Abstract:
The present invention relates to a machine for pasting a substrate, particularly for plasticizing a document, by lamination, which includes a frame (1) between two vertical members (10, 11) from which extend two generally horizontal, rotatable laminating rollers (4, 5), namely a lower driving roller (4) and an upper following roller (5), the rotation of which is ensured by the contact and/or compression against said lower roller (4) or said substrate, said upper roller (5) being provided with a moving means for moving in translation along a vertical direction to adjust, as required, the distance thereof from the lower roller (4); and characterized in that said moving means includes a pair of motors, each one being rigidly connected therebetween, particularly via motion transmission elements, to one end of said roller, and in that each of the motors (6) operates independently from one another, and in that it comprises a means for recording the relative position of each end of said upper roller (5) when the latter is placed in basic contact with the lower roller, and in that the pressure between the rollers (4, 5) is balanced near the respective ends thereof.
Abstract:
A portable laminator (10) designed primarily for home use where the laminator includes a handle (16) for carrying which may also act as a guide for articles being fed into the laminator. In alternate embodiments, the laminator includes a cover (30) which in a first position acts as a guide for material being fed into the laminator and in a second position acts as a cover for the laminators feed slot (28). In additional embodiments, the laminator includes a double walled housing (25) to provide insulation from the heating elements.
Abstract:
A master processing system includes a frame and a cartridge assembly (26) having a cartridge body (46) and first and second feed rolls (12, 14) rotatably mounted to the cartridge body. The first and second feed rolls carry first and second stock materials with at least one of the stock materials (16, 18) having a layer of adhesive disposed thereon. The cartridge body is removably mounted to the frame. A master processing assembly (28) is constructed and arranged such that a master can be inserted into the processing assembly together with the stock materials (16, 18) unwound from their feed rolls and disposed on opposing sides of the master. The processing assembly (28) performs a master processing operation, wherein the processing assembly causes adhesive bonding between the master and the stock materials being fed therein. An ejector mechanism (30) is constructed and arranged to eject the cartridge assembly (26) in an outward direction with respect to the frame.
Abstract:
The present application relates to a method and device for making a magnetically mountable substrate construction (31) from a selected substrate (26) for magnetic mounting to a structure including magnetizable material, the substrate construction comprising the selected substrate (26), a carrier portion (28) formed from a flexible magnet substrate (14), and pressure sensitive adhesive (16) bonding the selected substrate (26) to the carrier portion.
Abstract:
A laminator apparatus comprises two holding portions for a lower and a upper roller (3, 13), respectively, and a heating means (9, 19) encompassing at least one of the rollers and provided with a heating element (10, 20) for heating up at least said at least one roller (3, 13). A gap (4) between the two rollers (3, 13) allows the introduction of a good to be laminated between layers of thermoplastic material. The axial position of one roller (3, 13) is fixed in relation to the plane of the introduction gap (4). Both rollers (3, 13) are encompassed by heating means (9, 19), which have at each point of their inner surface a predetermined position (11; 30, 31; 30, 41) in relation to their corresponding roller (3, 13). This ensures a higher lamination quality and allows for a higher lamination speed.
Abstract:
Beheizbare Walze (12, 13), insbesondere Laminierwalze für Laminiergeräte (1), mit einem Walzenkörper (19), der eine zylindrische Außenfläche besitzt und eine Längsachse (L) definiert, einem elastischen Walzenbezug (20), der an der Außenfläche des Walzenkörpers (19) gehalten ist, und einem stabförmigen Heizmodul (27), das in einer zentralen axialen Durchgangsöffnung (36) des Walzenkörpers (19) angeordnet und mit dem Walzenkörper (19) zumindest drehfest verbunden ist, wobei der Walzenkörper (19) ein zylindrisches Walzenrohr (21) aus einem wärmeleitenden Material umfasst, das die zentrale axiale Durchgangsöffnung (36) definiert, in welcher das stabförmige Heizmodul (27) angeordnet ist.
Abstract:
A method of operating a laminator (30) includes inputting a variable that corresponds to a set point temperature of a roller of the laminator (30), determining an actual temperature of the roller of the laminator, and estimating a time until the actual temperature of the roller approximately equals the set point temperature of the roller.
Abstract:
An article laminating apparatus is provided for use with a cartridge (80) having a detectable element indicative of a characteristic of laminating materials. The apparatus includes a frame enabling the cartridge (80) to be removably mounted thereto and an article processing assembly carried on the frame. A control system controls the article processing assembly to perform an article processing operation. The apparatus also includes a detector (330) operable to detect the detectable element (332) on the cartridge (80). The detector (330) is operable to transmit a signal to the control system based on the detectable element (332) on the cartridge (80). The control system is operable to adjust at least one parameter of the operation based on the signal. Laminating apparatus with improved heating elements and improved cutting device are also described.
Abstract:
An adhesive-backed lenticule or micro-lens array (4) includes a heat-activated transparent adhesive or bonding layer (6). An interphased image (10) is fixed on a printable medium (8) using a conventional printer. The adhesive-backed micro-lens array is aligned with the image and then activated using heat or pressure, to adhere the sheet and produce a final viewing product. An alignment edge (12) of the adhesive-backed micro-lens array may be spaced and oriented relative to lenses or lenticules within the array. Alignment marks may be disposed on the medium proximal to the interphased image, for alignment with the alignment edge of the adhesive-backed micro-lens array.