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Pressure roller and fixing device equipped with the same

US8712307B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 24, 2012
Grant dateApr 29, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 29, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/206
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A pressure roller for use in a fixing device includes a core metal, an elastic layer, and a releasing layer. The releasing layer is made of at least one fluorine resin selected from among tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer, ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, and tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer. The fluorine resin contains at least one polymer selected from among polyvinylidene fluoride, polyacrylonitrile, and polymethyl methacrylate, and monomer electrolyte.

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