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US 5,958,178 AGranted
Visual lamination with thermoplastic adhesives
AssigneeBillhoefer Maschinenfabrik GmbH
InventorsPeter Bartsch, Hans-Josef Mueller
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Abstract
A visual lamination for the purpose of finishing the surface of printed and other products by applying laminating films by means of a 100% adhesive system, for which the adhesive-coated laminating film is laminated with a heated laminating roller onto the product, a thermoplastic adhesive being applied immediately in front of the laminating roller on the laminating film by means of a fishtail nozzle, and an apparatus for producing such a visual coating.
Claims27
An apparatus for applying a laminate film to a moving sheet to form a laminated sheet, the apparatus comprising:
- a heated laminating roller;
- said laminate film having first and second surfaces;
- a first transport mechanism transporting said laminate film to said heated laminating roller such that said first surface of said laminate film contacts said heated laminating roller and said laminate film is carried on said laminating roller;
- a heated fishtail nozzle, disposed upstream of said heated laminating roller, for applying an adhesive onto said second surface of said laminate film to form an adhesive film on said laminate film prior to said transport means passing said laminate film onto said heated laminating roller;
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- a second transport mechanism transporting said moving sheet into engagement with said adhesive layer of said laminate film carried on said heated laminating roller to effect lamination of said laminate film to said moving sheet via said adhesive film to form said laminated sheet.
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