Device and method for laminating a substrate with a thermoplastic film
AssigneeHenkel AG & Co. KGaA
InventorsKai Ethner, Hans-Georg Kinzelmann
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Abstract
A device for laminating a substrate with a thermoplastic film is described. The device includes a laminator for laminating the substrate with the thermoplastic film and a feeder for feeding the thermoplastic film to the laminator. The feeder includes a heater for heating a first side of the thermoplastic film, a cooler for cooling a second side of the thermoplastic film, and a collector for collecting condensate produced on the coolers.
Claims20
A device for laminating a substrate with a thermoplastic film, the device comprising:
- a laminator configured to laminate the substrate with the thermoplastic film;
- and
- a feeder configured to feed the thermoplastic film to the laminator, the feeder comprising:
- a heater arranged adjacent to and configured to heat a first side of the thermoplastic film,
- a cooler arranged adjacent to and configured to cool a second side of the thermoplastic film, the second side of the thermoplastic film being opposite the first side of the thermoplastic film, and the cooler opposing the heater along a direction of movement of the thermoplastic film, and a
- collector spaced entirely from and under the cooler, the collector configured to collect condensate produced on the cooler.
A device for laminating a substrate with a thermoplastic film, the device comprising:
- a laminator configured to laminate the substrate with the thermoplastic film;
- and
- a feeder configured to feed the thermoplastic film to the laminator, the feeder comprising:
- a heater configured to heat a first side of the thermoplastic film,
- a grid arranged between the heater and the thermoplastic film, and
- a cooler configured to cool a second side of the thermoplastic film, the second side of the thermoplastic film being opposite the first side of the thermoplastic film,
- wherein the thermoplastic film is guided at a distance from the heater and the cooler.
A method for laminating a substrate with a thermoplastic film, the method comprising:
- guiding the thermoplastic film through a feeder in a feed direction;
- heating a first side of the thermoplastic film using a heater;
- cooling a second side of the thermoplastic film opposing the first side of the thermoplastic film using a cooler simultaneously with heating the first side of the thermoplastic film using the heater;
- collecting condensate formed on the cooler using a collector spaced entirely from and under the cooler;
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- feeding the heated and cooled thermoplastic film to a laminator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.