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Externally heated fusing member for electrostatographic copiers

US4372246A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 4, 1981
Grant dateFeb 8, 1983
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Expiry dateMay 4, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/2057
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In an externally heated fusing system, the improvement which comprises providing an externally heated fuser member which is made of a base, a relatively thick layer of a foam of a fluoroelastomer on the base, and a relatively thin layer of a silicone elastomer on the foam layer. The silicone elastomer layer containing an iron oxide filler therein.

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