Patent ID: 6438349
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A fixing member for use in a fixing assembly, wherein the fixing assembly has at least the fixing member and a pressure member coming into pressure contact with the fixing member to form a fixing nip, where a recording material holding an unfixed toner image thereon is passed through the fixing nip so as to fix the unfixed toner image to the recording material to form a fixed imaged on the recording material;said fixing member comprising a conductive layer and a releasing layer formed on the conductive layer, wherein; in said releasing layer, any one or both of medium-resistance particles and medium-resistance whiskers are dispersed; said releasing layer has a surface resistivity of 1.0Ã—108 &OHgr; or below and a volume resistivity of 1.0Ã—108 &OHgr;cm or above, and said medium-resistance whiskers have surfaces having been subjected to hydrophilic treatment.