Surface coating and fuser member
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsBrynn M. Dooley, Yu Qi, Edward G. Zwartz, Nan-Xing Hu
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Abstract
Described is a fuser member having a substrate and a release layer disposed on the substrate. The release layer includes a non-woven matrix of a plurality of polymer fibers. Each of the plurality of polymer fibers has a diameter of from about 5 nm to about 50 microns. A siloxyfluorocarbon networked polymer dispersed throughout the plurality of polymer fibers. The plurality of polymer fibers are from about 5 weight percent to about 50 weight percent of the release layer. In embodiments the polymer fibers are encased in a fluoropolymer sheath.
Claims20
A fuser member comprising:
- a substrate;
- and
- a release layer disposed on the substrate, the release layer having a non-woven matrix comprising a plurality of polymer fibers, the plurality of polymer fibers having a diameter of from about 5 nm to about 50 microns and a siloxyfluorocarbon networked polymer dispersed throughout the plurality of polymer fibers wherein the polymer fibers comprise from about 5 weight percent to about 50 weight percent of the release layer.
A fuser member comprising:
- a substrate;
- a release layer disposed on the substrate comprising a first section of a non-woven matrix comprising a plurality of polymer fibers encased in a fluoropolymer sheath wherein the fluoropolymer sheath comprises a thickness of from about 10 nm to about 200 microns, the plurality of polymer fibers having a diameter of from about 5 nm to about 50 microns and a siloxyfluorocarbon networked polymer dispersed throughout the plurality of polymer fibers wherein the polymer fibers comprise from about 5 weight percent to about 50 weight percent of the release layer.
A fuser member comprising:
- a substrate;
- a release layer disposed on the substrate comprising a first section of a non-woven matrix comprising a plurality of polymer fibers encased in a fluoropolymer sheath wherein the fluoropolymer sheath comprises a thickness of from 10 nm to about 200 microns, the plurality of polymer fibers having a diameter of from about 5 nm to about 50 microns and a siloxyfluorocarbon networked polymer dispersed throughout the plurality of polymer fibers wherein the polymer fibers comprise from about 5 weight percent to about 50 weight percent of the release layer;
- and
- a surface layer comprising the siloxyfluorocarbon networked polymer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.