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US5468531A
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Elastic fixing roll
Assignee: Japan Gore Tex Inc
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Filing: 1994-05-18
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Granted: 1995-11-21
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Expires: 2014-05-18
Abstract
Abstract An elastic fixing roll having an elastic, compliant body material and release surface material is disclosed. The body material comprises porous silicone rubber, fluorosilicone rubber, or fluorocarbon rubber foam, or a porous synthetic polymer foam reinforced with silicone rubber, fluorosilicone rubber, or fluorocarbon rubber. The release surface material is formed of porous polytetrafluoroethylene film containing silicone rubber, fluorosilicone rubber, or fluorocarbon rubber and is bonded to the body material by a non-continuous layer of adhesive. The elastic fixing roll has good strength, resilience, and heat resistance and is suitable for use in hot toner fixing assemblies of copying machines and printing machines
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyasu Kikukawa
- 👤 Hiroshi Kato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-01 18:28
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/20; G03G15/2003; G03G15/2014; G03G15/2053; G03G15/2057; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/13; Y10T428/1352; Y10T428/1355; Y10T428/1376; Y10T428/1386; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249981; Y10T428/249982; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/269; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2933; Y10T428/2935; Y10T428/294; Y10T428/2942; Y10T428/2947; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/3154; Y10T428/31544; Y10T428/31551; Y10T428/31652; Y10T428/31663
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
An elastic fixing roll comprising: (a) a release surface material comprising porous polytetrafluoroethylene film impregnated with cross-linked synthetic rubber, said release surface material being 3 to 1000 micrometers thick; (b) a porous body material comprising open-celled synthetic polymer foam, said open-celled foam having a pore volume in the range 30 percent to 90 percent, and having the internal surfaces of its pores coated with a reinforcing material of cross-linked synthetic rubber so as to maintain porosity in the reinforced foam, said porous body material having a bulk density in the range 50 to 300 kg/m 3 and a surface hardness of 70 degrees or less; wherein said release surface material is adhered to the outer surface of said porous body material by a non-continuous layer of adhesive.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
An elastic fixing roll comprising: (a) a release surface material comprising porous polytetrafluoroethylene film impregnated with cross-linked synthetic rubber, said release surface material being 3 to 1000 micrometers thick; (b) a porous body material comprising open-celled synthetic polymer foam, said open-celled foam having a pore volume in the range 30 percent to 90 percent, and having the internal surfaces of its pores coated with a reinforcing material of cross-linked synthetic rubber so as to maintain porosity in the reinforced foam, said porous body material having a bulk density in the range 50 to 300 kg/m 3 and a surface hardness of 70 degrees or less; wherein said release surface material is adhered to the outer surface of said porous body material by a non-continuous layer of adhesive.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
69 words
The elastic fixing roll as recited in claim 1, wherein the synthetic rubber of said release surface material is selected from the group consisting of silicone rubber, fluorosilicone rubber, and fluorocarbon rubber; and wherein the synthetic rubber of said porous body material, which may be different from the rubber used in said release surface material, is selected from the group consisting of silicone rubber, fluorosilicone rubber, and fluorocarbon rubber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The elastic fixing roll as recited in claim 1, wherein the porous polytetrafluoroethylene film is porous expanded polytetrafluoroethylene film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The elastic fixing roll as recited in claim 2, wherein the porous polytetrafluoroethylene film is porous expanded polytetrafluoroethylene film.
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