US4847175A
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Electrophotographic element having low surface adhesion
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1987-12-02
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Granted: 1989-07-11
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Expires: 2007-12-02
Abstract
Abstract A reusable electrophotographic imaging element having a photoconductive surface layer of which the binder resin comprises a crystalline side chain polyester or a block copolyester or copolycarbonate having a crystalline side chain polyester block. The layer has low surface adhesion which improves the transfer of toner images to receiver sheets, improves the cleaning efficiency and prevents or reduces toner scumming on the surface layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph A. Pavlisko
- 👤 Hsin-Chia Kan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 04:47
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G5/00; G03G5/02; G03G5/04; G03G5/05; G03G5/0528; G03G5/0592; G03G5/0557; G03G5/056
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
46 words
An electrophotographic imaging element comprising a conductive support and a surface layer that comprises a charge generating material or a charge transport material, said surface layer having an electrically insulating binder resin matrix which comprises a polymer containing polyester repeating units which have crystalline side chains.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
46 words
An electrophotographic imaging element comprising a conductive support and a surface layer that comprises a charge generating material or a charge transport material, said surface layer having an electrically insulating binder resin matrix which comprises a polymer containing polyester repeating units which have crystalline side chains.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
An element according to claim 1 wherein said polymer is a crystalline side chain polyester or a block copolyester or block copolycarbonate having a crystalline side chain polyester block.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
89 words
An element according to claim 1 wherein the binder resin matrix comprises a polymer containing polyester repeating units of the formula, ##STR6## wherein m, n, m' and n' are zero or positive integers the sum of m plus n is from 0 to 3, the sum of m' plus n' is from 1 to 5, R 1 and R 2 are crystalline aliphatic hydrocarbon groups or hydrogen, with the proviso that no more than one of such groups is hydrogen, and l is an integer from 10 to 100.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
An element according to claim 3, wherein said polyester repeating units amount to about 5 to 50 weight percent of the binder resin matrix.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
An element according to claim 4 wherein said polymer is a polyester.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
An element according to claim 4 wherein said polymer is a block copolyester or block copolycarbonate of which said polyester repeating units form a block.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
An element according to claim 6 wherein said polymer is a block copolyester which is a derivative of one or more dicarboxylic acids and one or more diols, at least one of the acids being an aromatic dicarboxylic acid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
An element according to claim 6 wherein the binder resin matrix consists essentially of said block copolymer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
62 words
An element according to claim 6 wherein the binder resin matrix comprises a blend of polyester or polycarbonate binder resin and said block copolymer, the amount of said block copolymer being sufficient to provide an amount in the binder resin matrix of said block which contains crystalline hydrocarbon groups comprising from about 5 to 50 weight percent of the binder resin matrix.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
An element according to claim 1 wherein the element is a multilayer element comprising a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
An element according to claim 2 wherein the surface layer contains a photoconductive phthalocyanine pigment.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
An element according to claim 10 comprising in sequence a conductive support, a charge generation layer, a first charge transport layer and, as the surface layer, a second charge transport layer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
An element according to claim 5 wherein the binder resin matrix is a blend of poly(ethylene-2-n-octadecylsuccinate) and a polyester or polycarbonate binder resin.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
An element according to claim 7 wherein said polymer is poly(4,4'-(2-norbornylidene) bisphenol-terephthalate-co-azelate)-block-poly (ethylene-2-n-octadecylsuccinate).
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