Heater member with conformable, cured fluorocarbon thermoplastic random copolymer overcoat
Disclosed is an externally heated, external heater member for transferring heat to a fusing member used to heat fix a toner image to a substrate, such as a fuser employed in an electrophotographic process. The heater member includes:a core;a conformable base cushion layer overlying the core; andan outer layer overlying the base cushion layer,the outer layer comprising a cured fluorocarbon thermoplastic random copolymer. In embodiments, the copolymer has subunits of:&#8212;(CH2CF2)x&#8212;, &#8212;(CF2CF(CF3))y&#8212;, and &#8212;(CF2CF2)z&#8212;,whereinx 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,x+y+z equals 100 mole percent.
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Nataly Andrew Jiann Hsing Joseph A.
Boulatnikov Ciaschi Chen Pavlisko