(19)
(11) EP 0 743 561 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
21.01.1998 Bulletin 1998/04

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.11.1996 Bulletin 1996/47

(21) Application number: 96107814.4

(22) Date of filing: 15.05.1996
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: G03G 5/06
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 17.05.1995 JP 141420/95

(71) Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Koichi, Suzuki, c/o Canon K.K.
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Hideyuki, Takai, c/o Canon K.K.
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Mitsuhiro, Kunieda, c/o Canon K.K.
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Tiedtke, Harro, Dipl.-Ing. 
Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Bavariaring 4
80336 München
80336 München (DE)

   


(54) Electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge, and electrophotographic apparatus


(57) An electrophotographic photosensitive member is disclosed which has a photosensitive layer on a conductive support. The photosensitive layer contains an oxytitanium phthalocyanine and an azo pigment represented by the following Formula (1):

        Ar(̵N=N-Cp)n.


Also, disclosed are a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus using the electrophotographic photosensitive member.






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