Method for optimizing fuser release agent composition
First Claim
1. A method of optimizing a release agent for the fusing of electrostatic toner particles in an electrostatographic reproducing apparatus, comprising:
- identifying at least one major failure in a fusing system of the electrostatographic reproducing apparatus;
selecting at least one release agent component and a plurality of variables associated with the at least one release agent component;
obtaining performance data of the fusing system for the plurality of release agent variables associated with the identified major failure;
correlating the obtained performance data with the plurality of release agent variables; and
based on the correlation results, selecting a release agent variable having a desired performance result.
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Abstract
A method for optimizing an amino-functional release agent for use in fusing of electrostatic toner particles in an electrostatographic reproducing apparatus, includes identifying a major failure (such as offset life and stripping life) in a fusing system of the electrostatographic reproducing apparatus; selecting an amino-functional release agent including a mixture of an amino-functional fluid diluted with a non-functional polydimethylsiloxanes, wherein the amino-functional fluid includes a functional polytrialkylsiloxanes containing measured amounts of amine functionality from either propylamino or propylamino ethylamino residues; selecting a plurality of variables associated with the amino-functional fluid including number of amines per residue, finished fluid amine concentration, concentrate fluid amine concentration and concentrate viscosity; obtaining performance data of the fusing system for the plurality of variables associated with the identified major failure; correlating the obtained performance data with the plurality of variables; and based on the correlation results, selecting a variable having a desired performance result.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of optimizing a release agent for the fusing of electrostatic toner particles in an electrostatographic reproducing apparatus, comprising:
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identifying at least one major failure in a fusing system of the electrostatographic reproducing apparatus;
selecting at least one release agent component and a plurality of variables associated with the at least one release agent component;
obtaining performance data of the fusing system for the plurality of release agent variables associated with the identified major failure;
correlating the obtained performance data with the plurality of release agent variables; and
based on the correlation results, selecting a release agent variable having a desired performance result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for optimizing an amino-functional release agent for use in fusing of electrostatic toner particles in an electrostatographic reproducing apparatus, comprising:
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identifying a major failure in a fusing system of the electrostatographic reproducing apparatus, wherein the major failure is one of image offset life and image stripping life;
selecting an amino-functional release agent comprising a mixture of an amino-functional fluid diluted with a non-functional polydimethylsiloxanes, wherein the amino-functional fluid comprises a functional polytrialkylsiloxanes containing measured amounts of amine functionality from either propylamino or propylamino ethylamino residues;
selecting a plurality of variables associated with the amino-functional fluid comprising number of amines per residue, finished fluid amine concentration, concentrate fluid amine concentration and concentrate viscosity;
obtaining performance data of the fusing system for the plurality of variables associated with the identified major failure;
correlating the obtained performance data with the plurality of variables; and
based on the correlation results, selecting a variable having a desired performance result. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of manufacturing a fuser member for the fusing of electrostatic toner particles in an electrostatographic reproducing apparatus, comprising:
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providing a substrate;
forming a polymer layer over the substrate;
selecting a release agent for coating the polymeric layer, wherein the release agent comprises a mixture of (a) an organosiloxane polymer concentrate containing amino-substituted organosiloxane polymers, wherein there are amino functional groups on at least some of the polymer molecules of the concentrate; and
(b) a nonfunctional organosiloxane polymer diluent;
optimizing composition of an amino-functional release agent for use in fusing of electrostatic toner particles, comprising;
identifying a major failure in a fusing system of the electrostatographic reproducing apparatus, wherein the major failure is one of image offset life and image stripping life;
selecting an amino-functional release agent comprising a mixture of an amino-functional fluid diluted with a non-functional polydimethylsiloxanes, wherein the amino-functional fluid comprises a functional polytrialkylsiloxanes containing measured amounts of amine functionality from either propylamino or propylamino ethylamino residues;
selecting a plurality of variables associated with the amino-functional fluid comprising number of amines per residue, finished fluid amine concentration, concentrate fluid amine concentration and concentrate viscosity;
obtaining performance data of the fusing system for the plurality of variables associated with the identified major failure;
correlating the obtained performance data with the plurality of variables; and
based on the correlation results, selecting a variable having a desired performance result; and
coating the release agent on the polymeric layer.
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