Rollers for image recorders, and methods of making such rollers.

摘要

A roller (90) in an image recorder, such as a high-speed printer, has a thin surface layer (91) made from a ladder-structure polysiloxane resin having repeating units of the general formula: <CHEM> A mixture of phenyl and methyl groups is preferred for the side groups R<1>. The surface layer (91) has toner release properties, so that fused image toner does not stick. It also withstands heat and wear. <IMAGE>