US4687696A
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Finger strips for copying machines
Assignee: NTN Engineering Plastics Corp
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Filing: 1985-07-29
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Granted: 1987-08-18
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Expires: 2005-07-29
Abstract
Abstract Improvements in a finger strip for copying machines are proposed. The finger strip made of a heat-resistant resin is coated with a fluorinated polyether polymer to improve lubricity and antistickiness. High adhesion strength between the coating and the substrate and very thin coating help to eliminate the problems of poor separation and jamming of paper.
Inventors
- 👤 Fuminori Satoji
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 05:42
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/20; G03G15/2003; G03G15/2014; G03G15/2017; G03G15/2028; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24777; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/263; Y10T428/264; Y10T428/265; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31533; Y10T428/3154; Y10T428/31721; Y10T428/31725; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31938
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A finger strip for separating sheets of paper off a fixing roller on a copying machine, said finger strip being made of a heat-resistant resin and having at least a tip portion coated to a thickness of about 40 angstroms to 1 micron with a fluorinated polyether polymer which has as its main structural unit --C.sub.X1 F.sub.2X1 --O-- wherein X 1 is 1, 2, 3 or 4 said polymer having an average molecular wegiht of 1,000 to 5,000, and having its end linked with at least one polar group.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
A finger strip for separating sheets of paper off a fixing roller on a copying machine, said finger strip being made of a heat-resistant resin and having at least a tip portion coated to a thickness of about 40 angstroms to 1 micron with a fluorinated polyether polymer which has as its main structural unit --C.sub.X1 F.sub.2X1 --O-- wherein X 1 is 1, 2, 3 or 4 said polymer having an average molecular wegiht of 1,000 to 5,000, and having its end linked with at least one polar group.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
A finger strip as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main structural unit of said fluorinated polyether polymer is ##STR2## (wherein m and n are integers of sufficient mangitude to obtain the average molecular weight of 1000 to 5000.)
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A finger strip as claimed in claim 2, wherein said fluorinated polyether polymer can withstand a temperature of 170°-270° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A finger strip as claimed in claim 2, wherein said heat-resistant resin is one selected from the group consisting of polyamide-imide resin, polyimide resin, polyphenylene sulfide resin, polyether ether ketone resin, and polyether imide resin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A finger strip as claimed in claim 1, wherein said polar group is an isocyanate group.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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