Release fluid composition

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a photoreceptor having a photosensitive layer;
• a charging device which charges the photoreceptor;
• an exposure device which exposes the charged photoreceptor to light, thereby forming an electrostatic latent image on a surface of the photoreceptor;
• a developer station for developing a toner image on a surface of the photoreceptor;
• at least one transfer device for transferring the toner image to a recording medium;
• a fuser station for fixing the toner images transferred to the recording medium, onto the recording medium by heating the recording medium, thereby forming a fused image on the recording medium;
• wherein the fuser station comprises a fuser member, a pressure member and a release fluid in combination with said fuser member, wherein said release fluid comprises a blend of an amino functional silicone fluid and a non-functional silicone fluid wherein the amino silicone functional fluid is represented by:
• wherein Q represents —R1—X, wherein R1 represents an alkyl group having from about 1 to about 10 carbons, X represents —NH2 or —NHR2NH2 with R2 having the same description as R1, n is an integer from 1 to 50, m is an integer from 10 to 5,000, wherein the non-functional silicone fluid is represented by:
• wherein r is an integer from 10 to 5,000, wherein T1 and T2 are methyl (—CH3), or hydroxyl (—OH), wherein an amount of the amino functional silicone fluid is from about 10 weight percent to about 90 weight percent of the release fluid and an amount of the non-functional silicone fluid is from about 10 weight percent to about 90 weight percent of the release fluid, wherein an amount of silanol (Si—OH) is less than 200 ppm in the release fluid.

A fuser member comprising:

• a substrate;
• an outer layer covering the substrate;
• and a release fluid on the outer layer, the release fluid comprising a blend of an amino functional silicone fluid and a non-functional silicone fluid wherein the amino silicone functional fluid is represented by:
• wherein Q represents —R1—X, wherein R1 represents an alkyl group having from about 1 to about 10 carbons, X represents —NH2 or —NHR2NH2 with R2 having the same description as R1, n is an integer from 1 to 50, m is an integer from 10 to 5,000, wherein the non-functional silicone fluid is represented by:
• wherein r is an integer from 10 to 5,000, wherein T1 and T2 are methyl (—CH3), or hydroxyl (—OH), wherein an amount of the amino functional silicone fluid is from about 10 weight percent to about 90 weight percent of the release fluid and an amount of the non-functional silicone fluid is from about 10 weight percent to about 90 weight percent of the release fluid, wherein an amount of silanol (Si—OH) is less than 200 ppm in the release fluid, and
• wherein the outer layer is selected from the group consisting of a silicone elastomer, a fluorosilicone elastomer, a fluoroelastomer, a fluorinated hydrocarbon polymer, a fluorinated hydrocarbon and silicone polymer blend.