Patent ID: 8870728

Claim:
A charging member, comprising: a support; and a surface layer, wherein the surface layer comprises a polysiloxane bonded to a compound through a linking group, wherein the polysiloxane has at least one unit represented by the following formula (A): wherein the compound to which the polysiloxane is bonded is represented by one of the following formulas (1) to (6): where at least one of R 101 to R 106 represents a group which reacts with R 0 to form the linking group; and any others of R 101 to R 106 which do not react with R 0 to form the linking group each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; where at least one of R 201 to R 208 represents a group which reacts with R 0 to form the linking group; and any others of R 201 to R 208 which do not react with R 0 to form the linking group each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; where at least one of R 301 to R 308 represents a group which reacts with R 0 to form the linking group; and any others of R 301 to R 308 which do not react with R 0 to form the linking group each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; where at least one of R 401 to R 412 represents a group which reacts with R 0 to form the linking group; and any others of R 401 to R 412 which do not react with R 0 to form the linking group each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; where at least one of R 501 to R 514 represents a group which reacts with R 0 to form the linking group; and any others of R 501 to R 514 which do not react with R 0 to form the linking group each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; or where at least one of R 601 to R 616 represents a group which reacts with R 0 to form the linking group; and any others of R 601 to R 616 which do not react with R 0 to form the linking group each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group.