METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS

摘要

Provided is a method of producing an electrophotographic photosensitive member including a support and a surface layer formed on the support, the method including the steps of forming a coat of a surface-layer coating solution, and drying the coat to form the surface layer, in which the surface-layer coating solution includes resin α, resin β, solvent γ, and compound δ.

主权项

1. A method of producing an electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising a surface layer,
wherein the method comprises the following steps of:
forming a coat of a surface-layer coating solution; anddrying the coat to form the surface layer, 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 an end thereof, and a polyester resin not having a siloxane moiety at an end thereof; (β) at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polycarbonate resin having a siloxane moiety at an end thereof, a polyester resin having a siloxane moiety at an end thereof, and a polyacrylate resin having a siloxane moiety at an end thereof; (γ) at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of toluene and xylene; and (δ) a compound having a boiling point in one atmosphere higher than that of the solvent of the (γ), the compound being represented by the following formula (1); wherein, in the formula (1), R represents an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and n represents 0 or 1.