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US 2013/0280362 A1Published application
Molding roller, apparatus and method for manufacturing same
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorCHIA-LING HSU
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Abstract
A molding roller includes a base roller and a flexible molding film. The base roller has a rolling surface. The molding film is wound around the rolling surface. The molding film has a molding surface. The molding surface defines impression patterns. The present invention further relates to an apparatus and provides a method for manufacturing the molding roller.
Claims15
A molding roller, comprising:
- a base roller having a rolling surface;
- and
- a flexible molding film wound around the rolling surface, the molding film having a molding surface defining a number of impression patterns.
An apparatus for manufacturing a molding roller, comprising:
- a loading plate having a plane loading surface configured for loading a flexible preprocessed molding film, wherein the preprocessed molding film has a preprocessed molding surface opposite to the loading plate;
- a polishing device configured for polishing the preprocessed molding surface to be smooth;
- a processing device configured for forming impression patterns on the preprocessed molding surface to obtain a molding film with a molding surface defining the impression patterns;
- a mounting device configured for mounting the molding film to a rolling surface of a base roller;
- and
- a cutting device configured for cutting the molding film.
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A method for manufacturing a molding roller, comprising:
- fixing a preprocessed molding film to a loading plate;
- polishing the preprocessed molding film to be smooth;
- forming impression patterns on the preprocessed molding film to obtain a molding film;
- separating the molding film from the loading plate;
- mounting the molding film on a rolling surface of a base roller;
- and
- cutting the molding film.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.