JPH0642111B2 - Heat fixing device for electronic copying machine - Google Patents

Heat fixing device for electronic copying machine

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JPH0642111B2
JPH0642111B2 JP11234584A JP11234584A JPH0642111B2 JP H0642111 B2 JPH0642111 B2 JP H0642111B2 JP 11234584 A JP11234584 A JP 11234584A JP 11234584 A JP11234584 A JP 11234584A JP H0642111 B2 JPH0642111 B2 JP H0642111B2
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fixing roller
fixing device
roller
copying machine
heat
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修二 今
久史 赤羽
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SWCC Corp
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03GELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/20Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat
    • G03G15/2003Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat using heat
    • G03G15/2014Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat using heat using contact heat
    • G03G15/2017Structural details of the fixing unit in general, e.g. cooling means, heat shielding means
    • G03G15/2025Structural details of the fixing unit in general, e.g. cooling means, heat shielding means with special means for lubricating and/or cleaning the fixing unit, e.g. applying offset preventing fluid

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Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 (発明の技術分野) 本発明は、電子複写機特にフルカラーの電子複写機にお
けるカラートナーの熱定着装置に関する。
Description: TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a thermal fixing device for color toners in an electronic copying machine, particularly in a full-color electronic copying machine.

(発明の技術的背景とその問題点) 従来から通常の電子複写機の熱定着装置としては、芯金
上にシリコーンゴムを被覆し表面を平らに研削してなる
定着ローラを黒色トナーと接する側に配置し、反対側に
表面にフッ素樹脂の被覆層を設けた伝熱ローラを配置し
た構造のものが使用され、加熱された伝熱ローラから定
着ローラに伝導された熱によりトナーを複写紙上に融着
し画像定着を行なつている。
(Technical Background of the Invention and Problems Thereof) Conventionally, as a heat fixing device for an ordinary electronic copying machine, a fixing roller formed by coating a cored bar with silicone rubber and grinding the surface flat is a side in contact with a black toner. The heat transfer roller has a structure in which a heat transfer roller with a coating layer of fluororesin on the opposite side is placed on the opposite side, and the toner is transferred onto the copy paper by the heat conducted from the heated heat transfer roller to the fixing roller. The image is fused and fused.

しかしフルカラー用の電子複写機の熱定着装置について
いえば、これに用いられるカラートナーが黒色トナーに
比較して融点が低くかつシリコーンゴムと接着しやすい
ため、通常の複写機の熱定着装置に用いられる表面を研
削した定着ローラは使用することができなかった。すな
わちゴムローラ表面が研削されるとゴムに配合されてい
るシリカ等の充填剤が表面に露出し、これがトナーと接
着しやすいためばかりではなく、研削によりゴム表面に
細かい凹凸が生じこの凹部にトナーがつまつて汚れの核
となりやすいため、複写機のオフセットやローラへの巻
き付き現象が発生しやすかつた。またこのような現像の
発生を防ぐため、熱定着装置においては従来から定着ロ
ーラの表面にシリコーンオイルのような離型剤を塗布す
ることが行なわれているが、表面を研削した定着ローラ
ではオフセットを完全に防止することができず、またこ
の離型剤によりローラのゴム被覆層が膨潤しやすく使用
寿命が短縮されるという問題があつた。
However, in the case of a heat fixing device for a full-color electronic copying machine, the color toner used for this has a lower melting point than black toner and is more likely to adhere to silicone rubber. The fixing roller whose surface was ground could not be used. That is, when the surface of the rubber roller is ground, the filler such as silica compounded in the rubber is exposed on the surface, and it is easy for the filler to adhere to the toner. Since the snare easily becomes a core of dirt, offset phenomenon of the copying machine and winding around the roller easily occur. In order to prevent such development from occurring, a releasing agent such as silicone oil has been conventionally applied to the surface of the fixing roller in the thermal fixing device. However, there is a problem in that the rubber coating layer of the roller is easily swelled by the release agent and the service life is shortened.

一方伝熱ローラについては、従来からの表面にフッ素樹
脂を被覆したローラでは以下に示す理由でコントロール
温度を高くする必要があり、高温オフセットが生じやす
いという問題があった。
On the other hand, with respect to the heat transfer roller, a conventional roller having a surface coated with a fluororesin needs to have a high control temperature for the following reason, and there is a problem that a high temperature offset is likely to occur.

すなわち、前記伝熱ローラは熱容量が小さく、複写紙の
通過により定着ローラおよび伝熱ローラの表面温度が著
るしく低下し回復までに長い時間を要するため、加熱温
度を高めておかなければならなかつた。
That is, since the heat transfer roller has a small heat capacity and the surface temperature of the fixing roller and the heat transfer roller is significantly lowered due to passage of the copy paper, and it takes a long time to recover, the heating temperature must be raised. It was

(発明の目的) 本発明はこれらの問題を解決するためになされたもの
で、使用寿命が長く複写紙へのトナーのオフセットや定
着ローラへの複写紙の巻き付きのない、電子複写機特に
フルカラー用の複写機における熱定着装置を提供するこ
とを目的にする。
(Object of the Invention) The present invention has been made in order to solve these problems, and is for an electronic copying machine, particularly for a full-color printer, which has a long service life and does not cause offset of toner onto copy paper or wrapping of copy paper around a fixing roller. To provide a heat fixing device in a copying machine of the above.

(発明の概要) 本発明の電子複写機の熱定着装置は、研削仕上げをする
ことなく表面が完全に平滑で(以下鏡面という。)、か
つ少なくとも表面層が耐油性に優れた常温硬化型のシリ
コーンゴムからなる定着ローラと、芯金上に薄肉で表面
研削されたゴム被覆層を設け、しかも内部に加熱手段を
内蔵した伝熱ローラとから成り、定着ローラの表面に連
続的に或いは断続的にトナーの離型剤を供給する手段を
備えて成ることを特徴としている。
(Summary of the Invention) The heat fixing device for an electronic copying machine of the present invention is a room temperature curing type which has a completely smooth surface (hereinafter referred to as a mirror surface) without grinding finish and has at least a surface layer excellent in oil resistance. It is composed of a fixing roller made of silicone rubber and a heat transfer roller having a thin-walled rubber coating layer on the cored bar and having a built-in heating means. The fixing roller is continuously or intermittently formed on the surface of the fixing roller. And a means for supplying a toner release agent.

(発明の実施例) 以下本発明を図面に示す実施例について説明する。(Embodiment of the Invention) An embodiment of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described below.

第1図は本発明の一実施例の断面説明図である。図にお
いて符号1は定着ローラを示し、これは鉄、アルミニウ
ム、ステンレススチール等の芯金2上に鏡面の耐油性に
優れた常温硬化型シリコーンゴム層3を設けて構成さ
れ、複写機4上に付着したカラートナー5と接触しなが
ら矢印の方向に回転している。
FIG. 1 is a sectional explanatory view of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a fixing roller, which is composed of a cored bar 2 made of iron, aluminum, stainless steel or the like, on which a room temperature curable silicone rubber layer 3 having excellent mirror surface oil resistance is provided. It is rotating in the direction of the arrow while coming into contact with the adhered color toner 5.

このような定着ローラ1を製造するには例えば次のよう
な方法が採られる。
To manufacture such a fixing roller 1, for example, the following method is adopted.

すなわち第2図に示すように、まず円筒下キャップ6上
に、内周面に硬質クロムメッキが施され鏡面に仕上げら
れたステンレススチール製円筒体7を立てて装着し、こ
の中空内部に常温硬化型の液状シリコーンゴム8を注入
した後、この中に下キヤップ9を取り付けた芯金10を
挿入して固定する。
That is, as shown in FIG. 2, first, a stainless steel cylindrical body 7 whose inner peripheral surface is hard chrome plated and which is finished to a mirror surface is stood upright on the lower cylindrical cap 6, and the hollow interior is cured at room temperature. After injecting the liquid silicone rubber 8 of the mold, the core metal 10 attached with the lower cap 9 is inserted and fixed therein.

次いで円筒体7の上部に円筒上キヤップ11を取着した
後、常温±3℃程度の温度で液状シリコーンゴム8を完
全に硬化させてから、円筒体7および上下キヤツプをは
ずす。
Next, a cylindrical cap 11 is attached to the upper part of the cylindrical body 7, the liquid silicone rubber 8 is completely cured at a temperature of room temperature ± 3 ° C., and then the cylindrical body 7 and the upper and lower caps are removed.

こうして外表面が鏡面でシリコーンゴム層3にその膨張
収縮に起因するひけのない定着ローラ1が得られる。
In this way, the fixing roller 1 having a mirror-like outer surface and having no sink mark due to the expansion and contraction of the silicone rubber layer 3 is obtained.

また複写紙4のカラートナー5付着側と反対側には、
鉄、アルミニウム、ステンレススチール等の芯金12上
にLTVやHTVのようなゴムからなり表面を研削した
0.3〜1.0mm厚の薄肉ゴム層13を被覆してなる伝
熱ローラ14が配置されている。
Also, on the side opposite to the color toner 5 adhering side of the copy paper 4,
A heat transfer roller 14 formed by covering a thin rubber layer 13 made of rubber such as LTV or HTV and having a ground surface with a thickness of 0.3 to 1.0 mm on a cored bar 12 made of iron, aluminum, stainless steel or the like is arranged. Has been done.

この伝熱ローラ14の芯金12の中空内部には、ハロゲ
ンランプ15が内蔵されており、伝熱ローラ14自体は
前述の定着ローラ1と外周面を接触させながら矢印の方
向に回転している。
A halogen lamp 15 is built in the hollow inside of the cored bar 12 of the heat transfer roller 14, and the heat transfer roller 14 itself rotates in the direction of the arrow while keeping the outer peripheral surface in contact with the fixing roller 1 described above. .

さらに回転する定着ローラ1の外周面には、シリコーン
オイル16に片端を浸したフエルト17が接して配設さ
れており、定着ローラ1のシリコーンゴム層表面に連続
的に適量ずつシリコーンオイルが塗布されるように構成
されている。
Further, a felt 17 having one end dipped in silicone oil 16 is disposed in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the rotating fixing roller 1, and the silicone rubber layer surface of the fixing roller 1 is continuously coated with an appropriate amount of silicone oil. Is configured to.

このように構成される実施例の熱定着装置によれば、伝
熱ローラとして従来からの表面にフツ素樹脂を被覆した
ものに比べて熱容量の大きい薄肉ゴムローラを用いてい
るので、加熱コントロール温度を150〜155℃から
145〜150℃に低くすることができ、エネルギーを
節約することができるばかりでなく高温オフセツトを生
じさせない。また実施例に使用した伝熱ローラは、製造
が容易でコストが安いばかりでなく、通紙性が良くソフ
トな画像が得られるという利点がある。
According to the heat fixing device of the embodiment configured in this way, as the heat transfer roller, a thin rubber roller having a large heat capacity is used as compared with a conventional surface coated with fluorine resin, so that the heating control temperature can be controlled. It can be lowered from 150-155 ° C to 145-150 ° C, which not only saves energy but also does not cause high temperature offset. Further, the heat transfer roller used in the examples has an advantage that not only the manufacturing is easy and the cost is low, but also the paper passing property is good and a soft image can be obtained.

さらに実施例の熱定着装置においては、カラートナーと
直接接する定着ローラのゴム層が耐油性に優れた常温硬
化型のシリコーンゴムで構成されかつ表面が研削なしで
鏡面に仕上っているので、紙面の汚れやオフセットが生
じることがない。またゴム層がシリコーンオイルで膨潤
しにくく、しかもニップ幅を大きくしローラ間荷重を小
さくすることができる。従つて定着ローラおよび伝熱ロ
ーラの使用寿命が、従来の17000〜2000枚複写
から40000〜50000枚複写へ飛躍的に向上す
る。
Further, in the heat fixing device of the embodiment, since the rubber layer of the fixing roller which is in direct contact with the color toner is constituted by the room temperature curing type silicone rubber having excellent oil resistance and the surface is finished as a mirror surface without grinding, No dirt or offset will occur. Further, the rubber layer is less likely to swell with silicone oil, and the nip width can be increased to reduce the load between the rollers. Therefore, the service life of the fixing roller and the heat transfer roller is dramatically improved from the conventional 17,000 to 2000 copies to 40,000 to 50,000 copies.

次に本発明の熱定着装置の別の実施例を第3図に示す。Next, another embodiment of the heat fixing device of the present invention is shown in FIG.

この実施例においては、芯金2上にシリコーンゴム発泡
体のようなゴム発泡体からなる被覆層18を設け、その
上に耐油性に優れた常温硬化型シリコーンゴムからなり
鏡面を有する薄い表面層19を設けて定着ローラ1が構
成されている。
In this embodiment, a coating layer 18 made of a rubber foam such as a silicone rubber foam is provided on a core metal 2, and a thin surface layer made of a room temperature curable silicone rubber having excellent oil resistance and having a mirror surface is provided thereon. The fixing roller 1 is configured by providing 19.

また伝熱ローラ14およびシリコーンオイル16の塗布
機構はいずれも第1図に示す実施例と同様に構成されて
いる。
Further, both the heat transfer roller 14 and the silicone oil 16 application mechanism are configured similarly to the embodiment shown in FIG.

このように構成される熱定着装置は先の実施例について
述べた効果を全て発揮することができる上に、さらに以
下に記載する長所を有している。すなわちトナーと接す
る定着ローラ1の内部が断熱性が高く軽量のゴム発泡体
で構成されているので、熱の損失が少ないばかりでな
く、ローラ間荷重が小さくオフセットが生じにくくしか
も使用寿命が長いという利点がある。
The thermal fixing device configured as described above can exert all the effects described in the above embodiments, and further has the advantages described below. That is, since the inside of the fixing roller 1 in contact with the toner is made of a lightweight rubber foam having a high heat insulating property, not only is the heat loss small, but the load between the rollers is small and the offset is unlikely to occur and the service life is long. There are advantages.

具体的にはゴム発泡体被覆層18の厚さが4mmで常温硬
化型シリコーンゴム表面層19の厚さが1mmの外径40
mmの定着ローラ1と0.5mm厚の表面を研削した薄肉ゴム
層13を有する伝熱ローラ14で構成される熱定着装置
は、ローラ間荷重が10kgと極めて小さく、使用寿命も
40000〜50000枚の複写可能と極めて長かつ
た。
Specifically, the rubber foam coating layer 18 has a thickness of 4 mm, and the room temperature curable silicone rubber surface layer 19 has a thickness of 1 mm.
The heat-fixing device comprising a heat-transfer roller 14 having a 0.5 mm thick fixing roller 1 and a 0.5 mm thick ground rubber layer 13 has an extremely small load between rollers of 10 kg and a service life of 40,000 to 50,000 sheets. It was very long and could be copied.

尚、比較のために芯金上に鏡面を有する5mm厚のゴム被
覆層を設けた外径60mmの定着ローラと外径60mmの表
面フッ素樹脂被覆伝熱ローラを組み合わせて従来からの
熱定着装置を構成した。この装置におけるローラ間荷重
は40kgと大きく使用寿命は17000〜20000枚
複写と短かかつた。
For comparison, a conventional heat fixing device was constructed by combining a fixing roller having an outer diameter of 60 mm with a 5 mm thick rubber coating layer having a mirror surface on a core metal and a surface fluororesin-coated heat transfer roller having an outer diameter of 60 mm. Configured. The load between the rollers in this apparatus was as large as 40 kg, and the service life was short at 17,000 to 20,000 copies.

(発明の効果) 以上の記載から明らかなように、本発明の熱定着装置に
よれば、特にフルカラー用の電子複写機においてトナー
の複写紙へのオフセツト等を生じることなく鮮明でソフ
トな画像を複写することができる。
(Effects of the Invention) As is clear from the above description, according to the heat fixing device of the present invention, a clear and soft image can be formed without causing toner offset onto copy paper, especially in a full-color electronic copying machine. Can be copied.

また加熱コントロール温度を低く設定することができ、
使用寿命が極めて長い。
Also, the heating control temperature can be set low,
Extremely long service life.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

第1図は本発明の一実施例の横断面説明図、第2図は第
1図における定着ローラの製造方法の一例を示す縦断面
図、第3図は本発明の別の実施例の横断面説明図であ
る。 1……定着ローラ 2,10,12……芯金 3……耐油性の常温硬化型シリコーンゴム層 5……カラートナー 7……円筒体 13……表面研削薄肉ゴム層 14……伝熱ローラ 16……シリコーンオイル 18……ゴム発泡体被覆層 19……耐油性の常温硬化型シリコーンゴム表面層
1 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing an example of a method of manufacturing the fixing roller in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a cross-section of another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 ... Fixing roller 2,10,12 ... core metal 3 ... oil-resistant room temperature curing type silicone rubber layer 5 ... color toner 7 ... cylindrical body 13 ... surface grinding thin rubber layer 14 ... heat transfer roller 16: Silicone oil 18: Rubber foam coating layer 19: Oil-resistant room temperature curing type silicone rubber surface layer

フロントページの続き (56)参考文献 特開 昭58−193135(JP,A) 特開 昭53−118483(JP,A) 特開 昭49−105535(JP,A) 特開 昭52−127341(JP,A) 特開 昭58−194527(JP,A) 特開 昭56−91267(JP,A) 特開 昭52−26835(JP,A) 特開 昭53−63031(JP,A) 特開 昭59−188673(JP,A) 特開 昭52−17031(JP,A) 特開 昭49−81041(JP,A) 特開 昭59−184381(JP,A) 実開 昭51−46335(JP,U) 実公 昭51−12113(JP,Y2)Continuation of the front page (56) Reference JP-A-58-193135 (JP, A) JP-A-53-118483 (JP, A) JP-A-49-105535 (JP, A) JP-A-52-127341 (JP , A) JP 58-194527 (JP, A) JP 56-91267 (JP, A) JP 52-26835 (JP, A) JP 53-63031 (JP, A) JP 59-188673 (JP, A) JP-A-52-17031 (JP, A) JP-A-49-81041 (JP, A) JP-A-59-184381 (JP, A) Actual development-Sho-51-46335 (JP, A) U) Actual public Sho 51-12113 (JP, Y2)

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】耐油性の常温硬化型シリコーンゴムからな
る完全に平滑な表面層を有し、複写紙上に付着したトナ
ーと接しつつ回転しこれを前記紙面に融着する定着ロー
ラと、芯金上に薄肉のゴム研削層を設けて成り、内部に
加熱手段を内蔵するとともに前記定着ローラを接触しつ
つこれと反対方向に回転する伝熱ローラとから成り、前
記定着ローラの表面に連続的に或いは断続的に前記トナ
ーの離型剤を供給する手段を備えて成ることを特徴とす
る電子複写機の熱定着装置。
1. A fixing roller having a completely smooth surface layer made of oil-resistant room-temperature-curing silicone rubber, rotating while being in contact with toner adhering to copy paper, and fusing this to the paper surface, and a core metal. A thin rubber grinding layer is provided on the upper side of the fixing roller. The heating means is built in the inside of the fixing roller and the heat transfer roller rotates in the opposite direction while contacting the fixing roller. Alternatively, the heat fixing device of the electronic copying machine is characterized by comprising means for intermittently supplying the release agent for the toner.
JP11234584A 1984-05-31 1984-05-31 Heat fixing device for electronic copying machine Expired - Lifetime JPH0642111B2 (en)

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