Abstract: A paper feeding roll includes a shaft body and an elastic material layer. A first outer diameter portion and a second outer diameter portion having a larger outer diameter than the first outer diameter portion are provided in a portion where the elastic material layer is provided. A sloping portion is provided connecting between the first and second outer diameter portions so that the outer diameter varies along an axial direction. The sloping portion occupies 3% to 80% of the portion where the elastic material layer is provided. A difference in outer diameter between the first and second outer diameter portions is 50 ?m to 1,000 ?m. Protrusions that form surface unevenness are formed on an outer peripheral surface of the elastic material layer. Surface roughness of the first outer diameter portion is 50% to 200% of a step difference between the first and second outer diameter portions.

Abstract: A remote monitoring system includes a remote monitoring apparatus and a network server. The network server is configured to request, a) when there is no missing portion in an operating state obtained from the remote monitoring apparatus until now, the remote monitoring apparatus to transmit an operating state newly recorded after previous obtainment of the operating state. The network server is configured to request, b) when there is a missing portion in the operating state obtained from the remote monitoring apparatus until now, the remote monitoring apparatus to transmit the operating state newly recorded after previous obtainment of the operating state and the missing portion that remains in a storage device.

Abstract: In the paper feeding roller, a shaft body has a cantilever structure supported at one end, and an elastic layer includes a supported end and a free end on both ends along a rotation axis, wherein an outer diameter of the free end in a cross section orthogonal to the rotational axis is greater than that of the supported end, and an area including the free end has a widened bottom part having an outer diameter which widens in a linear or inner convex manner approaching the free end along the rotation axis. The paper feeding device includes a feed roller rotationally driven and conveying paper, and a retard roller pressed against the feed roller, affixed with a torque limiter, and suppressing double feeding of paper. At least one of the feed roller and the retard roller is formed as the paper feeding roller.

Abstract: Provided is a paper feeding roll that prevents paper transportation failures over a long time. A paper feeding roll 10 is provided with an axial body 12 and an elastic layer 14 formed on an outer periphery of the axial body 12. The circumferential surface of the elastic layer 14 has a plurality of projections 16 forming surface unevenness. Each projection 16 of the plurality of projections 16 is shaped such that a position X of a distal-end part preceding in an opposite direction to a paper feeding direction precedes, in the opposite direction to the paper feeding direction, a position Y of a base-end part preceding in the opposite direction to the paper feeding direction.

Abstract: Provided is a paper feed roller in which paper conveyance failure is suppressed over a long period of time. The paper feed roller is a paper feed roller 10 including a shaft body 12 and an elastic body layer 14 formed on an outer periphery of the shaft body 12. A plurality of convex portions 16 forming surface unevenness is arranged on a peripheral surface of the elastic body layer 14. The contact area of the entire parts in contact with a glass surface when a glass plate is pressed against the peripheral surface of the paper feed roller 10 with a load of 0.5 to 2.3 N per centimeter in an axial direction is 1.0 to 15% of the nip area with the glass surface.

Abstract: A paper feed roller that can prevent paper sheet transport failure caused by accumulation of paper powder for a long period of time is provide. This paper feed roller includes a shaft body and an elastic body layer formed on the outer periphery of the shaft body. Unevenness are formed by protrusions on the circumferential surface of the elastic body layer. The protrusions are arranged on the circumferential surface of the elastic body layer in a direction different from an axial direction. The gap between a row of protrusions which extends in the direction different from the axial direction and a row of protrusions which is parallel to the row of protrusions is a continuous recess, i.e., a groove, and the width of the groove is greater than the distance between the protrusions in the row of protrusions which extends in the direction different from the axial direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cleaning blade capable of improving chipping resistance. A cleaning blade includes a blade part made of polyurethane and having an edge that comes in slidable contact with a mating part. The edge includes: a base material containing polyurethane; an impregnated layer containing polyurethane in the base material and a cured acrylic product and present from the surface through to the inside of the base material; and a particle layer containing particles supported by the surface of the base material. The average particle diameter of the particles is between 3 nm and 100 nm, inclusive. The thickness of the impregnated layer is 30 nm or greater and less than 1000 nm. The edge has an area ratio of the particle layer to the impregnated layer that is between 5% and 30%, inclusive in a cross section perpendicular to the surface of the base material.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cleaning blade capable of improving chipping resistance. A cleaning blade includes a blade part made of polyurethane and having an edge that comes in slidable contact with a mating part. The edge includes: a base material containing polyurethane; an impregnated layer containing polyurethane in the base material and a cured acrylic product and present from the surface through to the inside of the base material; and a particle layer containing particles supported by the surface of the base material. The average particle diameter of the particles is between 3 nm and 100 nm, inclusive. The thickness of the impregnated layer is 30 nm or greater and less than 1000 nm. The edge has an area ratio of the particle layer to the impregnated layer that is between 5% and 30%, inclusive in a cross section perpendicular to the surface of the base material.

Abstract: Provided is a cleaning blade to be used for removing a residual toner that remains on a surface of a counterpart member in an electrophotographic image forming device, by sliding contact with the counterpart member. The cleaning blade includes a conductive support including a plate-shaped portion; a blade part that is formed on the plate-shaped portion and is made of a polyurethane rubber; and a conductive adhesion layer that is provided between the plate-shaped portion and the blade part and contains a conductive agent. In the cleaning blade, the blade part contains a potassium salt in an amount of 0.3 mass % or more and less than 10 mass %, and the potassium salt includes at least one kind of anion selected from the group consisting of CF3SO2C4F9SO2N?, (CF3SO2)2N?, (FSO2)N?, C28H28BO6?, AlCl4?, Al2Cl7?, NO3?, BF4?, PF6?, CF3COO?, CF3SO3?, (CF3SO2)3C?, AsF6?, SbF6×, F(HF)N?, CF3CF2CF2CF2SO3?, (CF3CF2SO2)2N?, CF3CF2CF2COO?, (C4F9SO2)2N?, CF2(CF2SO2)2N? and CF3SO2NH2?.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cleaning blade (2) that prevents toner from slipping through the cleaning blade in a long time use. The cleaning blade (2) is used to remove residual toner remaining on a surface of a counterpart member (1) in an electrophotographic image forming device by sliding contact with the counterpart member (1). The cleaning blade (2) includes a support (3) including a plate-shaped portion (31); and a blade part (4) made of polyurethane, and joined to the plate-shaped portion (31) in integral forming. The blade part (4) includes a plate-shaped blade body portion (41) that is joined to a plate surface of the plate-shaped portion (31), and a reinforcing portion (42) that extends from a surface of the blade body portion (41) and is joined to a front end face of the plate-shaped portion (31). The reinforcing portion (42) has a curved surface (421) that curves inward.

Abstract: An electrophotographic device member can be configured as a roll member 1, a blade member 2, a belt member 3 or the like, and a modified rubber elastic body 12 is used as a material for a portion including the surfaces of the respective members. The modified rubber elastic body 12 has a rubber elastic body 121 having rubber elasticity and a surface-treated layer 122 composed of a cured product of photocurable composition impregnated into the rubber elastic body 121 from the surface thereof. The photocurable composition is configured to include a (meth)acryl monomer, a photopolymerizable polymer having a silicone group and/or a fluorine-containing group and a (meth)acryloyl group in a molecule, and a photopolymerization initiator.

Abstract: An electrophotographic device member can be configured as a roll member 1, a blade member 2, a belt member 3 or the like, and a modified rubber elastic body 12 is used as a material for a portion including the surfaces of the respective members. The modified rubber elastic body 12 has a rubber elastic body 121 having rubber elasticity and a surface-treated layer 122 composed of a cured product of photocurable composition impregnated into the rubber elastic body 121 from the surface thereof. The photocurable composition is configured to include a (meth)acryl monomer, a photopolymerizable polymer having a silicone group and/or a fluorine-containing group and a (meth)acryloyl group in a molecule, and a photopolymerization initiator.

Abstract: A developing roll which may reduce stress imparted on toner and have uniform transportability of toner. The developing roll comprises a shaft, an elastic layer provided on an outer peripheral surface of the shaft, and a cylindrical outermost layer provided directly or indirectly via a layer on an outer peripheral surface of the elastic layer, wherein an outer peripheral surface of the outermost layer is formed into a rough surface by distribution of multiple dimples in such a manner that open ends thereof do not overlap one another on the surface and a portion other than the dimples on the rough surface forms a remaining portion of a cylindrical shape.

Abstract: A developing roll which may reduce stress imparted on toner and have uniform transportability of toner. The developing roll comprises a shaft, an elastic layer provided on an outer peripheral surface of the shaft, and a cylindrical outermost layer provided directly or indirectly via a layer on an outer peripheral surface of the elastic layer, wherein an outer peripheral surface of the outermost layer is formed into a rough surface by distribution of multiple dimples in such a manner that open ends thereof do not overlap one another on the surface and a portion other than the dimples on the rough surface forms a remaining portion of a cylindrical shape.

Abstract: A developing roll, which can reduce residual charge even under environment of low temperature and low humidity, comprises a shaft 1, an innermost layer 2, an intermediate layer 3 and an outermost layer 4 provided in this order on an outer peripheral surface of the shaft, the intermediate layer including an ionic conductive agent and carbon black and having a volume resistivity (&rgr;v) of not more than 1.0×106&OHgr;·cm and the outermost layer having a volume resistivity (&rgr;v) of 1.0×107 to 1.0×1013 &OHgr;·cm.