Patent ID: 8148038

Claim:
An image bearing member comprising: an electroconductive substrate; a charge generating layer located overlying the electroconductive substrate; a charge transport layer located overlying the charge generating layer, the charge transport layer comprising a charge transport material; and a protective layer having a thickness of from 3 to 15 μm located overlying the charge transport layer, wherein the protective layer includes cross-linked material of a radical polymerizable monomer having a charge transport structure and a radical polymerizable monomer having no charge transport structure, and wherein a density of the charge transport material in the protective layer at a depth of 2 μm from a surface of the charge transport layer satisfies the following relationship (1): 10≦(Charge transport material)/{(Cured Radical polymerizable monomer having a charge transport structure)+(Cured Radical polymerizable monomer having no charge transport structure)+(Charge transport material)}×100≦30 Relationship (1).