Toner image thermal fixation roller

Claim 2

A toner thermal fixing roller useful in a toner fixing device of an electronic photographic system comprising in combination: a heating roller consisting essentially of a central hollow cylindrical rotary portion and two narrower hollow lateral bearing parts which rotate said central portion said central cylindrical portion having an outer surface coated with a release coating; external terminals at each end of said heating roller within said lateral bearing parts of said heating roller; a heating source provided internal to said hollow rotary portion of said heating roller connected to said external terminals at each end thereof by way of metal foils within said respective hollow lateral bearing parts; and a heat absorptive, reflection-inhibiting means provided on substantially the entire inner surface of said heating roller contiguous with substantially the entire inner surfaces of said hollow lateral bearing parts so as to retain the heat absorbed from said heating source, particularly with respect to said lateral bearing parts, so as to effectively prevent heat from varying the temperature of said metal foils and said heating source.

Claim 3

A toner thermal fixing roller as in claim 4, wherein said heat absorptive, reflection-inhibiting means consists of a heat-resistant black paint.

Claim 4

A toner thermal fixing unit as defined in claim 4, wherein said heat absorptive, reflection-inhibiting means within said hollow lateral bearing parts consists of heat-resistant black collars inserted into each of said lateral bearing parts.

Claim 5

The thermal fixing roller of claim 1, wherein said central hollow cylindrical rotary portion is an independent roller body connected to distinct lateral bearing parts.

Claim 6

A toner thermal fixing unit useful in an electronic photographic system comprising in combination: a hollow heating roller consisting essentially of a central hollow cylindrical rotary portion terminating at respective ends as two hollow lateral bearing parts of reduced diameters as compared with said central cylindrical portion, said central cylindrical portion having an outer surface coated with a release coating; external terminals at each end of said heating roller within said hollow lateral bearing parts of said heating roller; a heating source provided internal to said heating roller connected to said external terminals at each end thereof via metal foils within said respective later bearing parts; a heat absorptive, reflection-inhibiting means provided on substantially the entire inner surface of said heating roller contiguous with substantially the entire inner surfaces of said hollow lateral bearing parts of said heating roller which heat absorptive means functions to prevent heat from said heating source from varying the temperature of said metal foils and said heating source by retaining said heat absorbed from said heating source; and an external pressure roller which presses against the outer surface of said heating roller.

Claim 7

A toner thermal fixing unit useful in an electronic photographic system comprising in combination: a hollow heating roller consisting essentially of a central hollow cylindrical rotary portion terminating at respective ends as two hollow lateral bearing parts of reduced diameters as compared with said central cylindrical portion, said central cylindrical portion having an outer surface coated with a release coating; external terminals at each end of said heating roller within said hollow lateral bearing parts of said heating roller; a heating source provided internal to said heating roller connected to said external terminals at each end thereof via metal foils within said respective later bearing parts; a heat absorptive, reflection-inhibiting means provided on substantially the entire inner surface of said heating roller contiguous with substantially the entire inner surfaces of said hollow lateral bearing parts of said heating roller which heat absorptive means functions to prevent heat from said heating source from varying the temperature of said metal foils and said heating source by retaining said heat absorbed from said heating source; and an external pressure roller which presses against the outer surface of said heating roller.

Claim 8

The toner thermal fixing unit of claim 5, wherein said heat absorptive, reflection inhibiting means of said lateral bearing parts consists of heat-resistant black collars inserted within the inner circumference of each of said hollow lateral bearing parts.