Patent ID: 9400457
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. An intermediate transfer element included in an image formation apparatus, in which a toner image carried on an electrostatic latent image carrier is primarily transferred to the intermediate transfer element and thereafter the toner image is secondarily transferred from the intermediate transfer element to a recording material, the intermediate transfer element having a shape like an endless belt and including at least a resin base material layer and a surface layer, the surface layer being composed of a cured (meth)acrylic resin, the cured (meth)acrylic resin containing a constitutional unit derived from a polyfunctional (meth)acrylic monomer. the polyfunctional (meth)acrylic monomer containing n alkylene oxide structures and m (meth)acryloyl groups, with relation of n/m≦5 and m≧3 being satisfied (n and m being a positive integer), and the alkylene oxide structure containing an alkylene group having a carbon number not smaller than 2.