Patent ID: 8715830
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: C08G,G03G,H01B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An electrically conducting member for electrophotography comprising: an electrically conducting substrate and an electrically conducting layer provided thereon, wherein; the electrically conducting layer comprises an epichlorohydrin rubber having in the molecular structure at least an alkylene oxide unit, an epichlorohydrin unit and a unit having a sulfonate ion; the alkylene oxide unit being at least one unit selected from the group consisting of an ethylene oxide unit, a propylene oxide unit and a butylene oxide unit; and wherein; the total content of the alkylene oxide unit(s) in the epichlorohydrin rubber is from 5% by mass or more to 60% by mass or less, and the content of the epichlorohydrin unit in the epichlorohydrin rubber is 30% by mass or more.