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Condensation-cured PDMS filled with zinc oxide and tin oxide mixed fillers for improved fusing member materials
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1996-04-10
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Granted: 1997-10-21
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Expires: 2016-04-10
Abstract
Abstract There is described a fuser member having a layer comprising a condensation-cured poly(dimethyl siloxane) elastomer filled with a mixture of tin oxide and zinc oxide wherein the layer contains from about 5 to about 40 volume percent of said mixture and wherein the proportion of tin oxide to zinc oxide in said mixture is between about 25:1 and 1:25 by volume. The fuser member exhibits a good combination of properties such as improved creep resistance, decreased weight loss, improved hardness stability, or improved thermal conductivity compared with members using other filler materials, for example, tin oxide alone or zinc oxide alone.
Inventors
- 👤 Susan Ann Visser
- 👤 William Bernard Vreeland
- 👤 Charles Eugene Hewitt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 11:09
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/20; G03G15/2003; G03G15/2014; G03G15/2053; G03G15/2057; C; C08; C08K; C08K3/00; C08K3/18; C08K3/20; C08K3/22; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31652; Y10T428/31663
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
58 words
A fuser member having a layer comprising a condensation-cured poly(dimethyl siloxane) elastomer filled with a mixture of tin oxide and zinc oxide wherein the layer contains from about 5 to about 40 volume percent of said mixture and wherein the proportion of tin oxide to zinc oxide in said mixture is between about 25:1 and 1:25 by volume.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
58 words
A fuser member having a layer comprising a condensation-cured poly(dimethyl siloxane) elastomer filled with a mixture of tin oxide and zinc oxide wherein the layer contains from about 5 to about 40 volume percent of said mixture and wherein the proportion of tin oxide to zinc oxide in said mixture is between about 25:1 and 1:25 by volume.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A fuser member according to claim 1 wherein the proportion of tin oxide to zinc oxide in said mixture is between about 19:1 and 1:19 by volume.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A fuser member according to claim 1 wherein the proportion of tin oxide to zinc oxide is about 19:1 by volume.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A fuser member according to claim 1 wherein said layer contains from about 15 to about 40 volume percent of said mixture.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A fuser member according to claim 1 wherein said poly(dimethyl siloxane) elastomer comprises: a) 55-90 vol % silanol-terminated (α,ω-hydroxy-)poly(dimethyl siloxane); b) 2-5.00 vol % crosslinker and c) 0.1-0.4 vol % catalyst.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
A fuser member according to claim 5 wherein silanol terminated (α,ω-hydroxy-)poly(dimethyl siloxane) has the formula: ##STR2## wherein n is an integer such that the Structure (I) polymer has a weight average molecular weight of from 7,000 to 70,000.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A fuser member according to claim 5 wherein said crosslinker is selected from the group consisting of tetramethylorthosilicate, tetraethylorthosilicate, 2-methoxyethylsilicate, tetrahydro-furfurylsilicate, ethylpolysilicate, butylsilicate, methyltripropenoxysilane, methyltriacetoxysilane, methyltris(butanone oxime)silane, and methyltris-(diethylamino)silane.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
69 words
A fuser member according to claim 1 wherein the condensation-cured poly(dimethyl siloxane) elastomer is formed by a condensation reaction of silanol-terminated poly(dimethyl siloxane) polymers with multifunctional silanes, each of said silanes comprising a silicon atom bonded to at least 3 groups that are functional so as to condense with hydroxy end groups of said silanol-terminated poly(dimethyl siloxane) polymer so as to crosslink through the silicon atom of the silane.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The fuser member according to claim 8 where each of said functional groups of said multifunctional silane independently comprises an acyloxy, alkenoxy, alkoxy, dialkylamino or alkyliminoxy group.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
The fuser member according to claim claim 8 wherein said functional groups comprises alkoxy groups and wherein the condensation reaction is carried out with the aid of a catalyst for the reaction.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
The fuser member according to claim 1 wherein an oil-barrier layer is coated over the layer comprising a condensation-cured poly(dimethyl siloxane) elastomer filled with a mixture of tin oxide and zinc oxide.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The fuser member according to claim 11 further comprising a wear-resistant outermost layer over said oil-barrier layer.
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