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Fixing member, manufacturing method thereof, and fixing apparatus and electrophotographic image forming apparatus using the same

US7615286B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 2008
Grant dateNov 10, 2009
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31544
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a fixing member which includes a surface layer including fluorine rubber having an ether bond and a polysiloxane having a polyether structure, and which has excellent adhesion between the surface layer and a substrate. A fixing member is provided including a substrate, an adhesion layer and a surface layer disposed in contact with the adhesion layer, wherein the surface layer includes fluorine rubber having an ether bond and a polysiloxane having a polyether structure, and wherein the adhesion layer contains a polyorganosiloxane resin and an existence ratio of carbon combining with oxygen to silicon combining with oxygen in the adhesion layer is 1.0 or more and 20.0 or less.

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