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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1995
Setsuo Soga, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiya Yabei, Yokohama, JP;
Jun Okamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Kohira, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing apparatus for fixing image on a recording sheet or film comprises a fixing roller having a surface comprising a fluororesin and contacting with a toner, a heating means for heating said fixing roller, a rotating pressing roller urged against said fixing roller, and means for applying a releasing agent to the surface of said fixing roller, characterized in that said releasing agent comprises a fluorosilicone represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein a, b, c, d, e and f independently denote an integer of 0 to 3, l and m are an integer of 0 to 3 with a proviso that 1.ltoreq.1+m.ltoreq.6, and n is an integer of 1 or more.