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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2010
Yasuhiro Fukumoto, Sennan-gun, JP;
Hong-phuc Nguyen, Sennan-gun, JP;
Yasuhiro Fukumoto, Sennan-gun, JP;
Hong-Phuc Nguyen, Sennan-gun, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Fine Polymer, Inc., Sennan-gun, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Provided are a fluororesin tube that has substantially no scratches formed during manufacturing, and a rotary member for a fixing device, the rotary member obtained by using the fluororesin tube. The fluororesin tube is a heat-shrinkable fluororesin tube that covers a rotary member for a fixing device, such as a fixing roller or a pressure roller, to form an outermost layer of the rotary member, wherein a maximum depth of a linear scratch on a surface of the fluororesin tube is 0.8 μm or less. In one embodiment, the length of the linear scratch is 1 mm or less, and the thickness of the fluororesin tube is 100 μm or less.