Release fluid additive
Disclosed herein is a release fluid, a fuser member and an image forming apparatus. The release fluid includes an amino functional silicone fluid, a non-functional silicone fluid; and vitamin E.
1. A release fluid comprising:
an amino functional silicone fluid;
a non-functional silicone fluid; and
an antioxidant represented by:
where R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from CH 3 , and hydrogen; and
wherein the release fluid is stable at a temperature of from about 160° C. to about 200° C.; and
wherein an amount of antioxidant is from about 1.5 weight percent to about 10.0 weight percent based on the weight of the release fluid.
2. The release fluid of claim 1 , wherein the amino functional silicone fluid is represented by:
wherein Q represents —R 1 -X, wherein R 1 represents an alkyl group having from about 1 to about 10 carbons, X represents —NH 2 or —NHR 2 NH 2 with R 2 having the same description as R 1 , n is an integer from 1 to 50, m is an integer from 10 to 5,000, wherein T 1 and T 2 are each independently selected from methyl (—CH3), and hydroxyl (—OH).
3. The release fluid according to claim 2 , wherein the X represents an aminopropyl amine functional group.
4. The release fluid of claim 1 , wherein the non-functional silicone fluid is represented by:
wherein r is an integer from 10 to 5,000, wherein T 1 and T 2 are each independently selected from methyl (—CH3), and hydroxyl (—OH).
5. The release fluid of claim 1 , wherein the antioxidant further comprises a compound represented by:
where R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from CH 3 , and hydrogen.
6. The release fluid according to claim 1 , wherein the release fluid comprises a viscosity of from about 50 to about 1500 centipoise.
7. A fuser member comprising: a substrate; an outer layer covering the substrate; and a release coating on the outer layer comprising a release fluid for coating the outer layer, the release fluid further comprising an antioxidant having a structure:
where R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from CH 3 , and hydrogen;
wherein the release fluid is stable at a temperature of from about 160° C. to about 200° C.; and
wherein an amount of the antioxidant is from about 1.5 weight percent to about 10.0 weight percent based on the weight of the release fluid.
8. The fuser member of claim 7 , wherein the fuser member substrate is in the form of a belt or a roller.
9. The fuser member of claim 7 , further comprising an intermediate layer disposed between the substrate and the outer layer.
10. The fuser member of claim 9 , wherein the intermediate layer comprises a silicone rubber.
11. The fuser member according to claim 7 , wherein the release fluid comprises a viscosity of from about 50 to about 1500 centipoise.
12. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a photoreceptor having a photosensitive layer; a charging device which charges the photoreceptor; an exposure device which exposes the charged photoreceptor to light, thereby forming an electrostatic latent image on a surface of the photoreceptor;
a developer stations for developing a toner image on a surface of the photoreceptor;
at least one transfer device for transferring the toner image to a recording medium;
a fuser station for fixing the toner images transferred to the recording medium, onto the recording medium by heating the recording medium, thereby forming a fused image on the recording medium;
wherein the fuser station comprises: a fuser member, a pressure member and a release fluid in combination with said fuser member, wherein said release fluid comprises an amino functional fluid, a non-functional silicone fluid and an antioxidant having a structure:
where R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from CH 3 , and hydrogen;
wherein the release fluid is stable at a temperature of from about 160° C. to about 200° C.; and
wherein an amount of the antioxidant is from about 1.5 weight percent to about 10.0 weight percent based on the weight of the release fluid.
13. The image forming apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the amino silicone functional fluid is represented by:
wherein Q represents —R 1 -X, wherein R 1 represents an alkyl group having from about 1 to about 10 carbons, X represents —NH 2 or —NHR 2 NH 2 with R 2 having the same description as R 1 , n is an integer from 1 to 50, m is an integer from 10 to 5,000, wherein the non-functional silicone fluid is represented by:
wherein r is an integer from 10 to 5,000, wherein T 1 and T 2 are each independently selected from methyl (—CH3), and hydroxyl (—OH).
14. The image forming apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein X represents an aminopropyl amine functional group.
15. The image forming apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the fuser member comprises: a substrate; an outer layer covering the substrate; and the release fluid on the outer layer.
16. The image forming apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the outer layer is selected from the group consisting of: a silicone elastomer, a fluorosilicone elastomer, a fluoroelastomer, a fluorinated hydrocarbon polymer, a fluorinated hydrocarbon and silicone polymer blend, silicone copolymers, and crosslinked blends of fluorinated hydrocarbon copolymers and silicone copolymers.
17. The image forming apparatus according to claim 15 , further comprising an intermediate layer disposed between the substrate and the outer layer.
18. The image forming apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein a viscosity of the release fluid is from about 50 to about 1500 centipoise.
19. The image forming apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the fuser station includes a substrate in the form of a belt or a roller.