Patent ID: 6240269
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An electrophotographic process of forming an image through a series of steps comprising a charge eliminating step of eliminating charge from a surface of a photosensitive member having a light receiving layer, a charging step of charging the surface of the photosensitive member, a latent image exposure step of exposing the charged surface of the photosensitive member to light to form an electrostatic latent image thereon, and a development step of supplying a toner onto the electrostatic latent image to develop the image to form a toner image,wherein the light receiving layer comprises an amorphous semiconductor, and wherein the light used in the latent image exposure step is light of a wavelength within such a range that a value obtained by dividing a difference between a charging potential when the photosensitive member is not exposed to light before the charging of the photosensitive member and a charging potential when the photosensitive member is charged after exposure to light of a desired wavelength, by a sensitivity at the wavelength to make the difference between the charging potentials, is not more than 1.5 times a minimum value thereof.