Patent ID: 6096395
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: B29C,B29L,F16C,G03G,Y10T

Abstract:
A charging roll comprising:a center shaft;a foam layer formed on an outer circumferential surface of said center shaft, said foam layer consisting of an electrically conductive foam body or a foam body a part of which is made electrically conductive;an electrically conductive elastic layer formed on an outer surface of said foam layer, said electrically conductive elastic layer having a thickness of 100 .mu.m.about.1200 .mu.m, and comprising one of an electrically conductive rubber composition and an electrically conductive thermoplastic elastomer;a resistance adjusting layer formed by coating on an outer surface of said electrically conductive elastic layer; anda protective layer formed by coating on an outer surface of said resistance adjusting layer.