Fixing roller and fixing device using same
US6360074B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2057
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixing device has a fixing roller which heat-fixes an unfixed toner image on a recording member transported between the fixing roller and another rotating member. The fixing roller is provided with a base member, a surface coat layer provided on the surface of the base member and which comes into contact with the recording member during the fixing process, and a silica protective layer provided over the part of the surface not provided with the surface coat layer.
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