Fixing process
Abstract
Abstract PARTICULATE THERMOPLASTIC TONER IS FIXED ON A RECEPTOR SURFACE BY DIRECTLY CONTACTING THE TONER WITH A SILICONE ELASTOMER SURFACE WHILE THE TONER IS IN A FUSED STATE RESPONSIVE TO THE ADHESIVE NATURE OF THE SILICONE ELASTOMER AND TO THE ADHESIVE NATURE OF THE RECEPTOR TO PROVIDE FOR THE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE RETENTION OF THE TONER ON THE RECEPTOR SURFACE IN A FIXED CONDITION. PREFERABLY, THE SILICONE ELASTOMER IS FREE OF HIGH SURFACE ENERGY FILLERS AND, MOST PREFERABLY, IS BOTH FREE OF HIGH SURFACE ENERGY FILLERS, AND CONTAINS LOW SURFACE ENERGY FILLERS, SUCH AS FLUORINATED ORGANIC POLYMER MATERIALS HAVING A SURFACE ENERGY NOT GREATER THAN ABOUT 50 DYNES/CM., BLENDED THEREIN.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles A Donnelly
- 👤 James F Sanders
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