Patent ID: 6022663
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: G03G,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of fusing a toner image to a substrate, which method comprises:applying a release oil to the surface of a fusing member, said surface of said fusing member comprising a fluoroelastomer, and said release oil comprising an organopolysiloxane having Si--H functional groups,incubating said fusing member at 100.degree. C. to 250.degree. C. in the absence of a dehydrohalogenating agent to bond a protective layer of said release oil to said surface of said fusing member, said protective layer having a thickness of 0.5 to 40 nanometers,and pressure contacting a toner image carried on a substrate with said fusing member at a temperature effective to fuse said toner image to said substrate.