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Hot roll fuser and method of making a fuser roll

US4755400A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 19, 1987
Grant dateJul 5, 1988
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Expiry dateMar 19, 2007

Classification

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

Abstract

An electrophotographic fuser roll includes a hard external surface having low surface energy and high abrasion resistance. This surface is formed by sequentially coating a metal roll with two layers of a polymeric material. The polymeric material is not cured until after the second layer is applied. Once the material is cured, it is subjected to a polishing step that also generates heats. In this way, the roll's surface is both polished and heat treated.

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