Fuser member with tunable gloss level and methods and apparatus for using the same to fuse toner images
Disclosed are fuser members, apparatus and methods which employ compositions that can be varied to provide a fused toner image with a selected gloss level. In embodiments, the apparatus and methods employ a fusing member having an outer contact surface thereon which contacts a previously fused toner image under conditions of elevated temperature and pressure. The contact surface has a Gardner G60 gloss of up to about 35 and is comprised of a fluorocarbon thermoplastic random copolymer co-cured with a fluorinated resin, such as polyfluoroethylenepropylene (FEP). In embodiments, the contact surface comprises a fluorocarbon thermoplastic random copolymer co-cured with a fluorinated resin including subunits of:—(CH2 CF2)x-, —(CF2CF(CF3))y-, and —(CF2 CF2)z-,wherein:
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Jiann-Hsing Andrew Joseph A. Robert A.
Chen Ciaschi Pavlisko Lancaster