US Patent 11747743 Electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge and electrophotographic apparatus

A cylindrical electrophotographic photosensitive member having concave portions on a surface thereof includes a region A having concave portions at an end portion in an axial direction of the photosensitive member and a region B having concave portions different from those in the region A in a direction toward a center of the axial direction of the photosensitive member from the region A, wherein in the region A, an average value L1 is 20 to 200 μm, an average value W1 satisfies W1≤L1, an average value d1 is 1.7 to 4.0 μm, and an area ratio a1 is 5 to 65%; and in the region B, an average value L2 is 20 to 200 μm, an average value W2 satisfies W2≤L2, an average value d2 is 0.3 to 1.5 μm, and an area ratio a2 is 5 to 65%.