Patent ID: 6650860
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A fixing device for fixing toner images onto a receptor material, comprising:an endless transfuse member urged into contact with an endless backing member to form a final transfer zone there-between through which a receptor material path extends, said endless transfuse member having an outermost layer of a material selected from a group consisting of polyorganosiloxanes, fluorosilicones, fluoro-elastomers, phenylsilicones, and mixtures or hybrid compositions thereof, and wherein said outermost layer has an initial peel force, being measured according to Finat No 3, with tape TESA 4163 at a peeling speed of 30 cm/mm, from 40-140 N/in; and at least one heating device for heating said endless transfuse member to a temperature from 80 to 140 degrees Centigrade.