WO2014002152A1 - 現像部材、プロセスカートリッジおよび電子写真装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a developing member used in contact with or in close proximity to a photoreceptor, which is incorporated in an apparatus employing an electrophotographic system such as a copying machine, a printer, or a facsimile receiving apparatus.
- the present invention also relates to a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus.
- the photosensitive member is charged by charging means, and an electrostatic latent image is formed by a laser.
- the toner in the developing container is applied onto the developing member by the toner supply roller and the toner regulating member, and development with the toner is performed at or near the contact portion between the photosensitive member and the developing member.
- the toner on the photoconductor is transferred onto a recording sheet by a transfer unit and fixed by heat and pressure, and the toner remaining on the photoconductor is removed by a cleaning blade.
- an elastic member having an electric resistance of 10 3 to 10 10 ⁇ ⁇ cm is used for charging a photoreceptor or developing an electrostatic latent image.
- toner is moved from the developing members that are in pressure contact with each other to the electrophotographic photosensitive member (drum) to develop the electrostatic latent image, and a toner image is formed.
- the surface layer contains a urethane resin capable of imparting excellent wear resistance and chargeability to the toner.
- an improved formulation for the surface layer has been proposed in order to further increase the functionality of the charging member.
- Patent Document 1 discloses that an acrylic resin is contained in a urethane resin to improve wear resistance and slidability.
- Patent Document 2 discloses that an acrylic resin having predetermined physical properties is contained in a polyether urethane resin to suppress toner adhesion in a high temperature and high humidity environment.
- the electrophotographic apparatus since the electrophotographic apparatus has been used all over the world, it is required to stably output high-quality electrophotographic images over a long period of time even in various environments.
- the developing member be one in which toner adheres to the surface, that is, filming hardly occurs even in a low-temperature and low-humidity environment (for example, an air temperature of 15 ° C. and a relative humidity of 10%).
- the surface layer has an appropriate conductivity and does not cause a leak even when a high voltage (for example, about DC 500 V) is applied, and has an excellent leak resistance. It is necessary to have.
- a leak from the surface layer occurs, an energization breakdown trace occurs in the surface layer, and horizontal streak-like density unevenness due to the occurrence of the leak can occur in the electrophotographic image.
- an electronic conductive filler represented by carbon black is dispersed in the binder resin in the surface layer, the dispersion of the electronic conductive filler into the binder resin is not good. If it is sufficient, an agglomerated portion of the electron conductive filler is generated in the surface layer, and a leak may occur in the agglomerated portion.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a developing member that hardly causes filming even in a low-temperature and low-humidity environment and has excellent leak resistance.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide an electrophotographic apparatus capable of stably outputting a high-quality electrophotographic image and a process cartridge used therefor.
- the inventors of the present invention have made extensive studies to achieve the above object. As a result, the inventors have found that the above object can be achieved well by including two kinds of resins having a specific structure and an electronically conductive filler in the surface layer, and have reached the present invention. That is, according to the present invention, it has a conductive substrate, an elastic layer formed on the substrate, and a surface layer covering the surface of the elastic layer.
- the second resin has a structure represented by the following structural formula (4), one or both structures selected from the structure represented by the following structural formula (5) and the structure represented by the following structural formula (6).
- a developing member is provided.
- R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group
- R 2 represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
- R 3 represents a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
- R 4 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group
- R 5 is an alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms
- R 6 is a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
- a process cartridge having a developing member attached thereto and detachable from an electrophotographic apparatus, wherein the developing member is the above developing member.
- a developing member that bears toner in a state of being opposed to the photosensitive member that bears the latent image, and the developing member applies the toner to the photosensitive member to visualize the latent image.
- an electrophotographic apparatus is provided in which the developing member is the above-described developing member.
- the film is flexible and excellent in filming resistance, and has high conductivity and leak resistance.
- An excellent high-quality developing member can be obtained.
- a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus that contribute to stable provision of high-quality electrophotographic images can be obtained.
- a roller-shaped developing member (hereinafter also referred to as “developing roller”) 1 has an elastic layer 3 formed on a columnar or hollow cylindrical conductive substrate 2 as shown in FIG.
- the surface of the elastic layer 3 is composed of a conductive member covered with the surface layer 4.
- the conductive substrate 2 functions as an electrode and a support member for the developing roller 1.
- Specific examples of materials include metals or alloys such as aluminum, copper alloys, and stainless steel; iron plated with chromium or nickel; synthetic resins having conductivity, and the like.
- the elastic layer 3 has such hardness and elasticity that it is 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.
- the elastic layer 3 is usually formed from a molded body of a rubber material. Examples of 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, hydride of NBR, urethane rubber.
- silicone rubber that does not easily cause compression set in the elastic layer even when another member (developer regulating blade or the like) abuts over a long period of time is preferable.
- silicone rubber examples include polydimethylsiloxane, polymethyltrifluoropropylsiloxane, polymethylvinylsiloxane, polyphenylvinylsiloxane, and copolymers of these polysiloxanes.
- the thickness of the elastic layer 3 it is preferable to be in the range of 1.5 to 5.0 mm, particularly 2.0 to 4.0 mm.
- various additives such as a conductivity imparting agent, a non-conductive filler, a crosslinking agent, and a catalyst are appropriately blended.
- a conductivity imparting agent carbon black; conductive metal such as aluminum and copper; fine particles of conductive metal oxide such as zinc oxide, tin oxide and titanium oxide can be used. Of these, carbon black is particularly preferred because it is relatively easy to obtain and provides good conductivity.
- the content of carbon black in the rubber material is preferably 10 to 80 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of rubber.
- Non-conductive fillers include silica, quartz powder, titanium oxide, zinc oxide or calcium carbonate.
- the crosslinking agent include di-t-butyl peroxide, 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-di (t-butylperoxy) hexane, and dicumyl peroxide.
- the surface layer according to the present invention contains two kinds of resins having a specific structure and an electronic conductive filler typified by carbon black.
- the first resin according to the present invention has a structure represented by the following structural formula (1), a structure represented by the following structural formula (2), and a structure represented by the following structural formula (3) between two adjacent urethane bonds.
- FIGS. 6 and 7 show part of the characteristic structure of the urethane resin according to the present invention.
- the structure represented by the structural formula (1) and the structure represented by the structural formula (2) are sandwiched between adjacent urethane bonds A1 and A2.
- the structure represented by the structural formula (1) and the structural formula (1) are defined by the adjacent urethane bonds B1 and B2 and the adjacent urethane bonds C1 and C2.
- the structure shown in 2) is sandwiched.
- p, q, m and n each independently represent a positive integer.
- the urethane resin as the first resin described above is excellent in flexibility because it includes the polyether component represented by the structural formula (1).
- the developing member having the surface layer containing the urethane resin according to the present invention is less likely to increase in hardness even under a low temperature environment, and stress applied to the toner is small even under a low temperature environment, and filming is unlikely to occur.
- the structure represented by the structural formula (2) and the structure represented by the structural formula (3) are more hydrophobic than the structure represented by the structural formula (1). Therefore, the urethane resin according to the present invention has a low affinity with water, and the urethane resin can have relatively low water absorption. Furthermore, in the high temperature range, the molecular mobility in the high temperature range is suppressed due to the presence of a methyl group as a side chain in the structure represented by the structural formula (2) or the structural formula (3). Therefore, the surface of the developing roller according to the present invention is less likely to increase the adhesiveness even in a high-temperature and high-humidity environment, and the toner can be effectively prevented from sticking to the developing roller surface in a high-temperature and high-humidity environment.
- the structure represented by the structural formula (1) and at least one selected from the structures represented by the structural formula (2) and the structural formula (3) are randomly copolymerized. Is preferred.
- making the urethane resin according to the present invention a random copolymer and making the molar ratio of each structure within the above numerical range is more than the crystallinity of the urethane resin in the low temperature range. This is effective for further reduction and further suppression of molecular mobility at high temperatures.
- the urethane resin according to the present invention has a characteristic that the hardness hardly increases even under a low temperature environment, one object according to the present invention is achieved, which is suppression of toner filming on the surface. This is an extremely effective material.
- a urethane resin has a microphase separation structure of a soft segment composed of a polyol chain or the like and a hard segment composed of a urethane bond portion and having a strong cohesive force.
- the soft segment having the structure represented by the formula (1) and the structure represented by at least one selected from the formula (2) and the formula (3) in the urethane resin according to the present invention has extremely low polarity.
- the difference in polarity between the hard segment made of urethane bond is large. Therefore, the degree of microphase separation between the soft segment and the hard segment tends to be larger.
- the dispersion based on the high affinity between the urethane bond portion and the surface functional group of the carbon black greatly contributes to the dispersion of the carbon black in the urethane resin.
- the urethane resin according to the present invention as described above, it is considered that the hard segment portion is highly aggregated due to a large polarity difference between the hard segment and the soft segment. For this reason, the interaction between the hard segment and the carbon black is inhibited, and as a result, it is considered that the dispersion of the carbon black in the urethane resin is insufficient.
- the present inventors solved the advanced phase separation state of the hard segment and the soft segment, and promoted the interaction between the urethane bond portion and the carbon black, so that the carbon black in the urethane resin according to the present invention was It was considered effective for good dispersibility. And as a resin having a portion having affinity for both the soft segment and the hard segment, the present inventors use a specific acrylic resin described later as the second resin, and the urethane resin according to the present invention in the surface layer. And coexisting with carbon black, it was found that the dispersibility of carbon black in the urethane resin can be improved.
- the urethane resin contained in the surface layer 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. Having one or both structures selected from:
- the urethane resin according to the present invention can be obtained, for example, by reacting a polyether polyol obtained by ring-opening copolymerization of tetrahydrofuran and 3-methyltetrahydrofuran with isocyanate.
- Both structural formula (2) and structural formula (3) are structures produced when ring-opening copolymerization of 3-methyltetrahydrofuran.
- the urethane resin according to the present invention comprises a polyether diol 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 an aromatic diisocyanate. It is preferable to obtain the resulting hydroxyl group-terminated prepolymer and the isocyanate group-terminated prepolymer obtained by reacting the polyether diol and aromatic isocyanate by thermosetting.
- the following methods are used for the synthesis of polyurethane. That is, a one-shot method in which a polyol component and a polyisocyanate component are mixed and reacted, an isocyanate group-terminated prepolymer obtained by reacting some polyol and isocyanate, and a chain extender such as a low-molecular diol or a low-molecular triol. There is a method of reacting.
- the polyether diol having the structure of the structural formula (1) and at least one structure selected from the structural formula (2) and the structural formula (3) is a material having low polarity. Therefore, the compatibility with a highly polar isocyanate is low, and in the urethane resin, micro phase separation is likely to occur between a portion having a high polyol ratio and a portion having a high isocyanate ratio. Unreacted components are likely to remain in the portion where the ratio of polyol is high, and the remaining unreacted polyol may ooze out and cause surface toner fixation.
- the residual unreacted polyol can be reduced by using excessively high-polar isocyanate, but the resulting urethane resin has a high water absorption rate.
- the reaction between isocyanates often occurs at a high ratio, resulting in a highly polar urea bond or allophanate bond.
- a structure of the structural formula (1) and a polyether diol having at least one structure selected from the structural formulas (2) and (3) or a hydroxyl group-terminated prepolymer obtained by reacting the polyether diol with an aromatic diisocyanate The polarity difference between the polyol and the isocyanate can be reduced by thermally curing the isocyanate group-terminated prepolymer obtained by reacting the polyether diol with the aromatic isocyanate.
- the compatibility between the polyol and the isocyanate is improved, and a polyurethane having a lower polarity can be obtained with a smaller isocyanate ratio than the conventional example. Furthermore, since it is possible to keep the unreacted polyol remaining very low, it is possible to suppress surface toner adhesion due to seepage of the unreacted polyol.
- the number average molecular weight of the prepolymer is: 10,000 or more and 15000 or less are preferable.
- the isocyanate content of the prepolymer is preferably in the range of 3.0% by mass to 4.0% by mass.
- the molecular weight of the hydroxyl group-terminated prepolymer and the isocyanate content of the isocyanate group-terminated prepolymer are within this range, the resulting polyurethane has a good balance of water absorption and residual suppression of unreacted components, and the toner can be more firmly fixed. Contribute to restraint.
- the polyurethane according to the present invention is more preferably one obtained by thermally curing the hydroxyl group-terminated prepolymer (a) below and the isocyanate group-terminated prepolymer (b) below.
- (B) Isocyanate obtained by reacting an aromatic isocyanate with a polyether diol having a number average molecular weight of 2000 or more and 3000 or less comprising the structure of the structural formula (1) and at least one structure selected from the structural formulas (2) and (3) Base end prepolymer.
- the polyether diol having a number average molecular weight of 2000 or more and 3000 or less is used as a raw material for the hydroxyl group-terminated prepolymer and the isocyanate group-terminated prepolymer, the water absorption of the finally obtained polyurethane can be reduced, and unreacted Residual components can be suppressed. Furthermore, since the strength and adhesiveness of the surface layer are excellent, the durability can be improved.
- polypropylene glycol and aliphatic polyester may be contained.
- Aliphatic polyesters include 1,4-butanediol, 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol, diol components such as neopentyl glycol, triol components such as trimethylolpropane, adipic acid, glutaric acid, sebacic acid, etc.
- Aliphatic polyester polyols obtained by condensation reaction with dicarboxylic acids.
- polyol components may be prepolymers that are chain-extended with an isocyanate such as 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate (TDI), 1,4-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), or isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) as required.
- isocyanate such as 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate (TDI), 1,4-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), or isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) as required.
- TDI 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate
- MDI 1,4-diphenylmethane diisocyanate
- IPDI isophorone diisocyanate
- Components other than the structure of the structural formula (1) and at least one structure selected from the structural formulas (2) and (3) have a content of 20% by mass or less in the polyurethane from the viewpoint of the effect of the present invention. It is preferable to do.
- Isocyanate compounds to be reacted with these polyol components are not particularly limited, but aliphatic polyisocyanates such as ethylene diisocyanate, 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI), isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), cyclohexane 1, 3-diisocyanates, cycloaliphatic polyisocyanates such as cyclohexane 1,4-diisocyanate, 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate, 2,6-tolylene diisocyanate (TDI), 4,4-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate , Aromatic isocyanates such as xylylene diisocyanate and naphthalene diisocyanate, copolymers thereof, isocyanurates, and TMP adducts Biuret, it can be used the block body.
- aliphatic polyisocyanates
- aromatic isocyanates such as tolylene diisocyanate, diphenylmethane diisocyanate, and polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate are more preferably used.
- a polyurethane obtained by reacting a structural component (1) with a polyether component having at least one structure selected from structural formulas (2) and (3) between an aromatic isocyanate and a urethane bond is flexible. In addition, it is excellent in strength and has low adhesiveness under high temperature and high humidity, which is preferable.
- the mixing ratio of the isocyanate compound to be reacted with the polyol component is preferably such that the ratio of isocyanate groups to 1.2 to 4.0 with respect to 1.0 hydroxyl groups of the polyol.
- the urethane resin is microscopically phase-separated into a soft segment in which the polyol component is aggregated and a hard segment in which the isocyanate component is aggregated.
- the urethane resin according to the present invention tends to have a large polarity difference between the soft segment and the hard segment, and the degree of phase separation between the soft segment and the hard segment is larger than that of a general urethane resin. Tend to be.
- the isocyanate component has high affinity with the surface of a conductive filler such as carbon black, it is considered that the isocyanate component interacts with the surface of the conductive filler and contributes to dispersion stability.
- the aggregation degree of this isocyanate component is remarkably high, it is considered that the dispersibility is lowered due to difficulty in uniformly adsorbing and stabilizing the surface of the conductive filler, and the leakage resistance may be lowered.
- the surface layer containing the first resin is provided in contact with the surface of the elastic layer containing silicone rubber, the surface layer and the elastic layer are left in a high temperature and high humidity environment for a long time. Also exhibits good adhesion.
- the adhesion between synthetic resins depends mainly on the interaction of polar functional groups such as hydrogen bonds and acid-base interactions in addition to chemical bonds.
- polar functional groups such as hydrogen bonds and acid-base interactions
- silicone rubber is very low in polarity and its surface is inert. For this reason, generally, a strong interaction due to polar functional groups cannot be expected with respect to the adhesiveness between the elastic layer containing silicone rubber and the surface layer containing polyurethane resin.
- the surface layer containing the first resin according to the present invention exhibits good adhesion to the elastic layer containing silicone rubber even in a severe high-temperature and high-humidity environment.
- the urethane resin having the above has a very low polarity as a polyurethane by introducing a methyl group into the side chain.
- the cured product of addition-curing dimethyl silicone rubber has a “spiral” molecular structure in which there are six siloxane (Si—O) bonds and one rotation, and the methyl group is oriented outward.
- the surface of the silicone rubber polymer chain is substantially covered with a hydrophobic methyl group. Therefore, hydrophobicity is present between the methyl group on the surface of the silicone rubber in the elastic layer according to the present invention and the methyl group as a side chain introduced between two adjacent urethane bonds in the urethane resin in the surface layer. The attractive force acting between the molecules is acting. As a result, it is considered that the surface layer and the elastic layer according to the present invention exhibit excellent adhesion.
- the second resin according to the present invention is: A structure represented by the following structural formula (4); An acrylic resin having a structure represented by the following structural formula (5) and one or both structures selected from the structure represented by the following structural formula (6).
- the second resin is also simply referred to as “acrylic resin”.
- R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group
- R 2 represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms
- R 3 represents a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
- R 4 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group
- R 5 is an alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms
- R 6 is a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
- Structural formula (4) contained in the acrylic resin according to the present invention is a short-chain alkyl ester of (meth) acrylic acid, and constitutes the soft segment of the first resin described above, High affinity with the polyether structures represented by (2) and (3).
- the structural formulas (5) and (6) included in the acrylic resin according to the present invention have an aromatic ring and have an affinity for the urethane bond constituting the hard segment of the first resin. That is, the second resin has affinity for both the soft segment and the hard segment of the first resin. Therefore, it is considered that when the second resin coexists with the first resin, the tendency of phase separation between the soft segment and the hard segment of the first resin is suppressed.
- the aggregation of the urethane bonds constituting the hard segment is released, the interaction between the urethane bonds and the electronic conductive filler is likely to occur, and the dispersibility of the electronic conductive filler in the surface layer is improved. It is done.
- the ratio of “the number of moles of the structural formula (4): the total number of moles of the structural formula (5) and the structural formula (6)” is preferably 20:80 to 80:20. .
- R 2 is a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
- R2 is a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, good affinity with the soft segment of the first resin is maintained.
- R 3 in Structural Formula (5) and R 6 in Structural Formula (6) may be a straight or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms in addition to a hydrogen atom.
- R 5 in Structural Formula (6) is an alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. Thereby, good affinity with the hard segment of the first resin is maintained.
- the number average molecular weight of the acrylic resin is preferably 20000 or more and 100000 or less from the viewpoints of compatibility and flexibility.
- the content of the acrylic resin is preferably 1 part by mass or more and 10 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the urethane resin.
- the urethane resin constituting the surface layer of the present invention contains an electronic conductive filler.
- a specific example of the electronic conductive filler is carbon black.
- Carbon black is suitable because it is inexpensive, excellent in conductivity imparting properties and reinforcing properties, and is less preferred because of less environmental fluctuations in resistance. From the viewpoint of leakage resistance, the carbon black is particularly preferably a gas black having a primary particle diameter of 17 nm or more and 20 nm or less.
- carbon black having a large primary particle size is usually selected, but there may be a significant decrease in conductivity.
- Gas black easily imparts a polar functional group to the surface because the source gas is burned in the air. Moreover, since the primary particle size is generally small and the distribution of the primary particle size is small, when combined with the urethane resin of the present invention, both high conductivity and leakage resistance can be achieved at a high level.
- the DBP oil absorption of the carbon black is preferably 80 ml / 100 g or more and 160 ml / 100 g or less because the balance of conductivity, hardness and dispersibility is good.
- the content of carbon black is preferably 10 parts by mass or more and 30 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the total resin components forming the surface layer.
- Fine particles When surface roughness is required as a developing member, fine particles for controlling the roughness may be added to the surface layer.
- the fine particles for roughness control preferably have a volume average particle size of 3 to 20 ⁇ m.
- the amount of particles added to the surface layer is preferably 10 to 100 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the resin solid content of the surface layer.
- fine particles for roughness control fine particles of urethane resin, polyester resin, polyether resin, polyamide resin, acrylic resin and phenol resin can be used.
- Formation method of surface layer Although it does not specifically limit as a formation method of a surface layer, The spray by a coating material, immersion, or a roll coat is mentioned.
- the dip coating is a method of overflowing the paint from the upper end of the dip tank as described in JP-A-57-5047, and is a simple and excellent production stability as a method for forming a surface layer.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a dip coating apparatus.
- a cylindrical immersion tank 25 has an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the developing roller and a depth larger than the axial length of the developing roller.
- An annular liquid receiving portion is provided on the outer periphery of the upper edge of the immersion tank 25 and is connected to the stirring tank 27.
- the bottom of the immersion tank 25 is connected to the stirring tank 27.
- the paint in the stirring tank 27 is fed to the bottom of the immersion tank 25 by the liquid feed pump 26.
- the paint overflows from the upper end of the immersion tank and returns to the agitation tank 27 via the liquid receiving part on the outer periphery of the upper edge of the immersion tank 25.
- the core body provided with the elastic layer is fixed vertically to the elevating device 28, immersed in the immersion tank 25, and pulled up to form the surface layer 4.
- the developing roller of the present invention can be applied to any one of a non-contact developing device and a contact developing device using a magnetic one-component developer or a non-magnetic one-component developer, a developing device using a two-component developer, and the like. Can do.
- the process cartridge of the present invention is equipped with at least the developing roller of the present invention and is detachable from the main body of the electrophotographic apparatus.
- the electrophotographic apparatus of the present invention further includes a developing roller that carries toner in a state of being opposed to the photosensitive member carrying the latent image, and the developing roller visualizes the latent image by applying toner to the photosensitive member.
- the developing roller of the present invention is used as the developing roller.
- the developing roller of the present invention is preferably disposed in contact with the electrophotographic photosensitive member.
- the process cartridge and the electrophotographic apparatus of the present invention are not limited to a copying machine, a facsimile machine, or a printer as long as they have the developing roller of the present invention.
- the developing device 10 includes a developing container that contains a non-magnetic toner 8 as a one-component toner, and a developing roller 1 that is positioned in an opening extending in the longitudinal direction in the developing container and is opposed to the photosensitive member 5.
- the electrostatic latent image on the photoconductor 5 is developed to form a toner image.
- the printer is provided with a photoreceptor 5 that is rotated by a rotation mechanism (not shown).
- a charging member 12 that charges the surface of the photosensitive member 5 to a predetermined polarity and potential, and an electrostatic latent image is formed by performing image exposure on the charged surface of the photosensitive member 5.
- the illustrated image exposure apparatus is arranged.
- a developing device 10 having a developing roller 1 of the present invention is disposed around the photosensitive member 5 to develop the toner by attaching toner onto the formed electrostatic latent image.
- a device 13 for cleaning the surface of the photoconductor 5 after the toner image is transferred to the paper 22 is provided.
- a fixing device 15 for fixing the transferred toner image on the paper 22 is disposed on the conveyance path of the paper 22.
- a SUS304 cored bar with a primer (trade name, DY35-051; manufactured by Toray Dow Corning) was prepared and baked.
- the apparatus and conditions used for the measurement of the number average molecular weight (Mn) in this example are as follows. Measuring instrument: HLC-8120GPC (trade name, manufactured by Tosoh Corporation); Column: TSKgel SuperHZMM (trade name, manufactured by Tosoh Corporation) x 2 pieces; -Solvent: THF; -Temperature: 40 ° C; THF flow rate: 0.6 ml / min. The measurement sample was a 0.1% by mass THF solution. Further, an RI (refractive index) detector was used as a detector for measurement.
- RI reffractive index
- TSK standard polystyrene (trade names, A-1000, A-2500, A-5000, F-1, F-2, F-4, F-10, F-20, F- 40, F-80, F-128; manufactured by Tosoh Corporation) were used to prepare a calibration curve.
- the number average molecular weight was determined from the retention time of the measurement sample obtained based on this.
- Table 2 shows the isocyanate group-terminated prepolymers.
- the surface layer 4 As a material of the surface layer 4, 100.0 parts by mass of the isocyanate group-terminated prepolymer B-1 with respect to 100.0 parts by mass of the polyol A-1, 5.3 parts by mass of the acrylic resin C-1 and a gas having a primary particle diameter of 20 nm 32.0 parts by mass of black (trade name, Color Black S-160; manufactured by Evonik Degussa Japan) was mixed with stirring. Next, it was dissolved in methyl ethyl ketone (hereinafter abbreviated as “MEK”) so as to have a total solid content ratio of 30 mass%, mixed and then uniformly dispersed by a sand mill to obtain a coating material 1 for forming a surface layer.
- MEK methyl ethyl ketone
- this paint was diluted with MEK so as to have a viscosity of 10 to 13 cps, and then dip-coated on the elastic layer. Then, it was dried and further heat-treated at a temperature of 150 ° C. for 1 hour to provide a surface layer having a thickness of about 20 ⁇ m on the outer periphery of the elastic layer. Thus, the developing roller of Example 1 was obtained.
- Example 2 to 10 Surface layer forming paints 2 to 10 were obtained in the same manner as the surface layer forming paint 1 of Example 1 except that the types and amounts of the acrylic resins shown in Table 4 were used as the material of the surface layer.
- the developing rollers of Examples 2 to 10 were obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that these surface layer forming paints were used.
- Example 11 Hydroxyl-terminated urethane prepolymer A-2 10.1 parts by mass of isocyanate group-terminated prepolymer B-1 10.1 parts by mass of acrylic resin C-3, gas black having a primary particle diameter of 17 nm (commercial product) (Name: Color Black S-170; manufactured by Evonik Degussa Japan Co., Ltd.) 12.1 parts by mass was agitated and mixed to obtain surface layer forming coating material 11.
- a developing roller of Example 11 was obtained in the same manner as Example 1 except that the surface layer forming coating material 11 was used.
- Example 12 A surface layer forming coating material 12 was obtained in the same manner as the surface layer forming coating material 11 except that the acrylic resin was changed to C-8. A developing roller of Example 12 was obtained in the same manner as Example 1 except that the surface layer forming coating material 12 was used.
- Example 13 Hydroxyl-terminated urethane prepolymer A-2 100.0 parts by mass, isocyanate group-terminated prepolymer B-2 20.9 parts by mass, acrylic resin C-3 10.3 parts by mass, gas black with a primary particle size of 17 nm (Name: Color Black S-170; manufactured by Evonik Degussa Japan Co., Ltd.) 12.3 parts by mass was mixed with stirring to obtain a coating material 13 for forming a surface layer. A developing roller of Example 13 was obtained in the same manner as Example 1 except that this was used.
- Example 14 A surface layer forming paint 13 was obtained in the same manner as the surface layer forming paint 13 except that the acrylic resin was C-8. A developing roller of Example 14 was obtained in the same manner as Example 1 except that this was used.
- Example 15 Surface layer forming coating material 15 was obtained in the same manner as surface layer forming coating material 1, except that furnace black (trade name, SUNBLACK X55; manufactured by Asahi Carbon Co., Ltd.) having a primary particle diameter of 25 nm was used as carbon black. A developing roller of Example 15 was obtained in the same manner as Example 1 except that this was used.
- furnace black trade name, SUNBLACK X55; manufactured by Asahi Carbon Co., Ltd.
- Example 16 Surface layer forming coating 16 was obtained in the same manner as surface layer forming coating 1 except that carbon black was used as furnace black (trade name, Printex L; manufactured by Evonik Degussa Japan) having a primary particle size of 23 nm. . A developing roller of Example 16 was obtained in the same manner as Example 1 except that this was used.
- Example 17 Surface layer forming paint 17 was obtained in the same manner as surface layer forming paint 1 except that furnace black (trade name, # 2650; manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation) having a primary particle diameter of 13 nm was used as carbon black. A developing roller of Example 17 was obtained in the same manner as Example 1 except that this was used.
- the surface layer of the present invention has a structure represented by structural formula (1), one or both structures selected from structural formula (2) and structural formula (3), a structure represented by structural formula (4), and the following structural formula: Having one or both of the structure represented by (5) and the structure represented by the following structural formula (6) is determined by, for example, pyrolysis GC / MS, FT-IR, or 13C nuclear solid NMR. It can be confirmed by analysis.
- Comparative Examples 1 to 4 Developing rollers of Comparative Examples 1 to 4 were obtained in the same manner as in Example 13 except that the types of acrylic resin and carbon black were changed to the types of acrylic resin and carbon black shown in Table 5.
- Each of the process cartridges prepared above was loaded in the electronic image forming apparatus black position and left in an environment of a temperature of 15 ° C. and a humidity of 10% RH for 24 hours. Thereafter, one halftone image was output in the same environment. Subsequently, 20000 sheets of images (hereinafter referred to as “E character images”) in which the letter “E” having a size of 4 points has a printing rate of 2% on A4 size paper were continuously output. Subsequently, one halftone image was output. For each halftone image, the presence or absence of horizontal streaks due to current leakage between the developer regulating blade and the charging roller was visually observed.
- the density difference between the horizontal stripe occurrence site and the normal halftone image portion was measured using a reflection densitometer (trade name: GretagMacbeth RD918, manufactured by Macbeth). did. And the observation result was evaluated based on the following reference
- Examples 1 to 17 contain the acrylic resin having the structure of the present invention in the urethane resin of the present invention, the surface layers of the urethanes having the structures of the structural formulas (1), (2), and (3) are used. The tendency of phase separation is relaxed, it shows a high current breakdown limit, and the leak-proof image is also good.
- Examples 1 to 14 using gas black having a primary particle diameter of 17 nm or more and 20 nm or less have high conductivity, and show a higher level of current breakage limit and leak-proof images. Moreover, the filming resistance is high at any level.
- Comparative Examples 1 to 4 in which the surface layer does not contain the acrylic resin having the structure of the present invention the tendency of the phase separation of urethane is not relaxed, the current breakage limit is low, and the leak resistance is reduced.
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すなわち、本発明によれば、導電性の基体と、該基体の上に形成された弾性層と、該弾性層の表面を被覆している表面層とを有し、該表面層は、第1の樹脂、第2の樹脂および電子導電性フィラーを含有し、該第1の樹脂は、隣接する2つのウレタン結合の間に、
下記構造式(1)で示される構造と、下記構造式(2)で示される構造および下記構造式(3)で示される構造から選ばれる一方または両方の構造と、を有するものであり、該第2の樹脂は、下記構造式(4)で示される構造と、下記構造式(5)で示される構造および下記構造式(6)で示される構造から選ばれる一方または両方の構造と、を有するものである現像部材が提供される。
導電性の基体2は、現像ローラ1の電極および支持部材として機能するものである。具体的な材質の例としては、アルミニウム、銅合金、ステンレス鋼の如き金属または合金;クロム、又はニッケルで鍍金処理を施した鉄;導電性を有する合成樹脂等が挙げられる。
弾性層3は、感光体表面に形成された静電潜像にトナーを過不足なく供給することができるように、適切なニップ幅とニップ圧をもって感光体に押圧されるような硬度や弾性を、現像ローラに付与するものである。弾性層3は、通常ゴム材の成型体により形成されることが好ましい。ゴム材料としては以下のものが挙げられる。エチレン-プロピレン-ジエン共重合ゴム(EPDM)、アクリルニトリル-ブタジエンゴム(NBR)、クロロプレンゴム(CR)、天然ゴム(NR)、イソプレンゴム(IR)、スチレン-ブタジエンゴム(SBR)、フッ素ゴム、シリコーンゴム、エピクロロヒドリンゴム、NBRの水素化物、ウレタンゴム。これらは単独であるいは2種以上を混合して用いることができる。
この中でも、特に、長期に亘り他の部材(現像剤規制ブレード等)が当接した場合にも圧縮永久歪みを弾性層に生じさせにくいシリコーンゴムが好ましい。シリコーンゴムとしては、ポリジメチルシロキサン、ポリメチルトリフルオロプロピルシロキサン、ポリメチルビニルシロキサン、ポリフェニルビニルシロキサン、これらポリシロキサンの共重合体が挙げられる。
導電性付与剤としてカーボンブラックを用いる場合における、ゴム材中のカーボンブラックの含有量の目安としては、ゴム100質量部に対して10~80質量部とすることが好ましい。非導電性充填剤としては、シリカ、石英粉末、酸化チタン、酸化亜鉛又は炭酸カルシウムが挙げられる。架橋剤としては、ジ-t-ブチルパーオキサイド、2,5-ジメチル-2,5-ジ(t-ブチルパーオキシ)ヘキサン又はジクミルパーオキサイドが挙げられる。
本発明に係る表面層は、特定の構造を有する2種の樹脂と、カーボンブラックに代表される電子導電性フィラーとを含有している。
本発明に係る第1の樹脂は、隣接する2つのウレタン結合の間に下記構造式(1)で示される構造と、下記構造式(2)で示される構造および下記構造式(3)で示される構造から選ばれる一方または両方の構造とを有するウレタン樹脂である。
すなわち、本発明に係るウレタン樹脂は、下記構造式(1)で示される構造と、下記構造式(2)で示される構造および下記構造式(3)で示される構造からなる群から選択される何れか一方または両方の構造とが、2つのウレタン結合によって挟まれている構造を分子内に有する。
図6においては、前記構造式(1)で示される構造と前記構造式(2)で示される構造とが、隣接するウレタン結合A1及びA2によって挟まれている。
また、図7に係るウレタン樹脂においては、隣接しているウレタン結合B1とB2とによって、および、隣接するウレタン結合C1とC2とによって、前記構造式(1)で示される構造と前記構造式(2)で示される構造とが挟まれている。なお、図6および図7において、p、q、mおよびnは各々独立に正の整数を表す。
上記した第1の樹脂としてのウレタン樹脂は、上記構造式(1)で示されるポリエーテル成分を含むため、柔軟性に優れる。また、上記構造式(2)で示される構造および上記構造式(3)で示される構造から選択される少なくとも一方を含むことにより、低温域での結晶性が著しく低くなっている。そのため、本発明に係るウレタン樹脂を含む表面層を具備する現像部材は、低温環境下でも硬度が上昇し難くなっており、低温環境下でもトナーに与えるストレスが小さく、フィルミングを生じにくい。
一般に、ウレタン樹脂は、ポリオール鎖等からなるソフトセグメントと、ウレタン結合部分からなり、強い凝集力を有するハードセグメントとのミクロ相分離構造を有することが知られている。
特に、本発明に係るウレタン樹脂における、式(1)で示される構造と、式(2)および式(3)から選択される少なくとも一方で示される構造とを有するソフトセグメントは、極性が極めて低く、ウレタン結合からなるハードセグメントとの間での極性の差が大きい。そのため、ソフトセグメントとハードセグメントとのミクロ相分離の程度がより大きくなる傾向にある。
ウレタン樹脂へのカーボンブラックの分散には、ウレタン結合部分とカーボンブラックの表面官能基との高い親和性に基づく相互作用が大きく寄与している。しかし、本発明に係るウレタン樹脂においては、上記したように、ハードセグメントとソフトセグメントとの大きな極性差により、ハードセグメント部分が高度に凝集しているものと考えられる。そのため、ハードセグメントとカーボンブラックとの相互作用が阻害され、その結果として、カーボンブラックのウレタン樹脂中への分散が不十分となっているものと考えられる。
表面層に含有されるウレタン樹脂は、隣接する2つのウレタン結合の間に下記構造式(1)で示される構造と、下記構造式(2)で示される構造および下記構造式(3)で示される構造から選ばれる一方または両方の構造を有する:
また、本発明に係るウレタン樹脂は、構造式(1)の構造と、構造式(2) および(3)から選ばれる少なくとも一つの構造を有するポリエーテルジオールまたは該ポリエーテルジオールと芳香族ジイソシアネートを反応させた水酸基末端プレポリマーと、該ポリエーテルジオールと芳香族イソシアネートを反応させたイソシアネート基末端プレポリマーとを熱硬化することにより得られるものとすることが好ましい。
すなわち、ポリオール成分とポリイソシアネート成分を混合、反応させるワンショット法および一部のポリオールとイソシアネートを反応させて得られるイソシアネート基末端プレポリマーと、低分子ジオール、低分子トリオールの如き鎖延長剤とを反応させる方法がある。
(a)構造式(1)の構造、および構造式(2)及び(3)から選ばれる少なくとも一つの構造からなる数平均分子量2000以上3000以下のポリエーテルジオールと芳香族ジイソシアネートを反応させた数平均分子量10000以上15000以下の水酸基末端プレポリマー。
(b)構造式(1)の構造、および構造式(2)及び(3)から選ばれる少なくとも一つの構造からなる数平均分子量2000以上3000以下のポリエーテルジオールと芳香族イソシアネートを反応させたイソシアネート基末端プレポリマー。
脂肪族ポリエステルとしては、1,4-ブタンジオール、3-メチル-1,5-ペンタンジオール、ネオペンチルグリコールの如きジオール成分、トリメチロールプロパンの如きトリオール成分と、アジピン酸、グルタル酸、セバシン酸等のジカルボン酸との縮合反応により得られる脂肪族ポリエステルポリオールが挙げられる。
ところで、シリコーンゴムを含む弾性層の表面に接して、上記第1の樹脂を含む表面層を設けた場合、該表面層と該弾性層とは、高温高湿環境下に長期間放置した場合においても良好な接着性を示す。通常、合成樹脂同士の接着性は、化学結合に加えて、水素結合、酸-塩基相互作用のような、主に極性官能基の相互作用に依存する。しかし、シリコーンゴムは非常に極性が低く、その表面は不活性である。そのため、一般に、シリコーンゴムを含む弾性層とポリウレタン樹脂を含む表面層との接着性に関して、極性官能基による強い相互作用は期待できない。しかしながら、本発明に係る第1の樹脂を含む表面層は、シリコーンゴムを含む弾性層とは、苛酷な高温高湿環境下においても良好な接着性を示す。その詳細な理由は現在解明中であるが、本発明者らは以下のように推測している。
すなわち、隣接するウレタン結合間に存在する構造式(1)で示される構造と、構造式(2)で示される構造および構造式(3)で示される構造からなる群から選ばれる少なくとも一つの構造とを有するウレタン樹脂は、従来のポリエーテルポリウレタンと比較して、メチル基を側鎖に導入したことにより、ポリウレタンとしては非常に低極性となっている。一方、付加硬化型ジメチルシリコーンゴムの硬化物は、シロキサン(Si-O)結合が6個で1回転する「らせん状」の分子構造を有しており、かつ、メチル基が外側に配向していることが知られている。つまり、シリコーンゴムのポリマー鎖の表面は、疎水性のメチル基で実質的に被覆されている。そのため、本発明に係る弾性層中のシリコーンゴム表面のメチル基と、表面層中のウレタン樹脂中の隣接する2つのウレタン結合の間に導入された側鎖としてのメチル基との間に疎水性の分子間に働く引力が作用している。その結果として、本発明に係る表面層と弾性層とは優れた接着性を示すものと考えられる。
本発明に係る第2の樹脂は、
下記構造式(4)で示される構造と、
下記構造式(5)で示される構造および下記構造式(6)で示される構造から選ばれる一方または両方の構造とを有するアクリル樹脂である。以降、第2の樹脂を単に「アクリル樹脂」とも称する。
ベンジル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)メチルベンジル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)エチルベンジル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)n-プロピルベンジル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)n-ブチルベンジル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)イソプロピルベンジル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)sec-ブチルベンジル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)イソブチルベンジル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)tert-ブチルベンジル(メタ)アクリレート、
フェニルエチル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)メチルフェニルエチル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)エチルフェニルエチル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)n-プロピルフェニルエチル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)n-ブチルフェニルエチル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)イソプロピルフェニルエチル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)sec-ブチルフェニルエチル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)イソブチルフェニルエチル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)tert-ブチルフェニルエチル(メタ)アクリレート、
フェニルプロピル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)メチルフェニルプロピル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)エチルフェニルプロピル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)n-プロピルフェニルプロピル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)n-ブチルフェニルプロピル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)イソプロピルフェニルプロピル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)sec-ブチルフェニルプロピル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)イソブチルフェニルプロピル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)tert-ブチルフェニルプロピル(メタ)アクリレート、
フェニルブチル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)メチルフェニルブチル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)エチルフェニルブチル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)n-プロピルフェニルブチル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)n-ブチルフェニルブチル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)イソプロピルフェニルブチル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)sec-ブチルフェニルブチル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)イソブチルフェニルブチル(メタ)アクリレート、4-(または3-)tert-ブチルフェニルブチル(メタ)アクリレート。
本発明の表面層を構成するウレタン樹脂は電子導電性フィラーを含有する。そして、電子導電性フィラーの具体例としては、カーボンブラックが挙げられる。
カーボンブラックは安価であり、導電付与性と補強性にも優れるため好適に用いられ、また抵抗の環境変動が少ないため特に好ましい。
耐リーク性の観点から、該カーボンブラックの性状としては一次粒子径17nm以上20nm以下のガスブラックであることが特に好ましい。
現像部材として表面粗度が必要な場合は、表面層に粗さ制御のための微粒子を添加してもよい。粗さ制御用微粒子としては、体積平均粒径が3~20μmであることが好ましい。また、表面層に添加する粒子添加量が、表面層の樹脂固形分100質量部に対し、10~100質量部であることが好ましい。粗さ制御用微粒子には、ウレタン樹脂、ポリエステル樹脂、ポリエ-テル樹脂、ポリアミド樹脂、アクリル樹脂、フェノ-ル樹脂の微粒子を用いることができる。
表面層の形成方法としては特に限定されるものではないが、塗料によるスプレー、浸漬、又はロールコートが挙げられる。浸漬塗工は、特開昭57-5047号公報に記載されているような浸漬槽上端から塗料をオーバーフローさせる方法であり、表面層を形成する方法として簡便で生産安定性に優れている。
基体として、SUS304製の直径6mmの芯金にプライマー(商品名、DY35-051;東レダウコーニング社製)を塗布、焼付けしたものを用意した。
上記で用意した基体を金型に配置し、以下の材料を混合した付加型シリコーンゴム組成物を金型内に形成されたキャビティに注入した。
・液状シリコーンゴム材料(商品名、SE6724A/B;東レ・ダウコーニング社製) 100質量部
・カーボンブラック(商品名、トーカブラック#4300;東海カーボン社製) 15質量部
・耐熱性付与剤としてのシリカ粉体 0.2質量部
・白金触媒 0.1質量部
続いて、金型を加熱してシリコーンゴムを150℃、15分間加硫硬化し、脱型した後、さらに180℃、1時間加熱し硬化反応を完結させ、基体の外周に直径12mmの弾性層を設けた。
以下に、本発明に係るウレタン樹脂を含む表面層を得るための合成例を示す。
本実施例中における数平均分子量(Mn)の測定に用いた装置、並びに条件は以下の通りである。
・測定機器:HLC-8120GPC(商品名、東ソー社製);
・カラム:TSKgel SuperHZMM(商品名、東ソー社製)×2本;
・溶媒:THF;
・温度:40℃;
・THFの流速:0.6ml/min。
なお、測定サンプルは0.1質量%のTHF溶液とした。更に検出器としてRI(屈折率)検出器を用いて測定を行った。
検量線作成用の標準試料として、TSK標準ポリスチレン(商品名、A-1000、A-2500、A-5000、F-1、F-2、F-4、F-10、F-20、F-40、F-80、F-128;東ソー社製)を用いて検量線の作成を行った。これを基に得られた測定サンプルの保持時間から数平均分子量を求めた。
反応容器中で、乾燥テトラヒドロフラン 230.7g(3.2モル)、乾燥3-メチルテトラヒドロフラン 68.9g(0.8モル)(モル混合比80/20)の混合物を、温度10℃に保持した。70%過塩素酸13.1g、及び無水酢酸 120gを加え、2.5時間反応を行った。次に反応混合物を20%水酸化ナトリウム水溶液600g中に注ぎ、精製を行った。さらに減圧下残留する水及び溶媒成分を除去し、液状のポリエ-テルジオールA-1 218gを得た。数平均分子量は約2000であった。
窒素雰囲気下、反応容器中で、ジフェニルメタンジイソシアネート(商品名、コスモネートMDI:三井化学社製)28.4質量部をメチルエチルケトン 50.0質量部に溶解した。次にポリエーテルジオール A-1 200.0gのメチルエチルケトン 178.4質量部溶液を反応容器内の温度を65℃に保持しつつ、徐々に滴下した。滴下終了後、温度75℃で3時間反応させた。得られた反応混合物を室温まで冷却し、水酸基末端ウレタンプレポリマー A-2 226gを得た。数平均分子量は約15000であった。得られたポリオールを表1に示す。
窒素雰囲気下、反応容器中で、ポリメリックMDI(商品名、ミリオネートMT;日本ポリウレタン工業社製)76.7質量部をメチルエチルケトン 80.0質量部に溶解した。次にポリエーテルジオールA-1 200.0gのメチルエチルケトン 70.0質量部溶液を反応容器内の温度を65℃に保持しつつ、徐々に滴下した。滴下終了後、温度65℃で2時間反応させた。得られた反応混合物を室温まで冷却し、イソシアネート基機末端ウレタンプレポリマー B-1 229gを得た。
窒素雰囲気下、反応容器中でトリレンジイソシアネート(TDI)(商品名、コスモネート80;三井化学社製)69.6質量部をメチルエチルケトン 80.0質量部に溶解した。次にポリプロピレングリコール系ポリオール (商品名、エクセノール1030;旭硝子株式会社製)200.0gのメチルエチルケトン 70.0質量部溶液を反応容器内の温度を65℃に保持しつつ、徐々に滴下した。滴下終了後、温度65℃で2時間反応させた。得られた反応混合物を室温まで冷却し、イソシアネート基機末端ウレタンプレポリマー B-2 244gを得た。
撹拌装置、温度計、還流管、滴下装置および窒素ガス導入管を取り付けた反応容器に乾燥メチルエチルケトン 233.3質量部を仕込み、窒素ガス気流下で温度87℃に昇温し、加熱還流した。次にメタクリル酸メチル 60.0質量部、スチレン 40.0質量部、開始剤(商品名、カヤエステルO;化薬アクゾ社製)0.2質量部の混合物を1時間かけて徐々に滴下し、温度を87℃に保ったままさらに3時間加熱還流した。次に放冷して温度を室温まで下げ、アクリル樹脂C-1を得た。数平均分子量は約60000であった。
撹拌装置、温度計、還流管、滴下装置および窒素ガス導入管を取り付けた反応容器に乾燥メチルエチルケトン 233.3質量部を仕込み、窒素ガス気流下で温度87℃に昇温し、加熱還流した。次にメタクリル酸メチル 30.0質量部、メタクリル酸n-ブチル30.0質量部、スチレン 40.0質量部、開始剤(商品名、カヤエステルO;化薬アクゾ社製)0.2質量部の混合物を1時間かけて徐々に滴下し、温度を87℃に保ったままさらに3時間加熱還流した。次に放冷して温度を室温まで下げ、アクリル樹脂C-3を得た。数平均分子量は約70000であった。
以下に、本発明に係る現像ローラの製造法について説明する。
次に総固形分比30質量%になるようにメチルエチルケトン(以下、「MEK」と略す)に溶解、混合の後、サンドミルにて均一に分散し、表面層形成用塗料1を得た。ついで、この塗料を粘度10~13cpsになるようMEKで希釈後、前記弾性層上に浸漬塗工した。その後、乾燥させ、さらに温度150℃にて1時間加熱処理することで弾性層の外周に膜厚が約20μmの表面層を設けた。こうして実施例1の現像ローラを得た。
表面層の材料として表4に示すアクリル樹脂の種類および量としたこと以外は実施例1の表面層形成用塗料1と同様にして表面層形成用塗料2~10を得た。そしてこれらの表面層形成用塗料を用いたこと以外は実施例1と同様にして実施例2~10の現像ローラを得た。
水酸基末端ウレタンプレポリマー A-2 100.0質量部に対し、イソシアネート基末端プレポリマーB-1 19.1質量部、アクリル樹脂 C-3 10.1質量部、一次粒子径17nmのガスブラック(商品名、Color Black S-170;エボニック・デグサジャパン社製)12.1質量部を撹拌混合して表面層形成用塗料11を得た。表面層形成用塗料11を用いたこと以外は実施例1と同様にして、実施例11の現像ローラを得た。
アクリル樹脂をC-8としたこと以外は表面層形成用塗料11と同様にして表面層形成用塗料12を得た。表面層形成用塗料12を用いたこと以外は実施例1と同様にして実施例12の現像ローラを得た。
水酸基末端ウレタンプレポリマー A-2 100.0質量部に対し、イソシアネート基末端プレポリマーB-2 20.9質量部、アクリル樹脂 C-3 10.3質量部、一次粒子径17nmのガスブラック(商品名、Color Black S-170;エボニック・デグサジャパン社製)12.3質量部を撹拌混合して表面層形成用塗料13を得た。これを用いたこと以外は実施例1と同様にして実施例13の現像ローラを得た。
アクリル樹脂をC-8としたこと以外は表面層形成用塗料13と同様にして表面層形成用塗料13を得た。これを用いたこと以外は実施例1と同様にして実施例14の現像ローラを得た。
カーボンブラックとして、一次粒子径25nmのファーネスブラック(商品名、SUNBLACK X55;旭カーボン社製)を用いたこと以外は表面層形成用塗料1と同様にして表面層形成用塗料15を得た。これを用いたこと以外は実施例1と同様にして、実施例15の現像ローラを得た。
カーボンブラックを、一次粒子径23nmのファーネスブラック(商品名、Printex L;エボニック・デグサジャパン社製)を用いたこと以外は表面層形成用塗料1と同様にして表面層形成用塗料16を得た。これを用いたこと以外は実施例1と同様にして実施例16の現像ローラを得た。
カーボンブラックとして、一次粒子径13nmのファーネスブラック(商品名、#2650;三菱化学社製)を用いたこと以外は表面層形成用塗料1と同様にして表面層形成用塗料17を得た。これを用いたこと以外は実施例1と同様にして実施例17の現像ローラを得た。
アクリル樹脂およびカーボンブラックの種類を表5に示すアクリル樹脂およびカーボンブラックの種類とした以外は、実施例13と同様にして、比較例1~4の現像ローラを得た。
表面層形成用塗料を粘度15cpsに調整し、膜厚200μmになるようにアルミ型にキャストし、サンフラワー架台に載せ表面層形成用塗料の粘度が表面に膜形成しない程度に上昇するまで乾燥させた。その後、水平台に載せて室温下1日放置した。乾燥後、140℃で1時間加熱硬化し、室温まで冷却後、型からはがし、膜厚が約200μmの物性測定用の導電性樹脂シートを作製した。
上記方法で作製した物性測定用の導電性樹脂シートを直径5cmの円形に打ち抜き、両面に白金蒸着を施した後、気温25℃、相対湿度50%RH環境下24時間放置した。抵抗測定機(商品名:R8340A、アドバンテスト社製)を用いて、100Vの電圧を印加して体積抵抗率を測定した。数値はn=3で測定した平均値を用いた。
上記の体積抵抗率の測定の後、印加電圧を100Vずつ上げて上記した体積抵抗率の測定を繰り返し行った。そして、電圧印加時に体積抵抗値が大きく低下し、測定サンプル表面に通電による破壊跡が発生するまで試験を行い、通電破壊を生じない最大電圧を通電破壊限界とした。
図5に示すように、直径40mmのSUS製円筒状電極29に、現像ローラ1の基体露出部に各500gの荷重を加え、該現像ローラ1の外周面を当接させる。この状態で円筒状電極29を回転させ、連れ周りにより、現像ローラ1を周方向に24rpmの速度で回転させる。回転が安定したところで、直流電源30より基体に電圧を印加し、円筒状電極29との間に50Vの電圧を印加する。なお、この時の環境は、20℃、50%RHとする。その時の電流計31にて電流値を現像ローラ1の1周分計測し、その平均値を求めて、電流値とした。
作製した現像ローラを、電子写真画像形成装置(商品名:Color
Laser Jet3600、Hewlett-Packard社製)を用意した。また、上記電子写真画像形成装置用の黒色トナー用プロセスカートリッジを21個用意した。そして、当該プロセスカートリッジの現像ローラとして、各実施例および各比較例において作製した現像ローラを装着した。また、各プロセスカートリッジの現像剤規制ブレードを、厚さ100μmのステンレス鋼(SUS304)製の現像剤規制ブレードに交換した。さらに、現像剤規制ブレードに接続されたバイアス電源からは、現像ローラに接続されたバイアス電源から出力される電圧よりも500V低い電圧を、現像剤規制ブレードに供給して画像出力を行った。
A:横スジは確認されない。
B:極軽微な横スジが確認されるが、濃度差は0.03未満である。
C:横スジが確認され、濃度差が0.05以上0.1未満である。
D:横スジが確認され、濃度差も0.1以上である。
上記の画像評価(その1)にて2枚目のハーフトーン画像を出力後、さらに、E文字画像を連続出力した。そして、1000枚ごとに当該E文字画像について、現像ローラの表面にトナーがフィルミングしたことに起因する濃度ムラの有無を目視で観察した。そして、トナーのフィルミングに起因する濃度ムラが初めて確認された時点での出力枚数を記録した。
2:導電性基体
3:弾性層
4:表面層
5:感光体
6:クリーニング部材
7:トナー供給ローラ
8:トナー
9:規制ブレード
10:現像装置
11:レーザー光
12:帯電部材
13:クリーニング装置
14:クリーニング用帯電装置
15:定着装置
16:駆動ローラ
17:転写ローラ
18:バイアス電源
19:テンションローラー
20:転写搬送ベルト
21:従動ローラ
22:紙
23:給紙ローラ
24:吸着ローラ
25:浸漬槽
26:液送ポンプ
27:撹拌タンク
28:昇降装置
29:円筒状電極
30:直流電源
31:電流計
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- 導電性の基体と、該基体の上に形成された弾性層と、該弾性層の表面を被覆している表面層とを有する現像部材であって、
該表面層は、第1の樹脂、第2の樹脂および電子導電性フィラーを含有し、
該第1の樹脂は、
隣接する2つのウレタン結合の間に、
下記構造式(1)で示される構造と、
下記構造式(2)で示される構造および下記構造式(3)で示される構造から選ばれる一方または両方の構造とを有するものであり、
該第2の樹脂は、
下記構造式(4)で示される構造と、
下記構造式(5)で示される構造および下記構造式(6)で示される構造から選ばれる一方または両方の構造とを有するものであることを特徴とする現像部材:
- 前記電子導電性フィラーが、一次粒子径が17nm以上20nm以下のガスブラックである請求項1に記載の現像部材。
- 前記第1の樹脂において、構造式(1)で示される構造のモル数:構造式(2)で示される構造および構造式(3)で示される構造のモル数の総和=50:50~80:20である請求項1または2に記載の現像部材。
- 前記第2の樹脂において、構造式(4)のモル数:構造式(5)および構造式(6)のモル数の総和=20:80~80:20である請求項1~3のいずれか一項に記載の現像部材。
- 前記第2の樹脂の数平均分子量が20000以上、100000以下である請求項1~4のいずれか一項に記載の現像部材。
- 前記表面層中における前記第2の樹脂の含有量は、該表面層中の前記第1の樹脂の100質量部に対して、1質量部以上10質量部以下である請求項1~5のいずれか一項に記載の現像部材。
- 前記弾性層がシリコーンゴムを含む請求項1~6のいずれか一項に記載の現像部材。
- 現像部材が装着されてなり、電子写真装置に着脱可能なプロセスカートリッジにおいて、該現像部材として請求項1~7のいずれか一項に記載の現像部材を用いることを特徴とするプロセスカートリッジ。
- 潜像を担持する感光体に対向した状態でトナーを担持する現像部材を備え、該現像部材が前記感光体にトナーを付与することにより該潜像を可視化する電子写真装置において、該現像部材が、請求項1~7のいずれか一項に記載の現像部材であることを特徴とする電子写真装置。
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