Patent ID: 7923084
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An intermediate transfer member for use in an image forming apparatus in which a toner image is formed on a photoreceptor, firstly transferred from the photoreceptor to the intermediate transfer member, and further secondly transferred from the intermediate transfer member to a recording medium, the intermediate transfer member, comprising: an intermediate transfer belt containing a volatile substance in a range of from 10 to 10,000 ppm as an average concentration of an entire belt; wherein the intermediate transfer belt comprises a substrate layer and a surface layer formed on or over the substrate layer and the surface layer includes a resin containing a curable functional group; wherein when the concentration of the volatile substance in the surface layer is C and wherein the surface layer is cured so that the intermediate transfer belt has a hardness of 200 to 350 N/mm