WO2005054960A1 - 金属ベルト、定着ベルト及び加熱定着装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a heat fixing device for heat fixing an unfixed image formed and carried on a metal belt, a fixing belt and a recording material, which is used in an image forming apparatus such as an electrophotographic apparatus and an electrostatic recording apparatus.
- a recording material (transfer material sheet, electrofax sheet, electrostatic recording paper, OHP sheet, printing paper, and paper) is used in an image forming process means such as an electrophotographic process, an electrostatic recording process, and a magnetic recording process.
- a fixing device that heats and fixes an unfixed image (toner image) of the target image information, which is formed and carried on a matte paper sheet by a transfer method or a direct method, as a permanent fixed image on the recording material surface, is a heat roller method.
- a heat roller type apparatus uses a heat source such as a halogen heater in the roller.
- a system that heats a luster belt or metal belt with a small heat capacity using a ceramic heater as a heat source has been widely proposed and implemented. That is, in this heating type apparatus, generally, a heat resistant belt (fixing belt) is sandwiched between a ceramic heater as a heating body and a pressing roller as a pressing member to form a nip portion. An unfixed toner image to be fixed is introduced between the fixing roller at the nip and the pressure roller. The recording material carrying the unfixed toner image is introduced and transported together with the belt by the nip.
- a heat resistant belt fixing belt
- An unfixed toner image to be fixed is introduced between the fixing roller at the nip and the pressure roller.
- the recording material carrying the unfixed toner image is introduced and transported together with the belt by the nip.
- the belt heating type fixing device can be configured as an on-demand type device using a low heat capacity member as a belt. In other words, only when the image forming device performs image formation, the ceramic heater as a heat source may be energized to generate heat at a predetermined fixing temperature. In this type of fixing device, the power of the image forming device is turned on. There are advantages such as a short waiting time from the start to the image forming executable state (quick start property), and a considerably small power consumption in standby (power saving). FIG.
- FIG. 3 shows an example of the configuration of a heat fixing device of this type.
- a heat resistant belt fixing belt 310
- a ceramic heater 312 as a heating body
- a pressing roller 3330 as a pressing member
- a nip portion is formed.
- N is formed, and a recording material P on which an unfixed toner image t to be subjected to image fixing is formed and carried between the fixing belt 310 of the nip portion and the pressure roller 330 is introduced.
- the heat of the ceramic heater 312 is applied to the recording material P via the fixing belt 310 in the nip portion, and the heat and the pressing force of the nip ⁇ 15 are applied.
- a heat-resistant resin or the like is used as a belt in such a belt heating method, and a polyimide resin having particularly excellent heat resistance and strength is used.
- a polyimide resin having particularly excellent heat resistance and strength is used.
- the strength of the resin film is insufficient.
- a metal belt is used to generate heat by eddy current due to electromagnetic induction.
- An induction heating system is disclosed.
- Fig. 4 shows an example of the configuration of this heating type fixing device.
- Fig. 5 is a model diagram of the magnetic field generating means of the heat fixing device of Fig. 4.
- the magnetic cores 4 17 a, 4 17 b and 4 17 c are members having high magnetic permeability, and the excitation coil 4 18 is an excitation circuit (not shown). This generates an alternating magnetic flux. When this alternating magnetic flux acts on the metal layer of the fixing film, An eddy current is generated and the metal layer generates heat.
- the heat heats the fixing film through the elastic layer and the release layer of the fixing film, and heats the recording material P passed through the nip portion N to heat and fix the toner image. That is, a heat fixing device has been proposed in which an eddy current is generated in a belt itself or a conductive member brought close to the belt by magnetic flux, and heat is generated by Joule heat.
- the heat generation area can be made closer to the object to be heated, so that the energy efficiency can be improved.
- a driving method of the fixing belt of the belt-heating type heat fixing device a method in which a belt pressed by a film guide that guides the inner surface of the belt and a pressure roller is driven to rotate by rotation of a pressure roller (pressure) is used.
- Roller driving method or conversely, a method in which the pressure roller is driven to rotate by the driving of an endless belt stretched by a driving roller and a tension roller.
- Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 7-134448 discloses a fixing belt using a metal belt, which has a surface roughness of less than 0.5 ⁇ and a thickness of about 40 m made of nickel.
- An apparatus using a fixing belt is disclosed.
- Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-222605 discloses that a resin layer having a releasable property on an outer peripheral surface and a resin layer on an inner peripheral surface has a thickness of 10 to 35 ⁇ .
- a nickel fixing belt is disclosed.
- a seamless belt base material is generally used for a fixing belt used in an image forming apparatus such as an electrophotographic apparatus and an electrostatic recording apparatus.
- a seamless belt substrate made of nickele material is generally manufactured by an electroplating method (sometimes referred to as an electrodeposition method) using a nickele sulfate bath, nickel snorefamate, or the like.
- a matrix having a required shape is used, an electroformed film is formed on the outer periphery of the matrix, and the substrate is pulled out from the matrix to produce a seamless belt base material.
- a conventional nickel seamless belt is heated to 180 ° C. or more during fixing, its surface is oxidized, and, for example, the belt heating type heating fixing device shown in FIG.
- scraping occurs due to horn insects with the ceramic heater 312 and the belt guide 316, and the frictional resistance increases. Therefore, the torque driven by the pressure roller (pressure member) 330 increases, and the rotation as designed cannot be obtained.
- an action layer has been provided on the belt guide side (inner surface) of the seamless belt base material. This is to reduce the resistance caused by the contact between the fixing belt and the belt guides 3 16 and 4 16 and the sliding plates 3 40 and 4 40 in FIGS. 3 and 4.
- the sliding layer be formed using polyimide resin.
- the thermal conductivity of so-called resin-based materials such as polyimide resin is about 300 times smaller than that of nickel as the base material (nickel 0.92W / cm ⁇ C, polyimide resin 2 . 9 X 10- 3 W / C m '° C) for, startup will time summer long, the benefits of a good nickel material thermal conductivity is hidden.
- Polyimide resin has a high material cost, and the process cost is high because it is formed on the inner surface of the belt. Also, in many cases, the polyimide film absorbs moisture during the polyimide resin film forming process and loses the excellent characteristics of polyimide. '
- Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-68868 discloses that a lubricating metal layer in which ceramic particles or synthetic resin particles are dispersed in a metal matrix is provided on a surface of a heating member that slides on a support member. Proposed.
- a metal layer in which ceramic particles or synthetic resin particles are dispersed in a metal matrix By providing a metal layer in which ceramic particles or synthetic resin particles are dispersed in a metal matrix, the sliding resistance of the joy surface of the heating member with the supporting member is reduced, and the sliding resistance is improved by improving paper passing durability. Increase can be suppressed.
- the thermal conductivity is still smaller than that of nickel as the base material, increasing the printing speed of the heat fixing device remains an issue.
- Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-122541 proposes a metal tube formed by a plastic working method.
- the plastic working method is a drawing method, a drawing method, or a method of opening the base material at the time of drawing.However, when trying to reduce the thickness of the tube, for example, in the case of the drawing process, the dies often wear. It has drawbacks such as being unable to be thin (thickness less than 30 ⁇ ⁇ ). In the future, demands for further energy saving and space saving are becoming more severe, and the miniaturization of the heat fixing device used for the image forming apparatus and the reduction of the inner diameter of the fixing belt are progressing. Therefore, a fixing belt having a metal layer is required to have resistance to oxidation at high temperatures, lubricity, thermal conductivity, thinning, heat resistance and flexibility. Disclosure of the invention
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the related art.
- the heat-fixing device has abrasion resistance, heat conduction f, thinning, heat resistance
- An object of the present invention is to provide a fixing belt and a heat fixing device with improved flexibility.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a metal belt having excellent wear resistance, heat resistance and flexibility.
- the metal belt according to the present invention is made of a nickel-iron alloy manufactured by an electrolysis method.
- the iron content of the nickel-iron alloy is F (% by mass) and the sulfur content is S (% by mass)
- the nickel-iron alloy satisfies a relationship represented by the following formula.
- the fixing belt according to the present invention has a metal layer, and the metal layer is the above-mentioned metal belt.
- the heat fixing device according to the present invention includes a fixing belt, and a pair of pressing members that press against each other via the fixing belt, and an inner surface of the fixing belt slides with one of the pair of pressing members, A heat fixing device for heating and fixing an image on a recording material by heat of the fixing belt, wherein the fixing belt is the fixing belt.
- FIG. 1 is a model diagram showing a layer configuration of a fixing belt according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a layer configuration of a fixing belt according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a first embodiment of the heat fixing device of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a second embodiment of the heat fixing device of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a magnetic field generating means used in the second embodiment of the heat fixing device of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram schematically showing another embodiment of the heat fixing device of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram plotting the iron content and the sulfur content of the nickel-iron alloy of the endless metal belt in this example.
- the fixing belt of the present invention is a fixing bed / ret having at least a release layer and a metal layer, wherein the metal layer is made of a nickel-iron alloy manufactured by an electrolysis method. Given that the iron content of the nickel-iron alloy is F mass% and the sulfur content is S mass%, this nickel-iron alloy satisfies the relationship represented by the following formula. There is.
- the phrase “produced by the electroplating method” means a product manufactured by the electroplating method.
- the content of iron and sulfur in the nickel-iron alloy satisfies the above relationship, for example, heating when forming an elastic layer or release layer on the metal layer and curing it, or heating when fixing, A metal layer having high heat resistance and high flexibility without increasing the hardness and cracks of the layer can be obtained.
- the surface heat oxidizes due to the opening heat (at 180 ° C or higher) during fixing, and the ceramic heater 3 1 2 as shown in FIG.
- the nickel-iron alloy produced by the above-mentioned electroforming method according to the present invention exhibits excellent slidability even at a high temperature. That is, by using the fixing belt of the present invention in a heat fixing device, the metal layer of the fixing belt does not come into contact with the opposing structure and is not shaved, and has abrasion resistance, good sliding properties, sufficient heat resistance, and flexibility.
- the present invention will be described in detail.
- the fixing belt according to the present invention will be described.
- FIG. 1 is a model diagram showing a layer configuration of a fixing belt 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the fixing belt 10 of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 includes a metal layer 1 composed of an endless metal belt manufactured by an electro-deposition method, an elastic layer 2 laminated on its outer surface, and a release layer 3 laminated on its outer surface. Having.
- the metal layer 1 is made of nickel-iron gold manufactured by an electro-deposition method.
- the metal layer 1 side is the inner surface side (the velvet guide surface side)
- the release layer 3 side is the outer surface side (the pressure roller surface side).
- Golden phoenix A primer layer (not shown) may be provided between the layer 1 and the elastic layer 2 and between the elastic layer 2 and the release layer 3 for adhesion.
- a known primer layer such as a silicone-based, fluorine-based, epoxy-based, polyamide-imide-based primer layer may be used, and its thickness is usually about 1 to 10 ⁇ .
- FIG. 2 is a model diagram showing a layer configuration of a fixing belt 20 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the release layer 3 may be directly formed on the metal layer 1 without forming the elastic layer 2 on the surface of the metal layer 1.
- a configuration in which such an elastic layer is omitted is used. can do.
- a resin layer with high heat resistance such as polyimide or polyamide imide should be used. There is no problem if it is formed on the belt guide side of the metal layer 1. Further, to this resin layer, a solid lubricant for working with the belt guide or an oxide filler for improving thermal conductivity may be added. The thickness of this resin layer is preferably 50 ⁇ m or less, particularly preferably about 3 to 20 m.
- the fixing belt 10 or 20 of the present invention can be used in a belt heating system using a ceramic heater or an electromagnetic induction heating system.
- the metal layer 1 is made of an endless metal belt manufactured by an electrode method, and this endless metal belt is made of a nickel-iron alloy.
- this endless metal belt is made of a nickel-iron alloy.
- the content of iron is expressed as mass% and the content of sulfur is expressed as S mass ⁇ %
- the content of these components in the nickel-iron alloy forming the metal layer 1 is expressed by the following relationship. Meets.
- the metal layer 1 made of the above nickel-iron alloy is 180 ° larger than the metal layer made of nickel during heating and fixing. Excellent abrasion resistance even when heated to a temperature of C or higher. 200
- the sulfur component is generally an essential component for reducing the electrodeposition stress and improving the molding accuracy, but on the other hand, it impairs the flexibility and elasticity at high temperatures and causes metal fatigue. Closely related to the fracture phenomenon caused by Hardness is particularly affected by the sulfur content, and the higher the sulfur content, the higher the hardness when heated, and the more likely it is to become brittle.
- an elastic layer or a release layer is formed on the outer surface of the metal layer 1, it is usually heated to a temperature of 200 to 300 ° C. and cured, but the heating at this time increases the hardness of the metal layer 1. It becomes brittle and cracks or breaks during fixing. That is, the flexibility deteriorates.
- iron and sulfur form a compound called FeS, which is known to be very brittle.
- FeS iron and sulfur contents of the nickel-iron alloy satisfy the above relationship, the change in hardness of the metal layer 1 due to heating is small.
- the reason for this is not clear, for example, when the iron content increases, the crystal grain boundaries tend to be small, so that the number of crystal grains is large. It is considered that it exists only in a continuous manner.
- the sulfur content is 0.13 mass. /. It was found that up to the content ratio, the flexibility as the metal layer 1 of the fixing belt of the present invention could be satisfied. On the other hand, if the amount of sulfur is too small, it is difficult to remove the mold from the matrix, so that the nickel-iron alloy constituting the metal layer 1 in the present invention requires 0.01% by mass. In particular, the sulfur content is preferably from 0.02 to 0.09% by mass.
- the carbon content of the nickel-iron alloy of the metal layer 1 is preferably 0.07 to 2 times, particularly 0.08 to 1.5 times the sulfur content. Carbon tends to suppress the formation of iron and sulfur compounds. However, if the carbon content is high, It becomes brittle as the number of elemental compounds increases.
- a plating solution such as covanolate (Co), chromium (Cr), molybdenum (Mo), or tungsten (W) is added to a base nickel-iron alloy bath. These components may be contained in the nickel-iron alloy of the present invention by using the above.
- the above-mentioned endless nickel-iron alloy belt having a predetermined iron and sulfur content used in the present invention is produced by an electrolysis process using a mold made of, for example, stainless steel as a cathode.
- a plating bath a general plating bath such as a sulfate bath, a sulfamate bath and a chloride bath is generally used.
- sulfuric acid bath for example, an aqueous solution containing nickel sulfate, ferrous sulfate, boric acid, sodium chloride, sodium saccharin, sodium sodium sulfate and the like is used as a base.
- Additives such as pH adjusters, anti-pitting agents and brighteners may be added to this bath as appropriate.
- plating In order to make the sulfur content of the nickel-ferrous alloy constituting the endless nickel-ferrous alloy belt satisfy the above-mentioned relation (1), for example, the addition amount of ferrous sulfate and saccharin-natrium, plating The current density and plating bath temperature may be controlled.
- the addition amounts of nickel sulfate and ferrous sulfate, current density, and plating bath temperature may be controlled.
- the addition amount of a brightening agent for example, butynediol, tamarin, etc.
- the addition amount of saccharin sodium, the current density, What is necessary is just to control the plating bath temperature.
- the plating bath temperature is usually 40 ⁇
- the brightener examples include stress reducing agents such as saccharin, sodium saccharin, sodium benzenesnolenate, and sodium naphthalenesulfonate; and brighteners called secondary brighteners such as butynediol, coumarin, and getyltriamine. Can be added.
- the thickness of the metal layer 1 is determined by the belt heating method using a ceramic heater as shown in Fig. 3.
- the thickness is preferably not more than ⁇ , particularly not more than 50 ⁇ m or not less than 10 m, in order to reduce the heat capacity and improve the quick start property.
- the electrodeposited nickel-iron alloy of the present invention has a higher paneling property than electrodeposited nickel, even if it is thinner than electrodeposited nickel, it does not easily undergo plastic deformation. In order to increase the gap between the pressure roller and the roller, it is better to reduce the thickness of the metal layer 1 and there are many needs in the future. In such a point, the electrode nickel-iron alloy of the present invention is more advantageous than the SUS tube manufactured by the above-mentioned plastic kneading method.
- the thickness of the metal layer 1 is thicker than the skin depth represented by the following formula, usually ⁇ or more, preferably 10 m or more. Usually, it is 200 m or less, preferably 100 ⁇ m or less, and more preferably 70 ⁇ or less.
- the skin depth ⁇ [m] is expressed by the excitation circuit frequency f [Hz], magnetic permeability and specific resistance p [ ⁇ ].
- the iron-nickel-iron alloy of the present invention has a higher magnetic flux density as the amount of iron is greater than that of nickel, but the specific resistance is 2 to 5 times as large as that of nickel. For this reason, if it is too thin, most of the electromagnetic energy cannot be absorbed and efficiency may be reduced. Further, if the metal layer 1 is too thick, the rigidity is increased, and the flexibility is deteriorated, which may make it difficult to use as a rotating body.
- the elastic layer 2 may or may not be provided.
- the nip portion covers the image to be heated and ensures the transfer of heat, while the metal layer 1 is restored.
- the fatigue caused by rotational 'bending' can be reduced by supplementing the original force.
- the followability of the surface of the release layer of the fixing belt to the surface of the unfixed toner image is increased, and heat can be efficiently transmitted.
- the fixing belt provided with the elastic layer 2 is particularly suitable for heat fixing of a color image having a large amount of unfixed toner.
- the material of the elastic layer 2 is not particularly limited, and a material having good heat resistance and good heat conductivity may be selected.
- a material having good heat resistance and good heat conductivity may be selected.
- silicone rubber, fluorine rubber, fluorosilicone rubber and the like are preferable, and silicone rubber is particularly preferable.
- the silicone rubber raw materials used to form the elastic layer 2 include polydimethylsiloxane, polymethylphenol triphenol, propylsiloxane, polymethylvinylvinylsiloxane, polytrifluoropropylbutylsiloxane, polymethylphenolylenosiloxane, and polyphenylenesiloxane.
- Ninolebininolesiloxane, a copolymer comprising monomer units constituting these polysiloxanes, and the like can be exemplified.
- the elastic layer 2 may be provided with a reinforcing filler such as dry silica or wet silica, calcium carbonate, quartz powder, zirconium silicate, clay (aluminum silicate), talc (hydrated magnesium silicate), and alumina (acid oxide).
- a reinforcing filler such as dry silica or wet silica, calcium carbonate, quartz powder, zirconium silicate, clay (aluminum silicate), talc (hydrated magnesium silicate), and alumina (acid oxide).
- a filler such as aluminum) or red iron (iron oxide) may be contained.
- the thickness of the elastic layer 2 is preferably at least lOm, particularly preferably at least 50 ⁇ m, more preferably at most 100 ⁇ m, particularly preferably at most 500 ⁇ m, since good fixed image quality can be obtained. .
- a solid image is formed over a large area on the recording material P, especially for a photographic image.
- the heating surface the release layer 3
- uneven heating occurs, and uneven gloss occurs in the image in the portion where the heat transfer amount is large and the portion where the heat transfer amount is small.
- the glossiness is high in the portion where the amount of heat transfer is high, and the glossiness is low in the portion where the heat transfer is small. If the elastic layer 2 is too thin, unevenness in image light may be generated because the elastic layer 2 cannot follow irregularities of the recording material or the toner layer. If the elastic layer 2 is too thick, The thermal resistance of the layers can be high and it can be difficult to achieve a quick start.
- the hardness (JIS-K-1 6253) of the elastic layer 2 is preferably 60 ° or less, and more preferably 45 ° or less, since the occurrence of image gloss unevenness is sufficiently suppressed and good fixed image quality is obtained.
- Thermal conductivity example of the elastic layer 2 2. preferably 5 X 10 ⁇ [W / cm ⁇ ° C] or higher, 3. 3 X 10- 3 [WZcm ⁇ ° C] or higher is more preferable. In addition, 8. 4 X 10 over 3 [W / cm ⁇ . C] or less are preferred, 6. 3 X 1 0- 3 [ W / cm ⁇ ° C] or less by 'more preferable. If the thermal conductivity is too small, the thermal resistance increases and the temperature rise in the surface layer (release layer 3) of the fixing belt may be slow. If the thermal conductivity is too large, the hardness of the elastic layer 2 may increase or the compression set may increase.
- the elastic layer 2 is coated by a known method, for example, a material such as a liquid silicone rubber on the metal layer by a method such as a blade coating method, and then cured by heating.
- a method of vulcanizing and curing by injecting into a molding die; a method of vulcanizing and curing after extrusion molding; a method of vulcanizing and curing after injection molding may be used.
- the material of the release layer 3 is not particularly limited, and a material having good release properties and heat resistance may be selected.
- the release layer may contain a conductive agent such as carbon and tin oxyacid.
- a conductive agent such as carbon and tin oxyacid.
- the content of the conductive agent is not particularly limited, it is generally 1% based on the total mass of the material forming the release layer. It is preferred that the content be 0% by mass or less.
- the thickness of the release layer 3 is preferably not less than 1 ⁇ , and more preferably not more than ⁇ . If the release layer 3 is too thin, the thickness of the release layer 3 may be uneven, resulting in a portion having poor releasability or insufficient durability. On the other hand, if the release layer is too thick, the thermal conductivity may be poor. In particular, in the case of a resin-based release layer, the hardness of the release layer may be so high that the effect of the elastic layer 2 may be lost. 'Such a release layer is formed by a known method, for example, when a fluororesin-based release layer is formed, a method in which a fluororesin powder is dispersed and formed into a coating is coated, dried, and fired.
- it may be formed by a method of covering and adhering a tube formed in advance.
- a method of injecting a liquid material into a molding die and vulcanizing and curing; a method of vulcanizing and curing after extrusion molding; a method of vulcanizing and curing after injection molding may be used.
- a tube whose inner surface has been subjected to primer treatment in advance and an endless electroless nickel-iron alloy belt whose surface has been preliminarily treated are mounted in a cylindrical mold, and a gap between the tube and the endless electroless nickel-iron alloy belt is provided.
- Liquid silicone rubber can be poured into the mixture and heated to cure and bond the silicone rubber to form an elastic layer and a release layer at the same time.
- the heat fixing device of the present invention includes: a fixing belt; and a pair of pressure contact members that press against each other via the fixing belt. An inner surface of the fixing belt slides with one of the pair of pressure contact members. In this method, an unfixed toner image on a recording material is heated and fixed by heat from the recording medium, and the fixing belt of the present invention is used as a fixing belt.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a cross section of the heat fixing device 300 according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- the heat fixing device 300 is a belt heating type device using a ceramic heater as a heating element
- the fixing belt 310 is the above-described present invention.
- the belt guide 316 is a heat-resistant and heat-insulating belt guide.
- the ceramic heater 312 as a heating element is fitted and fixedly supported in a groove formed along the longitudinal direction of the guide substantially at the center of the lower surface of the belt guide 316.
- the cylindrical or endless fixing belt 310 of the present invention is loosely fitted to the belt guide 316.
- the pressing rigid stay 3 2 2 extends through the inside of the belt guide 3 16.
- the pressing member 330 is a pressing roller having an elastic layer in the present embodiment.
- the pressing member 330 has a core metal 330 a provided with an elastic layer 330 b made of silicone rubber or the like on the outer periphery thereof. Both ends of the core bar 330a are rotatably supported by bearings between a front side and a rear side of the chassis (not shown) of the apparatus.
- the pressure roller having an elastic layer is further provided with PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene), PFA (tetrafluoroethylene Z perfluoroalkyl ether) on the outer periphery of the elastic layer in order to improve the surface properties.
- a release layer made of a fluororesin such as a copolymer) or FEP (tetrafluoroethylene Z-hexafluoropropylene copolymer) may be provided.
- Pressing panels are contracted between both ends of the pressing rigid stays 3 2 2 and the panel receiving member (not shown) on the equipment chassis side, and pushed down to the pressing rigid stays 3 2 2.
- the force is acting.
- the lower surface of the sliding plate 34 0 disposed on the lower surface of the ceramic heater 3 12 and the upper surface of the pressure roller 3 30 are pressed against each other via the fixing belt 3 10, and a nip portion N having a predetermined width is formed. Is formed.
- Materials used for the production of the belt guide 316 include heat-resistant phenol resin and L
- CP Liquid Crystal Polyester
- PPS Polyphenylene Sulfide, Id
- the pressing roller 330 is driven to rotate counterclockwise by a driving means (not shown) as indicated by an arrow. Due to the friction between the pressure roller 330 and the outer surface of the fixing belt 310 due to the rotational driving of the pressure roller 330, a rotational force acts on the fixing belt 310, and the fixing belt 310 is The inner surface of the pressure roller 330 rotates clockwise as indicated by the arrow while sliding in close contact with the lower surface of the ceramic heater 312 at the nip N. The outer circumference of the belt guide 316 is rotated at a corresponding peripheral speed (pressure roller drive system).
- the rotation of the pressure roller 330 starts based on the print start signal, and the ceramic heater 310 starts heating up.
- the fixing belt 310 of the nip N is set.
- a recording material P carrying an unfixed toner image t as a material to be heated between the pressure roller 330 and the pressure roller 330 is introduced with the toner image carrying surface side toward the fixing belt 310. Then, the recording material P comes into close contact with the lower surface of the ceramic heater 312 via the fixing belt 310 at the ep portion N, and moves and passes through the nip portion N together with the fixing belt 310.
- the heat of the ceramic heater 312 is applied to the recording material P via the fixing belt 310, and the unfixed toner image t is heated and fixed on the surface of the recording material P.
- the recording material P that has passed through the nip portion N is transported separately from the outer surface of the fixing belt 310.
- the ceramic heater 312 as a heating element is a low-heat-capacity horizontally long linear heating element whose longitudinal direction is perpendicular to the moving direction of the fixing belt 310 and the recording material P.
- a heater substrate made of aluminum nitride or the like, and a heat generating layer 312b provided on the surface of the heater substrate along its longitudinal direction, for example, an electric resistance material such as Ag ZP d (silver Z palladium). Screen mark on thickness about 10 / zm, width 1-5mm
- a heat generating layer 312b provided by coating by printing or the like, and a protective layer 312c of glass, fluororesin, or the like provided thereon further have a basic configuration.
- the ceramic heater used is not limited to such.
- the heat generating layer 312b when electricity is supplied between both ends of the heat generating layer 312b of the ceramic heater 312, the heat generating layer 312b generates heat, and the temperature of the heater 312 rapidly rises.
- the temperature of the heater is detected by a temperature sensor (not shown), and the control circuit (not shown) controls the energization of the heating layer 312b so that the heater temperature is maintained at a predetermined temperature. 2 is temperature controlled.
- the ceramic heater 312 is fixedly supported by fitting the protection layer 312c side upward into a groove formed along the longitudinal direction of the guide substantially in the center of the lower surface of the belt guide 316. is there. In the nip portion N in contact with the fixing belt 310, the surface of the sliding plate 340 of the ceramic heater 310 and the inner surface of the fixing belt 310 slide in contact with each other. .
- a ferromagnetic metal plate such as an iron plate may be provided instead of the ceramic heater, and the ferromagnetic metal plate may be heated by electromagnetic induction used in the second embodiment, and used as a heater.
- the pressing member 330 is not limited to a pressing member having a roller shape such as a pressing roller, but may be a member of another form such as a rotating film type.
- a heating means such as an electromagnetic induction heating method is also provided on the pressing member 330 side to heat the recording material P to a predetermined temperature.
- a device configuration for controlling the temperature can also be used.
- FIG. 4 is a model diagram showing a cross section of a main part of a heat fixing device 400 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the heat fixing device 400 of the present embodiment is an electromagnetic induction heating type device, and the fixing belt 410 is the above-described fixing belt of the present invention.
- the magnetic field generating means includes the magnetic cores 4 17 a, 4 17 b and 4 17 c, and the excitation coil. It consists of Nore 418.
- FIG. 5 is a model diagram of the magnetic field generating means of the heat fixing device.
- the magnetic cores 417a to 417c are members having high magnetic permeability, and are preferably made of a material used for transformer cores such as ferrite and permalloy, and in particular, it is preferable to use ferrite which has a small loss even at 100 kHz or more. Les ,.
- the exciting coil 418 is formed by winding a plurality of thin copper wires (bundled wires), each of which is insulated and coated, as a conductive wire (electric wire) constituting a coil (wire loop). Have been. In the present embodiment, the exciting coil 418 is formed by winding one turn.
- the insulating coating it is preferable to use a coating having heat resistance in consideration of heat conduction due to heat generated by the fixing belt 410.
- a coating having heat resistance in consideration of heat conduction due to heat generated by the fixing belt 410.
- the density may be improved by applying pressure from outside the excitation coil 418.
- An insulating member 419 is provided between the magnetic field generating means and the fixing belt 410.
- a material having excellent insulating properties and excellent heat resistance is preferable.
- phenolic resin, fluororesin, polyimide resin, polyamide resin, polyamideimide resin, PEEK (polyetheretherketone) resin, PES (polyethersulfone) resin, PPS (polyphenylene sulfide) resin, PFA ( Tetrafluoroethylene perfluoroalkyl ether copolymer) resin, PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) resin, FEP (tetrafluoroethylene / hexafluoropropylene copolymer) resin, LCP (liquid crystal) Polyester) resin and the like are preferred.
- An excitation circuit 427 (FIG. 5) is connected to the power supply sections 418 a and 418 b of the excitation coil 418.
- the excitation circuit 427 it is preferable that a high frequency of 20 kHz to 500 kHz can be generated by the switching electrode S.
- Excitation coil 418 is an alternating current supplied from excitation circuit 427 (High frequency current) generates alternating magnetic flux.
- the alternating magnetic flux (C) guided to the magnetic cores 4 17 a to 4 17 c generates an eddy current in the metal layer 1 (electromagnetic induction heating layer) made of a nickel-iron alloy of the fixing belt 4 10. .
- This eddy current generates Joule heat (eddy current loss) in the metal layer 1 (electromagnetic induction heating layer) due to the specific resistance of the metal layer 1 (electromagnetic induction heating layer).
- the temperature of the nip portion N is controlled such that a predetermined temperature is maintained by controlling the current supply to the exciting coil 418 by a temperature control system including a temperature detecting means (not shown).
- the temperature sensor 426 is a thermistor or the like for detecting the temperature of the fixing belt 410, and is based on the temperature information of the fixing belt 410 measured by the temperature sensor 426.
- the temperature of the nip N is controlled at the same time.
- the pressing roller 430 as a pressing member is formed by forming a core bar 430a and the outer periphery of the core bar into a roller shape concentrically and integrally, for example, silicone rubber, fluoro rubber, fluoro resin, etc. And a heat-resistant elastic layer 4300b.
- the pressure roller 4300 is arranged such that both ends of the core 430a are rotatably supported and held between chassis side plates (not shown) of the apparatus.
- the pressurizing panel (not shown) is contracted between both ends of the pressurizing rigid stay 4 22 and the panel receiving member (not shown) on the apparatus chassis side, thereby forming the pressurizing structural stay 4 2 2. Is exerting a downward force. As a result, the lower surface of the sliding plate 44 provided on the lower surface of the belt guide 4 16 a and the upper surface of the pressure roller 4 30 are brought into pressure contact with each other via the fixing belt 4 10, thereby forming a second member having a predetermined width. The tip N is formed.
- the materials used in the manufacture of the belt guide 416 are excellent in heat resistance, such as heat-resistant phenolic resin, LCP (liquid crystalline polyester) resin, PPS (polyphenylene sulfide) resin, and PEEK (polyetheretherketone) resin. It is preferable to use a resin that has been used.
- the pressure roller 430 is driven to rotate counterclockwise by the driving means M as shown by the arrow. Is done. Due to the friction between the pressure roller 4330 and the fixing belt 410 due to the rotational drive of the pressure roller 4300, a rotational force acts on the fixing belt 410, and the fixing belt 410 At the nip portion N, while sliding on the lower surface of the moving plate 440, the belt guide 4 16 (in the clockwise direction) at a peripheral speed substantially corresponding to the rotation speed of the pressure roller 430 as shown by the arrow. Rotate around 4 16 a and 4 16 b).
- the pressure roller 430 is driven to rotate, and the fixing belt 410 rotates accordingly, and the power is supplied from the excitation circuit 427 to the excitation coil 418 to fix the fixing belt 410 as described above.
- the image surface comes into close contact with the outer surface of the fixing belt 4 10, and the nip portion N is conveyed together with the fixing belt 4 10.
- the unfixed toner image t is heated and fixed on the surface of the recording material P by being heated by the electromagnetic induction heat of the fixing belt 410.
- the recording material P passes through the nip portion N, the recording material P is separated from the outer surface of the rotating fixing belt 410 and is discharged and conveyed.
- the heat fixing device After passing through the nip N, the heat-fixed toner image on the recording material is cooled and becomes a permanent fixed image.
- the heat fixing device is not provided with an oil application mechanism for preventing offset, but may be provided with an oil application mechanism when toner containing no softening substance is used. Further, even when a toner containing a low-softening substance is used, the recording material P may be separated and discharged and conveyed by applying oil or cooling.
- the pressing member 430 is not limited to a pressing member having a roller shape such as a pressing roller, but may be another type of pressing member such as a rotating film type. Further, in order to supply thermal energy to the recording material also from the pressing roller 430, a heating means such as electromagnetic induction heating is also provided on the pressing roller 430 to heat the recording material to a predetermined temperature. , Temperature control It is also possible to adopt a device configuration that performs the following.
- the device configuration of the heat fixing device is not limited to the pressure roller driving method of the above embodiment.
- the fixing belt 610 of the present invention is placed between the belt guide 616, the driving roller 631, and the tension roller 632.
- the belt is stretched around, and the lower surface of the belt guide 6 16 and the pressing roller 630 as a pressing member are brought into pressure contact with each other via the fixing belt 610 to form a nip N.
- the pressure roller 630 is a driven rotation roller.
- the pressing member 630 is not limited to the pressing member having a roller shape, but may be a pressing member of another form such as a rotating film type. Further, in order to supply thermal energy to the recording material also from the pressing member 630 side, a heating means such as electromagnetic induction heating is also provided on the pressing member 630 side to heat to a predetermined temperature. It is also possible to adopt a device configuration that performs this.
- the iron content of the nickel-iron alloy was measured using an R1X3000 fluorescence X-ray analyzer (trade name) manufactured by Rigaku Corporation.
- the content of sulfur and carbon was measured by a combustion infrared absorption method using a measuring device manufactured by LECO, USA, Model CS-444 (trade name).
- the pressure roller was pressed against the fixing belt at a predetermined pressure while the heater temperature of the heat fixing device was controlled at 210 ° C, and the fixing belt was driven to rotate by the pressure roller.
- a ⁇ 16 mm pressure roller in which a 30 ⁇ PFA tube was coated on an elastic layer made of silicone rubber having a thickness of 3 mm was used.
- the pressure was set to 200 N
- the ep portion was 6 mm wide and 23 Omm long
- the surface speed of the fixing belt was set to 87 mm // s.
- 0.5 g of a lubricant (trade name: HP 3000, manufactured by Dowko Co., Ltd.) was applied to the belt guide sliding plate (340 in FIG. 3) in order to improve the slip, and the test was performed.
- the load torque of the pressure roller required for the driven rotation of the fixing belt was also measured.
- 500 hours is required as the minimum durable time of the fixing belt calculated from the process speed and the safety coefficient of the heat fixing device.
- the durable life (durable time) of the fixing belt of the present invention is set to 700 hours or more. The test was terminated when the time exceeded 700 hours.
- the pressure roller was pressed against the fixing belt at a predetermined pressure while the heater temperature of the heat fixing device was controlled at 220 ° C, and the fixing belt was driven to rotate by the pressure roller.
- the pressure roller used was a 30 mm diameter rubber roller coated with a 30 ⁇ m PFA tube on a 3 mm thick silicone layer.
- the test was carried out under the conditions of a pressure of 200 N, a fixing nip having a width of 7 mm and a length of 230 mm, and a surface speed of the fixing belt of 120 mm / s, which is a high-speed printing speed.
- 0.5 g of HP 3000 manufactured by Dow Ko Jung Co. was applied to the belt guide sliding plate (440 in Fig. 4) to improve the slip and tested.
- Table 1 summarizes the conditions for producing the endless metal belt. Bath composition Process conditions ⁇ Age 1 U
- Example 2 130 25 23 0.02 2.6 0.06 0 2 90
- Example 3 130 25 23 0.02 3.1 1 0.07 0 2 90
- Example 4 130 25 23 0.02 3.6 0.08 0 "2 90
- Example 5 130 25 23 0.02 2.0 0.05 0 4 45
- Example 6 130 25 23 0.02 2.6 0.06 0 4 45
- Example ⁇ 130 25 23 0.02 3.1 0.07 0 4 45
- Example 8 130 25 23 0.02 3.6 0.08 0 4 45
- Example 9 130 25 23 0.02 2.0 0.05 0 6
- Example 10 130 25 23 0.02 2.6 0.06 0 6
- Example 11 130 25 23 0.02 3.1 1 0.07 0 6
- Example 12 130 25 23 0.02 3.6 0.08 0 6
- Example 13 130 25 23 0.02 2.6 0.10 0 ⁇ 23
- Example 14 130 25 23 0.02 3.1 0.11 0 8 23
- Example 15 130 25 23 0.02 3.6 1.9 0 L0 18
- Example 16 130 25 23 0.02 4.7 2.0 0 12 15
- a temperature of about 320 to 330 ° C is required.
- the endless metal belt made of nickel-iron alloy manufactured by the electrolysis method becomes harder when heated, and when heated further, around 30 o ° c
- the hardness of the endless metal belt was determined at 320 ° C and 33 ° C to determine the heat resistance of the endless metal belt. Heat treatment was performed at 0 ° C for 30 minutes, and the hardness of the endless metal belt after the heat treatment was measured.
- the sponge is applied to the surface of the endless metal belt to form a primer layer, and then the primer layer is similarly formed on the inner surface of the PFA tube. It is formed and mounted coaxially with the endless metal belt in a cylindrical mold with approximately the same inner diameter.
- Liquid silicone rubber, DY32-56 1 AZB (Dow Corning Toray) is placed between the PFA tube and the endless metal belt. 'Silicone Co .; trade name) was injected and 200. Heated in a hot air circulating drying oven for 30 minutes at C to simultaneously cure each layer, and apply a layer of silicone rubber with a thickness of 300 ⁇ to the outer periphery of the layer via an adhesive layer.
- a release layer having a thickness of 30 m made of a PF ⁇ tube was simultaneously formed to obtain a fixing belt. With respect to the obtained fixing belt, the above-mentioned idle rotation endurance test and actual machine endurance paper passing test were performed.
- Example 1 0.060 10 0.006 167 0.103 530 520 .10 Execution 2 0.055 12 0.006 218 0.107 560 550 10
- Example 3 0.050 14 0.006 280 0.120 590 "580 10
- Example 4 0.040 17 0.004 425 0.110 615 600 15
- Example 5 0.070 9 0.007 129 0.094 520 '500 20 ⁇ 6 0.050 12 0.005 240 0.106 570 550 20
- Example 7 0.055 14 0.005 255 0.098 590 580
- Example 8 0.048 17 0.005 354 0.104 610 600
- Example 9 0.070 9 0.007 129 0.106 530 520
- the endurance time of the belt heating system of the heater heating system exceeded 700 hours, exceeding the endurance time specification of 500 hours.
- the iron content F (% by mass) was 1% by mass, and the inner surface of the belt was shaved, thereby increasing the rotational torque of the pressure roller. The test was stopped at 0 hours.
- the sulfur content S (% by mass) exceeded 0.13% by mass. Cracks occurred.
- the fixing belt of Comparative Example 4 cracks occurred at the center of the metal layer in 90 hours.
- the difference in hardness between the heat-treated at 320 ° C and the heat-treated at 330 ° C is 80 to 100 when the heat treatment temperature is higher than the nickel-iron alloy of the endless metal belt used in the production of the fixing belt of the embodiment.
- the decrease in hardness was extremely large, and it was found that the endless metal belt made of these nickel-iron alloys had low heat resistance and could not be used for producing the fixing belt of the present invention.
- each of the nickel-iron alloys constituting the metal layer of the fixing belt of Examples 1 to 21 satisfies the relationship of the above formulas (1) and (2).
- Table 2 the heat resistance of the metal layer increases, and the heat treatment at 320 ° C and the heat treatment at 330 ° C are performed. It can be seen that the hardness difference ⁇ ⁇ (320-330) is small.
- Comparative Example 4 when the carbon content increased and the carbon content exceeded twice the sulfur content, cracks occurred at the center of the electrodeposited nickel-iron alloy substrate after 90 hours in the idling durability test. From the ratio of the carbon content C mass% and the sulfur content F mass% in Examples 1 to 21, it is found that the carbon content is preferably 0.07 to 2 times the sulfur content. I got it.
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