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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1995
Hiroshi Yamazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuya Nagase, Tokyo, JP;
Meizo Shirose, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiki Nishimori, Tokyo, JP;
Konica Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A fixing method comprises the step of passing a recording material with a toner image between a heat fixing member and a pressure applying member to fix the toner onto the recording material, a silicone oil being coated on the surface of the heat fixing member, wherein the toner contains a binder resin and a low molecular weight polyolefin, and the silicone oil is a fluorine-containing silicone oil having a structure unit represented by the following Formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X represents a saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or an aryl group; R.sub.f represents a fluoroalkyl group having 2-10 carbon atoms; and n represents an integer of 1 to 4.