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US 2013/0034720 A1Published application
Sliding Member and Image-Fixing Device
AssigneeW. L. Grove & Associates, Co., Ltd.
InventorTakashi Maniwa
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Abstract
An object is to provide a sliding member having improved lubricant retention capacity without deteriorating the strength of a woven fabric. The sliding member includes: a fabric woven with a yarn containing a fiber bundle of fluororesin; and a lubricant attached to the fabric. In the sliding member, the fluororesin may be polytetrafluoroethylene (e.g., expanded polytetrafluoroethylene). An oil may be used as the lubricant. The sliding member can be used in an image-fixing device.
Claims13
A sliding member comprising:
- a fabric woven with a yarn containing a fiber bundle of fluororesin;
- and a lubricant attached to the fabric.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.