Oil reservoir
US5534062A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 11, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2096
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An oil supply device for supplying oil to a roll of an image reproduction machine, which includes an oil reservoir formed of an open-cell melamine foam; and a layer of oil permeation control material extending over the reservoir for controlling supply of oil from the reservoir to the roll. The oil permeation control material being formed of porous PTFE produced by fusing particles of grannular PTFE such as to form a porous integral network of interconnected particles.
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