Method and apparatus for peeling a thin film from a liner
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorDonald Ivan Hirsch
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for peeling a thin film, typically 100 microns or less in thickness, from a liner by use of a rotatable peel rod supported in an air bearing. The air bearing comprises a support plate having arcuate surfaces which are substantially coaxial with a cylindrical film-bearing segment of the peel rod. Air openings in the arcuate surfaces conduct a flow of air into an air bearing gap between the arcuate surfaces and the peel rod.
Claims26
An apparatus for removing a film from a liner comprising a rotatable peel rod supported in an air bearing.
A method for removing a film from a liner comprising the steps of:
- passing a bilayer of a film and a liner over a rotatable peel rod supported in an air bearing such that said film contacts said peel rod;
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- peeling said film from said liner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.