Patent ID: 6824939
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:a photoreceptor which comprises an electroconductive substrate, a photosensitive layer comprising a charge generation material and a charge transport material disposed on the electroconductive substrate, and a protective layer comprising an inorganic filler having an average particle diameter (d) and a binder resin; and an imagewise light irradiator configured to irradiate the photoreceptor with a laser light beam having a wavelength (&lgr;) while scanning the laser light beam to form light spots each having a diameter (L) in the minor axis direction thereof on a surface of the photoreceptor and to form a latent image on the photoreceptor, wherein the following relationship is satisfied: 0.1<3.75Ã—10âˆ’3L/&lgr;0.5.