Abstract: An oil holding cylinder for an oil coating roller is provided. The cylinder includes at least a cylindrical non-sintered molded body, which is formulated from a mixture of at least ceramic fiber and an organic binder. In addition, the mixture can further include clay, an inorganic binder, or a combination thereof. The molded body preferably has a porosity in a range of about 30% to about 70%. In operation, the oil holding cylinder disclosed herein can stably and uniformly supply oil to the fixing rollers and the like for an extended period of time, while preventing offset.

Abstract: A coating fluid holding member including a porous molded body which is formed of heat-resistant fibers (or a mixture of heat-resistant fibers and a filler) bound to each other with a binder, has intercommunicating pores having an average pore size of 1 to 500 .mu.m, and has a porosity of 20 to 90%, and a coating fluid holding member including a porous molded body which is formed of heat-resistant fibers bound to each other with a binder, contains fine intercommunicating interstices between fibers and uniformly distributed pores having a diameter of 0.05 to 2 mm, and has a porosity of 30 to 90%. The holding member has a high fluid holding capacity for its volume and releases the coating fluid, such as a parting agent, an oil or a coating compound, in a stable manner for an extended period of time.

Abstract: To provide an oil supplying means for an oil coating roller, by which oil can be supplied stably for a long time while preventing offset, a cylindrical non-sintered molded body which is a mixture of ceramic fiber and clay is used as an oil holding member in an oil coating roller.

Abstract: A heating apparatus including a process tube in which the target objects are arranged in an internal heating area and a multilayer insulating structure arranged so to enclose the process tube. At the inner face of an inorganic molded structure of bulk density 0.3-0.8 g/cm.sup.3, an inorganic insulating layer of bulk density 1.0-2.0 g/cm.sup.3 covered on the inner face or all faces thereof by inorganic cloth is provided to form the multilayer insulating structure. The inner face of the inorganic insulating layer is used to support a heat generating means. A cooling means is also provided for cooling the flat heating area of the process tube. As a result, a heating apparatus of the present invention is provided that features excellent endurance against spalling, deterioration and chemical reaction, and which is capable of long term stability with respect to temperature increase and decrease.

Abstract: A heating apparatus provided with a double layered heat-insulating material. This heat-insulating material includes an inner layer portion constituted by an alumina fiber/inorganic filler/inorganic binder and having a bulk density of 0.3 to 0.8 g/cm.sup.3, and an outer layer portion integrally laminated on the inner layer portion, and constituted by an alumina silica fiber/ inorganic binder and having a bulk density of 0.2 to 0.4 g/cm.sup.3 which is smaller than that of the inner layer portion.

Abstract: An improved electrical heating molded-element or unit in which a heating wire is embedded or confined in one side of a fibrous layer formed by molding inorganic fibers into a given thickness, characterized in that a portion of said element or unit in the vicinity of the embedded heating wire is treated to provide a zone in which the density, heat conductivity and fire resistance are greater than those of the remainder. With this electrical heating molded-element or unit, it is possible to extract effectively the amount of heat generated by heating wire. This element or unit can be used over an extended period of time with safety but without causing local disintegration thereof owing to the expansion or contraction of the heating wire.