WO2014020861A1 - 定着部材及びその製造方法、定着装置、画像形成装置 - Google Patents

定着部材及びその製造方法、定着装置、画像形成装置 Download PDF

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WO2014020861A1
WO2014020861A1 PCT/JP2013/004481 JP2013004481W WO2014020861A1 WO 2014020861 A1 WO2014020861 A1 WO 2014020861A1 JP 2013004481 W JP2013004481 W JP 2013004481W WO 2014020861 A1 WO2014020861 A1 WO 2014020861A1
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  • the present invention relates to a fixing member used in a heat fixing device of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, a method for manufacturing the fixing member, and an image forming apparatus.
  • a fixing member used in a heat fixing device of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus such as a printer, a copier, or a facsimile has a film shape or a roller shape.
  • these fixing members an elastic layer made of heat-resistant rubber or the like is formed on a heat-resistant resin or metal film or a roller-shaped base material, if necessary, and the surface layer has excellent release properties for toner.
  • the thing containing the fluororesin which has property is known.
  • a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer (PFA) excellent in heat resistance is preferably used.
  • Patent Document 1 describing an invention relating to a non-rotating pressure member disposed in a fixing unit of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus describes the resistance of a crosslinked fluororesin layer formed through the following steps 1 to 4. It is disclosed that the wear resistance is remarkably improved.
  • Step 1 for forming an unfired and uncrosslinked fluororesin layer on a substrate A step 2 of heating and baking the fluororesin layer to a temperature in a range from a melting point (Tm) of the fluororesin to a temperature 150 ° C higher than the melting point (Tm + 150 ° C); Step 3 of adjusting the temperature of the fired uncrosslinked fluororesin layer to a temperature within a range from a temperature 50 ° C. lower than the melting point of the fluororesin (Tm ⁇ 50 ° C.) to a temperature 50 ° C.
  • Tm melting point
  • Tm + 150 ° C Step 3 of adjusting the temperature of the fired uncrosslinked fluororesin layer to a temperature within a range from a temperature 50 ° C. lower than the melting point of the fluororesin (Tm ⁇ 50 ° C.) to a temperature 50 ° C.
  • PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
  • PFA tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer
  • FEP tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer
  • the present inventors pay attention to PFA which has a low melt viscosity as compared with PTFE and is easy to handle as a fluororesin, and based on the disclosure of Patent Document 1 above, the surface layer containing PFA is in the absence of oxygen. Then, the method of heating to the vicinity of the melting point and irradiating with ionizing radiation was applied. As a result, it has been found that although the abrasion resistance of the surface layer is certainly improved, the releasability of the toner on the surface of the surface layer may be lowered.
  • a fixing member having a base material, an elastic layer provided on the surface of the base material, and a surface layer provided on the surface of the elastic layer, wherein the surface layer has the following structural formula (1
  • the contact angle measured by a wet tension test mixture solution containing a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer having a partial structure represented by) and having a wet tension of 31.0 mN / m is 67.
  • a fuser member having a surface that is greater than or equal to ° is provided:
  • a fixing device having the above-described fixing member, a heating device for the fixing member, and a pressure member disposed to face the fixing member.
  • an image forming apparatus provided with the above-described fixing device is provided.
  • a substrate An elastic layer provided on the surface of the substrate;
  • a method for producing a fixing member wherein the surface layer is formed by the following first to third steps: (1)
  • the temperature of the film containing the tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer is higher than the glass transition point (Tg) of the tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer, and the tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl
  • Tg glass transition point
  • the surface of the film containing the tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer whose temperature is adjusted in the first step is irradiated with ionizing radiation in an atmosphere having an oxygen concentration of 1000 ppm or less, and the resin
  • a film containing a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer having a partial structure represented by the following structural formula (1) obtained by the second step is heated at a temperature of 340 ° C. or higher and 380 ° C. or lower.
  • the present invention it is possible to obtain a fixing member having high wear resistance and excellent surface toner releasability.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an example of an image forming apparatus.
  • 3 is a schematic cross-sectional side view of a fixing device according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional configuration diagram of a fixing member according to the present invention.
  • the bond at the branched portion of the perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether of PFA represented by the following structural formula (2) is considered to be particularly easily broken.
  • a low molecular weight component was generated in the film, and it was assumed that the surface energy of the film obtained by crosslinking PFA by ionizing radiation irradiation was increased due to the presence of the low molecular weight component on the film surface.
  • the present inventors reduce the surface energy of the film and remove the toner on the surface of the film. We thought that the formability could be improved.
  • the present inventors set the temperature of the film containing PFA formed by forming a partial structure (crosslinked structure) represented by the following structural formula (1) by irradiation with ionizing radiation, and the melting point of the PFA having the crosslinked structure.
  • the temperature was adjusted to the above temperature, and the film was placed in a substantially molten state for a predetermined time.
  • the present inventors have found that the surface energy of the film can be significantly reduced. This is because by placing the PFA in the film in a substantially molten state for a predetermined time, the fluidity of the molecular chain of the PFA is increased, and the components in the film are regenerated in a direction that minimizes the surface energy of the film. This is thought to be due to the arrangement.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional side view of a fixing device 6 having a fixing member according to the present invention.
  • the fixing device 6 is a film heating type fixing device.
  • Reference numeral 21 denotes a film guide formed in a saddle shape having a substantially semicircular cross section.
  • the film guide 21 is a horizontally long member whose longitudinal direction is a direction perpendicular to the drawing.
  • Reference numeral 22 denotes a heating body that is housed and supported in a groove formed along the longitudinal direction at the approximate center of the lower surface of the film guide 21.
  • a fixing member 23 according to the present invention has an endless belt shape (cylindrical shape). The fixing member 23 is loosely fitted on the guide 21 that supports the heating body 22.
  • the material of the guide 21 is a molded product of a heat resistant resin such as PPS (polyphenylene sulfite) or a liquid crystal polymer.
  • the heating element 22 constituting the heating device for the fixing member is a ceramic heater having a low heat capacity as a whole and elongated in the longitudinal direction.
  • the heater 22 has a thin plate-like alumina heater substrate 221 elongated in the longitudinal direction.
  • an energization heating element (resistance heating element) 222 such as a linear or narrow strip of Ag / Pd along the longitudinal direction of the heater substrate 221 is provided. Is formed.
  • the energization heating element 222 is protected by a surface protective layer 223 formed of a thin glass layer or the like so as to cover the energization heating element 222.
  • a temperature detecting element 224 such as a thermistor is provided as a temperature detection member.
  • Reference numeral 24 denotes a pressure roller as a pressure member.
  • the pressure roller 24 is disposed below the fixing member 23 so as to face the fixing member 23.
  • the pressure roller 24 is pressed against the heater 22 with a predetermined pressure by a predetermined pressure mechanism (not shown) with the fixing member 23 interposed therebetween.
  • the outer peripheral surface (surface) of the pressure roller 24 and the outer peripheral surface (surface) of the fixing member 23 come into contact with each other, and the pressure roller 24 is elastically deformed.
  • a nip portion N (fixing nip portion) having a predetermined width is formed between the surface of the pressure roller 24 and the surface of the fixing member 23.
  • FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the fixing member 23.
  • reference numeral 231 denotes a base material
  • 232 denotes an elastic layer
  • 233 denotes a surface layer.
  • a resin material such as polyimide (PI), polyamideimide (PAI), polyetheretherketone (PEEK), polyethersulfone (PES), or a metal material such as stainless steel or nickel can be used.
  • the thickness is preferably 20 to 100 ⁇ m, particularly 20 to 60 ⁇ m.
  • the surface layer 233 includes PFA (tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer) having a partial structure represented by the structural formula (1), that is, a crosslinked portion. Further, the surface of the surface layer 233 has a static contact angle of 67 degrees or more with respect to a wet tension test mixed liquid having a wet tension of 31.0 mN / m.
  • PFA tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer
  • the value of the static contact angle of 67 degrees is a general value that the fixing member having a stable surface in which the adhesion of toner or the like is suppressed has.
  • the present inventors have recognized that a surface layer containing cross-linked PFA and having a stable surface with a static contact angle of at least 67 degrees has never existed. ing.
  • the upper limit value of the contact angle related to the surface layer according to the present invention is not particularly limited, but is actually about 74 degrees.
  • the static contact angle which concerns on this invention was measured using the liquid mixture for a wet tension test whose wet tension is 31.0 mN / m.
  • a fully automatic contact angle meter (trade name: DM-500, manufactured by Kyowa Interface Science Co., Ltd.) was used, and the dripping amount of the liquid mixture for wet tension test onto the surface to be measured was 1.2 ⁇ l. Further, the value of the contact angle according to the present invention was an arithmetic average value of measured values of 5 to 7 times.
  • the fixing member according to the present invention includes a base material, an elastic layer provided on the surface of the base material, and a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl having a partial structure represented by the structural formula (1). And a surface layer containing a vinyl ether copolymer.
  • the fixing member manufacturing method includes a surface layer forming step including the following first to third steps.
  • a surface layer forming step including the following first to third steps.
  • Uncrosslinked tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer formed on the surface of the elastic layer (hereinafter, “tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer” is abbreviated as “PFA”)
  • PFA Uncrosslinked tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer formed on the surface of the elastic layer
  • Tg glass transition point
  • the surface of the film containing the PFA in the temperature range adjusted in the first step is irradiated with ionizing radiation in an atmosphere having an oxygen concentration of 1000 ppm or less, and the PFA in the film has the structure described above.
  • First step First, a film containing uncrosslinked PFA is formed on the surface of the elastic layer. Next, the temperature of this film is adjusted to a temperature range between the glass transition point (Tg) of uncrosslinked PFA and 30 ° C. higher than the melting point (Tm) of the PFA (Tm + 30 ° C.).
  • Tg glass transition point
  • Tm melting point
  • PFA which is a fluororesin used as the main material of the surface layer in the present invention, has a heat resistance equivalent to that of polytetrafluoroethylene (hereinafter abbreviated as “PTFE”), but has a lower melt viscosity than PTFE. Therefore, it is excellent in workability and smoothness.
  • PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
  • the melting point of PFA varies somewhat depending on the polymerization ratio of perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether, the degree of polymerization of PFA, and the like, generally, the melting point of PFA is in the range of 300 ° C. to 310 ° C.
  • Many fluororesins including PFA are decomposition-type resins that undergo only a decomposition reaction when irradiated with ionizing radiation at room temperature.
  • PTFE it is well known in particular for PTFE that irradiation with ionizing radiation in the state heated to the vicinity of the melting point results in the crosslinking reaction becoming the main reaction rather than the decomposition reaction, the molecular chain is crosslinked, and the wear resistance is improved.
  • PFA having a flexible amorphous part by having a side chain can move flexibly at the glass transition point (Tg) or higher, so that the glass transition point (Tg) or higher. It is thought that crosslinking by irradiation with ionizing radiation becomes possible. Therefore, it is preferable that the temperature of the film containing uncrosslinked PFA used in an ionizing radiation irradiation process as a second process described later is equal to or higher than the glass transition point (Tg) of PFA. On the other hand, when the temperature of the uncrosslinked PFA is set higher than the melting point of the uncrosslinked PFA, the decomposition reaction of PFA becomes dominant.
  • the temperature of the film containing uncrosslinked PFA used in the ionizing radiation irradiation step as the second step described later is 30 ° C. higher than the melting point of uncrosslinked PFA (Tm + 30 ° C.) or less.
  • the temperature is preferably 60 ° C. lower than the melting point of the crosslinked PFA (Tm ⁇ 60 ° C.) or lower.
  • the melting point is defined as a crystalline melting point detected as a melting peak when the temperature is increased at a rate of temperature increase of 20 ° C./min using a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC).
  • the glass transition point is defined as a glass transition point, which is the inflection point peak of tan ⁇ when measured at a frequency of 10 Hz and a heating rate of 5 ° C./min using a dynamic viscoelasticity measuring device (DMA).
  • DMA dynamic viscoelasticity measuring device
  • a dispersion in which particles of uncrosslinked PFA (hereinafter, also referred to as “uncrosslinked PFA particles”) are dispersed in a colloidal form in an aqueous solvent is subjected to a known method such as spray coating or dip coating. To form a coating film of the dispersion. Next, the temperature of the coating film is adjusted to be equal to or higher than the melting point of uncrosslinked PFA, and the uncrosslinked PFA particles are melted to form a film containing uncrosslinked PFA.
  • a powder coating is adhered to the surface of the elastic layer by electrostatic coating.
  • a tube containing uncrosslinked PFA (hereinafter also referred to as “uncrosslinked PFA tube”)) is prepared by extrusion molding. By covering this uncrosslinked PFA tube around the elastic layer, a film containing uncrosslinked PFA is formed on the surface of the elastic layer.
  • Second step the surface of the film containing uncrosslinked PFA in the temperature range adjusted in the first step is irradiated with ionizing radiation in an atmosphere having an oxygen concentration of 1000 ppm or less, and the structure is applied to the PFA.
  • This is a step of forming a partial structure represented by the formula (1).
  • the ionizing radiation used in this step include ⁇ rays, electron beams, X rays, neutron rays, high energy ions, and the like. Among these, an electron beam is preferable from the viewpoint of versatility of the apparatus.
  • the irradiation dose within the above range, it is possible to suppress the weight loss of the PFA due to the volatilization of the low molecular weight component generated by breaking the molecular chain of the PFA.
  • Irradiation with ionizing radiation according to this step requires that a film containing uncrosslinked PFA be performed in an atmosphere substantially free of oxygen.
  • an oxygen concentration of 1000 ppm or less is preferable. If oxygen concentration is 1000 ppm or less, you may carry out in inert gas atmosphere, such as nitrogen and argon, under a vacuum. In terms of cost, a nitrogen atmosphere is preferable.
  • the film containing PFA having the partial structure represented by the structural formula (1), that is, the crosslinked structure, obtained in the second step is further adjusted to a temperature range of 340 to 380 ° C.
  • This step may be performed in a nitrogen atmosphere or in the air, subsequently in the apparatus in which the second step has been performed. Further, the film that has undergone the second step may be once cooled to room temperature and then heated again to a temperature range of 340 to 380 ° C. By passing through this step, it is possible to improve toner releasability on the surface of the film containing crosslinked PFA after irradiation with ionizing radiation.
  • the decrease in toner releasability on the surface of the film after irradiation with ionizing radiation on a film containing uncrosslinked PFA, which is adjusted near the melting point of uncrosslinked PFA, is caused by decomposition of perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether groups in PFA. This is thought to be due to the generation of high surface energy components.
  • the molecular rearrangement is performed so as to increase the fluidity of the molecular chain of the crosslinked PFA and minimize the surface energy by adjusting the film containing the crosslinked PFA to a temperature range higher than the melting point of the crosslinked PFA. Is considered to be encouraged.
  • the temperature range of 340 to 380 ° C. of the film containing crosslinked PFA in this step is considered to be a temperature at which crosslinked PFA crystals flow sufficiently and decomposition of crosslinked PFA does not substantially occur.
  • As a guideline of the upper limit of the time to be maintained within this temperature range it is preferable to set it to 20 minutes or less.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an example of an image forming apparatus in which the image heating apparatus according to the present invention is mounted as a fixing device (fixing device).
  • This image forming apparatus is an electrophotographic laser beam printer (hereinafter referred to as a printer).
  • the printer shown in FIG. 1 has a rotating drum type electrophotographic photosensitive member (hereinafter referred to as a photosensitive drum) 1 as an image carrier.
  • the photosensitive drum 1 is rotated at a predetermined peripheral speed (process speed) in the arrow direction in accordance with a print command.
  • the outer peripheral surface (surface) of the photosensitive drum 1 is uniformly charged to a predetermined polarity and potential by a charging roller 2 as a charging means. Scanning exposure is performed on the uniformly charged surface of the surface of the photosensitive drum 1 by the laser beam LB output from the laser beam scanner 3 and subjected to modulation control (ON / OFF control) according to image information. As a result, an electrostatic latent image corresponding to the target image information is formed on the surface of the photosensitive drum 1. This latent image is developed and visualized as a toner image using the toner TO by the developing device 4 as a developing means.
  • the recording material P loaded and stored in the feeding cassette 9 is fed one by one by driving the feeding roller 8 and conveyed to the registration roller 11 through a sheet path having a guide 10.
  • the registration roller 11 feeds the recording material P to the transfer nip portion between the surface of the photosensitive drum 1 and the outer peripheral surface (surface) of the transfer roller 5 at a predetermined control timing.
  • the recording material P is nipped and conveyed at the transfer nip portion, and the toner image on the surface of the photosensitive drum 1 is sequentially transferred onto the surface of the recording material P by a transfer bias applied to the transfer roller 5 in the conveyance process.
  • the recording material P carries an unfixed toner image.
  • the recording material P carrying an unfixed toner image is sequentially separated from the surface of the photosensitive drum 1, discharged from the transfer nip portion, and introduced into the nip portion of the fixing device 6 through the conveyance guide 12.
  • the recording material P is heated and fixed on the surface of the recording material P by receiving heat and pressure at the nip portion of the fixing device 6.
  • the recording material P that has exited the fixing device 6 passes through a sheet path having a conveying roller 13, a guide 14, and a discharge roller 15, and is printed out on the discharge tray 16. Further, the surface of the photosensitive drum 1 after separation of the recording material is subjected to a removal process of adhering contaminants such as transfer residual toner by a cleaning device 7 as a cleaning unit, and is repeatedly used for image formation.
  • Example 1 As a base material for the fixing film, a stainless steel film having an outer diameter of 30 mm, a wall thickness of 40 ⁇ m, and an axial length of 400 mm was prepared. On this stainless steel film, a liquid silicone rubber mixture (trade name: XE15-B9236, manufactured by Momentive Performance Materials Japan) containing addition-curable silicone rubber is applied using a ring-shaped coating head. A coating of a liquid silicone rubber mixture was formed. The thickness of this coating film was 300 ⁇ m. Next, the coating film was heated to 200 ° C., and the addition-curable silicone rubber in the coating film was reacted to form an elastic layer containing silicone rubber.
  • a liquid silicone rubber mixture trade name: XE15-B9236, manufactured by Momentive Performance Materials Japan
  • a primer (trade name: EK-1909S21L, manufactured by Daikin Industries, Ltd.) was spray-coated uniformly to a thickness of 2 ⁇ m and dried.
  • PFA particles are spray-coated with an aqueous dispersion paint of PFA particles (trade name: AW-5000L, manufactured by Daikin Industries, Ltd., melting point 300 ° C., glass transition point 90 ° C.) so that the thickness after firing is 25 ⁇ m. Was formed to a thickness of 50 ⁇ m.
  • This coating film was heated to 350 ° C. and maintained at this temperature for 15 minutes to melt the PFA particles in the coating film to form a film made of uncrosslinked PFA resin.
  • the stainless steel film is taken out from the heating furnace, put into another heating furnace having an air atmosphere, and the temperature of the film of the PFA resin is heated to 350 ° C. in the air atmosphere, for 15 minutes.
  • the fixing film according to the present invention was obtained while maintaining the temperature.
  • the fixing film was subjected to Evaluations 1 to 4 described later.
  • the fluorine on the carbon next to the tertiary carbon newly formed in the partial structure represented by the structural formula (1) newly formed in this manner is around ⁇ 103 ppm in the 19F-NMR spectrum. With a peak. Therefore, in the 19F-NMR spectrum, it is possible to confirm that the partial structure represented by the above structural formula (1) is present in the PFA with the appearance of this new peak (crosslink point peak) around ⁇ 103 ppm. The presence or absence of a crosslinked structure can be determined. Moreover, the measurement temperature at this time is 250 degreeC, and the peak value is determined using hexafluorobenzene as an external standard.
  • Example 1 in order to confirm that the partial structure represented by the structural formula (1) was formed in the PFA molecule in the surface layer of the fixing film obtained through the second step, A part was cut out and analyzed by 19F-NMR. As a result, a new peak was observed in the vicinity of ⁇ 103 ppm.
  • Example 2 A fixing film according to the present invention was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the irradiation amount of the electron beam was 400 kGy, and it was subjected to Evaluations 1 to 4.
  • Example 3 A fixing film according to the present invention was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the irradiation amount of the electron beam was 600 kGy, and used for evaluations 1 to 4.
  • Example 4 A fixing film according to the present invention was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the temperature at the time of electron beam irradiation was 90 ° C., and used for evaluations 1 to 4.
  • Example 5 A fixing film according to the present invention was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the temperature at the time of electron beam irradiation was 150 ° C., and used for evaluations 1 to 4.
  • Example 6 A fixing film according to the present invention was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the temperature at the time of electron beam irradiation was 240 ° C., and used for evaluations 1 to 4.
  • Comparative Example 1 A fixing film according to the present invention was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the temperature at the time of electron beam irradiation was 20 ° C., and used for evaluations 1 to 4.
  • Example 2 A stainless steel film having an outer diameter of 30 mm, a wall thickness of 40 ⁇ m, and an axial length of 400 mm was prepared as a base material for the fixing member.
  • An elastic layer made of silicone rubber having a thickness of 300 ⁇ m was formed on the stainless steel film. After the surface of this elastic layer was treated with excimer UV, a primer (trade name: EK-1909S21L, manufactured by Daikin Industries, Ltd.) was spray-coated uniformly to a thickness of 2 ⁇ m and dried.
  • a PFA paint (trade name: AW-5000L, manufactured by Daikin Industries, Ltd.) is uniformly spray-coated on the obtained film so that the thickness after firing is 25 ⁇ m, and then fired at 350 ° C.
  • the fixing film thus obtained was uniformly irradiated with 100 kGy at 310 ° C. in a nitrogen atmosphere (oxygen concentration of 1000 ppm or less). In this comparative example, reheating after irradiation was not performed.
  • Comparative Example 3 A fixing film was prepared in the same manner as in Comparative Example 1 except that the electron beam irradiation amount was 200 kGy, and subjected to evaluations 1 to 4.
  • Comparative Example 4 A fixing film was prepared in the same manner as in Comparative Example 1 except that the electron beam irradiation amount was 400 kGy, and it was subjected to Evaluations 1 and 2.
  • a fixing film was prepared and subjected to evaluations 1 to 4. That is, in this comparative example, the electron beam irradiation was not performed, and the PFA resin film after the electron beam irradiation was not heated.
  • Examples 1 to 6 having a contact angle of 67 ° or more and Comparative Example 1 have 150,000 (150K) sheets. No toner offset was observed after the paper. On the other hand, in Comparative Examples 2 and 3 where the contact angle was less than 67 °, toner offset occurred in the electrophotographic images of the 82000 (82K) and 63000 (63K) sheets, respectively. Further, when Examples 1, 4 to 6 and Comparative Example 1 are compared, even when the temperature of the film containing uncrosslinked PFA upon electron beam irradiation is 90 ° C. or higher, which is the glass transition point of uncrosslinked PFA.
  • PFA having a crosslinked structure is obtained by irradiation with an electron beam in the temperature range from the glass transition point of uncrosslinked PFA to the vicinity of the melting point of uncrosslinked PFA in the absence of oxygen to uncrosslinked PFA.
  • the wear resistance is improved.
  • the crosslinked structure can be confirmed by observing a peak around ⁇ 103 ppm by 19F-NMR.
  • the releasability was recovered by reheating, and the improvement in wear resistance was maintained.
  • the contact angle required at this time was found to be 67 ° or more using a wet tension test mixed solution having a wet tension of 31.0 mN / m.
  • the electron beam irradiation temperature is not less than the glass transition point (Tg) of uncrosslinked PFA and not more than 60 ° C. below the melting point of uncrosslinked PFA (Tm-60 ° C.). It turned out to be preferable.
  • Electrophotographic photosensitive member 2 Charging roller 3: Laser beam scanner 4: Developing device 5: Transfer roller 6: Fixing device 7: Cleaning device 8: Feeding roller 9: Feeding cassette 10: Guide 11: Registration roller 12: Conveyance guide 13: Conveyance roller 14: Guide 15: Discharge roller 16: Discharge tray LB: Laser beam TO: Toner P: Recording material

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