According to the present invention, increase in a dynamic friction force can be suppressed and cleaning performance of a cleaning member can be improved under any operating environment without additionally providing a special mechanism. An intermediate transfer member includes a substrate layer and a surface layer, the surface layer contains a cured product of a polymerizable monomer, and the monomer contains a compound represented by the following formula (1):
A-[(L-B)k-D]m(D)l (1)
wherein A represents a tetra- or higher-valent organic group, B independently represents an alkylene oxide group having 4 to 15 carbon atoms, D independently represents a (meth)acryloyl group, L independently represents —(CO)— or a single bond, k independently represents an integer of 1 or more, l represents an integer of 0 to 3, m represents an integer of 2 or more, and a sum of l and m represents an integer of 3 or more.
根据本发明,可在任何操作环境下抑制动态摩擦力的增加,并提高清洁部件的清洁性能,而无需额外提供特殊机构。中间转移部件包括基底层和表层,表层含有可聚合单体的固化产物,单体含有下式(1)表示的化合物:
A-[(L-B)k-D]m(D)l (1)
其中 A 代表四价或高价有机基团,B 独立地代表具有 4 至 15 个碳原子的环氧烷基,D 独立地代表(甲基)
丙烯酰基,L 独立地代表-(CO)-或单键,k 独立地代表 1 或更大的整数,l 代表 0 至 3 的整数,m 代表 2 或更大的整数,l 和 m 之和代表 3 或更大的整数。