Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120322967 | FIXING MEMBER, FIXING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide a fixing member, which contains an outermost layer formed of an elastic material, where the fixing member is used in a process for fixing a toner image on a recording medium by heating, and the outermost layer has peel strength of 20 N/cm | 12-20-2012 |
20130322942 | FIXING MEMBER, FIXING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide a fixing member, which contains a base, and a polyorganosiloxane layer provided on the base, where the polyoranosiloxane layer contains polyoranosiloxane including a silicon atom bonded to three or four oxygen atoms, and wherein the fixing member is designed to be used in a process for heating a toner image on a recording medium to fix the toner image onto the recording medium. | 12-05-2013 |
20140199102 | FIXING MEMBER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC FIXING, FIXING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing member for electrophotographic fixing includes a base body; an elastic layer; and an outermost surface releasing layer. The elastic layer and the outermost surface releasing layer are laminated on the base body. The elastic layer is a continuous layer including fibrous filler distributed in a portion of the elastic layer towards the outermost surface releasing layer. | 07-17-2014 |
20140205334 | PRESSING MEMBER, FIXING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A pressing member includes a heat resistant material, highly heat conductive needle shaped fillers included in the heat resistant material, and hole portions included in the heat resistant material. The pressing member is provided in a fixing device including a fixing member, a heating member to heat the fixing member, and a pressure roller. The pressing member is arranged to press the fixing member and form a nip portion between the fixing member and the pressure roller through which a recording sheet passes. | 07-24-2014 |
20140241770 | FIXING MEMBER, FIXING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing member used for fixing toner includes a base, an elastic layer provided on an outer circumference of the base, and a release layer provided on an outer circumference of the elastic layer. The elastic layer includes silicone rubber, carbon fibers, saturated hydrocarbon having a liquid form at room temperature, and hole portions. | 08-28-2014 |
20140270823 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC FIXING DEVICE, FIXING ROTARY MEMBER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND FIXING METHOD - An electrophotographic fixing device includes a pressure roller, and a fixing rotary member disposed at a fixed distance away from the pressure roller. The fixing rotary member includes a layer formed of an elastic body. The elastic body includes carbon fibers and hole portions. The electrophotographic fixing device controls pressure of a nip between the pressure roller and the fixing rotary member by a temperature setting according to a sheet type. | 09-18-2014 |
20150030363 | FIXING MEMBER, FIXER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cylindrical fixing member includes a substrate; an elastic layer overlying the substrate; an outermost surface release layer overlying the elastic layer; and a heat source inside. The elastic layer includes a carbon fiber and has a heat diffusivity (X) not less than 1.0×10 | 01-29-2015 |
20150078794 | ELASTIC MEMBER FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND FIXING MEMBER, FIXING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide an elastic member for image forming apparatus, which contains: a base; and an elastic layer provided on the base, wherein the elastic layer contains a polymer having a structure derived from terpene and a structure where a main chain contains a silicon atom. | 03-19-2015 |