Patent ID: 6539196
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: G03G,Y10T

Abstract:
A fusing device comprising a fusing roller and a pressing roller to transport a recording material, on which a not-yet fused toner is carried, while gripping the recording material between said fusing roller and said pressing roller, thereby fusing the not-yet fused toner onto the recording material, andan applicator that applies a releasing agent to a surface of said fusing roller in an amount not more than 20 mg/A4, wherein a surface layer of at least one of said fusing roller and said pressing roller is a silicone rubber layer containing a metal compound MmXn and an inorganic fine powder, wherein M is a cation selected from the group consisting of ions of Al, Sc, Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn and Ga, X is an anion selected from the group consisting of ions of halogens, inorganic acids and organic acids, and m and n are each a positive integer on condition that the valence number of mÃ—M is equal to the valence number of nÃ—X.