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Fusing member for electrostatographic copiers
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1980-02-27
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Granted: 1983-02-15
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Expires: 2000-02-27
Abstract
Abstract A novel fuser roll is disclosed which has a rigid core and having coated on the core a thin layer of a composition which comprises the crosslink product of a mixture of about 100 parts by weight of α,ω-hydroxypolydimethylsiloxane, about 128 to 250 parts by weight of finely divided tabular alumina, about 13 to 50 parts by weight of a finely divided iron oxide, together with effective amounts of a crosslinking agent and a crosslinking catalyst.
Inventors
- 👤 Arnold W. Henry
- 👤 Jack C. Azar
- 👤 John Sagal, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 17:08
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/20; G03G15/2003; G03G15/2014; G03G15/2053; G03G15/2057; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/256; Y10T428/257; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31652; Y10T428/31663
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A thermally conductive fuser member for use in an electrographic copying machine comprising a relatively rigid base and a thin layer of a composition coated on said base, said composition comprising the crosslinked product of a mixture of about 100 parts by weight of alpha, omega-hydroxypolydimethylsiloxane, about 128 to 250 parts by weight of finely divided tabular alumina, about 13 to 60 parts by weight of finely divided iron oxide particles, a sufficient amount of a crosslinking agent, and an effective amount of a crosslinking catalyst.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
A thermally conductive fuser member for use in an electrographic copying machine comprising a relatively rigid base and a thin layer of a composition coated on said base, said composition comprising the crosslinked product of a mixture of about 100 parts by weight of alpha, omega-hydroxypolydimethylsiloxane, about 128 to 250 parts by weight of finely divided tabular alumina, about 13 to 60 parts by weight of finely divided iron oxide particles, a sufficient amount of a crosslinking agent, and an effective amount of a crosslinking catalyst.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A thermally conductive fuser member of claim 1 wherein said base is a metallic roll, and wherein said thin layer is about 10 to 100 mils thick.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A thermally conductive fuser member of claim 2 wherein said metallic roll is made of aluminum, and wherein said thin layer is about 30 to 80 mils thick.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A thermally conductive fuser member of claim 3 wherein said thin layer is about 60 to 70 mils thick.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
A thermally conductive fuser member of claim 3 wherein said alpha, omega-hydroxypolydimethylsiloxane has a number average molecular weight between about 5,000 to 20,000, wherein said crosslinking agent is about 6 to 9 parts by weight of condensed tetraethylorthosilicate, and wherein said crosslinking catalyst is about 0.25 to 1.8 parts by weight of dibutyltin dilaurate or bis(dibutylchlorotin)oxide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A thermally conductive fuser member of claim 5 wherein said tabular alumina is about 325 mesh in size, and wherein said iron oxide particles have a number average particle size of about less than 1 micrometer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
67 words
A thermally conductive fuser member of claim 6 wherein said tabular alumina is present in an amount about 189-233 parts by weight, wherein said iron oxide present in an amount about 13-28 parts by weight, wherein said condensed tetraethylorthosilicate is present in an amount about 6.6 to 8 parts by weight, and wherein said catalyst is present in an amount about 0.25 to 0.75 parts by weight.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A thermally conductive fuser member of claim 7 wherein said thin layer is about 60-70 mils thick.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
64 words
A thermally conductive fuser member of claim 7 wherein said tubular alumina is present in an amount about 189 parts by weight, wherein said iron oxide is present in an amount about 28 parts by weight, wherein said condensed tetraethylorthosilicate is present in an amount about 7.5 parts by weight, and wherein said catalyst is present in an amount about 0.5 parts by weight.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
98 words
A thermally conductive fuser member for use in an electrographic copying machine comprising a relatively rigid base and a thin layer of a composition coated on said base, said composition comprising the crosslinked product of a mixture of about 100 parts by weight of alpha, omega-hydroxypolydimethylsiloxane which has a number average molecular weight between about 5,000 to 20,000, about 128 to 250 parts by weight of finely divided tabular alumina, about 13 to 60 parts by weight of finely divided iron oxide particles, a sufficient amount of a crosslinking agent, and an effective amount of a crosslinking catalyst.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
98 words
A thermally conductive fuser member for use in an electrographic copying machine comprising a relatively rigid base and a thin layer of a composition coated on said base, said composition comprising the crosslinked product of a mixture of about 100 parts by weight of alpha, omega-hydroxypolydimethylsiloxane which has a number average molecular weight between about 5,000 to 20,000, about 128 to 250 parts by weight of finely divided tabular alumina, about 13 to 60 parts by weight of finely divided iron oxide particles, a sufficient amount of a crosslinking agent, and an effective amount of a crosslinking catalyst.
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