Patent · US Expired

Fixing apparatus having a fixing roller with a non-adhesive surface layer

US6005594A · kind A · utility

18Cited by
5References
30Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 23, 1995
Grant dateDec 21, 1999
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Expiry dateJan 23, 2015

Classification

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

Abstract

A fixing apparatus prevents the offset of toner onto a fixing roller, by forming a surface mold release layer made of pure fluororesin material on a core member of the fixing roller and by applying a bias voltage to the fixing roller.

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