Patent ID: 7267914

Claim:
An electrophotographic photoconductor, comprising: an electrically conductive substrate, an undercoat layer having a thickness of at least 5 μm, provided on said substrate, and a photoconductive layer provided on said undercoat layer, wherein said undercoat layer comprises a binder resin, an inorganic filler, and at least one crown ether, wherein said photoconductive layer comprises a charge generating layer and a charge transporting layer; wherein said charge transporting layer comprises at least one phenol compound and at least one organic sulfur compound so that an increase of a residual potential of said photoconductor is prevented; and wherein said binder resin comprises a combination of an alkyd resin and a melamine resin; wherein an amount of alkyd resin is 50 to 64% by weight based on the weight of the binder resin.