Patent ID: 8632935

Claim:
A method of producing an electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising a surface layer, the method comprising the steps of: forming a coat for the surface layer by using a surface-layer coating solution, and forming the surface layer by drying the coat, wherein the surface-layer coating solution comprises: (α) at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polycarbonate resin not having a siloxane moiety at the end, and a polyester resin not having a siloxane moiety at the end, (β) at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polycarbonate resin having a siloxane moiety at the end, a polyester resin having a siloxane moiety at the end, and an acrylate resin having a siloxane moiety at the end, (γ) at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of toluene and xylene, and (δ) a compound having the boiling point in one atmosphere higher than that of the (γ), the compound being represented by the following formula (1), and R 10 O-E-(R 11 O) q —R 12 (1) wherein, in the formula (1), R 10 represents a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a phenyl group, or a benzyl group, R 11 represents a methylene group, an ethylene group, or a propylene group, R 12 represents a methyl group, an ethyl group, an acetyl group, a propionyl group, or a benzoyl group, E represents a single bond or a carbonyl group, q represents an integer number selected from 0 to 2.