Back to results
US 8,948,649 B2Granted
Sealing member having internal lubricant additives
AssigneeLexmark International, Inc.
InventorsJody Evan McCoy, Gregory Keith Norris, St. Claire Devon Skepple, Robert Francis Soto, Donald Wayne Stafford
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A sealing member for use in an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a molded body formed of an elastomer material and internal lubricant additives. The lubricant additives include at least about 20% by weight of the molded body. The lubricant additives include a wet lubricant, a dry lubricant and rounded beads.
Claims16
A sealing member for use in an electrophotographic image forming device, comprising:
- a molded body formed of an elastomer material and internal lubricant additives,
- wherein the lubricant additives comprise at least about 20% by weight of the molded body and include:
- a wet lubricant;
- a dry lubricant;
- and
- rounded beads.
3 more elements
A sealing member for use in an electrophotographic image forming device, comprising:
- a molded body formed of an elastomer material and internal lubricant additives,
- wherein the lubricant additives include:
- at least about 15% tungsten disulfide by weight of the molded body;
- at least about 5% silicone oil by weight of the molded body;
- and
- at least about 3% glass beads by weight of the molded body.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.