Embossing roller and method
US4110152A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 1977 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1737
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An embossing roller has protruding lands extending radially outward from the surface of the roller to provide corresponding indentations in a thermoplastic surface to which the roller may be applied. A layer of resilient material underlies the lands so that when the roller is rolled over an irregular surface, individual lands, or groups of lands, may be depressed different amounts so that embossing indentations are formed in all portions of the surface. By applying adequate pressure to the roller, all of the lands are depressed at their points of contact when in contact with the surface if the surface is flat and regular. The lands are forced by action of the resilient material into contact with the bottom of any slight concavity in the surface and adapt to any slight convexity. In some embodiments, lands protrude outwardly from metal rings which encircle the roller. In other embodiments, lands are supported directly by the resilient material. In a method of using the roller, a surface is substantially simultaneously coated and embossed by first pressing against the surface a portion of a film web which carries a thermally transferable coating, then heating the web, the coating and…
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