Pressing member for fixing, fixing device, and image-forming apparatus
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorIssei Fujihara
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Abstract
A pressing member for fixing includes a substantially cylindrical substrate; a first layer that is disposed on an outer surface of the substrate, that contains bubbles, and that is elastic; a second layer disposed on an outer surface of the first layer; and an adhesive layer bonding together the first layer and the second layer. The pressing member has an adhesive-free unbonded region between the first layer and the second layer. The unbonded region extends to at least one end of the pressing member in an axial direction.
Claims18
A pressing member for fixing, comprising:
- a substantially cylindrical substrate;
- a first layer that is disposed on an outer surface of the substrate, contains bubbles and is elastic;
- a second layer disposed on an outer surface of the first layer;
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- an adhesive layer bonding together the first layer and the second layer,
- the pressing member having an adhesive-free unbonded region between the first layer and the second layer, the unbonded region extending to at least one end of the pressing member in an axial direction.
A substantially cylindrical pressing member for fixing, the cylindrical pressing member comprising:
- a substrate;
- a first layer that is over the substrate, elastic and contains bubbles;
- a second layer over the first layer;
- an adhesive region between the first layer and the second layer;
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- an adhesive-free region between the first layer and the second layer.
A pressing member for fixing comprising:
- a substantially cylindrical substrate;
- an elastic layer that is over the substrate and contains gas bubbles;
- a layer over the elastic layer;
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- an adhesive-free region between the elastic layer and the layer that forms a pathway for the gas bubbles to be released.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.