from the structure represented by the following structural formula (2) and the structure represented by the following structural formula (3), and Between two adjacent urethane bonds, it has a structure represented by the following structural formula (4).
  • FIG. 8 shows a part of the characteristic structure of the urethane resin according to the present invention. That is, in FIG. 8, the structure represented by the structural formula (1) and the structure represented by the structural formula (2) are sandwiched between two adjacent urethane bonds A1 and A2. Further, the structure represented by the structural formula (4) is sandwiched between two adjacent urethane bonds B1 and B2 in a combination different from the urethane bonds A1 and A2.
  • p, q, r, x, y, z, and n each independently represent a positive integer. It is not clear why the surface layer containing the polyurethane resin according to the present invention can suppress the dropping of the polyurethane resin particles, which are rough particles, while being flexible.
  • the surface layer containing the resin according to the present invention has a high ability to retain the resin particles when an external force is applied to the resin particles.
  • the inventors presume the reason as follows. That is, in the urethane resin according to the present invention, the structure represented by the structural formula (1), the structure represented by the structural formula (2), and the structure represented by the structural formula (3) between two adjacent urethane bonds.
  • the portion having either or both of the structures selected (hereinafter also referred to as “A portion”) is less likely to be crystallized and flexible due to the introduction of a methyl group in the side chain as compared to conventional polyether urethane. is there. Moreover, it has very low polarity due to the introduction of a methyl group in the side chain.
  • a portion (hereinafter also referred to as “B portion”) having a structure represented by the structural formula (4) between two adjacent urethane bonds is very low in polarity. Therefore, the A portion and the B portion can exist without phase separation in the surface layer. Further, the B portion has crystallinity.
  • the structure represented by the structural formula (1), the structure represented by the structural formula (2), and the structure represented by the structural formula (3) between two adjacent urethane bonds are selected.
  • a highly flexible polyurethane having a structure a highly crystalline polyurethane containing the structure represented by the structural formula (4) exists between two adjacent urethane bonds in the form of a filler. It is thought that it is reinforced as a whole. As a result, it is presumed that the surface layer according to the present invention is flexible and has excellent tear resistance.
  • the polyurethane resin which is the binder resin of the present invention is a polyether diol (A ′) having at least one structure selected from the structure of the structural formula (1) and the structural formulas (2) and (3) or the polyether diol. And a polyol (B ′) having the structure of the structural formula (4) and an isocyanate component are preferably reacted.
  • (A ′) is specifically a polyether diol obtained by ring-opening copolymerization of tetrahydrofuran and 3-methyl-tetrahydrofuran.
  • (B ′) is specifically a polyol having a butadiene structure whose main chain is mainly composed of 1,4 bonds.
  • the effect of the present invention is not impaired except for the structure of the structural formula (1) and at least one structure selected from the structural formulas (2) and (3).
  • Aliphatic polyesters include 1,4-butanediol, 3-methyl-1.5-pentanediol, diol components such as neopentyl glycol, triol components such as trimethylolpropane, and adipine Examples thereof include aliphatic polyester polyols obtained by condensation reaction with dicarboxylic acids such as acid, glutaric acid and sebacic acid.
  • polyol components may be preliminarily used as necessary, such as 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate (TDI), 1,4 diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI).
  • TDI 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate
  • MDI 1,4 diphenylmethane diisocyanate
  • IPDI isophorone diisocyanate
  • a prepolymer that is chain-extended with isocyanate may be used.
  • the isocyanate compound to be reacted with these polyol components is not particularly limited, but is an aliphatic polyisocyanate such as ethylene diisocyanate, 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI), or isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI).
  • an aliphatic polyisocyanate such as ethylene diisocyanate, 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI), or isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI).
  • aromatic isocyanates such as tolylene diisocyanate, diphenylmethane diisocyanate, and polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate are more preferably used.
  • these isocyanate components may also be prepolymers that have been chain-extended in advance with a polyol.
  • the number average molecular weight of the prepolymer is preferably from 10,000 to 15,000.
  • the isocyanate content of the prepolymer is preferably in the range of 3.0 to 5.0% by mass.
  • the mixing ratio of the isocyanate component to be reacted with the polyol component is preferably such that the ratio of the isocyanate group is 1.1 to 4.0 with respect to 1.0 of the polyol hydroxyl group.
  • the polyurethane resin particles of the present invention preferably have a low glass transition temperature, specifically -35 ° C. or lower.
  • the glass transition temperature of the polyurethane resin particles is low, the polyurethane resin particles are hardly hard even at a low temperature, and an increase in the hardness of the surface layer at a low temperature can be suppressed. Further, when the polyurethane resin particles are soft, the stress is absorbed, and the binder resin can be prevented from being scraped.
  • the surface of the polyurethane resin particles of the present invention is preferably coated with silica fine particles.
  • silica fine particles When the silica fine particles are coated, tearing of the binder resin is further suppressed, and the falling of the particles can be further suppressed. This is probably because the binder resin around the polyurethane resin particles is reinforced by the silica fine particles by being coated with the silica fine particles.
  • a known coating method can be used as a method for coating the polyurethane resin particles with the silica fine particles.
  • a conventional mixing apparatus such as a double-con mixer, a V-type mixer, a drum-type mixer, a super mixer, a Henschel mixer, and a Nauter mixer can be used.
  • the silica fine particles are preferably in a state of being attached to the surface of the polyurethane resin particles.
  • the silica fine particles adhere to the surface of the polyurethane resin particles and the silica fine particles are exposed, the polyurethane resin particles are easily dispersed in the binder resin.
  • the average particle size of the polyurethane resin particles of the present invention is preferably controlled to 1 to 30 ⁇ m, more preferably 3 to 15 ⁇ m.
  • the average particle diameter of the resin particles of the present invention is 1 ⁇ m or more, irregularities are appropriately formed on the surface of the developing roller, and an image having an appropriate density can be formed. Further, if the average particle diameter of the resin particles is 30 ⁇ m or less, it is possible to suppress the dropout of the particles.
  • the average particle diameter of the resin particles contained in the coating layer can also be easily determined by observing the cross section of the layer with a microscope or the like.
  • the content of the polyurethane resin particles of the present invention is preferably 20 to 100% by mass as a mass ratio. By setting it within this range, it is possible to achieve both image density and particle dropout suppression. Further, when considering the improvement in transportability of the developing roller and the dropping of polyurethane resin particles, 50 to 80% by mass is more preferable.
  • the surface layer 4 preferably has conductivity.
  • the conductivity imparting means include addition of an ionic conductive agent and conductive fine particles.
  • conductive fine particles which are inexpensive and have little resistance fluctuation in the environment are preferably used, and carbon is used from the viewpoint of conductivity imparting and reinforcing properties. Black is particularly preferred.
  • carbon black having a primary particle diameter of 18 nm to 50 nm and a DBP oil absorption of 50 ml / 100 g to 160 ml / 100 g has a good balance of conductivity, hardness, and dispersibility. It is preferable. It is preferable that the content rate of electroconductive fine particles is 10 to 30 mass% with respect to 100 mass parts of resin components which form a surface layer.
  • the thickness of the surface layer 4 is preferably equal to or larger than the particle diameter of the polyurethane resin particles. By setting it within this range, it becomes easy to coat and hold the polyurethane resin particles with the binder resin.
  • the method for forming the surface layer 4 is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include spraying with paint, immersion, or roll coating.
  • the method of overflowing the paint from the upper end of the dip tank as described in JP-A-57-5047 is simple and excellent in production stability as a method for forming the surface layer.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a dip coating apparatus.
  • a cylindrical immersion tank 26 has an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the developing roller and has a depth larger than the axial length of the developing roller.
  • An annular liquid receptacle is provided on the outer periphery of the upper edge of the immersion tank 26 and is connected to the stirring tank 28.
  • the bottom of the immersion tank 26 is connected to a stirring tank 28.
  • the paint in the stirring tank 28 is fed into the bottom of the immersion tank 26 by the liquid feed pump 27.
  • the paint overflows from the upper end of the immersion tank and returns to the agitation tank 28 via the liquid receiving part on the outer periphery of the upper edge of the immersion tank 26.
  • the core body 2 provided with the elastic layer 3 is fixed vertically to the elevating device 29, immersed in the immersion tank 26, and pulled up to form the surface layer 4.
  • FIG. 3 An example of the electrophotographic image forming apparatus of the present invention is shown in FIG.
  • image forming units ad are provided for each color toner of yellow toner, magenta toner, cyan toner, and black toner.
  • Each of the image forming units a to d is provided with a photoreceptor 5 as an electrostatic latent image carrier that rotates in the direction of the arrow.
  • a charging device 11 for uniformly charging the photoconductor 5
  • an electrostatic latent image is formed by irradiating the uniformly charged photoconductor 5 with a laser beam 10 (not shown).
  • a developing device 9 for supplying toner to the photosensitive member 5 on which the electrostatic latent image is formed and developing the electrostatic latent image is provided.
  • a transfer conveyance belt 20 that conveys a recording material 22 such as paper supplied by a paper supply roller 23 is provided suspended from a drive roller 16, a driven roller 21, and a tension roller 19.
  • the transfer / conveying belt 20 is charged with the charge of the attracting bias power supply 25 via the attracting roller 24, and the recording material 22 is electrostatically attached to the surface to be transported.
  • a transfer bias power source 18 is provided for applying a charge for transferring the toner images on the photoreceptor 5 of each of the image forming units a to d onto the recording material 22 conveyed by the transfer conveyance belt 20.
  • the transfer bias is applied via a transfer roller 17 disposed on the back surface of the transfer conveyance belt 20.
  • the toner images of the respective colors formed in the image forming units a to d are sequentially superimposed and transferred onto the recording material 22 conveyed by the transfer conveying belt 20 that is moved in synchronization with the image forming units a to d. It has come to be.
  • the color electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a fixing device 15 for fixing the toner image superimposed and transferred on the recording material 22 by heating or the like, and a conveying device (not shown) for discharging the recording material 22 on which the image has been formed to the outside. Is provided.
  • each image forming unit is provided with a cleaning device 12 having a cleaning blade for removing residual toner remaining without being transferred onto each photoconductor 5 and cleaning the surface.
  • the cleaned photoconductor 5 is set in an image-formable state and is in a standby state.
  • the developing device 9 provided in each of the image forming units is provided with a developer container 7 containing a non-magnetic developer as a one-component developer, and an opening of the developer container 7 so as to close the opening.
  • the developing roller 1 is provided so as to face the photosensitive member at the exposed portion.
  • the toner is supplied to the developing roller 1, and at the same time, the developer supplying roller 6 for scraping off the toner remaining on the developing roller 1 after development, and the toner on the developing roller 1.
  • a developer amount regulating member 8 that is triboelectrically charged. These are arranged in contact with the developing roller 1, respectively.
  • a developer amount regulating member bias power source 13 is connected to the developer amount regulating member 8, and a developing roller bias power source 14 is connected to the developing roller 1, and the developer amount regulating member 8 and the developing roller 1 are connected during image formation. Each is charged with a charge.
  • the voltage output from the developer amount regulating member bias power supply 13 is 50 V to 400 V lower than the voltage output from the developing roller bias power supply 14.
  • FIG. 4 An example of the electrophotographic process cartridge of the present invention is shown in FIG.
  • the electrophotographic process cartridge shown in FIG. 4 has a developing device 9, a photoreceptor 5, and a cleaning device 12, and these are integrated and detachably provided on the main body of the electrophotographic image forming apparatus.
  • Examples of the developing device 9 include the same ones described in the electrophotographic image forming apparatus.
  • the electrophotographic process cartridge of the present invention may be one in which a transfer member for transferring the toner image on the photosensitive member 5 to the recording material 22 is provided integrally with the above members.
  • a polyester polyol “Kuraray polyol P-6010” (trade name, manufactured by Kuraray Co., Ltd.) obtained by reacting 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol with adipic acid, isocyanurate of hexamethylene diisocyanate
  • a polyurethane resin particle raw material was prepared by mixing 120 g of polyisocyanate, 100 parts by mass of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), and 0.003 parts by mass of dibutyltin dilaurate. The raw material was added while stirring the dispersion medium at 600 rpm to prepare a suspension. Next, the suspension was heated to 60 ° C.
  • Preparation of polyurethane resin particles 2 To 100 parts by mass of polyurethane resin particles 1, 1.0 part by mass of silica fine particles (trade name: OX50, manufactured by Nippon Aerosil Co., Ltd.) was externally added to obtain polyurethane resin particles 2. The external addition was performed by processing for 15 minutes at 3000 rpm using a Henschel mixer (manufactured by Mitsui Miike).
  • the polyurethane resin particle 3 is obtained by externally adding 4.5 parts by mass of silica fine particles (trade name: OX50, manufactured by Nippon Aerosil Co., Ltd.) to 100 parts by mass of polyurethane resin particles 1. It was. External addition was performed in the same manner as the preparation of the polyurethane resin particles 2.
  • the structure represented by Structural Formula (1) and Structural Formula (2) are expressed in 80.0 parts by mass of Polymeric MDI (trade name: Cosmonate MDI, manufactured by Mitsui Chemicals) in a reaction vessel under a nitrogen atmosphere. 200.0 parts by mass of a polyol (trade name: PTG-L2000, manufactured by Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd.) having one or both structures selected from the structure and the structure represented by the structural formula (3) is brought to 65 ° C. While holding, the solution was gradually dropped. After completion of the dropping, the reaction was carried out at a temperature of 65 ° C.
  • isocyanate A an isocyanate group-terminated urethane prepolymer A having an isocyanate group content of 3.8%.
  • isocyanate B isocyanate group-terminated urethane prepolymer B having an isocyanate group content of 4.9%.
  • isocyanate C an isocyanate group-terminated urethane prepolymer C (hereinafter also referred to as “isocyanate C”) having an isocyanate group content of 3.9%.
  • Example 1 Manufacture of shaft core body 2>
  • the shaft core body 2 was prepared by applying and baking a primer (trade name: DY35-051; manufactured by Toray Dow Corning) on a shaft core body made of SUS304 having an outer diameter of 6 mm and a length of 280 mm.
  • a primer trade name: DY35-051; manufactured by Toray Dow Corning
  • ⁇ Manufacture of surface layer 4> As a material of the surface layer 4, 40.0 parts by mass of a polyol (trade name: Poly Bd R-15HT, molecular weight 1200, manufactured by Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.) having the structure of the structural formula (4) and a structure represented by the structural formula (1) And a polyol (trade name: PTG-L2000, molecular weight 2000, manufactured by Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd.) having one or both structural formulas selected from the structure represented by the structural formula (2) and the structure represented by the structural formula (3). 100 parts by mass of isocyanate group-terminated prepolymer A and 36.0 parts by mass of carbon black (trade name: MA230, manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation) were mixed with stirring. Thereafter, the mixture was dissolved in methyl ethyl ketone so as to have a total solid content ratio of 30% by mass, mixed and then uniformly dispersed by a sand mill.
  • a polyol trade name: Poly Bd
  • An annular liquid receptacle is provided on the outer periphery of the upper edge of the immersion tank 26 and is connected to the stirring tank 28.
  • the bottom of the immersion tank 26 is connected to a stirring tank 28.
  • the paint in the stirring tank 28 is fed into the bottom of the immersion tank 26 by the liquid feed pump 27.
  • the paint overflows from the upper end of the immersion tank and returns to the agitation tank 28 via the liquid receiving part on the outer periphery of the upper edge of the immersion tank 26.
  • the shaft core body 2 provided with the elastic layer 3 is fixed vertically to the lifting device 29, immersed in the immersion tank 26, and then pulled up, the paint is applied on the elastic layer 3.
  • the surface layer 4 having a thickness of 20 ⁇ m was provided on the outer periphery of the elastic layer by heat treatment at a temperature of 150 ° C. for 1 hour to obtain the developing roller of Example 1.
  • the obtained developing roller was observed, irregularities formed by the polyurethane resin particles were observed.
  • Example 2 to 8 Developing rollers of Examples 2 to 8 were obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polyol, isocyanate, and polyurethane resin particles were changed as shown in Table 1. The details of the materials in the table are as follows.
  • PSG-L1000 (trade name): a structure represented by the structural formula (1), a structure represented by the structural formula (2) and a structure represented by the structural formula (3), or one or both structural formulas Having polyol (molecular weight 1000, manufactured by Hodogaya Chemical);
  • PG-L3000 (trade name): a structure represented by the structural formula (1), a structure represented by the structural formula (2), and one or both structural formulas selected from the structure represented by the structural formula (3) Having polyol (molecular weight 3000, manufactured by Hodogaya Chemical);
  • Poly Bd R-45HT (trade name): polyol having the structure of the structural formula (4): molecular weight 2800, manufactured by Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
  • the above “Poly Bd R-15HT” and “Poly Bd R-45HT” are both hydroxyl-terminated liquid polybutadiene compounds having a structure represented by the following formula.
  • x, y, z and n each independently represent an integer of 1 or more.
  • Example 9 The developing rollers of Examples 9 and 10 were obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polyurethane resin particles were changed as shown in Table 1.
  • Comparative Examples 1 and 2 The developing rollers of Comparative Examples 1 and 2 were obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polyol, isocyanate, and polyurethane resin particles were changed as shown in Table 1.
  • the developing roller produced in each example and each comparative example was evaluated according to the following procedure. First, the surface was first observed to confirm the state of the surface of the developing roller. Next, image output evaluation was performed using an electrophotographic image forming apparatus equipped with a developing roller, and the image performance of the developing roller was confirmed. Finally, the surface of the developing roller was observed again, and the surface observation results after the image output evaluation were compared to confirm how the surface of the developing roller became by the image output evaluation. Next, a specific method of these contents will be described.
  • an electrophotographic image is a letter size paper (product name: “Business Multipurpose 4200”, manufactured by XEROX), and the letter “E” having a size of 4 points has a printing rate of 0.5%.
  • the image was printed as follows.
  • the printing mode is an intermittent mode in which the rotation of the electrophotographic photosensitive member is stopped once every time a letter-size paper is output, and the output of one sheet is performed over 10 seconds.
  • a halftone image having a printing density of 25% is output, this image is visually observed, and a dot-like defect on the electrophotographic image caused by toner fusion to the falling part of the resin particles on the surface of the developing roller.
  • the presence or absence and the degree thereof were evaluated based on the following criteria.
  • C Dot-like defects due to toner fusion to the particle dropout portion on the developing roller surface are observed.
  • D A dot-like defect caused by toner fusion to a particle dropout portion on the surface of the developing roller is clearly observed.
  • Evaluation 1-2 Surface observation of developing roller after image output
  • the developing roller used for forming the electrophotographic image according to the evaluation 2 was taken out from the process cartridge, and the toner adhering to the surface of the developing roller was removed by air blowing.
  • the same region as that observed in Evaluation 1 was observed in the same manner as in Evaluation 1, the number of resin particles dropped from the surface of the developing roller was counted, and the number of convex portions derived from the resin particles counted in Evaluation 1
  • A The dropping rate of the resin particles is 0%. That is, even when the electrophotographic image according to Evaluation 2 is formed, the resin particles are not detached from the surface of the developing roller.
  • Table 2 shows the image evaluation results and the development roller surface observation results.

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