JP4895445B2 - Intermediate transfer belt - Google Patents

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JP4895445B2
JP4895445B2 JP2001286565A JP2001286565A JP4895445B2 JP 4895445 B2 JP4895445 B2 JP 4895445B2 JP 2001286565 A JP2001286565 A JP 2001286565A JP 2001286565 A JP2001286565 A JP 2001286565A JP 4895445 B2 JP4895445 B2 JP 4895445B2
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
この発明は、中間転写用ベルトに関し、特には電子写真方式を利用した画像形成装置における中間転写用ベルトに関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
現在、複写機、プリンタ、ファクシミリ等の事務機器には、電子写真方式を利用したものが多く普及している。現在多用されている電子写真方式は、帯電させた感光体をレーザーなどにより露光させて感光体(潜像保持体)表面に静電潜像を形成し、該静電潜像の極性とは反対の極性に帯電させたトナーを感光体に吸着させてトナーの像を感光体表面に形成し、前記トナーの像を帯電させた記録紙等にシームレス構造(継ぎ目なく環状とされた無端環構造)の中間転写用ベルトを用いて転写し、前記記録紙等に転写された像に熱を加えることにより像を定着させるものである。前記中間転写用ベルトは、所要間隔の軸間に張設され、回転駆動装置により所要の張力が加わるようにして回転する。
【0003】
また、前記中間転写用ベルトとして、ステンレス鋼板等の耐熱性基体にシリコーン系やフッ素ゴム等の耐熱性転写層が積層されたもの(特開昭58−85469号公報)、熱可塑性樹脂又は熱硬化性樹脂からなるプラスチック製基体にシリコーンゴム等の表層が積層されたもの(特公平1−34375号公報)、プラスチック製基体の表面にフッ素樹脂等がコーティングされたもの(特開平5−204255号公報)等が提案されている。
【0004】
しかし、従来の中間転写用ベルトには次のような問題がある。まず、前記ステンレス鋼板等を用いる中間転写用ベルトにあっては、柔軟性に欠けるため、転写画像の一部が欠ける、所謂中抜けが生じたりすることがある。また、基体がプラスチック製の中間転写用ベルトにあっては、ステンレス鋼板等を用いるものに比べて柔軟性を有するものの、未だ柔軟性に欠けるため、弾性力不足による中抜けや、ローラの張力によるクリープを生じるおそれがある。なお、柔軟性を高めるために、基体をシリコーンゴムやフッ素ゴムで構成する場合には、ベルトの機械特性が劣るため、回転時にベルトの変形が大きくなってベルトの各部で伸び(変形)が異なり、それによって画像が位置ズレして記録紙等に転写されることになり、良好な転写画像が得られなくなる。
【0005】
また、前記問題を解決する中間転写用ベルトとして、導電剤分散のポリエーテルウレア系エラストマー材を主材とし、硬度がショアA60°以上ショアD90°以下における引張弾性率が10N/mm2以上200N/mm2以下の基材と、フッ素系樹脂、エポキシ系樹脂及びウレタン系樹脂から選択される1又は2以上の混合樹脂材料からなる表面層とで構成したものが提案されている(特開2000−250328号公報)。
【0006】
しかし、前記ポリエーテルウレア系エラストマー材を基材に用いる中間転写用ベルトにあっては、使用時の環境温度変動によって感光体(潜像保持体)との間で寸法変化差が大きくなり、画像の歪みを生じ易いのみならず、強度不足によりベルト回転時にベルトが蛇行したり、転写画像に色ズレを生じ易い。
【0007】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
この発明は、前記の点に鑑み提案されたものであって、画像に中抜けや色ズレを生じ難く、しかも環境温度変化による転写画像への影響も小さい中間転写用ベルトを提供するものである。
【0008】
【課題を解決するための手段】
すなわち、請求項1の発明は、基材と表層材が中間層材を介して積層一体化されたシームレス構造の中間転写用ベルトにおいて、前記基材が、導電性フィラーを分散したポリウレタンウレアエラストマーからなる引張弾性率200〜400N/mm(JIS K 7113準拠)のものからなり、前記表層材が、絶縁性無機フィラーの分散した表面抵抗値1010〜1013 Ω/□(JIS K 6911準拠)の弾性材からなり、前記中間層材が、導電性フィラーの分散した導電性弾性材からなることを特徴とする中間転写用ベルトに係る。
【0009】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、添付の図面に基づき、この発明の好適な実施の形態を詳細に説明する。
図1はこの発明の一実施例に係る中間転写用ベルトの斜視図、図2はその2−2拡大断面図である。
【0010】
図1に示す一実施例の中間転写用ベルト10は、複写機、プリンタ、ファックス等の電子写真方式を利用した画像形成装置において、主に紙等からなる記録媒体の搬送用手段や転写用手段として用いられるものであり、所要サイズとされた継ぎ目の無いシームレス構造(無端環構造)からなる。この中間転写用ベルト10は、図2に示す断面図のように、基材11と表層材12が中間層材13を介して積層一体化されている。また、この例の中間転写用ベルト10は公知の遠心成形法、すなわち、まず表層材用原料を円筒型に注入して高速回転させることにより、円筒型内面に表層材を形成し、次に円筒型内に中間層材用原料を注入して高速回転させることにより前記表層材の内面に中間層材を積層形成し、さらに続いて円筒型内に基材用原料を注入して高速回転させることにより中間層材内面に基材を積層形成する方法により行われているが、それに限られるものではなく、押出成形法のような他の方法で成形されてもよい。
【0011】
前記基材11は、前記中間転写用ベルト10の使用時に最も内側とされる側を構成し、導電性フィラーを分散したポリウレタンウレアエラストマーからなる引張弾性率200〜400N/mmのもので構成されている。前記ポリウレタンウレアエラストマーは、以下の化1の化学構造式からなり、化1の式中、R1は化2のウレタン結合を有するMDIプレポリマーのMDI系特性基、R2は化3のアミノベンゾエート基、あるいは化4のジアミノジフェニルメタン系の芳香族アミン基である。前記基材11の厚みは、100〜400μmが好ましい。
【0012】
【化1】

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【化2】
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【化3】
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【化4】
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【0016】
前記基材11を、引張弾性率が200〜400N/mm2のポリウレタンウレアエラストマーとすることにより、長期間に亘る使用に耐える耐久性を得ることができると共に、一般のゴム材料と比較して伸び難く、また一般の樹脂材料と比較して変形し難く、またクラックが発生し難く、またゴム弾性も備えているので、回動作動時の蛇行制御が容易になる。従って、前記中間転写用ベルト10が用いられる前記画像形成装置においては、二次転写の際に、トナーの飛散や色ズレが少なくなり、中抜けが発生し難くくなるという利点が得られるのである。
【0017】
また、基材11に分散される前記導電性フィラーとしては、公知のカーボンブラック、グラファイト等のカーボン系導電剤、アンモニウム塩等が挙げられるが、この例ではアンモニウム塩を用いている。また、前記導電性フィラーの分散量としては、体積抵抗率が104〜1012Ω・cm(JIS K 6911準拠)の範囲になるようにするのが好ましい。前記体積抵抗率が104Ω・cm未満の場合には過大な転写電流が流れたり、またチャージリークとなり、また1012Ω・cmを超えると十分な電流が得にくいため、良好な転写が損なわれ易くなる。
【0018】
なお、前記ポリウレタンウレアエラストマーは高分子化された立体的な化学構造であるため、前記導電性フィラーを均一的に分散させることができる。従って、前記中間転写用ベルト10の全域に亘り電気抵抗が均一なものとなり、かつ低い線膨張率で環境温度変化による寸法変化も小さいものとなって、トナー画像をそのままの状態で前記中間転写用ベルト10に担持させることができ、これにより、良好な転写を行うことができる。また、前記基材11は200N/mm2以上としたため、回転軸間での強い張力に長時間耐えることができる耐久性の高い中間転写用ベルトとなる。
【0019】
前記表層材12は、絶縁性無機フィラーが分散した表面抵抗値1010〜1013 Ω/□の弾性材からなり、より好ましくは前記表面抵抗値に加えて、引張弾性率が80〜100N/mm(JIS K 7113準拠)のものとされる。また、前記絶縁性無機フィラーは、亜鉛華、タルク、炭化珪素、PTFE粉末等を挙げることができ、弾性を有する主材に分散して前記表層材12を形成している。前記主材としては、適度な弾性を有するもの、特にはフッ素ゴム、ウレタンエラストマー、ポリアミドから選択される弾性材を用いれば、好適な弾性を得ることができて、好ましい中間転写用ベルト10となる。なお、前記絶縁性無機フィラーの分散量としては、前記表層材12の表面抵抗値が1010〜1013 Ω/□となるように調整されるものであれば何ら問題はなく、一例として前記主材100重量部に対して18〜40重量%の分散量とする場合を挙げる。なお、前記列挙した絶縁性無機フィラーは、絶縁性有機フィラーであるフッ素系ゴム粉やオレフィン系樹脂粉等と比較して、取り扱い易い上、低コストで製造できる点で好ましいものである。
【0020】
前記中間層材13は、導電性フィラーを主材に分散した導電性弾性材からなり、一層に限らず、複層とされてもよい。分散させる導電性フィラーとしては、前記したように公知のカーボンブラック、グラファイト等のカーボン系導電剤が挙げられ、また主材としては種々の弾性材を使用できるが、中でも柔軟性及び耐久性等に優れるウレタンエラストマーが特に好適である。この中間層材13は、前記のように表層材12の表面抵抗値を1010〜1013 Ω/□としたので、中間層材13における好ましい体積抵抗率の範囲が広がり、具体的には10〜10Ω・cmに広がり、中間層材13に分散させる前記導電性フィラーの選択の幅も広がる。また、前記中間層材13の好ましい引張弾性率(JIS K 7113)は80〜120N/mmである。
【0021】
以下に、具体的な実施例を挙げて説明する。
〔実施例〕
フッ素ゴム原料(商品名:エイトシール F−200B、旭硝子株式会社製)の100重量部に、絶縁性無機フィラーとしてタルクを20重量%となるように分散させた表層材用原料を内径151mm、深さ400mmの円筒型に10ml注入して、80℃の温度、回転速度500回転/分で5分間回転させて、表層材を円筒型の内面に形成した。なお、この表層材は、単独で成形された際の表面抵抗値が1011〜1012 Ω/□、引張弾性率(JIS K 7113準拠)が50〜90N/mmとなるように、前記タルクの量が調節されている。
【0022】
次に、前記表層材が形成された円筒型内に、ウレタンエラストマー原料の100重量部に、導電性フィラーとしてカーボン(商品名:シーストSO、東海カーボン株式会社製)5重量部を分散させた中間層材用原料を33ml注入し、前記温度及び回転速度で円筒型を5分間回転させることにより、前記表層材の表面に中間層材を積層形成した。使用したウレタンエラストマー原料は、ウレタンプレポリマー(商品名:ニッポラン 4580、日本ポリウレタン工業株式会社製)21重量部と、硬化剤として変性ポリイソシアネート(商品名:コロネート 4370、日本ポリウレタン工業株式会社製)14重量部とからなる。なお、使用したウレタンエラストマー原料は、単独で成形された際の体積抵抗率が1010〜1011Ω・cm、引張弾性率が80〜100N/mm2でとなるように調節されている。
【0023】
その後、前記表層材及び中間層材の形成された円筒型内に、導電性フィラーとしてポリオキシエチレン系アンモニウム塩を3重量部添加したポリウレタンウレアエラストマー(商品名:ポレア R200、イハラケミカル工業株式会社製)からなる基材原料を60ml注入し、前記温度及び回転速度で円筒型を5分間回転させることにより、前記中間層材の表面に基材を積層形成した。前記基材原料は、単独で成形された場合に引張弾性率280〜370N/mm2、体積抵抗率が1010〜1011Ω・cmとなるように調節されている。
【0024】
前記のように表層材、中間層材及び基材を積層成形した後、円筒型の回転を停止し、成形品を脱型し、本発明品の実施例品である中間転写用ベルトを得た。得られた実施例の中間転写用ベルトは、内径150mmφ、幅350mm、厚み500μm、内周の長さが約471.2mmであった。
【0025】
また、前記実施例の中間転写用ベルト全体の物性は、引張弾性率(JIS K 7113準拠)が249(N/mm)、線膨張係率(JIS A 1325準拠)が3.1×10−4(□/℃)、表面硬度は58度(JIS K 6253準拠)、体積抵抗率(JIS K 6911準拠)が1.0〜8.9×10(Ω・cm)、ベルト表面の表面抵抗値(JIS K 6911準拠)が1.0〜5.5×1011(Ω/□)であった。
【0026】
前記実施例の中間転写用ベルトに対して、次のような試験を行った。試験方法は、市販のレーザー式カラープリンタ複写機の中間転写用ベルトを組替えて、空調が完備された実験室で環境温度を15〜38℃に変化させながら、風景のカラー画像を10000枚コピーし、コピー画像の画質状態を判断した。その結果、実施例品を用いた場合のコピー画像については、全てのコピー画像が中抜けや色ズレの無い高画質のものであったのに対し、比較例品を用いた場合のコピー画像については、中抜けが発生し、色ズレが見られた。
【0027】
【発明の効果】
以上図示し説明したように、この発明における中間転写用ベルトによれば、導電性フィラーを分散したポリウレタンウレアエラストマーからなる引張弾性率200〜400N/mmの基材と、絶縁性無機フィラーの分散した表面抵抗値1011〜1012 Ω/□の弾性材からなる表面材層とを、導電性フィラーが分散した導電性弾性材からなる中間材層を介して積層した構造であるため、回転時の張力に長期間耐えることができ、また環境温度変化による寸法変化が小さく、中抜けや色ズレの無い高画質な転写画像を得ることができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】この発明の一実施例に係る中間転写用ベルトの斜視図である。
【図2】図1の2−2拡大断面図である。
【符号の説明】
10 中間転写用ベルト
11 基材
12 表層材
13 中間層材[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an intermediate transfer belt, and more particularly to an intermediate transfer belt in an image forming apparatus using an electrophotographic system.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Currently, many office machines such as copiers, printers, facsimiles, and the like that use an electrophotographic system are widely used. In the electrophotographic system that is widely used at present, an electrostatic latent image is formed on the surface of the photosensitive member (latent image holding member) by exposing the charged photosensitive member with a laser or the like, which is opposite to the polarity of the electrostatic latent image. A toner image is formed on the surface of the photosensitive member by adsorbing the toner charged to the polarity of the toner to the surface of the photosensitive member, and a seamless structure (an endless ring structure having a seamless annular shape) on the recording paper charged with the toner image. The intermediate transfer belt is used for transfer, and the image is fixed by applying heat to the image transferred to the recording paper or the like. The intermediate transfer belt is stretched between shafts having a required interval, and is rotated so that a required tension is applied by a rotary drive device.
[0003]
Further, as the intermediate transfer belt, a heat-resistant substrate such as a stainless steel plate or the like and a heat-resistant transfer layer such as silicone or fluororubber laminated thereon (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 58-85469), thermoplastic resin or thermosetting In which a surface layer of silicone rubber or the like is laminated on a plastic substrate made of a functional resin (Japanese Patent Publication No. 1-334375), and a surface of a plastic substrate is coated with a fluororesin or the like (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-204255) ) Etc. have been proposed.
[0004]
However, the conventional intermediate transfer belt has the following problems. First, the intermediate transfer belt using the stainless steel plate or the like lacks flexibility, so that a part of the transferred image may be missing, so-called hollowing out may occur. In addition, the intermediate transfer belt made of plastic is more flexible than the one using a stainless steel plate or the like, but still lacks flexibility. May cause creep. If the base is made of silicone rubber or fluororubber to increase flexibility, the belt's mechanical properties are inferior, so the belt deforms greatly during rotation, and the belt stretches (deforms) differently. As a result, the image is misaligned and transferred onto a recording paper or the like, and a good transfer image cannot be obtained.
[0005]
Further, as an intermediate transfer belt for solving the above problems, a polyether urea elastomer material dispersed with a conductive agent is used as a main material, and a tensile elastic modulus at a hardness of Shore A 60 ° to Shore D 90 ° is 10 N / mm 2 to 200 N / A substrate composed of a substrate of mm 2 or less and a surface layer made of one or two or more mixed resin materials selected from fluorine-based resins, epoxy-based resins, and urethane-based resins has been proposed (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-2000). No. 250328).
[0006]
However, in the intermediate transfer belt using the polyether urea elastomer material as a base material, a dimensional change difference between the photosensitive member (latent image holding member) becomes large due to environmental temperature fluctuation during use, and the image In addition to the distortion of the belt, the belt may meander during rotation of the belt due to insufficient strength, and color deviation may easily occur in the transferred image.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been proposed in view of the above points, and provides an intermediate transfer belt that is less likely to cause voids and color misregistration in an image and that is less affected by a change in environmental temperature on a transferred image. .
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
That is, the invention of claim 1 is directed to a seamless intermediate transfer belt in which a base material and a surface layer material are laminated and integrated via an intermediate layer material, wherein the base material is made of a polyurethane urea elastomer in which a conductive filler is dispersed. The surface layer material is made of a material having a tensile elastic modulus of 200 to 400 N / mm 2 (conforming to JIS K 7113), and the surface layer material has a surface resistance value of 10 10 to 10 13 Ω / □ (conforming to JIS K 6911). The intermediate transfer belt is characterized in that the intermediate layer material is made of a conductive elastic material in which a conductive filler is dispersed.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an intermediate transfer belt according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a 2-2 enlarged sectional view thereof.
[0010]
An intermediate transfer belt 10 according to one embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is a transfer means or transfer means for a recording medium mainly made of paper or the like in an image forming apparatus using an electrophotographic system such as a copying machine, a printer, or a fax machine. And has a seamless seamless structure (endless ring structure) of a required size. In the intermediate transfer belt 10, a base material 11 and a surface layer material 12 are laminated and integrated through an intermediate layer material 13 as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. The intermediate transfer belt 10 of this example is formed by a known centrifugal molding method, that is, by first injecting a raw material for a surface layer material into a cylindrical shape and rotating it at a high speed to form a surface layer material on the inner surface of the cylindrical shape, The intermediate layer material is injected into the mold and rotated at a high speed to form the intermediate layer material on the inner surface of the surface layer material, and then the base material is injected into the cylindrical mold and rotated at a high speed. However, the method is not limited to this, and may be formed by other methods such as an extrusion method.
[0011]
The base material 11 is the innermost side when the intermediate transfer belt 10 is used, and is made of a polyurethane elastic elastomer having a tensile modulus of 200 to 400 N / mm 2 made of a polyurethane urea elastomer in which a conductive filler is dispersed. ing. The polyurethane urea elastomer has the following chemical structural formula of Chemical Formula 1, wherein R1 is an MDI- based characteristic group of an MDI prepolymer having a urethane bond of Chemical Formula 2, R2 is an aminobenzoate group of Chemical Formula 3, Alternatively, it is a diaminodiphenylmethane-based aromatic amine group of formula 4. As for the thickness of the said base material 11, 100-400 micrometers is preferable.
[0012]
[Chemical 1]
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[0013]
[Chemical 2]
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[0014]
[Chemical 3]
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[0015]
[Formula 4]
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[0016]
By making the base material 11 a polyurethane urea elastomer having a tensile elastic modulus of 200 to 400 N / mm 2 , it is possible to obtain durability that can withstand use over a long period of time, and elongation compared to a general rubber material. It is difficult to be deformed as compared with general resin materials, cracks are hardly generated, and rubber elasticity is provided, so that meandering control at the time of rotating operation is facilitated. Therefore, in the image forming apparatus using the intermediate transfer belt 10, there are obtained advantages that toner scattering and color misregistration are reduced during the secondary transfer, and that voids are less likely to occur. .
[0017]
Further, examples of the conductive filler dispersed in the substrate 11 include known carbon-based conductive agents such as carbon black and graphite, ammonium salts, and the like. In this example, ammonium salts are used. The dispersion amount of the conductive filler is preferably such that the volume resistivity is in the range of 10 4 to 10 12 Ω · cm (conforming to JIS K 6911). When the volume resistivity is less than 10 4 Ω · cm, an excessive transfer current flows or charge leakage occurs. When the volume resistivity exceeds 10 12 Ω · cm, it is difficult to obtain a sufficient current. It will be easier.
[0018]
In addition, since the said polyurethane urea elastomer is a polymerized three-dimensional chemical structure, the said conductive filler can be disperse | distributed uniformly. Accordingly, the electric resistance is uniform over the entire area of the intermediate transfer belt 10, and the dimensional change due to the environmental temperature change is small with a low linear expansion coefficient. It can be carried on the belt 10, whereby good transfer can be performed. Further, since the substrate 11 is set to 200 N / mm 2 or more, it becomes a highly durable intermediate transfer belt capable of withstanding strong tension between the rotating shafts for a long time.
[0019]
The surface layer material 12 is made of an elastic material having a surface resistance value of 10 10 to 10 13 Ω / □ in which an insulating inorganic filler is dispersed. More preferably, in addition to the surface resistance value, a tensile elastic modulus is 80 to 100 N / mm. 2 (conforms to JIS K 7113). Examples of the insulating inorganic filler include zinc white, talc, silicon carbide, and PTFE powder, and the surface layer material 12 is formed by being dispersed in a main material having elasticity. As the main material, a material having moderate elasticity, in particular, an elastic material selected from fluororubber, urethane elastomer, and polyamide can be used to obtain a suitable elasticity, and the preferred intermediate transfer belt 10 is obtained. . The dispersion amount of the insulating inorganic filler is not a problem as long as the surface resistance value of the surface layer material 12 is adjusted to be 10 10 to 10 13 Ω / □. The case where it is set as the dispersion amount of 18 to 40 weight% with respect to 100 weight part of materials is mentioned. In addition, the above-mentioned insulating inorganic fillers are preferable in that they are easy to handle and can be manufactured at low cost as compared with fluorine rubber powder, olefin resin powder and the like which are insulating organic fillers.
[0020]
The intermediate layer material 13 is made of a conductive elastic material in which a conductive filler is dispersed in a main material, and is not limited to a single layer, and may be a multilayer. Examples of the conductive filler to be dispersed include carbon-based conductive agents such as known carbon black and graphite as described above, and various elastic materials can be used as the main material. An excellent urethane elastomer is particularly suitable. Since the intermediate layer material 13 has a surface resistance value of 10 10 to 10 13 Ω / □ as described above, the preferred volume resistivity range in the intermediate layer material 13 is expanded. 6 to 10 8 Ω · cm, and the range of selection of the conductive filler to be dispersed in the intermediate layer material 13 is also widened. Moreover, the preferable tensile elasticity modulus (JIS K 7113) of the said intermediate | middle layer material 13 is 80-120 N / mm < 2 >.
[0021]
Hereinafter, specific examples will be described.
〔Example〕
A raw material for a surface layer material in which talc is dispersed as an insulating inorganic filler in 100 parts by weight of a fluororubber raw material (trade name: Eight Seal F-200B, manufactured by Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.) with an inner diameter of 151 mm, a depth A surface layer material was formed on the inner surface of the cylindrical mold by injecting 10 ml into a cylindrical mold having a thickness of 400 mm and rotating it at a temperature of 80 ° C. for 5 minutes at a rotational speed of 500 revolutions / minute. In addition, the surface layer material has a surface resistance value of 10 11 to 10 12 Ω / □ when formed alone, and has a tensile elastic modulus (based on JIS K 7113) of 50 to 90 N / mm 2. The amount of is adjusted.
[0022]
Next, an intermediate in which 5 parts by weight of carbon (trade name: Seast SO, manufactured by Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd.) as a conductive filler is dispersed in 100 parts by weight of the urethane elastomer raw material in the cylindrical mold in which the surface layer material is formed. 33 ml of the layer material was injected, and the cylindrical layer was rotated for 5 minutes at the temperature and rotation speed, thereby forming an intermediate layer material on the surface of the surface layer material. The urethane elastomer raw material used was a urethane prepolymer (trade name: Nipponporan 4580, manufactured by Nippon Polyurethane Industry Co., Ltd.) and a modified polyisocyanate (trade name: Coronate 4370, manufactured by Nippon Polyurethane Industry Co., Ltd.) as a curing agent. It consists of parts by weight. In addition, the used urethane elastomer raw material is adjusted so that the volume resistivity when it is molded alone is 10 10 to 10 11 Ω · cm and the tensile modulus is 80 to 100 N / mm 2 .
[0023]
Thereafter, a polyurethane urea elastomer (trade name: Porea R200, manufactured by Ihara Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.) in which 3 parts by weight of a polyoxyethylene-based ammonium salt is added as a conductive filler in the cylindrical mold in which the surface layer material and the intermediate layer material are formed. 60 ml of the base material made of (1) was injected, and the cylinder was rotated for 5 minutes at the temperature and the rotational speed, thereby forming a base material on the surface of the intermediate layer material. The base material is adjusted to have a tensile modulus of 280 to 370 N / mm 2 and a volume resistivity of 10 10 to 10 11 Ω · cm when molded alone.
[0024]
After the surface layer material, the intermediate layer material, and the base material were laminated and formed as described above, the rotation of the cylindrical shape was stopped, the molded product was demolded, and an intermediate transfer belt as an example product of the present invention product was obtained. . The resulting intermediate transfer belt of the example had an inner diameter of 150 mmφ, a width of 350 mm, a thickness of 500 μm, and an inner circumference length of about 471.2 mm.
[0025]
Furthermore, the physical properties of the entire intermediate transfer belt of the embodiment has a tensile modulus (JIS K 7113-compliant) is 249 (N / mm 2), the linear expansion coefficient ratio (JIS A 1325-compliant) is 3.1 × 10 - 4 (□ / ° C.), surface hardness is 58 degrees (according to JIS K 6253), volume resistivity (according to JIS K 6911) is 1.0 to 8.9 × 10 8 (Ω · cm), surface resistance of the belt surface The value (based on JIS K 6911) was 1.0 to 5.5 × 10 11 (Ω / □).
[0026]
The following tests were performed on the intermediate transfer belt of the above example. The test method was to change the intermediate transfer belt of a commercially available laser color printer copier and copy 10,000 landscape color images while changing the ambient temperature from 15 to 38 ° C in a fully air-conditioned laboratory. The image quality state of the copy image was judged. As a result, for the copy images when using the example product, all the copy images were of high image quality with no voids or color shifts, whereas for the copy image when using the comparative example product , A void occurred and color misregistration was observed.
[0027]
【Effect of the invention】
As illustrated and described above, according to the intermediate transfer belt of the present invention, a base material having a tensile elastic modulus of 200 to 400 N / mm 2 made of a polyurethane urea elastomer in which a conductive filler is dispersed, and a dispersion of an insulating inorganic filler Since the surface material layer made of an elastic material having a surface resistance value of 10 11 to 10 12 Ω / □ is laminated via an intermediate material layer made of a conductive elastic material in which a conductive filler is dispersed, It is possible to withstand long-term tension, and the dimensional change due to environmental temperature change is small, and a high-quality transfer image free from voids and color shifts can be obtained.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an intermediate transfer belt according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line 2-2 in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Intermediate transfer belt 11 Base material 12 Surface layer material 13 Intermediate layer material

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基材と表層材が中間層材を介して積層一体化されたシームレス構造の中間転写用ベルトにおいて、
前記基材が、導電性フィラーを分散したポリウレタンウレアエラストマーからなる引張弾性率200〜400N/mmのものからなり、
前記表層材が、絶縁性無機フィラーの分散した表面抵抗値1010〜1013 Ω/□の弾性材からなり、
前記中間層材が、導電性フィラーの分散した導電性弾性材からなることを特徴とする中間転写用ベルト。
In the intermediate transfer belt with a seamless structure in which the base material and the surface layer material are laminated and integrated via the intermediate layer material,
The substrate is made of a polyurethane elastic elastomer in which a conductive filler is dispersed and has a tensile modulus of 200 to 400 N / mm 2 ,
The surface layer material is made of an elastic material having a surface resistance value of 10 10 to 10 13 Ω / □ in which an insulating inorganic filler is dispersed,
The intermediate transfer belt, wherein the intermediate layer material is made of a conductive elastic material in which a conductive filler is dispersed.
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