Coated fuser members
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsGeorge J. Heeks, Arnold W. Henry, David H. Pan, Santokh S. Badesha
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Abstract
A fuser member comprised of a substrate, thereover a silicone rubber containing a filler component therein, and wherein said filler component is reacted with a silicone hydride release oil.
Claims15
A fuser member comprised of a substrate, thereover a layer of a silicone rubber including an inorganic particulate filler therein, wherein said inorganic filler selected from the group consisting of a metal, metal alloy, metal compound and silicon oxide, and a renewable release film over the layer of the silicone rubber comprised of silicone hydride oil formed by reacting said silicone hydride oil with the filler particles exposed on the surface of the silicone rubber layer, wherein the film is renewable upon wear of the film by reaction of additional silicone hydride oil with the exposed filler particles.
A fuser member comprised of a substrate, thereover an adhesive layer, a layer of a silicone rubber including an inorganic particulate filler therein over the adhesive layer, wherein said inorganic filler selected from the group consisting of a metal, metal alloy, metal compound and silicone oxide, and a renewable release film over the silicone rubber layer comprised of silicone hydride oil formed by reacting said silicone hydride oil with the filler particles exposed on the surface of the silicone rubber layer, wherein the film is renewable upon wear of the film by reaction of additional silicone hydride oil with the exposed filler particles.
A fuser member comprised of a substrate, a layer of a silicone rubber including an inorganic particulate filler therein, wherein said inorganic filler selected from the group consisting of a metal, metal alloy, metal compound and silicon oxide, and a renewable release film over the layer of the silicone rubber comprised of silicone hydride oil formed by reacting said silicone hydride oil with the filler particles exposed on the surface of the silicone rubber layer, wherein the film is renewable upon wear of the film by reaction of additional silicone hydride oil with the exposed filler particles.
A method comprising
- (a) providing a fuser member comprised of a substrate and a layer of a silicone rubber including an inorganic particulate filler therein, wherein said inorganic filler selected from the group consisting of a metal, metal alloy, metal compound and a silicon oxide;
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- (b) reacting a silicone hydride oil with the filler particles exposed on the surface of the silicone rubber layer, thereby creating a renewable release film comprised of the silicone hydride oil reacted with the exposed filler particles, wherein upon wear of the film, the film is renewable by reacting additional silicone hydride oil with the exposed filler particles.
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