18641862. FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS (FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.)
FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Organization Name
FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Inventor(s)
Ryohei Yoshikawa of Kanagawa JP
FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18641862 titled 'FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Original Abstract Submitted
A fixing device includes: a first rotatable member; a second rotatable member disposed in contact with first rotatable member; a pressing member that is disposed along an inner circumferential surface of second rotatable member and presses the inner circumferential surface of the second rotatable member such that the second rotatable member is pressed against the first rotatable member; a sliding member interposed between an inner circumferential surface of second rotatable member and the pressing member; and a lubricant interposed between the inner circumferential surface of the second rotatable member and the sliding member. The inner circumferential surface of the second rotatable member contains a resin having a siloxane group and a conducting material treated with siloxane. A sliding surface of sliding member contains a resin having a siloxane group and a conducting material treated with siloxane. The lubricant contains an oil having a siloxane group in a main chain.