US 2003/0221618 A1Published application

Apparatus for producing sheeting

AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.

InventorsMakoto Kashiwaya, Junji Nakada, Norio Shibata

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Abstract

The apparatus for producing sheeting includes a transport unit which transports a web of sheeting along its length direction, a pattern transfer unit which forms a pattern on a surface of the sheeting by transfer and that is provided in a pathway where the web of sheeting is transported by the transport unit, a film depositing unit which performs vacuum film deposition on the patterned surface of the web of sheeting and that is provided downstream of the pattern transfer unit in the pathway, and a pressure retaining unit which retains pressure within the film depositing unit and that is provided in a region of the film depositing unit into which the web of sheeting is transported and in a region of the film depositing unit from which the web of sheeting emerges.

Claims3

Dependent claims

An apparatus for producing sheetings, comprising:

transport means for transporting a web of sheeting along its length direction;
pattern transfer means for forming a pattern on a surface of said sheeting by transfer, said pattern transfer means being provided in a pathway where said web of sheeting is transported by said transport means;
film depositing means for performing vacuum film deposition on the patterned surface of said web of sheeting, said film depositing means being provided downstream of said pattern transfer means in said pathway;
and
pressure retaining means for retaining pressure within said film depositing means, said pressure retaining means being provided in a region of said film depositing means into which said web of sheeting is transported and in a region of said film depositing means from which said web of sheeting emerges.

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