US5722026A
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Pressing rotator and heating-fixing apparatus using the same
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1996-08-29
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Granted: 1998-02-24
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Expires: 2016-08-29
Abstract
Abstract To provide a pressing rotor for a heating-fixing apparatus to permanently fix a toner image transferred onto a recording material by passing the image through a nip portion formed by a heating rotator and a pressing rotator, in which the pressing rotator has an elastic layer and a surface layer, and the surface layer is a tube made of a mixture of a fluororesin and a high-friction-factor resin having a friction factor higher than that of the fluororesin, and moreover, provide a heating-fixing apparatus comprising a pressing rotator of the above structure.
Inventors
- 👤 Masahiro Goto
- 👤 Toshio Miyamoto
- 👤 Satoru Izawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 05:50
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/20; G03G15/2003; G03G15/2014; G03G15/2053; G03G15/2057
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
A pressing rotator for a heating-fixing apparatus for permanently fixing a toner image transferred onto a recording material by passing the image through a nip portion formed by a heating rotator and a pressing rotator; wherein said pressing rotator has an elastic layer and a surface layer, and said surface layer is a tube made of a mixture of a fluororesin and a high-friction-factor resin having a friction factor higher than that of the fluororesin.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
A pressing rotator for a heating-fixing apparatus for permanently fixing a toner image transferred onto a recording material by passing the image through a nip portion formed by a heating rotator and a pressing rotator; wherein said pressing rotator has an elastic layer and a surface layer, and said surface layer is a tube made of a mixture of a fluororesin and a high-friction-factor resin having a friction factor higher than that of the fluororesin.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A pressing rotator according to claim 1, wherein the fluororesin has a friction factor of 0.3 or less.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A pressing rotator according to claim 1, wherein the high-friction-factor resin has a friction factor of 0.5 or more.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A pressing rotator according to claim 1, wherein the fluororesin has a friction factor of 0.3 or less and the high-friction-factor resin has a friction factor of 0.6 or more.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A pressing rotator according to claim 1, wherein an elastic layer has a hardness of 5 degree or less.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A pressing rotator according to claim 1, wherein 5 to 25 parts by weight of the high-friction-factor resin are mixed with 100 parts by weight of the fluororesin in the surface layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A pressing rotator according to claim 1, wherein the surface layer has a surface roughness of 0.5 to 2.5 μm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
A pressing rotator according to claim 1, wherein the surface layer has a regular uneven surface shape, and depth H of jogs is kept in a range of 3 to 10 μm and interval L between them is kept in a range of 0.1 to 1 mm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A pressing rotator according to claim 1, wherein the surface layer is formed at both ends of an elastic layer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A pressing rotator according to claim 1, wherein said pressing rotator is a belt-like rotator capable of transmitting torque.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
71 words
A heating-fixing apparatus for permanently fixing a toner image transferred onto a recording material by passing the image through a nip portion formed by a heating rotator and a pressing rotator; wherein said pressing rotator has an elastic layer and a surface layer, and said surface layer is a tube made of a mixture of a fluororesin and a high-friction-factor resin having a friction factor higher than that of the fluororesin.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
71 words
A heating-fixing apparatus for permanently fixing a toner image transferred onto a recording material by passing the image through a nip portion formed by a heating rotator and a pressing rotator; wherein said pressing rotator has an elastic layer and a surface layer, and said surface layer is a tube made of a mixture of a fluororesin and a high-friction-factor resin having a friction factor higher than that of the fluororesin.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
A heating-fixing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the fluororesin has a friction factor of 0.3 or less.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
A heating-fixing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the high-friction-factor resin has a friction factor of 0.5 or more.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
A heating-fixing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the fluororesin has a friction factor of 0.3 or less and the high-friction-factor resin has a friction factor of 0.6 or more.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
A heating-fixing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the elastic layer has a deformation rate of 5% or more in a nip portion.
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