(19)
(11) EP 1 168 102 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
29.09.2010 Bulletin 2010/39

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/01

(21) Application number: 01113602.5

(22) Date of filing: 15.06.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G03G 15/20(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 30.06.2000 US 607312

(71) Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
Rochester NY 14650-2201 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Anderson, Charles C.
    Penfield, New York 14526 (US)
  • Boulatnikov, Nataly F.
    Ontario, New York 14519 (US)
  • Chen, Jiann-Hsing
    Fairport, New York 14450 (US)
  • Hewitt, Charles E.
    Rochester, New York 14626 (US)
  • Pavlisko, Joseph A.
    Pittsford, New York 14534 (US)

(74) Representative: Vossius & Partner 
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München
81675 München (DE)

   


(54) Thermally conducting fluoroplastic random copolymer fuser member composition


(57) A fuser member comprising a support and a layer overlying the support, the layer including a fluorocarbon thermoplastic random copolymer, a curing agent having a bisphenol residue, a particulate filler containing zinc oxide, an aminosiloxane, and a particulate filler containing aluminum oxide, the cured fluorocarbon thermoplastics random copolymer having subunits of:

        ― (CH2 CF2)x―, ―(CF2CF(CF3)y―, and ―(CF2 CF2)z―,

wherein
x 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, and
x + y + z equal 100 mole percent.






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