US4796046A
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Copy machine toner fixing device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1986-04-30
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Granted: 1989-01-03
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Expires: 2006-04-30
Abstract
Abstract A copy machine toner fixing device is provided having a plurality of rollers in which adjacent rollers are in contact under pressure, wherein at least one of the rollers is covered with a non-adhesive coating layer and copy paper carrying toner images thereon is passed between the rollers to fix the toner images on the paper, characterized in that the coating layer is an open celled, cellular plastic film wound around the periphery of the roller. A preferred film is expanded, porous polytetrafluoroethylene. The outer surface of the coating layer may advantageously be rendered non-porous by application of compression forces externally to the coating layer. Electroconductive filler may be advantageously incorporated into the open celled plastic film.
Inventors
- 👤 Hirosuke Suzuki
- 👤 Etsuo Yamazaki
- 👤 Yoshiaki Sato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 16:19
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/20; G03G15/2003; G03G15/2014; G03G15/2053; G03G15/2057
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A roller fixing device comprsiing a plurality of rollers in which adjacent rollers are in contact under pressure with respect to each other, at least one of said rollers being provided with a resilient material and its outer surface with a thin non-adhesive coating layer of expanded porous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) film, said coating layer rendered nonporous near the region of its external surface but otherwise porous, said coating layer wrapped along axial direction of said roller and copy paper carrying toner images thereon can be passed between said plurality of rollers to thereby fix the toner images on paper.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
A roller fixing device comprsiing a plurality of rollers in which adjacent rollers are in contact under pressure with respect to each other, at least one of said rollers being provided with a resilient material and its outer surface with a thin non-adhesive coating layer of expanded porous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) film, said coating layer rendered nonporous near the region of its external surface but otherwise porous, said coating layer wrapped along axial direction of said roller and copy paper carrying toner images thereon can be passed between said plurality of rollers to thereby fix the toner images on paper.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The roller fixing device of claim 1 wherein said coating layer is wrapped helically about said roller.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The roller fixing device of claim 1 wherein said coating layer is wrapped longitudinally along axial direction of said roller.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The roller fixing device of claim 1 wherein said coating layer contains an electroconductive filler material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The roller fixing device of claim 1 wherein said coating layer is an oriented film.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The roller fixing device of claim 1 wherein said coating layer has thickness less than 0.15 millimeters.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
57 words
A method of making a roller fixing device having a plurality of rollers comprising wrapping at least one of said rollers at its outer surface with a non-adhesive coating layer of a porous film of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene where copy paper carrying toner images pass between said plurality of rollers to fix the toner images on the paper.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
57 words
A method of making a roller fixing device having a plurality of rollers comprising wrapping at least one of said rollers at its outer surface with a non-adhesive coating layer of a porous film of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene where copy paper carrying toner images pass between said plurality of rollers to fix the toner images on the paper.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as described in claim 7 comprising helically wrapping at least one of said rollers with a non-adhesive coating layer of a porous film of expanded PTFE.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as described in claim 7 comprising longitudinally wrapping at least one of said rollers with a non-adhesive coating layer of a porous film of expanded PTFE.
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