Patent ID: 6486441
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A heater member for transferring heat to a fusing member used to heat fix a toner image to a substrate, the heater member comprising:a core; a conformable base cushion layer overlying the core; and an outer layer overlying the base cushion layer, the outer layer comprising a cured fluorocarbon thermoplastic random copolymer which is the reaction product of a mixture comprising a fluorocarbon thermoplastic random copolymer, a curing agent having a bisphenol residue, a particulate filler containing zinc oxide, and an aminosiloxane, the cured fluorocarbon thermoplastic random copolymer having subunits of: â€”(CH2CF2)xâ€”, â€”(CF2CF(CF3)yâ€”, and â€”(CF2CF2)zâ€”, whereinx is from 1 to 50 or 60 to 80 mole percent, y is from 10 to 90 mole percent, z is from 10 to 90 mole percent, x+y+z equals 100 mole percent.